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: Gundam 2 (PS3)	Dec 18, 08	Apr 21, 09	Apr 24, 09
Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2 (PS2)	Dec 18, 08	Apr 21, 09	-
Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2 (XB360)	Dec 18, 08	Apr 21, 09	Apr 24, 09
Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce (PSP)	Feb 26, 09	Apr 28, 09	May 01, 09
Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce (PS3)	Oct 01, 09	Feb 16, 10	Feb 19, 10
Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce (XB360)	Oct 01, 09	Feb 16, 10	Feb 19, 10
Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce 2 (PSP)	Mar 11, 2010	-	-
Dynasty Warriors 6: Empires (PS3)	May 28, 09	Jun 23, 09	Jun 26, 09
Dynasty Warriors 6: Empires (XB360)	May 28, 09	Jun 23, 09	Jun 26, 09
Dynasty Warriors 6 (PSP)	Sep 03, 09	-	-
Dynasty Warriors 6: Empires (PSP)	Jan 21, 2010	-	-
Hokuto Musou (PS3)	Mar 25, 2010	-	-
Hokuto Musou (XB360)	Mar 25, 2010	-	-
Nobunaga's Ambition: Tendou (PC)	Sep 18, 09	-	-
Samurai Warriors 3 (WII)	Dec 03, 09	2010	2010
Warriors Orochi 2 (PSP)	Nov 27, 08	Aug 25, 09	Q3 2009
Warriors Orochi Z (PS3)	Mar 12, 09	Canceled	Canceled
Warriors Orochi Z (PC)	Nov 27, 09	-	-

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

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