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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Cheat Mode Enter one of the following codes to activate the corresponding cheat function. 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.
Code: | Result: | Pause game play, then press Minus, 2, Minus, Minus, 2, D-pad Up at the main menu. | $5,000 | Press 2, Minus, 2, Minus, Minus, D-pad Up at the main menu. | All movies | Pause game play, then press 2, D-pad Left, 2, D-pad Right, Minus, D-pad Down at the main menu. | Full ammunition | Pause game play, then press Left, Minus, Right, 2, Right, Up at the main menu. | Full health |
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.
"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.
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.
Film Clips list Do the following to get the specified Clip:
Unlockable: | How to Unlock: | Are You Ready To Do Me This Favor? Clip | Complete "Change Of Plans" Mission | Carlo Goes For A Ride Clip | Complete "It's Only Business" Mission | Carlo Learns A Lesson Clip | Complete "Sonny's War" Mission | Don Sends Luca On An Errand Clip | Collect 20 Film Reels | Five Shots Clip | Complete "The Don is Dead" Mission | Good Morning Mr. Woltz Clip | Collect 70 Film Reels | Johnny Fontane Clip | Collect 10 Film Reels | Luca's Demise Clip | Collect 30 Film Reels | Mattresses Montage Clip | Complete "A Recipe for Revenge" Mission | Meeting With Sollozzo Clip | Complete "A Grave Situation" Mission | Mr. Bonasera Clip | Complete "The Enforcer" Mission | Mr. Woltz Clip | Complete "Death To The Traitor" Mission | Regarding Sollozzo Clip | Complete "The Alley" Mission | Sicilian Sign Clip | Complete "Sleeping With The Fishes" Mission | Sonny And Tom Argue Again Clip | Complete "Fireworks" Mission | Sonny And Tom Disagree Clip | Complete "Intensive Care" Mission | Sonny At The Tollbooth Clip | Collect 85 Film Reels | Sorry Sally Clip | Collect 100 Film Reels | Spoiled Guinea Brat Clip | Complete "The Silent Witness" Mission | The Baptism Clip | Complete "Baptism By Fire" Mission | The Don Is Dead Clip | Collect 40 Film Reels | The Don's Demise Clip | Complete "Order To Kill" Mission | Trigger Too Tight Clip | Complete "Horseplay" Mission | Whack Paulie Clip | Collect 55 Film Reels | Where's Michael? Clip | Complete "Now It's Personal" Mission |
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. |