Dinasty Wariors 5

All Wu Generals (Japanese version):
Hold L1 + L2 + R1 + R2 and press Up, Down(2), Up, Right, Left(2), Right, Up, Down, Square, Circle, X at the title screen. The sound of a sword will confirm correct code entry.
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Cao Cao:
Successfully complete the game with any four Wei officers.
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Cao Ren:
Successfully complete the game with Cao Pi.
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Da Qiao:
Successfully complete the game with Sun Ce.
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Diao Chan:
Successfully complete the game with Lu Bu.
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Dong Zhuo:
Complete the game with Diao Chan.
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Gan Ning:
Complete the game with Ling Tong.
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Guan Ping:
Complete the game with Guan Yu.
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Huang Gai:
Complete the game with any three Wu officers.
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Jiang Wei:
Complete any three Shu Story modes.
Matthew.

Lu Bu:
Complete the game with one officer from Shu, Wu and Wei.
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Lu Meng:
Complete the game with Gan Ning.
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Liu Bei:
Complete the game with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.
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Alternately, successfully complete Musou mode with four Shu characters.
grannyc.

Meng Huo:
Defeat Meng Huo each time that he appears during the Nanman Campaign.
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Alternately, complete the game with Zhuge Liang and Lu Xun in Musou mode.
Arigause and Harry Port.

Pang De:
Complete the game with Ma Chao.
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Pang Tong:
Complete the game with any three Shu officers.
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Sima Yi:
Complete the game with any Wei officer.
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Sun Ce:
Complete the game with Sun Quan.
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Sun Jian:
Complete the game with Sun Ce, Sun Quan, and Sun Shang Xiang.
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Alternately, complete the game with Zhou Tai to unlock Sun Jian quickly.
Arigause.

Wei Yan:
Complete the game with Huang Zhong.
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Xiahou Yuan:
Complete the game with Xiahou Dun and Zhang Liao.
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Alternately, play half the character's Musou mode.
Harry Port.

Xiao Qiao:
Complete the game with Zhou Yu.
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Xu Huang:
Complete the game with any three Wei officers.
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Yuan Shao:
Complete Cao Cao's Musou mode.
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Yue Ying:
Complete the game with Zhuge Liang.
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Zhang He:
Complete the game with any two Wei officers.
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Zhang Jiao:
Complete Liu Bei's, Sun Jian's, and Cao Cao's Musou modes.
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Zhou Tai:
Complete the game with any Wu officer.
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Zhu Rong:
Complete the game with Meng Huo.
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Zhuge Liang:
Complete the game with any Shu officer.
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Zuo Ci:
Unlock every other character. Playing as all the characters is unnecessary.
MEMCDS.

Alternately, play half of the character's Musou mode.
Harry Port.

Alternately, unlock every other character (does not require completing every Musou).
Arigause.

Opening sequence:
Successfully complete one Musou mode as the Wei, Shu, Wu and Other forces.

Credits:
Successfully complete Musou mode.

Shura/Expert mode:
Successfully complete one Musou mode as the Wei, Shu, Wu and Other forces.

Chaos mode:
Successfully complete Musou mode as Lu Bu.

Alternately, successfully complete Musou mode with a character from the Wei, Wu, and Shu forces.

Kessen 3 and Samurai Warriors: XL trailers:
Successfully complete Musou mode under the hard difficulty setting.

Hint: Arm Guards:
Play the Battle of Si Shui Gate as Dong Zhuo's forces. Kill Sun Jian at the very beginning of the battle. The "A valuable item has been found" message will appear shortly after you kill him. Note: You can do this as any officer, but there is a time limit. You do not need to kill Sun Jian's Sub-Officers. This items prevents damage during charge attacks.
Colin Riley.

Hint: Art of War:
Play the Battle of Chi Bi as Cao Cao's forces. Defeat Zhuge Liang when his unit begins to retreat. This item allows boost items to last longer.

