Cheat menu:
Enter the options menu and select "Gameplay". Hold D-pad Left + Left Analog-stick Right and press Start. The "Codes" selection will now be unlocked at the options menu.

Bonus teams:
Enter MEGASTARS as a case-sensitive code to unlock the Sega Sports, Visual Concepts, and Team 2K2 in exhibition and street modes.

Duotone graphics:
Enter DUOTONE as a case-sensitive code to have your player in color with all other players in black and white.

Trash in the streets:
Enter SPRINGER as a case-sensitive code to see trash in the streets. Note: This does not work in the gym.

Hint: Easy lay-up:
While doing a dunk, press Square in the air to do an easy lay-up (similar to how the CPU does it).

Hint: Easy shooting foul:
To draw an easy shooting foul, get the ball on offense and hold L2. While holding L2 press either Left or Right, then press the same direction again. The defender should jab at the ball. While they are doing so, press Square. You should draw the foul and get two shots at the charity stripe.

Hint: Dancing cheerleader:
Select franchise mode, pick any team, and finish the season. Make sure you make the playoffs. Simulate or play all of the games until you get to the finals. Play the last game of the finals. You can play if desired, but if you think you are definitely going to win, go to the pause menu then choose "Quit" Then, go to simulate until the end. When the game is done, you will see a dancing cheerleader. Then your franchise's team's name will say "Champion" around it.

Hint: Announced created player name:
Combine names from past or present players (for example, Derrick Jordan). The last name will be announced instead of the jersey number during the game.

Hint: All-Star team:
Before entering franchise mode, set "Trade Override" on and "Point Limit" off. You will be able to get any superstar desired. A good combination is Jason Kidd as your point guard, Paul Pierce as your small forward, Ray Allen as your shooting guard, Dirk Nowitzcki as your power forward, and Shaq as your center.

For the best team in franchise mode, set the "Trade Override" on and "Point Limit" off. Choose the LA Lakers and keep only Shaq and Kobe. Create a point guard with all points set to 100 and get the other stars for the West.

Bonus players:
Create a player and enter one of the following names. The game will complete his abilities and stats. Some players will also have a portrait.

Adam Hall
Alfie Michaud
Barry Richter
Ben Simon
Blake Bellefeuille
Brad Moran
Brian Sutherby
Chris Ferraro
Corey Hirsch
Dave Morisset
David Nemirovsky
Derek Mackenzie
Eric Fichaud
Evgeny Konstantinov
Greg Crozier
Greg Pankewicz
Guy Hebert
Ivan Huml
Jakub Cutta
Jason LaBarbera
Jason Zent
Johan Witehall
Kay Whitmore
Larry Murphy
Mark Fitzpatrick
Marquis Mathieu
Martin Brochu
Matt Herr
Matt Higgins
Michel Larocque
Raffi Torres
Rene Corbet
Rich Parent
Rick Tabaracci
Sascha Goc
Scott Fankhouser
Ty Jones
Xavier Delisle

Most of the real-life EA Sports personnel who worked on making the game are available as hidden characters. To access the EA players, go to the create-a-player section and input any EA Sports personnel name, which can be found in the credits section towards the back of the instruction booklet. Most (but not all) of the names exist as hidden players, including several names from the "thanks" list, along with commentator Jim Hughson, rink announcer Jon McComb and Vancouver Canucks coach/NHL 2003 strategist Marc Crawford. If you play in franchise mode, these players will occasionally appear in the rookie draft for you to sign. Note that the female Christian names have been substituted for viable male alternatives: e.g. Susan Smith is Steve Smith, and Christine Staples is Christie Staples. You will have to experiment to work the girls out. If you can be bothered to create enough of the players, you can fill out the EA Blades and EA Storm Custom Teams with actual EA Sports players to give you a further two teams to play with.

At the created player screen, enter various names of real players that do not appear in the rosters (such as Eric Lindros). Their exact profile and face will appear.

Create a player using one of the following names of members of the Bare Naked Ladies: Jim Creeggan, Tyler Stewart, Steven Page, Ed Robertson, or Kevin Hearn. The game will adjust the players face and statistics automatically to match that band member.

Easter Egg cards:
To get an Easter Egg cheat card, win ten games in a row without boosting your goalie or players with the same NHL team. You cannot use an international team. You must win one hundred games in row to unlock all of the cheats.

Hint: Deflection shot:
Get the puck to the offensive zone near the blue line. Hold Deflection/Short Block while shooting. One of your players will skate to the front of the net and deflect the puck in.

Hint: Easy goals:
If you are skating with someone that has a very high rank in the Deke category such as Joe Sakic, Kariya, etc., once you get past the opposition's blue line, press Down, then press Auto Deke. Immediately after he is done with the Deke, press Shoot. You will score about 95% of the time.

Take any big shooter and let him take a slapshot directly in the middle of the hash marks. Shoot for the top corner. This will work about 90% of the time. If a defender is on you, once in three zone move to the left or right, then cut back left or right and take you slapshot.

Fake to the left, then Deke to the right and do a wrist shot.

In practice, take the puck and skate up ice. Stop slightly in front of the blue line and hold Left + Square. The puck should go under the goalie's stick and into the bottom left corner of the goal. Note: This only works when you are in action view going up ice.

