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Liu Bei: Level 10 weapon
In the Battle of Ru Nan under the hard difficulty setting, meet with Zhao Yun after he appears on the map (about ten to twenty seconds into the game at the bottom right horizontal path). After the Zhao Yun swears allegiance event, defeat Li Dian, and join with Zhang Fei. At the Xiahou Yuan appearance, defeat Xiahou Yuan before Guan Yu appears (about 4:30 to 5:30 into the game), defeat Yu Jin, defeat Xu Zhu. At the Xiahou Dun appearance, defeat Xiahou Dun, defeat Zhang He, and defeat Yue Jin. Note: Other than defeating Li Dian after meeting with Zhao Yun and defeating Xiahou Yuan before Guan Yu appears, all other enemy generals can be defeated in any order.
Edit level 9 weapons
If you train up an edit character so they have a level 9 weapon then create another person (with the same type of weapon, but not the same one), you will have a level 9 weapon to start with.
Alternate Method for Unlocking Zhang He
Instead of completing 11 stages to unlock Zhang He, on 'Battle of Guan Du - Wei Forces', burn down the supply depot Wu Chao. If Zhang He isn't defeated yet, he will defect and surrender to your side. At the end of the stage, he will be unlocked.
Easy duels
Use Huang's Bow at level 10 or more. When a duel begins, take out your bow and shoot. The officer will fly back and come towards you. This gives you enough time to use your bow. To do this easier, shoot the bow, release the button, hold it again, and shoot. Repeat this until he or she is dead. Note: This will not work for all generals, especially Lu Bu.
Dong Zhou: Level 10 weapon
Play the Lu Bu's Revolt level under the hard difficulty setting. Kill everybody on the screen where Lu Bu is the only one alive. If done correctly, Dong Zhou will make a comment.
Dian Wei: Level 10 weapon
Play the Battle Of Wan Castle level. Defeat Hu Che Er, then join with Cao Cao. After the Cao Cao conversation with Dian Wei event, deplete about half of Zhang Xiu's HP and he will retreat. After the castle gate closes, clear the map of enemies for Cao Cao to advance. After Cao Cao reaches the dead end, two fire blocking exit messages will appear. After the Xu Zhu breaks through wall event, Dian Wei earns his Level 10 Weapon.
Ma Chao: 100+ combo
In the Chang Ban level, equip Ma Chao with any horse. Play as usual until getting the message about Liu Bei's infant son being inside the fortress. Rescue him and you should get a 60 second Musou. While on a horse, do your Musou and keep holding Circle until it runs out. You should be able to get 100+ combo.
Yellow Turban Rebellion level: Air flotation
Go to Zhang Bao's fortress. You will notice that there are some broken buildings that all look the same. Go to the lower right corner to see a different brownish building. Use a high jumping player (Zhang He recommended) and equip her with Fly Boot. Try to jump on the southern side of the building where there is no wall. You will land in mid-air.
Walking in water
This trick requires two players. Select the Chang Ban level and have each player choose any desired character. Once the game starts, play through the level until Liu Bei commands you to destroy the two bridges near the bottom of the map. Have both players meet, then choose either bridge one or two. Make player one walk past the bridge while player two stands on the bridge. After the intermission sequence showing that your character has destroyed the bridge ends, player two would fall off, into the river. Once you go out of the river, you cannot go in again. This may take a few attempts, as your character may warp to the other side of the river.
Easy weapon experience
Play the Jian Ye level on the Nanman side under the easy difficulty setting. This requires a level 15 Tiger Amulet and a Red Hare Saddle. Play normally, killing the four fake Sun Jians, then kill sub-generals in the following order: Taichi Ci, Cheng Pu, Zhou Tai, Sun Jian, Sun Ce, Sun Quan, and Sun Shang Xiang. Any unpowered-up character will instantly have there level 5 weapon and some ranks up. Do this four times and you will have the level 9 weapon and rank 1 or 3 at least.
Yuan Shao
Complete Wei's Musou mode once.
Sun Ce: Level 10 weapon
On Unification of Jiang Dong level under the hard difficulty setting, defeat Liang Gang. Wait for Zhou Yu to be defeated and the ally food supply fort to fall (about ten minutes). Then, defeat Chen Ji and Yue Jiu. Defeat Yuan Shu, go the bottom left path, and meet with Ji Ling. Liu Xun orders an attack on the ally food supply fort and starts moving towards it. Defeat Li Feng before Liu Xun enters the ally food supply fort. Note: Do not stop to fight Ji Ling, as there is not enough timeRun past him and head directly for Li Feng in the ally food supply fort. Riding on a horse is recommended.
