Special Moves: Weapon Special Button Seq.
Interceptor
Missiles (homing)
Halo Decoy
Up, Up, Down, R2
Afterburner (uses one missile)
Up, Up, Up, R2
Bull's Eye Rockets
Road Runner
Up, Down, Down, R2
Stampede (fires in rapid
succession)
Up, Down, Up, R2
Bruiser Cannon
Cow Puncher
Down, Up, Down, R2
Buckshot (six shells at once)
Down, Up, Up, R2
Mortar Swivel
Turtle Turnover
Down, Down, Down, R2
Crater Maker (fires all
remaining)
Down, Down, Up, R2
Roadkill Mines
Bear Hug
Left, Right, Down, R2
Cactus Patch (fires all
remaining)
Left, Right, Up, R2
Note on performing specials:
-You must have desired weapon in arsenal.
-Weapon doesn't have to be the selected weapon.
To unlock all characters & Weapons
Go to the options menu and select "Game Status". Highlight any driver
and press Circle (passcode), then enter "WMNNWLHTSCUCLH" as a passcode. This will unlock all hidden characters, levels, and 'Y' the Al
Secrets:
Beat the game with every character and you get 4 extra characters: Dave, Convoy, Molo
& Sid Burn. Beat the game with them and you get 2 secret stages: Sand Factory &
Secret Base, plus you get another extra character named "Y" The Alien.
Cheats:
Go to options and under "Game Status" enter the following pass codes:
MONSTER_WHEELS Big
wheels
DEADLY_MISSILE
Stronger
missiles
WMNNWLHTSCUCLH Unlock all
secret characters and levels
I_WILL_NOT_DIE
Invincibility
HARDEST_OF_ALL
Expert mode
SEE_ALL_MOVIES
View FMV
sequences
REDUCE_GRAVITY
Low gravity
GO_SIGHTSEEING
No enemies
SAME_CHARACTER
Same
vehicles in 2-player mode
Cheat mode
Enter “GIMMIE DA WORKS” as a password to enable:
All standard characters
Alien character
Sand Factor and Secret Base levels
Expert mode
Enter “HARDEST OF ALL” as a password.
Homing missile power-up
Enter “DEADLY MISSILE” as a password.
Identical vehicles (2P mode)
Enter “SAME CHARACTER” as a password.
Invincibility
Enter “I WILL NOT DIE” as a password.
Launch missile at Area 51
Start a game on the Area 51 level. Go through the gate (past the lasers) to the
building. Drive "through" one side of the building. When you come out
the other side, drive around the square and go under the two lights (one should
already be green from driving through the building) Driving under the lights
will turn the 2nd light green and the missile will launch at the enemy you have
targeted
Easily Kill anyone with Molo
When you have Molo, make sure you have your special weapon. Get one of your
enemies in a corner, back up on them, and use your special weapon. When your
enemy's car is about to blow, Total them! It uses a lot, so make sure you have a
lot of your special weapon. Submitted by ED Dunn:
eyeballbandit..verizon.net
Lunar gravity
Enter “REDUCE GRAVITY” as a password.
Machine Gun Trick
If you have an auto fire joystick you can increase the damage done with the
machine gun. Set R2 to auto fire when the button is pressed. This will enable a
steady stream of bullets without overheating the gun. Your enemies don't have a
chance
Alien character
Enter “INVITE VISITOR” as a password.
All standard characters
Enter “GANGS ALL HERE” as a password.
Avalanche at the Ski Resort
Shoot down any three trees on one side and an avalanche will occur. This works
well when people are by the trees.
Change music
Wait until a level completes loading, then switch the game CD with
an audio CD of your choice. Pause the game to select a new audio track. A prompt for the game CD will appear after the level is exited.
Special weapons
Enter the following actions while playing a game to active the
special attack of the indicated weapon. Note: The required weapon must be in the inventory, but does not need to be currently active.
Interceptor Missiles (Halo Decoy), uses 2 missiles
Press Up(2), Down then shoot the machine gun to cause your
opponent's homing missiles or special attacks to follow your missiles instead of your vehicle.
Interceptor Missiles (Turbo), uses 2 missiles
Press Up(3) then shoot the machine gun to speed up for a few
seconds.
