Primary Collection of Cheats
Opening Edit option
Press [X], [Black], [Y], [White], [L], [R], [White]x2 at the main menu. A sound will confirm correct code entry.
All generals
Hold [L] + [R] and press [White], [Black], [Y], [X]x2, [Y] at the main menu. A sound will confirm correct code entry.
All Shu generals
Press [White], [Black], [X], [Y], [White], [R], [L], [Black] at the main menu. A sound will confirm correct code entry.
BGM Test option
Press [L], [White], [Y], [R], [White], [Black], [X], [Y] at the main menu. A sound will confirm correct code entry.
In-game reset
Press [Start] + [Back] during game play. Note: This only works in certain screens.
Alternate costumes
Press [A] or [X] when selecting a character to choose between two costume colors.
Bonus FMV sequence
Highlight the "Replay" option at the "Opening Edit" screen, then hold [L] + [R] and press [A]. You will see all of the people from the gray army dancing.
Highlight the "Replay" option at the "Opening Edit" screen, then hold [Black] + [White] and press [A]. You will see Zhu Rong singing.
Very hard difficulty setting
Successfully complete the last level of Musou mode under the hard difficulty setting to unlock the "Very Hard" setting at the option menu.
More powerful arrows
To make your arrows more powerful, hold [R] as when firing an arrow, but press [Y]. It will shoot a more powerful beam instead of just a normal arrow. You do not need the stronger arrows item for this trick.
Press [X], [Black], [Y], [White], [L], [R], [White]x2 at the main menu. A sound will confirm correct code entry.
All generals
Hold [L] + [R] and press [White], [Black], [Y], [X]x2, [Y] at the main menu. A sound will confirm correct code entry.
All Shu generals
Press [White], [Black], [X], [Y], [White], [R], [L], [Black] at the main menu. A sound will confirm correct code entry.
BGM Test option
Press [L], [White], [Y], [R], [White], [Black], [X], [Y] at the main menu. A sound will confirm correct code entry.
In-game reset
Press [Start] + [Back] during game play. Note: This only works in certain screens.
Alternate costumes
Press [A] or [X] when selecting a character to choose between two costume colors.
Bonus FMV sequence
Highlight the "Replay" option at the "Opening Edit" screen, then hold [L] + [R] and press [A]. You will see all of the people from the gray army dancing.
Highlight the "Replay" option at the "Opening Edit" screen, then hold [Black] + [White] and press [A]. You will see Zhu Rong singing.
Very hard difficulty setting
Successfully complete the last level of Musou mode under the hard difficulty setting to unlock the "Very Hard" setting at the option menu.
More powerful arrows
To make your arrows more powerful, hold [R] as when firing an arrow, but press [Y]. It will shoot a more powerful beam instead of just a normal arrow. You do not need the stronger arrows item for this trick.
Hints
Play as Lu Bu
On Hu Loa Gate, get over 1000 KOs and defeat Lu Bu. This can only be done while on the Allied forces.
An easier way to get over 1000 KOs on Hu Lao Gate is play on the easy difficulty setting, then pay attention to the enemy gates. If you see a lot of enemy units pouring out, make sure to put your bodyguards on defense then stay near the gate opening. KO the enemies as they appear. Try not to KO the Gate Captain or no more units will appear. This is especially critical around the three gates in Dong Zhuo's fortress where you can accumulate over 450 KOs.
Play as Fu Xi
Clear Musou mode with Liu Bei, Cao Cao, and Sun Jian.
Play as Meng Ho
Play the Nanman campaign under the easy difficulty setting. When you fight Men Ho for the fifth time (where you have to break down the wall to get to him), stay where you defeated him. He should appear where you fought him the first time. Defeat him once more to unlock Meng Ho as a selectable character.
Play as Nu Wa
Clear Musou mode with Sun Shang Xiang, Xiao Qiao, Da Qiao, and Zhen Ji.
Hint Art Of War Scroll special item
Play The Siege Of Hei Fei Castle as the Blue forces. Defeat all generals except Sun Quan and the special item message will appear. Go to the big boat that Sun Quan is on to receive the Art of War Scroll. It doubles the time of the effect of the Defense and Attack times two for thirty seconds and Musou full for ten seconds.
Black Shadow special item
Play Huang Gai under the hard difficulty setting at the battle of Chi Bi for Allied forces. Follow orders to execute the fire attack against the Wei (Cao Cao's) forces. Defeat Zhang Liao (and possibly some other generals as well) before defeating Cao Cao. A "Special Item" should be found near the place of prayer at the southwestern end of the map. The Shadow Rod is a +44 attack weapon with 6 hits. It also adds +27 Musou Charge, +82 HP Max, +57 Defense, +52 Mounted Attack, and +23 Reach.
Bodyguard Manual special item
At the Siege Of He Fan Castle level, go to where Xhu Zhu is located. Defeat him on the ridge and the "Special Item Discovered" message will appear. Complete the level and you will have the Bodyguard Manual, which makes your bodyguards stronger.
Buckler special item
This item prevents you from be overpowered while blocking. Play the He Fie level as the Wu side. Allow Taishi Ci to get killed in the arrow attack, then retreat with Sun Quan to the lower right corner of the level, to the broken bridge. You will jump over the bridge with Sun Quan. About five minutes later, Zhang Liao will attack Sun Quan. Defeat Zhang Liao and he will drop the item. This item is very useful when blocking, especially when fighting against Lu Bu.
Cao Cao's special item
Play the Yellow Turban level, on the Han side. You must defeat Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang, in that order, without any gates being lost. Once you have done this, a supply team will appear on the northwest enemy entry point and will make its way to the entry point on the top center of the screen. Kill the supply captain to get the Cao Cao's fourth weapon, Wrath Of Heaven. This weapon is well worth the work. His sixth attack has a purple haze around it and will kill anyone on contact except a Boss.
Dian Wei's special item
Play the Battle At Wan Castle level as Dian Wei under the hard difficulty setting . Defeat general Hu Che Er. A supply captain will appear in the south. Defeat him to get Dian Wei's fourth weapon, which as HP +84, Attack +27, and Musou Charge +28.
Defender special item
In the Battle of Wu Zhang Plains under the hard difficulty setting as the Wei force, find a place where an intermission sequence starts and you see shooting stars. A special item message should appear for the Defender. This is almost impossible to obtain with one person. Both of your characters should be at full stats with their fourth weapon. This item will have your character's Defense x2 when near death.
Diao Chan's special item
Play the Battle of Hu Lao Gate under the hard difficulty setting as Dong Zhuo's forces. Kill Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Liu Bei. Note: Liu Bei must be the last one to be killed. The special item should be close to the East Gate.
Diao Qiao's special item
At the Battle of You Ting, kill Zhang Pu and Zhang He. Her fourth weapon can now be found in the top left corner near the far left Gate.
Dong Zhuo's special item
Play Dong Zhuo in Battle of Hu Lao Gate as Dong Zhuo's forces under the hard difficulty setting. First, destroy Liu Bei's army by killing Liu Bei himself. It is not necessary to kill Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. Dong Zhuo will tell Diao Chan to go to the front lines. Wait for Diao Chan to defect. It may take a while. After she defects, quickly kill her before Lu Bu does. The special item message for Dong Zhuo's fourth weapon should appear in the center of the map.
Select Dong Zhuo and his forces for the Battle Of Hu Lao Gate. Wait five to ten minutes until Dong Zhuo says "Diao Chan, go to the front". When Hua Xiong dies, Diao Chan will defect. Quickly kill her before Lu Bu does. The special item message for Dong Zhuo's fourth weapon should appear at the bottom of the map. Note: This will not work if your bodyguards kill Diao Chan.
Fire Arrow special item
Play the Battle Of Chi Bi level under any difficulty setting. Ride or run as fast as you can to Zhou Yu and kill him. This must be done before the fire attack starts. A special item message will appear. The item can be found where you usually kill Xiahou Dun/Huang Gai's destination point.
Play the Battle of Chi Bi level as Cao Cao's forces. Defeat Huang Gai before he completes his fire attack. Then, attack and kill Zhao Yu. When he has been defeated, a special item will appear where you defeated Huang Gai. It engulfs your arrows in flame, which continues to damage an enemy when they are hit.
Fu Xi's special item
At the Surprise Attack On Liu Biao level, play as Liu Biao's forces under the hard difficulty setting with Fu Xi. Kill Cheng Pu, Han Dang, and Huang Gai. Fu Xi's fourth weapon may now be found on the left side of the map.
Gan Ning
At the Battle Of He Fei level, defeat 480 soldiers before Gan Ning launches his surprise attack. After you do, go to where Gan Ning is fighting and defeat him. You may also get a special item called the Power Scroll.
Gan Ning's special item
Play the Battle At He Fei level as Gan Ning under the hard difficulty setting. Let Taishi Ci die from Zhang Liao's attack. Once he dies, a supply unit will appear near Cao Cao (when the level begins). Start going all the way up to where Cao Cao is located. When the supply unit appears, he will immediately retreat.
Gold Harness special item
This is probably the hardest item to obtain in the game: Make sure you are playing on the easy difficulty setting. Kill Pang Dai and Ma Dai. Make Han Sui defect. Han Sui's defection is based on morale, not time. Your morale on Cao Cao's team has to be higher then Ma Chao's. After the morale drop he will defect sometime during the next two minutes. Protect Han Sui. If you are not careful, he will die before he has the chance to defect. Once he does defect, kill everyone except Ma Chao. After a little while he will retreat behind Tong Gate. After a very long period of time, the supply team will appear. It does take a long time, so be careful and the sooner you accomplish the other tasks the better.
Han Sui's defection is not based on time or morale. He must get close to Cao Cao. It is recommend that you use Cao Cao on this level. Some "tasks" must be completed first. First, kill Ma Dai and Pang Dai. Then, wait for Han Sui to come out of Tong Gate and then approach, but do not attack him. The defection sequence/negotiations will begin in a few moments. Note: Han Sui will only defect if Ma Chao is behind Tong Gate. After Han Sui defects, defeat all other generals and wait for Ma Chao to retreat behind Tong Gate. After a few minutes, a supply unit will appear. Kill the supply captain to get the Golden Harness.
Guan Yu's special item
Play the Guan Yu's Escape level as Guan Yu's forces under hard difficulty setting. Kill Zhang He, Zhen Ji, and Xu Huang. A supply unit will appear. Ride (or run) as fast as you can to where Xu Zhu is located. On the way you should meet a supply unit. Kill the supply captain and he will drop Guan Yu's Blue Moon Dragon. The supply unit will leave in a short time, so move quickly.
Huang Gai: Kill faster
Start with the Iron Rod. Hit the opponent four times then press [Y]. You should hit them into the air. While they are in the air, keep tapping [Y] rapidly. Huang Gai should jump into the air and strike the opponent three times.
Huang Zhong's special item
Play as Huang Zhong (Shu Forces) at the Mt. Ding Jun level under the hard difficulty setting. Defeat Xiahou Shang and the special item message will appear. The weapon is in a box to the west of Cao Cao's original position.
Hex Mark special item
Play as Liu Bei in he Assault On Cheng Du level. Kill every officer except for Liu Zhang. A special item report will occur to the northwest of the map. Get the item and equip it. The Hex Mark is Liu Bei's horse.
Imperial Saddle special item
At the Battle of Yi Ling, as Shu forces, stop Lu Xun's fire attack and kill Lu Xun. A supply unit will appear near the northern-most Wu gate. Kill the supply captain for the Imperial Saddle; an item that allows the riding of any horse.
Jiang Wei's special item
Play at Jie Ting, under the hard difficulty setting and kill Cao Zhen and Zhen Ji. A supply team should show up near the gate to the northeast of Sima Yi.
Lu Bu's special item
Play the Hu Lao Gate level under the hard difficulty setting. Defeat Zhang Fei, Guan Yu, Lui Bei, and Gong Dzan. A supply team will appear near the mid-north gate. Quickly kill the Supply Captain and he will have Lu Bu's fourth weapon, the Sky Scorcher. It has Lightning property and has an electrically charged fouth and fifth hit when you hit them to the ground, and a sixth hit.
