Type below cheats from a keyboard during game-play to get their effect.
| Cheats | Effect |
| AHAIRDRESSERSCAR | All cars become pink |
| IWANTITPAINTEDBLACK | All cars become black |
| COMEFLYWITHME | Flying cars cheat |
| GRIPISEVERYTHING | Vehicle handling improved |
| GREENLIGHT | All traffic signals green |
| PROFESSIONALTOOLS | Weapon set #2 |
| NUTTERTOOLS | Weapon set #3 |
| ASPIRINE | Restore health |
| PRECIOUSPROTECTION | Gain/restore armor |
| ICANTTAKEITANYMORE | Kill self |
| YOUWONTTAKEMEALIVE | Increase Wanted Level |
| LEAVEMEALONE | Decrease Wanted Level |
| FANNYMAGNET | Female actors follow player |
| CERTAINDEATH | Tommy smokes a cigarette |
| DEEPFRIEDMARSBARS | Player model changed to fat |
| THUGSTOOLS | Weapon set #1 |
| PROGRAMMER | Player model changed to skinny |
| STILLLIKEDRESSINGUP | Player model changed randomly |
| CHEATSHAVEBEENCRACKED | Player model is Ricardo Diaz |
| LOOKLIKELANCE | Player model is Lance Vance |
| MYSONISALAWYER | Player model is Ken Rosenberg |
| LOOKLIKEHILARY | Player model is Hilary King |
| ROCKANDROLLMAN | Player model is Love Fist rocker #1 |
| WELOVEOURDICK | Player model is Love Fist rocker #2 |
| IDONTHAVETHEMONEYSONNY | Player model is Sonny Forelli |
| FOXYLITTLETHING | Player model is Mercedes |
| GETTHEREVERYFASTINDEED | Spawns a Hotring Racer |
| GETTHEREAMAZINGLYFAST | Spawns a Hotring Racer (alternate) |
| THELASTRIDE | Spawns a Romero’s Hearse |
| ROCKANDROLLCAR | Spawns a Love Fist Stretch/Limo |
| CATSANDDOGS | Weather stormy |
| LIFEISPASSINGMEBY | Time compression (speeds up game time) |
| ONSPEED | Time compression (alternate) |
| BOOOOOORING | Time expansion |
| CHASESTAT | Shows Media Level |
| FIGHTFIGHTFIGHT | Actors all attack (riot cheat) |
| NOBODYLIKESME | Actors attack player |
| CHICKSWITHGUNS | Female actors armed |
| RUBBISHCAR | Spawns a Trashmaster |
| BETTERTHANWALKING | Spawns a Golf Caddie |
| BIGBANG | Explodes nearby cars |
| MIAMITRAFFIC | Aggressive AI driving on |
| SEAWAYS | Cars hover over water |
| WHEELSAREALLINEED | Only car wheels visible |
| LOADSOFLITTLETHINGS | Some cars have big wheels |
| HOPINGIRL | Actors get into player’s current car |
| ALOVELYDAY | Weather sunny |
| APLEASANTDAY | Weather overcast |
| ABITDRIEG | Weather very overcast |
| CANTSEEATHING | Weather foggy |
| OURGODGIVENRIGHTTOBEARARMS | All actors armed |
| CHASESTAT | Show media level (when 2+ stars) |
| PANZER | Spawns a Rhino Tank |
| TRAVELINSTYLE | Spawns a Bloodring Banger |
| GETTHEREQUICKLY | Spawns a Bloodring Banger (alternate) |
| GETTHEREFAST | Spawns a Sabre Turbo |