Hint: Smash players into the glass:
Get a hard hitter such as Brenndon Shannahan. When a CPU or human player is near the glass, press Big Hit for a chance to break the glass with them.

Hint: Use NHL player's face and picture for a created player:
When entering a name for a created player, use an existing NHL player's name. A prompt will confirm that the player is in the database and then ask if you want to create a player like him. Select "Yes" and you will receive his face type and picture for you player. You can then enter any name and stats once you have finished

Skip music:
Go to the help menu, then hold Square and press R1 or L1 to change the music.

Hint: Unlimited creation points:
Go to "Rosters", then choose "Edit Player". Select the players that you want to be rated 99. Go to his attributes, then increase everything.

Hint: Easy tokens:
Play two-minute drill and choose to play four players, all with your profile. Set "Fire" the defense and the Vikings as your teams. Next, use Singleback 4WR All Streaks for touchdowns all day.

At the main menu, go into "Features", select "Rosters", then go to the team you would like to defend you. For example, select the Bengals, then go to their defense (CB, FS, SS and Linebackers and Defensive Linemen). Change all of there speed attributes down to 0. Make a note of the original values so they can be restored later. Then, go to the Two Minute Drill, select the Bengals as the defense, and change the difficulty to All-Madden.. Select your team with your profile (Vikings recommended) and you will rack up points against a team that cannot catch you at all. Put Randy Moss at running back for even more points when you score or just throw to him always.

Play two-minute drill, and choose any team you hate for the CPU's defense. Go to that team's roster and set all their defensive players' speed to 0. Instead of throwing the ball, use a run play. It takes about the same amount of time, but you will get more points for tokens when you use a running play. The "Near" formation and "HB Toss" are recommended. As always, use a fake field goal pass or fake run for the point after the touchdown. It is possible to score over 68,000 points with well over 340 tokens per 2 minutes.

Hint: Cheerleader and Pump Up Crowd Cards:
Successfully complete the "Game Situation" challenges in mini-camp mode. The Cheerleader or Pump Up Crowd Cards for the team used will be unlocked.

Hint: Cheerleader Cards and game cheats:
Get a gold rank in any event on the All Pro, Pro and Rookie levels.

Hint: Barry Sanders:
Get a gold rank in Ground Attack in mini-camp mode under the All-Madden level.

To do this easier, play as Anthony Thomas. On any outside play, such as pitch right handoff sweep, etc., move the secondary over and cut back. This will force them to follow you. Your fullback and yourself can have a dead shot at the end zone. Remember to do this quickly, any other play like right up the middle, just juke and try to plow them over.

Hint: Deion Sanders:
Get a gold rank in the DB Swat drill in mini-camp mode under the All-Madden level.

Hint: Jan Stenerud:
Get a gold rank in Clutch Kicking Drill in mini-camp mode under the All-Madden level.

Hint: John Elway:
Get a gold rank in the QB Pocket Presence under the All-Madden level.

Hint: Kevin Butler:
Get a gold rank in P-Coffin Corner Punt under the All-Madden level.

Hint: Mike Ditka:
Have a saved game file from another EA Sports football game on your memory card.

Hint: Mike Singletary:
Get a gold rank in the LB Chase and Tackle drill in mini-camp mode under the All-Madden level.

Hint: Reggie White:
Get a gold rank in All-Madden DL-Trench Fight under the All-Madden level.

Hint: Steve Largent:
Have a saved game file from an EA Sports racing game on your memory card.

Hint: Steve Young:
Get a gold rank in QB Precision Passing (St. Louis Rams) under the All-Madden level.

Hint: Dodge City Stadium:
Have a saved game file from another EA Sports football game on your memory card.

Hint: Nile High Stadium:
Have a saved game file from an EA Sports racing game on your memory card.

Hint: Marshals secret team:
Have a saved game file from another EA Sports football game on your memory card.

Hint: Mummies secret team:
Have a saved game file from an EA Sports racing game on your memory card.

Hint: Over the shoulder catch:
When throwing the ball to a receiver that is running a fly route, lob the pass (tap the button) instead of throwing a bullet (holding the button). The receiver should catch the ball over his shoulder.

Hint: Break tackles:
To easily break tackles as a running back, alternately press L1 and R1 immediately before you get tackled.

Hint: Get a few more yards:
When you are about to go out of bounds and want to get more yards, juke to the side away from the sideline. You will not go out, and it also sometimes delays the defense from pursuit.

Hint: Easy rushing yards:
When down in a game late and need yards, substitute your second string RB in and put your first string RB in at QB. Off the hike, you can either run or throw it. If a space is open, you will get more yards.

Hint: Easy sacks:
Select "Whip Man" from the 4-3 defense. When your team lines up, move your linebackers to the right and linemen to the left. Hide your left linebacker (after shifting) behind your second linemen from the left, who should be lined up over the offense's tackle. Move the middle linebacker over the offense's right guard. At the snap of the ball, have the left linebacker blitz to between the offense's left guard and center, getting him right to the quarterback. If done correctly, even a running back blocking should not be able to stop you.

Hint: Onside kick:
To kick an onside kick, keep the arrow where it is. Do not move it. Then, tap X(2) as quickly as possible. You should recover the onside kick the majority of the time.

