Play the Battle of Si Shui Gate with Dong Zhuo's forces. Kill Sun Jian at the very beginning of the battle. The "A valuable item has been found" message will appear shortly after you kill him. Note: You can do this with any officer, but there is a time limit. You do not need to kill Sun Jian's Sub-Officers. This items prevents damage during charge attacks.
Art of War
Play the Battle of Chi Bi with Cao Cao's forces. Defeat Zhuge Liang when his unit begins to retreat to get the Art of War. This item allows boost items to last longer.
Bodyguard Manual
Play the Guan Yu Escape level on any difficulty setting. Kill Zhang Liao immediately, without letting him escape. Keep killing officers until about gate 3. The special item message will appear. The item is at the beginning of the map. You should have a horse to hurry back there before the caravan is destroyed.
Burning in the air
While fighting someone difficult, such as a general or the Boss of the stage, set them on fire with a charge attack or equipped item. It will drain their health until they hit the ground. If you set them on fire and continuously juggle them in the air with an attack, the fire will keep diminishing their health.
Cao Cao's fourth weapon
Play the Battle Of Xia Pi on the hard difficulty setting. Defeat Gao Shun before you get the message that he is guarding the dam. You can get the message that he has begun guarding the dam, but you must defeat him quickly after that. Then, just defeat Zhang Liao. The precious item box will show up outside the castle just outside the south gate. Because defeating Gao Shun makes the castle be flooded, you must to go in the castle from the north gate and go through to the south gate. Then, just attack Lu Bu. You do not need to defeat him; if you do not defeat him fast enough, he will get bored and run, then and his troops will turn on him and capture him, making you win the stage all the same.
Cao Pi's fourth weapon
Play the Battle Of Wu Zhang Plains on the hard difficulty setting. It is better to do this in Musou Mode than in Free Mode. Wu Zhang Plains is a five-star battle, but in Cao Pi's Musou Mode it is only his fourth stage. Thus, if you do this in Musou Mode the difficulty will be lowered somewhat. First, defeat any three generals (not sub-generals) quickly. The ones that all grouped in the center make good fodder, as except for Wei Yan they are all generic. Once you kill three generals, Zhuge Liang will pass away. Continue fighting normally. At this point it would be a good idea to seal the enemy's supply route over to the east. Soon you will see an event where Jiang Wei lays a group of automatic crossbows on the central platform. Now all you have to do is get up there and break all of them. There will also be juggernauts floating around, not to mention archer towers -- be careful. Once you have destroyed all single automatic crossbows, the precious item box will conveniently appear in the middle of that central platform. Pick it up and finish the stage to earn your fourth weapon.
Cao Ren's fourth weapon
Play Escape From Chi Bí on the hard difficulty setting. Your task is to defeat all enemy reinforcements quickly. This means that you should be able to defeat the reinforcement before Cao Cao's own reinforcement says something along the lines of "Go on first, I'll take care of things here!". You do not need to worry about sub-generals; just get each major general as they show up. After you defeat Guan Ping, immediately go south, as Sun Quan will show up in the southeast. Once you defeat Sun Quan, the precious item box will show up in the little nook between where Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei appeared. Grab the item, then go up and defeat Liu Bei to help Cao Cao escape.
Chaos mode
Successfully complete Musou mode with Lu Bu to unlock Chaos mode. Alternately, successfully complete Musou mode with a character from the Wei, Wu, and Shu forces.
Credits
Successfully complete Musou mode to unlock the credits.
Cut watchtowers in half
Certain characters have Jump Charge attacks (A + Y) that send them high in the air (for example, Jiang Wei and Yue Ying). Use this move on a watchtower and the top of the tower will fall off and the bottom will stay standing for a few seconds.
Da Qiao's fourth weapon
Play the Battle of Xia Kou on the hard difficulty setting. You must defeat Cai Mao and Gan Ning before Ling Tong is defeated. Go up the left side first; Gan Ning will appear almost immediately and kill Ling Cao, which will prompt Ling Tong to charge. Gan Ning is in hyper mode for this battle -- be careful. Luckily, you will have Huang Gai and Ling Tong also keeping him busy. Then, just go to the center section and defeat Cai Mao, who is nowhere near as difficult. The precious item box appears just north of Cai Mao's position.