Hint: Bodyguard Manual:
Play the Guan Yu Escape level under any difficulty setting. Kill Zhang Liao immediately, without letting him escape. Keep killing officers until about gate 3. The special item message will appear. The item is at the beginning of the map. You should have a horse to hurry back there before the caravan is destroyed.
Chun Tseng.

Hint: Demon Band:
Play the Battle of Xi Liang as the Yellow Turban forces. Defeat Ma Chao in less than three minutes after he appears. This items allows Musou Rage to last longer.

Hint: Elephant Harness:
Play the Battle of Nan Zhong as the Nanman forces. Do not allow enemies into the main camp and rescue Wu Tugu, King Duosi, and King Mulu.

Hint: Fire Arrows:
Play the Battle of Ji Province as Yuan Shao's forces. Defeat Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang, then defeat Pei Yuan Shao.

Hint: Fire Orb:
Play the Battle of Shi Shui Gate as the Allied forces under the hard difficulty setting. Defeat 200 opponents in less than two minutes.

Hint: Green Scroll:
Play the Battle of Jie Ting as the Shu forces. Defeat Xu Zhu, then defeat Sima Yi in less than three minutes. This item increases your attack but lowers your defense.

Hint: Hex Mark Harness:
Play the Battle of Cheng Du as Liu Bei's forces. Defeat Zhang Ren in less than one minute after he appears with his ambush troops.

Hint: Ice Orb:
Play the Battle of Guan Du as Yuan Shao's forces under the hard difficulty setting. Defeat Cao Pi in less than four minutes after the battle begins.

Hint: Light Orb:
Play the Battle of Wu Zhang Plains as the Shu forces under the hard difficulty setting. Defeat Cao Ren, Zhen Ji, and Xu Zhu in less than five minutes after the battle begins.

Hint: Musou Armor:
Play the Conquest of Nan Zhong as the Nanman forces. Defeat one of the seven juggernaut units, then defeat the remaining ones in less than five minutes. This item prevents bow attacks from stunning you.

Hint: Red Hare Harness:
Play the Battle of Chang Shan as Yuan Shao's forces. After defeating Lui Bei, Guan Yu, or Zhang Fei, defeat the remaining two generals in less than one minute.

Hint: Serpent Earrings:
Play the Battle of He Fei Castle as the Wu forces. Defeat Xu Huang and Xiahou Dun in less than one minute from when they appear. This item increases your attack for every 100 enemies that are defeated.

Hint: Shadow Harness:
Play the Battle of Liang Province as the Allied forces. Defeat Zhang Ji and Hu Zhen in less than 45 seconds after they appear.

Hint: Shadow Orb:
Play the Battle of Wu Zhang Plains as the Wei forces under the hard difficulty setting. Defeat Jiang Wei while Zhuge Liang is still alive.

Hint: Storm Harness:
Play the Battle of Guan Du as Cao Cao's forces. Defeat Yan Liang and Wen Chou in less than 5 minutes after the battle begins.

Hint: Survival Guide:
Play the Battle of Hu Lao Gate as Dong Zhuo's forces. Defeat Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Sun Jian, and Gongsun Zan. This item doubles attack when knocked down and your health is low.

Hint: Tiger Collar:
Play the Struggle for Nan Zhong as Meng Huo's forces. Defeat three entire units that contain beastmasters within one minute of starting the battle. This item allows you to start a battle with a tiger.

Hint: Tribal Remedy:
Play the Battle of He Fei Castle as the Wei forces. Defeat Jiang Qin, Pan Zhong, Sun Shao, and destroy both rams. This item recovers health for every 100 enemies defeated.

Hint: Way of Musou:
Note: You must be in Musou mode. Play the Battle of Mt. Ding Jun as the Shu forces. Defeat Xuahou Yuan before Cao Cao arrives. This item allows you to use True Musou regardless of your health status.
Colin Riley.

Hint: Wind Scroll:
Play the Battle of He Fei Castle as the Wu forces. Defeat Cao Ren in less than five minutes from the start of the battle. This item increases your attack range.