Turn off penalties. When you are about kick the ball when starting or after you scored, choose one of the onside kicks. When you go to kick, move it all the way over and down. For example, if your kicker is kicking off facing towards the left, move it all the way over towards the left and all the way down. You should get the ball every time.

When you score, just before the kickoff, press Start. Select "Settings", then "Gameplay". Select "Easy play" and turn it on. You can now do an onside kick to your team. You can then turn "Easy play" off, or keep it on.

Hint: Fake audible:
If you see defenders lining up where you know your play is about to go, or are setting up about to blitz, press Square then L2. Everyone will go back to their normal position and you can run your play.

Hint: Run defense:
Choose the 4-3 defense and use one of the plays that have an OLB blitzing from the outside. Control the MLB and use L1 to shift your lineman to the side that the tight end is on once the play starts. You should then have a clear shot at the RB.

Hint: Onside kick:
Turn off penalties. When you are about kick the ball when starting or after you scored, choose one of the onside kicks. When you go to kick, move it all the way over and down. For example, if your kicker is kicking off facing towards the left, move it all the way over towards the left and all the way down. You should get the ball every time.

Hint: Better quarterback accuracy:
Note what kind of quarterback you are passing with. If you have someone such as Kurt Warner, you may have better accuracy if you set your feet, then throw the ball. If you have someone like Donovan McNabb, you might have better luck throwing on the run.

Hint: Easy catches:
Throw the ball to any receiver. After the ball has been thrown, switch into your intended receiver and let the CPU run the pattern. Immediately before the ball gets to you, tap R2 + L2. If the ball is somewhat to the receiver, he will reach out and most likely catch the ball.

Hint: Better draft pick:
If you have a first place team and you know its going to be very late in the draft, trade with a last place team. Sometimes you can even get a first and second round pick for just your first. This is a very good way to get young players on your already good team.

Get any player or draft pick you want during franchise mode. After the regular season, such as during the playoffs or immediately before the Superbowl, go to create a player and make a quarterback. Make him 45 years old so that he will immediately retire when the season is over. Next, make him a 99 overall. Sign him from the free agency and trade him for any player or draft pick that you desire. You can do this as many times as you need, and can get ten first round picks and every player desired.

When you are in the off season, finish all the tasks until you are to NFL Draft. When you are about to do the draft, save the game. Then, do the draft. It does not matter who you pick. Go to "Trade Player" and highlight "Age". Press Circle and view all your rookies. Go through all the teams and write down all the rookies that have about a 75 rating or above. Exit your franchise, then load the game again. Go to the off season schedule, and select "NFL Draft". Draft as many of those well rated rookies as possible.

Note: This trick requires NCAA Football 2003. Go to Create A Player in NCAA Football 2003 and make players with all their attributes all the way up. Alternately, edit everybody on your team and make everyone seniors. Go to dynasty mode then go to the off-season. All of your seniors will graduate. Export the draft class. Then, on Madden NFL 2003, import that draft class and all the people that you created will be there. You should get some of the players that you drafted. Repeat this as needed.

Hint: Better trades:
If you play with the salary cap penalties turned on in franchise mode, it is better to trade the player(s) you wish to cut for another team's draft pick. You will avoid penalties, keep your roster from becoming full, and get another draft pick.

Start a franchise and create a new coach (or make one under the Coach Option/Job Openings screen). In Coach Options/Job Openings screen, highlight your coach, then press Left or Right to select the team with the player or draft pick you want. You are now the coach of that team. Trade the player you want to your team. Then, return to the Job Openings screen in Coach Options and select your original team. Back out and you will be coaching your team again.

Hint: Get any player:
Use the following trick to get any player in a trade without the other team rejecting. In the franchise mode, create a player as a quarterback and move his attributes until you get to 99 points. Then, put his injury and stamina down to 0. This will not change the attribute point level. Sign him as a free agent then trade him to any team for anybody you want. When you play the team he is playing for, after a couple of plays he will either become injured or will be taken out of the game for his weak stamina. No team will refuse your trade and you will have any player you want on your team.

When playing in franchise mode you can trade for any player you want without having that trade turned down. Go into the create a player menu and create a QB that is all 99s. Sign that player to your team then trade him to another team that has a player that you want. To make the trick even better, you can add another player from their team to the trade that is in the 80s -- this will be a 2-for-1 trade. When the trade is complete, exit out to the franchise main menu and enter back into the create a player menu. Go back into the QB's attributes and edit them all the way down to 0s and then go back into the trade screen. Take the second player in the deal and trade him back to the team for the created QB. You can then start the whole process over by going into the create a player menu and editing his attributes all the way up again.

Hint: Cheap players that are good:
To make a receiver go to create player and create the player as a quarterback. Give the player very low passing abilities (zero) and very high catching and ball handling levels. The player will cost very little because his quarterback skills are bad. You will have to sign him as a quarterback but use him as a wide receiver. His salary will never go up because he will not play as a quarterback. You can also change his number and attributes in the edit player screen. You can also make a dirt cheap fullback by eliminating his receiving skills.

Hint: Cheaper player:
When you have an expensive player, you can release him and sign him for less money.

