Vigilante 8: Second Offense

Password screen:
Enter the options screen, select "Game Status", highlight one of the characters, then hold L + R.
Information in this section was contributed by PinheadGun.

Invincibility:
Enter ELBICNIVNI as a password. This is especially useful in quest mode.
Information in this section was contributed by Brandon Bates and Sct904.

Rapid fire mode:
Enter RAPID_FIRE as a password to remove the delay when shooting weapons.
Information in this section was contributed by PinheadGun.

Solo play in arcade mode:
Enter HOME_ALONE as a password.
Information in this section was contributed by PinheadGun.

No gravity:
Enter NO_GRAVITY as a password. Gravity will be reduced to the point that your car will almost float when a bump is hit
Information in this section was contributed by mike and PinheadGun.

Big wheels:
Enter GO_MONSTER as a password.
Information in this section was contributed by PinheadGun.

View all ending sequences:
Enter LONG_MOVIE as a password to view all endings in one continuous sequence.
Information in this section was contributed by PinheadGun.

Same cars in multi-player:
Enter MIXED_CARS as a password to allow more than one person to select the same car in multi-player mode.
Information in this section was contributed by PinheadGun.

All characters:
Enter LLA_KCOLNU as a password to unlock all characters. Note: Their quests will not be completed.
Information in this section was contributed by Brandon Bates and Cable9960.

All characters have maximum stats:
Enter LLA_DORTOH as a password.
Information in this section was contributed by Brandon Bates and Cable9960.

No wheel attachments:
Enter DRIVE_ONLY as a password to keep wheel attachments from appearing.
Information in this section was contributed by PinheadGun.

Super missiles:
Enter BLAST_FIRE as a password to increase the damage from missiles.
Information in this section was contributed by PinheadGun.

Attract enemies:
Enter UNDER_FIRE as a password to have three enemies to attack simultaneously.
Information in this section was contributed by PinheadGun.

Slow motion mode:
Enter GO_SLOW_MO as a password.
Information in this section was contributed by PinheadGun.

Heavier cars:
Enter GO_RAMMING as a password to increase your car's weight and ramming ability.
Information in this section was contributed by PinheadGun.

Lighter cars:
Enter HI_CEILING as a password to decrease your car's weight and hover higher than normal.
Information in this section was contributed by Will Wedow.

Faster cars:
Enter MORE_SPEED as a password.
Information in this section was contributed by PinheadGun.

Fast action:
Enter QUICK_PLAY as a password to enable a random arcade feature.
Information in this section was contributed by PinheadGun.

High suspensions:
Enter JACK_IT_UP as a password.
Information in this section was contributed by PinheadGun.

Ultra rez option:
Note: This code requires the RAM expansion pak. Enter GO_MAX_REZ as a password.

Disable codes:
Enter NO_CODE or any invalid password three consecutive times.
Information in this section was contributed by PSXtreme2222.

Special attacks:

Interceptor Missiles
Attack 1: Up, Up, Down, Machine Gun
Attack 2: Up, Up, Up, Machine Gun
Attack 3: Up, Up, Right, Machine Gun

Bull's Eye Rockets
Attack 1: Up, Down, Down, Machine Gun
Attack 2: Up, Down, Up, Machine Gun
Attack 3: Up, Down, Right, Machine Gun

Sky Hammer Mortar
Attack 1: Down, Down, Down, Machine Gun
Attack 2: Down, Down, Up, Machine Gun
Attack 3: Down, Down, Right, Machine Gun

Brusier Cannon
Attack 1: Down, Up, Down, Machine Gun
Attack 2: Down, Up, Up, Machine Gun
Attack 3: Down, Up, Right, Machine Gun

Roadkill Mines
Attack 1: Left, Right, Down, Machine Gun
Attack 2: Left, Right, Up, Machine Gun
Attack 3: Right, Left, Right, Machine Gun

Brimstone Burner
Attack 1: Right, Left, Up, Machine Gun
Attack 2: Right, Left, Down, Machine Gun
Attack 3: Right, Left, Right, Machine Gun

Characters:
Complete the following tasks to unlock each character in the game.
Information in this section was contributed by NotOnL8LY.

Coyotes
Lord Clyde: Complete all objectives in quest mode with Nina Loco, Molo, and Dallas 13.
Obake: Complete all objectives in quest mode with Lord Clyde.
Boogie: Complete all objectives in quest mode with Obake.
Note: You cannot play Quest Mode as Boogie

Vigilantes
Houston: Complete all objectives in quest mode with Sheila, John Torque, and The Flying All-Star Trio.
Convoy: Complete all objectives in quest mode with Houston
Dave's Cultsmen: Complete all objectives in quest mode with Convoy.
Note: You cannot play Quest Mode with Dave's Cultsmen.