Hint: Fourth weapons:
When trying to unlock a fourth weapon, you must be playing under the hard difficulty setting.
Steelerfanatic7.

Note: After receiving a "special item has been found" message you have one minute to retrieve it before it disappears.

Hint: Cao Cao: Fourth weapon:
Play the Battle Of Xia Pi. Defeat Gao Shun before you get the message that he is guarding the dam. You can get the message that he has begun guarding the dam, but you must defeat him quickly after that. Then, just defeat Zhang Liao. The precious item box will show up outside the castle just outside the south gate. Because defeating Gao Shun makes the castle be flooded, you must to go in the castle from the north gate and go through to the south gate. Then, just attack Lu Bu. You do not need to defeat him; if you do not defeat him fast enough, he will get bored and run, then and his troops will turn on him and capture him, making you win the stage all the same.
crazytaxidriv57.

Hint: Cao Pi: Fourth weapon:
Play the Battle Of Wu Zhang Plains. It is better to do this in Musou Mode than in Free Mode. Wu Zhang Plains is a five-star battle, but in Cao Pi's Musou Mode it is only his fourth stage. Thus, if you do this in Musou Mode the difficulty will be lowered somewhat. First, defeat any three generals (not sub-generals) quickly. The ones that all grouped in the center make good fodder, as except for Wei Yan they are all generic. Once you kill three generals, Zhuge Liang will pass away. Continue fighting normally. At this point it would be a good idea to seal the enemy's supply route over to the east. Soon you will see an event where Jiang Wei lays a group of automatic crossbows on the central platform. Now all you have to do is get up there and break all of them. There will also be juggernauts floating around, not to mention archer towers -- be careful. Once you have destroyed all single automatic crossbows, the precious item box will conveniently appear in the middle of that central platform. Pick it up and finish the stage to earn your fourth weapon.
crazytaxidriv57.

Hint: Cao Ren: Fourth weapon:
Play Escape From Chi Bí. Your task is to defeat all enemy reinforcements quickly. This means that you should be able to defeat the reinforcement before Cao Cao's own reinforcement says something along the lines of "Go on first, I'll take care of things here!". You do not need to worry about sub-generals; just get each major general as they show up. After you defeat Guan Ping, immediately go south, as Sun Quan will show up in the southeast. Once you defeat Sun Quan, the precious item box will show up in the little nook between where Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei appeared. Grab the item, then go up and defeat Liu Bei to help Cao Cao escape.
crazytaxidriv57.

Hint: Da Qiao;s fourth weapon:
Play the Battle of Xia Kou. You must defeat Cai Mao and Gan Ning before Ling Tong is defeated. Go up the left side first; Gan Ning will appear almost immediately and kill Ling Cao, which will prompt Ling Tong to charge. Gan Ning is in hyper mode for this battle -- be careful. Luckily, you will have Huang Gai and Ling Tong also keeping him busy. Then, just go to the center section and defeat Cai Mao, who is nowhere near as difficult. The precious item box appears just north of Cai Mao's position.
crazytaxidriv57.

Hint: Dian Wei: Fourth weapon:
Play the Battle of Wan Castle. First, rendezvous with Cao Cao. Then, lead him to the escape gates, defeating enemies and generals (there will be two of them) along the way. Once Cao Cao leaves the castle and you get the event where Dian Wei stays behind to block the gates, the hard part begins. You must not let a single enemy past the gates until you get the message that Cao Cao's escape is in progress. This usually happens after you have defeated five or six troop leaders (the generic enemies with names over their heads). Be careful, as the troop leaders tend to ignore you and just run straight past you. Once you get the message, the precious item box will appear slightly in front of you. At this point it does not matter if you let people past the gates (let too many and you lose the stage though), so go pick it up.
crazytaxidriv57.

Hint: Diao Chan: Fourth weapon:
Play the Battle Of Xia Pi as Lu Bu's forces. Defeat all the officers including sub-officers before Cao Cao arrives without any ally officer dying.
Steelerfanatic7.