Lu Xun's special item
Play the Battle of Yi Ling as the Wu force under the hard difficulty setting. Defeat all generals except Lui Bei. Some time into the game it will appear in the maze trap. Guide yourself around by pressing [Start]. The Falcon should be located in the northeast area of the stone warrior formation. It has Speed +22, Musuo Max +73, Defense +43, Reach +29 and an instant death attack.
Lui Bei's special item
Play the Battle Of Yi Ling as Lui Bei under the hard difficulty setting. You will find it at the top right of the radar awhile into the game. Lui Bei's fourth weapon is the Gold Moon Dragon.
Play the Battle Of Yi Ling under the hard difficulty setting with Lui Bei and with the Shu side. Kill Sun Shang Xiang, and after about ten seconds the "Special item" message will appear. It is a little bit further forward from Sun Quan.
Lu Meng's special item
Play the Battle At Fan Castle level and defeat Guan Ping. A special item message will appear. Lu Meng's fourth weapon will be in a box near Sima Yi (not on the castle, but on the ground).
Lu Xun's special item
Play as Lu Xun at the Yi Ling level under the hard difficulty setting . Kill Wei Yan as soon as possible to make his army retreat. When the intermission sequence of you saying that Zhuge Liang is not here plays, your officer will begin to make his fire attack. Look at message history for the exact location. Make sure that he sets the camp alight by killing any resistance, then kill off everything in the Stone Maze Trap, kill Zhuge Liang, and a special item can be found to the northeast of the Stone Maze Trap. Get it and complete the level. This weapon adds Speed +22, Musou Gage +75, Defense +43, and Radius +29.
Ma Chao's special item
Play as Ma Chao under the hard difficulty setting in the Tong Gate level. Ma Chao is the main general. They must kill General Han Sui, but he is on your side. First, you must kill Cao Ren and Cao Hong. Then, wait for Xu Huang to bring his army. Watch Cao Cao and make sure he moves away from Xaihou Yuan. Then, kill Xiahou Yuan. Wait for Cao Cao to move further up the field. Walk across the bridge and go towards Cao Cao. Do not attack his men or him. He should walk across the bridge to the field. Cao Cao will then talk to Han Sui. Wait about five minutes and do anything except attack Cao Cao. Han Sui should defect after awhile. Make sure you have Hex Mark or Red Hare -- when you kill Han Sui you must run to the gate on the top right corner of the screen. A supply unit will appear and try to retreat to there. Kill the supply unit and you will get Ma Chao's fourth weapon, which gives Jump +21, Mounted Attack +60, Mounted Defense +60, and Reach+21.
Meng Huo's special item (Nanman forces)
In the Nanman Campaign under the hard difficulty setting, defeat all the generals with Men Huo. A special item message will appear in the middle of the level. Go to it and you will find Meng Huo's fourth weapon. It adds +27 Attack, +54 Mounted Attack, and +54 Mounted Defense.
Nu Wa's special weapon
To obtain Nu Wa's fourth weapon, play the Battle At Wan Castle level and kill Dian Wei. A special item message will appear.
Pang Tong's special item
Play as Pang Tong under the hard difficulty setting in the Cheng Du level. You must kill all the officers in the bottom part of the map that try to ambush you. The weapon will appear near Liu Zhang.
Play the Assault on Cheng Du level under the hard difficulty setting. After Pang Tong is surrounded by Zhang Ren, you must kill Zhang Ren. The special item message will appear. The weapon is in a box in the northwest of the map.
Power Scroll special item
At the battle of He Fei, defeat Gan Ning to get the Power Scroll. This item makes the deadlock a tie in which yours and your enemy's weapons are push upwards.
Red Hare special item
On Hu Loa Gate, once you defeat Lu Bu a supply unit will appear (usually to the north). Defeat the supply captain and you will get a secret item. Equip the item to use it on any level.
Note: It is recommended that you have Lu Bu unlocked for this strategy. Select two player mode and The Battle of Hu Lao Gate level. Have Lu Bu as player one if he is your weaker character, or as player two if he is your stronger character. Move player one through the small canyon that leads up to behind the Fan Shui Gate. Fight your way through it until you reach the corner of the small canyon (i.e. where it turns to go further in). Stop at the corner (or fight your way only a slightly further in so you can be safe, but always move back to that corner), Then, use player two to defeat Lu Bu. A supply unit should eventually appear directly next to player one in that small canyon. Run forwards, deeper into the canyon, until you find the Supply Unit and its Supply Captain. Kill the Supply Captain then pick up the item he drops. Next, move player one into an extremely safe location then proceed to defeat Dong Zhuo eventually with your stronger, more powerful character in the player two slot. Make sure you are playing on the easy difficulty setting, and that your weaker character is in the player one slot. The game's difficulty is based on the strength of player one's character.
On the Yellow Turban Rebellion, play on the Yellow Turbans side first. Go to the Han gate, at the very northeast part of the map. When there, defeat all opposing privates and Gate Captains yourself. When done, go north to the very northeast part of the map and stop in the corner. There should be either a box or a pot to smash open for an item. Note: This only works if you destroy all the privates and captains next to the gate. This special item is a Red Hare horse to use in all of the levels. You always will start out on a Red Hare. This special horse can run over anyone in the game, even high ranking generals.
Play as the allied forces under the normal difficulty setting. Kill Lu Bu as quickly as possible. A supply unit should appear around the mid north of the map. If you do not get there in time, it will disappear, or your allies will have killed it
Sima Yi's special item
Play The Battle Of Wu Zhang Plain level under the hard difficulty setting. Start off by killing Zhang Fei then travel south to where Wei Yan is located. Destroy him and everyone around that area. This is usually where you find the wooden ox, but they will not appear there. Instead, move around that area and wait for reinforcements. A supply team will appear. Kill them and a special item will appear very close by. Open the box to get Sima Yi's fourth weapon, the Dark Feather. It adds +28 Attack +50 Bow Attack, +55 Mounted Attack, +29 Reach, +26 Musou Charge with the electric attack.
Sky Scorcher special item
Play as Lu Bu on Hu Lao Gate for Dong Zhuo's forces (possibly under the hard difficulty setting). Defeat Cao Cao and a supply unit will appear not far from where you defeat him. Defeat the Supply Captain and pick up the weapon box, which will be Lu Bu's Sky Scorcher. It is a 6 hits electrically charged weapon with a 50 Attack, along with a +24 Jump, +90 Musuo Max, +90 HP Max, +30 Attack, and a +60 Defense.
At Hu Lao Gate as Lu Bu under Dong Zhuo under the hard difficulty setting, defeat Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Liu Bei, and Gongsun Zhan. There will be a message that a supply unit has appeared to the northeast of the map. Defeat the Supply Captain and get the weapon box with the Sky Scorcher.
Sun Ce's special item
Play as Sun Ce under the hard difficulty setting in the Attack In Wu Territory level. Sun Ce is the main general. Go through the level normally until you get to the split, where your army separates. Go left where Taishi Ci is located. Do not fight him. Kill the main general to the left first, then the one to the right. A special item, Sun Ce's fourth weapon, Overlord, should appear next to Taishi Ci. It gives Speed +21, Jump +20, Musou Max +80, and HP +72.
Sun Jian's special item
Play as Sun Jian under the hard difficulty setting in the Surprise Attack On Liu Buia level. You will start next to a ship. Usually Sun Jian gets himself killed when playing with Sun Ce or Huang Gai. Take Sun Jian to the valley to the right of the screen, then kill Lu Gong. The special item message will appear. Sun Jian's fourth weapon, Savage Wolf, can be found around the beginning of the valley.
Sun Quan's special item
Play as Sun Quan under the hard difficulty setting on The Seige Of He Fe Castle level. Locate and kill Zhang He. A special item message will appear, revealing the location of Sun Quan's fourth weapon, the Master Wolf. The weapon should be located to the right of the pond in the middle of the castle.
Sun Shang Xiang's special item
Play the You Ting level under the hard difficulty setting. Defeat Coa Xiu and his forth weapon can be found near Coa Xui's intial position.
Survival Guide special item
In the Battle of Wu Zhang Plains under the hard difficulty setting as the Shu force, find a place where an intermission sequence starts and you see shooting stars. Note: This may take awhile, and may happen when Zhang Fei dies. A special item message should appear for the Survival Guide. This item will have your character's Attack x2 for thirty seconds when near death.
Taishi Ci's special item
Play the Assault On Wu Territory level as the allied forces (not Sun Ce's). This is the battle where Sun Ce normally gets Taishi Ci to join Wu. As Taishi Ci, defeat all the generals except Sun Ce. His fourth weapon should appear at the top of the screen.
Way Of The Musou special item
Select Guan Yu and play the Guan Yu's Escape level. Play through the level as usual and kill Xiahou Dun before Liu Bei comes to rescue you. Xiahou Dun will drop the Way Of The Musou item, which lets you use the True Musou attack at any time regardless of your health.
Wei Yan's special item (Shu forces)
In Battle Of Jie Ting, play as Wei Yan under the hard difficulty setting. Wait for Zhang He to say "A downhill charge....like falling blossoms...my people lets dance around them!". Then, kill Zhang He and the rest of the generals. You have to be sure to kill Zhang He's Sub-Generals also, before they run away. Enter the enemy headquarters and after a long period of time, the special item message should appear. Go to where Zhang He was fought in the middle area to find Wei Yan's fourth weapon. It adds +23 Jump, +24 Attack, +56 Defense and +22 Reach.
Wind Scroll special item
Go to the Battle At Chi Bi level as Zhuge Liang. Go through the level as usual and try to defeat all the generals. As you defeat Cao Cao, you will get this item no matter what. The Wind Scroll increases your reach.
Xiahou Dun's special item (Cao-Cao's forces)
In Guan Yu's Escape under the hard difficulty setting, defeat all the generals with Xiahou Dun. A special item message will appear. Go to it to find Xiahou Duns fourth weapon. It adds +26 Attack, +60 Bow Defense, +56 Mounted Defense , and +24 Reach.
Xiahou Yuan's special item
Go to Mnt Ding Jun and select Xiahou Yuan under the hard difficulty setting. Wait for Huang Zong to shoot the arrow, then kill him. A special item will appear in the middle of the battlefield.
Xiao Qiao's special item
Defeat Shyukuyuu (Zhu Rong). The fourth weapon can now be found to the east of the bridge at the northwest part of NanBan (Nan Man) map.
Xu Huang's special item
Play Xu Huang in Battle at Fan Castle as Wei forces under the hard difficulty setting. Go directly (quickly) to Guan Ping (is in the southeast of the map or found in "info unit"). Quickly kill Guan Ping before the water rises. The special item message for Xu Huang's fourth weapon will appear in the north part of the map.
Xu Zhu's special item
Play the Battle At Tong Gate level under the hard difficulty setting. Defeat Pang De and Ma Dai, then pass through Tong Gate. A special item should appear southeast of Ma Chao's fort.
Yuan Shao's special item
At the Battle Of Guan Du level, choose Yuan Shao and go east. Kill Xu Zhu and his troops. Go west. Kill Liu Bei and his troops. Go south. Kill Xiahou Dun and his troops. Go inside Cao Cao's castle, and kill everybody except Cao Cao and his guards. Have your bodyguards on crossbow and shoot Cao Cao's guards to death. After that, attack Cao Cao with Guan Yu, Yuan Shu, and one any other random general. Stand directly over Cao Cao when you get him killed. When the mission ends, you will get Yuan Shao's fourth weapon, the Shao Pride. It gives a Basic +90, Attack +20, Mosou Max +80, Defense +90, and Life +95. It has 8 electrically charged hits.
Alternately, choose free mode and select the Battle At Guan Du level under the hard difficulty setting. Kill most of the generals outside the castle. A supply unit should appear towards the southeast. Kill them and get the weapon.
Zhang Fei's special item
Meet with enemies on the Chang Ban Bridge, Zhang Fei shout event then defeat Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan. The supply team will appear at the entry point near Xu Zhu and towards the northeast entry point. Kill the supply team and you will get Zhang Fei's fourth weapon.
