The Godfather Cheats (PlayStation 2)

Pause the game and press Circle, Left Circle, Right, Square, L3.

Pause the game and enter LEFT,SQUARE,RIGHT,CIRCLE,RIGHT,L3

Pause the game and press Square, Circle, Square, Square, Circle, L3.

Complete the first mission, then save the game and quit before answering the phone
downstairs. Reload your saved game to get $500 and 500 Respect points again from the
previous mission. Save the game, quit, then reload again as many times as desired to get
$500 and 500 Respect points each time.

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 use the pistol to
get through the next few missions easier (before you are given a more powerfu gun by the
mob).

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.

Pause game, after press square, right, square, left, circle, R3.

Pause game and enter SQUARE,CIRCLE,SQUARE,SQUARE,CIRCLE,L3.

Pause the game and press Left, Square, Circle, Right, L3.

Become Don of New York by taking over every business and racket and taking out contracts
on the other families top gangsters.

Never Get Heat When Stealing Parked Cars:

Reach the rank of 'Underboss'.

Do not waste money on safe houses. You can make it just fine with the ones you get in the
story. Instead, use your 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 costs $75,000.
The Assassin's Pistol is better gun and costs about $200,000. The Python is a better
magnum and costs $250,000. The Dillinger is a machine gun and costs $450,000. Finally,
the Street Sweeper, which works like a shotgun, costs $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. It is great for taking over businesses. The shotgun at level 3 has
more ammunition, more firepower, and is great for taking over warehouses, etc. Prioritize
weapons upgrades before safehouse buying. One house in each city is fine at the start.
However, you will have to buy them all in the end.

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.

Pause the game and enter CIRCLE,LEFT,CIRCLE,RIGHT,SQUARE,R3

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.

Pause game, after press Circle, Square, Circle, Square, Square, L3.

All the guns in the game are based on actual firearms. The following is a list of the guns
in the game and their closest real-life equivalents:

.38 Snub-Nose: Colt Detective .38 Special / Smith & Wesson M & P 2 in 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

Reach the Don Of New York City rank at a 91.5 percent game.

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.

To stop your money from going into some racket that will not pay off later, get the
pressure up on the person you would normally buy out and he will instead pay you.

In 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
money and ammunition. Most back rooms, closets, and rooftops contain hidden moneybags or
weapon stashes.

To get easy money and respect, go to the Molotov Cocktail seller in Midtown. Look for
hobos walking around, then shoot them. You will receive no heat, but either +750 Respect
and $3000 or +900 Respect and $100.

Get on the freeway and about every ten seconds a warehouse truck should appear. Stop your
car in front of it, get out, cause some damage, kill the bagmen, take the money, and keep
driving. You can accumulate a lot of money quickly. Then, return to your safe house and
deposit the money.

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.

Enter the sewer system and find a crate containing money, which is guarded by a group of
heavily armed bell-boys. The entrance to the sewer system is directly south of the
westernmost Tattaglia warehouse on the Hell's Kitchen Loop.

Pause game, after press Circle, X, Triangle, Left, Right, Circle, Right.

Unlock Python:

Buy 3rd Magnum upgrade

Unlock Street Sweeper:

Buy 3rd upgrade for Shotgun 

Unlock Saturday Night Special:

Buy 3rd .38 Snub Nose upgrade

Unlock Assassin's Pistol:

Buy 3rd Pistol upgrade

Unlock Dillinger:

Buy 3rd upgrade for Tommy Gun

A good 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).
Just 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 quicker shooting).

To take over a compound, equip all of your guns with ammunition, or use a powerful gun to
kill other gangsters and take their gun. You should have cover at all times. 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 pillar. 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 you are ready to take over a compound, the Tattaglias in northeast Brooklyn is
recommended because they may be the weakest family in New York, but that does not mean
they are going to be very simple to defeat either. 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.

When trying to take over a compound, use your car to run people over. Then, get out and
use it as a shield. Once you are in the yard, kill 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 and clear it, then plant a
bomb. Do the same in the other house.

Buy the following for easier kills:-

1)Directly upgrade your snub nose to the Saturday night Special.

2)Upgrade your pistol to Extended Clip Pistol(level 2)

3)Magnum to lvl2

4)shotgun to Double Barrel Shotgun(lvl 2)

5)Tommy Gun to lvl 2

If 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 a gun to the man's face then reholster the gun and extort. If
he refuses, 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 City 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 just say Yes
immediately.

Before going on a warehouse assault have these items: pistol (full ammunition), Tommy gun
(full ammunition), shotgun (full ammunition), magnum (full ammunition), 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 the enemies with the pistol or
magnum (again with headshots). Once you enter the warehouse, have either your shotgun or
Tommy gun ready. Most enemies 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. More than likely you
will have also 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.

Just another tedious farming method. If you happen to find a racket truck outside your
safe house(s), start a ruckus by shooting it so the truck's back door opens. Whack the
goons, take the money left over, and interrogate the driver. Head back to your safe house
and save the game. Heading back outside afterwards, another racket truck might
spawn/appear allowing you to repeat the process.

