Top Gun: Combat Zones
Books: Secret Codes 2003 - The Ultimate Code Book: Cheating Made Easy
Cheat mode
Aircraft
Anti-aircraft guns
Weapons
Flying
Destroy tanks, vans and most moving ground targets
Cheat mode
Enter SHPONGLE as a name to unlock all aircraft and levels.
Note: The effects of the code will be disabled if the game is saved.
Aircraft
On all levels that contain multiple aircraft bogies, the best
solution is to wipe out all aircraft by flying low to the ground,
then pulling up on the stick to get a missile lock to destroy
them. Take one bogie out at a time, then fly back close to the
ground and start the process all over again.
Anti-aircraft guns
Flying close to the ground causes the anti-aircraft guns to
overshoot your plane. They cannot fire below a certain point due
to the risk of hitting their own men.
Weapons
While speed in completing missions, extent of damage to your jet,
and "First Blood" bonuses help, they will never allow you to gain
the points and medals to open new jets. The key to points is
ammunition choice. Try to use only guns for everything, saving all
the missiles and bombs possible. If you must use missiles, use the
self aimed, not the guided. The more bombs and missiles you return
with, the higher the scores. By doing this it is possible to
advance from the normal 300,000 to 400,000 red star success to
consistent scores of over 2 million per mission.
Flying
As the missions gain in complexity, every fly over must be highly
efficient. Instead of tight sweeping turns, use over-the-top
turns. This can cut a 10 second turn down to 3 seconds and place
you in a better attack mode to start the next run. This requires
practice.
Destroy tanks, vans and most moving ground targets
Use the afterburners when you are close to the ground. Note: This
will not work on BTROs or gunboats (it will just do damage).