These are the characters unlocking guide for Samurai Warriors 2:

• Azai Nagamasa - Beat Musou Mode with Oichi
  
  
• Shimazu Yoshihiro - Beat Musou Mode with Tachibana Ginchiyo
  
  
• Honda Tadakatsu - Beat Musou Mode with Tokugawa Ieyasu or Have Samurai Warriors: Xtreme Legends save on memory card before starting the game
  
  
• Hattori Hanzou - Beat Musou Mode with Fuuma Kotarou, or Have Samurai Warriors save on memory card before starting the game
  
  
• Uesugi Kenshin - Clear Musou Mode with Naoe Kanetsugu, or Have Samurai Warriors save on memory card before starting the game
  
  
• Inahime - Beat Musou Mode with Honda Tadakatsu
  
  
• Naoe Kanetsugu - Beat Musou Mode with Sanada Yukimura
  
  
• Shima Sakon - Beat Musou Mode with Ishida Mitsunari
  
  
• Maeda Keiji - Beat Musou Mode with Naoe Kanetsugu
  
  
• Oda Nobunaga - Beat Musou Mode with Saiga Magoichi
  
  
• Okuni - Clear Sugoroku Mode (Single Play)
  
  
• Saiga Magoichi - Beat Musou Mode with Akechi Mitsuhide
  
  
• Takeda Shingen - Beat Musou Mode with Uesugi Kenshin
  
  
• Date Masamune - Beat Musou Mode with Saiga Magoichi
  
  
• Nouhime - Beat Musou Mode with Oda Nobunaga
  
  
• Toyotomi Hideyoshi - Beat Musou Mode with Ishida Mitsunari
  
  
• Nene - Beat Musou Mode with Toyotomi Hideyoshi
  
  
• Mori Ranmaru - Unlock him in Mugenjyou Mode
  
  
• Miyamoto Musashi - Unlock all other characters, not including Okuni and Ranmaru
  
  

Character Unlocking Tree

*Credited to our Content Writer LoW.

Game News & Release Dates

Game Title (Platform)
Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce 2 HD Ver. (PS3)	2012	-	-
Dynasty Warriors NEXT (PSV)	Dec 17, 11	2012	Feb 22, 12
Dynasty Warriors VS (3DS)	Mar 15, 12	-	-
Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 3 (PS3/XB360)	Dec 16, 10	Jun 28, 11	Jul 01, 11
Dynasty Warriors 7 (PS3/XB360)	Mar 10, 11	Mar 29, 11	Apr 08, 11
Dynasty Warriors 7: Xtreme Legends (PS3)	Sep 29, 11	Nov 15, 11	Nov 18, 11
Dynasty Warriors 7 with Xtreme Legends (PC)	Mar 09, 12	-	-
Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage (PS3/X360)	Mar 25, 10	Nov 02, 10	Nov 05, 10
Ninja Gaiden 3 (PS3/X360)	2012	2012	2012
One Piece: Pirate Warriors (PS3)	Mar 01, 12	-	-
Pokemon + Nobunaga's Ambition (NDS)	Mar 17, 12	-	-
Romance of the Three Kingdoms XII (PC)	Mar 02, 12	-	-
Samurai Warriors 3Z/XL (PS3/WII)	Feb 10, 11	Canceled	Canceled
Samurai Warriors 3: Empires (PS3)	Aug 25, 11	Canceled	Canceled
Samurai Warriors 3Z Special (PSP)	Feb 16, 12	-	-
Trinity: Souls of Zill O'll (PS3)	Nov 25, 10	Feb 08, 11	Feb 11, 11
Warriors Orochi 3 (PS3/XB360)	Dec 22, 11	Mar 20, 12	Mar 30, 12
Warriors: Legends of Troy (PS3/XB360)	Mar 31, 11	Mar 08, 11	Mar 18, 11

*Note: Q1 = Jan to Mar ; Q2 = Apr to Jun ; Q3 = Jul to Sep ; Q4 = Oct to Dec

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