Do cheat codes ruin games?

**Hugga-Bear** · December 21st '05

I was wondering, cos ive played a few games with cheats on and it doesnt really ruin em cos u can just stop but loadsa my mates say they cant play games that have cheats available cos it means they losa all the challenge :S

**Shane** · December 21st '05

I think they do because the game is meant the be as challenging as its made. You are not meant to buy a game and then go out and buy a magazine to get the latest cheats for it so you can tell all your mates you completed it before it loaded!

Thread re-named and moved to general gaming forum, Cheats Forum is for discussing cheat codes, not their effects on gameplay.

**Patriot1776** · December 21st '05

To me it depends upon the cheat. Some do(Age of Empire's II Black Death cheat.) some don't (Age of Empires II machine gunning car cheat.)

**Shane** · December 21st '05

I take it you like Age of Empires II then?

I know what you mean though, soem cheats are okay but the ones which make the game really worthless are the ones that annoy me!

**Patriot1776** · December 22nd '05

I used to play that game. It is an accurate portrayal of the Crusades, which is an important part of my religion's history.

**Riccardo** · December 22nd '05

I always used the machine gunning car cheat on Age of Empires II, when ever i did a level and forgot to save, so i didn't have to go through the whole building an army and base routine again!

**iaxa** · April 1st '06

CHEATS SUCK ... there i have got it out in the open!

**~Wayne~** · April 1st '06

I agree, they ruin games

**rondo** · April 3rd '06

i only cheat on gta games wen i want 2 kill oads of ppl he he he

**Asi9ine** · April 4th '06

I do it for fun.

I have a few programs that mod PC games by inverting the colours, fusing your own face onto characters, etc. I guess you could call that modifying a game to make it more enjoyable. I haven't ever cheated to make it easier. I think that sucks.