Vice City's cheats can supply Tommy Vercetti with equipment, change pursuit conditions and spawn selected vehicles. They do not provide a built-in direct money code. That distinction matters because many search results mix Vice City with San Andreas, whose familiar health code also adds cash.
This is a reference for selected useful cheats, with version boundaries rather than a promise that every historical input works on every port. The Vice City profile covers Tommy, the supporting cast and the development team.
GTA Vice City PC cheats: health, weapons and police
Type these words during gameplay without spaces. They are ordinary in-game cheat strings, not console commands to run in Windows.
Health:
ASPIRINE.Armor:
PRECIOUSPROTECTION.First weapon group:
THUGSTOOLS.Second weapon group:
PROFESSIONALTOOLS.Third weapon group:
NUTTERTOOLS.Remove wanted level:
LEAVEMEALONE.Raise wanted level:
YOUWONTTAKEMEALIVE.
The Grand Theft Wiki reference documents the PC entries. The three weapon groups are alternatives with different equipment, not three ranks of a permanent character skill. Check the resulting inventory rather than assuming a higher-numbered set contains every weapon from earlier sets.
PC: selected vehicles
Rhino tank:
PANZER.Sabre Turbo:
GETTHEREFAST.Caddy:
BETTERTHANWALKING.Romero's Hearse:
THELASTRIDE.Trashmaster:
RUBBISHCAR.Love Fist limousine:
ROCKANDROLLCAR.
Choose an open area before spawning a vehicle. A large vehicle placed in a cramped location is a different problem from a failed code. These names also describe specific vehicles; they should not be relabelled as universal aircraft or helicopter spawners.
PlayStation essentials
Enter the sequence during play using the directional pad. Cross is the PlayStation cross-shaped button.
Health:
R1, R2, L1, Circle, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up.Armor:
R1, R2, L1, Cross, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up.
The PlayStation code reference lists these separately. Their fourth input is different, so a health sequence recalled from memory is not automatically an armor sequence. The ending repeats the same four directions twice.
Original Xbox and later editions
For the original Xbox release, the documented health sequence is RT, Black, LT, B, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up. Black is a real button label on that controller, not a color instruction for a modern gamepad. The historical Vice City reference separates platform inputs.
The Definitive Edition uses modern controller labels and has its own compatibility details. Use the collection cheat guide rather than translating an original Xbox list by guesswork. Running a PS4 version on a PS5 also does not make it an original PS2 executable.
Is there a money cheat?
There is no standard built-in Vice City money code comparable to San Andreas's HESOYAM. PC Gamer's Vice City reference explicitly distinguishes this. A trainer, save editor or exploit is a different category from the built-in words listed here.
That matters for progression because property purchases and asset activities belong to Vice City's campaign structure. Spawning a car or restoring armor does not complete an asset mission or silently add ownership of a business. Progress depends on those requirements rather than a cash command.
Mobile versions and saved effects
Classic mobile releases and mobile Definitive Edition releases should be identified separately. Do not assume that plugging in a keyboard produces an officially supported cheat interface on every Android or iOS version. This guide does not claim to have tested those combinations.
Retain a clean save before experimenting, especially with changes to pedestrian behavior. If the goal is ordinary story progression, avoid saving an experimental session over the only campaign file. A reversible starting point is more dependable than assuming every effect can be toggled off.
When an input fails
Check the exact game first: Vice City Stories has a different protagonist and different cheats. Then check the edition and the fourth button in the health or armor sequence. If a word is accepted but the expected money never appears, revisit the claimed effect rather than repeating an unrelated code.
The Vice City Stories guide covers that separate game, while the San Andreas guide explains the actual combined health, armor and money effect.
Sources & verification
Sources last verified on . This article covers published information, not hands-on testing.
Editorial & update notes
AI-assisted research and writing based on the linked references. This is not a hands-on review. Cheat codes have not been tested by NextPlayIntel; platform and edition limitations are explained in the guide. Images are labelled AI-generated illustrations, not gameplay screenshots.
