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Driver 2

Hints & Tips

Get out of a moving car
Press Triangle + Up when you are driving and jumping. You will exit the car, and your car will now drive full speed farther. Note: This cannot be done while the police are pursuing you.

You can also jump out of your car when maaking a turn. Press Up + Triangle and you will jump out of your car, and it will keep on going.

Take a break
Press Triangle while beside a chair. After your character sits, press the Analog-stick to switch the camera angle.

Stop faster
Press Triangle + Circle. Or press Triangle + Square to stop even quicker.

Sharp turns
Hold Left or Right then press Triangle to make a sharp turn in any direction. U-turns can be easily done this way.

Brake torque
First hold Circle and then press Square.

Peel out
Hold Square + Circle to heat up your tires, now release Square to peel out. Keep on holding Square until the peel out has come to a stop.

Donuts
Press Circle + Right (Lift) and you can preform donuts.

Silent car
Hold Triangle + Square while in a car.

Avoid roadblocks
To get by a police roadblock, just drive on the sidewalk.

Take a ride mode: Getting out of wreck
If you total your car in take a ride mode, you can get out of it if there are no cops pursuing you.

Avoid donuts
Do not press Circle unless you are on a straight-away. If you turn with holding Circle, you will preform a donut.

Recover flipped car
First hold Circle and then alternately press Left and Right to turn over a flipped car.

Trippy view
Go to any city in take a drive mode at night. Press Select(2x's) to switch to the second view. Start driving then swiftly and repeatedly hit L2 and R2.

Fast continue
If you are being pursued by the police in take a ride mode and your car gets wrecked the same time the police lose you, press Up + Triangle roughly five or six times, and wait five seconds, then press Up + Triangle again. You will get out of the car and the game will continue.

Reset felony meter
After getting the felony meter raised, make a getaway and exit the car. Get another car to reset the felony meter before a cop locates you in the same car. The felony meter is always filled when you are in a cop car.

More time for mission
To get more time for a mission, hold X just before the "Loading, please wait..." screen appears. Keep it held until the mission begins. You will now have more time to complete your objectives. This will be especially helpful for the mission in which you pursue Jones' assassin.

More cars in Take A Ride mode
As you steal and use various cars during the game, they will be unlocked in the Take A Ride mode. This will  include fire trucks, buses, police cars, etc.

Secret car in Take A Ride mode
Access the secret car in any level. When the "You have unlocked the secret car" message is displayed, pause the game and exit. At the main menu, enter the game options, select "Save settings", and save a new file for the secret car. Whenever you begin the game, remember to load the saved settings. Note: When ever you save a car, make sure there is a different file for each car. The secret car is a black and yellow striped sports car.

Chicago: Losing police
When you are being pursued by the police near Navy Pier, go there and try not to crash your car. Carefully go up on the platform then go on the other side of it. The police will then say that they have lost you. Get out of your car and go to where to police lost you. He will still have his sirens on and will try to ram you, but will goe through you.

Chicago: Steal a fire truck
Take a left and when you get to an intersection, take a right. Go straight to get to the gas station then turn left. Drive until you get to the end of the road. Turn left or right and drive up and down the street (near the Meig's Field airport) until you find a fire truck.

When you see the fire truck, press Triangle at its door to enter it. Press R1 to have its siren work.

Chicago: Steal an armored truck
Steal roughly seven cars. Then go to Wrigleyville. Take a right at the gas station and you will see an armored truck. Go up to it and press Up.

Chicago: Steal a police car
Get to Grant Park and go around this location. The police car is on the side of the park. Exit your vehicle and steal the police car in the same way that you would steal any other vehicle. It is also easy to steal a police car in the Havana level.

Chicago: Stopping police cars
When a police car is coming in front of you, hit it dead center in the front. If you hit them hard enough and dead center they will be finished off in one or two hits. Be careful hitting too many police cars with the same car it will destroy your car easily.

Chicago: Parked police car
Go to Wrigley field and look around the park. At one of the corners of the street you will see a parked police car. Note: Your felony bar will be at max.

Chicago: Secret car
Head north and continue onto the Wrigleyville area and locate Wrigley Field. Go to the northwest end of the ballpark. Park your car, get out. walk over to where it says "Tickets" and press Triangle. A secret area located in the southeast corner of the ballpark will then open. Return to your car, drive around to the southeast corner, and drive through the now opened gate and into the ballpark. Drive over to the ramp, get out of your car, walk up the ramp, turn right, and follow the walkway to the secret car located there.

Chicago: Get a lot of air
Drive straight in the Chicago level until you get to a draw bridge. Backup and go up at full speed before the draw bridge goes up too high.

Go to Navy Pier on the east side of the map. Drive to the Ferris wheel on the west side there is a ramp to get up there. Begin from the road and go.

