Follow these trendy hints to amass points galore and plenty of cool bonuses and secrets. These hints are only for the normal Grand Theft Auto missions, but some may work with addons.

To get into certain 'locked' compounds which are normally accessible only in missions, and through certain thin walls all that is needed is a large vehicle. Line up your tanker (or bus etc.) alongside the wall and then simply slide under it. You will go under the wall too! (tip submitted by Shodan).

To cross the railtrack safely, first blow up a large vehicle on it. Then slide under or jump over the vehicle. You will not be harmed!

To gain your own gouranga cult just slap up the orange gouranga monky monkey dudes untill they all run at you. They will then follow you! Have your own little cult, but don't get in a car or they'll run away from you.

You can steal and drive the trains in Liberty City with the back and forward keys. Simply enter a train and press the attack key!

To create permanent road blocks, use ambulances, fire engines, or 'parked' vehicles, as these are the ONLY vehicles which don't get towed away.

To stay alive, you must line yourself up with a car immediately behind you. When you are shot you wil leave a trail of blood and 'bounce' off the car. This applies to cops, proles, and, multiplayer characters. Cops will run away to their cars and not come out again after being wounded. Obviously, this trick is very difficult to pull off, but it is worth bearing in mind. nb - This will not work with Rocket Launchers or Flame Throwers!

Remember - in Counthashes, Penetrators and Squad Cars it is best to skid with the back of your car to kill proles. Don't try this too much in a Cossie or F19 or you'll break it!

Liberty City (1 & 2): Go to Law Island and drive between the two buildings southerly to the bridge. There is a ramp of which there are two ways to cross: (1) Use a bike or superbike, (2) Use any car but as soon as you hit the opposite side and begin to fall exit the cars and press the jump key. On the island is one of each powerup, a bike, a prole, and a rocket launcher on the second Liberty City level.

Liberty City (1): Take on a SPEED type mission with a bus that can't go under 50 in Northeast Fort Law.

Liberty City (2): Use any public service vehicle (squad car, ambulance or fire engine) to enter the military base in North Fort Law in Liberty City 2. You can collect a tank without ammo!

Liberty City (2): Pick up one of two unarmed tanks in the dock in Northwest Estoria.

Vice City (1): Go to the playground in South Dominica, where several armed lary students will tell you to "Get your raggedy ass out of our hood.". Kill them all!

Vice City (1): There are two multipliers on the roof of the hospital in North Little Dominica.

San Andreas (2): Take the jump at the bottom left of the city and ride over the sign and you'll get "The doors to destruction are now open". This means you can (1) Get an armed tank in East Marina, or (2) go to West Southeast Richman park, in which, under a grill is a tank which can be got through from the east through a door accessible in West Atlantic Heights.

San Andreas (1 & 2): Pass through the spray shop in the docks in Southeast Woodside, where, if you continue straight ahead, you can cross an invisible platform for an armed tank.

Vice City (1): Follow the footbridge from the hospital in Northeast Felicity to the waiting Penetrator. Use it to jump straight ahead and you can enter an army base with an armed tank. You WILL need to splat some armed proles first though. This will give you a "Boot Camp Bonus".

San Andreas (1): South of the hospital in Northeast Atlantic Heights is a Monster Bug underneath a tree.

San Andreas (1): In Richman above Soviet Hilll there is a Monster bug parked in some lucky bugger's driveway.

San Andreas (1): Jump the hidden Penetrator in Northwest Richman park for a huge plummet and plenty of points. You will end up in the park with the machine gun.

Any more tips? To me please!