Zhang Jiao's special item
Choose free mode, and choose Zhang Jiao. Play the Yellow Turban Rebellion level as Zhang Jiao's forces under the hard difficulty setting. Run to Sun Jian's forces first. Fight until an enemy ambush appears. Zhang Jiao will say "Impudent fools." Zhang Jiao's fourth weapon will appear at the top of He Jin's castle. Near by the river will also be a Life +10.
Zhang He's special item
Play the Battle At Guan Du level under the hard difficulty setting as Cao Cao's force. With both Yan Liang and When Chou still alive, find and burn the Wu Chao supply depot. Shortly after that, the special item will appear in the center of the map around the bend of the central river.
Zhang Liao's special item
Play the He Fei level (not He Fei Castle) under the hard difficulty setting. Defeat Zhou Tai and the weapon box with his fourth weapon will appear to the north of the broken bridge.
Zhao Yun's special item
Play the The Battle of Chang Ban level, Liu Bei Force scenario under the hard difficulty setting. Try to get a horse early. Wait until the message "Cao Cao's main force has arrived" appears. Go to the central area and fight with Liu Bei (near Xiahou Yuan). You may get an intermission sequence of Zhao Yun defending Liu Bei. Continue west and defeat Zhang He. Cut back to the east bridge (near to where you started) to defeat Zhang Liao and Xiahou Dun. If you actually fight enemy troops on the bridge, you may get another intermission sequence of Zhao Yun standing off against the enemy. After you defeat Zhang Liao, the supply unit with Zhao Yun's fourth weapon will appear. The supply unit appears in the west, near the gate where Zhang He originally was located. By the time you reach the unit, it may have traveled slightly northeast on the far north path. Zhao Yun's fourth weapon is the Fierce Dragon. It adds Basic +43, Attack +25, Defense +52, HP +74, and Musou Gauge +80.
Fierce Dragon has a fire property. When you use it to do the 5-hit combo to throw an enemy into the air, he or she burns until they come back to its feet. As long as you continue to hit it with 5-hit combo and keep it in the air, it continue to drain out hit points. This is especially useful when killing Boss generals.
Play the Chang Ban level under the hard difficulty setting on the Shu side. Kill Xiahou Dun and Zhang Liao. When Cao Cao's reinforcements appear, Liu Bei will call for help. Go to him and an event will happen. Kill Zhang He. A Supply Team should appear near the gate near where Zhang He was located. They will start heading for a gate in the northeast. The Supply Captain will have the item.
Zhen Ji's special item
Play the Jie Ting level under the hard difficulty setting. Defeat Jiang Wei and his fourth weapon can be found around Zhuge Lian's camp.
Zhou Yu's special item
Play as Sun Quan's forces at the battle of Chi Bi under the hard difficulty setting. Wait for Zhuge Liang to blow the winds then defeat Xiahou Dun and Zhang He. The special item message will appear. Zhou Yu's fourth weapon can now be found in the center of the ship.
Zhu Rong (Nanman forces)
Play The Nanman Campaign level under the hard difficulty setting. Chose the Nanman forces and use Zhu Rong. Let two of the generals from your force retreat. When the morale is low, Dong Tu Ne and Ahui Nan will say something like "We can do no more" and "This battle will do us no good". Once they are finished saying that, they will retreat. After they retreat, the special item message for Zhu Rong's fourth weapon will appear.
Zhuge Liang's special item
Play The Battle Of Wu Zhang Plain level under the hard difficulty setting. Choose the Shu forces and use Zhuge Liang. Let the first Wei reinforcement appear and kill Cao Xiu, who is the main general for the reinforcement. After you done that, the special item message will appear for Zhuge Liang's fourth weapon. It adds Basic +40, Speed +22, Jump +22, Defense +55, Arrow Defense +55, Mount Defense +55, and has a fire element.
Assault On Cheng Du: Surrender sequence
Play as Liu Bei's forces. To get Liu Zhang to surrender, kill all generals shown on the map. Immediately after, an intermission of Liu Zhang surrendering Cheng Du to Liu Bei will start.
Assault On Cheng Du: Play as Liu Zhang's forces
Save Yuan Shu in the battle at Hu Loa Gate to play as Liu Zhangs Forces in the Assault On Cheng Du level.
Attack On Liu Biao: Hidden items
When playing as Sun Jian's forces, the Musuo +10 can be found on the far left fort of the level, in between middle and the farther tents on the left side. The Life +10 can be found when you follow Sun Ce up the path to a small open area. There will be three pots in a row there. The Life +10 is the pot on the left.
Attack On Wu Territory: Unlocking Taishi Ci
Play as Zhou Yu in Musou mode and kill the man on the bottom right. An intermission sequence will start and Taishi Ci will defect.
Battle Of Chi Bi: 8000 kills
This trick requires a character with great stats and his or her fourth weapon (Lu Bu recommended). On the easy difficulty setting, choose the Battle Of Chi Bi. Choose Liu Bei forces. Kill everyone except for Cao Cao. When you see the message "Wei reinforcements have arrived", go to the two enemy gates at the left of the map. Kill the officer, but do not kill the Gate Captains. If done correctly, all your forces will be busy with Cao Cao and will not bother the Gate Captains. Hack and slash to your heart's content. The earlier you get everyone killed, the more kills you can get. A good player may be able to get 9500 kills.
Battle At He Fei: Quick Musou and health increase
Play under any difficulty setting as Wei forces. In the northwest corner of the map, there is a pot containing a Health Max +10. In the northeast corner is a pot containing a Musou Max +10. Get the items and complete the level. Repeat this as many times as desired.
Battle Of Hu Lao Gate: Lu Bu's Defection
Play the Battle of Hu Lao Gate level under any difficulty setting. Wait for Dong Zhuo to send Diao Chan to the front line. Then, wait for Diao Chan to die. After she has died, Lu Bu will throw a fit and head toward Dong Zhuo. You must be on Dong Zhuo's team for this to happen.
Battle Of Jie Ting: Easy level up
Start a two player game in free mode under the normal difficulty setting as the Shu side. With the already strong player, kill the officers and let the weaker player pick up the items. There is also a Musou +10 in the path in the middle and a Life +10 at the top left corner of the summit. There are three weapon crates dropped by officers (Huang Quan, Cao Hong and Sun Li). You will almost certainly get a third weapon from one of them.
Battle Of Tong Gate: Easy power up and weapons
Play at the level on Cao Cao's side. Go the Tong Gate and follow the outside of it north until you see a black box. Open it and you will get a weapon. Kill all of the Generals and enemies. Cheng Yin will give you another weapon (HP +10) at the northwest gate and a Musou +10 at the northeast gate. Kill everybody, then Kill Ma Chao and you will have some good power ups.
Battle Of Yi Ling: Easy level up
Play the level with the character you want to level up. Kill the officers Gan Ning and Lu Meng with a 20+ hit combo or one Musou attack. This should give you Attack+16 and +8 from each general. Next, kill Sun Shang Xiang, Lu Xun, and Cheng Pu. Kill all of them with a 20+ hit combo. This should give you a total of defense+20. Next, kill all Gate Captains with a 20+ hit combo or one Musou attack. You can now get Defense+2 from each Gate Captain. You can also get the Life+10 and the Musou+10 inside of the maze. Repeat this level many times using this strategy.
Play the level on the Shu side under the easy (recommended) or normal difficulty settings. If you start near Ma Chao and Gan Ning (Gan Ning being the enemy), kill Gan Ning, then Lu Meng, Lu Xun, Cheng Pu, and Sun Sianux Su. Travel south into the Stone Warrior Formation maze. When you enter, take a left, then the first right. There should be a Musou +10 in the lone pot. Continue along the bottom of the maze until you reach to a fenced off Stone Warrior. Take a left. There should be three pots along the right. One of them has a Life +10. Continue up until you reach the exit. Defeat Sun Quan, then repeat this as needed. Note: Your character must have his or her second or third weapon; or have very good stats.
Battle Of Yi Ling: Easy kills
Use the following trick to get over 4000 kills at the Battle Of Yi Ling. Using your best character is recommended. Select the Wu side under any difficulty setting and play through as usual. When you get to the area where Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang are located, kill Zhuge Liang then go to the area behind Liu Bei. The Gate Captain will keep sending troops at you. Keep swinging and slashing. This is also a good way to get a lot of points. If you get there fast enough, you can probably get over 4000 kills.
Battle At Yi Ling: Easy attack level up
Play the level under any difficult setting. Acquire a second weapon for your character. Then, kill Gan Ning, Lu Meng and Cheng Pu with a 20+ hit combo or kill them with one Musou attack only. Gan Ning and Lu Meng together provide Attack +16. Then, kill Cheng Pu the same way to get a total of Attack +18 for the entire level. Repeat this as needed.
Battle At Yi Ling: Easy defense level up
Play the level with a new character with at least their second weapon. Kill Sun Shang Xian and Lu Xun with a 20+ hit combo for a total of Defense +16. Repeat this as needed.
Guan Yu Escape: Hidden items
There is a Life +10 in between the two houses where you fight Khang He. There is a Musou +10 behind the second gate.
Hu Loa Gate: Hidden items
In Hu Loa Gate, on top of the Han Shui Gate is a Musou +10. On the Hu Loa Gate is a Life +10.
Nanman Campaign: Easy level up
Kill all the officers including Meng Huo every time he appears. This should get you not only very high stats (about Attack+20 and Defense+20 including the Gate Captains), but also your third weapon. Repeat this level a few times until you get the third weapon or you are you satisfied.
Pong Tong Gate: Hidden items
You can get an easy Life +10 at the top left by your gate. To the top right of their gate is a Musou +10. Chose the allied team (not Cao Cao's) to do it in less than seven minutes.
Surprise Attack On Liu Biao: Saving Sun Jian
In order to save Sun Jian from being crushed, you must kill Kuai Liang before Sun Jian arrives at the area that he is normally killed in. Try going directly to Kwai Liang without fighting any Gate Guards or Lu Gong. This will stall Sun Jian. Another way to save him is to play as his character.
Yellow Turban Rebellion: Hidden items
There is a Musuo +10 near the Gate for the Yellow Turban to the far left. Head down close to the outside land and you will find it there. The Life +10 is found just outside the river opening to the castle on the north side. There is also another Musou +10 at the second protrusion from the south on the West Castle Wall. There is also another Life +10 at the second protrusion from the north of the East Castle Wall.
Note: This probably can only be done with Zhang He. Play the level and equip Zhang He's fourth weapon and a good pair of Wing Boots. Zhang He can jump onto the platforms connected on the castle, which stick out to get Life +20 and Musou +20. Note: This depends on your Wing Boots, which may need a +10 or +11 Jump.
You can get the Life +10 and Musou +10 on the protrusion by going to the inside corners of the castle and going up the stairs. Jump off the side and land on the platform/protrusion from the wall. Note: Get a horse and leave it near the protrusion so that you know where it is; when you go up on top of the castle walls it is very difficult to see the protrusion.
Yellow Turban Rebellion: Easy level up
Play the level as the Han forces under free mode and the hard difficulty setting with a character who you want to make stronger. From where ever you start, go straight to the allied Gate in the bottom left corner and defeat the general who is attacking it. Then, go to the river where there is a scene of the it being frozen, Immediately run back to the gate earlier, without killing any more generals. Wait until Liu Bei, Sun Jian, and Cao Cao die, leaving the castle under siege. Wait until He Jin is under attack and help him. All that remains is to kill anyone who gets in your way. The Gate closest to Zhang Jiao is the only one that will send units your way. Getting a horse to go and close all the Gates is helpful. In doing this, you should be able to kill over 1000 to 2000 enemies, raising you five or six levels.
Get the Life+10s on the east wall platform, and at the top opening of the castle inside the jar atop the ridge to your immediate right. Then, get the Musou+10 on the second platform on the west wall. Repeat this level many times using this strategy. Remember to kill every general this level.
Yi Ping: Hidden items
Chose the easy difficulty setting to get +4 Four Attack from both Gan Ning and Lu Meng and +4 Defense from Sun Shang Xiang and Lu Xun. Life +10 and Musou +10 are also in the maze. Complete this in less than 25 minutes with a fourth weapon and good stats.
