The Directions for GameShark 2

Connect a memory card to your PS2 console before you turn on the system and make sure that at least one controller is connected. Turn on the PS2 and insert the Game Shark 2 disc into the drive, and then reset the system to launch the program. Press "X" on the controller to skip the intro movie.

Press up and down on the directional pad to select items in the menu. Game Shark 2 has five main menu options: Start Game, which loads a PS2 game without cheats; Auto Cheat Mode, which loads the most popular cheats for your game; Expert Cheat Mode, which shows you a list of all known and available cheats and asks you to choose which cheats to use; Memory Manager and Gamesaves that gives you access to saved games from Game Shark 2 loads; and Online Update, which connects to the Internet on broadband-capable PS2 systems to find new cheats.

Highlight "Auto Cheat Mode" and press "X" to launch a game with cheats. Replace the Game Shark 2 disc with the game you wish to play and press "X." If the game doesn't have any listed cheats, Game Shark 2 will prompt you; otherwise the game will load to a cheat menu.

Press left and right on the directional pad to browse through the available cheats. The categories displayed are different for each game, but cheats for a "Grand Theft Auto" game might be sorted into "Health," "Weapons" and "Money." Press "X" to turn a cheat on or off. Each cheat you add changes the game's difficulty meter. Press "Start" on the controller to launch the game with the selected cheats.