Hint: Cheaper created players:
When the free-agent signing period appears in the off-season, go to the "Create-A-Player" menu and make a player with very low attributes. He will want a low salary. Then, offer him a contract. Before he accepts it, go to the "Create-A-Player" menu again and set his attributes to anything desired. He should accept the contract you offered him, and the other teams almost never bid on him.

Hint: Lower team's overall salary:
One way to lower a team's overall salary is to cut certain players' salaries. You can do this with players that have low attributes but high salaries. To do this, go to "Rosters" and select "Edit player". Select a player on the team that has a low overall rating (anything under the low 80s) and has a high salary. When you choose to edit the players "Attributes", you will notice that his salary decreases. Do not change anything in his attributes and exit out. You have now made your first budget cut of the season.

Hint: Super team:
Play through the entire season and save at the Pro Bowl. Simulate the Pro Bowl and go to off-season schedule/player progression. Look for young players from other teams in positions that you need that have progressed well. About +7 overall should be sufficient. Next, look at your players to see those that have progressed negatively. Quit the game and reload your previous save game. Trade away all of your players that have progressed negatively for young players that progressed well.

Hint: Fantasy team franchise:
Start a new Madden game (no loaded rosters, teams, franchises, etc.). At the menu screen, go to "Features", "Rosters", then "Trade Player". Find your desired team and trade the players you do not want for those that you do. All trades will be accepted, unlike in franchise mode. Save your roster under something easy to remember, load it, start a franchise, and start playing.

Hint: Bring players out of retirement in franchise mode:
Once the season has ended and you begin the off season, the first thing you are supposed to do is check to see which players have retired. If one of your created players is on that list, you can bring them out by doing the following. In the off season schedule, advance through retired players, rookie scouting, and re-signed players, but do not go to free agent signing. Get out of your off season schedule by pressing Triangle, then go to "Features", then "Create-A-Player". All the players you created should be on the list. The retired ones should be there as well. Highlight the player that retired and choose to edit him. Select "Delete Player" and it will give you a list of your created players to delete. Do not delete the retired player. As you scroll the list down, you should see the player that just recently retired. It will say what team he is on, etc. Your retired player will be listed as a free agent. Once you see your retired player on your list of players to delete, do not delete him. Instead, go back to the previous screen, then to your off season schedule. Then, go to the free agent signing and your retired player should be there for you to sign back on to your team.

Hint: Easier gold in mini-camp mode:
Create a player and trade him to the team that you are doing the drill with. Make sure that the created player is playing the position of the person that you are trying to complete the drill with. For example, Ronde Barber is the corner back in the Defensive Swat Pass drill. If you create a corner back and make his attributes all 99, put him on the Buccaneers and make him the starting or number one cornerback. Then, he will do the drill. You may do this with any person on any drill. You may also make the people who you are going against in the drill "sorrier". If you know their names, go to their attributes and turn them all the way down.

Hint: Thanksgiving commentary:
Set the system date to the third Thursday in November.

Hint: Christmas commentary:
Set the system date to December 25 to hear John Madden say "Merry Christmas to all".

Hint: New Year's commentary:
Set the system date to January 1.

Hint: Former NFL coaches:
In franchise mode, go to create a coach and enter a former NFL coach's full name (for example, Don Shula) and all his former stats should appear.

Hint: Announced names:
Create a new team and name the new coach "John Madden". Melissa will be able to say his name during the game.

To have the announcer's call your name, you must choose an NFL player's name that is in the game. For example, use "Dan" form Dan Marino and "Barber" from Tiki Barber to make a player named "Dan Barber". Note: Sometimes the announcers will only call the player's last name.

Hint: City name spoken:
When creating a custom team, use the a city where an NFL team plays as your custom team's home city. The refs and the PA announcer will say your team's city.

Hint: Stadium name spoken:
Create a Stadium that has the same name as a teams' stadium. For example, enter "Aloha Stadium" as your stadium's name and it will be announced.

Hint: Players in boxers:
Go to "Two Minute Drill" with the Colts. Play the drill, and when it is done select "Try Again". When it loads again, all the players on the Colts will be wearing black and white boxers. Note: You may need a certain number of points.

Create this play. Everyone run blocks except have your fullback block, lead far right. Have your half back do a hop step sprint right. If done correctly, just follow your halfback during a game and the hole will open up. If you play as the Raiders, this strategy is usually good for at least 8 yards.

Pick a run play that has two tight ends. If the defensive line/backs move left or right, press Square + R2 so your play is flipped. The defence will not move giving you an open field or at least a 12 yard gain.

For a pass play. do a 4 Wide play. If the defense calls an audible, press Square + R2 so that your wide receivers switch sides. This also creates an open field for a QB Draw or a 30 yard pass to your deepest receiver.

To run a short slant route, press L2 or R2 at the line of scrimmage. Running backs and tight ends can run this route also, but they cannot be on the line of scrimmage.

On offense, you can get cheap with your QB, especially a fast one. Line up in a shotgun set with one back if you have it. Try to find a play where your back flares out and your strong side receiver runs across the middle. The defense's LBs should pick up the back and receiver, leaving the DB to be in a deep zone. You should have a huge hole. Drop your passing icons and make a mad run for the first down. Either dive, slide, run out of bounds; or slow down to take a hit because very few QBs can take a full shot and hang on to the ball. This strategy has a 95% success rate and only fails if the defense is good or your OT makes a mistake.

