Cheat
mode: Press Start to pause game play, then enter one of the
following codes. There is a five minute lockout before a code can be
re-enabled. To bypass this, save the game after a code has been enabled,
quit the game, then reload your saved game.
$5,000: Pause game play, then press X, Y, X(2), Y,
click Left Analog-stick.
Full
ammunition: Pause game play, then press Y, Left, Y, Right,
X, click Right Analog-stick.
Full
health: Pause game play, then press Left, X, Right,
Y, Right, click Left Analog-stick.
All
movies: Pause game play, then press Y, X, Y, X(2),
click Left Analog-stick.
Achievements: Complete the following achievements to unlock Xbox Live
Gamerscore points.
First Sign of Respect (5
points): Reach Respect Level 10.
Jack of All Trades (25
points): Reach Respect Level 45.
Public Enemy Number One (50
points): Reach Respect Level 50.
Assassin (10 points): Earn
5 Execution Styles.
Petty Theft (10 points):
Crack 10 Safes.
Negotiator (5 points):
Bribe a Police Chief.
Smuggler (10 points):
Hijack 10 Racket Trucks.
Real Estate Investor (10
points): Purchase a Safehouse.
Bodyguard (10 points): Hire
a Crew Member.
Earner (10 points): Extort
10 Businesses.
Enforcer (10 points): Take
Over 5 Rackets.
Arms Dealer (10 points):
Purchase a Firearm Upgrade.
Forced Entry (10 points):
Heist a Bank.
Demolitions Expert (10
points): Bomb a Business.
Knockout King (15 points):
Win a Prize Fight.
Entrepreneur (15 points):
Collect 10 Film Reels.
Neighborhood Control (20
points): Take Over a Neighborhood.
For the Family (25 points):
Complete all Missions.
Contract Killer (25
points): Complete all Hits.
Service Provider (25
points): Complete all Favors.
Diplomat (20 points): Help
all Merchants.
Total Domination (50
points): Extort all Businesses.
Front Man (50 points): Take
Over all Fronts.
No More Narcotics (30
points): Bomb all Drug Rackets.
Warehouse Wrecker (30
points): Seize all Warehouses.
Transport Takedown (30
points): Seize all Transport Hubs.
Rival Family Elimination
(40 points): Destroy all Rival Compounds.
Real Estate Mogul (20
points): Purchase/Own all Safehouses.
Bank Robber (10 points):
Heist all Banks Once.
Heavyweight Champ (25
points): Win all Prize Fights.
Safecracker (30 points):
Crack all Safes.
The Don (25 points): Reach
Don Rank.
Don of NYC (50 points):
Reach Don of NYC Rank.
Executioner (40 points):
Complete all Execution Styles.
Debt Collector (30 points):
Collect all 100 Film Reels.
Dillinger: Purchase the third upgrade for Tommy Gun.
Street
Sweeper: Purchase the third upgrade for Shotgun.
Unlimited
ammunition and $1 million: Reach the "Don Of New York City" rank at a 91.5% game
completion. Note: you will get unlimited ammunition for all of your guns
only. Bombs, dynamite, and Molotov Cocktails are not infinite, and melee
weapons can still wear out.
No
heat when stealing cars: Reach the "Underboss" rank to have no heat when a
parked car is stolen.
Hint:
Tattaglias compound: When you think you are ready for the challenge, take on a
compound. The Tattaglias in northeast Brooklyn might be the weakest family
in New York, but that does not mean they are going to let you walk right
in. Bring some bombs along and blow up the support pillars in the
basements. You may start a mob war, but if you are successful you will
have a new safe house with a group of guards.
Hint:
"The Alley" mission: Free pistol: After you beat up the men and are told to locate your safehouse,
follow the Don's enforcer out of the alley and turn left. Walk down a
short distance to the next alley on your left. There will be a thug
standing there, staring at you. He will not attack, but if you beat him up
he will drop a pistol, which is good for a first gun. You can now select
this as a weapon by using the D-pad and shoot people to get through
the next few missions with ease (before you are given a gun by the mob,
and it is more powerful).
Hint:
"The Alley" mission: Easy money: After completing the mission getting the your first gun down
the alley to your left, go back to the alley you beat the thugs up at.
Shoot the crate. It will have $1,000 inside.
Hint:
"Death To The Traitor" mission: Hidden money: After placing the bomb in the upstairs of the bar, a single
enemy will suddenly open up the previously locked door at the top of the
stairs. Quickly run into the hallway he reveals to collect a massive stash
of money bags. Do this quickly by sprinting, as you will not have much
time to run downstairs and leave before the bomb explodes. Do not bother
trying to open the second door in the hallway, because it is locked.
Hint:
"The Don Is Dead" mission: Break the windows in the barber shop before start the mission.
