Cheats and Unlockables
Cheat Mode
Pause, choose "Settings", then "Cheats" and enter the code. It can be turned on and off.
- Steelman: invincibility.
Unlockables
- Complete the game: Atlus Racer, Negotiator, Ram Raider and the "Then & Now" option to change era.
- 2006 era: complete the mission "Ransom" in 1978.
- Body Snatcher: reach 666 miles on the odometer, then attack a pedestrian or a police officer in melee to play as them.
- Night Mode (always night): 700 miles. Short Day (a day lasts 24 seconds): 800 miles. Far Out (psychedelic effect): 900 miles.
- Free garage: accumulate a total of $99,999.
- Weapons: Aust PUP (Gauntlet mission), Blaine (House Wrecker), F70 and Gangster (Tailgate), grenade launcher (Kidnap), L15 (Jail Break), RPG (Shell Shock), Service 9 (Last Chance), SF10 (Guardian Angel).
- Star tokens (1978 or 2006): 10 stars = 50 health, 20 = double nitro, 30 = double ammo capacity, 40 = double duration for V-Edit cars, 50 = free vehicle upgrade.
- Race cars (by winning races in first place): Andec Racer (Jersey Racetrack 1978, hard), Bonsai Racer (La Guardia 1978, medium), Brooklyn Racer (Jersey 1978, medium), BX-9 Racer (Hunts Point 2006, medium), Cerrano Racer (mission "Circuit Breaker"), Cerva Racer (Hunts Point 1978, medium), Colonna Racer (Jersey 2006, medium), Kramer Racer (Hunts Point 2006, hard), MX2000 Racer (La Guardia 2006, medium), Melizzano Racer (La Guardia 1978, hard), Prestige Racer (Jersey 2006, hard), San Marino Racer (Hunts Point 1978, hard), Zenda Racer (La Guardia 2006, hard), San Marino Spyder Racer (Manhattan Driver GP 1978), Torrex Racer (Manhattan Driver GP 2006), Raven Racer (Long Island Driver GP 1978), Hot Rod (Long Island Driver GP 2006).
Tricks and Tips
- Prison bus: in the mission "Jail Break", when you arrive with the transport, stop in the middle of the gate so it doesn't close, without going all the way in. On the left there is a gray bus labeled "Prison Transport System": get in, put it in the garage and hurry back to the prison. You will still have to break the three doors. Available only once.
- Easy money: win a circuit race without touching the wall or other racers: $10,000 bonus for a clean race. In the third mission, where Ray asks you to collect $1,500, win the La Guardia Circuit on any difficulty. After the race the circuit closes: save (with autosave turned off) and restart the mission. The circuit will be available again and the money you won stays: repeat as much as you like, then use it to upgrade the cars at Ray's.
- Free parts and modifications: go to a garage and start a race, but before choosing the difficulty go back to the garage, customize and repair all the cars you can. Leave, start the race and restart it: the money comes back, the modifications and parts stay (the car that is racing is not modified for free).
- Cheaper customization: once the game is finished, take a car or a bike from Ray; if it is from 2006 go to 1978 and customize it spending 10 times less.
Secrets and References
- Photo of Ray: in all of Ray's shops in 1978, go up the stairs and zoom in on the table.
- References to Driver: Driver posters in the 1978 house; "Lives Tanner" graffiti in the 2006 hideout; Driver strategy guides at the police station. Many traffic cars are replicas of those in the first Driver.
- DRIV3R: outside the building where they shoot the corrupt cop (mission "Kidnap", 1978), zoom in with a pistol on the yellow dumpsters to see copies of DRIV3R.
- Stuntman: Stuntman posters on the walls of the 1978 house.
- The development team: photos in the newspapers on the street, in the taxis, on the dartboard and in the fridge; the Reflections logo in the graffiti, the Atari logo on a neon sign in Times Square.
Real Cars
- 1978: Fairview (Lincoln Town Car), Grand Valley (Chevy Bel Air), Brooklyn (Ford Mustang GT350), Cerrano (Ford Mustang GT500 1970), Cerva (Chevrolet Monte Carlo 1976), Andec (Dodge Charger or Buick Skylark 1967), Bonsai (Nissan Skyline 1970), Melizzano (Lamborghini Miura), San Marino (Chevrolet Corvette Stingray), Raven (Lotus Esprit or Vector W12), Land Roamer (Ford Bronco), Boldius (Peterbilt cab), Delivery Van (Ford Econoline 350).
- 2006: Atlus (Chrysler 300C), Colonna (Honda Accord), Prestige (Chrysler Sebring or Dodge Intrepid), Torrex (Ford Crown Victoria), Kramer (Dodge Neon), Miyagi (Ford Focus), BX-9 (Aston Martin DB9 Coupé), MX2000 (Mazda RX-7), Teramo (Dodge Viper GTS-R or TVR Speed Six), Zenda (Bugatti Veyron), Indiana (Lexus RX300 or Volkswagen Touareg), Montara (Cadillac Escalade), Antilli VO3 (Ducati Supersport 1000 DS).
