Resident Evil 4 Cheats & Codes

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3 Cheats
Submit a Cheat. Submitted by:djraver108

Unlock Matilda Weapon

Unlock the Matilda handgun (which fires 3 round bursts) by clearing the game. Submitted by:IGN_Cheats

Unockable: Mercenaries Mini-Game

Beat the game to unlock the mercenaries mini game. Submitted by:IGN_Cheats

Unockable: Mercenaries Mini-Game Characters

To unlock Ada Wong in Mercenaries get a 4 star rating on the Pueblo map of the game. To unlock Albert Wesker in Mercenaries get a 4 star rating on the Waterworld map of the game. To unlock Hunk in Mercenaries get a 4 star rating on the Island Commando map of the game. To unlock Jack Krauser in Mercenaries get a 4 star rating on the Castle map of the game.

9 Unlockables
Submit an Unlockable. Submitted by:goodzombie004

S.T.A.R.S. Uniform
To Unlock The S.T.A.R.S. Uniform You Must Complete The Game On Normal Or Hard Mode. Submitted by:goodzombie004

Rocket Launcher

In order to unlock the Rocket Launcher Special you beat the game on Normal and you get a chance too buy the Matilda and the Infinite Launcher. The Matilda is $70,000 and the Infinite Launcher is $1000000. Submitted by:Luksifer

Chicago Typewriter Weapon

Beat Operation Ada, and the "Chicago Typewriter", a Thompson with 10.0 firepower, infinite ammo, no reload, and the fire rate of a maxed out TMP, becomes available at the merchant. Submitted by:IGN_Cheats

Hand Cannon Weapon

Get the five star ranking on the mercenaries mini-game to unlock the Handcannon. Submitted by:ign_cheats

Exclusive Weapon Powers

Each weapon has a special "exclusive power" when all of its stats are custom tuned to the maximum:

Handgun - Increases the chance of a headshot being fatal by a factor of five (5% or 20%, take your pick). Punisher - Each bullet can penetrate up to five bodies. Red 9 - Increases firepower to 5.0 Blacktail - Increases firepower to 3.4 Matilda - Increases magazine capacity to 100. Shotgun - Increases the effective damage range of the gun. Riotgun - Increases firepower to 10.0 Striker - Increases magazine capacity to 100. Rifle - Increases firepower to 18.0 Semiauto Rifle - Decreases firing speed to 0.40 seconds. Broken Butterfly - Increases damage to 50.0 Killer7 - No exclusive power! TMP - Increases firepower to 1.8 Minethrower - Adds homing ability to mines and increases their blast radii.

Each weapon has a special "exclusive power" when all of its stats are custom tuned to the maximum:

Handgun - Increases the chance of a headshot being fatal by a factor of five (5% or 20%, take your pick). Punisher - Each bullet can penetrate up to five bodies.

Red 9 - Increases firepower to 5.0 Blacktail - Increases firepower to 3.4 Matilda - Increases magazine capacity to 100. Shotgun - Increases the effective damage range of the gun. Riotgun - Increases firepower to 10.0 Striker - Increase...

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New Game +
When you beat the game you are able to keep all of your remaining weapons and items. Start a new game with the "cleared game" feature and buy that Infinite Launcher! Submitted by:IGN_Cheats

Broken Butterfly Weapon

In the hall south of the hedge maze there is a locked door. Return to that area with Ashley, piggy back with her and she will unlock the door. This reveals the broken butterfly. Submitted by:Johnebbenhouse,puck

Punisher Weapon
You, know the guy, who runs around and sells you upgrades for weapons, he has a secret quest for you. You must search two areas of the game for blue medallions and shoot them. Finding and shooting more than 10 of the medallions will reward you with the punisher pistol. This weapon has slightly upgraded statistics and penetrating bullets. Submitted by:IGN_Cheats

Assignment Ada Mini-game

Beat the game to unlock the mini game: Assignment Ada

27 Hints
Submit a Hint. Submitted by:greggyv

Stock Up on Bug Eyes

After you set down the King and Queens grail you come to a part where there are a bunch of the "bug" type enemies. You must shoot the chains to drop a bridge. If you have the patience to kill all the enemies, shoot the hive type thing in the middle of the room. It will go to a cutscene where it shows the hive fall into the pit and after there are about 10 items you can pick up, all of which are the "red, green, or blue eyes" used on the Butterfly Lamp. They can also be sold separately for easy money. After you set down the King and Queens grail you come to a part where there are a bunch of the "bug" type enemies. You must shoot the chains to drop a bridge. If you have the patience to kill all the enemies, shoot the hive type thing in the middle of the room. It will go to a cutscene where it shows the hive fall into the pit and after there are about 10 items you can pick up, all of which are the "red, green, or blue eyes" used on the Butterfly Lamp. They can also be sold separately for eas... [Show More] Submitted by:bigdsnack