Chicago: Fall off a bridge
Drive onto the gray bridge and park in the cener of it. When its begins to shake, get in your car. In a few seconds, you will fall off.

Chicago: Infinite time in survival mode
When you begin, hold Circle + Right to do a 180 and head behind you. Straight back and to the left are some trees. Weave in between them to slow down the cops. When you get to the buildings, turn down the small alley to the left and head back out towards the road you began on. Watch out for a cop that is near the road sometimes. Go right down the road, over a bridge, and left into the warehouse area. Once inside and without cops directly behind, you will be safe no more can re-spawn in here. Note: This is very hard and may take a couple of tries to do it.

Chicago: Reset felony level
After you have unlocked the secret car in Chicago, if you have too much felony drive to the tickets counter and press Triangle as you did before. When you get into the car you will have lost any felony.

Chicago: Drive on two wheels
Drive the secret car at top speed. Hold Circle then hold L1 and turn to either the left or the right. When the car begins to slide sideways, lock up the brakes by holding Triangle + Square. This should lift the two tires on the inside of the spin off the ground. Once this occurs, stop turning the front wheels and swiftly get off the gas before the car rolls over. Once on the wheels, not the side of the car, balance the car by steering, and slowly speed up to drive along. This is hard to do, but it is possible to drive this way for 15 or 20 car lengths with practice.

Havana: Coach
Go to the castle area or the begining of the tunnel main area (land side) to find a coach. Press Triangle at its door to get in.

Havana: Disable police car
Get The Bobtail and speed up then turn around and run right into his front end. Hijack a truck and hit a police car head on at full speed to take it out immediately.

Havana: More time in survival mode
When you begin, go straight and slightly to the left weaving between some trees (to slow down pursuing cops). Your goal is the monument on the hill ahead. You should cross the road and climb the hill to it, just next to the left edge. Brake half way up and stop at the top. The pursuing cops will launch over your car constantly. Stay close to the left edge of the platform or they will hit the tower in the center and fall on you.

When you begin, go straight and slightly to the left weaving between some trees (to slow down pursuing cops). You are aiming for the monument on the hill ahead. You should cross the road and climb the hill to it, just next to the left edge. Brake half way up and stop at the top. The pursuing cops will launch over your car. When they are on the other side, head off the left side of the platform and into an alley. Swiftly turn left in the alley around the dumpster and follow the edge of the wall down to the corner. Stay at this spot. The cops will try to get to you and may do so after awhile. However, if you were quick enough, they will get stuck outside the alley or on the other side of the dumpster.

Havana: Secret car
Drive towards the tunnel that is located at the west end of the city. Just before the tunnel is a road on your left. Drive to the end of the road to get to a wall. Turn right and about one third of the way down, you will find the switch next to some trees on your right. Get out of your car, walk up to the switch, and press Triangle to open a secret area. Get back into your car, turn around, and head back to the road you just came off. You will see that the gate is now open. Drive in and down, ignoring the left turns. Keep driving to the end, then turn right and follow it down, making constant left turns. When you get to the bottom, turn left again then right, and left once again. Follow that tunnel down to the end to find the secret car on a risen platform. You will see the switch on the right of the platform, on the wall. The secret car is the Mr. Bean car.

Go to the secret car area. Do the same as you would to acquire the car as normal, except go past the opening on the road to the corner. You will see the point you get to after getting the car. Go down it, and you will be in the secret car area. Note: If this does not work at first, enable the "Invincibility" cheat and try once again.

Havana: Bail from car
This trick will work best with the secret car in Havana. If you drive really fast and turn a corner, make sure you get out of the car before it flips. If it flips do not get back in.

Havana: Drive on the roof
Go to one of the islands. Once there, look on your map and locate a gray area. If you do not see it, you are on the wrong island. Go to the grey area, and it should be a fort with cannons. Go to the end of the road to find a wall with two ramps facing sideways towards you. Drive up one. On the right, you should see a small building on the ground. Drive through the opening and land on the roof.

Havana: Steal a bus
Go to Capitollo and drive around the blocks. Sooner or later you will see a large civilian type bus. Be careful as it can be destroyed swiftly if it gets hit in the side hard. If you see a police car head-on with the bus, it will go flying across the street.

Havana: Felony that can be taken away
To get a felony that can be taken away go to Havana, and acquire the van. Follow a police car while honking. If done for long enough the felony meter will rise just a tad. It will rise even more if the honking continues. To get rid of the felony, just drive around obeying the laws. If the felony meter begins to flash it cannot be lost.

Havana: Cat walk with the secret car
Begin take a ride mode in Havana and use the secret car. Drive up to a wall head on at a normal speed. After hitting the wall, press Circle to make the car go on the back two wheels. The car will stay like this until the wheels stop peeling. This will look better in replays. After doing this, try it off the back of other cars on the road at higher speeds.