Hint: Recommended defensive plays:
Use the following plays against All-Madden difficulty level teams. Go to the 4-3 formation and scroll up until you see the "Sweet Blitz" play. It is a good play to use when the team runs or passes. To make it even better, have your lineman and linebackers shift so that they are are in other positions. The "Fireman" is also a good play, as well but not as great as "Sweet Blitz". You can also find it in the 4-3 formation. The best play for passing is "Robber". You can find it in Quarter. Its very good because you will get a lot of your secondary covering the receivers and is about 70% efficient when stopping passes.

While in the 4-3 defense, you can really break down the offensive line with the Mike blitz. Shift your defensive line to the strong side and press R1 + Up to slide your LBs outside to prevent sweeps. Then, stack your MLB behind the man in front of the center. When the ball is snapped, blitz to the opposite of the NGs slant. If done correctly, the weak side guard will pick up the DE instead of the MLB and the center will washout the NG, leaving a massive hole for you. It has a 85% success rate against the middle run and a 65% rate against the pass. However, if the offense comes out in a twin TE set, the defense is useless and you will need to switch to whatever strategy you want to counter this set.

The Sims

Cheat mode:
Press L1 + R1 + L2 + R2 at the main menu to unlock the cheat menu. The following codes can now be entered at the cheat menu.

Midas mode:
Enter MIDAS at the cheat menu. Begin the game in Get A Life mode, get into the hot tub with the girl, then press Start to pause game play. Select "Quit", followed by "Just Quit". This mode unlock all two-player games, all locked objects, and all locked skins.

Free mode:
Enter FREEALL at the cheat menu. All objects will now cost 0 Simoleans. Note: You will not be able to sell any items for money. This has no effect on the cost of paying for bills and other services. Also, this may cause some problems with saved games.

Party Motel mode:
Enter PARTY M at the cheat menu. The Party Motel two-player game will now be unlocked under the bonus section in Get A Life mode.

Play The Sims mode:
Enter SIMS at the cheat menu. Play The Sims mode will now be unlocked, without going through the Get A Life dream house. This is useful for players without memory cards, who would otherwise need to play through the Dream House each time.

First person view:
Enter FISH EYE at the cheat menu. Press Circle to toggle between normal and first person view.

Hint: Get A Life Chapter 1: Borrow $800 from Mom:
Go to buy mode and sell anything that is not a necessity, until you are over $800.

Hint: Get A Life Chapter 1: Easy money:
If your house is completely clean when you finish, Mom will give you about 50,000 Simoleans.

Hint: Get A Life Chapter 2: Cleaning house:
A quick way to get the house cleaned and the computer, television and espresso machine repaired is to enable the "Free mode" and "Midas mode" codes. Then, use the monkey butler. This will not disrupt your room bar.

Hint: Get a Life Chapter 2: Upgrade house value:
Enable the "Midas mode" and "Free mode" codes. Once everything is done in Chapter 1 and you get a new house, fix all of the items first. Get rid of all of the garbage then press Start. Go to build mode and destroy everything in the house (including all of your property.). Make your house the size you want. Make the room, bathroom, living room, and kitchen as desired. Then, put in all the items.

Hint: Get A Life Chapter 3: Get promoted:
Enter build mode and put in either the "Mini Pool" or the "Wet Tangle". Then have Dudley or Mimi (depending on the sex of your character) swim in the pool. Eventually they will get the two body points that are required for them to get promoted to the next job level.

Hint: Get A Life mode: Bonuses:
You can unlock objects by doing the following things:

Aromaster Whifferpuffer Gold: First time you cook a successful dinner in Chapter 1.
Artists Block: Get promoted to job level 7 in Chapter 4.
Beach Simulator: Raise your first baby to a kid in Chapter 5.
Bearskin Rug: Get through the house in 8 days or less in Chapter 5.
Beejaphone Electric Guitar: Get through the house in 24 hours or less in Chapter 1.
Chairmaster Vanity Table: Fix the television after Mom breaks it in Chapter 1.
Club Abhi and Taylor's Place in two player mode: Throw a raging party in Chapter 4.
Coat Of Arms: Get through the house in 4 days or less in Chapter 2.
Electronic Insect Control System: Upgrade house value in Chapter 2.
Frat House in two-player mode: Complete all goals and move out in Chapter 2.
Handyman: Fix everything in the house in Chapter 2.
Head In Curio Jar: Get through the house in 8 days or less in Chapter 3.
Heart-shaped Vibrating Bed: Upgrade your house in Chapter 4.
Maid: Clean up the house in Chapter 2.
Maid's House in two player mode: Get promoted to job level 8 in Chapter 5.
Major Dormo (Monkey Butler): Send both kids to Prep School in Chapter 6.
Master Suite Tub: Get a promotion to job level 5 in Chapter 3.
Motel in two-player mode: Throw a raging party in Chapter 3.
Museum in two-player mode: Borrow 800 Simoleons from Mom in Chapter 1.
Park in two-player mode: Feed the Bobo the bum in Chapters 3, 4, 5, or 6.
Perspiraction Executive Treadmill: Get a job in Chapter 1.
Rhino Head: Get through the house in 8 days or less in Chapter 6.
Slurp 'n' Burp Beverage Cooler: Get a promotion to job level 2 in Chapter 2.
Sonic Shower: Get promoted to job level 6 in Chapter 4.
Sprinkler: Raise your second baby to a kid in Chapter 5.
Strip Poker Table: Get a promotion to job level 4 in Chapter 3.
Teppan'Yaki Table: Get a promotion to job level 3 in Chapter 2.
Tree Swing: Upgrade house value in Chapter 3.
Two Swimming Pools: Get promoted to job level 9 in Chapter 5.
Wurl 'n Hurl Jukebox: Get through the house in 8 days or less in Chapter 4.

Hint: Life Of Crime career path:
Prevent a thief from escaping in Get A Life mode to unlock the Life Of Crime career path in all modes.

Hint: Easy money:
Enable the "Free mode" code, then go to your house and buy a lot of expensive items. After that, save then restart your system. Do not enter the code again, then sell your items back for more money. The best item to do this with is the Monkey Butler Tree, which is worth 15,000 Simoleans.

Enable the "Free mode" code, then move your Sims into the cheapest house available. Then, buy a lot of expensive items (such as the Monkey Butler). After this, evict your Sims from that house, but do not empty the house. By doing this, your Sims keep the "assets" that they had, which turn into money for them. The house will then cost something similar to 99,999 Simoleans. To counter this, enter build mode for the house you moved your Sims out of, then sell off the Monkey Butler and other items you put up. The house will be cheap again. Move your Sims back in and they will have a lot of money.

Enable the "Free mode" code, start a game, and buy fifteen Heart Hot Tubs. Note: These must be unlocked in Get A Life mode first. After buying them, save the game and quit. Turn off the PlayStation2 to disable the code. Return to the same game and sell all the Heart Hot Tubs that were bought to get up to 99,999 Simoleans. Notice that when you pay bills, buy something, etc., your money will not decrease.

Make a wall parallel to the sidewalk (with the trash can and mail box). Put the most expensive wallpaper on both sides. Then, press Square to sell the wallpaper on one side. If this does not work, try the opposite side. You should be able to sell one side's wallpaper repeatedly.

Use the following trick to make the wallpaper technique faster. As you sell the sheet of wallpaper, you must hold Square and release it to complete the sale. If you press Square repeatedly after the sale, the sales keep occurring for how many times it was pressed. Also, this trick works better if the wall has an intersection in the shape of a "T".

Buy a workbench and heighten your Mechanical, Creativity, and Body. Keep making Gnomes. If you have a very high status, you should be able to sell each gnome for at least 100 Simoleans. Making gnomes only take about one to two seconds each if you have a very high status.

Have a Sim with a high creative level. Start a painting or a sculpture. After it has been started, tell that Sim to stop, then have another Sim (with no creative points) finish it. Sell it, and you will still get as much money as you would if the Sim that originally started it had also finished it. You can even have your kids finish your painting and still get as much as if the parent did the painting.

Hint: Easy skills:
Evict a family. When this happens, their moods go up immediately after you move into another house. Once you get in a house, study, work out, etc.

If your energy or any other stats get low, evict yourself from the house. Reenter the house and all your stats will be renewed.

Hint: Easy promotions:
To get promoted quickly, always check your Job Panel and look at the Smiley face and the numbers next to it. Notice that there are two numbers. The one on the left, if you have a job, will have a number. You have to make as many Family Friends to equal how many that number is. When you get the correct amount of Family Friends, if you have any Yellow looking bars next to your Cooking, Mechanical, etc., you will need to fill those up by looking in a mirror and practicing speeches, Charisma, or working out on a treadmill, body exerciser, etc. When you go to work the next day or so, or if your Sim needs adjustment to its feelings, keep it home one day from work. Fill up its needs and wait the next day. When you go to work and your Sim is in a good mood (filling its needs), check the job panel. Highlight the job they have, press X, and it will show you their performance. If the performance is "Good", you will most likely be promoted when you get home. If it does not work the first time, keep filling their needs and send them to work in a very good mood.

Hint: Cheaper houses:
Enable the "Free mode" or "Midas mode" code. Go to Play The Sims mode. If a character does not have enough money to buy a house, bulldoze a worthless house and move that family in the field; or if there is a place with no house, move the family into that area. Pause game play and start building your house however desired.

Hint: Getting married:
To get married easily, invite a Sim of the opposite sex. But first, always throw a party and pick the Sim you want to marry. "Greet" them, "Talk" to them, then when they want to leave you will know their phone number. After dark, call that person. "Invite" them over. If they say "Sure", wait for them. Get to know them more. When you get the chance to "Flirt" with them, do so. Sooner or later she or he will fall in love with you. The next day (or perhaps on same day), get your Sim in a good mood (three green bars or more). Then, "Serve Dinner (Lunch, etc.)". When they are done eating as much as they desire, watch television. While they are watching television, highlight your "Guest" and give them the command to "Watch TV". They will "Watch TV" with you, talk to you, and their comfort will rise. Next ,"Talk" with them, "Tell Jokes", "Hug", "Dance", etc. If your Sim is still in a good mood (three green bars or more), you will have the option to "Propose" to the Sim you want to marry, Sometimes they will not accept (you will hear warning sirens) and they will state a reason. Do whatever they wanted you to do. When you fulfill their requests, "Propose" again. If you are lucky, they will accept. Note: You can only do this in Play The Sims mode.

Hint: Keep child home from school:
If you do not want your child to go to school and do not want to keep hearing the bus honk every few seconds, just let your child stand in the middle of the road where the bus waits everyday. Then the bus will not appear, and your child will not go to school.

Hint: Getting money after missing work:
If you miss work one day, do not answer the phone. Instead, wait until the next caller, who should call in later. They will give you some money.

Hint: Cancel newspapers:
Let your newspapers pile up for five days until you have five of them on your yard. On the sixth day, do not collect any and you will get a message stating that you will not receive any more papers because you have too many. Note: If you hire a maid, she will pick up the papers and you will continue to receive them.

Hint: Keep Major Dormo longer:
Call Major Dormo, then put a fence around his tree house after he leaves it. He will remain with you much longer, but will still eventually disappear.

Hint: Keep guests from leaving and improve your social status:
Throw a party. When your guests arrive, have them go inside your house. Pause game play and enter build mode. Wherever there is a door going outside, replace it with a wall. Resume the game. Since they cannot leave, they will stay and have a raging party. You can now talk all you want with your guests and they will not leave, eventually even marrying someone. You may also want to buy some beds in case they get tired.

Hint: Attack a Sim:
Insult a neighbor or your roommate until their name is down to -100. Then, go outside and display the action options (where you can choose to kiss, hug, insult, slap). You should now be able to attack the person. Do this about three times. Your roommate will have had enough and pack up and leave for good.

Hint: Killing Sims:
If you want to see the Grim Reaper and put a lot of tombstones in your backyard, enter build mode and add a fireplace. Fix up the house somewhat. When prompted to move in a family, create one and make several Sims. Have all of your Sims enter the room with the fireplace and have one of them light it and stand very close. The fire should catch them all if they were close enough. The Grim Reaper should show up to claim the family. Once he does, if there is one Sim remaining have them call the fire department. the Fire should go out and there should be several little tombstones sticking up out of the ash. Enter build mode, grab all of them, and place them in the backyard. If desired, you can add some flowers and other objects. They will become a grave. To get rid of the last Sim, lock them in a room with no windows or doors. They should die in three and a half days. Repeat the grave steps when the Grim Reaper reappears. if you want a very large graveyard, repeat all the steps. Note: This will not be a good home for families, as they will be mourning all the time.

Hint: Change clothes faster:
When a Sim puts up the curtain to change, press L1 to pause game play. They will change, but time will freeze.

Hint: Place wallpaper or carpets faster:
Hold L1 or R1, then press Square at the same time.

Hint: Alien abduction:
Buy the telescope and use it for too long. Your Sim will be abducted and disappear. It will reappear some hours later, with different stats.

Hint: Nude Sim:
Note: This is easiest to do in Play The Sims mode. Get a fire place, then buy a rug and place it under the fireplace. Guy the heart shaped spa. Light the fireplace, get in the spa, and wait until there is a fire. Before your Sim gets out and starts jumping around because of the fire, cancel everything but the spa. Wait until the spa burns up. If done correctly, your Sim will appear in another part of room close to the wall, and will not have their clothes on. Note: The censor will still appear.

Hint: Zombie Sim:
Kill a Sim and wait for the Grim Reaper to appear. Plead for his or her life. The Grim Reaper will either ignore your plea, turn your Sim into a Zombie, or revive your Sim. If your Sim was revived, kill him or her again, then try again. The outcome is random. Note: Do not save the game if the Grim Reaper kills your Sim. Reload the game and try again. Zombie Sims do not have any features different from normal Sims other than a green color.

Hint: Regain needs:
Skip work every other day, to the point where they call you but you will not get fired to regain your fun and social levels. While you are home, call over some friend(s) and play pool or a cooperative game.

You can use the Wiffer Puffer Gold to recover a certain part of your needs, such as comfort, fun, etc. according to the one you use. This is especially useful near where you read or work out.

Buy a Bug Zapper from the electronics section of buy mode. Place it somewhere outside. Have an adult Sim touch the Bug Zapper (highlight and select the Bug Zapper for the options to appear). Then choose the "Touch" option and your Sim will get shocked by the Bug Zapper. Do this a few times and your Sim's energy level will be boosted, but they will need some comfort points.

Glitch: Invisible fish:
Buy the Fishtank and immediately place it. Quickly exit the start menu. The fish will not have time to load. There will not be any fish in the tank. Note: You can still feed and watch the fish, and when you press Start the fish will reappear.

Glitch: Floating food:
This can be done at any time during the game. Start or load any game (Get A Life or Play the Sims mode) and enter a house. Go to the kitchen and make some food. While your Sim is holding their food, pause game play and select "Save And Quit" from the options. When you go back into the house, immediately pause game play and go into build or buy mode. Then, go over to your Sim. If done quick;y enough, the food your Sim is holding will load, but the Sim will not. It will appear as if the food is floating in the air.

Glitch: No censor curtain:
Get someone in a bath or love bed. Put a fire place next to it, buy a cheap rug under bed or bath. If fire goes on the bed or bath, they will hop out. The censor curtain will appear, and when they hop out off you can see them uncensored.

