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Cheats.

Darius doesn't need to know. Punch in the Cheat Gnome code during gameplay, listen for the sound, find the little guy somewhere in the district — then the rest of the codes work. All directions use the D-pad.

PlayStation 2

Cheat Gnome (enter first)
Circle, L1, L2, R2, R1
Max Physical skill
L1, R1, Down, X, L3
Max Mental skill
L1, R2, X, Circle, Up
Max Artistic skill
L3, R3, R1, R2, Circle
Acquire skill object
L1, R2, Right, Square, L3
Power Socials
Triangle, R2, L1, X, Square
All Socials
L2, R2, Up, Triangle, L3, X
Raise motives
R2, L1, R1, L2, Left, Circle
Fast forward six hours
R2, R3, L3, L2, R1, L2
Dev team photo (credits screen)
Up, Down, Circle, Up, Down

GameCube

Cheat Gnome (enter first)
Down, L, Z, R, X, Left
Max Physical skill
R, Z, Down, Y, Y
Max Mental skill
Down, X, Left, R, Down
Max Artistic skill
R, Y, Up, Z, Down
Acquire skill object
Down, Z, Up, Y, R
Power Socials
B, Left, X, R, L
Raise motives
Down, R, Left, X, Down
Jump ahead six hours
L, Y, A, R, Left
Dev team photo (credits screen)
Up, Down, A, Up, Down, A

Xbox codes aren't listed yet, since we couldn't confirm a reliable source. Know them? Wire Crispin on XAM. Codes collected from GameFAQs and Planet The Sims.