Alternate costumes
Successfully complete Story (Musou) mode with any character, then highlight that person at the character selection screen and press B. Get a 100% completion with all fifteen default characters and a created character. Then, choose the alternate costume for your character, and all your opponents will also wear their alternate costumes. To unlock four more models for a created character, train a new general and get any weapon to an attack rating of 55 by the fourth month. Defeat the Strike Ninja that appears to challenges your school, the complete your training. This may be done up to three more times to unlock a total of four new models for your created character.
Special names
Create a general and enter one of the following names to get an increase in one or more of his or her stats. Note: Some of the names only have an effect in the Japanese version of the game.
Damascus (increased stats)
Doji (increased stats)
Guan Yu (Sword/Naginata/Horse/Archery bonus)
Honda (Sword attack power bonus)
Kabuki (Spear/Naginata bonus)
Kato (Sword and Spear attack power bonus)
Kojiro (Weapon bonus
Kondo (Spear attack and defense bonus)
Kotarou (Sword and Horse attack power bonus)
Musashi (increased stats)
Musashi (Spear and Ranged defense, Horse attack power bonus)
Musasibou (Sword, Spear, and Horse attack bonus)
Okita (Sword & spear attack bonus)
Oyu (Spear/Horse/Archery bonus)
Sakamoto (Sword and spear attack bonus)
Sakon (Sword and Spear attack power bonus)
Sasaki (Spear attack and Ranged defense power bonus)
Shizuna (Jump, Speed, Archery bonus)
Zhang Fei (Spear bonus)
Fight as Goemon
Successfully complete Okuni's campaign.
Fight as Keichi Maeda
Do Kenshin Uesugi's story mode. When you get to the Siege Of Gifu castle level, a mission will appear saying to eliminate Keiji Maeda. Do not do this. After you complete the level, you will appear in Gifu Castle. When you reach the fourth level, Keiji Maeda and Nobunaga Oda will be waiting for you. Then, kill Nobunaga Oda to complete the level. When you finish the Showdown At Kawankajima level and the credits end, a screen should appear stating "You have unlocked Keiji Maeda.
Fight as Kunoichi
Successfully complete Hanzo Hattori's and Shingen's campaigns.
Fight as Magoichi
Successfully complete any character's campaign.
Fight as Masamune:
Successfully complete one two character's campaigns.
Fight as Nobunaga Oda
Successfully complete Oichi's, Magoichi's, and Noh's campaigns.
Fight as Noh
Successfully complete Ranmaru Mori's campaign.
Fight as Okuni
Successfully complete Keiji Maeda's campaign.
Fight as Ranmaru Mori
Successfully complete Mitsuhide Akechi's campaign.
Fight as Shingen
Successfully complete Sanada's campaign.
Use the Death element on your weapons
Collect all five volumes of "The Book of Five Rings" with a created character.