Item upgrades
To get better upgrades, such as Tortoise Amulet +60, play the game under the hard difficulty setting in these stages and kill these characters for only items in that stage. Do not bother doing this on any level below Attack On Liu Biao.
Go to You Ting and defeat Zhang Pu and Zhen Ji. They will both give you weapons. Sometimes the weapons are first weapons, at other times they are the second or third weapons. Note: This can be done with anybody, but you should build them up first.
Play the Assault On Wu Territory level under the hard difficulty setting. Have someone help you defeat the stage. While the other person is defeating the officers, go and take all of the weapon boxes that appear. Some weapon boxes are in boxes. After completing the level, you should have the second and third weapons.
Play as Cao Cao and successfully complete the game. His first and second weapons are the same as Liu Bei's, Sun Quan's, and Sun Jian's first and second weapons. When you start a new Musou with these characters, you will automatically get their second weapon.
Play under the normal or hard difficulty setting. Go to the Assault On the Wu Territories level and play as Sun Ce's forces. There are four weapons in this stage; three of them are held by officers, Zhang Ying, Chen Heng, and Yan Yu. The fourth one is in a box that will be diagonally left of your position as soon as you enter the fort on the bottom right of the map, where Liu Yong is located.
Play the Nanman Campaign under any difficulty setting. Meng Huo, Meng You, and Dailali Dongzou will all give you weapon boxes. They usually are a mix of second and third weapons.
Start a two player free mode game under the hard difficulty setting at the Battle Of You Ting level. Play as Sun Jian's forces. This stage is the perfect place to find second or third weapons. Player one should be a fresh character you want the weapon for, while player two should be a maxed out character with the fourth weapon. When you start the level, let player two take care of the Gate Captains, archers, and soldiers. Then, walk player one to the crates at the start of the beach and smash them all. One of them contains a weapon and another has an item. Move player two up the path to Liu Biao's castle. On the way, look for a crate. Kill the soldiers there with player two, then move player one to the crate and smash it. Pick up the contents, which almost always is a second or third weapon. Finish the stage with player two.
Play the Guan Yu's Escape level as any character under the medium difficulty setting. Play the level two times and make sure that your character has moderate stats. Play through the level as normal and make sure to get all the weapons available from officers. On the second time through the level, you will get that character's second or third weapon.
Easy second weapons
Play a two player game with one character who has very good stats and another character who you want the weapon for. Play at the Yellow Turban Rebellion under the hard difficulty setting and have each character equipped with a Red Hare Saddle. At the very beginning, put the character you want the weapon for near Sun Jian but not in a place where he could get hurt. Next, have your strong character fight Sun Jian. When he dies, he will drop a weapon. Let your strong character just stand there. He should have good enough defense that barely any health is taken away. Have the other character quickly run in, grab the weapon, and run out again. Then, go in the castle with the strong character and kill He Jin to end the level. You will almost always get the character's second weapon and sometimes even their third weapon. Note: You may have problems doing this with Zhang He.
There are four weapons that can be found in the Assault On Wu Territory level. Play on Sun Ce's force on any difficulty setting. Note: The harder the setting, the better the weapons. Both of the generals at the start of the level, Zhang Ying and Chen Heng, drop weapons. As you progress through the level, defeat Tashi Ci and go to fight Yan Bai Yu. His sub-general Yan Yu will drop the third weapon. The fourth weapon is in a crate in the middle-left part of section where you fight Liu Yong.
Easy third weapons
Go to the Surprise Attack On Lui Biao level with an already enhanced Lu Bu and the character you want. There are five weapon boxes throughout the level. Get those with the other character, not Lu Bu after killing every person on the level with Lu Bu, except for the main person. Then, kill the last person. There is also a Musou +10 and an Life +10 in the level. For a third weapon, play under the hard difficulty setting. If you do not get their second or third weapon, play on the other side.
Max out a character (with or without a fourth weapon). Put a base strength character in the player one slot. The game adjusts its difficulty according to the first player's strength. Then, put your maxed character in slot two under the normal difficulty setting. Play the Battle At Tong Gate. At the start of the battle, put your first player character in a safe spot nearby then kill Tong Gate Generals Ma Dai, Pang De, and Han Sui. By now Ma Chow will be occupied with Cao Cao -- kill Cheng Yin and he will drop a weapon box. Keep the box on the second player's screen and have player one take the box. Have player two stand there and let his bodyguards take care of any units. Then, take player one to the northern-most point of Cao Cao's side of Tong Gate. Once there you will find a box with a weapon inside. Take the weapon, then hide player one and kill Ma Chow with player two.
Play the Battle of Mt. Ding Jun level on Shu forces. Turn around and take the path Zhand Fei is taking. Kill Xiahou De to get the weapons box. Go to where Xiahou Yuan is located and go right, then break open the box and pick up the weapons box. Next, find and kill Cao Hond and pick up the weapons box for the last one in the stage. There is also a Life +10 to the right of Cao Cao, to the left of you. You should play the level under the normal or hard difficulty setting for a better chance at getting the third weapon. The weapon will give you better stats. For example, playing on easy results with Life +9, playing on hard results in Life +31.
Play the Battle At Tong Gate level in two player mode under the hard difficulty setting. Have one of the players be powered up and the other as the character that will get the third weapon. Leave the first player where they start (unless there are enemies nearby, then move them away). Have the second player go to the right. Hopefully they will start near Cao Cao. If not, then use someone that does to find the box. Follow the hill to the left and when it makes a sharp turn keep going forward until you find the coast. Then, follow it to the left until you find a box that always has a weapon in it. Get it, then move him to safety. Use player one to finish the level. This may need to be repeated if the found weapon is the player's second weapon.
Play the Siege Of He Fei Castle level. This stage is quite long; save often in case you run out of time. First, defeat all the enemies at the bottom of the map, but do not proceed upwards -- there will be a surprise attack coming from the southeast. Defeat all of them, then go to the northeast part of the map. You will know if you are in the correct location if a message stating something about arrows appears. Quickly run across. Arrows will shoot at you from the sides. Continue on to the Wind Corridor Trap. Instead of going around it, got into it, avoiding the columns. The weapon box inside contains your third weapon. Defeat Sima Yi to finish the level.
Play the Fan Castle level under the normal difficulty setting with a Warrior Body Guard (so that you will not get a level 3 body guard weapon instead). Find all the crates in the level. There should be two weapon crates and Gan Ning should drop one. Make sure that you build up your character slightly or equip an Tiger Amulet, Tortoise Amulet, a Buckler (so that your guard can not be broken) and a Speed Scroll. Also have the character's second weapon (or first if you are very skilled). You will get the character's second and third weapons. It is possible to do this level without leveling up at all.
Easy fourth weapons
Play under the hard difficulty setting with two players (one who already has a fourth weapon and the other that needs a fourth weapon). Complete what is necessary with the good character, then use the other character to pick up the fourth weapon. For example, to get Taishi Ci's special weapon, play the Assault On Wu Territory level with Lu Bu and his fourth weapon and Taishi Ci. Get Taishi Ci to safety. Kill every one except Sun Ce. Then, use Taishi Ci to get his fourth weapon.
Note: You do not necessarily have to pick up the item with the weaker character. Anybody can pick up the fourth item for the weaker character. It will automatically be given to the character without the fourth weapon.
For precious (special) items, put the character whose weapon you are after in the first slot (base strength) and put a maxed out character in slot two. With player two, perform the actions required to make the weapon appear then just have player one collect it. For Supply Troop weapons, have a base strength player in slot one and the character whose weapon you are after in slot two. Do what is needed to get the weapon under the hard difficulty setting.
Get a character's second weapon , choose the Nanman campaign, then kill everyone (including Meng Hou), except Meng Hou for the last time. At the end, you should have three weaponsm with one being the special weapon. This can be done with Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Zhou yu, and Xiahou Dun. Note: Always use the second weapon always as it does more damage.
Shorter Musou
A shorter Mosou Max stat may be better, since it requires less time to fill up and Musou more readily available. Avoid taking the +10 Musou boxes and do not use +xx Musou Max items.
Extended Musou
If you have items that give a plus to Musou or have picked up enough Musou Wine, hold "Musou" and your character will continue to Musou until his or her bar is gone. However, if you just tap "Musou", your character will do his/her starting Musou and any more added by items or Musou Wine will not be drained.
Easy Musou mode
To complete beat Musou mode easily, start a game in two player Musou mode. Choose the character you want to be. Then, with the second controller choose any character that is already leveled up and is good. Play through Musou mode with the good character and you should win easily. Make sure you keep the other character out of danger.
Better kill bonuses
Kill Gate captains with Musou attack (full combos) to get Defense Up +2 instead of +1. You can do this either in Free or Musou mode. One way to fill up you defense meter quickly is to play the Battle Of Hu Lao Gate level as the allied forces. There are seven Gate captains and three officers who have the Defense Up item. Kill them all with Musou attack to get +20 total. You can also use this trick to Attack Up. Everything +1 killed by Musou attack will be +2 (defense or attack).
Do a 20 or more hit combo to kill a general to get double the amount of the normal + Defense or + Attack bonus. For example, killing Gan Ning at Yi Ling with a big combo will give you +8 Attack instead of +4 Attack. Note: You must kill the general with the combo.
Get at least an 8-hit combo to get Attack/Defense +2 instead of +1.
More kills
Go to a gate but do not kill the Gate Captain. Kill his guards and the Gate Captain will call for more men. The Gate Captain will move back. Go to the gate until the small sign appears and kill all the men that appear. You can lower the number of people for that general. You can do this anywhere, with anyone. It is also good training for you and your bodyguard.
Avoid falling
When someone does a combo on you, their last hit will usually throw you. While you are being thrown through the air, tap [L] a few times to flip back on your feet.
Knocking riders off elephants
Stand in front of the elephant that is going to ram you. When it hits you, press [L] a few times to bounce up. While still in the air from your bounce, execute your jump attack. Note: Do not try this with weak characters with weak defense.
Opening gates
When fighting on a level with wooden gates, position your character against to and facing a gate. Try to fire an arrow through it, at the enemy soldiers on the other side. When you hit one, the gate will open up.
Walk down Mt. Ding Jun without hitting the spikes
When you walk down Mt. Ding Jun, hold [L] (Block). Continue to walk down the hill. This will prevent you from sliding. This a very good way to walk/ride and keep your life up by not walking into any spikes. Note: This also works when riding a horse.
Xu Zhu the elephant in opening
Enable the "Opening Edit option" code. At the scene where the player you select would be on an elephant hitting people, choose Xu Zhu. Play it to see Cao Cao on a elephant, but you will first see Xu Zhu taking the place of the elephant.
No death in hero's end in opening
In the hero's end part of "Opening Edit", put in one of the following to see him/her order troops to battle while mounted: Lu Bu, Dong Zhuo, Meng Huo, Zhu Rong, Diao Chan, Zhang Jiao, Fu Xi, and Nu Wa. About all the Wu characters have the scene with the boulder falling on someone; try it with Huang Gai.
Special death sequences
Play through Musou mode in two player mode, with any character as player one and the your best character as player two. Have player two win each level and player one kill nobody. At the end, it will say "0" for the kill number each time. For example, do this with Da Qiao and Guan Yu (player two) and the game will say "In the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Da Qiao won her affection after defeating 0 soldiers" and sometimes it will say 0 soldiers forcing a retreat.
Xu Zhu combos
Doing a jump attack on any person will make your combo rack very fast. You can also jump attack someone immediately after doing this once to continue your combos. This is very useful for getting 20 or better combo hits on Generals for twice the normal item given.
Zhou Yu singing and dancing
Play through Musou mode under any difficulty setting as Da Qiao or Xiao Qiao to have Zhou Yu as the singer/dancer in the ending sequence. He still has the woman's voice, and does the same exact dance.
Zhen Ji dancing
Successfully complete the game with Dian Wei to see Zhen Ji dancing.
You can also see Zhen Ji dancing by completing Musou mode with Zhang He.
On Hu Loa Gate, get over 1000 KOs and defeat Lu Bu. This can only be done while on the Allied forces.