Drifters
Chassey Blue: Complete all objectives in quest mode with Astronaut Bob O., Garbage Man, and Agent R. Chase.
Padre Destino: Complete all objectives in quest mode with Chassey Blue.
Dusty 'Earth': Complete all objectives in quest mode with Padre Destino.
Note: you cannot play Quest Mode with Dusty 'Earth'.

Hint: Launch Site weapons:
Go to the tower in the middle of the Launch Site level. Approach to the tunnel that does not go through and wait until the lights above are green beforine driving in. You will be taken up on to the tower and a booster rocket will be placed on back of your vehicle. Then, you will be shot into the air and dropped. Collect the weapons, that include specials and radar jammers. This may be repeated as much as needed, unless the tower is destroyed.
Information in this section was contributed by Thomas369.

Hint: Quick start:
To rev up your engines for a quick start, press Gas + Brake. After revving up, you should do a wheelie. This is useful for a quick start and for getting up hills.
Information in this section was contributed by StevenRP.

Hint: Fly higher:
Get the hover upgrade, then hold Gas and repeatedly press Up.
Information in this section was contributed by Daniel Bavani.

Hint: Triple salvage points:
Destroy your opponents with a special weapon to get triple salvage points.
Information in this section was contributed by Thomas369.

Hint: Easy chassis:
Go to the options and turn the damage on high and the difficulty on low. Each icon will now be worth 7.
Information in this section was contributed by Metallica6651.

Hint: Alaskan Pipeline: Grind:
When you enter the level, head towards the water and you will pass between two pipes that go into the ground. Right after you go between them, turn left and you will see a ramp. Go up the ramp and turn left, then turn left again on to another oil silo. You should be looking across to another one. Slowly drive off it to land on the pipes, going into the ground to grind across them. You can do a 50-50 a 180 or car (board) slide.
Information in this section was contributed by Skyd25250.

Hint: Area 51: Launch nuclear missile:
Collect the hover upgrade in the second hanger (the one on the immediate right if you are player one). Then, blast through the back of the hanger and fly over the hill so the radar dishes detect you. When you hear the radar dish give off a signal and move, you have approximately twenty to thirty seconds to set off the nuclear rocket. Detach the hover upgrade and drive to the left of the Area 51 administration building. Use your machine guns to blast through the side doors. Drive through the building and pick up two special weapons and a wrench. Use your machine guns again to blast the other side doors. Once through the building, drive right and around the missile silo. You will see a green light overhead, indicating the missile launch is ready. Drive underneath the green light and the nuclear missile will launch. The missile will seek whomever you are locked on to and cause a good amount of damage. Note: Repeat the steps to do this as many times as desired.
Information in this section was contributed by Command Station.

Shoot out doors of the building and drive through. Half way through you will hear a small click. Drive to the lights by the silo your facing. If one is red and one is green, go under and the missile will launch. It will fly towards the car that is targeted. If the lights are both red, drive through again until you hear the click. There is a long reload time between missiles - one may not launch if one was very recently fired. The missiles also will not launch if the building is destroyed. Additionally, at least one satellite dish must be present to launch.
Information in this section was contributed by Charles J.

Hint: Arizona: Airborne in crater:
Enable the "Faster cars" code. Start in the middle of the crater and circle around until you get enough speed. Speed out of one of the sides and you will become airborne. When you reach the boundary of the level, you will be launched back and land back in the crater. You can continue the trick until you wreck.
Information in this section was contributed by Skyd25250.

Hint: Arizona: Big ant:
Destroy the observatory in Arizona and wait until the loud explosion. Examine the big crater in the middle of the level to find a big asteroid. Destroy the asteroid and a giant ant will emerge and shoot everyone in the level.
Information in this section was contributed by Thomas369 and Alex D.

Destroy the ant, and stand in the middle of the crater. When the big rock appears, it will land on you and you will fly.
Information in this section was contributed by Danny Shaffer.

Choose Convoy and make sure your trailer does not explode. Destroy the Observatory and wait for the meteor. When the ant emerges, get blown in the air above the ant. The trailer should come off, possibly destroying it.
Information in this section was contributed by GDck.

Release the big ant in Arizona, but do not go in the crater. The big ant will not try to kill you, even if you attack it.
Information in this section was contributed by garfield fisher.

Hint: Arizona: Rolling donut:
Destroy the donut shop in the Arizona level without damaging the "Super Donut" on top. The donut will roll around the level destroying enemies. This may be done on each of the two donut shops in the level.
Information in this section was contributed by Chad B.

