TURE CRIME: STREETS OF L.A ....................................................................... ............... FAQ/Walkthrough by Aaron Baker ........................ ............ Email: ns_java_games(at)yahoo.com.au ................... ............. Version 1.0 of document (incomplete) .................... ........................ Last updated 12/20/03 ........................ ....................................................................... ####################################################################### ======================================================================= INTRODUCTION ======================================================================= ####################################################################### TABLE OF CONTENTS ================= [1] Introduction 1 ~ Table of Contents 2 ~ Guide Introduction 3 ~ Game Story 4 ~ About True Crime 5 ~ Version History [2] Controls 1 ~ Shooting 2 ~ Normal 3 ~ Fighting 4 ~ Driving 5 ~ Stealth 6 ~ Chase [3] Characters 1 ~ Nick Kang 2 ~ The Cheif 3 ~ Rosie 4 ~ Rocky 5 ~ General Xim 6 ~ Madison [4] Movement Basics 1 ~ Running 2 ~ Walking 3 ~ Camera Movements 4 ~ Selecting Tragets [5] Fighting Basics 1 ~ Targets 2 ~ Upgrades 3 ~ Punching 4 ~ Kicking 5 ~ Grapples 6 ~ Blocking [6] Shooting Basics 1 ~ targeting 2 ~ Manual Aim 3 ~ Default Handgun 4 ~ Duel Weapons 5 ~ Picking up weapons 6 ~ Upgrades [7] Driving Basics 1 ~ Steering 2 ~ Brakeing 3 ~ Upgrades 4 ~ Car Variables 5 ~ Car Shooting [8] Game Screen 1 ~ Nick's Health 2 ~ Enemy Health 3 ~ Car Damage 4 ~ Ammo Meter 5 ~ Good gop Status 6 ~ Reward Points 7 ~ Distance Meter 8 ~ Spook Meter 9 ~ Timer 10 ~ Radar/Mini map 11 ~ Stamina Meter [9] Mission Types 1 ~ Assault 2 ~ Fighting 3 ~ Drive to 4 ~ Race to 5 ~ Stealth 6 ~ Tailing 7 ~ Take Down 8 ~ Getaway 9 ~ Vehicle Takedown [10] Facilities 1 ~ Hospital 2 ~ Garage 3 ~ Parking 4 ~ Dojo 5 ~ Car Course 6 ~ Target Practise [11] Options 1 ~ Controls 2 ~ Audio 3 ~ Display 4 ~ Credits [12] Walkthrough (not complete) 1 ~ Triad Violence 1.1: Shooting Practise 1.2: Race to E.O.D 1.3: Driving for Chow [13] Cheats + Unlocks 1 ~ Costume 2 ~ Map Screen 3 ~ Pause Screen 4 ~ Bonus Movie 5 ~ Unlock Snoop Dog [14] Secrets and Glitches 1 ~ Menu Screen 2 ~ Save Trick 3 ~ Wall Glitch 4 ~ Unlimited Ammo 5 ~ Car Colour 6 ~ Various Symbols [15] Street Crimes Guide 1 ~ Street Crimes 2 ~ Getting Street Crimes 3 ~ Rewards 4 ~ Locations 5 ~ Crime Guide 5.1: Criminals in cars 5.2: Criminals who don't know you 5.3: Criminals fighting you 5.4: Criminals running away 5.5: Criminals shooting at you [16] Upgrade Tips 1 ~ Grapple Upgrades 2 ~ Fighting Skills 3 ~ New Cars 4 ~ Driving Skills 5 ~ New Guns [17] Misc. Tips 1 ~ Frisking 2 ~ Easy good cop points 3 ~ Easy bad cop points 4 ~ Street Crimes 5 ~ Threats [18] Basic Guide Stuff 1 ~ Copyright 2 ~ Email policy 3 ~ Credits GUIDE INTRODUCTION ================== Getting this game all came form by Birthday. No, I didn't get this game for my birthday, but instead, I got a Playstation 2 book for my birthday. Anyway, in there was a demo to true crime, streets of L.A. I Absolutely loved the demo, and later rented the game... twice, before finally buying the game. After beating the game the very first day I brought it (yeah, I almost completed it when I rented it, and I only rented it overnight twice.) So, here is my guide to True Crime, streets of L.A GAME STORY ========== Nick Kang it a cop In Las Angeles. Being a wild gunner left him rejected by the Police force and feared by Criminals. You play as Nick Kang, as you explore all of L.A trying to find out who killed your father, and solve crimes as well. ABOUT TRUE CRIME ================ True Crime is a Game made by Activision, which takes fighting, driving and shooting and puts them all together. This is what all of the missions are based on (stealth as well.) You play as Nick Kang, and if you want to know the story, look above. The game sotry is unique as well, you don't have to complete every mission, you can just continue the level, but you need to replay the levels to get better things and advace to the good endings. VERSION HISTORY =============== Version 1.0 - Submitted guide to gamefaqs. Walkthrough not complete. ####################################################################### ======================================================================= CONTROLS ======================================================================= ####################################################################### SHOOTING MODE ============= R1 (Tap) Shoot R1 (Hold) Precision Targeting R2 Reload/Exit targeting L1 Enter Car Triangle Roll Triangle Slow mo dive Circle Pick up weapon/Grab Hostage Square Enter Fighting mode NORMAL MODE =========== R1 Draw guns/Enter shooting mode R2 Action L1 Enter Vehicle Triangle Jump Square Pistol whip Circle Pick up item/Frisk person R2 + R1 Fire Warning shot R2 + Square Show badge R2 + Circle Arrest enemy FIGHTING MODE ============= R1 Enter shooting mode L1 Enter car L2 Block attack Triangle High kick Square Punch Circle Grapple X Low Kick DRIVING MODE ============ X Accelerate Square Brake/Reverse Circle Handbrake Triangle Look behind R2 Exit Precision Trageting R1 (Tap) Fire R1 (Hold) Precision aiming L1 Exit vehicle/Jump out Left Horn Right Siren Up Change view STEALTH MODE ============ R1 Fire Tranquilliser Square Hit Attack Circle Deadly attack X