Hint: Dong Zhuo: Fourth weapon:
Play the Battle Of Liang Province as Dong Zhuo's forces. Take the east and west bases, then defeat Ma Chao and Pang De.
Steelerfanatic7.

Hint: Gan Ning: Fourth weapon:
Play the Battle Of Xia Kou as Huang Zu's forces. Kill Ling Cao and Ling Tong within two minutes from the start of the stage.
Steelerfanatic7.

Hint: Guan Ping: Fourth weapon:
Play Escape From Chi Bi as the Allied forces. Defeat all officers, not including sub-officers. Note: Make sure you personally kill all the officers.
Steelerfanatic7.

Hint: Guan Yu: Fourth weapon:
Play the Battle Of Fan Castle as the Shu forces. Defeat Cao Ren's sub officers before the flood attack. The weapon report appears after the flood attack.
Steelerfanatic7.

Hint: Huang Gai: Fourth weapon:
Play the Yellow Turban Rebellion as the Han forces. Kill all the officers and sub officers outside of the fort that Zhang Jiao is in.
Steelerfanatic7.

Hint: Huang Zhong: Fourth weapon:
Play the Battle of Mt. Ding Jun as the Shu forces. Defeat Xiahou Yuan and Zhang He before Cao Cao arrives. The weapon report will show up when Cao Cao appears.
Steelerfanatic7.

Hint: Huang Zhong and Xiahou Yuan: Easy Attack Up:
Choose a battle with an enemy checkpoint creating unlimited amounts of soldiers (for example, the battle where you take the lands of Shu from Liu Zhang as Liu Bei's forces). Equip Serpent Earrings. In the battle, go to one of those checkpoints, and face towards it. Now make sure that the Guard Captain is behind you. Start shooting arrows with the first charge attack (the one which shoots five arrows about seven times). The enemies coming from the checkpoint should die, and the enemies behind you should not attack. Do not worry; just shoot the enemies in front of you and you will get an Attack Up +2 for every 100 soldiers killed. Note: Choose a battle where your commander is not in the danger of dying.
dantedevil.

Hint: Jiang Wei: Fourth weapon:
Play the Battle Of Tian Shui as the Wei forces. Wait until the first two forts fall and sometime after that until Ma Zun retreats. An ambush party will appear in the northeast. Defeat the officer. An item report will be in the northwest of the map. Ma Zun will not escape because he will get lost and run towards Zhuge Liang.
Steelerfanatic7.

Hint: Ling Tong: Fourth weapon:
Play the Battle Of He Fei as the Wu forces under the hard difficulty setting. Defeat Zhang Liao each time he appears. A valuable item message will appear. The item is on the wall of the castle surrounding Cao Cao.
MEMCDS.

Hint: Liu Bei: Fourth weapon:
Play the Battle Of Yi Ling as the Shu forces. Defeat Ling Tong, Gan Ning, Lu Xun, and Sun Shang Xiang. Kill Sun Shang Xiang quickly; when you meet her an intermission sequence will begin and she will run away.
Steelerfanatic7.

Hint: Lu Bu: Fourth weapon:
Play the Battle Of Chang Shan as the Yuan Shao's forces. Get 1,000 kills.
Steelerfanatic7.

Hint: Lu Meng: Fourth weapon:
Play the Battle Of Fan Castle as the Wu forces. Make Mi Fang and Fu Shi Ren surrender. Then, go to the gate where it says that the reinforcements cannot come because of the guard captain there. Kill the guard captain and in a minute Xu Huang will arrive. When Zhang Fei and his sub-officer arrives, kill them both. If Xu Huang, Mi Fang, and Fu Shi Ren lived, you will get White Tiger.
Steelerfanatic7.

Hint: Lu Xun: Fourth weapon:
Play the Battle Of Bai Di Castle as the Wu forces. Defeat Ma Chao and Jiang Wei before you enter the castle.
Steelerfanatic7.