An easier way to get over 1000 KOs on Hu Lao Gate is play on the easy difficulty setting, then pay attention to the enemy gates. If you see a lot of enemy units pouring out, make sure to put your bodyguards on defense then stay near the gate opening. KO the enemies as they appear. Try not to KO the Gate Captain or no more units will appear. This is especially critical around the three gates in Dong Zhuo's fortress where you can accumulate over 450 KOs.
Play as Fu Xi
Clear Musou mode with Liu Bei, Cao Cao, and Sun Jian.
Play as Meng Ho
Play the Nanman campaign under the easy difficulty setting. When you fight Men Ho for the fifth time (where you have to break down the wall to get to him), stay where you defeated him. He should appear where you fought him the first time. Defeat him once more to unlock Meng Ho as a selectable character.
Play as Nu Wa
Clear Musou mode with Sun Shang Xiang, Xiao Qiao, Da Qiao, and Zhen Ji.
Hint Art Of War Scroll special item
Play The Siege Of Hei Fei Castle as the Blue forces. Defeat all generals except Sun Quan and the special item message will appear. Go to the big boat that Sun Quan is on to receive the Art of War Scroll. It doubles the time of the effect of the Defense and Attack times two for thirty seconds and Musou full for ten seconds.
Black Shadow special item
Play Huang Gai under the hard difficulty setting at the battle of Chi Bi for Allied forces. Follow orders to execute the fire attack against the Wei (Cao Cao's) forces. Defeat Zhang Liao (and possibly some other generals as well) before defeating Cao Cao. A "Special Item" should be found near the place of prayer at the southwestern end of the map. The Shadow Rod is a +44 attack weapon with 6 hits. It also adds +27 Musou Charge, +82 HP Max, +57 Defense, +52 Mounted Attack, and +23 Reach.
Bodyguard Manual special item
At the Siege Of He Fan Castle level, go to where Xhu Zhu is located. Defeat him on the ridge and the "Special Item Discovered" message will appear. Complete the level and you will have the Bodyguard Manual, which makes your bodyguards stronger.
Buckler special item
This item prevents you from be overpowered while blocking. Play the He Fie level as the Wu side. Allow Taishi Ci to get killed in the arrow attack, then retreat with Sun Quan to the lower right corner of the level, to the broken bridge. You will jump over the bridge with Sun Quan. About five minutes later, Zhang Liao will attack Sun Quan. Defeat Zhang Liao and he will drop the item. This item is very useful when blocking, especially when fighting against Lu Bu.
Cao Cao's special item
Play the Yellow Turban level, on the Han side. You must defeat Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang, in that order, without any gates being lost. Once you have done this, a supply team will appear on the northwest enemy entry point and will make its way to the entry point on the top center of the screen. Kill the supply captain to get the Cao Cao's fourth weapon, Wrath Of Heaven. This weapon is well worth the work. His sixth attack has a purple haze around it and will kill anyone on contact except a Boss.
Dian Wei's special item
Play the Battle At Wan Castle level as Dian Wei under the hard difficulty setting . Defeat general Hu Che Er. A supply captain will appear in the south. Defeat him to get Dian Wei's fourth weapon, which as HP +84, Attack +27, and Musou Charge +28.
Defender special item
In the Battle of Wu Zhang Plains under the hard difficulty setting as the Wei force, find a place where an intermission sequence starts and you see shooting stars. A special item message should appear for the Defender. This is almost impossible to obtain with one person. Both of your characters should be at full stats with their fourth weapon. This item will have your character's Defense x2 when near death.
Diao Chan's special item
Play the Battle of Hu Lao Gate under the hard difficulty setting as Dong Zhuo's forces. Kill Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Liu Bei. Note: Liu Bei must be the last one to be killed. The special item should be close to the East Gate.
Diao Qiao's special item
At the Battle of You Ting, kill Zhang Pu and Zhang He. Her fourth weapon can now be found in the top left corner near the far left Gate.
Dong Zhuo's special item
Play Dong Zhuo in Battle of Hu Lao Gate as Dong Zhuo's forces under the hard difficulty setting. First, destroy Liu Bei's army by killing Liu Bei himself. It is not necessary to kill Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. Dong Zhuo will tell Diao Chan to go to the front lines. Wait for Diao Chan to defect. It may take a while. After she defects, quickly kill her before Lu Bu does. The special item message for Dong Zhuo's fourth weapon should appear in the center of the map.
Select Dong Zhuo and his forces for the Battle Of Hu Lao Gate. Wait five to ten minutes until Dong Zhuo says "Diao Chan, go to the front". When Hua Xiong dies, Diao Chan will defect. Quickly kill her before Lu Bu does. The special item message for Dong Zhuo's fourth weapon should appear at the bottom of the map. Note: This will not work if your bodyguards kill Diao Chan.
Fire Arrow special item
Play the Battle Of Chi Bi level under any difficulty setting. Ride or run as fast as you can to Zhou Yu and kill him. This must be done before the fire attack starts. A special item message will appear. The item can be found where you usually kill Xiahou Dun/Huang Gai's destination point.
Play the Battle of Chi Bi level as Cao Cao's forces. Defeat Huang Gai before he completes his fire attack. Then, attack and kill Zhao Yu. When he has been defeated, a special item will appear where you defeated Huang Gai. It engulfs your arrows in flame, which continues to damage an enemy when they are hit.
Fu Xi's special item
At the Surprise Attack On Liu Biao level, play as Liu Biao's forces under the hard difficulty setting with Fu Xi. Kill Cheng Pu, Han Dang, and Huang Gai. Fu Xi's fourth weapon may now be found on the left side of the map.
Gan Ning
At the Battle Of He Fei level, defeat 480 soldiers before Gan Ning launches his surprise attack. After you do, go to where Gan Ning is fighting and defeat him. You may also get a special item called the Power Scroll.
Gan Ning's special item
Play the Battle At He Fei level as Gan Ning under the hard difficulty setting. Let Taishi Ci die from Zhang Liao's attack. Once he dies, a supply unit will appear near Cao Cao (when the level begins). Start going all the way up to where Cao Cao is located. When the supply unit appears, he will immediately retreat.
Gold Harness special item
This is probably the hardest item to obtain in the game: Make sure you are playing on the easy difficulty setting. Kill Pang Dai and Ma Dai. Make Han Sui defect. Han Sui's defection is based on morale, not time. Your morale on Cao Cao's team has to be higher then Ma Chao's. After the morale drop he will defect sometime during the next two minutes. Protect Han Sui. If you are not careful, he will die before he has the chance to defect. Once he does defect, kill everyone except Ma Chao. After a little while he will retreat behind Tong Gate. After a very long period of time, the supply team will appear. It does take a long time, so be careful and the sooner you accomplish the other tasks the better.
Han Sui's defection is not based on time or morale. He must get close to Cao Cao. It is recommend that you use Cao Cao on this level. Some "tasks" must be completed first. First, kill Ma Dai and Pang Dai. Then, wait for Han Sui to come out of Tong Gate and then approach, but do not attack him. The defection sequence/negotiations will begin in a few moments. Note: Han Sui will only defect if Ma Chao is behind Tong Gate. After Han Sui defects, defeat all other generals and wait for Ma Chao to retreat behind Tong Gate. After a few minutes, a supply unit will appear. Kill the supply captain to get the Golden Harness.
Guan Yu's special item
Play the Guan Yu's Escape level as Guan Yu's forces under hard difficulty setting. Kill Zhang He, Zhen Ji, and Xu Huang. A supply unit will appear. Ride (or run) as fast as you can to where Xu Zhu is located. On the way you should meet a supply unit. Kill the supply captain and he will drop Guan Yu's Blue Moon Dragon. The supply unit will leave in a short time, so move quickly.
Huang Gai: Kill faster
Start with the Iron Rod. Hit the opponent four times then press [Y]. You should hit them into the air. While they are in the air, keep tapping [Y] rapidly. Huang Gai should jump into the air and strike the opponent three times.
Huang Zhong's special item
Play as Huang Zhong (Shu Forces) at the Mt. Ding Jun level under the hard difficulty setting. Defeat Xiahou Shang and the special item message will appear. The weapon is in a box to the west of Cao Cao's original position.
Hex Mark special item
Play as Liu Bei in he Assault On Cheng Du level. Kill every officer except for Liu Zhang. A special item report will occur to the northwest of the map. Get the item and equip it. The Hex Mark is Liu Bei's horse.
Imperial Saddle special item
At the Battle of Yi Ling, as Shu forces, stop Lu Xun's fire attack and kill Lu Xun. A supply unit will appear near the northern-most Wu gate. Kill the supply captain for the Imperial Saddle; an item that allows the riding of any horse.
Jiang Wei's special item
Play at Jie Ting, under the hard difficulty setting and kill Cao Zhen and Zhen Ji. A supply team should show up near the gate to the northeast of Sima Yi.
Lu Bu's special item
Play the Hu Lao Gate level under the hard difficulty setting. Defeat Zhang Fei, Guan Yu, Lui Bei, and Gong Dzan. A supply team will appear near the mid-north gate. Quickly kill the Supply Captain and he will have Lu Bu's fourth weapon, the Sky Scorcher. It has Lightning property and has an electrically charged fouth and fifth hit when you hit them to the ground, and a sixth hit.
Lu Xun's special item
Play the Battle of Yi Ling as the Wu force under the hard difficulty setting. Defeat all generals except Lui Bei. Some time into the game it will appear in the maze trap. Guide yourself around by pressing [Start]. The Falcon should be located in the northeast area of the stone warrior formation. It has Speed +22, Musuo Max +73, Defense +43, Reach +29 and an instant death attack.
Lui Bei's special item
Play the Battle Of Yi Ling as Lui Bei under the hard difficulty setting. You will find it at the top right of the radar awhile into the game. Lui Bei's fourth weapon is the Gold Moon Dragon.
Play the Battle Of Yi Ling under the hard difficulty setting with Lui Bei and with the Shu side. Kill Sun Shang Xiang, and after about ten seconds the "Special item" message will appear. It is a little bit further forward from Sun Quan.
Lu Meng's special item
Play the Battle At Fan Castle level and defeat Guan Ping. A special item message will appear. Lu Meng's fourth weapon will be in a box near Sima Yi (not on the castle, but on the ground).
Lu Xun's special item
Play as Lu Xun at the Yi Ling level under the hard difficulty setting . Kill Wei Yan as soon as possible to make his army retreat. When the intermission sequence of you saying that Zhuge Liang is not here plays, your officer will begin to make his fire attack. Look at message history for the exact location. Make sure that he sets the camp alight by killing any resistance, then kill off everything in the Stone Maze Trap, kill Zhuge Liang, and a special item can be found to the northeast of the Stone Maze Trap. Get it and complete the level. This weapon adds Speed +22, Musou Gage +75, Defense +43, and Radius +29.
Ma Chao's special item
Play as Ma Chao under the hard difficulty setting in the Tong Gate level. Ma Chao is the main general. They must kill General Han Sui, but he is on your side. First, you must kill Cao Ren and Cao Hong. Then, wait for Xu Huang to bring his army. Watch Cao Cao and make sure he moves away from Xaihou Yuan. Then, kill Xiahou Yuan. Wait for Cao Cao to move further up the field. Walk across the bridge and go towards Cao Cao. Do not attack his men or him. He should walk across the bridge to the field. Cao Cao will then talk to Han Sui. Wait about five minutes and do anything except attack Cao Cao. Han Sui should defect after awhile. Make sure you have Hex Mark or Red Hare -- when you kill Han Sui you must run to the gate on the top right corner of the screen. A supply unit will appear and try to retreat to there. Kill the supply unit and you will get Ma Chao's fourth weapon, which gives Jump +21, Mounted Attack +60, Mounted Defense +60, and Reach+21.
Meng Huo's special item (Nanman forces)
In the Nanman Campaign under the hard difficulty setting, defeat all the generals with Men Huo. A special item message will appear in the middle of the level. Go to it and you will find Meng Huo's fourth weapon. It adds +27 Attack, +54 Mounted Attack, and +54 Mounted Defense.
