Twisted Metal 2 Cheats, Codes & Secrets

Last Updated on Sep 21, 2023

This page contains cheats, hints, Easter eggs, secrets, and tips for Twisted Metal 2. We will continually update this page when we come across more useful cheats and tips.

Twisted Metal 2 Cheats For PS1

Game Difficulty

To change the game's difficulty, head over to Options. You can choose between Easy, Medium, or Hard.

Rearview Mirror

To enable or disable the rearview mirror, hold Right and press Select.

Minimap

To enable or disable the minimap, hold Left and press Select.

Zoom

To zoom out the camera, hold Up and press Select. This will allow you to cycle through the different camera positions.

Inventory

To see the full inventory count of your inventory of weapons, hold Down and press Select. Do the same to disable it.

Special Attacks

These are attacks that use up your energy meter that is located above your weapon count.

Attack Name	Description	Code
Freeze Burst	Shoots a homing freeze blast	Left, Right, Up
Energy Shield	A temporary shield that blocks incoming attacks	Up, Up, Right
High Jump	Allows your vehicle to jump	Up, Up, Left
Invisibility Cloak	Make your vehicle invisible temporarily	Right, Down, Left, Up
Land Mine	Allows you to place down a Land Mine	Right, Left, Down
Minion's Special	Allows any vehicle to use Minion's Special Attack	Up, Down, Up, Up, R2
Napalm	Shots a burst of Napalm	Right, Left, Up
Rear Attack	Allows you to shoot your current equipped weapon backwards	Left, Right, Down
Rear Freeze	Shoots a homing freeze blast backwards ( must not have any items )	Left, Right, Up, Left, Right, Down
Rear Napalm	Shoots Napalm backwards ( must not have any items )	Right, Left, Up, Left, Right, Down,
Sell Your Soul	Trades your current weapon inventory for Health	Down, Up, Right, Left, Up, Up, Down, Down

Cheats

The following cheats must be entered during an in-game match, the game must not be paused when entering these.

Cheat	Description	Cheat Code
God Mode	Gives you Unlimited Ammo, Infinite Health, Unlimited turbo	Hold L1, L2, R1, R2 and quickly press Up, Down, Left, Right, Right, Left, Down, Up
Homing Napalm	Makes your Napalms home enemies	Hold L2 and quickly press Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Left, Left, Right, Right
Invincibility	Gives you Infinite Health	Hold L1, R1 and quickly press Up, Down, Left, Right, Right, Left, Down, Up
Mega Guns	Machine Guns do twice the damage	Hold R2 and quickly press Up, Down, Left, Right, Right, Left, Down, Up
Unlimited Ammo	Gives you Unlimited Ammo	Hold L2, R2 and quickly press Up, Down, Left, Right, Right, Left, Down, Up
Wheels Of Death	Gives Axel the ability to drive over vehicles similar to Hammerhead	Hold R1 and quickly press Up, Down, Left, Right, Right, Left, Down, Up

Unlockable Characters

The following cheats will unlock Sweet Tooth or Minion as playable characters. These must be entered on the vehicle selection screen.

Cheat Effect	Cheat Code
Unlock Minion	Press L1, Up, Down, Left
Unlock Sweet Tooth	Press Up, L1, Triangle, Right

Level Passwords / Codes

The following level passwords are on a per-vehicle basis and only work in single-player. To enter these, select one player and before you pick "Tournament" you will see an area for passwords at the bottom of the list.

Axel Level Passwords

Start Level	Cheat Code
Moscow	X, Triangle, X, X, Empty, Empty
Paris	Circle, Triangle, Square, Empty, Triangle, Empty
Amazonia	Triangle, Triangle, Square, Circle, Circle, Empty
New York	Empty, Triangle, Square, Square, X, Empty
Antarctica	X, X, Triangle, Square, Triangle, Circle
Holland	Circle, X, Circle, Triangle, Circle, Circle
Hong Kong	Triangle, X, Circle, X, X, Circle
Dark Tooth	Triangle, Square, Triangle, Square, Empty, Square

Grasshopper Level Passwords

Start Level	Cheat Code
Moscow	Triangle, X, Circle, Empty, Empty, Empty
Paris	X, Triangle, Circle, Square, Square, Circle
Amazonia	Empty, X, Circle, Circle, Triangle, Circle
New York	Circle, Circle, Square, Circle, Square, Circle
Antarctica	Square, Triangle, Empty, Empty, Empty, Square
Holland	Triangle, X, Empty, Empty, Empty, Square
Hong Kong	X, Triangle, Triangle, Empty, Empty, Triangle
Dark Tooth	X, Empty, X, Square, Square, Empty

Hammerhead Level Passwords

Start Level	Cheat Code
Moscow	Empty, Triangle, X, X, X, Empty
Paris	Empty, X, Triangle, Square, X, Triangle
Amazonia	Triangle, Empty, Empty, Empty, X, Circle
New York	Triangle, Triangle, X, Triangle, X, X
Antarctica	Triangle, X, Triangle, Circle, X, Square
Holland	Triangle, Square, Square, X, Square, Empty
Hong Kong	Circle, Triangle, Circle, Square, Square, Triangle
Dark Tooth	Circle, Circle, Circle, Empty, Triangle, X