Hint: Ma Chao: Fourth weapon:
Play the Battle Of Tong Gate as the Allied forces. Knock Cao Cao off his horse before he crosses the Yellow River.
Steelerfanatic7.

Hint: Meng Huo fourth weapon:
Play the Conquest Of Nan Zhong as Meng Huo's forces. Kill Wei Yan, Huang Zhong and Yue Ying before any of your officers defect to Shu.
Drksyth8.

Hint: Pang De: Fourth weapon:
Play the Battle Of Mt. Ding Jun as the Wei forces. Kill Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun, Wei Yan, and Guan Ping before Cao Cao gets there.
Steelerfanatic7.

Hint: Pang Tong: Fourth weapon:
Play The Invasion Of Nan Zhong as the Shu forces. Make the bridge over the poison marsh work, the juggernaut unit work, and the bomb task unit work. When the task unit arrives make sure you kill Wu Tugu before he kills the task leaders.
Drksyth8.

Hint: Sima Yi: Fourth weapon:
Play the Battle Of Chen Cang Castle as the Wei forces. Eliminate the three bases at the bottom of the map that produce the rams, siege ramps, and catapults before they do any damage.
Steelerfanatic7.

Hint: Sun Ce : Fourth weapon:
Play The Trials of Sun Ce level under the hard difficulty setting . Defeat all of the Yu Ji Phantoms and at least 50 troops.
aswiergos.

Hint: Sun Jian: Fourth weapon:
Play the Battle Of Si Shui Gate as the Allied forces. Defeat Lu Bu within five minutes of his arrival.
Steelerfanatic7.

Hint: Sun Quan: Fourth weapon:
Play the Battle Of Chi Bi as the Allied forces. Make all three strategies succeed (the bridges, the wind, and the fire).
Steelerfanatic7.

Hint: Sun Shang Xiang: Fourth weapon:
Play the Invasion Of Nan Zhong as the Wu forces. Rescue Sun Quan after he is ambushed, then defeat all officers.
Steelerfanatic7.

Hint: Taishi Ci: Fourth weapon:
Play the Battle Of Wu Territory as the Allied forces. When Sun Quan gets ambushed in the west fort, kill him before Zhou Tai meets up with him. Then, defeat Zhou Tai.
Steelerfanatic7.

Hint: Wei Yan: Fourth weapon:
Play the Battle Of Chen Cang Castle as the Shu forces. Kill all four defense captains in the castle.
Steelerfanatic7.

Hint: Xiahou Dun: Fourth weapon:
Play the Battle Of Fan Castle as the Wei forces. Defeat Guan Ping before the flood attack.
Steelerfanatic7.

Hint: Xiahou Yuan: Fourth weapon:
Play the Battle Of Chi Bi as the Wei forces. Prevent the destruction of the bridges (the wind and the fire). To do this. defeat Pang Tong, Zhuge Lang, and Huan Gai.
Steelerfanatic7.

Hint: Xiao Qiao: Fourth weapon:
Play the Battle Of Jing Province as Sun Jian's forces. Kill Cai Mao and Lu Gong before Sun Jian gets ambushed and shot with an arrow.
Steelerfanatic7.

Hint: Xing Cai: Fourth weapon:
Play the Battle of Bai Di Castle as the Shu forces. Let your health be yellow. liu Chan will try to meet with you; let him. After you meet him, rescue the peasant army near the bottom left of the map. Note: You should probably help Liu Chan back to the castle so that he does not get killed.
Steelerfanatic7.

Hint: Xu Huang: Fourth weapon:
Play the Battle Of Chang Ban as the Wei forces. Kill Guan Yu and Zhang Fei after Liu Qi's navy fleet arrives.
Steelerfanatic7.

Hint: Xu Zhu: Fourth weapon:
Play the Battle Of Tong Gate as Cao Cao's forces. Kill Ma Chao and Pang De before Han Sui has a chance to defect to Wei.
Steelerfanatic7.

