Samurai Warriors 2
Note: This game is also titled Sengoku Musou 2 .
Play as Azai Nagamasa
Successfully complete Musou mode with Oichi to unlock Azai Nagamasa.
Play as Date Masamune
Successfully complete Musou mode with Saiga Magoichi to unlock Date Masamune.
Play as Hattori Hanzou
Have a saved game file from the original Samurai Warriors on your memory card to unlock Hattori Hanzou. Alternately, successfully complete Musou mode with Fuuma Kotarou.
Play as Honda Tadakatsu
Have a saved game file from Samurai Warriors: Xtreme Legends on your memory card to unlock Honda Tadakatsu. Alternately, successfully complete Musou mode with Tokugawa Ieyasu.
Play as Inahime
Successfully complete Musou mode with Honda Tadakatsu to unlock Inahime.
Play as Maeda Keiji
Successfully complete Musou mode with Naoe Kanetsugu to unlock Maeda Keiji.
Play as Miyamoto Musashi
Unlock all other characters except for Okuni and Mori Ranmaru to unlock Miyamoto Musashi.
Play as Naoe Kanetsugu
Successfully complete Musou mode with Sanada Yukimura to unlock Naoe Kanetsugu.
Play as Nene
Successfully complete Musou mode with Toyotomi Hideyoshi to unlock Nene.
Play as Nouhime
Successfully complete Musou mode with Oda Nobunaga to unlock Nouhime.
Play as Oda Nobunaga
Successfully complete Musou mode with Saiga Magoichi to unlock Oda Nobunaga.
Play as Okuni
Successfully complete Single Player Sugoroku mode to unlock Okuni.
Play as Saiga Magoichi
Successfully complete Musou mode with Akechi Mitsuhide to unlock Saiga Magoichi.
Play as Shima Sakon
Successfully complete Musou mode with Ishida Mitsunari to unlock Shima Sakon.
Play as Shimazu Yoshihiro
Successfully complete Musou mode with Tachibana Ginchiyo to unlock Shimazu Yoshihiro.
Play as Takeda Shingen
Successfully complete Musou mode with Uesugi Kenshin to unlock Takeda Shingen.
Play as Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Successfully complete Musou mode with Ishida Mitsunari to unlock Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
Play as Uesugi Kenshin
Have a saved game file from the original Samurai Warriors on your memory card to unlock Uesugi Kenshin. Alternately successfully complete Musou mode with Naoe Kanetsugu.
Ina’s fourth weapon
Kill all generals yourself on Ina’s first stage.
Keiji’s fourth weapon
Get 1,000 kills on Keiji’s fourth stage, the Battle Of Hasedou, to get his weapon.
Free items
Start any stage in Story mode, then create an “Interim Save” and choose “Quit”. Select the “Continue” option, then exit the map (Triangle) to go back to the previous screen. Select “Free mode” to cancel your Interim Save, then select a different character then you are using in Story mode. Next, buy any items you want from the shop, then exit the shop and hold Start + Select at the stage selection screen to do a soft reset. You should now have all your gold back and still have the items you bought.
The image featured at the top of this post is ©The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III key art.