Opening Edit
Once all 42 characters have been unlocked, beat the game with one character from each force
Dim Sums and Musou Wines
This can only be done in Musou mode. Choose the Wu Kingdom and play until you reach "The Little Conqueror" tale. Choose Campaign for Wu Territory first and take the supply depot. Then, choose Unification of Jiang Dong. The Dim Sum is located on the top fort, to the left of the bottom entrance. The next one is located inside the bottom fort, to the left of the center building. The two Musou Wines are located inside the Elft fort, in the smaller center fort, at the bottom left corner, next to a guard watch tower. The other one is on the top fort, to the right of the bottom entrance.
Recommended characters
Lu Bu is of course the strongest character, but others can also be good. Ma Chao has a good mounted attack. Equip him with Herbal Remedy and Horned Helmet and he will be good. Storm Saddle is also recommended for higher attack. Also, if on foot, equip him with an Electric Orb, and do his final charge attack (Square(5), Triangle). He will hit everyone around him and shock them, doing massive damage. Zhou Tai also is strong with quick attacks, a strong final charge attack, and a very powerful Musou attack.
Sun Quan: Level 10 weapon
Play the Battle Of He Fei level on the Wu side. First, allow Zhang Liao to retreat. After the bridge is destroyed and Sun Jian is trapped, defeat Li Dian. Run back around to where Sun Jian is located and wait for Zhang Liao to make his ambush. Kill Zhang Liao. Then, go up the left side of the map and defeat Xiahou Yuan. Next, run across to the right side of the map and defeat Xiahou Dun. After that is done, you will receive the Master Wolf. Complete the level.
Lu Meng: Level 10 weapon
Play the Battle Of Mai Castle level on the Wu side. First, allow Liao Hua to escape from the battle. Enter the castle through the northern gate. Kill Jiang Wei's Sub-General Wan Fu. Then, kill the Gate Captain at the north wall, then the one at the south wall. Liao Hua will return with additional troops. Destroy them, including the Sub-General in the group. Return to the castle and kill Guan Ping. This causes Guan Yu to attempt an escape. This is why the two Gate Captains had to be killed; he will try to escape to one of them if they are not sealed. Kill the northern-most Gate Captain. Guan Yu will change direction and head for the southern-most Gate Captain. Once both of those are shut off, go back into the castle and an ambush troop will appear. Destroy them. Zhang Fei should appear soon, if not already. Eliminate all Generals and Sub-Generals (besides Guan Yu). Kill Zhang Fei and you should then receive the White Tiger. Finish the level.
Red Hare Saddle
At the Battle Of Xia Pi level, while on Lu Bu's forces, do not kill any enemy officers. You can kill peons, it is recommended that you not do this until you have gotten the item. Let Guan Yu find the Red Hare, then defeat Guan Yu. He has high attack and high defense. To do this easier, play in two player mode. Use the second player to defend Lu Bu. When Guan Yu finds the Red Hare, go and kill him. This way you do not have to worry about Lu Bu dying.
Raising morale
To raise your army's morale, you must defeat a group of 50 soldiers. Every 50 soldiers defeated, one of your generals will make a comment such as "I bow to your skills", "We will all follow your example", etc. This will raise your army's morale. Defeating 1000 soldiers will raise every general to eight stars.
Fire Arrows
Play the Unification of Jing level on Sun Jian's forces and defeat Wang Lang's sub-general, Zhou Xin. Make sure he is the first General you kill. You must do this before the other Generals decide to stage a joint attack. The Supply Captain appears near the upper left side castle and runs east.
Unlock Wei Officers
Complete the following tasks in Wei musou mode to unlock the following characters.
| Unlockable: | How to Unlock: |
| Cao Ren | Clear Chapter 3 in Wei musou mode. |
| Dian Wei | Clear Chapter 1 in Wei musou mode. |
| Sima Yi | Clear Chapter 4 in Wei musou mode. |
| Xu Chu | Clear Chapter 2 in Wei musou mode. |
| Xu Huang | Clear Chapter 1 in Wei musou mode. |
| Zhang He | Clear 11 stages in Wei musou mode. |
| Zhang Liao | Clear Battle of Xia Pi in Chapter 3 of Wei musou mode. |
| Zhen Ji | Clear Chapter 3 in Wei musou mode. |
Eliminate Zhang Jiao level
To get a new level in the Yellow Turban Rebellion, play Musou Mode with Shu. Be any character, and do the Yellow Turban Rebellion first. Kill Zhang Jiao and make that the only general you defeat. After you finish the level, it will say Shu Tales. It is called Eliminate Zhang Jiao.