Take cover CHASE MODE ========== Square Clothesline punch Circle Dive X Baseball Slide ####################################################################### ======================================================================= CHARACTERS ======================================================================= ####################################################################### The Instruction booklet has some of the Characters in it, but the one that are not in it I will list here also, but they will only be rough descriptions. Also, BEWARE, SPOILERS INSIDE! NICK KANG ========= Although he was recently suspended indefinitely from the police force due to repeated incidents of excessive violence and property damage, Nick Kang (Wilson) was recruited into the E.O.D as the groups first field agent. The same over the line methods that got him throws off the force enable him to succeed at the E.O.D; his record speaks for itself. Kang's Skills in Martial arts are only matched by his ability to double fist firearms and drive like a Hollywood stuntman. THE CHIEF ========= Chief of Detectives, Wanda Parks, is the head of the E.O.D. She has two decades of law enforcement experience and is one of the most respected officers on the police force. Parks puts up with Nick's brash and over- the-top nature because she knows when all hell breaks loose, nick is the only man who constantly delivers. ROSIE ===== An ex-gangbanger turned straight, Rosie Velasquez is one tough cop. having experienced life on both sides of the law, Rosie knows how to take care of herself. She's just been partnered with Nick Kang and isn't too happy about hitting the streets with a loose cannon. Rosie is afraid she will get caught up in the constant crossfire that constantly surrounds L.A's most dangerous detective - and rightly so. ROCKY ===== The main boss in the game. This guy is getting the Triads to Counterfeit money for him, while Nick Kang always turns up to bust him. Can he stay alive with a Loose Cannon after him? You will come across Rocky in just about every episode, except maybe the very first episode. He appears everywhere. GENERAL XIM =========== A colonel from North Korea, all this guy wants is Money. Rocky is trying to get the money for this guy. You only really see him once in the game (well, one on each ending, so three times overall.) He exceeds in Martial arts and is quite strong. MADISON ======= Madison works for the F.B.I, and to put it lightly, he is a real pain in the ass. He is always questioning what Nick does, and tries to stop him doing it. Seen in a lot of missions. Very first time you spot him is in the shooting practise opening movie. ####################################################################### ======================================================================= MOVEMENT/CAMERA BASICS ======================================================================= ####################################################################### RUNNING ======= To easily run, while in normal mode (if you are not in normal mode, press up to enter it) hold the left analog stick up. Holding it all the way up will make you run. You can also run backwards, left, right, etc. WALKING ======= To walk, you can use the same method as above, but instead of holding the left analog stick all the way up, just move it up a little bit. Alternatively, you can just go into fighting mode, and then you will walk (well jog actually) automatically. CAMERA MOVEMENT =============== You can move the camera around you by pressing the right analog stick. Moving the analog stick left and right will move the camera to Nicks left and right, put pressing up will zoom out, and down will zoom back in. TRAGET SELECTING ================ The camera can select targets as well. If you want to face a target, move the right analog stick in the direction of the target, and it should select the target, and Nick will now be looking at that target, and going for him. Rotate the analog stick to select the target. ####################################################################### ======================================================================= FIGHTING MODE BASICS ======================================================================= ####################################################################### TARGETS ======= If you have more than one target, and want to change the target you are fighting, use the right analog stick to change the target. This can be good if you have one guy that you are not targeted that has low health, but keeps on beating you up, select him, and then kill him to get out of the way, then once he is dead, you should auto go back to the same target. UPGRADES ======== You can upgrade your fighting skills. Going to 24/7 dojos and spending a badge, you can get access to these Dojos, and upgrade your skills. Once you complete the mission you need to get the upgrade, you obtain it and can use it any time. See the upgrades section for more info. Some upgrades include special combo attacks, ground attacks and finishing moves. PUNCHING ======== To punch an enemy, press and sqaure button. If you want to repetitively punch someone, then quickly keep on tapping the square button, and Kang will attack again as soon as he can. Note there are some times that you can't kick, like for example when he is on the ground, or just been hit. KICKING ======= There are two types of kicks that you can do. There is the low kick, and the jumping high kick. The high kick will get the enemy in the Torso, and the low kick will get them in the shins. Use both wisely. Press the traingle button to do a high kick, and the X button to do a low kick. GRAPPLES ======== If you don't know what a grapple is then I will tell you: it is when you grab someone. In this, there are different types of grapples that you can do, but most are locked. The only efficient time you can do a grapple on an enemy is when they are stunned. To do a grapple, press the circle button. Press combinations to do different grapples, you need to unlock them first, though. BLOCKING ======== If you don't want to get hit yourself, then press the L2 button and the analog stick away from the enemy. This will block punches and kicks, but just remember that not all attacks can be blocked, for example, if someone has a sword, it will still do damage to you. Same with character special attacks and grapples. ####################################################################### ======================================================================= WEAPON/SHOOTING BASICS ======================================================================= ####################################################################### TARGETING ========= If an enemy is near you, and you have go your weapons out (press R1 to pull your gun out) then Nick will automatically target the nearest enemy or enemy's car. MANUAL AIM ========== Sometimes the Automatic aim just wont cut it, like against snipers who can only be hit with Precision aim. To go into precision aim, hold down the R1 button. Use the left analog stick to move the target around, and press R1 to shoot. Press the R2 button and it will exit precision aiming mode. Just remember you can't move in this mode. You cannot use manual aim while you have a machinegun in your hand. DEFAULT HANDGUN =============== The default handgun that you have has Unlimited ammo, but still needs to reload. Once you upgrade to better default handguns, then you will get more ammo for them. The Handguns are the only weapons that need to be reloaded. So, you don't have to worry about ammo for them. DUEL WEAPONS ============ Nick has the ability to carry two weapons in his hand, as well as his two default weapons in his pockets. So, in one hand you can have a Shotgun, and in the other hand a machinegun. If you have a shotgun and a machinegun in your hand, to use the machinegun, hold down the fire button, and to use the shotgun, tap the fire button. If you have two shotguns, pressing fire will fire both of them. If you have two machineguns, holding fire will fire both of them. PICKING UP/DROPING WEAPONS ========================== If there is a machinegun on the ground, press the circle button and nick will kick it up into his hands. Like mentioned before, you can carry two weapons in your hands at once. To drop a weapon, press the R2 button. This will also reload the pistol, if you are carrying one in the other hand. Nick will auto drop weapons when they are out of ammo, anyway. UPGRADES ======== Just like Fighting, you can get upgrades for Shooting. You can get Default handgun upgrades, for example, your main weapon that you always have with you can change. They can change in power, rate of fire, or ammo capacity. Other upgrades you can get include duel targeting, aim assistance and laser scope. Get them upgraded by going to 24/7 locations. ####################################################################### ======================================================================= DRIVING BASICS ======================================================================= ####################################################################### STEERING ======== If you are use to using the d-pad in racing games, or just generally any game where you are driving; get use to the analog stick. The analog stick it the only thing you can use to steers in this. You can't use the d-pad to steer. Move the left analog stick left to steer and move left, and right to steer and move right. BREAKING ======== There are two types of stops you can do. The first is the normal breaking stop, and the second is the handbrake. Pressing square will brake normally, and then reverse. Pressing circle will help you take tighter corners, at the cost of speed. UPGRADES ======== Just like everything else, you can get upgrades for Driving. You can also get a car upgrade, by performing in street races. To obtain driving upgrades, visit 24/7 car locations, and listen to the instructions it gives you. CAR VARIABLES ============= Each car you come across is different is top speed, power, and acceleration, so you will need to get your driving right for each car. For example, don't pick a van if you are on a timed mission. Choose a fast car. CAR SHOOTING ============ You can shoot from cars in this, which is great! It so much reminds of GTA. You can just shoot normally forward, you can have a target, or you can use precision aim. Using precision aim in a car is the same as using it on foot. Just hold down R1, everything will go into slo-mo to help you get a good aim, and you can use the left analog stick to move your view. ####################################################################### ======================================================================= GAME