Helicopter with rockets

Collect all 200 pigeons to get yourself a helicopter with rockets.

Easy money

Go to a cash machine, then cause a traffic jam to the area. Wait for someone to take money from the machine, then kill them. Make sure to block off any nearby roads so the ambulance can't get to the murder victim. Take the money they drop on the ground. Run a short distance away and go back. The money should have respawned on the ground. You can repeat this as many times as you like. You can also kill more people taking their money from the machine to increase the amount of money that respawns.

If your vehicle breaks down and the engine fails to start, dial 911 and your engine should start up again.

Parking more vehicles

Outside your first hideout is a small area to park your vehicles and save them. Instead of parking your vehicles within the lines, park your vehicle as if you are a gym club member and park partially within the lines. This allows more vehicles to be parked and saved.

Driving all the way across the city can be time consuming so to cut down on your hours, call a cab, you can skip through the whole boring experience and it only takes 10 seconds. It will take you to your destination for your missions, stores, safe-houses, or way-point marker.

It is a little difficult to get shots to the head, and they count. With a bit of practice, the following is an simple way to get head shots. Press Auto-Aim, then use the Right Analog-stick to move the auto-aim target around your victim's body. Barely move the Right Analog-stick as you are shooting. This puts bullets in the chest and head and gets you an easy instant kill.

When running away from the cops, you will have a circular area in which they look for you. However, if you get out and another cop sees you, it changes. To use this to your advantage, barely get out of that circle, which you will see on your radar. Then, just sit there for about five seconds instead of flooring past it.

You can leave the mission area and go to a Cluckin' Bell, hotdog stand, etc. and eat to top-up your health if you are low on energy and cannot find a health pack. This is really useful on missions where there are no health packs around. You can also take a taxi to those locations during missions.

To get free taxi rides, hail a cab, and select your destination, but do not choose the quick way by pressing A. Instead, let the cab driver take you to your destination the normal way. When you are approximately two blocks away from your destination, break the window, and start shooting. The cab driver will get out and run off, allowing you not to have to pay for the ride. You can also kill the cab driver and take his money, so he is actually paying you for the taxi ride.

Buy all ringtones and themes for $100

After getting a phone from Playboy X, go to the nearest internet cafe and buy all of the ringtones and themes from the ringtones site. Log out of the computer, and you will notice that you only paid $100.

Shooting people with a water cannon

Steal a fire truck, then press [Fire] while driving around to shoot the super water cannon at people around you. This is hours of fun.

Once you gain access to Happiness Island, seek out the Helicopter Tours, which is directly east of Happiness Island and steal a helicopter. Fly to Happiness Island and over the Statue Of Happiness, then jump out of the helicopter at the statue's feet. You should land on the top-most tier of the statue, which is basically a square platform with a door in the center of each side. Run around the platform until you see a door with a plaque on either side of it that reads, "No Hidden Content Here". It may seem like you cannot go through the door, but you can -- it doesn't open, you simply walk through the door. You will find an empty room with a tall ladder inside. Climb it, and when you reach the top, look up to see a huge beating heart, held in place by chains. Weird!

Go to the bridge that takes you to the second island and has train tracks under it. Walk along the train tracks towards the second island before you are allowed to cross the bridge. When you are about half way, you should have a six start wanted level. Then, just stand on the train tracks for five minutes to get the achievement. You do not have to worry about the police because they will be on the bridge above you so they cannot shoot, and the helicopters are above you so you have cover from them.

Go to the hospital on the north-west corner of Algonquin. You can also get there by dying in that general area. Get a motorbike and set a Way point at the hospital or just remember the way you came. Drive to the nearby bridge that takes you to the third island. You must not have access to the third island at this pointfor this trick to work. Slowly reverse backwards over the barricade on the bridge until you get a six star wanted level. Then, drive back to the hospital. To the right of the hospital is a small red fence you can bust through to get onto the elevated train tracks. Wait there for around five minutes to get that achievement. No cars can get to you on the train tracks and the helicopters cannot shoot accurately enough to hit you at motorcycle speed.

The easy way to a "Walk Free" achievement

Get on the airport runway with a car, then get out. This will give you a four star wanted level. Then, run or drive to the end of the runway to get the achievement.

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