Delayed weapon and valuable item messages
Sometimes the special message will not appear immediately after you complete everything required to obtain the item or message. If you must complete something before a special attack, you will probably have to wait until the attack occurs for the message to pop up. Before giving up on an item or weapon, double check the battle log to see if you missed the message.
Demon Band
Play the Battle of Xi Liang with the Yellow Turban forces. Defeat Ma Chao in less than three minutes after he appears to get the Demon Band. This items allows Musou Rage to last longer.
Dian Wei's fourth weapon
Play the Battle of Wan Castle on the hard difficulty setting. First, rendezvous with Cao Cao. Then, lead him to the escape gates, defeating enemies and generals (there will be two of them) along the way. Once Cao Cao leaves the castle and you get the event where Dian Wei stays behind to block the gates, the hard part begins. You must not let a single enemy past the gates until you get the message that Cao Cao's escape is in progress. This usually happens after you have defeated five or six troop leaders (the generic enemies with names over their heads). Be careful, as the troop leaders tend to ignore you and just run straight past you. Once you get the message, the precious item box will appear slightly in front of you. At this point it does not matter if you let people past the gates (let too many and you lose the stage though), so go pick it up.
Diao Chan's fourth weapon
Play the Battle Of Xia Pi with Lu Bu's forces on the hard difficulty setting. Defeat all the officers including sub-officers before Cao Cao arrives without any ally officer dying.
Dong Zhuo's fourth weapon
Play the Battle Of Liang Province with Dong Zhuo's forces on the hard difficulty setting. Take the east and west bases, then defeat Ma Chao and Pang De.
Easy Musou mode completion
This trick requires two controllers. To complete Musou mode with a character you do not like, have someone else play as that character with you controlling another character. Have them remain safe near the main camp while you go out to kill the commander. Do this with all the levels to complete the Musou mode. You can also use both controllers yourself. With controller one, take them to the main camp. Then use controller two and complete the level.
Elephant Harness
Play the Battle of Nan Zhong with the Nanman forces. Do not allow enemies into the main camp and rescue Wu Tugu, King Duosi, and King Mulu to get the Elephant Harness.
Fire Arrows
Play the Battle of Ji Province with Yuan Shao's forces. Defeat Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang, then defeat Pei Yuan Shao to get the Fire Arrows.
Fire Orb
Play the Battle of Shi Shui Gate with the Allied forces on the hard difficulty setting. Defeat 200 opponents in less than two minutes to get the Fire Orb.
Gan Ning's fourth weapon
Play the Battle Of Xia Kou with Huang Zu's forces on the hard difficulty setting. Kill Ling Cao and Ling Tong within two minutes from the start of the stage.
Green Scroll
Play the Battle of Jie Ting with the Shu forces. Defeat Xu Zhu, then defeat Sima Yi in less than three minutes to get the Green Scroll. This item increases your attack but lowers your defense.
Guan Ping's fourth weapon
Play Escape From Chi Bi with the Allied forces on the hard difficulty setting. Defeat all officers, not including sub-officers. Note: Make sure you personally kill all the officers.
Guan Yu's fourth weapon
Play the Battle Of Fan Castle with the Shu forces on the hard difficulty setting. Defeat Cao Ren's sub officers before the flood attack. The weapon report appears after the flood attack.
Hex Mark Harness
Play the Battle of Cheng Du with Liu Bei's forces. Defeat Zhang Ren in less than one minute after he appears with his ambush troops to get the Hex Mark Harness.
Huang Gai's fourth weapon
Play the Yellow Turban Rebellion with the Han forces on the hard difficulty setting. Kill all the officers and sub officers outside of the fort that Zhang Jiao is in.
Huang Zhong's fourth weapon
Play the Battle of Mt. Ding Jun with the Shu forces on the hard difficulty setting. Defeat Xiahou Yuan and Zhang He before Cao Cao arrives. The weapon report will show up when Cao Cao appears.