Bull's Eye Rockets (Stampede), uses 1-5 rockets
Press Up, Down, Up then shoot the machine gun to rapidly fire
multiple non-homing rockets.
Bull's Eye Rockets (Boost Rocket), uses 2 rockets
Press Up, Down, Up, then shoot the machine gun. If an opponent is
hit, he or she is taken for a sky ride.
Sky Hammer Mortar (Turtle Turnover), uses 2 shells
Press Down(3) then shoot the machine gun to flip your opponents' vehicles.
Sky Hammer Mortar (Crater Maker), uses 5 shells
Press Down(2), Up, then shoot the machine gun to drop a mega
bomb that will leave a crater.
Bruiser Cannon (Cow Puncher), uses 2 shells
Press Down, Up, Down then shoot the machine gun to punch
opponent vehicles back.
Bruiser Cannon (Scatter Blast), uses six shells
Press Down, Up(2), then shoot the machine gun to shoot six cannon
shells simultaneously.
Roadkill Mines (Cactus Patch), uses 1-6 mines
Press Left, Right, Up then shoot the machine gun to rapidly deploy a
group of mines.
Roadkill Mines (Magnetic Mine), uses two mines
Press Left, Right, Down, then shoot the machine gun to drop a mine
that will attract nearby cars.
Directional Gun Burst
Uses five shells press down(2), up(2), then fire machine guns to shoot five
shells at once
Turbo Uses 2 homing missiles
Press up(3) then fire machine guns to set off two missiles still in the holder for extra speed
No Wheel Attachment Icons
Type in DRIVE_ONLY as a password
Original Levels (No V8 disc
required)
If you don't have the 1st Vigilante 8 and want to play the old levels, then
enter this code: OLD_LEVELS
Original Levels (Vigilante 8 CD
required)
Pause game play, remove the game disk, then insert an original Vigilante 8 CD.
The message "V8 Levels Enabled" will confirm correct code entry.
Insert the Vigilante 8: Second Offense disk again. Quit the current game to
access the original Vigilante 8 levels as well as well as the secret levels!
NOTE: you cannot save these levels and will have to enter the code each time.
Play your own music
During game play pause the game and insert the cd of your choice. Then go up to
track and select the song of your choice.
Put the game into slow motion
Enter this code at the password screen: GO_SLOW_MO
Rapid Fire Cannon
While playing, be sure to have at least 3 cannon shots. Press down, up, down,
up, machine gun.
Rapid fire
Enter RAPID_FIRE as a password.
Rapid-Fire Rockets
While playing, be sure you have 2 rockets and press up, up, up, machine gun.
Reduce gravity
Enter this code at the password screen: NO_GRAVITY
Slow motion mode
Enter this code at the password screen: MORE_SPEED
Solitary game (Arcade mode)
Enter HOME_ALONE as a password.
Speed Burst
If you have at least 3 homing missiles, tap up, up, up, machine gun to shoot a missile
that sticks to your car causing it to speed up for a short period of
time.
Sticker Missiles
You must have at least 2 Bull's Eye Rockets for this to work. What happens is
the rocket sticks into car chassis and pushes it around. up, down, down, machine
gun
Super missiles
Enter this code at the password screen: BLAST_FIRE
Unlock Boogie...the hard way
Complete Quest mode with all objectives cleared with Obake to unlock Boogie.
Unlock Chassey Blue...the hard
way
Complete Quest mode with all objectives cleared with Agent R. Chase, Garbage
Man, and Bob O.
Unlock Convoy...the hard way
Complete Quest Mode with all objectives cleared with Houston.
Unlock Dave's Cultsmen...the
hard way
Complete Quest mode with all objectives cleared with Convoy.
Unlock Dusty Earth....the hard
way
Finish all quests with Boogie.
Unlock Houston...the hard way
Complete Quest mode with all objectives cleared with John Torque, the Flying
All-Star Trio, and Sheila.
Unlock Lord Clyde...the hard
way
Complete Quest mode completing all objectives, with Molo, Nina, and Dallas to
unlock Lord Clyde.
Unlock Obake(Uzumi)...the hard
way
Complete Quest mode with all objectives cleared with Lord Clyde to unlock
Obake(Uzumi).
Unlock Padre Destino...the hard
way
Complete Agent R. Chase's, Astronaut Bob O.'s, and Garbage Man's quests and
fulfill ALL of the objectives
Use Same Cars in Mutiplayer
Type in MIXES_CARS as a password.