Nu Wa's special weapon
To obtain Nu Wa's fourth weapon, play the Battle At Wan Castle level and kill Dian Wei. A special item message will appear.
Pang Tong's special item
Play as Pang Tong under the hard difficulty setting in the Cheng Du level. You must kill all the officers in the bottom part of the map that try to ambush you. The weapon will appear near Liu Zhang.
Play the Assault on Cheng Du level under the hard difficulty setting. After Pang Tong is surrounded by Zhang Ren, you must kill Zhang Ren. The special item message will appear. The weapon is in a box in the northwest of the map.
Power Scroll special item
At the battle of He Fei, defeat Gan Ning to get the Power Scroll. This item makes the deadlock a tie in which yours and your enemy's weapons are push upwards.
Red Hare special item
On Hu Loa Gate, once you defeat Lu Bu a supply unit will appear (usually to the north). Defeat the supply captain and you will get a secret item. Equip the item to use it on any level.
Note: It is recommended that you have Lu Bu unlocked for this strategy. Select two player mode and The Battle of Hu Lao Gate level. Have Lu Bu as player one if he is your weaker character, or as player two if he is your stronger character. Move player one through the small canyon that leads up to behind the Fan Shui Gate. Fight your way through it until you reach the corner of the small canyon (i.e. where it turns to go further in). Stop at the corner (or fight your way only a slightly further in so you can be safe, but always move back to that corner), Then, use player two to defeat Lu Bu. A supply unit should eventually appear directly next to player one in that small canyon. Run forwards, deeper into the canyon, until you find the Supply Unit and its Supply Captain. Kill the Supply Captain then pick up the item he drops. Next, move player one into an extremely safe location then proceed to defeat Dong Zhuo eventually with your stronger, more powerful character in the player two slot. Make sure you are playing on the easy difficulty setting, and that your weaker character is in the player one slot. The game's difficulty is based on the strength of player one's character.
On the Yellow Turban Rebellion, play on the Yellow Turbans side first. Go to the Han gate, at the very northeast part of the map. When there, defeat all opposing privates and Gate Captains yourself. When done, go north to the very northeast part of the map and stop in the corner. There should be either a box or a pot to smash open for an item. Note: This only works if you destroy all the privates and captains next to the gate. This special item is a Red Hare horse to use in all of the levels. You always will start out on a Red Hare. This special horse can run over anyone in the game, even high ranking generals.
Play as the allied forces under the normal difficulty setting. Kill Lu Bu as quickly as possible. A supply unit should appear around the mid north of the map. If you do not get there in time, it will disappear, or your allies will have killed it
Sima Yi's special item
Play The Battle Of Wu Zhang Plain level under the hard difficulty setting. Start off by killing Zhang Fei then travel south to where Wei Yan is located. Destroy him and everyone around that area. This is usually where you find the wooden ox, but they will not appear there. Instead, move around that area and wait for reinforcements. A supply team will appear. Kill them and a special item will appear very close by. Open the box to get Sima Yi's fourth weapon, the Dark Feather. It adds +28 Attack +50 Bow Attack, +55 Mounted Attack, +29 Reach, +26 Musou Charge with the electric attack.
Sky Scorcher special item
Play as Lu Bu on Hu Lao Gate for Dong Zhuo's forces (possibly under the hard difficulty setting). Defeat Cao Cao and a supply unit will appear not far from where you defeat him. Defeat the Supply Captain and pick up the weapon box, which will be Lu Bu's Sky Scorcher. It is a 6 hits electrically charged weapon with a 50 Attack, along with a +24 Jump, +90 Musuo Max, +90 HP Max, +30 Attack, and a +60 Defense.
At Hu Lao Gate as Lu Bu under Dong Zhuo under the hard difficulty setting, defeat Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Liu Bei, and Gongsun Zhan. There will be a message that a supply unit has appeared to the northeast of the map. Defeat the Supply Captain and get the weapon box with the Sky Scorcher.
Sun Ce's special item
Play as Sun Ce under the hard difficulty setting in the Attack In Wu Territory level. Sun Ce is the main general. Go through the level normally until you get to the split, where your army separates. Go left where Taishi Ci is located. Do not fight him. Kill the main general to the left first, then the one to the right. A special item, Sun Ce's fourth weapon, Overlord, should appear next to Taishi Ci. It gives Speed +21, Jump +20, Musou Max +80, and HP +72.
Sun Jian's special item
Play as Sun Jian under the hard difficulty setting in the Surprise Attack On Liu Buia level. You will start next to a ship. Usually Sun Jian gets himself killed when playing with Sun Ce or Huang Gai. Take Sun Jian to the valley to the right of the screen, then kill Lu Gong. The special item message will appear. Sun Jian's fourth weapon, Savage Wolf, can be found around the beginning of the valley.
Sun Quan's special item
Play as Sun Quan under the hard difficulty setting on The Seige Of He Fe Castle level. Locate and kill Zhang He. A special item message will appear, revealing the location of Sun Quan's fourth weapon, the Master Wolf. The weapon should be located to the right of the pond in the middle of the castle.
Sun Shang Xiang's special item
Play the You Ting level under the hard difficulty setting. Defeat Coa Xiu and his forth weapon can be found near Coa Xui's intial position.
Survival Guide special item
In the Battle of Wu Zhang Plains under the hard difficulty setting as the Shu force, find a place where an intermission sequence starts and you see shooting stars. Note: This may take awhile, and may happen when Zhang Fei dies. A special item message should appear for the Survival Guide. This item will have your character's Attack x2 for thirty seconds when near death.
Taishi Ci's special item
Play the Assault On Wu Territory level as the allied forces (not Sun Ce's). This is the battle where Sun Ce normally gets Taishi Ci to join Wu. As Taishi Ci, defeat all the generals except Sun Ce. His fourth weapon should appear at the top of the screen.
Way Of The Musou special item
Select Guan Yu and play the Guan Yu's Escape level. Play through the level as usual and kill Xiahou Dun before Liu Bei comes to rescue you. Xiahou Dun will drop the Way Of The Musou item, which lets you use the True Musou attack at any time regardless of your health.
Wei Yan's special item (Shu forces)
In Battle Of Jie Ting, play as Wei Yan under the hard difficulty setting. Wait for Zhang He to say "A downhill charge....like falling blossoms...my people lets dance around them!". Then, kill Zhang He and the rest of the generals. You have to be sure to kill Zhang He's Sub-Generals also, before they run away. Enter the enemy headquarters and after a long period of time, the special item message should appear. Go to where Zhang He was fought in the middle area to find Wei Yan's fourth weapon. It adds +23 Jump, +24 Attack, +56 Defense and +22 Reach.
Wind Scroll special item
Go to the Battle At Chi Bi level as Zhuge Liang. Go through the level as usual and try to defeat all the generals. As you defeat Cao Cao, you will get this item no matter what. The Wind Scroll increases your reach.
Xiahou Dun's special item (Cao-Cao's forces)
In Guan Yu's Escape under the hard difficulty setting, defeat all the generals with Xiahou Dun. A special item message will appear. Go to it to find Xiahou Duns fourth weapon. It adds +26 Attack, +60 Bow Defense, +56 Mounted Defense , and +24 Reach.
Xiahou Yuan's special item
Go to Mnt Ding Jun and select Xiahou Yuan under the hard difficulty setting. Wait for Huang Zong to shoot the arrow, then kill him. A special item will appear in the middle of the battlefield.
Xiao Qiao's special item
Defeat Shyukuyuu (Zhu Rong). The fourth weapon can now be found to the east of the bridge at the northwest part of NanBan (Nan Man) map.
Xu Huang's special item
Play Xu Huang in Battle at Fan Castle as Wei forces under the hard difficulty setting. Go directly (quickly) to Guan Ping (is in the southeast of the map or found in "info unit"). Quickly kill Guan Ping before the water rises. The special item message for Xu Huang's fourth weapon will appear in the north part of the map.
Xu Zhu's special item
Play the Battle At Tong Gate level under the hard difficulty setting. Defeat Pang De and Ma Dai, then pass through Tong Gate. A special item should appear southeast of Ma Chao's fort.
Yuan Shao's special item
At the Battle Of Guan Du level, choose Yuan Shao and go east. Kill Xu Zhu and his troops. Go west. Kill Liu Bei and his troops. Go south. Kill Xiahou Dun and his troops. Go inside Cao Cao's castle, and kill everybody except Cao Cao and his guards. Have your bodyguards on crossbow and shoot Cao Cao's guards to death. After that, attack Cao Cao with Guan Yu, Yuan Shu, and one any other random general. Stand directly over Cao Cao when you get him killed. When the mission ends, you will get Yuan Shao's fourth weapon, the Shao Pride. It gives a Basic +90, Attack +20, Mosou Max +80, Defense +90, and Life +95. It has 8 electrically charged hits.
Alternately, choose free mode and select the Battle At Guan Du level under the hard difficulty setting. Kill most of the generals outside the castle. A supply unit should appear towards the southeast. Kill them and get the weapon.
Zhang Fei's special item
Meet with enemies on the Chang Ban Bridge, Zhang Fei shout event then defeat Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan. The supply team will appear at the entry point near Xu Zhu and towards the northeast entry point. Kill the supply team and you will get Zhang Fei's fourth weapon.
Zhang Jiao's special item
Choose free mode, and choose Zhang Jiao. Play the Yellow Turban Rebellion level as Zhang Jiao's forces under the hard difficulty setting. Run to Sun Jian's forces first. Fight until an enemy ambush appears. Zhang Jiao will say "Impudent fools." Zhang Jiao's fourth weapon will appear at the top of He Jin's castle. Near by the river will also be a Life +10.
Zhang He's special item
Play the Battle At Guan Du level under the hard difficulty setting as Cao Cao's force. With both Yan Liang and When Chou still alive, find and burn the Wu Chao supply depot. Shortly after that, the special item will appear in the center of the map around the bend of the central river.
Zhang Liao's special item
Play the He Fei level (not He Fei Castle) under the hard difficulty setting. Defeat Zhou Tai and the weapon box with his fourth weapon will appear to the north of the broken bridge.
Zhao Yun's special item
Play the The Battle of Chang Ban level, Liu Bei Force scenario under the hard difficulty setting. Try to get a horse early. Wait until the message "Cao Cao's main force has arrived" appears. Go to the central area and fight with Liu Bei (near Xiahou Yuan). You may get an intermission sequence of Zhao Yun defending Liu Bei. Continue west and defeat Zhang He. Cut back to the east bridge (near to where you started) to defeat Zhang Liao and Xiahou Dun. If you actually fight enemy troops on the bridge, you may get another intermission sequence of Zhao Yun standing off against the enemy. After you defeat Zhang Liao, the supply unit with Zhao Yun's fourth weapon will appear. The supply unit appears in the west, near the gate where Zhang He originally was located. By the time you reach the unit, it may have traveled slightly northeast on the far north path. Zhao Yun's fourth weapon is the Fierce Dragon. It adds Basic +43, Attack +25, Defense +52, HP +74, and Musou Gauge +80.
Fierce Dragon has a fire property. When you use it to do the 5-hit combo to throw an enemy into the air, he or she burns until they come back to its feet. As long as you continue to hit it with 5-hit combo and keep it in the air, it continue to drain out hit points. This is especially useful when killing Boss generals.
Play the Chang Ban level under the hard difficulty setting on the Shu side. Kill Xiahou Dun and Zhang Liao. When Cao Cao's reinforcements appear, Liu Bei will call for help. Go to him and an event will happen. Kill Zhang He. A Supply Team should appear near the gate near where Zhang He was located. They will start heading for a gate in the northeast. The Supply Captain will have the item.
Zhen Ji's special item
Play the Jie Ting level under the hard difficulty setting. Defeat Jiang Wei and his fourth weapon can be found around Zhuge Lian's camp.
Zhou Yu's special item
Play as Sun Quan's forces at the battle of Chi Bi under the hard difficulty setting. Wait for Zhuge Liang to blow the winds then defeat Xiahou Dun and Zhang He. The special item message will appear. Zhou Yu's fourth weapon can now be found in the center of the ship.