Hint: Arizona: Spinning Trasher:
Enable the "Rapid fire mode" code. Select Garbage Man and go to Arizona. Get about eighteen specials and use as many as you can in two seconds. The Trasher will be spinning.
Information in this section was contributed by riter27.

Hint: Arizona: Rocket:
Go to one of the gas stations in the Arizona level and shoot the rocket located there with your machine gun. It will launch and hit your enemy.
Information in this section was contributed by starpod77.

Hint: Arizona: Attacking police:
If you shoot the cop in the Arizona level he will attack you by ramming your vehicle.

Hint: Arizona: Helping the cop:
Either Choose a Heavyweight (Convoy, Garbage Man, etc.) or use the Magnetic Mine. This should hold the car the cop is after. Enable the "Invincibility" code, then use John Torque and stay inside the cop. When an enemy appears, make sure he has fire (Mortar Cannon, Bullseye Rockets, etc.). When he shoots you with it, the cop will go after the enemy, making the level easier to complete. Note: When the cop chases the enemies, about the third or fourth time he will park on a cliff or get stuck in the air.
Information in this section was contributed by GDck.

Hint: Arizona: Get away from cop:
Choose Padre Destino, then attack the police. Aim at the enemy and use the special move. Make sure he is far away or the cop will come after you, then he will go away.
Information in this section was contributed by GDck.

Hint: Arizona: Cop has upgrades:
Enable the "Big wheels" or "High suspension" codes and attack the police. He should have the same upgrades as you do.
Information in this section was contributed by GDck.

Hint: Arizona Gas station armor:
Go to one of the two gas stations. Stop in-between the pumps and snack shop. You will hear a sound as if your car was in the repair shop. In about five seconds, the sound will stop and you will have more armor than before. You may do this as many times as needed unless the gas stations are destroyed. Note: It will take some time before you can do it again.
Information in this section was contributed by Hank Judd.

Hint: Florida: Shark:
You can be attacked by a shark by getting the hydrofloater power ups and going next to a certain buoy.
Information in this section was contributed by ourgang.

Hint: Florida: Extra damage:
When using Bob O's special in the Florida level, a good spot to release when your special runs out is into the fans or jets. Be careful not to get yourself pulled into them. This will also buy you some time to get other weapons. This is also effective to launch enemies into the fans to complete that objective.
Information in this section was contributed by Metallica6651.

Hint: Louisiana: Ghosts:
Destroy the graves in the cemetery. Ghosts will appear and begin attacking.
Information in this section was contributed by Sean Cebrian.

If an enemy is close by when you destroy the tombs, the ghosts may attack the enemy instead of you.
Information in this section was contributed by CHRISLNEAL102408.

When you destroy a tomb, drive very fast to the one next to it and also destroy it. If done correctly, there should be more than one ghost circling the ruins of a tomb. The ghosts will keep circling until they attack someone. You can get up to five ghosts this way, but you need to be very fast to outrun the them.
Information in this section was contributed by CHRISLNEAL102408.

To escape from the ghosts without being attacked, drive into the deep water (the water that can you sink in and come out elsewhere). The ghosts cannot attack you.
Information in this section was contributed by CHRISLNEAL102408.

Hint: Louisiana: Flood:
Approach the bridge (or dam) and shoot at the nearby wheel. It will start to spin and the bridge will begin to raise. Keep shooting until the bridge is completely raised. Repeat this at the other bridge. In a few seconds, it will start to flood.
Information in this section was contributed by Howard Hemmer.

Hint: Louisiana: Hidden bonuses:
Get Gator trapped in the charges in the water section. Specials and wrenches will fly out.

Hint: Louisiana: Destroy enemies easier:
Choose someone that has a special that can send the enemies flying (Garbage Man, Convoy, etc.). Make sure that they get in the lake on the left. If near the bayou, it is the lake on the left; on the right if in the grave yard; or get them into the deep water. This is also useful in two player or quest mode. Note: You can also do this in the Florida level. Bump them into the shark, throw them in deep water, or attack them to take their floaters off.
Information in this section was contributed by GDck.

Hint: Pennsylvania: Molten metal ooze:
Find the red-orange steel that sets you on fire if you touch it. Shoot it and it will melt, oozes across the river, and disappear. This is useful when enemies are on the other side.
Information in this section was contributed by Lacyrneal.

