Welcome to the cheats for Mercenaries: Playground Of Destruction for the PlayStation 2. Below are the cheats.
Cheat Weapons Crate
Verify all of the cards in the deck of 52 to unlock the Cheat Weapons Crate in the Merchant of Menance shop for $800,000. The Cheat Weapons Crate contains three different super powered weapons (the Street Sweeper, Pocket Artillery, and the Portable Airstrike).
Playground Of Destruction mode
Successfully complete the game, then verify General Song (the Ace of Spades). Save the game when prompted. Load that saved game to start the game again with all money and support items previously collected.
Free ammunition and repairs
Choose a mission. Park a damaged vehicle in the base where the mission is located, accept the contract, then immediately cancel it. Select "No" at the "Retry" menu. Your vehicle will be repaired with full ammunition at no cost.
YAH-56 Gunship
This is an incredibly powerful helicopter gunship that is armed with rapid-fire 30mm cannon (grenade launcher), anti-air missiles, anti-tank missiles, and dumb-fire rockets. You must have an anti-armor rifle and a RPG or anti tank rocket. Grenades work somewhat, but are not recommended. You cannot use an anti air. Find one flying (try the North Korean Allied MASH, when you complete the second ACE contract you will "unlock" this). Once you are there, find a YAH-56 Gunship with the binoculars. Then, go to it and make sure it is over flat land. Take out your RPG or your anti tank rocket and shoot above it. It will fly down slightly. Then, take out your anti armor rifle and shoot the pilot (located the back seat of the helicopter). If you cannot see him through the glass, shoot under the cockpit. Once he is dead, you will have about $25, 000 depleted and your helicopter should land on the ground safely. Try again if it falls on its side or something else happens. Do not be afraid of the tail rotor. If it is half way in a rock, it does not effect it. Note: This strategy can be used with any helicopter.
Blueprint rewards
Collect the indicated number of Blueprint bounties to get the corresponding reward:
National Treasure rewards
Collect the indicated number of National Treasure bounties to get the corresponding reward:
Monument rewards
Collect the indicated number of Monument bounties to get the corresponding reward:
SKU Listening Post rewards
Collect the indicated number of SKU Listening Post bounties to get the corresponding reward:
All missions and bonus characters
At the PDA factions screen, press Left(3), Down(2), Right, Up(2) to unlock all missions and bonus characters. If you entered the code correctly, you will hear the sound of a click.
All shop items
At the PDA factions screen, press Down(4), Up, Left, Right(2) to unlock all shop items. If you entered the code correctly, you will hear the sound of a click.
Infinite health
At the PDA factions screen, press Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right. If you entered the code correctly, you will hear the sound of a click. Repeat this code to disable its effect. The effect of this code will end after the current contract is completed. Note: If this code is enabled while in a vehicle, it will also have infinite health.
Infinite ammunition
At the PDA factions screen, press Right, Left, Right(2), Left, Right, Left(2). If you entered the code correctly, you will hear the sound of a click.
Extra money
At the PDA factions screen, press Right, Down, Left, Up(2), Left, Down, Right. If you entered the code correctly, you will hear the sound of a click.
Ace Of Diamonds skin
At the PDA factions screen, press Left(2), Right(2), Down(2), Up(2) to unlock the Ace Of Diamonds skin. If you entered the code correctly, you will hear the sound of a click. This code cannot be enabled until the correct amount of rewards have been collected to unlock it.
Buford skin
At the PDA factions screen, press Left(2), Right(2), Up, Down(3) to unlock the Buford skin. If you entered the code correctly, you will hear the sound of a click. This code cannot be enabled until all of South Korea's Spade Contracts have been completed.
Doctor skin
At the PDA factions screen, press Left(2), Right(2), Down, Up, Down(2) to unlock the Doctor skin. If you entered the code correctly, you will hear the sound of a click. This code cannot be enabled until the correct amount of rewards have been collected to unlock it.
Hans Solo skin
At the PDA factions screen, press Left(2), Right(2), Up, Down, Up(2) to unlock the Hans Solo skin. If you entered the code correctly, you will hear the sound of a click. This code cannot be enabled until the correct amount of rewards have been collected to unlock it.