This will allow for easy shooting once the Don is shot. The recommended
gun for this and any other close range shooting mission is the magnum.
Hint:
"Intensive Care" mission: Free bag of money: After you kill the first assassin, go to Room 6 (the Don's
hospital room). Adjust the camera until you see a bag of money. The door
is locked. Go to the basement as Michael said. Kill everyone. Come back to
where you see Michael the first time, but do not talk to him. Go back to
Room 6 and collect your money.
Hint:
Extorting businesses: When you are having trouble extorting business owners, try
destroying some of their property and/or hold a gun to their face. For
example, when you are trying to take over Good Eats in Brooklyn. you can
hold the gun to the man's face then reholster the gun and extort. He will
refuse. Simply draw your gun again, lock on, and hold it. Keep doing this
until he caves in. Do not forget to reholster your gun to avoid
accidentally shooting him. In another example, when you are trying to
extort money from the hotel owner in Brooklyn, hold a gun to him twice,
break the downstairs cupboard, then finally blow his safe before you beat
him into submission. Always buy available rackets first. Take a trip
around to either buy another racket or go around the block. Do not attack
until you visit again, and instead of enemy soldiers you will find all
your soldiers. By doing this you do not have to fight a bunch of enemies
and get your vendetta up.
If you have not taken over
all the businesses and rackets, wait until you have reached the "Don
of New York" rank. You will be able to take over anything without
having to smash anything up or "convince" the person that it is
a good idea. They will say "Yes" immediately.
Hint:
Robbing banks: The type of bank will determine the easiest way it can be
robbed. The type with the three guards and one room is by far the easiest,
and should be robbed as often as possible. Use the following trick to rob
it without being chased or even getting past two shields. First, bribe the
cop outside. Then, go into the bank and choke the first guard by the door.
Next, go into the vault area and start strangling the guard on the left.
The other guard will come and attack you, but he will not shoot. He will
only hit you with his billy club. Remember to strangle the man on the left
first because he tends to start shooting with his shotgun if you attack
the other guard. If you are robbing the big bank, start the same way by
bribing the cop outside. Then, go in and immediately strangle the guards
in the main room. Hurry down to the vault and strangle the two guards
there. Open the door and blow the vault. Ready your Tommy gun for action.
Three or four guards will attack you as you flee the vault. Get close to
them as you are shooting them and you will perform an instant execution.
After you shoot them, run up the stairs and move to the right. Then, take
an immediate right to leave the building where the car is always parked.
Get in the car quickly because you will be shot at when outside. Take off
and you should not be chased after you hit the streets. After any bank
robbery you must go to your hangout to get the money. The best bank to rob
is the midtown bank, close to the apartment that the Corleone's give you
after you save Michael. You wll get $50,000 there.
Hint:
Taking over compounds: To take over a compound, equip your self with ammunition for
all your guns, or you can use one powerful gun to kill other gangsters and
take their gun. You must have cover at any time possible. Note: When
behind the bushes to the left of the entrance they can shoot you through
the bushes. Once inside, do the same thing and always have cover. Then,
run downstairs. In the back house there are two men. One is behind a box
and there is another behind a pilaer. After those two are dead, set the
time bomb (not dynamite). If needed, stay in the basement and die, then
drive back and repeat on the other house.
When the time to destroy the
rival family compounds, the easiest way is to blow up one building at a
time. Make sure you have all weapons with full ammnition.
The best way to take over a
compound is to kill everyone from afar then work your way in. The enemies
will not respawn as long as you do not leave the area (about one city
block). Simply hide behind things by crouching, then shoot around corners
to get kills. It is also recommended that you upgrade at least two of the
pistols (preferably the pistol or sawn off magnum, for speed of shooting).
When trying to take over a
compound, use your car to run people over. Then, hop off and use it as a
shield. Once you are in the yard mow down any enemies. Then if you have a
lot of ammunition, take one step into the house and shoot at the floor or
person. The enemies should step out as you hide. Shoot them, then continue
into the room with the couches. Someone could be hiding behind the couch.
Run to the basement being careful to clear it. Plant a bomb. Do the same
in the other house.
Hint:
Assaulting warehouses: Before going on a warehouse assault have these items: pistol
(full ammo), Tommy gun(full ammo), shotgun (full ammo), Magnum (full
ammo), Molotovs (6), and about $25,000. When going to a warehouse, try to
blow up the roadblocks. After that, stand there and shoot at oncoming
gangsters with your pistol (headshots are essential). Then, go in to the
warehouse area. Stand behind boxes and shoot your enigmas with the pistol
or Magnum (again with headshots). When you actually enter the warehouse,
have either your shotgun or Tommy gun ready. Most enmeshes will have
shotguns and Tommy guns. When you kill them, search for the owner. He will
have puppeteer hands. Buy him out. Do not hit or injure him or you will
not be able to buy him out and will have to use pressure. On the way you
will have almost certainly started a mob war. Do not bother looking for
bombing business. Instead, check the map for the nearest FBI agent and
bribe him. You may lose $3,000, but it is less risky. You will now have a
warehouse and won a mob war at the same time.
