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Kill Switch (PlayStation 2)

Kill Switch is a largely forgotten third-person shooter, though its innovative Offensive Cover System (OCS) ended up inspiring and evolving into the cover-shooter mechanics utilized in Gears of War, Uncharted, and basically every other third-person action game throughout the seventh generation era of gaming.

Debug Menu#

A couple of debug options remain in this game, including a level select and a debug menu embedded into the pause screen in game. You can apply the following codes for a cheat device that supports raw codes, such as a CodeBreaker or a GameShark to enable them.

Master Code (Only activate this code on a real PlayStation 2)
90390398 0C0E408E
Enable Debug Level Select
203B3010 006DC318
Enable Debug Options in Pause Menu in Game
20208350 0C152DC0
2054B700 24110004
2054B704 AE110338
2054B708 03E00008

With Enable Debug Level Select code active, you will come across this screen after the PRESS START screen in the main menu. You can choose every level here.

Kill_Switch_pdebug1.png Kill_Switch_pdebug2.png Kill_Switch_pdebug3.png Kill_Switch_pdebug4.png Kill_Switch_pdebug5.png

With Enable Debug Options in Pause Menu in Game code active, simply enter the CONTROLLER SETTINGS in the pause menu to enter this debug option. The options, COVER CAMERA, CAMERA TYPE, and GPS DISPLAY are the only debug options that appear to work still.

Normally the debug option sits above ABORT MISSION. However due to the way the game is coded, the easiest way to enable the debug menu is to replace an existing option. The above screenshot is how the text would look.

(Source: Original TCRF research)

Unused Cheats#

Unused cheats, or perhaps debug options can be enabled with the following codes.

Enable Infinity Ammo
003C0E14 00000001
Enable Slow Motion (Press L2 with this on)
003C0E10 00000001
  • Enable Infinity Ammo grants unlimited ammo and grenades.
  • Enable Slow Motion grants the use of slow motion at the cost of health with pressing L2 in game.

(Source: Original TCRF research)

Unused Test Video#

A unused test video titled TEST on the game's disc can be seen below. It also shows a very early HUD and some debug display at the very last second of the video.

Watch on YouTube

(Source: Original TCRF research)