Conserving Ammo
When you are low on ammo but have to kill a few enemies try to group them together, shoot the frontman of the group in the head making him stumble then, run up and kick, this should knock down or push back all of the enemies. When they are on the ground simply knife them. Since they are grouped together you should be able to slash a few at a time killing multiple enemies quickly while only using one bullet. Submitted by:IGN_Cheats

Skip the Los Gigantes

In the mines, when you fight two Gigantes, tehre's a zip line with a trap door switch at the. If you run back and forth using the zipline and ladder, you'll eventually overtake the zipline. When you do this, you'll ride it down and enter the wall. You can walk through the door from here and skip the fight. Submitted by:Twilight

Ashley's Sliding Puzzle

To complete Ashley's puzzle with ease, take a look at the layout below: 123 456 789

Numbering the slots from top to bottom in that manner, hit the following positions in this order: 4, 7, 8, 9, 6, 3, 1, 7, 9. Watch out for the knights! Submitted by:ign_cheats

Amber Ring
At the Round of Insignia, in the tunnel, shoot down that shiny thing. The Amber Ring will fall out. Submitted by:ign_cheats

Maximize Leons Lifebar

This process incurs several continues, which have no bearing on the game's ending. At the first El Gigante fight, there is a Yellow Herb in the boss arena. Take this item and combine it with any of the Green Herbs in the same room and use it. This increases Leon's lifebar slightly. Now let the boss kill Leon. Since the boss' room is at a map transition (the green OPEN command is a dead giveaway), this lets you continue right at the boss fight but with Leon's life increase from your previous attempt. Repeating this process will increase Leon's lifebar to maximum prematurely. Extra Yellow Herbs found later can be given to Ashley, or sold to the merchant for money. This process incurs several continues, which have no bearing on the game's ending. At the first El Gigante fight, there is a Yellow Herb in the boss arena. Take this item and combine it with any of the Green Herbs in the same room and use it. This increases Leon's lifebar slightly. Now let the boss kill Leon. Since the boss' room is at a map transition (the green OPEN command is a dead giveaway), this lets you continue right at the boss fight but with Leon's life increase from your previous a... [Show More] Submitted by:ign_cheats

Mine Ride Bonus

After the Mine Cart Ride, You must use timed Action Buttons to jump off the falling mine cart and get back on the outer side of the cliff. After, go to the next room and right as you step into the next room look to the left. There should be a pile of bones. Go up to them and the "TAKE" action button will appear. In the pile of bones will be all the gold from the enemies that you killed (Granados, not the Chainsaw men. So take you prize(that can go up to being 10,000) and leave rich. Submitted by:ign_cheats

Lava Bonus

When battling the two Gigantes bosses in the lava room, drop one in the fire pit. Then kill the other normally. Collect the $15,000 from the first boss and choose to leave the room. Re-enter the lava room and the money from the second boss (dropped into the lava) will be on the lava pit's edge. Submitted by:ign_cheats

Knifing Krauser's Kneecaps

Instead of wasting precious ammo on Krauser, wait until he gets close and exposes his vulnerable body (when he is not hiding behind his "wing") and slice his legs with Leon's knife. It's best to practice this on lone enemies beforehand. As long as you are alert to any "Dodge" opportunities, Leon should conserve a load of ammunition and be out of the fight fairly quickly. Submitted by Scarface Verified by DarkBlood999 Submitted by:ign_cheats

Avoid Being A Victim Of The Saw

Early in the game, when Leon first enters the village, he should avoid the door that belongs to the building where Leon can get a free shotgun (the largest northeast building). Simply do not run into the house that triggers the cutscene. While Leon will still need to kill zombies to progress, he will not have to deal with the chainsaw enemies, who may be fairly tough on the out-set. After the bell rings, feel free to enter the house and collect the items and shotgun inside. Submitted by:ign_cheats

Church Bell Hijinks

When you get to the graveyard for the first time, Run up by the church and shoot the bell, 3 notzombies will come running from where you entered, shoot, grab items, repeat. Submitted by:Demon_Hiei2

Defeating Verdugo (Alien/Salazar's Right Hand) Boss

Not using the RL makes this fight harder, and in my opinion more fun, so try this if you choose not to buy a RL or don't have any cash. When you freeze him get close so the kick option appears, kick him down and he will stay frozen alot longer, allowing you to unload more rounds into him. Another tip if your using the BB when out of ammo freeze him at the next station reload THEN kick him over, you can still get at least 4 shots off. He will take about about 14 BB rounds at 20 damage a piece and a couple of Leon kicks to the face before he meets his doom. Plus you get an item worth 11000 Ptas for killing him.