To take a warehouse, just
drive a car into the blockades and keep running over people. If it catches
on fire, turn your door side away from the enemies, then get out and find
a new car.
Hint:
Barricades: Use the following trick when you go to a hub, warehouse, or
compound with people and cars blocking your way. Get a truck and run into
the cars and people until it catches on fire. Then, finish off the other
people that are still alive.
When destroying barricades,
stand close enough that you can lock on to a person. Take either dynamite
or a Molotov cocktail and throw it. It will blow up the cars next to the
people. Continue doing this until you have reached the warehouse, compound
or Hub.
Hint:
Safes: You must blow all safes to become Don Of New York. Blow all the
safes when you are taking over businesses that have one. By doing this you
will not have to search for safes after you completed most of the
missions. Also, you will get an amount of money, 1,000 respect and
dynamite by blowing them up.
Hint:
Car chases: When you are being pursued by enemies in a car, let them drive
up on your side. Usually they will come up near your rear on your left or
right. Then, look ahead and lure them into an accident. Usually they will
smash into something like oncoming traffic or a wall if you time it
correctly. They will eventually come back and catch up to you, but if you
keep doing this you can get them to blow themselves up (because you cannot
shoot out your car at them).
Hint:
Losing police quickly: If you commit a lot of damage and kill a lot of people, you
will get wanted stars. If you get enough stars, the police will chase and
shoot you. To lose them, just move to a different area. All of your stars
will immediately go away.
Hint:
Avoid getting shot: When you are getting shot by another family or cop, grab
someone nearby and use them as a shield. By doing this, you will not get
hurt while being shot.
Hint:
Easy money: Visit the sewer system. The entrance is directly south of the
westernmost Tattaglia warehouse on the Hell's Kitchen Loop. Prepare for a
battle. The crate containing the money you are after is guarded by a group
of heavily armed bell-boys.
To get more money, take over
as many businesses, warehouses, and rackets as possible before completing
missions. By doing this you will get much more on payday, and money for
important weapon upgrades.
Use the following trick if
you do not like seeing your hard earned money going into some racket that
will not pay off later. Get the pressure up on the person you would
normally buy out. Instead, he will pay you.
On missions where you raid an
enemy gang's operation (like a supplier or storefront racket), search the
interior after completing the main objective for hidden stashes of
ammunition and cash. Most back rooms, closets, and rooftops contain hidden
moneybags or weapon stashes.
To get free money and
respect, go to the Molotov cocktail seller in Midtown. There will be some
hobos walking around. If you see any , shoot them. You will receive no
heat, but either +750 respect and $3000 or +900 respect and $100.
Different families have
different incomes. The richest family is the Barzini (green) family
followed by the Cuneo (red) family. The businesses that you take from
these families pay out a lot more than the other two. Also, when you are
taking over their business, do not forget to pick up the money they drop.
When a Barzini (green) family member is killed, you can pick up at least
$200 per person. However, when you take money from a Tattaglia (brown)
family member, you will only get $15.
To get cash $2,000 or more,
get on the freeway. About every 10 seconds of driving a warehouse truck
will appear. Stop your car in front of it, hop out, cause some damage,
kill the bagmen, take the loot, and keep driving. You can accumulate lots
of money quickly. Then, return to your safe house and deposit the money
Go into Brooklyn. Go to the
police station and bribe the chief. Then, rob the bank. When you get
outside no one will shoot or chase you. Note: When bribing the chief make
sure you have no heat.
Hint:
Easy special kills: On missions where you have to kill an important figure in a
certain way (such as pushing them off a roof or into a furnace), you can
do this easier by luring your opponent over the hazard you must use to
kill them before fighting with them. Just avoid them and run over to the
hazard. They will come over to you. Beat them up a bit but do not kill
them completely. Then, grab them by holding L1+R1, and swing
them so they have their back to the hazard. Then, push forward with the Analog-sticks
to shove them to their death.
Hint:
Shooting enemies behind cover: When you are locked onto an enemy who is hiding behind a crate
or low object, keep locking on but use the Right Analog-stick to
move the crosshair to a part of their body that is sometimes sticking out,
like their head or arm. This will help you kill them easier.
Hint:
Losing heat: When you have heat, go to another neighborhood. The heat level
will go back to zero. However if you have cops tailing you they will
continue to do so.
Hint:
Ammunition: All the safe houses that you pay for have ammo caches. When low
on ammunition or health, you can go into these houses and restock. They
are the orange houses on the map, and most are in hotels.