Hint: Utah Ski Resort: Snow games:
There are three different snow games to play. If you do them properly, you will get extra power-ups, weapons, etc. Go to the top of the hill via ski lifts, or by just driving. The first game is a skiing type slalom (obtain the ski powerup first). Successfully slalom the blue/red flags. A winner's stand with power-ups will appear at the bottom, by the resort. The second is a ski slope/ramp. To get to the ramp, you must first drive into the tower at the top of the hill. Drive down the ramp as fast as possible. Once in the air, you can do tricks and get points for power-ups at the winner's stand. The last ski game is the luge, all the way on the left. Run the luge (with the ski powerup) and hit all the check points. Finish at the bottom and pick up power-ups at the winners stand. All these mini-games can be done as often as needed, but you must break your previous score in order to keep getting power-ups.
Information in this section was contributed by Seth Brown.

Hint: Utah Ski Resort: Going back up the ski jump:
Note: This trick is almost impossible, but can be done. Enable the "More speed" code. Take a car that has a medium or slow top speed, but good acceleration and go down the ramp of the ski jump. Launch off all the way to the opposite side and you will bounce off the edge in mid-air, just like in the Arizona level. On the way back, do a 180 and land back on the ramp. Hit the brakes right when you hit the ramp (if you do not do this, you will go straight through the jump). If done correctly, you can slowly accelerate the car up the ramp until you get to the tower. You will be able to go right down the tower or out the other side.
Information in this section was contributed by Skyd25250.

Hint: Fire all ammo:
Enable the "Rapid Fire" code, then begin game play. Get any gun, get close to an opponent, then rapidly tap Fire. The gun should fire all of its ammunition in about five seconds.
Information in this section was contributed by Thomas369.

Hint: Brimstone Burner:
Equip the Brimstone Burner and have at least 16 fire "units". Find your enemy in the level and drive up to him until you have made contact with his vehicle. Launch the Brimstone Burner's Fire Wall (Right, Left, Down, Machine Gun) onto his vehicle. If done correctly, it will do a large amount of damage and sometimes instantly destroy the other vehicle.

Hint: Easy Whammies:
An easy way to get Whammies is to use Bob O's Special. While the enemy is still hooked on, change weapons and fire them . This works well with the Bruiser Cannon and Bull's Eye Missiles.
Information in this section was contributed by Metallica6651.

Unlock the Samson Tow Truck and enable the "Same cars in multi-players" code. Have both players one and two be the Samson Tow Truck. Go to any level with at least one enemy. Get the special for both vehicles, and get near the enemy car. Both players should grab the same car with the special move at approximately the same time, then pull away from the other player. You can get over 200 Whammy be doing this. This does not always "TOTAL!" the car.
Information in this section was contributed by Rich Leed.

Hint: Whammies multiplied:
Play as Bob O and use your special. While they are attached, you can use the Cow Puncher Special to do a Whammie X4.
Information in this section was contributed by Metallica6651.

This trick requires the Samson Tow Truck and the Moontrekker, along with both of their specials. This will work best if you use it on a heavy vehicle such as the garbage truck, bus, etc. Start a two player or multi-player game. Both players should target the same heavy vehicle, then whoever is playing as the Tow Truck should use their special to grab onto the enemy. While they are still holding the enemy, the player with the Moontrekker should use their special -- do not wait too long. This will probably work better if the player with the Tow Truck does not drive around with the enemy in tow. This could lead up to a possible 200x Whammie.
Information in this section was contributed by Oddzilla2000.

Hint: Double garbage truck:
If there are three garbage trucks, get one to use the Compactor on another garbage truck. Then, use your garbage truck to use the Compactor on the first truck that is already holding the other truck.
Information in this section was contributed by GDck.

Hint: Convoy's truck:
Convoys regular truck is a 1950's Autocar Diesel. His upgraded truck is a 1977 Kenworth W900.
Information in this section was contributed by GDck.

Hint: Convoy's truck to Lizard Tail's Truck:
Press C-Down at the single player screen to display the color change menu. Set the brightness to two percent (the white one) and change the color to purple. Convoy's Truck will now resemble Lizard Tail's truck from 18 Wheeler American Pro Trucker.
Information in this section was contributed by Gdck.

Hint: Torque's car:
Get Torque's car upgraded to where all stats are at maximum. Then, enable the "Invincibility" code and choose his car. Get the cop to chase you and it will resemble the movie Smokey and the Bandit.
Information in this section was contributed by GDck.

Hint: Special weapons:
Information in this section was contributed by Reborn Classics.

Sheila: Gatling gun
J.T.: Revolver
Trio: Firecrackers
Houston: Tow Swing
Convoy: Blast Horns
Dave: Aliens
Dallas: Death Ray
Nina: Missile
Molo: Killer Exhaust
Clyde: Static Shock
Obake: Rift Blade
Boogie: Mirror Ball Blast
Bob O.: Monkey Slash
Garbage Man: Trasher
Chase: Time Freeze
Chassey: Satellite Ray
Padre: Undertaker
Dusty: Whirlwind