If you need ammo for upgraded weapons and you do not have enough money,the best thing to
do is buy the predeccessor's ammo.Eg:-for Saturday Night Special, buy .38 snub nose ammo.

Complete the indicated mission or collect the indicated 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

In 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 the enemy over to
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 little, 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.

After the mission when Luca Brasi is killed ,go to the Corleone compound. Go inside the
building next to the gate.There you will meet one of the don's enforcers named Tessio.He
will ask you to do some work.Say yes and you will have to take down a guy.Don't go right
away.Roam around the house.You will find Tom Hagen, another person of the Don.He will say
something and then it will say you have been promoted to enforcer.

Reach the Underboss rank to have no heat when stealing a parked car.

Pause the game and enter CIRCLE SQUARE CIRCLE SQUARE SQUARE L3.

Pause the game and enter CIRCLE, SQUARE, CIRCLE, SQUARE, SQUARE, L3

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 Marlon Brando
talking, recorded while he was hospitalized.

Complete the following tasks to unlock the corresponding clip

Unlock Johnny Fontane Clip:

Collect 10 Film Reels.

Unlock Don Sends Luca On An Errand Clip:

Collect 20 Film Reels.

Unlock Luca's Demise:

Clip Collect 30 Film Reels.

Unlock The Don Is Dead Clip:

Collect 40 Film Reels

Unlock Whack Paulie Clip:

Collect 55 Film Reels

Unlock Good Morning Mr. Woltz Clip:

Collect 70 Film Reels.

Unlock Sonny At The Tollbooth Clip:

Collect 85 Film Reels

Unlock Are You Ready To Do Me This Favor? Clip:

Complete 'Change Of Plans' mission.

Unlock Carlo Goes For A Ride Clip:

Complete 'It's Only Business' mission.

Unlock Carlo Learns A Lesson Clip:

Complete 'Sonny's War' mission.

Unlock Five Shots Clip:

Complete 'The Don is Dead' mission.

Unlock Mattresses Montage Clip:

Complete 'A Recipe for Revenge' mission.

Unlock Meeting With Sollozzo Clip:

Complete 'A Grave Situation' mission

Unlock Mr. Bonasera Clip:

Complete 'The Enforcer' mission

Unlock Mr. Woltz Clip:

Complete 'Death To The Traitor' mission.

Unlock Regarding Sollozzo Clip:

Complete 'The Alley' mission.

Unlock Sicilian Sign Clip:

Complete 'Sleeping With The Fishes' mission

Unlock Sonny And Tom Argue Again Clip:

Complete 'Fireworks' mission

Unlock Sonny And Tom Disagree Clip:

Complete 'Intensive Care' mission

Unlock Sorry Sally Clip:

Collect 100 Film Reels

Unlock Spoiled Guinea Brat Clip:

Complete 'The Silent Witness' mission

Unock The Baptism Clip:

Complete 'Baptism By Fire' mission

Unlock The Don's Demise Clip:

Complete 'Order To Kill' mission

Unlock Trigger Too Tight Clip:

Complete 'Horseplay' mission

Unlock Where's Michael? Clip:

Complete 'Now It's Personal' mission

You must blow up all safes to become Don Of New York City. Blow up 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 money, 1,000
Respect, and dynamite by blowing them up.

Reach the Don Of New York City rank at a 91.5\% game completion to get one million dollars
and unlimited ammunition for all of your guns only. Bombs, dynamite, and Molotov Cocktails
are not unlimited, and melee weapons can still wear out. To become the Don, you must take
over all businesses and rackets, then complete the contracts on the other families top
Bosses.

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 you go to a hub, warehouse, or compound with people and cars blocking your way,
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 hub, warehouse, or compound.

Depending on 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. Three or four guards will attack you as you flee
the vault. Get close to them and shoot them with your Tommy gun to 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
once 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.

While driving, honk your horn constantly by pressing L3 to send other cars to the side of
the road. Additionally, go to a police station and bribe the police chief. You can then
steal the police car without any trouble. Press L3 to turn on the siren. Cars will now
move out of your way.

There is a man with red hair, a mustache, and a fedora hat who is named Edward Rooney
(from Ferris Buellers Day Off) in Little Italy. There is a man with black-gray hair named
Mike Brady (from The Brady Bunch) in Midtown. There is a blonde woman walking around in a
black dress named Pamela Anderson in Midtown.

After placing the bomb in the upstairs of the bar, an enemy will suddenly open up the
previously locked door at the top of the stairs. Quickly run into the hallway to find 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.

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.

If you commit a lot of damage and/or kill a lot of people, you will get wanted stars. Once
you get enough stars, the police will chase and shoot you. To lose them, just move to a
different area and all of your stars will immediately go away.

When you are being chased 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 timed correctly. They will eventually come back and catch up to you, but if you keep
doing this they will eventually blow themselves up (because you cannot shoot out your car
at them).

Before starting this mission, break the windows in the barber shop. 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.