View All Endings
At the password screen enter: LONG_MOVIE. Just click on the character whose
ending you want to see. Sometimes the ending link together so you can see the
whole story.
Weapons Moves List
The numbers are how much ammo the move takes up. There is also a definition for
each special. MG = Machine Gun
Interceptor Missiles :
Halo Decoy(2) - Up, Up, Down, MG
Afterburner(2) -Up, Up, Up, MG
Rain Missiles(2-4) - Up, Up, Right, MG
Bull's Eye Rockets :
Road Runner(2) - Up, Down, Down, MG;
Stampede(2-5) -Up, Down, Up, MG.
Sky Hammer Mortar :
Turtle Turnover(2) - Down, Down, Down, MG
Crater Maker(2-5) - Down, Down, Up, MG
Bruiser Cannon :
Cow Puncher(2) - Up, Down, Up, MG
Buckshot(2-6) - Down, Up, Up, MG
Road kill Mines :
Bear Hug(2) - Left, Right, Down, MG
Cactus Patch(2-6) - Left, Right, Up, MG
Floating Mine(2) - Left, Right, Right, MG
Wheelies
Hold the hand brake and press the gas until the tires start spinning. Release
the handbrake and you will do a wheelie
Quest passwords
| Mission | Password |
| Chassey Blue | |
| 1 | AOGIKYFGQQTWGA |
| 2 | YMBEJEOPDHYHZV |
| 3 | RIPJNYEPGFPJAI |
| 4 | HGFTDDNMUBXRLV |
| Slick Clyde | |
| 1 | TNLCROHSQAZDMQ |
| 2 | QDANNFHMSLBMWF |
| 3 | FYLYRFKEAHGGAW |
| 4 | OIRYEEBGDBNHBJ |
| Shiela | |
| 1 | EDAOHLJIOUEDBA |
| 2 | HSDNTZSGVOGCLP |
| 3 | NTWZYUQSPXMHMB |
| 4 | BXINCWNWGCQVJF |
| John Torque | |
| 1 | WSLZFBNQDTFDBF |
| 2 | BXNJRYSXTYACKE |
| 3 | IBXGFDQBSNISJQ |
| 4 | ZCTEAFJVMNDJUT |
| Dave | |
| 1 | PYQXPDUMJNBOUP |
| 2 | OULIUZTJHPKWTD |
| 3 | QYDJBUYBZTEUQC |
| 4 | WMNNWLHTSCUCLH |
| Convoy | |
| 1 | AIHJZNIFPZNFWA |
| 2 | UKXCXCOAIGOKVH |
| 3 | KHREIWYIZREYHK |
| 4 | VSNKJVURSUNRWX |
| Loki | |
| 1 | THLOHJWURONKLQ |
| 2 | VIBWYIVGOPAUWX |
| 3 | CEJMULWPCYYAVS |
| 4 | PGGOVIUNUQEIVU |
| Houston 3 | |
| 1 | BDPTGXUBXOCCKE |
| 2 | GCTPCXCCIWXVUJ |
| 3 | CEJMULWPCYYAVS |
| 4 | PGGOVIUNUQEIVU |
| Boogie | |
| 1 | FOJGCRHLWMUQZV |
| 2 | DRFIQVOUYIHGEN |
| 3 | WCHPZDGBCYEDBF |
| 4 | JHAZRUUMTLUYBG |
| Beezwax | |
| 1 | YUYFNKTAQGLNYW |
| 2 | TXXKKGEWRONKLQ |
| 3 | KHUSNNWJXORZHK |
| 4 | UIBRJCCYSARVH |
| Molo | |
| 1 | EDDNXIAPNTRDBA |
| 2 | ITAHZJRMYTLSJQ |
| 3 | NPRJUYRYRAAGMB |
| 4 | AKFQPUISMWAHWA |
| Sid Burn | |
| 1 | LPHPMMDNMPEMVB |
| 2 | PEONQGUNUQEIVU |
| 3 | XOKIXDXBKQRFOJ |
| 4 | OYROHGBDNLSJSI |
Game Shark Codes
| Invincibility | 30065908 0008 |
| Extra Levels/ Deadly Homing Missiles | 30065909 00f0 |