SCREEN ======================================================================= ####################################################################### NICK'S HEALTH ============= Shown as a meter in the very top left hand corner of the screen. I think you all know what health is. If you get run over, shot, punched, sliced or anything else, you will lose health from this bar. Once the meter is at zero, you are dead. ENEMIES HEALTH ============== Shown at the very top right hand corner of the screen. When you punch, hit, slice, shoot or run over the enem,y his health will go down. When all his health his gone, he is dead, or unconscious. If there are more than one enemy, two other small meters can be seen under the main one. CAR HEALTH ========== Shown at top left hand corner of the screen, to the right of Nicks health. Each time your car gets bumped, or your car gets shot at or you just run into something, you will wreck parts of your car. Wrecked parts will be shown here. Once the icon is flashing, your car is on fire. AMMO METER ========== Just to the right of nicks health. Once you shoot bullet out or your gun, the meter will go down. When it is empty, nick will reload if they are your default weapons, or just drop the weapons if they are a machinegun, since they are out of ammo. If you are carrying two weapons, left ammo is shown on the left and right weapon ammo is shown on the right. GOOD COP STATUS =============== Shows how good or bad you have been. The more positive the number, the better. To get it up, do good deeds, do get it down, do bad deeds. The higher, the better, of course. You can find your good cop/bad cop points under the Ying Yang. REWARD POINTS ============= Nearly the same as good cop bad cop. When you do good deeds, you get reward points. When you do bad deeds, you lose points. Earn 100 reward points to get a badge. Badges gain access to 24/7 locations and shiels points can be used to gain health back or repair your car. DISTANCE METER ============== Shows how far you are to the guy that you are trailing. The farther up, the worse. It has to be somewhere in the middle, and make it stay that way. If you fall too far behind, you will fail the mission. This only appears in missions and on special optional crimes. SPOOK METER =========== The big coloured in question marks, the worse. If you get too close to the tailing vehicle, they will get spooked. When all question marks as filled up, they will know you are there and drive off like mad, which means mission failed. TIMER ===== Shows how much time is left to get to a spot, and complete the level. This will only show on missions, of course. Get to the spot before the timer reaches zero and it will go away. If the timer reaches zero, mission failed. RADAR/MINI MAP ============== Shows the locations of all different things. It shows where to go to access the next part of the missions, which way is north, which way you are heading, all of the streets around you, and also enemies in street crimes. STAMINA METER ============= Shown in fighting mode. Once you hit the eny, they lose stamina. Keep on kicking and punching the enemy and they will start to lose health as well as stamina. Once all stamina is lost, they will because dazed, and you can do a finishing move on them. ####################################################################### ======================================================================= MISSION TYPES ======================================================================= ####################################################################### True crime revolves around the same "type" of missions. Note I said "types." The mission type is the same, but the mission itself is different. ASSAULT ======= Everyone's favourite mode. No stealth or fighting involved, just go in, all guns blazing in this game mode. Beats stealth and stupid sniping levels, and especially fighting levels. FIGHTING ======== You are pitted against some opponents. In the early missions, it can just be one, but as you progress, you will fight more and more. Sometimes more will come after you beat the ones before them. DRIVE TO ======== Easiest possible mission. All you have to do is drive to a location. No time limit, etc. You can also use this level to go to 24/7 locations and get upgrades. Simple type of mission. RACE TO ======= A hard type of mission; I hate these, as I don't do well under time limits. You have to get to a location before the time limit runs out. You need to take the right paths and not crash. STEALTH ======= Ninja Style! Stealth means you have to infiltrate an area and try not to be seen. Thee are actually quite easy. Just run up behind an enemy and press the square button. Try not to be seen. Shoot the tranquilliser when you need to. TAILING ======= You need to stay on someone's tail so they can take you to their bosses. You need to stay behind them, not to close, but not too far. If you get to close, they get spooked. If you get too far behind, you lose them. TAKE DOWN ========= Couldn't think of a good name. There are only two types of these missions, I think. What you have to do is play like a Sniper and shoot another sniper using precision aim that is firing at you. Hard if you don't have good aim. GETAWAY ======= Enemies are chasing you, and you have to try to lose them to complete the mission. You will need to take