Need For Speed - Most Wanted - PlayStation 2
One Stop Shop marker
--------------------
At the "Press Start" screen, press Up(2), Down(2), Left, Right, Up, Down
to unlock a special marker for the Junkman Engine part in the back room of
the One Stop Shop in Career mode. Note: This code can only be enabled once
per career.
Burger King Challenge
---------------------
At the "Press Start" screen, press Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left,
Right. If you entered the code correctly, a message will appear stating
that you have unlocked a "Special Challenge Event" will appear. At the
main menu, select the "Challenge Series" option. Scroll all the way to the
bottom and choose #59, the Burger King Challenge. Successfully complete
the challenge to be able to use all Junkman parts on cars you have in "My
Cars". Note: Before applying Junkman parts, press X in the performance
parts place to get them as high as they can go, then apply Junkman to each
part. By doing this, it gives better stat raises.
Castrol Syntec Ford GT
----------------------
At the "Press Start" screen, press Left, Right, Left, Right, Up, Down, Up,
Down to unlock the Castrol Syntec Ford GT.
Porsche Cayman
--------------
At the "Press Start" screen, press L1, R1(3), Right, Left, Right, Down to
unlock the Porsche Cayman.
$10,000
-------
Have a saved game file from Need For Speed: Underground 2 on your memory
card to get an extra $10,000 in Career mode after the prologue.
Easy money
----------
Find an easy race such as a drag or something short that you can win
quickly. Win the race and get the money. Go back to the safe house and
start the race again. Win the race to get the same amount of money again.
Repeat this process as much as desired. This is quite useful when you need
that extra bit of power to defeat a blacklist rival, but don't have the
money for a better car or parts.
Defeat one of the opponents on the blacklist. You will get two marks to
use on several different things. Do not use them on the Uniques early in
the game. Instead, use them on the middle or the left "Random" choices.
They should usually come out to either a large cash bonus or the
opponent's pink slip.
Easy upgrades
-------------
Before you can do anything, you must win the Burger King Challenge. Once
you win it, you will unlock all unique parts (also called Junkman parts).
Get any car and put all the parts on it except performance. Once you have
your car the way you desire, go to the performance shop. Max out your car,
then put the Junkman parts on. Max out your car again. Then put on the
Junkman parts again. Your car should be fully upgraded now.
Easy bounty
-----------
Get some cops to chase you, then go to the bus stop. Get on top of the
buses and make sure that the front of the car is at the edge of the last
bus so that the cops can see you and do not lose you. Keep looking behind
you, because the cops will sometimes find a way on top of the buses. When
they do get on the buses, just reverse as soon as you see them coming and
push them off. Only one cop car will come on top of the bus. Do this for
as long as desired. When you want to lose them, just reverse, park in the
middle of the buses, and wait until your Cool Down bar fills. The cops
will also drive crazy and crash into themselves, giving you extra bounty
and bring up your rap sheet rankings on police vehicles immobilized and
police vehicles involved.
Getting the most money when selling your car
--------------------------------------------
When you sell a car, you will only get half of its list value; however,
there is a trick that works well for Pinkslips that you have won and no
longer want. Take your car to the shop, then go to the parts area. Go into
the body kit, spoiler, hood, rims, and roof air areas and set everything
to stock. When you check out, you will see anywhere from $1,000 to
$18,000, depending on what Pinkslip car you are stripping. Do not try this
with performance parts. The shop will charge you money for downgrading.
Once you have stripped your car of all accessories, leave and go to your
safe house. Sell the car, and you will have made a lot of money on the
side. Do this every time you intend to sell any car.
Quick start
-----------
Get a perfect launch on your tachometer when launching from the start line
to get a boost. When the needle turns blue drop the clutch and hold on.
Nitrous and grip
----------------
Hitting nitrous torques the chassis back, giving the rear tires immensely
more weight under the new acceleration. The end effect is that you will go
straight. If your tail is sliding out or you are about to spin out of
control, hit your nitrous to get straighten out. This is a great trick in
combination with Speedbreaker. With the correct timing, you can take most
corners at any speed.
