Playstation 2 : Need for Speed Most Wanted Cheats
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Perfect Launch
Watch your tachometer when at the starting line. Get your needle in the blue right when the race starts to get a perfect launch and gain some time against your opponents.
One Stop Shop Marker
Press Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Up, Down at the "Press Start" screen. A special marker for the Junkman Engine part will appear in the back room of the One Stop Shop in career mode. This code can only be enabled once per career.
Cheat Mode
Enter at the start screen.
| Code: | Result: |
| Left, Right, Down, Up, X, R1, R2, L1, L2 | All cars |
| Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right | Burger King Challenge |
| Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right | Castrol Ford GT |
| Left, Right, Left, Right, Up, Down, Up, Down | Castrol Syntec Ford GT |
| Up(2), Down(2), Left, Right, Up, Down | Free upgrades |
| left, right, down, R1, L1, R2, L2 | No cops |
| L, R(3), Right, Left, Right, Down | Porsche Cayman |
Quick start
Pay close attention to your tachometer when launching from the start line. Grab a perfect launch to gain a few precious seconds. When the needle turns blue drop the clutch and hold on.
Perfect Launch
Watch your tachometer when at the starting line. Get your needle in the blue right when the race starts to get a perfect launch and gain some time against your opponents.
Mo' Money
When you're going to sell a car, always take it to the tune up shop and sell all the parts first. The selling price of the car is the same either way.
Extra Money
If you start a new career with a memory card with Need for Speed Underground 2 file on it you get extra money when starting out.
Recommended car tuning
If you are performance tuning your car, try to raise "Top Speed", "Acceleration", and "Handling" at the same time, and keep them even as much as possible.
Easy Money when You Sell a Car
Before you sell a car, go to a One-Stop Shop and reset all the exterior body parts (body kit, wheels, spoiler, hood, etc.) to stock. You will get a trade-in credit for the old custom parts and it will not lower the car's value when you sell it in the Safe House.
Additional cars
Defeat the indicated Blacklist Boss to win the corresponding car.
| Unlockable: | How to Unlock: |
| Aston Martin DB9 | Blacklist Boss 7 |
| Audi A3 3.2 Quattro | Blacklist Boss 15 |
| Audi A4 3.2 FSI Quattro | Blacklist Boss 14 |
| Audi TT 3.2 Quattro | Blacklist Boss 15 |
| BMW GTR (Race version) | Blacklist Boss 1 |
| Cadillac CTS | Blacklist Boss 12 |
| Corvette C6 | Blacklist Boss 5 |
| Corvette C6.R | Complete 100% of the game |
| Dodge Viper SRT 10 | Blacklist Boss 6 |
| Ford GT | Blacklist Boss 4 |
| Lamborghini Gallardo | Blacklist Boss 6 |
| Lamborghini Murcielago | Blacklist Boss 4 |
| Lotus Elise | Blacklist Boss 8 |
| Mazda RX-7 | Blacklist Boss 9 |
| Mazda RX-8 | Blacklist Boss 12 |
| Mercedes-Benz CLK 500 | Blacklist Boss 8 |
| Mercedes-Benz SL 500 | Blacklist Boss 11 |
| Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren | Blacklist Boss 3 |
| Mitsubishi Eclipse | Blacklist Boss 14 |
| Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII | Blacklist Boss 11 |
| Mustang GT | Blacklist Boss 12 |
| Pontiac GTO | Blacklist Boss 10 |
| Porsche 911 Carrera S | Blacklist Boss 7 |
| Porsche 911 Turbo S | Blacklist Boss 5 |
| Porsche Carrera GT | Blacklist Boss 3 |
| Porsche Cayman S | Blacklist Boss 10 |
| Renault Clio V6 | Blacklist Boss 13 |
| Subaru Impreza WRX STi | Blacklist Boss 9 |
| Toyota Supra | Blacklist Boss 13 |
| Vauxhall Monaro VXR | Blacklist Boss 10 |
Easy money
If you are low on cash, just defeat one of the opponents on the black-list. 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 always come out to either be a big cash bonus or the opponent's pink slip.
Skip police chase after a maximum possibility police encounter race
When you race any race that has maximum potential for police encounter, a police chase will ensue sometime during the race. After the race you will need to get away from them so that the win and money won will stay. To completely skip this sometimes tedious process after a race, wait until you see the "auto-save" icon at the top of the screen disappear. Once it has disappeared (completed auto-save), hit reset and reload your profile. The race will show complete along with the money credits in your bank account.
$10,000
To an extra $10,000 in career mode have a Need For Speed Underground career game saved on your hard drive. After the prologue you will get $10,000.