corners fast to lose them, and make them smash. Alternatively, just shoot them all. VEHICLE SHOOTOUT ================ You are in a car, chasing another car (or vehicle). All you have to do in this type of mission is shoot the escaping car. This can be hard because they are firing at you. In a few levels it is a plane or helicopter, not a car you have to take down. ####################################################################### ======================================================================= FACILITIES ======================================================================= ####################################################################### There are lots of facilities that you can enter throughout the City of Los Angeles. HOPSITAL ======== Hospital signs look like a Plus on your radar. Go to the plus, and where the marker is, go up to it and your health will be restored. It will take some of your reward points off though. GARAGE ====== Looks like a Gas Pump icon on your radar. Drive to this, and go in the garage and it will restore your car to full health. Uses up badge points, and you can easily go and grab another car, not waste badge points on repairing your car. PARKING ======= Go into this marker, and it will save the game and show you the vehicles that you have unlocked. I'm not sure if they keep coming back all the time (respawning.) choose a car, and drive out. DOJO ==== Is ment to be a Barbell, but it really looks like a wide H, or an I. This place is open 24/7, and if you go to the icon, you can upgrade your Martial art skills to get an upgrade. CAR COURSE ========== Looks like a little car icon on your radar. Go to this icon, and you will be at the start of a driving course. Do what it says, and if you complete it, you can get then upgrade. TARGET ====== Looks like a target on your radar. Go to the icon, and you will be at Target Practise. Do what it says, and if you do it and complete it, you get an upgrade. ####################################################################### ======================================================================= OPTIONS ======================================================================= ####################################################################### CONTROLS ======== Here, you can change what controller setting you use. You can change the control setting, or you can easily make your own. I suggest that you use the custom settings, but if you are too use to Vice City, then change it to that. Also in controls you can set Vibration on and off. Last thing is Inverse aim on/off. I prefer on, because that is how I have had it from the very first time I played a game on the PS2. It means if you press up in precision aim, the rectile will move up if Inverse aim is off. AUDIO ===== Audio is music/sound effects/voice etc. I have no idea what output mode is, but you can select from Dolby, Pro Logic II, stereo, mono or even muted output. Also you can adjust how load the Effects are, the music are, the voice are, etc. Also, you can set the soundtracks that you want to play in the game. Great selection here. DISPLAY ======= Choose from Resolution, Wide screen, Radar Type and Subtitles. Putting Radar type on Rotary makes the mini gap on the game spin around when you turn around. Selecting fixed radar keeps the map still in a geographically correct orientation while the arrow representing nicks position rotates. If subtitles are on, it means that you will see writing below the movie, which says what they are saying. CREDITS ======= Not really an option, because you can't change it, but whatever. Select this to see who is responsible for the game. ####################################################################### ======================================================================= WALKTHROUGH ======================================================================= ####################################################################### SHOOTING PRACTISE ================= A very easy mission. All you have to do in this mission is to destroy 10 targets by shooting them. The opening movie is pretty funny, but then again, most are. Anyway, you get the default pistols to take down these targets. Just wait until the target comes down, and then just rapidly press R1 button. Try to kill all targets while they are down, as they wont come back up. When you have no targets to kill, but some more will be coming down, reload your weapon by pressing R2. It is better to do it now than to reload while the targets are down. Once you destroy 10 targets, the mission is complete. DRIVING TO THE E.O.D ==================== Simple mission really, you have 1:30 to get to the Elite Operations Divison. That is more than enough time to get there. From the start, get in the car turn around, a d then just head to the dot. Take the street that comes out onto the road the E.O.D is on. Drive to the green blip, and get out of your car and the mission is complete. DRIVING FOR CHOW ================ You have no time limit for this level, which make sit very easy. There is pretty much no way you can fail this mission. Firstly, do not go to the Green Blip. Instead, go around and explore the city, since this is the first time you will get a chance to. Also, you can go around to the 24/7 Locations and upgrade your skills, which is good to do this early on in the game, although you might