Nitrous boosting
----------------
It is critical when you get past Blacklist Member #6 to use your nitrous
wisely and strategically. Instead of just holding Nitrous in desperation
to get ahead, press and release it when the tachometer is about to shift
to the next gear. Upon the next gear shift, continue pressing Nitrous
until the next upcoming gear shift. This is a great way to cut time off
your race.
Avoiding police
---------------
When completing a race, if the police radio in the car you are driving and
you do not want to run from them, press Down and choose another race.
Alternately, you may also jump to your safe house (must be done before you
are seen or the pursuit begins). If not, you must drive to it yourself in
Cool Down mode. To jump to the safe house, press Start, Right until seen.
Additionally, upon reaching level 4 (Most Wanted) there will be a lot of
police chasing you. At this level, cops are excellent at boxing you in. If
you cannot move forward, use reverse for a couple of seconds to get away
from the block; spin your car around and get out of there.
The best way to escape the police is to evade long enough to get into Cool
Down mode, then find a hiding spot. By sticking to the cities you will
find lots of Cool Down spots to sit and hide your car until the heat is
off. This is also a good way to avoid helicopters which appear if your
reach level 4 on your map. Another good method is to run into the
triangles on your map, which mark places where you can ram into shops and
other roadside items to disable the cops. Highways are good places to get
blockades and strike strips which are challenges for milestones.
Additionally, never respawn your car in a pursuit, as the police will
always catch you.
An easy way to get away from cops at high wanted levels is to find the
baseball field. Look on the map for a small triangle towards the top left.
Use highways in a circle around the field to achieve your missions. Once
you have gained enough bounty, city damage, roadblocks, etc., drive
through an entrance to the baseball field, hitting the pursuit breaker on
the way in. Make sure that you slow down some before hitting the breaker
so that it does not send you through the other side of the field. Once you
make it in the field, stay there and wait out the Cool Down period. The
cops should be off of you and will not be able to find you. This works
almost all the time to get rid of the cops. Just driving through random
blockers rarely works when you are at wanted levels 4 and 5.
Levels of police action
-----------------------
The various levels of police action are as follows:
Level 1: Marked patrol cars and cruisers. They mostly chase and try to run
you
--------------------
At the "Press Start" screen, press Up(2), Down(2), Left, Right, Up, Down
to unlock a special marker for the Junkman Engine part in the back room of
the One Stop Shop in Career mode. Note: This code can only be enabled once
per career.
Burger King Challenge
---------------------
At the "Press Start" screen, press Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left,
Right. If you entered the code correctly, a message will appear stating
that you have unlocked a "Special Challenge Event" will appear. At the
main menu, select the "Challenge Series" option. Scroll all the way to the
bottom and choose #59, the Burger King Challenge. Successfully complete
the challenge to be able to use all Junkman parts on cars you have in "My
Cars". Note: Before applying Junkman parts, press X in the performance
parts place to get them as high as they can go, then apply Junkman to each
part. By doing this, it gives better stat raises.
Castrol Syntec Ford GT
----------------------
At the "Press Start" screen, press Left, Right, Left, Right, Up, Down, Up,
Down to unlock the Castrol Syntec Ford GT.
Porsche Cayman
--------------
At the "Press Start" screen, press L1, R1(3), Right, Left, Right, Down to
unlock the Porsche Cayman.
$10,000
-------
Have a saved game file from Need For Speed: Underground 2 on your memory
card to get an extra $10,000 in Career mode after the prologue.
Easy money
----------
Find an easy race such as a drag or something short that you can win
quickly. Win the race and get the money. Go back to the safe house and
start the race again. Win the race to get the same amount of money again.
Repeat this process as much as desired. This is quite useful when you need
that extra bit of power to defeat a blacklist rival, but don't have the
money for a better car or parts.
Defeat one of the opponents on the blacklist. You will get two marks to
use on several different things. Do not use them on the Uniques early in
the game. Instead, use them on the middle or the left "Random" choices.
They should usually come out to either a large cash bonus or the
opponent's pink slip.
Easy upgrades
-------------
Before you can do anything, you must win the Burger King Challenge. Once
you win it, you will unlock all unique parts (also called Junkman parts).
