Samurai Warriors 2 FAQ/Walkthrough By: Robert Dohner (a.k.a.

Rampidzier) ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \

Table of Contents \____________________________________________________

Note: All names are currently going by the format in the US version of the game. Since this is a US guide, I will go by what the names are in the US version of the game, no matter how the order of the names are in the Japanese version or in history. To navigate this guide, use your Find function on your browser (normally, it's Ctrl+F) and then input the code for the chapter you want. 1. Introduction....................................................SW2INTRO 1a. Version History.............................................SW2INVER 1b. FAQ Progress................................................SW2INPRO 2. The Basics of Battle............................................SW2BASIC 2a. Controller Setup/Move Notations.............................SW2BACON 2b. General Tips................................................SW2BAGEN 3. Playable Characters' Move Sets..................................SW2PCHAR 3a. Yukimura Sanada's Move Set..................................SW2PCYUK 3b. Keiji Maeda's Move Set......................................SW2PCKEI 3c. Nobunaga Oda's Move Set.....................................SW2PCNOB 3d. Mitsuhide Akechi's Move Set.................................SW2PCMIA 3e. Kenshin Uesugi's Move Set...................................SW2PCKEN 3f. Oichi's Move Set............................................SW2PCOIC 3g. Okuni's Move Set............................................SW2PCOKU 3h. Magoichi Saika's Move Set...................................SW2PCMAG 3i. Shingen Takeda's Move Set...................................SW2PCSHI 3j. Masamune Date's Move Set....................................SW2PCMAS 3k. No's Move Set...............................................SW2PCNOH 3l. Hanzo Hattori's Move Set....................................SW2PCHAN 3m. Ranmaru Mori's Move Set.....................................SW2PCRAN 3n. Hideyoshi Toyotomi's Move Set...............................SW2PCHID 3o. Tadakatsu Honda's Move Set..................................SW2PCTAD 3p. Ina's Move Set..............................................SW2PCINA 3q. Ieyasu Tokugawa's Move Set..................................SW2PCIEY 3r. Mitsunari Ishida's Move Set.................................SW2PCMII 3s. Nagamasa Azai's Move Set....................................SW2PCNAG 3t. Sakon Shima's Move Set......................................SW2PCSAK 3u. Yoshihiro Shimazu's Move Set................................SW2PCYOS 3v. Ginchiyo Tachibana's Move Set...............................SW2PCGIN 3w. Kanetsugu Naoe's Move Set...................................SW2PCKAN 3x. Nene's Move Set.............................................SW2PCNEN 3y. Kotaro Fuma's Move Set......................................SW2PCKOT 3z. Musashi Miyamoto's Move Set.................................SW2PCMUS 4. Story Mode Walkthroughs.........................................SW2STORY 4a.-4z. Each Character..........................................SW2ST***

5. Weapons.........................................................SW2WEAPO 5a.-5z. Each Character..........................................SW2WE*** 6. Skills..........................................................SW2SKILL 6a. Ability Skills..............................................SW2SKABI 6b. Growth Skills...............................................SW2SKGRO 6c. Battle Skills...............................................SW2SKBAT 6d. Special Skills..............................................SW2SKSPE 6e. Self Skills.................................................SW2SKSEL 6f. Fourth Level Skills.........................................SW2SKFOU 7. Survival Mode...................................................SW2SURVI 7a. Regular Missions............................................SW2SMREG 7b. Special Ranmaru Missions....................................SW2SMRAN 7c. Special Mount Missions......................................SW2SMMOU 7d. Special Guard Missions......................................SW2SMGUA 7e. Special Skill Missions......................................SW2SMSKI 8. Sugoroku........................................................SW2SUGOR 8a. Minigames...................................................SW2SUMIN 8b. Shrine and Port Events......................................SW2SUSHR 8c. General Tips................................................SW2SUGEN 9. Guards..........................................................SW2GUARD 9a. Samurai.....................................................SW2GUSAM 9b. Lady Samurai................................................SW2GULSA 9c. Ninja.......................................................SW2GUNIN 9d. Kunoichi....................................................SW2GUKUN 9e. Musketeer...................................................SW2GUMUS 9f. Archer......................................................SW2GUARC 9g. Monk........................................................SW2GUMON 9h. Shrine Maid.................................................SW2GUSHR 9i. Sumo........................................................SW2GUSUM 9j. Fire Ninja..................................................SW2GUFIR 9k. Special Bodyguards..........................................SW2GUSPE 9l. Max Bodyguard Test..........................................SW2GUMAX 10. Mounts..........................................................SW2MOUNT 11. Unlockables.....................................................SW2UNLOC 12. FAQs............................................................SW2FREQU 13. Special Thanks..................................................SW2THANK 14. Contact Information and Legal Stuffies..........................SW2LEGAL Second Note: For Sections 4 and 5, the sections are divided by sections based on characters. Since it would make the Table of Contents too long and not very good to list every character individually every time, I will list them here with their character codes. To find the specific section you are looking for, replace the *** with the correct character code. For example, to find Yukimura Sanada's Story Mode walkthrough, you can hit Ctrl - F and then type in the code SW2STYUK, with the YUK replacing the *** above. I did Section 3 to provide an example as to what I mean.