not have enough shields to do so. If not, solve the street crimes. ####################################################################### ======================================================================= CHEATS + UNLOCKABLES ======================================================================= ####################################################################### COSTUME CHEATS ============== You can enter any one of these while creating a license plate. Once finished inputting the code name make sure the okay button is highlighted first then press L1 + R1 + X. HAWG Become a biker JASS Become a blind, mado-sachoism, donkey smoking a cigarette PHAM Become a butcher that is asian M1K3 Become a commando BRUZ Become a famous boxer B00B Become a female punk TFAN Become a gangster TATS Become a lady who has a tatoo everywhere MNKY Become a male punk J1MM Become a nasty corpse PIMP Become a pimp P1MP Become a pimp FATT Become a police officer in a higher position 5WAT Become a S.W.A.T. team member B00Z Become a street bum HARA Become a working asian MRFU Become an asian that likes gambling FUZZ Become Johnson the police officer B1G1 Become your female boss ROSA Become your partner HURT_M3 Become your partner but wearing ligneire instead MAP SCREEN CODES ================ Up, Right, Down, Left, Up, X Unlock All Impound Garage Cars R1 ,L1, up, right, left, down, L3, R3, x, Square, circle, triangle Unlocks Snoop Dogg PAUSE SCREEN CODES ================== Left, Right, Left, Right, X All Driving Upgrades Unlocked Up, Down, Up, Down, X All Fighting Moves Unlocked Right, Left, Right, Left, X All Gunplay Skills Unlocked Down, Down, Down, X Bigger Car up, x, x, x boost up, right, down, left, up, x Impound garage Cars Unlocked X, Circle, Square, Triangle Show's Nick Kang's Current Location up, up, up, x smaller car BONUS MOVIE =========== Beat the game with all three endings to get this movie. Note you don't have to start a new game to get a new ending, just select your episode. UNLOCK SNOOP DOG ================ Collect 30 Dogg Bones in the city to unlock Snoop Dog. ####################################################################### ======================================================================= SECRETS + GLITCHES ======================================================================= ####################################################################### NEMU SCREEN =========== Use the right analogue stick on the main menu to scroll the monochrome city background forward and backward at will. C Contributed By: jeevan3 SAVE TRICK ========== Before you enter any Impound Garage remove your memory card and the game will prompt you to insert the memory card if you want to save your game, re-insert the memory card then save your game. At this point you can either override an existing file or create a new file, now is when you can create your new license plate with either a new character, new car colour, or new name on the plate with out losing anything you have unlocked in the game, finally all you have to do now is save you game and enjoy. Note: This can probably be done anywhere the game saves but it's best doing it at the garages because you can see the new car color if you have changed it and you know it has worked, also if you change characters you will need to exit the garage before you see the new character you have chosen. Contributed By: nocturnized WALL GLITCH =========== Make pedestrians go through any wall Find any wall on the street and stand very close to it, facing it. Wait untill a pedestrian comes along, then press O to frisk him/her. If you did it right and were close to and facing the wall, Nick will push the pedestrian through the wall. Contributed By: starcrafttroop64 UNLIMITED AMMO ============== First get the gun you want to have for unlimited ammo for(ie: AK-47). Get that gun into Kang's right hand by picking up another gun. When you get close to running out of ammo with the gun that is in your right hand, holster your guns, then fire the gun into the air by pressing R2+R1, you only have to fire it once, and you should notice that the clip automatically reloads as Kang puts the guns back into his holsters. Then unholster your weapons and the gun you have in you right hand should be fully reloaded. note: This only works with the gun you have in your left hand. And also only works when you are in those open ended missions (the ones where you can solve street crimes), not the ones where you shoot your way through the mission because in those missions you can't holster your guns. Not all guns hold the same amount of ammo, for example an Uzi and a shotgun Contributed By: dasplota Secrets CAR COLOUR ========== While creating a license plate hold down L1 + R1 then use the left analog stick to browse through the colors. Contributed By: St0nedf0rLyfeX VARIOUS SYMBOLS =============== When creating a new license plate press and hold L1 + R1 the press left or right on the left analog and you should see various symbols you can input on the plate these include a Hand, Heart, Star, Plus sign, Minus sign, and Handicap sign. ####################################################################### ======================================================================= STREET CRIMES GUIDE ======================================================================= ####################################################################### STREET