Zhu Rong (Nanman forces)
Play The Nanman Campaign level under the hard difficulty setting. Chose the Nanman forces and use Zhu Rong. Let two of the generals from your force retreat. When the morale is low, Dong Tu Ne and Ahui Nan will say something like "We can do no more" and "This battle will do us no good". Once they are finished saying that, they will retreat. After they retreat, the special item message for Zhu Rong's fourth weapon will appear.
Zhuge Liang's special item
Play The Battle Of Wu Zhang Plain level under the hard difficulty setting. Choose the Shu forces and use Zhuge Liang. Let the first Wei reinforcement appear and kill Cao Xiu, who is the main general for the reinforcement. After you done that, the special item message will appear for Zhuge Liang's fourth weapon. It adds Basic +40, Speed +22, Jump +22, Defense +55, Arrow Defense +55, Mount Defense +55, and has a fire element.
Assault On Cheng Du: Surrender sequence
Play as Liu Bei's forces. To get Liu Zhang to surrender, kill all generals shown on the map. Immediately after, an intermission of Liu Zhang surrendering Cheng Du to Liu Bei will start.
Assault On Cheng Du: Play as Liu Zhang's forces
Save Yuan Shu in the battle at Hu Loa Gate to play as Liu Zhangs Forces in the Assault On Cheng Du level.
Attack On Liu Biao: Hidden items
When playing as Sun Jian's forces, the Musuo +10 can be found on the far left fort of the level, in between middle and the farther tents on the left side. The Life +10 can be found when you follow Sun Ce up the path to a small open area. There will be three pots in a row there. The Life +10 is the pot on the left.
Attack On Wu Territory: Unlocking Taishi Ci
Play as Zhou Yu in Musou mode and kill the man on the bottom right. An intermission sequence will start and Taishi Ci will defect.
Battle Of Chi Bi: 8000 kills
This trick requires a character with great stats and his or her fourth weapon (Lu Bu recommended). On the easy difficulty setting, choose the Battle Of Chi Bi. Choose Liu Bei forces. Kill everyone except for Cao Cao. When you see the message "Wei reinforcements have arrived", go to the two enemy gates at the left of the map. Kill the officer, but do not kill the Gate Captains. If done correctly, all your forces will be busy with Cao Cao and will not bother the Gate Captains. Hack and slash to your heart's content. The earlier you get everyone killed, the more kills you can get. A good player may be able to get 9500 kills.
Battle At He Fei: Quick Musou and health increase
Play under any difficulty setting as Wei forces. In the northwest corner of the map, there is a pot containing a Health Max +10. In the northeast corner is a pot containing a Musou Max +10. Get the items and complete the level. Repeat this as many times as desired.
Battle Of Hu Lao Gate: Lu Bu's Defection
Play the Battle of Hu Lao Gate level under any difficulty setting. Wait for Dong Zhuo to send Diao Chan to the front line. Then, wait for Diao Chan to die. After she has died, Lu Bu will throw a fit and head toward Dong Zhuo. You must be on Dong Zhuo's team for this to happen.
Battle Of Jie Ting: Easy level up
Start a two player game in free mode under the normal difficulty setting as the Shu side. With the already strong player, kill the officers and let the weaker player pick up the items. There is also a Musou +10 in the path in the middle and a Life +10 at the top left corner of the summit. There are three weapon crates dropped by officers (Huang Quan, Cao Hong and Sun Li). You will almost certainly get a third weapon from one of them.
Battle Of Tong Gate: Easy power up and weapons
Play at the level on Cao Cao's side. Go the Tong Gate and follow the outside of it north until you see a black box. Open it and you will get a weapon. Kill all of the Generals and enemies. Cheng Yin will give you another weapon (HP +10) at the northwest gate and a Musou +10 at the northeast gate. Kill everybody, then Kill Ma Chao and you will have some good power ups.
Battle Of Yi Ling: Easy level up
Play the level with the character you want to level up. Kill the officers Gan Ning and Lu Meng with a 20+ hit combo or one Musou attack. This should give you Attack+16 and +8 from each general. Next, kill Sun Shang Xiang, Lu Xun, and Cheng Pu. Kill all of them with a 20+ hit combo. This should give you a total of defense+20. Next, kill all Gate Captains with a 20+ hit combo or one Musou attack. You can now get Defense+2 from each Gate Captain. You can also get the Life+10 and the Musou+10 inside of the maze. Repeat this level many times using this strategy.
Play the level on the Shu side under the easy (recommended) or normal difficulty settings. If you start near Ma Chao and Gan Ning (Gan Ning being the enemy), kill Gan Ning, then Lu Meng, Lu Xun, Cheng Pu, and Sun Sianux Su. Travel south into the Stone Warrior Formation maze. When you enter, take a left, then the first right. There should be a Musou +10 in the lone pot. Continue along the bottom of the maze until you reach to a fenced off Stone Warrior. Take a left. There should be three pots along the right. One of them has a Life +10. Continue up until you reach the exit. Defeat Sun Quan, then repeat this as needed. Note: Your character must have his or her second or third weapon; or have very good stats.
Battle Of Yi Ling: Easy kills
Use the following trick to get over 4000 kills at the Battle Of Yi Ling. Using your best character is recommended. Select the Wu side under any difficulty setting and play through as usual. When you get to the area where Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang are located, kill Zhuge Liang then go to the area behind Liu Bei. The Gate Captain will keep sending troops at you. Keep swinging and slashing. This is also a good way to get a lot of points. If you get there fast enough, you can probably get over 4000 kills.
Battle At Yi Ling: Easy attack level up
Play the level under any difficult setting. Acquire a second weapon for your character. Then, kill Gan Ning, Lu Meng and Cheng Pu with a 20+ hit combo or kill them with one Musou attack only. Gan Ning and Lu Meng together provide Attack +16. Then, kill Cheng Pu the same way to get a total of Attack +18 for the entire level. Repeat this as needed.
Battle At Yi Ling: Easy defense level up
Play the level with a new character with at least their second weapon. Kill Sun Shang Xian and Lu Xun with a 20+ hit combo for a total of Defense +16. Repeat this as needed.
Guan Yu Escape: Hidden items
There is a Life +10 in between the two houses where you fight Khang He. There is a Musou +10 behind the second gate.
Hu Loa Gate: Hidden items
In Hu Loa Gate, on top of the Han Shui Gate is a Musou +10. On the Hu Loa Gate is a Life +10.
Nanman Campaign: Easy level up
Kill all the officers including Meng Huo every time he appears. This should get you not only very high stats (about Attack+20 and Defense+20 including the Gate Captains), but also your third weapon. Repeat this level a few times until you get the third weapon or you are you satisfied.
Pong Tong Gate: Hidden items
You can get an easy Life +10 at the top left by your gate. To the top right of their gate is a Musou +10. Chose the allied team (not Cao Cao's) to do it in less than seven minutes.
Surprise Attack On Liu Biao: Saving Sun Jian
In order to save Sun Jian from being crushed, you must kill Kuai Liang before Sun Jian arrives at the area that he is normally killed in. Try going directly to Kwai Liang without fighting any Gate Guards or Lu Gong. This will stall Sun Jian. Another way to save him is to play as his character.
Yellow Turban Rebellion: Hidden items
There is a Musuo +10 near the Gate for the Yellow Turban to the far left. Head down close to the outside land and you will find it there. The Life +10 is found just outside the river opening to the castle on the north side. There is also another Musou +10 at the second protrusion from the south on the West Castle Wall. There is also another Life +10 at the second protrusion from the north of the East Castle Wall.
Note: This probably can only be done with Zhang He. Play the level and equip Zhang He's fourth weapon and a good pair of Wing Boots. Zhang He can jump onto the platforms connected on the castle, which stick out to get Life +20 and Musou +20. Note: This depends on your Wing Boots, which may need a +10 or +11 Jump.
You can get the Life +10 and Musou +10 on the protrusion by going to the inside corners of the castle and going up the stairs. Jump off the side and land on the platform/protrusion from the wall. Note: Get a horse and leave it near the protrusion so that you know where it is; when you go up on top of the castle walls it is very difficult to see the protrusion.
Yellow Turban Rebellion: Easy level up
Play the level as the Han forces under free mode and the hard difficulty setting with a character who you want to make stronger. From where ever you start, go straight to the allied Gate in the bottom left corner and defeat the general who is attacking it. Then, go to the river where there is a scene of the it being frozen, Immediately run back to the gate earlier, without killing any more generals. Wait until Liu Bei, Sun Jian, and Cao Cao die, leaving the castle under siege. Wait until He Jin is under attack and help him. All that remains is to kill anyone who gets in your way. The Gate closest to Zhang Jiao is the only one that will send units your way. Getting a horse to go and close all the Gates is helpful. In doing this, you should be able to kill over 1000 to 2000 enemies, raising you five or six levels.
Get the Life+10s on the east wall platform, and at the top opening of the castle inside the jar atop the ridge to your immediate right. Then, get the Musou+10 on the second platform on the west wall. Repeat this level many times using this strategy. Remember to kill every general this level.
Yi Ping: Hidden items
Chose the easy difficulty setting to get +4 Four Attack from both Gan Ning and Lu Meng and +4 Defense from Sun Shang Xiang and Lu Xun. Life +10 and Musou +10 are also in the maze. Complete this in less than 25 minutes with a fourth weapon and good stats.
Item upgrades
To get better upgrades, such as Tortoise Amulet +60, play the game under the hard difficulty setting in these stages and kill these characters for only items in that stage. Do not bother doing this on any level below Attack On Liu Biao.
Nanman campaign (Shu and Wu): Yong Kai, Dong Tu Ne.Getting second and third weapons
You Ting (Wu): Man Chong, Cao Xiu, Hu Zhi, in box directly in front of Cao Xiu fort, to the side of Sima Yi in box.
Jie Ting (Shu): Du Xi, Deng Ai, Xin Pi.
Yi Ling (Shu): Ling Tong, Zhu Ran (Wu): Shamoke, Lei Tong, Wu Lan
Chi Bi (Wei): Cao Pi, Cao Hong, (Shu): Zhu Ran, Xu Sheng, Taishi Ci
He Fei (Wei): Zhu Huan, Han Dang, Jiang Qin.
Fan Castle (Wei): Second level of stage in box
Chang Ban (Shu): Li Dian, Xiahou En, Zhang He (Wei): Mi Zhu, Chen Zhen, Liu Qi
Guan Du (Wei): Yuan Xi, Yuan Tan.
Go to You Ting and defeat Zhang Pu and Zhen Ji. They will both give you weapons. Sometimes the weapons are first weapons, at other times they are the second or third weapons. Note: This can be done with anybody, but you should build them up first.
Play the Assault On Wu Territory level under the hard difficulty setting. Have someone help you defeat the stage. While the other person is defeating the officers, go and take all of the weapon boxes that appear. Some weapon boxes are in boxes. After completing the level, you should have the second and third weapons.
Play as Cao Cao and successfully complete the game. His first and second weapons are the same as Liu Bei's, Sun Quan's, and Sun Jian's first and second weapons. When you start a new Musou with these characters, you will automatically get their second weapon.
Play under the normal or hard difficulty setting. Go to the Assault On the Wu Territories level and play as Sun Ce's forces. There are four weapons in this stage; three of them are held by officers, Zhang Ying, Chen Heng, and Yan Yu. The fourth one is in a box that will be diagonally left of your position as soon as you enter the fort on the bottom right of the map, where Liu Yong is located.
Play the Nanman Campaign under any difficulty setting. Meng Huo, Meng You, and Dailali Dongzou will all give you weapon boxes. They usually are a mix of second and third weapons.
Start a two player free mode game under the hard difficulty setting at the Battle Of You Ting level. Play as Sun Jian's forces. This stage is the perfect place to find second or third weapons. Player one should be a fresh character you want the weapon for, while player two should be a maxed out character with the fourth weapon. When you start the level, let player two take care of the Gate Captains, archers, and soldiers. Then, walk player one to the crates at the start of the beach and smash them all. One of them contains a weapon and another has an item. Move player two up the path to Liu Biao's castle. On the way, look for a crate. Kill the soldiers there with player two, then move player one to the crate and smash it. Pick up the contents, which almost always is a second or third weapon. Finish the stage with player two.