Indiana Jones skin
At the PDA factions screen, press Left(2), Right(2), Up(2), Down(2) to unlock the Indiana Jones skin. If you entered the code correctly, you will hear the sound of a click. This code cannot be enabled until the correct amount of rewards have been collected to unlock it.
Josef skin
At the PDA factions screen, press Left(2), Right(2), Down, Up(3) to unlock the Josef skin. If you entered the code correctly, you will hear the sound of a click. This code cannot be enabled until all of the Mafia's Spade Contracts have been completed.
Mafia Heavy Soldier skin
At the PDA factions screen, press Left(2), Right(2), Down, Up, Down, Up to unlock the Mafia Heavy Soldier skin. If you entered the code correctly, you will hear the sound of a click. This code cannot be enabled until the correct amount of rewards have been collected to unlock it.
NK Elite skin
At the PDA factions screen, press Left(2), Right(2), Down(3), Up to unlock the NK Elite skin. If you entered the code correctly, you will hear the sound of a click. This code cannot be enabled until the correct amount of rewards have been collected to unlock it.
NK Numeric Card (Hearts) skin
At the PDA factions screen, press Left(2), Right(2), Up, Down(2), Up to unlock the NK Numeric Card (Hearts) skin. If you entered the code correctly, you will hear the sound of a click. This code cannot be enabled until the correct amount of rewards have been collected to unlock it.
NK Number Card (Spades) skin
At the PDA factions screen, press Left(2), Right(2), Down, Up(2), Down to unlock the NK Number Card (Spades) skin. If you entered the code correctly, you will hear the sound of a click. This code cannot be enabled until the correct amount of rewards have been collected to unlock it.
Peng skin
At the PDA factions screen, press Left(2), Right(2), Up, Down(2), Left to unlock the Peng skin. If you entered the code correctly, you will hear the sound of a click. This code cannot be enabled all of China's Spade Contracts have been completed.
Prisoner Of War skin
At the PDA factions screen, press Left(2), Right(2), Down(4) to unlock the Prisoner Of War skin. If you entered the code correctly, you will hear the sound of a click. This code cannot be enabled until the correct amount of rewards have been collected to unlock it.
Alternate costumes
After you have captured or killed the Ace of Diamonds, you will be sent to the northern MASH. There should be a tent by the man who takes you between the north and southern areas. Once you find it, your character will be able to switch costumes.
Safe number card capture
Use the following trick to get a number card captured for the full bounty and avoid losing money from Anti-Air Armor shooting down your vehicle or an enemy tank accidentally killing your target. Do an aerial recon, Get a N.K Scout helicopter and get disguised as a N.K. Fly over the area that the number card is located to do recon on where the Anti-Air Armor, enemy tanks, and APCs are located. Once you noted where they are, you can now execute your plan by taking out the Anti-Air first, then the enemy tanks and APCs. Be careful with rockets -- do not fire too close to the number card. Land in a safe place, take down the number card, and call for extraction.
Accelerate faster
While in a car, hold R1 + Square + X to do a burnout and accelerate faster.
Saving ammunition
Do not waste ammunition. Some missions involve blowing up artillery, or just have artillery in the area. Instead of blowing it up, you can kill the man inside and use the artillery yourself. This can save you from running around to each individual artillery cannon, as you can shoot them from a distance.
Alarms
Blow up the alarm. If the enemies sound the alarm, do not run up to the alarm to turn it off. Just blow it up. They already know that you are there.
Stuck helicopters and cars
Do not worry about helicopter glitches. Sometimes your evac helicopter will get stuck in the ground out or diagonal on a tree. Just hit it into place with a melee attack. The same thing works for tipping most cars back onto their wheels.
Star Wars reference
After capturing or killing the Ace Of Clubs, pay attention to the scrolling text at the bottom of the newscast. It is easier to see if you have the subtitles turned off. Eventually the text will read "Tipoca City: clones cloned." This refers to Pandemics Star Wars games, Clone Wars, and the Kamino level of Battlefront. Additionally, when you go to the South Korean base to accept the first South Korean mission from Buford, after he explains the mission, you can leave, accept it, or wait. If you wait, Buford will say he has a plane that is as powerful as a "Star Destroyer" in that "space movie".
