Cheat Mode
Start the game with the <drive and folder path>\Need For Speed Hot Pursuit 2\NfsHS.exe <command line parameter> to activate the corresponding cheat function.

 

Effect	Command Line Parameter
Car is invisible to others	+ghost
Enter locked events in event trees	+opentree
Disable confirmations	+nofrustration
Disable movie demos	+nomovie
Disable music	+nomusic
Disable sound effects	+nosnd
Disable reverberation	+noreverb
Disable on screen displays	+nofrontend
Disable mipmapping.	+nomipmap
Disable particle animations.	+noparticles
Enable main menu	+minfront
Cops only use helicopters	+helicoptersOnly
Enable screen shots	+screenshots

Cheap Chars
Note: This procedure involves editing a game file; create a backup copy of the file before proceeding. Use a text editor to edit the "cars.ini" file in the "cars" sub-folder in the game directory. Change the values after the "price=" and "nfsprice=" lines to "10". You can now buy all cars for $10 each.

Faster Cars
Note: This procedure involves editing a game file; create a backup copy of the file before proceeding. Use a text editor to edit the "cars.ini" file in the "cars" sub-folder in the game directory. Change the "mass=" value to "100" for a faster car.

Open the folder of a powerful car, such as the F1, F50, etc. Copy the "car.ini" file from here and paste it over the original "car.ini" file of a slower car in its own folder (for example, the Elise). This instantly gives that car the speed and handling characteristics of the better vehicle. Note: Back up the original "car.ini" file of the slower car in the event that you want to revert it back to its standard settings.

Ferrari F50
Lead a single race, full grid, advanced, for eight laps to unlock the NFS edition of the Ferrari F50.

Lamborgini Diablo 6.0 VT
Get 2.5 million points to unlock the NFS edition of the Lamborghini Diablo.

McLaren F1
Get 4 million points to unlock the NFS edition of the McLaren F1.

McLaren F1 LM
Get 5 million points or win the World Championship to unlock the NFS edition of the McLaren F1 LM.

Mercedes CLK GTR
Get 4.5 million points to unlock the NFS edition of the Mercedes CLK GTR.

Porsche 911 Turbo
Get 800,000 points to unlock the NFS edition of the Porsche 911 Turbo.

Porsche Carrera GT
Get 3.5 million points to unlock the NFS edition of the Porsche Carrera GT.

Dodge Viper GTS
Get 2 million points to unlock the NFS edition of the Dodge Viper GTS.

Lamborghini Murcielago
Get 3 million points to unlock the NFS edition of the Lamborghini Murcielago.

Alpine Trail Track
Complete Championship Event 22.

Alpine Trail Track
Complete Ultimate Racer Event 15.

Ancient Ruins II Track
Complete Ultimate Racer Event 12.

Autumn Crossing II Track
Complete Ultimate Racer Event 14.

Autumn Crossing Track
Complete Ultimate Racer Event 17.

Calypso COast II track
Complete Ultimate Racer 26.

Calypso Coast track
Complete Ultimate Racer Event 10.

Coastal Parklands track
Complete Championship Event 4.

Desert Heat II track
Complete Championship Event 25.

Fall Winds II track
Compete Championship Event 24.

Island Outskirts II track
Complete Championship Event 8.

Mediterranean Paradise II track
Complete Championship Event 14.

National Forest 2 track
Complete Ultimate Racer Event 6.

National Forest track
Complete Championship Event 1.

Outback II track
Complete Ultimate Racer Event 25.

Outback track
Complete Championship Event 11.

Palm City Island II track
Complete Ultimate Racer Event 29.

Palm City Island track
Complete Ultimate Racer Event 28.

Rocky Canyons II track
Complete Championship Event 9.

Rocky Canyons track
Complete Championship Event 27.

Scenic Drive II track
Complete Championship Event 6.

Tropical Circuit II track
Complete Championship Event 28.

Tropical Circuit track
Complete Championship Event 29.

Extra Points
If you see a police car ahead, ram it to get him to chase you. Lose the police car and you will get extra points for a hit-and-run. Look for the dirt road shortcuts to lose the police and get ahead of other drivers.

Choose be the police in Hot Pursuit mode. You will get 25,000 points each time you complete one mini-mission.

Start You're The Cop mode in single player under the beginner difficulty setting. Select either the Crown Victoria or the BMW M5 (the opponents are easier to catch). Then, go to National Forest and catch the fourth and third cars. On the last two, hit the third one to make him lose control, then arrest the first place car. Immediately catch the second player that you forced to lose control to minimize the time to around 138, if done quickly enough. The procedure is quick but easy, giving you over 25,000 points if you throw in a couple of jumps. Then, restart and do it again.

Police check
If you have the Rear Mirror option on, you should see a meter (radar detection meter) at the bottom of it. If you do not see this meter, it indicates that there are no police in the current race. If you happen to see that meter at the bottom of your rear view mirror, be aware as there are law enforcers on that course.

Yellow stars
On the upper-right corner of the screen are four star shadows. Each time you break a law or do something bad, you will get a yellow star. For example, a hit-and-run is two stars. If you get four yellow stars, you should beware of roadblocks, including the choppers.

Get the police off your tail
If you have one or two police chasing you, swerve around things such as incoming traffic, trees, poles, or any other immobilized objects. The police may not see it and crash into it. This gives you an advantage to lose them. If you are way ahead of the pack and do not feel like having a police on your tail, if your radar detector detects an incoming radar (or police), zoom on the road in front of you. See where the police are parked, and slam into the back of their car. It will be a hit and run, but the police car will be dead. You will not even get a yellow star.

When you want to get rid of the cop chasing you at a close distance, get just behind him so that your front tire is touching his back tire. Then, turn your car slightly in the direction of the cop car. The officer will get turned around and end up facing in the wrong direction. This should give you enough time to get away. If you are really lucky, he may hit the other racers and cause a big accident.

Predict police actions
Turn the "Speech" option on high in the "Audio" screen when the police are on your tail, especially when police may be present on the race course. Be aware that the police may say something about roadblocks and where they are, as well as what they may try to do to end your speeding frenzy.

Police detection
When you are driving, be aware of the shadowed bar below the rearview mirror. It will start to climb with green and then red as you close in on a cop. If a cop is already chasing you and has issued a roadblock, watch the bar. If the strip started with yellow, it indicates that a road block is approaching.

No police
If you drive backwards on any track you will not see any police.

Ferrari 360 Challenge
You must complete all events in Ultimate Racer and World Championship modes. Complete Bonus Event 31 for both to unlock Super Bonus Event 32. Either Event 32 in Ultimate Racer or World Championship modes will unlock the same car. Complete Event 32 successfully and the Ferrari 360 Challenge is yours.

Clean race
There will be two objectives you will have to do to unlock two kinds of cars. These two involve clean racing. For a clean race, avoid hitting any object that inflicts damage on your car, such as hitting another car, a wall, etc. Hitting road signs, going offroad, or landing very hard on big jumps are excluded since those do not do any damage.

Scared opponents
All of your opponents can be scared. If your opponents are directly besides you, suddenly steer towards them, as if you were trying to ram their car off the road. They will panic and veer away from your sudden move. If you are lucky, they may veer away too much, thus causing them to crash into an object, slowing them down. You can also do this to police that are on your tail.