Unlock Shu Officers
Complete the following tasks in Shu Musou mode to unlock the following characters:
| Unlockable: | How to Unlock: |
| Huang Zhong | Clear Act IV of Shu. |
| Jiang Wei | In Battle of Tian Shui Tales defeat all generals outside the castles. When Jiang Wei comes out, defeat his two subs, then lure him to Zhuge Liang. |
| Ma Chao | In 'Battle of Cheng Du', defeat Ma Chao when he arrives as enemy reinforcements. After the battle, he will be unlocked. |
| Pang Tong | Clear Act II of Shu. |
| Wei Yan | Clear Act IV of Shu. |
| Yue Ying | Clear Act IV of Shu |
| Zhao Yun | Clear Act II of Shu. |
| Zhuge Liang | Clear Act II of Shu. |
Lü Bu
Complete any Kingdom's Musou mode once.
Zhang Jiao
Complete all Musou Modes at least one time.
Unlock Wu Officers
Complete the following tasks in Wu Musou mode to unlock the following officers:
| Unlockable: | How to Unlock: |
| Da Qiao | During the 'Two Qiao's' Tales stage, locate and rescue both sisters (Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao) and escort them to the Escape Point. |
| Gan Ning | In Battle of Xia Kou, defeat Gan Ning, after Act IV, he will be unlocked. |
| Lü Meng | Clear Act I of Wu. |
| Lu Xun | Clear Act IV of Wu. |
| Sun Ce | Clear Act II of Wu. |
| Sun Quan | Clear Act III of Wu. |
| Taishi Ci | In 'Campaign for Wu Territory', defeat Taishi Ci. He will withdraw, and then rejoin the battle with Wu. He will be unlocked after this. |
| Xiao Qiao | During the 'Two Qiao's' Tales stage, locate and rescue both sisters (Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao) and escort them to the Escape Point. |
| Zhou Tai | Clear Act III of Wu. |
| Zhou Yu | Clear Act II of Wu. |
Dong Zhuo
Complete Lü Bu's Musou mode once.
Huang Gai: Easy duel win
When the duel starts, put a bomb on the ground. Run to the wall and put another bomb down. Make sure your clear of your own bomb and put another one down. Keep hugging the wall and setting down bombs. Do not bother looking back; look at his health bar to see large chunks of health dropping. When about seven explosions hit Lu Bu or any other opponent, he will have no health but the bombs cannot actually kill him. Jump in the air and do your stomp (Triangle). If you cannot jump over Lu Bu's jumping attack, stand on the ground and counter him when he attacks for his last desperation attempt.
Defeating Lu Bu
This trick will take quite a long time, but is worth it. Before facing Lu Bu, charge up your Musou. Then, charge towards him (from behind, if possible). Use your Musou on him. After he is on the ground, use this chance to run away. Charge up your Musou again and return to attack him. Your Musou could be more powerful when your life bar is red. This will set Lu Bu on fire.
Zhao Yun: Level 10 weapon
Play the Battle Of Bo Wang Po level. Follow Zhuge Liang's instructions. First, lead Xiahou Dun to the designated fire attack spot in the middle path of the map left area. After the fire attack event, defeat Xiahou Dun. The Han Hao attack message will appear. Zhuge Liang next tells you to lead Han Hao to the designated ambush spot in the top path of the map left area. Guan Ping ambush troops will appear. Defeat Han Hao. At Zhuge Liang's next instruction message, lead Yu Jin to the designated ambush spot on the upper bridge. Guan Yu's ambush troop will appear. Defeat Yu Jin, Zhuge Liang. Order Zhang Fei to fire attack on enemy food supply. After the fire attack is successful, clear the path of enemies for Zhuge Liang to enter the enemy castle. The Zhuge Liang meeting Cao Cao event will appear. Zhao Yun earns his Level 10 Weapon. If after you have cleared all enemy generals and soldiers except Cao Cao, and Zhuge Liang stands in front of the enemy castle but will not enter, you can lead Cao Cao to follow you out of the castle to meet with Zhuge Liang.
Charge Bracer
Play the Sun Jian Invasion Battle level on Yuan Shao's side. Enter the castle at the top before the enemy backup troops arrive. A supply team will appear to the south of the castle. The Supply Team will not stop to attack you; they will just keep running. Defeat the Supply Captain to get it.
Gan Ning: Run faster
To make Gan Ning run faster, use his Musou attack when you get Liu Chan (the baby on the Battle Of Chang Ban) and uses Gan Ning's Musou.. None of them will stand in your way for 60 seconds, allowing you to cicle the entire map quickly.