Las Vegas: Invincibility cheat
Go to Take a Ride mode and choose Las Vegas. When you begin, take the first right and stay on this road. Keep going until you pass Flamingo Road. If you are facing south look to your left. There will be a white building with red trim with "Dollar Slots". To the left of the sign is a store called "Wiley's Pharmaceuticals". The switch is in front of the "99 Cents" sign. Walk up to it and press Triangle. The cheat will be unlocked in the secrets screen under the game play options. When the confirmation message appears, leave the game, go to "Options", then select "Gameplay", then "Secret". Select "Invincibility" to activate the cheat.

Las Vegas: Lose the police
While driving in Las Vegas, down mid-Strip, you will see that there are walkways that go up and over the road to the other side. If you are getting pursued by the police and you come across one of these, jump it smoothly. At the very least you will gain a few seconds on the police. However, most of the time the police will crash into each other trying to go up it, or they will run into one of the walls on the sides of the steps.

Las Vegas: Find Ambulance easily
As soon as you begin the game, select the map and look for downtown. Drive to downtown till you reach the center. Once there, you can find ambulances in abundance. You can even encounter them at the entrance to downtown.

Las Vegas: Steal an ambulance
Make a U-turn when you begin and go straight. Take the fourth turn on the right. Drive up and down that road (airport area at the top of the map) until you locate an ambulance.

Press Triangle at the ambulance door to get in. Then press R1 to activate the siren. Note: A white limousine may appear instead of the ambulance, depending on your choices made in the game.

Las Vegas: Flip the ambulance
Have all the cheat codes unlocked then go to Las Vegas, and choose "Invincibility" and "Immunity". Select an ambulance as your car. Go to a ramp and try to drive off so that you flip the vehicle on its side. Once the ambulance is on its side, get into any other vehicle and ram into the ambulance. Make sure that you only hit the roof. The ambulance and your car should fly through the air, and spin and flip about.

Las Vegas: Steal a semi
Get the limousine in the casino area and drive it to the drive-in movie. Go to the small projection building and press Triangle. You will acquire a semi in take a ride mode.

Las Vegas: Secret car
Make the first right turn and follow it down. Turn left to go to the Tropicana area. Turn right at the second street, then make the first left turn. Follow the "S" curve and stop at the crosswalk. Look left to see a gate and a building. Follow that building with the four cones in front of it. At the end of the building is an opened gate. Turn in there and you will see the switch next to the fence at the end of the building. Exit your car and walk over to the switch. Press Triangle to open the gate you first saw. Get back in your car and drive around into the now open area. The secret car will be behind the building that is in front of you. The secret car is the Mr. Bean car.

Las Vegas: Secret area
After unlocking the secret car, go to the street and turn left to get back on to it. Take that street to the end and turn right. Follow this street to the very next intersection and turn left. When you turn left, you will see a building, a fence and a wall. Between the wall and the next building is where you turn to go to the secret area.

Las Vegas: Ring doorbell and enter garage
Select take a ride mode and Las Vegas. Get to Lakeside. When you locate a large tan house, a white garage door, a red roof, with four doors together, press Triangle and you will hear the door bell ring. Walk up to the right side of the garage door and press the button. The garage door will now open and you can go in.

Las Vegas: Opening garage
Go to the lower Strip and drive to the bottom left. Go through the little path and turn left. Find the garage with a button on the right side. Press Triangle and it will now open.

Las Vegas: Good survival mode time
To get a good time in survival mode in Las Vegas, find a bridge that takes people from one sidewalk to another. Drive up the stairs and turn so that you are in the center of it. Just wait there while the police figure out how to follow. Once they are up on the bridge with you, it will be hard to get down because they are hitting you. You should receive a great time if lucky enough. It will take the police some time to find you.

Las Vegas: Doing tricks
Go to the ghost town. Go towards the outer part of the town. You should find a bridge with train tracks. This area has hills, pyramids of barrels, and other objects. You can 4X4 and do other cool stuff in this area.

Rio: Secret game
Turn your car around, follow the street to the end, and turn right. Follow this next street to the end, and turn right. After you turn right, there will be some buildings to your right at the end of those buildings is a fenced in area. Follow the fence, stop at the last section, and look left. You will see the switch next to the building. Turn your car around and park. Get out of your car and walk over to the switch. Press Triangle to open a secret area. Get back into your car and follow the fence a ways. About half way down you will see two rows of palm trees. This is the entrance. Drive in to uncover the secret game, around the back of the building. This secret game can also be accessed by winning the Undercover mission.

Rio: Secret game two
When you exit the first secret game, turn right and back onto the street. Follow that street and take the third left turn. Follow this next road and take the second exit. At the end of the off-ramp, make a U-turn and follow the street between the on and off ramps. Follow this street past the first right turn and to the fence. The switch is on your right by the fence. This secret game can also be accessed by winning the Undercover Mission.