CRIMES ============= Street crimes are crimes that happen of L.A that you can choose to pursue and arrest criminal to get rewards. GETTING STREET CRIMES ===================== The only mission types that you can get Street crimes in are the Drive to missions. These have no time limits and you are out in the open. Street crimes will now appear on the map, so go over to it and do the mission. REWARDS ======= Doing Street Crimes can give you Badge points and Good cop points. They don't work together though. Lets say that you use a headshot to take down an enemy. You will lose a Good cop point, but you will gain some badge points. LOCATIONS ========= Once the announcer says what is going on, then on your radar you will see red dots. One red dot is for each criminal.. Go to these red dots. CRIME GUIDE ============ ENEMIES IN CARS TIPS ==================== - If you don't have good aim, just get close to the enemy vehicle and rapidly fire at it. It will soon be wrecked and the criminal will get out. - Shoot at the tires. Go into precision aiming mode by holding down R1, and aim for the tires. This will bring the car down quicker. - Try to stay close to the enemy so that your bullets will actually hit him, and not just go anywhere. - Try to let the rectile pass over him before you start shooting. If the rectile isn't over him, you are not targeted and could hit civilians. CRIMINALS WHO DON'T KNOW YOU ============================ - Show them your badge by pressing and holding R2, and then press the square button. They will either fight you, or run. Mostly fight you. - Shoot a Warning shot. Press and hold the R2 button and then press R1. This will make them run away. - Just run up and start a fight with them straight away. Run up and press the punch button. This can be a timesaver because they wont run. But it blows your chance of normally arresting them. CRIMINALS FIGHTING YOU ====================== - Fight them back. There is nothing wrong with this, since they are fighting you, you have the right to fight them back. Use whatever moves you want, finshing moves, grapples, whatever. Just don't shoot them. - Don't throw your weapon at them. I accidently did this with a pipe or something. You lose a Good Cop point if you do this (Press circle to throw it at the enemy.) - When the enemy is unconscious on the ground, then press R2 + O to arrest him. Nick will slap the cuffs on, and you will get a good cop point. - You can use weapons against them, melee weapons only though, not guns. CRIMINALS RUNNING AWAY ====================== - Do a sliding attack. To do a sliding attack, press the X button. This will go for their feet and knock them over. Wait to they get up and fight them. - Do a diving attack. Run up to the enemy and press the circle button. This will knock them to the ground. Wait until they get up, then fight them. - Like the other moves, you can press the square button to do a clothesline attack. Remebr don't shoot him. CRIMINALS SHOOTING AT YOU ========================= - Shoot them back. Yeah, you have to do this, otherwise you will die! Just get the normal Rectile up, and shoot them. No good cop points will be awarded, but that is better than dying! - Go for neutralising shots. This can be quite bad, as you will most likely be shot while in precision mode. Go for the leg or something, and not the head. ####################################################################### ======================================================================= UPGRADE TYPES ======================================================================= ####################################################################### GRAPPLE UPGRADES ================ Shown at the Dojo only when you get Bonus cruising. To get bonus cruising, complete an episode 100% (Do every episode, minus the alts.) The type of challenge will be to defeat a few enemies and then beat the boss to get his signature move. This is quite easy. Just pick on one person, and then just fight them. Do the finishing move, and that can usually knock them out. If it doesn't, jump on him when he is down if you have that manoeuvre. If you don't have that, then pick on someone else, then wait for him to get up, the pick on him. The main guy you have to fight is a boss. He has more health than the others, and is generally a better fighter than the other guys you had to fight. Just get a lot of punches and kicks in, and do special moves when he loses stamina. Should be easy. FIGHTING SKILLS =============== Located at the dojo when you are in a drive to mission. A drive to mission is where you don't have a time limit, so you can just go around cruising the city, and get upgrades, like this. Head towards the dojo. Here is what you have to do in this upgrade: Perform the manoeuvre you are going to unlock a certain amount of times. When you first spend the shield and go into the place, it will show you the button combo. Write it down if you have a bad memory, and perform the attack on the punching bags that come. For special moves, you have to get the bag dazed, and then use the special attack. Just hit it a few times, and Kang will go "Yeah". Now enter the special move. Do the special moves however many times you need to and you will get the upgrade. NEW CARS ======== Can only be unlocked while you are doing the Bonus Cruising. To get the bonus cruising, defeat an