My daughter Michaela is trying to play Disney’s Chicken Little for PS2. We don’t have a memory card for PS2 games, so it occurred to me that her enjoyment level might be enhanced by the availability of cheat codes, such as the ones she uses for her Haunted Mansion game.
I googled “Chicken Little”, Playstation, “Cheat codes”, and was rewarded with some links to some cheats. Problem is, I can’t figure out how to implement a single one of them. Here is a sample of the cheat code for “Big Feet”:
I was expecting something more along the lines of:
Does the PS2 have a special feature that leads to the cheat codes for any game we put in? I’m so confused.
Thanks in advance for any help you can offer me in understanding this stuff.
First off, if you’re new to video games, my advice is to pick up as much information as possible. Websites, magazines, news articles, couple guys talking at the cafe, anywhere. Video games are more information-based than ever (I have about ten pages printed out for Dynasty Warriors 4 just to keep track of unlocks); the more you find out, the less confused you’ll be.
Okay, what you describe is definitely an in-game cheat mode. You can usually find this under “options” if it’s not right there on the title page. Since you’re asked to enter symbols, I figure that this page has a line to enter them on (a common method, although most games have regular alphanumeric characters instead of symbols). Bring up the symbols however you’re supposed to in the order you were given.
P.S. - Why don’t you have a memory card? It’s only about $19 (for something with about 10 times the capacity of a PSX card, that’s pretty dang cheap), and unless you develop a really big PS2 library, one is all you need.
Well, we got her three memory cards when she had a PS1, and I figured that as long as they went into the slot, well, they were just memory cards. I guess I was thinking of them as glorified floppy disks. <insert dunce cap smilie here>
Generally speaking, the best place to find cheats/FAQS is gamefaqs.com. There are other sites, but why bother when the best is available. Concerning your specific question, here is what i got for you (note: i’ve never played this one, so take it for what you will).
“At the main menu, select the “Extras” then choose the “Cheat Codes” option. Line up the pictures in the correct order by scrolling them, and press “Enter Code” to activate them.”
Some games feature “Cheat mode” as an unlockable bonus if you reach certain goals in the game. I don’t know if this is the case with your game, but you might want to keep that in mind in case you have trouble finding what you’re looking for.
And yes, I think a memory card will come in handy, almost all games use them.
Don’t get me started on the memory cards. I bought one because the games I have all require extensive time, but paying 19 bucks for 8MB of memory is like paying 20 bucks for a hot dog. Sony, the company that PUSHES THEIR DAMN PROPIRIETARY MEMORY STICK for everything else, screwed us on this one.
Yeah. While PSX memory cards are perfectly compatible with the PS2, their capacity won’t allow you to save much of anything. Bigger games, bigger hardware. Unless you see the PS2 as just an occasional toy (and it’s pretty dang expensive for just that), go ahead and get one. Don’t get a third party card, though…some third party components are incredibly shoddy, and in the case of a card, this could cost you months or years of progress.
Oh, and as far as cheats go, you should seriously consider getting a Codebreaker. It almost singlehandedly sold me on the PS2. No foolin’.