Rio: Immunity cheat
You begin by facing the interstate. Make a U-turn and go the opposite way. Turn right at the third street, which will take you past the big lake. Directly after the lake is an intersection. Turn left there to find a building with a garage door and a regular door. That building should have barbed-wired fence at the top of it. To open the door, you need to go to the huge building on the right. It is black with white windows. There is a door on the very left side of this building, which is facing the other building you are trying to open. Push Triangle at that door and it will the immunity cheat for no police available. To access this cheat, select "Game Settings", then "Cheats" at the options screen.

In one level in Rio, you are required to steal a cop car from the impound. Go to the same area in Take a Ride mode. Opposite the roller door where you drive out, there should be a side of a building. Go up to it. There will be three doors at this spot. Go up the left one and press Triangle. a message should appear stating that you have unlocked a cheat. Pause the game and leave Take a Ride mode. Go to "Game Settings" on the option menu and go to "Cheats". "Immunity" should now be there.

Rio: Secret car
Look at the very top of the map and find a part of the road that winds upwards like this:

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While traveling on this curved area, hunt for a switch on the north side. Use it to open a passage to the area behind the fence. Cruise around to get back there to locate a blue semi.

Rio: Fire truck
Go to to Lagoa Radrigo de Freitas (lake) and go around to find a Fire truck. Then press Triangle at its door to enter. Press R1 to make the siren work. Note: A black limousine may appear instead, depending on choices made while playing.

Rio: Stop the hitman
When you have to stop the hitman in Rio, get in your car as swiftly as you can and drive to the road he turns on to. Get right in front of him and do not press the gas. Just steer as he pushes you and he will die in a matter of seconds.

Save Jones
To stop the hit man swiftly and easily, hit him into the water. Follow the fastest route to the water, near the 90 degree corner. If you are quick enough, you will get there at the same time or a slightly before the hit man turns the corner and comes toward you. Hit him on an angle, and try to drive him over the beach into the water. He will get stuck swiftly, and you will have stopped him without having to chase him all over town.

Avoid police chases
Drive like you are one of the city cars and the police will not follow you unless you hit a car or building.

Enable the "Invincibility" cheat. If you are in a van or a slow vehicle and the police are too quick, turn around and head straight into them. Try to crash them. If done properly, your map will go white and you will be free.

Steal a fire truck and the police will not pursue you. If you hit any poles, cars, or anything he will pursue you.

Stealing police cars
Usually when you see a police car, it also will be on the map. If you see a police car that does not appear on the map, you can steal it.

Vibrating car
Crash a car into a building or object. Then get into another car, hold Brake and look at the car you just crashed (at a certain spot). If done properly the car will begin to vibrate.

Rolling hub caps
Drive fast and take a sharp turn while braking. You may see a hub cap fall off and start rolling.

Matrix-type replay
Select any mode and fly off any ramp or object before the "Out Of Tape" message at the bottom of the screen. Select "End mission" and then go to "Camera Director". Go to the scene where you jumped off and pause it in mid-air. Choose the "Rotate camera" option and rotate the camera. Rotate it slightly horizontally then play the scene for one second. Keep doing that until you hit the ground. Rewind to the beginning and watch your Matrix-type scene.

Flying police car
When being pursued by a cop, go extremely fast and get behind a car. Let the cop hit you. You will hit the car, bounce back, hit the cop, and the police car will go flying. Note: This must be timed properly with enough speed.

Cop destroys your car while you are outside
Enable the "Invincibility" cheat, and get pursued by a cop until they make a road block. Do not hit any cop cars in the road block. Destroy the cop car that was pursuing you earlier. Your map will flash white, meaning you are not being pursued any more. Go up to one of the cop cars in the road block and tap it lightly, then instantly get out of your car. The cop will keep on hitting the car you were in, even though you got out. This may not always work, but may be repeated as many times as you like. Sometimes the police car will pursue you everywhere instead of focusing on your car.

Scared police
Note: This trick will work best in Chicago. Choose any car, with no cheats active. After getting pursued by the cops, and once their cars are dead, exit the car and walk towards the roadblock (if available) before the other cops see you. All of the police will be out of their cars, and will be kneeling down pointing their guns. Walk past the row of cops and look behind you to see that they are now pointing their guns straight at you. If you get too close, they will run.

No moving cars
Obtain almost every car that can be chosen at the car selection screen. Find a place to put these cars, such as the police station in Rio and the garage in Vegas. When the cars are in a safe place, do not go too far or they will disappear. Once you have acquired most of the cars, all of the cars that were driving in the streets will be gone. Also, if you steal a police car, no police will drive in the streets. If you want the cars back, just walk or drive away from the stolen cars.