Ice Orb
Play the Battle of Guan Du with Yuan Shao's forces on the hard difficulty setting. Defeat Cao Pi in less than four minutes after the battle begins to get the Ice Orb.
Jiang Wei's fourth weapon
Play the Battle Of Tian Shui with the Wei forces on the hard difficulty setting. Wait until the first two forts fall and sometime after that until Ma Zun retreats. An ambush party will appear in the northeast. Defeat the officer. An item report will be in the northwest of the map. Ma Zun will not escape because he will get lost and run towards Zhuge Liang.
Kessen 3 and Samurai Warriors: Xtreme Legends trailers
Successfully complete Musou mode on the hard difficulty setting to unlock Kessen 3 and Samurai Warriors: Xtreme Legends trailers.
Light Orb
Play the Battle of Wu Zhang Plains with the Shu forces on the hard difficulty setting. Defeat Cao Ren, Zhen Ji, and Xu Zhu in less than five minutes after the battle begins to get the Light Orb.
Ling Tong's fourth weapon
Play the Battle Of He Fei with the Wu forces on the hard difficulty setting. Defeat Zhang Liao each time he appears. A valuable item message will appear. The item is on the wall of the castle surrounding Cao Cao.
Liu Bei's fourth weapon
Play the Battle Of Yi Ling with the Shu forces on the hard difficulty setting. Defeat Ling Tong, Gan Ning, Lu Xun, and Sun Shang Xiang. Kill Sun Shang Xiang quickly; when you meet her an intermission sequence will begin and she will run away.
Lu Bu's fourth weapon
Play the Battle Of Chang Shan with the Yuan Shao's forces on the hard difficulty setting and get 1,000 kills.
Lu Meng's fourth weapon
Play the Battle Of Fan Castle with the Wu forces on the hard difficulty setting. Make Mi Fang and Fu Shi Ren surrender. Then, go to the gate where it says that the reinforcements cannot come because of the guard captain there. Kill the guard captain and in a minute Xu Huang will arrive. When Zhang Fei and his sub-officer arrives, kill them both. If Xu Huang, Mi Fang, and Fu Shi Ren lived, you will get White Tiger.
Lu Xun's fourth weapon
Play the Battle Of Bai Di Castle with the Wu forces on the hard difficulty setting. Defeat Ma Chao and Jiang Wei before you enter the castle.
Ma Chao's fourth weapon
Play the Battle Of Tong Gate with the Allied forces on the hard difficulty setting. Knock Cao Cao off his horse before he crosses the Yellow River.
Meng Huo's fourth weapon
Play the Conquest Of Nan Zhong with Meng Huo's forces on the hard difficulty setting. Kill Wei Yan, Huang Zhong, and Yue Ying before any of your officers defect to Shu.
Musou Armor
Play the Conquest of Nan Zhong with the Nanman forces. Defeat one of the seven juggernaut units, then defeat the remaining ones in less than five minutes to get the Musou Armor. This item prevents bow attacks from stunning you.
Opening sequence
Successfully complete one Musou mode with the Wei, Shu, Wu, and Other forces to unlock the opening sequence.
Pang De's fourth weapon
Play the Battle Of Mt. Ding Jun with the Wei forces on the hard difficulty setting. Kill Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun, Wei Yan, and Guan Ping before Cao Cao gets there.
Pang Tong's fourth weapon
Play The Invasion Of Nan Zhong with the Shu forces on the hard difficulty setting. Make the bridge over the poison marsh work, the juggernaut unit work, and the bomb task unit work. When the task unit arrives make sure you kill Wu Tugu before he kills the task leaders.
Play as Cao Cao
Finish the game successfully with any four Wei officers to unlock Cao Cao.
Play as Cao Ren
Finish the game successfully with Cao Pi to unlock Cao Ren.
Play as Da Qiao
Finish the game successfully with Sun Ce to unlock Da Qiao.
Play as Diao Chan
Finish the game successfully with Lu Bu to unlock Diao Chan.