Hint: Yuan Shao: Fourth weapon:
Play the Battle Of Guan Du, as Yuan Shao's forces. Force the east and west walls of Guan Du Castle to open. To do this you must defeat all enemy generals. Try to kill Guan Yu before he kills Yan Liang.
Steelerfanatic7.

Hint: Yue Ying: Fourth weapon:
Play the Battle Of Wu Zhang Plains as the Shu forces. Kill Deng Ai before he sets up the catapults.
Steelerfanatic7.

Hint: Zhang Fei: Fourth weapon:
Play the Battle Of Chang Ban as the Shu forces. Immediately kill Wen Pin, Xiahou Dun, and Xiahou En. The weapon will be on the Chang Ban bridge.
Steelerfanatic7.

Hint: Zhang He: Fourth weapon:
Play the Battle Of Jie Ting as the Wei forces. Surround Ma Su. Kill Gao Xiong and Wang Ping and seal the checkpoints by them. Kill the guard captain in the base Ma Su is in, then defeat Ma Su.
Steelerfanatic7.

Hint: Zhang Jiao: Fourth weapon:
Play the Yellow Turban Rebellion as the Yellow Turbans. Make the rock slide work and brainwash Sun Jian's and Cao Cao's units without any of your officers dying.
Drksyth8.

Hint: Zhang Liao: Fourth weapon:
Play the Battle Of He Fei under the hard difficulty setting as the Wei Forces. Defeat at least nine generals and lots of troops. Try to defeat Pan Zhang and his sub-officers at the beginning. Try to kill Lu Meng and his sub-officers. When you get done killing his sub-officers, the bride will probably collapse and he will run to the main camp. Do not chase after him if he has a lot of life. Kill him if he has only a little life, then run up to Taishi Ci and Zhu Zi. Eliminate them and their sub-officers. Make sure you kill a lot of troops.
MEMCDS and Steelerfanatic7.

Hint: Zhao Yun: Fourth weapon:
Play the Battle Of Cheng Du as Liu Bei's forces. Try to wipe out the south castle of enemies. eventually a valuable item message will appear. It is acceptable to defeat the officer and the peasants in the castle.
Steelerfanatic7.

Hint: Zhen Ji: Fourth weapon:
Play the Battle Of He Fei Castle as the Wei forces. Kill 300 enemies and go to Cao Pi. An intermission sequence should show Zhen Ji killing people. A valuable item message should appear after the movie.
Steelerfanatic7.

Hint: Zhou Tai: Fourth weapon:
Play the Battle Of Yi Ling as the Wu forces. Kill Zhao Yun before Zhu Ran initiates the fire attack. Then, make the fire attack succeed.
Steelerfanatic7.

Hint: Zhou Yu: Fourth weapon:
Play the Battle For Wu Territory as Sun Ce's forces. Kill Yan Baihu and Wang Lang.
Steelerfanatic7.

Hint: Zhou Yun: Fourth weapon:
Play the Battle Of Cheng Du under the hard difficult setting. Your goal is to conquer the southern fort. Defeat Liu Xiun's sub generals, then defeat him. Next, open up the two gates leading to the central fort with Liu Zhang's camp.
shepja87.

Hint: Zhu Rong: Fourth weapon:
Play the Invasion Of Nan Zhong as the Nanman forces. Kill Jiang Quin and Gan Ning without the bridge being destroyed.
Steelerfanatic7.

Hint: Zhuge Liang: Fourth weapon:
Play the Battle Of Tian Shui as the Shu forces. Kill Xiahou Mao and Cui Lang. When Jiang Wei says he must return to the castle, kill him before he reaches it.
Steelerfanatic7.

Hint: Zuo Ci: Fourth weapon:
Play the Battle Of Hu Lao Gate as the Allied forces under the hard difficulty setting. Kill Lu Bu. A valuable item message will appear. Unlike in Dynasty Warriors 4, Dong Zhuo will not retreat. The item is on the wall of the gate surrounding Dong Zhuo.
MEMCDS.