Hint:
Recommended weapons: Do not waste money on safe houses. You can make it fine with
just the ones you get in the story. Instead, save money for clothing and
weapons. All the best weapons cost a lot but are well worth it. The
Saturday Night Special is a better revolver and it will cost $75,000. The
Assassin's Pistol is better gun and costs about $200,000. The Python a
better magnum will cost $250,000. The Dillinger is a machine gun that
costs $450,000. Finally, the Street Sweeper, which works like a shotgun,
sells for $500,000 and will kill most people in one shot.
The pistol at level 3 works
like a semi-automatic gun. It carries fourteen bullets and has more
firepower. This is perfect for taking over businesses. The shotgun at
level 3 has more ammunition, more firepower, and is perfect for taking
over warehouses, etc. Prioritize weapons upgrades before safehouse buying.
One house in each city will suffice in the start. However, you will have
to buy them all in the end.
Hint:
Upgrade priority:
Health: The more health,
the better.
Streetsmarts: Prolong the
victims breaking point (and by doing so, increasing your weekly income
earnings). Remember to always try to buy them out first.
Fighting: increase you
negotiation pressure by 10% for each upgrade.
Speed: Not so essential.
Only faster reloading is interesting here.
Shooting: For better aiming
speed and precision but not essential for taking over businesses.
Hint:
Easier driving: While driving down the street, honk your horn constantly by
clicking the Left Analog-stick. This will send other cars to the
side of the road.
Go to a police station and
bribe the police chief. You can then steal the police car without any
trouble. Click the Left Analog-stick to turn on the siren. Cars
will now move out of your way.
Hint:
Gun names: All the guns in the game are based on real-life firearms. Here
is their real-life equivalents:
.38 Snub-Nose: Colt
Detective .38 Special/Smith & Wesson M & P 2in revolver
Pistol: Colt M1911A1 semi-auto .45 pistol
Magnum: Smith & Wesson Model 10 revolver in .357
Long-barrel Shotgun: Remington 870 pump-action shotgun
Tommy Gun: Thompson M1921/1928 sub-machine gun in .45
Hint:
Movies: Complete the indicated mission or number of film reels to
unlock the corresponding movie.
Regarding Sollozzo:
"The Alley" mission
Mr. Bonasera: "The Enforcer" mission
Meeting With Sollozzo: "A Grave Situation" mission
Sicilian Sign: "Sleeping With The Fishes" mission
Five Shots: "The Don Is Dead" mission
Sonny And Tom Disagree: "Intensive Care" mission
Sonny And Tom Argue Again: "Fireworks" mission
Mr. Woltz: "Death To The Traitor " mission
Trigger Too Tight: "Horseplay" mission
Mattresses Montage: "A Recipe For Revenge" mission
Where's Michael?: "Now it's Personal" mission
Spoiled Guinea Brat: "The Silent Witness" mission
Carlo Learns A Lesson: "Sonny's War" mission
Are You Ready To Do Me This Favor?: "Change Of Plans" mission
The Don's Demise: "Order To Kill" mission
Carlo Goes For A Ride: "It's Only Business" mission
The Baptism: "Baptism By Fire" mission
Johnny Fontane: Collect 10 film reels
Don Sends Luca On An Errand: Collect 20 film reels
Luca's Demise: Collect 30 film reels
The Don Is Dead: Collect 40 film reels
Whack Paulie: Collect 55 film reels
Good Morning Mr. Woltz: Collect 70 film reels
Sonny At The Tollbooth: Collect 85 film reels
Sorry Sally: Collect 100 film reels
Hint:
Marlon Brando's last appearance: Play the mission when you go to the hospital to protect the
Don. After you kill the first assassin and Michael Corleone tells you to
go to the basement, go foward and make a left. You should see a door with
Michael Corleone talking to Vito Corleone while he is in the hospital bed.
Listen to the conversation carefully. This is the real Marlo Brando
talking, recorded while he was hospitalized.
Hint:
Pop culture references references: When in Little Italy it is possible to find a man with red hair
a mustache and a fedora hat who is named Edward Rooney from Ferris
Buellers Day Off.
There is a blonde woman
walking around in a black dress named Pamela Anderson in Midtown.
There is a man with
black-gray hair named Mike Brady (from The Brady Bunch) in Midtown.
Go to New Jersey and find the
New Jersey National Bank. It is the only bank in the area. Go into the
manager's room on the top floor of the building. His name is "Jean
Bongiovi", clearly referencing to New Jersey's own "Jon Bon Jovi"
the lead in the band Bon Jovi.
Please
select the first letter of the game's title below. If the word
"The" appears at the start of a title, ignore it and search for
the second word in the title:
