All rival gangs
When you have to take out the four rival gangs for the underboss mission all you have to do is go to each doctor in each part of town and take them out silently then head over to your gangs mansion and save it quit and then come back on to the game dont leave the mansion for a while and do quothealth cheatquot quot5000quot cheat after this do quothealth cheatquot one more time it should make a louder noise like metal go out side you will still see the four blue blips but drive to them and all you have to do is plant a bomb easy its wicked
Ammunition
All the safe houses that you pay for have ammo caches When low on ammunition or health you can go into these houses and restock They are the orange houses on the map and most are in hotels
Assaulting warehouses
Before going on a warehouse assault have these items pistol full ammo Tommy gunfull ammo shotgun full ammo Magnum full ammo Molotovs 6 and about 25000 When going to a warehouse try to blow up the roadblocks After that stand there and shoot at oncoming gangsters with your pistol headshots are essential Then go in to the warehouse area Stand behind boxes and shoot your enigmas with the pistol or Magnum again with headshots When you actually enter the warehouse have either your shotgun or Tommy gun ready Most enmeshes will have shotguns and Tommy guns When you kill them search for the owner He will have puppeteer hands Buy him out Do not hit or injure him or you will not be able to buy him out and will have to use pressure On the way you will have almost certainly started a mob war Do not bother looking for bombing business Instead check the map for the nearest FBI agent and bribe him You may lose 3000 but it is less risky You will now have a warehouse and won a mob war at the same time
Barricades
Use the following trick when you go to a hub warehouse or compound with people and cars blocking your way Get a truck and run into the cars and people until it catches on fire Then finish off the other people that are still alive
Car chases
When you are being pursued by enemies in a car let them drive up on your side Usually they will come up near your rear on your left or right Then look ahead and lure them into an accident Usually they will smash into something like oncoming traffic or a wall if you time it correctly They will eventually come back and catch up to you but if you keep doing this you can get them to blow themselves up because you cannot shoot out your car at them
Easier driving
While driving down the street honk your horn constantly by clicking the Left Analogstick This will send other cars to the side of the road
Go to a police station and bribe the police chief You can then steal the police car without any trouble Click the Left Analogstick to turn on the siren Cars will now move out of your way
Easy Mob Wars
After you have finished 100 of the missions you will need to destroy the other four family compounds This is difficult because if you die you need to start over After you destroy one save your game at the nearest safehouse This will help you because if you die you can load your game and go back to after you destroyed the rival families compound
Easy money
Visit the sewer system The entrance is directly south of the westernmost Tattaglia warehouse on the Hells Kitchen Loop Prepare for a battle The crate containing the money you are after is guarded by a group of heavily armed bellboys
Easy special kills
On missions where you have to kill an important figure in a certain way such as pushing them off a roof or into a furnace you can do this easier by luring your opponent over the hazard you must use to kill them before fighting with them Just avoid them and run over to the hazard They will come over to you Beat them up a bit but do not kill them completely Then grab them by holding L1R1 and swing them so they have their back to the hazard Then push forward with the Analogsticks to shove them to their death
Extorting businesses
When you are having trouble extorting business owners try destroying some of their property andor hold a gun to their face For example when you are trying to take over Good Eats in Brooklyn you can hold the gun to the mans face then reholster the gun and extort He will refuse Simply draw your gun again lock on and hold it Keep doing this until he caves in Do not forget to reholster your gun to avoid accidentally shooting him In another example when you are trying to extort money from the hotel owner in Brooklyn hold a gun to him twice break the downstairs cupboard then finally blow his safe before you beat him into submission Always buy available rackets first Take a trip around to either buy another racket or go around the block Do not attack until you visit again and instead of enemy soldiers you will find all your soldiers By doing this you do not have to fight a bunch of enemies and get your vendetta up
Gun names
All the guns in the game are based on reallife firearms Here is their reallife equivalents
38 SnubNose Colt Detective 38 SpecialSmith amp Wesson M amp P 2in revolver
Pistol Colt M1911A1 semiauto 45 pistol
Magnum Smith amp Wesson Model 10 revolver in 357
Longbarrel Shotgun Remington 870 pumpaction shotgun
Tommy Gun Thompson M19211928 submachine gun in 45
Infinite Ammo
Become Don of New York to unlock Infinite ammo and 1 million dollars to do so take over every business and rackets then complete taking out the contracts on the other families top guys
Marlon Brandos last appearance
Play the mission when you go to the hospital to protect the Don After you kill the first assassin and Michael Corleone tells you to go to the basement go foward and make a left You should see a door with Michael Corleone talking to Vito Corleone while he is in the hospital bed Listen to the conversation carefully This is the real Marlo Brando talking recorded while he was hospitalized
Recommended weapons
Do not waste money on safe houses You can make it fine with just the ones you get in the story Instead save money for clothing and weapons All the best weapons cost a lot but are well worth it The Saturday Night Special is a better revolver and it will cost 75000 The Assassins Pistol is better gun and costs about 200000 The Python a better magnum will cost 250000 The Dillinger is a machine gun that costs 450000 Finally the Street Sweeper which works like a shotgun sells for 500000 and will kill most people in one shot
Robbing banks
The type of bank will determine the easiest way it can be robbed The type with the three guards and one room is by far the easiest and should be robbed as often as possible Use the following trick to rob it without being chased or even getting past two shields First bribe the cop outside Then go into the bank and choke the first guard by the door Next go into the vault area and start strangling the guard on the left The other guard will come and attack you but he will not shoot He will only hit you with his billy club Remember to strangle the man on the left first because he tends to start shooting with his shotgun if you attack the other guard If you are robbing the big bank start the same way by bribing the cop outside Then go in and immediately strangle the guards in the main room Hurry down to the vault and strangle the two guards there Open the door and blow the vault Ready your Tommy gun for action Three or four guards will attack you as you flee the vault Get close to them as you are shooting them and you will perform an instant execution After you shoot them run up the stairs and move to the right Then take an immediate right to leave the building where the car is always parked Get in the car quickly because you will be shot at when outside Take off and you should not be chased after you hit the streets After any bank robbery you must go to your hangout to get the money The best bank to rob is the midtown bank close to the apartment that the Corleones give you after you save Michael You wll get 50000 there
Safes
You must blow all safes to become Don Of New York Blow all the safes when you are taking over businesses that have one By doing this you will not have to search for safes after you completed most of the missions Also you will get an amount of money 1000 respect and dynamite by blowing them up
Shooting enemies behind cover
When you are locked onto an enemy who is hiding behind a crate or low object keep locking on but use the Right Analogstick to move the crosshair to a part of their body that is sometimes sticking out like their head or arm This will help you kill them easier
Taking over compounds
To take over a compound equip your self with ammunition for all your guns or you can use one powerful gun to kill other gangsters and take their gun You must have cover at any time possible Note When behind the bushes to the left of the entrance they can shoot you through the bushes Once inside do the same thing and always have cover Then run downstairs In the back house there are two men One is behind a box and there is another behind a pilaer After those two are dead set the time bomb not dynamite If needed stay in the basement and die then drive back and repeat on the other house When the time to destroy the rival family compounds the easiest way is to blow up one building at a time Make sure you have all weapons with full ammnition
Tattaglias compound
When you think you are ready for the challenge take on a compound The Tattaglias in northeast Brooklyn might be the weakest family in New York but that does not mean they are going to let you walk right in Bring some bombs along and blow up the support pillars in the basements You may start a mob war but if you are successful you will have a new safe house with a group of guards
The Don Is Dead mission
Break the windows in the barber shop before start the mission This will allow for easy shooting once the Don is shot The recommended gun for this and any other close range shooting mission is the magnum
The Humping dance
When you press Square you will squat and make a grunt When you repeatedly press Square it appears as if you are humping or dancing Try the following Go outside to a person on the street and keep pressing Square to them Go somewhere with music and do it to quotdancequot Take a gun out hold Square and fire away
Unlimited ammunition and 1 million
Reach the quotDon Of New York Cityquot rank at a 915 game completion Note you will get unlimited ammunition for all of your guns only Bombs dynamite and Molotov Cocktails are not infinite and melee weapons can still wear out
Unlimited Money and Respect
After completing the first mission save your game and quit before answering the phone downstairs Reload your game and you will recieve the 500 and 500 respect you got from that quest again You can resave and reload to get these rewards as many times as you would like
Upgrade priority
Health The more health the better
Streetsmarts Prolong the victims breaking point and by doing so increasing your weekly income earnings Remember to always try to buy them out first
Fighting increase you negotiation pressure by 10 for each upgrade
Speed Not so essential Only faster reloading is interesting here
Shooting For better aiming speed and precision but not essential for taking over businesses