Sniper bow
When aiming at someone far away, hold R1 for a few seconds without touching anything else. You will zoom in on the target, making it easier to select who you want to hit with an arrow.
Easy kills
Unlock Ma Chao and the Shadow Rider saddle (to avoid getting knocked off). Then, ride into a crowd of enemies and use your charge attack. It will send a shockwave into the enemies, taking anywhere to half or a little less than half of their health. Repeat this a few times and you will have killed any enemies around you. Using this, it is possible to get 1000 or more kills easily in a stage.
Horse ability
Before you start a battle, equip any harness. During the, battle you will get the ability in any horse. For example, equip the Shadow Rider Saddle which prevents you from being knocked off when on a horse. Then, try to sit on other General' horse you will also get that effect.
In-game reset
Press Start + Select during game play to return to the main menu.
Musou modes
In order to unlock the Naman Musou mode, you must unlock the character Meng Huo. To do so, during a Musou mode with either the Shu or Wu Kingdom, defeat Meng Huo in a duel when he challenges you. After that Musou mode, you will unlock him. After have completed the Shu, Wei, Wu, Lu Bu, Yuan Shao and Naman Musou modes, the Yellow Turban Musou mode will be unlocked. To unlock the Yuan Shao and Lu Bu Musou mode, complete the Shu, Wu and Wei Musou mode once.
Jiang Wei
Play the Shu Musou mode as any character. Play the last level for every act until you get to the Battle Of Tian Shui level. Wait for Zhuge Liang to reveal his plan. Then, kill Jiang Wei's sub officers. Later in the level, Jiang Wei will surrender to you. Do not kill Jiang Wei. Finish the level.
Temporary air suspension
This trick requires two players. You must both have a horse. One player must stand next his horse while the other player stands pretty far away (while on his horse) to the side of the of the other player's horse. Next, the player on the horse should run at the other players' horse. The player next to his own horse must get on it just before the other player hits the horse. If successful, when the player is getting on his horse, it should be pushed away by the other player, so that the player will be floating in mid-air and teleport onto the horse when the process of climbing onto a horse is over.
Wind Scroll
To get the Wind Scroll (which boosts your weapon range), play the Battle of Xu Chang level as the Shu Forces. When Yue Ying begins to set up the Siege Ramp, protect her. However, you also have to kill Xu Zhu before your rear flank dies. Note: The Red Hare is recommended. Kill the people around Hu Zhi, and him if desired. Find and kill Man Chong. You do not have to kill Man Chong and Hu Zhi, but it is recommended. The Siege Ramp will appear. Find and kill Xu Zhu before the Flank dies. There will be a precious item report. The item will appear around the top of map, slightly off center. If that was too long to do, just make sure Yue Ying sets up the ramp and that you kill Xu Zhu before the rear flank dies.
Xu Huang: Level 10 weapon
Play the Battle of Guan Du as the Wei forces. Defeat Wen Chou and Yan Liang to trigger Yuan Shao to appear and order a charge. Shortly after that, Guan Yu will "return to his brother's side", and Liu Bei, Zhang Fei along with Guan Yu will withdraw. After this happens, wait for your two castles/forts to fall to Yuan Shao's forces. Cao Cao will retreat into his castle. The enemy supply depot will be spotted and Cao Cao will charge up the right side path to attack it. Cover him while he moves. The castle walls should soon be destroyed by the rams. Then at the supply depot, defeat Chen Yu Quiong and Lu Wei Kuan. Continue to kill enemy troops to allow Cao Cao inside to burn the enemy supply depot. Zhang He will defect to your forces and you will get Xu Huang's level 10 weapon, the Marauder.
Meng Huo and Zhu Rong
You must be in Musou mode. Defeat Meng Huo seven times throughout the stage. At least one defeat must be a duel. Also, duel and defeat Zhu Rong. Complete Musou mode and Meng Huo and Zhu Rong will be unlocked.
Gain power-ups from allies
Play with one character as Huang Gai and the second player as the character you want to work on. Make sure you are playing on an easy level, such as one of the Yellow Turban levels (because allies are not really needed there). Have the player who is not Haung Gai stay close to him, as the power-ups eventually fade away, and it also saves time. Go near an allied General with Huang Gai. Lay two bombs next to him by pressing Triangle(2). Run away before the bombs hurt you and repeat. The allied General will have 1 HP remaining after you repeat the bombing. Wait for the general to be hit once by anyone, even peons. The General will die, leaving a power-up. It is not a good idea to do it to the commander, considering he or she needs to stay alive or you will lose. This works on any General, friend or not. It also affects your bodyguards; keep them away from the bombs. Put your bodyguards to hold position by pressing Select.