Allied Pilot skin
At the PDA factions screen, press Left(2), Right(2), Up, Down, Up, Down to unlock the Allied Pilot skin. If you entered the code correctly, you will hear the sound of a click. This code cannot be enabled until the correct amount of rewards have been collected to unlock it.
SK Elite skin
At the PDA factions screen, press Left(2), Right(2), Down(2), Up, Down to unlock the SK Elite skin. If you entered the code correctly, you will hear the sound of a click. This code cannot be enabled until the correct amount of rewards have been collected to unlock it.
Easy money
If you are low on cash and need a quick boost, hijack some cars from the North Koreans and line them up so that they are all close together. The bigger they are, the more money you will get. For example, line up a group of Sungri Scouts. Take a C4 charge on the car that is in the middle. Blow it up and a chain reaction will blow up all the cars and give you a major cash boost. You can also steal cars and sell them to the Mafia at their garage by Mafia HQ. Each car is worth a different amount of money.
Free Medivac
To skip out on paying the $10,000 when you warp to the Medivac, save the game. Load the game and you will appear at the Medivac, but not have to pay the $10,000.
The Godfather reference
When you do the Mafia mission "Playing The Odds", you will walk into Mafia HQ and hear Sergei and Josef talking. Eventually Sergei will mention Marlon Brando and The Godfather movie.
All rewards
At the PDA factions screen, press Right(2), Left(2), Up(2), Down(2), Up, Right, Left, Down(2), Left, Right, Up, Down(2), Up, Left(2), Right(2) to unlock all rewards. If you entered the code correctly, you will hear the sound of a click.
All factions neutral
At the PDA factions screen, press Up(4), Down(2), Right, Left. If you entered the code correctly, you will hear the sound of a click.
Free supply drops
Select the item you want dropped, then throw the smoke grenade. Before the grenade hits the ground, press Select or D-pad Right and select a different supply drop. You will get the original supply drop for free. Note: This works for cars, supplies, and some air strikes. It does not work for laser guided airstrikes.
Faster shooting with the YAH-56 Gunship
This trick woks with any vehicle that has multiple weapons. While holding R1 to shoot, press R2 rapidly to change weapons. The faster you change weapons, the faster you will shoot.
Helicopter winch
Pick up a fully packed car and take it to the fight for more firepower. The soldier in the turret will shoot on or off the winch at any enemies that he sees. Try using the YAH-56 Gunship and the Mafia Technical (GL) Delivery for this. Additionally, use the winch to pick up some C4. You can now drop it off or throw it anywhere desired, then fly to a save location to detonate it. However, you cannot fly too far away from it.
Helicopter on Ace Contracts
Note: This trick requires a sniper rifle is required. Immediately after you are dropped off, take out your sniper rifle and shoot the pilot of the helicopter that dropped you off. If done at the correct moment, the helicopter will fall with barely any damage done to it. Note: This is easier with the "Infinite health" and "All factions neutral" cheats enabled. If you do not have a sniper rifle, call in for one and shoot the pilot of that helicopter. Successfully complete all the steps and it should work.
Ride in helicopter
You can ride in a helicopter such as a UH 60 or any other helicopter that has guns that you can man. First, get a UH 60 then get about three South Korean ROKA soldiers. These are the only ones that will fly the helicopter. Get them all in the helicopter then fly to some enemies. Get out and get on a gun. Usually one of the soldiers will get in and fly the helicopter. You can now ride and shoot down on the enemies. Note: Once in the air you will not be able to get out unless your helicopter is shot downm or you somehow land and hit the ground. Also, this only works in the North province.
Drive a flaming vehicle
Enable the "Infinite health" code and shoot the vehicle until it starts to burn. Jump in and drive off. Alternately, get into the car and drive it into something until its health gets under 20. As soon as this happens, press Select and enable the "Infinite health" code. Note: This trick does not work on helicopters. They will only bounce around on the ground when you try to take off.
Double car bomb
Put a some C4 on the hood of your car, before you do the "Drive a flaming vehicle" trick. Find something to drive your flaming car into (gates, towers, enemies, cars, etc.). Press L1 to jump out of the car while it is moving. Wait until it explodes from the flames, then detonate the C4.