Play as Dong Zhuo
Finish the game successfully with Diao Chan to unlock Dong Zhuo.
Play as Gan Ning
Finish the game successfully with Ling Tong to unlock Gan Ning.
Play as Guan Ping
Finish the game successfully with Guan Yu to unlock Guan Ping.
Play as Huang Gai
Finish the game successfully with any three Wu officers to unlock Huang Gai.
Play as Jiang Wei
Successfully complete any three Shu Story modes to unlock Jiang Wei.
Play as Liu Bei
Finish the game successfully with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to unlock Liu Bei. Alternately, successfully complete Musou mode with four Shu characters.
Play as Lu Bu
Finish the game successfully with one officer from Shu, Wu and Wei to unlock Lu Bu.
Play as Lu Meng
Finish the game successfully with Gan Ning to unlock Lu Meng.
Play as Meng Huo
Defeat Meng Huo each time that he appears during the Nanman Campaign to unlock Meng Huo. Alternately, successfully complete the game with Zhuge Liang and Lu Xun in Musou mode.
Play as Pang De
Finish the game successfully with Ma Chao to unlock Pang De.
Play as Pang Tong
Finish the game successfully with any three Shu officers to unlock Pang Tong.
Play as Sima Yi
Finish the game successfully with any Wei officer to unlock Sima Yi.
Play as Sun Ce
Finish the game successfully with Sun Quan to unlock Sun Ce.
Play as Sun Jian
Finish the game successfully with Sun Ce, Sun Quan, and Sun Shang Xiang to unlock Sun Jian. Alternately, successfully complete the game with Zhou Tai to unlock Sun Jian quickly.
Play as Wei Yan
Finish the game successfully with Huang Zhong to unlock Wei Yan.
Play as Xiahou Yuan
Finish the game successfully with Xiahou Dun and Zhang Liao to unlock Xiahou Yuan. Alternately, play half the character's Musou mode.
Play as Xiao Qiao
Finish the game successfully with Zhou Yu to unlock Xiao Qiao.
Play as Xu Huang
Finish the game successfully with any three Wei officers to unlock Xu Huang.
Play as Yuan Shao
Successfully complete Cao Cao's Musou mode to unlock Yuan Shao.
Play as Yue Ying
Finish the game successfully with Zhuge Liang to unlock Yue Ying.
Play as Zhang He
Finish the game successfully with any two Wei officers to unlock Zhang He.
Play as Zhang Jiao
Successfully complete Liu Bei's, Sun Jian's, and Cao Cao's Musou modes to unlock Zhang Jiao.
Play as Zhou Tai
Finish the game successfully with any Wu officer to unlock Zhou Tai.
Play as Zhu Rong
Finish the game successfully with Meng Huo to unlock Zhu Rong.
Play as Zhuge Liang
Finish the game successfully with any Shu officer to unlock Zhuge Liang.
Play as Zuo Ci
Unlock all other characters in the game to unlock Zuo Ci. Alternately, play half the character's Musou mode.
Recognizing signature weapons
In order to recognize a character's signature weapon, pay attention to the blue symbol that appears next to the unlocked weapon.
Red Hare Harness
Play the Battle of Chang Shan with Yuan Shao's forces. After defeating Lui Bei, Guan Yu, or Zhang Fei, defeat the remaining two generals in less than one minute to get the Red Hare Harness.
Serpent Earrings
Play the Battle of He Fei Castle with the Wu forces. Defeat Xu Huang and Xiahou Dun in less than one minute from when they appear to get the Serpent Earrings. This item increases your attack for every 100 enemies that are defeated.
Shadow Harness
Play the Battle of Liang Province with the Allied forces. Defeat Zhang Ji and Hu Zhen in less than 45 seconds after they appear to get the Shadow Harness.
Shadow Orb
Play the Battle of Wu Zhang Plains with the Wei forces on the hard difficulty setting. Defeat Jiang Wei while Zhuge Liang is still alive to get the Shadow Orb.
Shura/Expert mode
Successfully complete one Musou mode with the Wei, Shu, Wu, and Other forces to unlock Shura/Expert mode.