Episode completing it 100%. This means you have to do every level, and not skip any (except the alts.) To get the new car, go to the car symbol. To obtain the car, you need to beat others in a street race. You can see where you need to finish, so race to that point, but you need to plan out a route. The computer knows the best route, so you can follow the leader, and then overtake him at the last second. It is better if you go into the street race with a fast car, like the ones you start out with. You can get these from the impound parking garages scattered around the city, and then take it to the car icon, and race the competitors. You have no guns in this, so you can't shoot them. You can attempt to ram them off the road, but watch out, as they can tend to do the same things to you. CAR SKILLS UPGRADES =================== Found at the car symbol when you are doing a drive to mission, meaning you don't have a time limit to get anywhere, so you can do what you please. In this time, go to the car symbol and it will show you the manoeuvre you need to do. It will show you the manoeuvre. Do this manoeuvre at least once, while avoiding the obstacles. Avoiding the obstacles can be hard, because some of the pedestrian cardboard cutouts can move. Stop before the line, and the wait for them to come up, then work a way around it. Avoid the barrels and barriers as well. Once you have passed the finish line, anything you hit after that isn't counted as an obstacle hit. GUN UPGRADES ============ Go to the gun symbol while you are on bonus cruising. Here, you can get new default gun upgrades, meaning that the weapon you have all the time that has unlimited ammo (but needs to reload) can be upgraded. This upgraded are model, damage, and capacity. All you have to do is to survive the gun course. This is very easy. Little cutouts with guns will start shooting at you once they pop up. There aim is bad, so you can easily avoid them. Just shoot them and destroy them. Get to the end of the course and the upgrade is complete. Remember to dodge back abit and start shooting to dodge the bullets and to destroy the targets easily. GUN SKILLS UPGRADES =================== These can only be gotten during Cruising missions or Drive to missions. Drive to missions are levels with no time limit. Anyway, go to target icon on the radar, and you will be at the place where you did the shooting practise (very first level.) What you have to do here is shoot down targets. Pretty simple. For the first part, you need to just aim at the targets and shoot them and not shoot civilian targets. Just aim, and shoot and don't shoot when a civilan is in front of a target. Next, you will need to go for precision aiming to get neutralising shots. Shoot the enemy in the leg/arm, not the head to get a neutralising shot. It can get very hard as the upgrades go on, and good aiming is needed. ####################################################################### ======================================================================= MISCELLANEOUS TIPS ======================================================================= ####################################################################### FRISKING PEOPLE =============== If you walk up to someone and press the circle button, nick will frisk them. Frisking means, "searching them." Only certain people carry contraband, and you can tell them. Here is now: If someone walks past you, they look at you. If they look at you, they are innocent. The ones that don't look are guilty; frisk them. Each successful frisk earns you a good cop point. EASY GOOD COP POINTS ==================== Go to a Stealth mission, for example, the one where you have to sneak into the warehouse. Just run up and press square on all enemies to get a good cop point. Do this to all enemies and get points, then wait to it saves, go into the next mission and go exit. Now go to resume game and choose the same level from the episodes list. You will rack up points in no time. EASY BAD COP POINTS =================== If, for some reason, you want to become a bad cop, just kill everyone you see. Pull out your guns, and just start shooting and killing everyone. You can also run people over and lose a good cop point per person you run over. STREET CRIMES ============= If you are a person who takes things easy (like doesn't shoot people) should pursue street crimes. If you like shooting everyone, but also want a good cop status, then it might be better not going to these street crimes, because you will most likely cause more damage than good if you start shooting everyone. THREATS ======= If you go up to someone and press R2 + R1, you will fire a warning shot in the air, which is like threatening them to surrender, or you will kill them. If you flash your badge, that can make them surrender as well. ####################################################################### ======================================================================= BASIC GUIDE STUFF ======================================================================= ####################################################################### COPYRIGHT ========= This document is Copyright 2003 Aaron baker. It cannot be reproduced under any circumstanses except for person and private use. Please email me if you would like to use this guide on your website. 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