GTA 2 has seven gangs. The Zaibatsu Corporation operates in all three districts of Anywhere City; the other six are local: the Loonies and the Yakuza Downtown, the SRS Scientists and the Rednecks in Residential, and the Russian Mafia and the Hare Krishna in Industrial. Working for a gang earns its respect and loses the respect of its rivals.
| Gang | District | Leader | Gang car | Colour |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Zaibatsu Corporation | All three | Trey Welsh, Red Valdez, Uno Carb | Z-Type | Black |
Loonies | Downtown | Elmo | Dementia | Green |
Yakuza | Downtown | Johnny Zoo | Miara | Dark blue |
SRS Scientists | Residential | Dr. LaBrat | Meteor | Yellow |
Rednecks | Residential | Billy Bob Bean | Pickup | Light blue |
Russian Mafia | Industrial | Jerkov | Bulwark | Red |
Hare Krishna | Industrial | Sunbeam | Karma Bus | Orange |
The Zaibatsu has a different leader in each district: Trey Welsh Downtown, Red Valdez in Residential and Uno Carb in Industrial.
Doing jobs for a gang raises your respect with it and lowers it with its rivals. With enough respect, a gang gives you harder jobs; with too little, its members attack you on sight. Jobs come from phones colour-coded by difficulty: green for easy jobs, yellow for medium ones that need some respect, and red for hard ones that need the most.
As a gang becomes hostile, its members use heavier weapons:
| Gang | Weapons |
|---|---|
Loonies, Yakuza | Pistol |
SRS Scientists | Pistol, machine gun, flamethrower |
Rednecks | Pistol, machine gun, Molotov cocktails |
Russian Mafia | Pistol, shotgun, machine gun |
Hare Krishna | Pistol, Molotov cocktails, flamethrower |
The Zaibatsu's weapons depend on the district, from pistols Downtown up to a rocket launcher in Industrial.
Where each gang lives on our GTA 2 map. The GTA 2 cheat codes and the game page.