Play the Guan Yu's Escape level as any character under the medium difficulty setting. Play the level two times and make sure that your character has moderate stats. Play through the level as normal and make sure to get all the weapons available from officers. On the second time through the level, you will get that character's second or third weapon.
Easy second weapons
Play a two player game with one character who has very good stats and another character who you want the weapon for. Play at the Yellow Turban Rebellion under the hard difficulty setting and have each character equipped with a Red Hare Saddle. At the very beginning, put the character you want the weapon for near Sun Jian but not in a place where he could get hurt. Next, have your strong character fight Sun Jian. When he dies, he will drop a weapon. Let your strong character just stand there. He should have good enough defense that barely any health is taken away. Have the other character quickly run in, grab the weapon, and run out again. Then, go in the castle with the strong character and kill He Jin to end the level. You will almost always get the character's second weapon and sometimes even their third weapon. Note: You may have problems doing this with Zhang He.
There are four weapons that can be found in the Assault On Wu Territory level. Play on Sun Ce's force on any difficulty setting. Note: The harder the setting, the better the weapons. Both of the generals at the start of the level, Zhang Ying and Chen Heng, drop weapons. As you progress through the level, defeat Tashi Ci and go to fight Yan Bai Yu. His sub-general Yan Yu will drop the third weapon. The fourth weapon is in a crate in the middle-left part of section where you fight Liu Yong.
Easy third weapons
Go to the Surprise Attack On Lui Biao level with an already enhanced Lu Bu and the character you want. There are five weapon boxes throughout the level. Get those with the other character, not Lu Bu after killing every person on the level with Lu Bu, except for the main person. Then, kill the last person. There is also a Musou +10 and an Life +10 in the level. For a third weapon, play under the hard difficulty setting. If you do not get their second or third weapon, play on the other side.
Max out a character (with or without a fourth weapon). Put a base strength character in the player one slot. The game adjusts its difficulty according to the first player's strength. Then, put your maxed character in slot two under the normal difficulty setting. Play the Battle At Tong Gate. At the start of the battle, put your first player character in a safe spot nearby then kill Tong Gate Generals Ma Dai, Pang De, and Han Sui. By now Ma Chow will be occupied with Cao Cao -- kill Cheng Yin and he will drop a weapon box. Keep the box on the second player's screen and have player one take the box. Have player two stand there and let his bodyguards take care of any units. Then, take player one to the northern-most point of Cao Cao's side of Tong Gate. Once there you will find a box with a weapon inside. Take the weapon, then hide player one and kill Ma Chow with player two.
Play the Battle of Mt. Ding Jun level on Shu forces. Turn around and take the path Zhand Fei is taking. Kill Xiahou De to get the weapons box. Go to where Xiahou Yuan is located and go right, then break open the box and pick up the weapons box. Next, find and kill Cao Hond and pick up the weapons box for the last one in the stage. There is also a Life +10 to the right of Cao Cao, to the left of you. You should play the level under the normal or hard difficulty setting for a better chance at getting the third weapon. The weapon will give you better stats. For example, playing on easy results with Life +9, playing on hard results in Life +31.
Play the Battle At Tong Gate level in two player mode under the hard difficulty setting. Have one of the players be powered up and the other as the character that will get the third weapon. Leave the first player where they start (unless there are enemies nearby, then move them away). Have the second player go to the right. Hopefully they will start near Cao Cao. If not, then use someone that does to find the box. Follow the hill to the left and when it makes a sharp turn keep going forward until you find the coast. Then, follow it to the left until you find a box that always has a weapon in it. Get it, then move him to safety. Use player one to finish the level. This may need to be repeated if the found weapon is the player's second weapon.
Play the Siege Of He Fei Castle level. This stage is quite long; save often in case you run out of time. First, defeat all the enemies at the bottom of the map, but do not proceed upwards -- there will be a surprise attack coming from the southeast. Defeat all of them, then go to the northeast part of the map. You will know if you are in the correct location if a message stating something about arrows appears. Quickly run across. Arrows will shoot at you from the sides. Continue on to the Wind Corridor Trap. Instead of going around it, got into it, avoiding the columns. The weapon box inside contains your third weapon. Defeat Sima Yi to finish the level.
Play the Fan Castle level under the normal difficulty setting with a Warrior Body Guard (so that you will not get a level 3 body guard weapon instead). Find all the crates in the level. There should be two weapon crates and Gan Ning should drop one. Make sure that you build up your character slightly or equip an Tiger Amulet, Tortoise Amulet, a Buckler (so that your guard can not be broken) and a Speed Scroll. Also have the character's second weapon (or first if you are very skilled). You will get the character's second and third weapons. It is possible to do this level without leveling up at all.
Easy fourth weapons
Play under the hard difficulty setting with two players (one who already has a fourth weapon and the other that needs a fourth weapon). Complete what is necessary with the good character, then use the other character to pick up the fourth weapon. For example, to get Taishi Ci's special weapon, play the Assault On Wu Territory level with Lu Bu and his fourth weapon and Taishi Ci. Get Taishi Ci to safety. Kill every one except Sun Ce. Then, use Taishi Ci to get his fourth weapon.
Note: You do not necessarily have to pick up the item with the weaker character. Anybody can pick up the fourth item for the weaker character. It will automatically be given to the character without the fourth weapon.
For precious (special) items, put the character whose weapon you are after in the first slot (base strength) and put a maxed out character in slot two. With player two, perform the actions required to make the weapon appear then just have player one collect it. For Supply Troop weapons, have a base strength player in slot one and the character whose weapon you are after in slot two. Do what is needed to get the weapon under the hard difficulty setting.
Get a character's second weapon , choose the Nanman campaign, then kill everyone (including Meng Hou), except Meng Hou for the last time. At the end, you should have three weaponsm with one being the special weapon. This can be done with Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Zhou yu, and Xiahou Dun. Note: Always use the second weapon always as it does more damage.
Shorter Musou
A shorter Mosou Max stat may be better, since it requires less time to fill up and Musou more readily available. Avoid taking the +10 Musou boxes and do not use +xx Musou Max items.
Extended Musou
If you have items that give a plus to Musou or have picked up enough Musou Wine, hold "Musou" and your character will continue to Musou until his or her bar is gone. However, if you just tap "Musou", your character will do his/her starting Musou and any more added by items or Musou Wine will not be drained.
Easy Musou mode
To complete beat Musou mode easily, start a game in two player Musou mode. Choose the character you want to be. Then, with the second controller choose any character that is already leveled up and is good. Play through Musou mode with the good character and you should win easily. Make sure you keep the other character out of danger.
Better kill bonuses
Kill Gate captains with Musou attack (full combos) to get Defense Up +2 instead of +1. You can do this either in Free or Musou mode. One way to fill up you defense meter quickly is to play the Battle Of Hu Lao Gate level as the allied forces. There are seven Gate captains and three officers who have the Defense Up item. Kill them all with Musou attack to get +20 total. You can also use this trick to Attack Up. Everything +1 killed by Musou attack will be +2 (defense or attack).
Do a 20 or more hit combo to kill a general to get double the amount of the normal + Defense or + Attack bonus. For example, killing Gan Ning at Yi Ling with a big combo will give you +8 Attack instead of +4 Attack. Note: You must kill the general with the combo.
Get at least an 8-hit combo to get Attack/Defense +2 instead of +1.
More kills
Go to a gate but do not kill the Gate Captain. Kill his guards and the Gate Captain will call for more men. The Gate Captain will move back. Go to the gate until the small sign appears and kill all the men that appear. You can lower the number of people for that general. You can do this anywhere, with anyone. It is also good training for you and your bodyguard.
Avoid falling
When someone does a combo on you, their last hit will usually throw you. While you are being thrown through the air, tap [L] a few times to flip back on your feet.
Knocking riders off elephants
Stand in front of the elephant that is going to ram you. When it hits you, press [L] a few times to bounce up. While still in the air from your bounce, execute your jump attack. Note: Do not try this with weak characters with weak defense.
Opening gates
When fighting on a level with wooden gates, position your character against to and facing a gate. Try to fire an arrow through it, at the enemy soldiers on the other side. When you hit one, the gate will open up.
Walk down Mt. Ding Jun without hitting the spikes
When you walk down Mt. Ding Jun, hold [L] (Block). Continue to walk down the hill. This will prevent you from sliding. This a very good way to walk/ride and keep your life up by not walking into any spikes. Note: This also works when riding a horse.
Xu Zhu the elephant in opening
Enable the "Opening Edit option" code. At the scene where the player you select would be on an elephant hitting people, choose Xu Zhu. Play it to see Cao Cao on a elephant, but you will first see Xu Zhu taking the place of the elephant.
No death in hero's end in opening
In the hero's end part of "Opening Edit", put in one of the following to see him/her order troops to battle while mounted: Lu Bu, Dong Zhuo, Meng Huo, Zhu Rong, Diao Chan, Zhang Jiao, Fu Xi, and Nu Wa. About all the Wu characters have the scene with the boulder falling on someone; try it with Huang Gai.
Special death sequences
In the Surprise Attack On Liu Biao, when Sun Jian is killed in Liu Biao's trap, you will see your character behind Sun Ce, crying over his farther crushed under a rock.Ending sequences
In the battle of He Fei (not He Fei castle), if Taishi C is killed, you will see him being ambushed by Zhang Liao, and killed. Note: This will only happen if Taishi C falls into Zhang Liao's trap. This happens if Wu forces head too far into Wei's part of the middle section.
Successfully complete the game with Dian Wei and Xu Zhu and they will fight for an onion during the ending sequence.Funny ending sequence
Successfully complete the game with Sun Ce to see Xiao Qiao and Da Qiao dance during the ending sequence.
Successfully complete the game with Zhang He to see him get up and dance next to Zhen Ji during the ending sequence.
Successfully complete Musou mode under any difficulty setting with Zhou Yu to see Sun Shang Xiang dancing in the ending sequence.
Successfully complete Musou mode under any difficulty setting with Zhuge Liang to see Zhu Rong sing and dance in the ending sequence.
Successfully complete Musou mode with Pang Tong to see his astounding Magic Show.
Successfully complete Musou mode with Xiao Qiao to see Lu Xun singing and dancing.
Successfully complete Musou mode with Lu Xun to see him give his sword to Sun Shao.
Successfully complete Musou mode with Gan Ning to see several soldiers crowded around him while he is chugging beer out of a jug.
Successfully complete Musou mode under the easy difficulty setting with Sun Jian. When you get to the Nanman level, make sure Zhu Rong does not die to see her in the ending sequence.
Successfully complete the game in Musou mode as Lu Xun. At the battle of Yi Ling, take out these generals in order: Pang Tong, Zhao Yun, Guan Yu, then Huang Quan. After killing them, take out any other generals if desired. Go into the Stone Warrior Formation and take out Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei. At the end, the entire will be decorated with Christmas lights.
Successfully complete the game in easy mode with Dian Wei to see Xu Zhu about to break a large piece of stone with his fist when Dian Wei comes over drunk, passes out, and breaks the stone with his head.
Play through Musou mode in two player mode, with any character as player one and the your best character as player two. Have player two win each level and player one kill nobody. At the end, it will say "0" for the kill number each time. For example, do this with Da Qiao and Guan Yu (player two) and the game will say "In the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Da Qiao won her affection after defeating 0 soldiers" and sometimes it will say 0 soldiers forcing a retreat.
Xu Zhu combos
Doing a jump attack on any person will make your combo rack very fast. You can also jump attack someone immediately after doing this once to continue your combos. This is very useful for getting 20 or better combo hits on Generals for twice the normal item given.
Zhou Yu singing and dancing
Play through Musou mode under any difficulty setting as Da Qiao or Xiao Qiao to have Zhou Yu as the singer/dancer in the ending sequence. He still has the woman's voice, and does the same exact dance.
Zhen Ji dancing
Successfully complete the game with Dian Wei to see Zhen Ji dancing.
You can also see Zhen Ji dancing by completing Musou mode with Zhang He.
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