Hint: Zuo Ci: Fire and ice:
Zuo Ci can shoot both fire and ice orbs with his charge attack. Press Triangle once to shoot fire and twice to shoot ice. You can use this to freeze, then melt the opponent for a large amount of damage.
grannyc.

Hint: Recognizing signature weapons:
In order to recognize a character's signature weapon, pay attention to the blue symbol appears next to the unlocked weapon.
Tuan-Anh Luong.

Hint: Easy Musou mode completion:
This trick requires two controllers. To complete a Musou mode with a character you do not like, have a friend play as that character with you controlling another character. Have your friend remain safe near the main camp while you go out to kill the commander. Do this with all the levels to complete the Musou mode. You can also use both controllers yourself. With controller one, take them to the main camp. Then use controller two and complete the level.
grannyc.

Hint: Easy maximum stats:
In free mode, select the Battle of He Fei Castle, as the Wu Forces, under the normal difficulty setting. Start by taking out the officers outside the first gates. One of them drops a Life +20. Next. kill Xu Huang for an Attack +8. Then, go around the right side, killing all officers, sub-generals, and anyone with a name. You will always get +4 power-ups. The officer on the horse drops a weapon. Collect it. Go through the "security system". You will eventually meet Cao Ren. Kill him for a +8 Defense. then go up and kill Xu Zhu for +8 Attack. At the left of this platform is a crate with a weapon box in it. Go through the gate and take the path to the left. The officer there has a +8 Defense. Then, cut across to the right and kill Sima Zhao for a +4 Defense. Next, take out Sima Yi for a +8 Defense. Finally, complete the level by killing Cao Pi. This will max out the stats for the character selection screen, but only half-way for the action selection screen. You must use the level 20 amulets to max this out. Also, this is not the best place to use a fresh character. Get a little boost by annihilating the Yellow Turban Rebellion level under the easy difficulty setting a few times to get some weapons and some basic stat boosts.
chico.

Use the following trick to go from rank 16 to maximum. Go to an easy level on Free mode. Go by a gate and kill the infantry that come out of it, but do not kill the guard captain. If you do, people will not come out any more.
Ryan Worthington.

Hint: Stealing a horse:
In any level with any character, use the following trick if you do not have a horse or your heath is low. Run to a officer or general with a horse. Do a jump attack or a jump charge attack and knock off the enemy off the horse. Get on the horse and ride away.
Jiang Wei.

Hint: Delayed weapon and valuable item messages:
Sometimes the special message will not appear immediately after you complete everything required to obtain the item or message. If you must complete something before a special attack, you will probably have to wait until the attack occurs for the message to pop up. Before giving up on an item or weapon, double check the battle log to see if you missed the message.
Steelerfanatic7.

Hint: Attack seven times:
Mount a horse with a spear user and their third or fourth weapon. Attack five times than press your charge attack immediately after your fifth time.
Jrpokemonmaster3.

Hint: Cut watchtowers in half:
Certain characters have Jump Charge attacks (X + Triangle) that send them high in the air (for example, Jiang Wei and Yue Ying). use this move on a watchtower. The top of the tower will fall off and the bottom will stay standing for a few seconds.
grannyc.

Hint: Burning in the air:
When fighting someone difficult, such as a general or the Boss of the stage, set them on fire with a charge attack or equipped item. It eats away at their health until they hit the ground. If you set them on fire and continuously juggle them in the air with an attack, the fire will keep depleting their health.
Jasontheskimo.

Hint: Unique combos:
Each character has his or her own unique combos. However, they use the same buttons to perform their unique combos or moves. For example, Xu Huang's combos are as follows. Press Square until he performs his first attack, then immediately press Triangle. Press Square until his second attack, then press Triangle. Repeat the same process for his third, fourth, then fifth attack. Do not forget to press Triangle after every attack to successfully complete the combo.