Sima Yi's fourth weapon
Play the Battle Of Chen Cang Castle with the Wei forces on the hard difficulty setting. Eliminate the three bases at the bottom of the map that produce the rams, siege ramps, and catapults before they do any damage.
Storm Harness
Play the Battle of Guan Du with Cao Cao's forces. Defeat Yan Liang and Wen Chou in less than 5 minutes after the battle begins to get the Storm Harness.
Sun Ce's fourth weapon
Play The Trials Of Sun Ce on the hard difficulty setting. Defeat all of the Yu Ji Phantoms and at least 50 troops.
Sun Jian's fourth weapon
Play the Battle Of Si Shui Gate with the Allied forces on the hard difficulty setting. Defeat Lu Bu within five minutes of his arrival.
Sun Quan's fourth weapon
Play the Battle Of Chi Bi with the Allied forces on the hard difficulty setting. Make all three strategies succeed (the bridges, the wind, and the fire).
Sun Shang Xiang's fourth weapon
Play the Invasion Of Nan Zhong with the Wu forces on the hard difficulty setting. Rescue Sun Quan after he is ambushed, then defeat all officers.
Survival Guide
Play the Battle of Hu Lao Gate with Dong Zhuo's forces. Defeat Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Sun Jian, and Gongsun Zan to get the Survival Guide. This item doubles attack when knocked down and your health is low.
Taishi Ci's fourth weapon
Play the Battle Of Wu Territory with the Allied forces on the hard difficulty setting. When Sun Quan gets ambushed in the west fort, kill him before Zhou Tai meets up with him. Then, defeat Zhou Tai.
Tiger Collar
Play the Struggle for Nan Zhong with Meng Huo's forces. Defeat three entire units that contain beastmasters within one minute of starting the battle to get the Tiger Collar. This item allows you to start a battle with a tiger.
Tribal Remedy
Play the Battle of He Fei Castle with the Wei forces. Defeat Jiang Qin, Pan Zhong, Sun Shao, and destroy both rams to get the Tribal Remedy. This item recovers health for every 100 enemies defeated.
Unique combos
Each character has his or her own unique combos. However, they use the same buttons to perform their unique combos or moves. For example, Xu Huang's combos are as follows. Press X until he performs his first attack, then immediately press Y. Press X until his second attack, then press Y. Repeat the same process for his third, fourth, then fifth attack. Do not forget to press Y after every attack to successfully complete the combo.
Way of Musou
You must be in Musou mode. Play the Battle of Mt. Ding Jun with the Shu forces. Defeat Xuahou Yuan before Cao Cao arrives. This item allows you to use True Musou regardless of your health status.
Wei Yan's fourth weapon
Play the Battle Of Chen Cang Castle with the Shu forces on the hard difficulty setting. Kill all four defense captains in the castle.
Wind Scroll
Play the Battle of He Fei Castle with the Wu forces. Defeat Cao Ren in less than five minutes from the start of the battle to get the Wind Scroll. This item increases your attack range.
Xiahou Dun's fourth weapon
Play the Battle Of Fan Castle with the Wei forces on the hard difficulty setting. Defeat Guan Ping before the flood attack.
Xiahou Yuan's fourth weapon
Play the Battle Of Chi Bi with the Wei forces on the hard difficulty setting. Prevent the destruction of the bridges (the wind and the fire). To do this. defeat Pang Tong, Zhuge Lang, and Huan Gai.
Xiao Qiao's fourth weapon
Play the Battle Of Jing Province with Sun Jian's forces on the hard difficulty setting. Kill Cai Mao and Lu Gong before Sun Jian gets ambushed and shot with an arrow.
Xing Cai's fourth weapon
Play the Battle Of Bai Di Castle with the Shu forces on the hard difficulty setting. Let your health be yellow. liu Chan will try to meet with you; let him. After you meet him, rescue the peasant army near the bottom left of the map. Note: You should probably help Liu Chan back to the castle so that he does not get killed.
