Power-ups in Grand Theft Auto 2 shape every district run, trading instant recovery against temporary combat and evasion tools.
Role
Recovery
Recovery — Power-ups entries for this section.
Health
Restores Claude to a full five-heart health bar.
- Role
- Recovery
- How it works
- Refills the health bar to five hearts.
- Pickup
- Respawns after collection
Life
Adds an extra life to the current run.
- Role
- Recovery
- How it works
- Adds one life to the current total.
- Pickup
- Placed pickup does not respawn until resume
Role
Protection
Protection — Power-ups entries for this section.
Body Armor
Adds ten armor points that absorb many common forms of damage.
- Role
- Protection
- How it works
- Absorbs ordinary gunfire and fire; it cannot prevent an arrest, a fatal fall or an explosion while Claude is inside a vehicle.
- Pickup
- Respawns after collection
Invulnerability
Temporarily blocks many common forms of on-foot damage, though water, electrocution, falls, and occupied-vehicle explosions remain dangerous.
- Role
- Protection
- How it works
- Lasts about one minute; electrical attacks, water, falls and vehicle explosions can still kill Claude.
- Pickup
- Placed pickup does not respawn until resume
- Duration
- About one minute
Role
Combat Boost
Combat Boost — Power-ups entries for this section.
Double Damage
Temporarily doubles firearm damage but does not strengthen explosives.
- Role
- Combat Boost
- How it works
- Affects firearm shots only; rockets, grenades, Molotov cocktails and vehicle explosives do not gain the damage boost.
- Pickup
- Placed pickup does not respawn until resume
Fast Reload
Temporarily increases the firing frequency of firearms.
- Role
- Combat Boost
- How it works
- Temporarily raises the rate at which firearms can fire.
- Pickup
- Placed pickup does not respawn until resume
ElectroFingers
Electrocutes pedestrians who make direct contact with Claude.
- Role
- Combat Boost
- How it works
- Shocks pedestrians through direct contact; sustained contact can kill the target.
- Pickup
- Placed pickup does not respawn until resume
Role
Evasion
Evasion — Power-ups entries for this section.
Invisibility
Temporarily hides Claude on foot from hostile gangs and police; entering a vehicle ends the advantage.
- Role
- Evasion
- How it works
- Hides Claude from hostile gangs and police while the effect lasts.
- Pickup
- Placed pickup does not respawn until resume
Get Outta Jail Free Card
Prevents the next arrest from removing weapons and a multiplier point; only one can be held.
- Role
- Evasion
- How it works
- Carry at most one. The next arrest does not remove weapons or reduce the score multiplier.
- Pickup
- Placed pickup does not respawn until resume
Police Bribes
Immediately clears the current wanted level.
- Role
- Evasion
- How it works
- Removes the current wanted level immediately.
- Pickup
- Placed pickup does not respawn until resume
Role
Progression
Progression — Power-ups entries for this section.
Respect!
Raises Claude’s standing with all three gangs in the current district.
- Role
- Progression
- How it works
- Improves standing with all three gangs in the district.
- Pickup
- Placed pickup does not respawn until resume
Multiplier
Adds one point to the score multiplier.
- Role
- Progression
- How it works
- Increases the score multiplier by one point.
- Pickup
- Placed pickup does not respawn until resume
Tokens
Collectible GTA 2 logos used to unlock bonus levels.
- Role
- Progression
- How it works
- GTA 2 logo badges count toward unlocking bonus levels; find individual badge locations in the separate Special Tokens collection.
- Pickup
- Placed pickup does not respawn until resume
Role
Challenge
Challenge — Power-ups entries for this section.
Kill Frenzy
Starts a timed weapon challenge with a required target count.
- Role
- Challenge
- How it works
- Starts a timed rampage challenge with its own target condition.
- Pickup
- Placed pickup does not respawn until resume
Role
Multiplayer
Multiplayer — Power-ups entries for this section.
Instant Access
Provides armed bodyguards in multiplayer; further pickups can restore or replace members.
- Role
- Multiplayer
- How it works
- Adds up to four armed bodyguards in multiplayer. More pickups heal or revive the group.
- Pickup
- Placed pickup does not respawn until resume
- Mode
- Multiplayer only
Choosing a pickup
Armor and Health restore survivability and can reappear after collection. Most other power-ups are one-off pickups until the saved game is resumed. Pick up a short-lived combat effect when you are about to use it. Double Damage boosts gunfire but not explosives, and Invulnerability still has dangerous exceptions.
Special cases
Instant Access is multiplayer-only and gives Claude armed bodyguards. The Get Outta Jail Free Card can be carried for a later arrest, but only one at a time. GTA 2 logo badges unlock bonus levels; use the separate Special Tokens page to track their individual locations.
FAQ
Which GTA 2 pickups reappear?
Armor and Health can respawn. Other power-ups generally require resuming a saved status before they reappear.
Does Invulnerability protect against every hazard?
No. Electricity, water, falls and explosions while inside a vehicle remain dangerous.
Is Instant Access available in single player?
No. The armed-bodyguard pickup is multiplayer-only.