10 Creative Ways Video Games Fought Cheaters

Classic isometric action game Crusader: No Remorse allowed players to enter the code "jassica16" in order to activate cheat mode, but players expecting to simply repeat the cheat on sequel Crusader: No Regret were in for a nasty surprise.

Enter jassica16 this time and you'll be greeted with the message, "Of course we changed the cheats... duh."

But because that wasn't enough of an admonishment, the final boss, Chairman Draygan, will suddenly pipe up, saying, "I've been waiting a long time for this!", before you're transported to a giant room where eight versions of a mech suit-wearing Draygan start relentlessly firing rockets at you.

Oh, and you've got no cover at all to speak of, and the battle is scored by a bunch of Christmas-themed songs (because this Easter egg could also be accessed by non-cheating players on Christmas Day).

Defeating the eight bosses is incredibly challenging but not impossible, but to further thumb its nose at players who tried to recycle the previous game's cheats, even if you do triumph, you'll suddenly combust into a pile of gore at the conclusion of the fight.

The sequel did however have its own bespoke cheat code, "loosecannon16." Evidently the devs just wanted to poke a little fun at "lazy" players who figured they'd just use the exact same code again.