Xu Huang's fourth weapon
Play the Battle Of Chang Ban with the Wei forces on the hard difficulty setting. Kill Guan Yu and Zhang Fei after Liu Qi's navy fleet arrives.
Xu Zhu's fourth weapon
Play the Battle Of Tong Gate with Cao Cao's forces on the hard difficulty setting. Kill Ma Chao and Pang De before Han Sui has a chance to defect to Wei.
Yuan Shao's fourth weapon
Play the Battle Of Guan Du with Yuan Shao's forces on the hard difficulty setting. Force the east and west walls of Guan Du Castle to open. To do this you must defeat all enemy generals. Try to kill Guan Yu before he kills Yan Liang.
Yue Ying's fourth weapon
Play the Battle Of Wu Zhang Plains with the Shu forces on the hard difficulty setting. Kill Deng Ai before he sets up the catapults.
Zhang Fei's fourth weapon
Play the Battle Of Chang Ban with the Shu forces on the hard difficulty setting. Immediately kill Wen Pin, Xiahou Dun, and Xiahou En. The weapon will be on the Chang Ban bridge.
Zhang He's fourth weapon
Play the Battle Of Jie Ting with the Wei forces on the hard difficulty setting. Surround Ma Su. Kill Gao Xiong and Wang Ping and seal the checkpoints by them. Kill the guard captain in the base Ma Su is in, then defeat Ma Su.
Zhang Jiao's fourth weapon
Play the Yellow Turban Rebellion with the Yellow Turbans on the hard difficulty setting. Make the rock slide work and brainwash Sun Jian's and Cao Cao's units without any of your officers dying.
Zhang Liao's fourth weapon
Play the Battle Of He Fei with the Wei Forces on the hard difficulty setting. Defeat at least nine generals and lots of troops. Try to defeat Pan Zhang and his sub-officers at the beginning. Try to kill Lu Meng and his sub-officers. When you get done killing his sub-officers, the bride will probably collapse and he will run to the main camp. Do not chase after him if he has a lot of life. Kill him if he has only a little life, then run up to Taishi Ci and Zhu Zi. Eliminate them and their sub-officers. Make sure you kill a lot of troops.
Zhao Yun's fourth weapon
Play the Battle Of Cheng Du with Liu Bei's forces on the hard difficulty setting. Try to wipe out the south castle of enemies. eventually a valuable item message will appear. It is acceptable to defeat the officer and the peasants in the castle.
Zhen Ji's fourth weapon
Play the Battle Of He Fei Castle with the Wei forces on the hard difficulty setting. Kill 300 enemies and go to Cao Pi. An intermission sequence should show Zhen Ji killing people. A valuable item message should appear after the movie.
Zhou Tai's fourth weapon
Play the Battle Of Yi Ling with the Wu forces on the hard difficulty setting. Kill Zhao Yun before Zhu Ran initiates the fire attack. Then, make the fire attack succeed.
Zhou Yun's fourth weapon
Play the Battle Of Cheng Du on the hard difficulty setting. Your goal is to conquer the southern fort. Defeat Liu Xiun's sub generals, then defeat him. Next, open up the two gates leading to the central fort with Liu Zhang's camp.
Zhou Yu's fourth weapon
Play the Battle For Wu Territory with Sun Ce's forces on the hard difficulty setting. Kill Yan Baihu and Wang Lang.
Zhu Rong's fourth weapon
Play the Invasion Of Nan Zhong with the Nanman forces on the hard difficulty setting. Kill Jiang Quin and Gan Ning without the bridge being destroyed.
Zhuge Liang's fourth weapon
Play the Battle Of Tian Shui with the Shu forces on the hard difficulty setting. Kill Xiahou Mao and Cui Lang. When Jiang Wei says he must return to the castle, kill him before he reaches it.
Zuo Ci's fourth weapon
Play the Battle Of Hu Lao Gate with the allied forces on the hard difficulty setting. Kill Lu Bu. A valuable item message will appear. Unlike in Dynasty Warriors 4, Dong Zhuo will not retreat. The item is on the wall of the gate surrounding Dong Zhuo.