Make a room just big enough for a bed and for Sim to walk through to get to it. Then, buy a love bed and place it in the middle of the room. Buy four fireplaces and place them on the outside of the room. Buy enough carpets to fill up the room. Then, buy a door. Make your Sim light all four fireplaces. Next, make the Sim vibrate in the bed. After the Sim is fully in the bed, put each lit fireplace on each side of the bed so that the Sim cannot get out. Wait for the bed to catch on fire. The Sim will disappear. Press R2 to make you Sim go to the bathroom. When they are done, the censor will be gone.

Hint: Easy goals:
Swerve side to side when on breakaway or alone for a shot. When the goalie is to far out of position, shoot a wrist shot to score. This works about 70% of the time.

Set your controls to "Advanced" in the options screen. Then, when you are about to take a shot, hold L1 + Triangle and press the Analog-stick Left or Right to begin deking the puck. Next, hold L1 + Circle and press the Left Analog-stick in the direction opposite to which you deked it. Finally, release Circle and the puck should get past the goalie.

Press Right Analog-stick Up when you are in your opponet's zone until the highlighted option is "Overload". Then, go behind the opponent's goalie and pass it back to your defense. When the puck is being passed, hold L1 + Circle. When your defense appears on screen, release Circle to do a one timer slap shot (overload).

Pause game play and select "Choose Sides". Choose the opposing team, then select "Pull Goalie". Resume game play long enough for the goalie to get off the ice. Pause game play again and choose your original team. Then, shoot the puck at the goal and it will slide in before the goalie can return. This is very useful if you are down a few goals at the end of the game.

Hint: More PIM:
Put all enforcers out on the ice for the entire game and have skill level set all the way up (or at least on pro). You can get a total of 325 PIM by doing this. Ray, Boulton, Stock, Chara, Domi, and others are recommended.

Hint: Fights:
There are unlimited amount of fights in the game. It is possible to reach 35 by doing the following: Cut all the enforcers from the league, then place them all onto only two teams. Cut players that are not enforcers from the two selected teams. Place the enforcers on all the lines of both teams. Finally, play a game with the two teams. To increase the frequency of fights besides the frequency option, increase hitting power and decrease the fatigue options. Placing the level of skill to pro or higher makes it easier to start fights. Players may even fight just by bumping shoulders.

At the options screen, fill up the fighting meter and the hitting power. Then, during game play, find a player that fights well. To start a fight, pick a certain player on the opposite team and continue to check him. After about three times, a fight will start.

To get in as many fights as possible, put all top enforcers onto just two teams. Face them off with only enforcers on the ice. Then, turn fighting and checking all the way up and turn off penalties. You should have constant fights, especially if your skill level is at "Hall Of Famer". The best players to use are Rob Ray, Eric Boulton, Tie domi, Peter Worrell, and Bob Probert.

The easiest way to get into more fights is as follows. First, set your difficulty level on "All Star" or "Hall of Famer". Doing this will automatically make fights happen more often, because the CPU players check you back. Then, set the "Fighting" slider all the way up, the "Fatigue" slider all the way down, and the "Hitting Power" down to slightly less than half way. This helps because when you check a player in a head-on collision, he will not fly 20 feet away, and he can stand up to challenge you, and vice versa. Also, trade some of the best enforcers in the league to your team, such as Rob Ray and Ed Boulton (both from Boston), and others. Also, create your own players. Give them high stats, especially in Grit, Aggression, Endurance, Checking, and Check Bias. This will make them good fighters, and scorers as well.

Hint: Top twenty enforcers:

1. Rob Ray (Buf): Very good checker, has heart. His 3000+ PIM is why he is the best. He will fight anyone on the ice and is the greatest leader for your team.
2. Eric Boulton (Buf): Follows in Ray's footsteps. Have him on the same line as Ray.
3. P.J. Stock Bos): Fights very often. Does not get called for penalty that much.
4. Tie Domi (Tor): Dirty player but can scrap well
5. Stu Grimson: May have been forgotten, but is a power house.
6. Bob Probert: 3000+ PIM and can still fight.
7. Zdeno Chara: 6' 9" giant that can deliver punishment..
8. Jody Shelley: Plays dirty but can go toe to toe with everyone except Ray or Boulton.
9. Matt Barnaby: Not a very good fighter but will always go.
10. K. Oliwa: Big time hitter and can fight well.
11. E. Cairns: Good enforcer for a defenseman.
12. I. Laperriere: Small but powerful.
13. Paul Laus: Also very good hitter for a defenseman.
14. A. Nazarov: Russian enforcer who can deliver.
15 P. Worrell: Big 6' 6'' enforcer who can help a power team.
16. J. Weimer: Has Eric Cairns to back him up cause he is an average fighter.
17. D. Brashear: Can go toe to toe with many players.
18. S. Mckenna: 6' 8'' giant who can fight well.
19. J. Odgers: Old but still noticeable.
20.***** bonus player: Create a player named Dan Westphal. Give him qualities all the way up to have a great enforcer and scorer. Make him as short as possible and light to make him go more often. No other created player will go as much as he does. He is great on lines with Ray and Boulton.