Get any car and put all the parts on it except performance. Once you have
your car the way you desire, go to the performance shop. Max out your car,
then put the Junkman parts on. Max out your car again. Then put on the
Junkman parts again. Your car should be fully upgraded now.
Easy bounty
-----------
Get some cops to chase you, then go to the bus stop. Get on top of the
buses and make sure that the front of the car is at the edge of the last
bus so that the cops can see you and do not lose you. Keep looking behind
you, because the cops will sometimes find a way on top of the buses. When
they do get on the buses, just reverse as soon as you see them coming and
push them off. Only one cop car will come on top of the bus. Do this for
as long as desired. When you want to lose them, just reverse, park in the
middle of the buses, and wait until your Cool Down bar fills. The cops
will also drive crazy and crash into themselves, giving you extra bounty
and bring up your rap sheet rankings on police vehicles immobilized and
police vehicles involved.
Getting the most money when selling your car
--------------------------------------------
When you sell a car, you will only get half of its list value; however,
there is a trick that works well for Pinkslips that you have won and no
longer want. Take your car to the shop, then go to the parts area. Go into
the body kit, spoiler, hood, rims, and roof air areas and set everything
to stock. When you check out, you will see anywhere from $1,000 to
$18,000, depending on what Pinkslip car you are stripping. Do not try this
with performance parts. The shop will charge you money for downgrading.
Once you have stripped your car of all accessories, leave and go to your
safe house. Sell the car, and you will have made a lot of money on the
side. Do this every time you intend to sell any car.
Quick start
-----------
Get a perfect launch on your tachometer when launching from the start line
to get a boost. When the needle turns blue drop the clutch and hold on.
Nitrous and grip
----------------
Hitting nitrous torques the chassis back, giving the rear tires immensely
more weight under the new acceleration. The end effect is that you will go
straight. If your tail is sliding out or you are about to spin out of
control, hit your nitrous to get straighten out. This is a great trick in
combination with Speedbreaker. With the correct timing, you can take most
corners at any speed.
Nitrous boosting
----------------
It is critical when you get past Blacklist Member #6 to use your nitrous
wisely and strategically. Instead of just holding Nitrous in desperation
to get ahead, press and release it when the tachometer is about to shift
to the next gear. Upon the next gear shift, continue pressing Nitrous
until the next upcoming gear shift. This is a great way to cut time off
your race.
Avoiding police
---------------
When completing a race, if the police radio in the car you are driving and
you do not want to run from them, press Down and choose another race.
Alternately, you may also jump to your safe house (must be done before you
are seen or the pursuit begins). If not, you must drive to it yourself in
Cool Down mode. To jump to the safe house, press Start, Right until seen.
Additionally, upon reaching level 4 (Most Wanted) there will be a lot of
police chasing you. At this level, cops are excellent at boxing you in. If
you cannot move forward, use reverse for a couple of seconds to get away
from the block; spin your car around and get out of there.
The best way to escape the police is to evade long enough to get into Cool
Down mode, then find a hiding spot. By sticking to the cities you will
find lots of Cool Down spots to sit and hide your car until the heat is
off. This is also a good way to avoid helicopters which appear if your
reach level 4 on your map. Another good method is to run into the
triangles on your map, which mark places where you can ram into shops and
other roadside items to disable the cops. Highways are good places to get
blockades and strike strips which are challenges for milestones.
Additionally, never respawn your car in a pursuit, as the police will
always catch you.
An easy way to get away from cops at high wanted levels is to find the
baseball field. Look on the map for a small triangle towards the top left.
Use highways in a circle around the field to achieve your missions. Once
you have gained enough bounty, city damage, roadblocks, etc., drive
through an entrance to the baseball field, hitting the pursuit breaker on
the way in. Make sure that you slow down some before hitting the breaker
so that it does not send you through the other side of the field. Once you
make it in the field, stay there and wait out the Cool Down period. The
cops should be off of you and will not be able to find you. This works
almost all the time to get rid of the cops. Just driving through random
blockers rarely works when you are at wanted levels 4 and 5.
Levels of police action
-----------------------
The various levels of police action are as follows:
Level 1: Marked patrol cars and cruisers. They mostly chase and try to run
you