Mr. Grimm Level Passwords

Start Level	Cheat Code
Moscow	Triangle, Triangle, X, X, Circle, Empty
Paris	Circle, X, Triangle, Circle, Triangle, X
Amazonia	X, Square, Square, Triangle, Triangle, Triangle
New York	Triangle, Empty, Empty, Circle, X, Circle
Antarctica	Circle, Triangle, X, Triangle, X, Empty
Holland	X, X, Triangle, Empty, Circle, X
Hong Kong	Empty, X, Circle, Triangle, Square, Square
Dark Tooth	Empty, Square, Triangle, Circle, Circle, Triangle

Mr. Slam Level Passwords

Start Level	Cheat Code
Moscow	X, X, Triangle, Square, X, Empty
Paris	X, Empty, Empty, Circle, X, Square
Amazonia	Circle, Triangle, Square, Empty, Square, X
New York	Triangle, X, Circle, Square, Empty, Circle
Antarctica	Triangle, Empty, Triangle, Circle, Triangle, Triangle
Holland	Empty, Circle, Empty, Empty, Circle, Empty
Hong Kong	Square, Empty, Empty, Triangle, Empty, Triangle
Dark Tooth	Square, Empty, Square, Triangle, Circle, X

Outlaw 2 Level Passwords

Start Level	Cheat Code
Moscow	Empty, X, Circle, Empty, Triangle, Empty
Paris	Triangle, Triangle, X, Circle, Triangle, Empty
Amazonia	Triangle, Square, Square, Square, Triangle, Empty
New York	Circle, X, Triangle, Triangle, Triangle, Empty
Antarctica	X, Triangle, Circle, X, Triangle, Empty
Holland	X, Square, Square, Empty, Triangle, Empty
Hong Kong	Empty, Triangle, X, Square, X, X
Dark Tooth	Empty, Circle, X, Empty, Triangle, Empty

Roadkill Level Passwords

Start Level	Cheat Code
Moscow	Circle, Empty, Triangle, Square, Square, Empty
Paris	Triangle, Empty, Triangle, Empty, Empty, Circle
Amazonia	X, X, Triangle, Circle, Square, Triangle
New York	Circle, Empty, Empty, X, Empty, X
Antarctica	Empty, Triangle, Square, X, Circle, Empty
Holland	X, Empty, Empty, Triangle, Square, Empty
Hong Kong	Triangle, Square, Square, Triangle, Circle, Triangle
Dark Tooth	Triangle, Circle, X, Triangle, Square, X

Shadow Level Passwords

Start Level	Cheat Code
Moscow	Square, Empty, Empty, Triangle, Triangle, Empty
Paris	X, X, Circle, Empty, Triangle, X
Amazonia	X, Triangle, X, Square, Circle, Triangle
New York	X, Empty, Empty, X, Circle, Square
Antarctica	Circle, X, Circle, Circle, X, Circle
Holland	Circle, Triangle, Square, Triangle, Square, Empty
Hong Kong	Circle, Empty, Triangle, Empty, Square, X
Dark Tooth	Circle, Triangle, Empty, Triangle, Circle, Empty

Spectre Level Passwords

Start Level	Cheat Code
Moscow	Circle, Triangle, X, X, Triangle
Paris	Empty, Triangle, Square, Circle, Circle, X
Amazonia	Circle, X, Triangle, Square, Triangle, X
New York	Empty, X, Circle, X, X, Triangle
Antarctica	X, Empty, Empty, Empty, Circle, Triangle
Holland	Triangle, Empty, Empty, Square, X, Square
Hong Kong	X, Triangle, X, Triangle, Circle, Square
Dark Tooth	X, Circle, Circle, Circle, Empty, Triangle

Thumper Level Passwords

Start Level	Cheat Code
Moscow	Circle, Empty, Empty, Triangle, X, Empty
Paris	X, Square, Square, Circle, Circle, Triangle
Amazonia	Triangle, X, Circle, Empty, Square, Empty
New York	X, X, Triangle, Triangle, X, Triangle
Antarctica	Triangle, Triangle, Square, Empty, Empty, Empty
Holland	X, Triangle, X, Empty, Square, Triangle
Hong Kong	Triangle, Empty, Empty, Square, Triangle, Empty
Dark Tooth	Triangle, Empty, Square, Square, X, Circle

Twister Level Passwords

Start Level	Cheat Code
Moscow	X, Empty, Empty, Triangle, Circle, Empty
Paris	Triangle, X, Circle, Circle, X, Triangle
Amazonia	Empty, Triangle, Square, X, Square, Circle
New York	X, Triangle, X, Circle, X, Empty
Antarctica	Circle, Empty, Empty, X, Square, Triangle
Holland	Empty, X, X, Empty, Empty, Circle
Hong Kong	X, X, Triangle, X, Square, Empty
Dark Tooth	X, Square, Empty, Square, Triangle, Circle

Warthog Level Passwords

Start Level	Cheat Code
Moscow	Triangle, Empty, Empty, Triangle, Square, Empty
Paris	Triangle, Square, Square, Square, X, Square
Amazonia	Circle, Square, Square, Circle, X, X
New York	X, Square, Square, Empty, X, Circle
Antarctica	Empty, X, Circle, Triangle, Empty, Square
Holland	Triangle, X, Triangle, Square, Empty, X
Hong Kong	Circle, X, Triangle, Circle, Empty, Circle
Dark Tooth	Circle, Square, Empty, Circle, Circle, Square

More Cheats: PS1