Not using the RL makes this fight harder, and in my opinion more fun, so try this if you choose not to buy a RL or don't have any cash. When you freeze him get close so the kick option appears, kick him down and he will stay frozen alot longer, allowing you to unload more rounds into him. Another tip if your using the BB when out of ammo freeze him at the next station reload THEN kick him over, you can still get at least 4 shots off. He will take about about 14 BB rounds at 20 damage a piece ... [Show More] Submitted by:ign_cheats

Hide And Wait In The Village

When you first get to the village and you are having trouble escaping the chainsaw maniacs and other enemies, you can hide in a safe spot. Go to the tall tower in the east side of the village (check your map) and climb up the long ladder. The villagers cannot climb that particular ladder. This also works when you need to place Ashley in a safe spot when exploring this particular area. Submitted by:ign_cheats

Chasing Ashley
The enemies who captures Ashley will seek to leave by the nearest area exit; these are the exits that have the "green" OPEN or context command as opposed to the normal "white" text. If they manage to reach one of these exits, then the game is over. When leaving Ashley to do stuff alone, be sure not to leave her near a green exit door. Submitted by:ign_cheats

Green Or White?
Leon can't leave Ashley when he transitions into a new area (signified by the blurring effect); however, he can leave Ashley safe in the corner of a dangerous area then call her over when its safe. You can instantly tell if Leon is about to leave an area if the OPEN or context command is printed in green. If the command is printed in white, Leon will simply open the door to another section of the area. Use this to plan out where Leon can leave Ashley to brave the dangers ahead. Submitted by:AlG

Big Money
In the Castle after you get out of the sewer you will appear at the top of a large ball room wear there are some monks doing a sacrifice. If you alert them they all run away but if you throw a grenade down every single person you kill will drop a spinel or a los illuminados pendent. Submitted by:Mithron

Get Two Attacks on Saddler

When fighting Saddler, knock him down and stand near his eyeball head so that the "Knife" action appears. Shoot him instead and then start tapping "A" to do the action attack as well. Submitted by:clintmeyer

Quick Side Turn

While holding R, tilt the C-Stick left or right, then quickly release and pull the R trigger again. You will turn almost instantly towards that direction. Submitted by:ign_cheats

Fishing
If you are low on health spray and herbs when at the lake take aim at the fish and fire away. When you hit a fish it floats. Jump in the boat and ride over the fish and take it. Depending on the size of the fish it will give you health. Submitted by:Michael

Los Gigante
In Chapter 1-1, along the path towards the village you will run along a white dog trapped in a bear trap. If you help this dog he comes in handy later when you are fighting Los Gigante for the first time. About midway through the fight, you will hear the dog bark and he will come to your aid. Los Gigante becomes distracted, and begins to attack the dog rather than you. Submitted by:IGN_Cheats

Double Broken Butterfly Ammo

If you buy the broken butterfly before you find it, you can hold twice the ammo. The shopkeeper will not sell you this gun if you already have it. Submitted by:staarx

The First Shotgun

There are three main buildings in the village where you first see the chainsaw not-zombie. The shotgun is in the northeast building, on the second floor of the house. Submitted by:ign_cheats

Raise Max Health

If you mix: GREEN HERB + RED HERB + YELLOW HERB. It restores your health completely and raises your max health. Submitted by:MRS street racer

Quick Aiming
There is a quick way to center your gun when aiming up or down. Simply tap the L1 button (takes out your knife) and you will quickly aim straight ahead. Submitted by:MRS street racer

Snake in the Box

Sometimes when you destroy the wooden crates a snake will jump out and bite you. If you keep slashing with your knife when the box breaks you can kill the snake and receive a healing egg. Submitted by:ign_cheats

More Money for Beerstein and Elegant Mask

When you find these items do not sell them right away. You can increase the value of the items with gems dropped by the flying bugs. Submitted by:ign_cheats

Free Ammo from Upgrades

Whenever you upgrade your gun's capacity it fills the weapon with ammo. So don't reload before you buy the upgrade. This works great with weapons that have very little ammo (such as the magnum revolver 'Broken Butterfly'); after you use up the gun's magazine, simply look for the merchant and upgrade the ammo capacity.

6 Easter Eggs
Submit an Easter Egg. Submitted by:ign_cheats

Capcom R.I.P.
In the graveyard just behind the entrance hall (the one you get to by the door on the stair landing) go to the fenced area. The camera angle will show some tomb stones in the foreground. On them is some Greek lettering. Chi alpha pi chi omicron mu. This spells out CAPCOM.

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The Lake Monster

When you are at the lake before you face Del Lago (the thing in the water) stand on the dock right before the water and start firing into the water. The creature will not appreciate this. Submitted by:ign_cheats

S.T.A.R.S. Warning
Similar to the FBI Warning on commercial movies, a S.T.A.R.S. and Racoon City Police Department warning is in the game. Check out the end of the credits. Submitted by:ign_cheats

King Leon
In chapter 5-3, right before the room with the lasers, there's a red throne room. Approach the throne and hit 'A' to have Leon sit upon the throne in all his glory. Submitted by:IGN_Cheats

Capcom Game Promo

Late in the game, Leon will stumble across a weapon aptly called the Killer 7, an obvious tip of the hat to Capcom's Killer 7 videogame. Submitted by:ign_cheats

Look Up Ashley's Dress

When Ashley is standing on a ledge and you are below her, look up at her and she will hold down her skirt and say something about you being a pervert and one or two other funny lines.