Here is the list of the character codes: Yukimura Sanada........YUK Keiji Maeda............KEI Nobunaga Oda...........NOB Mitsuhide Akechi.......MIA Kenshin Uesugi.........KEN Oichi..................OIC Okuni..................OKU Magoichi Saika.........MAG Shingen Takeda.........SHI Masamune Date..........MAS No.....................NOH Hanzo Hattori..........HAN Ranmaru Mori...........RAN Hideyoshi Toyotomi.....HID Tadakatsu Honda........TAD Ina....................INA Ieyasu Tokugawa........IEY Mitsunari Ishida.......MII Nagamasa Azai..........NAG Sakon Shima............SAK Yoshihiro Shimazu......YOS Ginchiyo Tachibana.....GIN Kanetsugu Naoe.........KAN Nene...................NEN Kotaro Fuma............KOT Musashi Miyamoto.......MUS ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 1. Introduction SW2INTRO \____________________________________________________ Samurai Warriors 2 is a game based on the Sengoku (Warring States) Era of Japan. While the first Samurai Warriors focused on Nobunaga Oda and earlier battles of this era, Samurai Warriors 2 focuses on battles later on in this era. The main focus of this game is the Battle of Sekigahara, which was the battle that gave the Tokugawa Army the momentum to be the eventual winners of this era. Samurai Warriors 2 is a hack and slash game. You can choose from one of 26 different characters, each with their own weapon, moves, and personalities. You help guide that character throughout many of the historic battles of Japan. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 1a. Version History SW2INVER \____________________________________________________ Version 0.1 (09/28/06): This is the start of the FAQ. This FAQ has actually been in progress for many months, since the release of the Japanese

version of this game. I have been adding to this FAQ what I saw through videos and what I heard from people on the GameFAQs board. However, everything in this FAQ has been personally confirmed by me through play of the game. Nothing in this FAQ that is currently in this FAQ is hearsay. I really wasn't going to put this FAQ up until it was completed, but it is taking longer than I thought (the unedited version is 175 pages long, the edited version is smaller, but that's because I took out all the move set sections that aren't completed yet). Version 0.2 (09/29/06): Apparently I'm having punctuation problems, which is the reason for this early update. Some of my dashes and apostrophes are turning into question marks. I will figure this out and fix it, but I need to run this test update. Damn converting into a text file. I finished up Masamune Date's walkthrough and added Yukimura Sanada's move list. I also made a quick update to the contact information. Version 0.3 (10/02/06): Finally, more than halfway through with the walkthroughs. Finished up two more characters and finally got Mitsunari's fourth weapon. I decided to make this quick update because people seem to be having problems with Kanetsugu's fourth weapon (it's not that hard, folks). I also categorized the special missions in Survival mode because the section was too long and finding information there was more of a hit or miss thing. I'm also thinking about redoing the mounts section to make them with gauges, but I'm still thinking about how to do that. My free time is about to get limited again, so I'm not sure when I can make the next update. Version 0.4 (10/13/06): Added three more walkthroughs and fourth weapons. Only nine more characters to go. I have decided that I'm going to finish up the move lists first, then finish up the walkthroughs for those characters that don't have walkthroughs, getting their fourth weapons while doing the walkthroughs. I decided to take one character at a time when the guide started off so that I don't rush things with the FAQ. However, since I'm almost completely done with the walkthroughs and such, I've decided to make things go by quicker. Besides, I've been wanting to play all the characters anyways. Also added an often asked question about CAW (create-a-warrior) in the FAQ section. There is no CAW in SW2. Also, worked on the guards section a little bit. This section really won't be complete until I level up all the bodyguards to level 20. However, it just takes a long time to do so. But I did format the section and separated it into types. Version 0.5 (10/17/06): Added three more walkthroughs and fourth weapons. Down to six more left. This will be getting slower now that I got another job, so expect less and less updates. I will try to complete this guide by the end of the month, but I don't know if I can pull it off. Even after I do complete the walkthroughs of this guide, there are still a lot more information I want to add to this guide. I also added my bodyguard test to prove that bodyguards will max out without the help of the Sensei growth skill. There was some debate on this issue, so hopefully the test I ran will give people a better understanding of what the Sensei growth skill does. I also finished up the Sugoroku Chapter, so that's over and done with. I added an Unlockables Chapter that consolidates and adds information on everything that needs to be unlocked in SW2. Version 0.6 (10/26/06): I've had a couple of people ask me questions about what is the best way to play a certain character, which gave me the idea

to put up a chapter on individual character strategies. Of course, I'm not an expert with every character, but I have played this game for more hours than I care to disclose (don't ask me, either). These strategies are incomplete, but hopefully they will be completed by the time this guide is at complete status. I've also decided that Chapter 2 has been missing for long enough. It's not complete, but this should be completed by the time of complete status. I've also completed all of the Survival Mode Regular Missions. Finally, I finished up one more walkthrough and two more fourth weapons. If you're wondering why I only did completed one character this update, it's because of my job and my other side project taking up a lot of my time. I'm afraid I don't have much time to create FAQs anymore. Added some new confirmed information to Mitsuhide Akechi's fourth weapon. Version 0.7 (11/05/06): I like to ramble in my version history. Finished up Ina, Kotaro, and Musashi. Also, added more character strategies and general tips. I listed all the bodyguard's starting stats. I will be listing their max stats as I max them out. Finally, I fixed some information in Yukimura Sanada's fourth weapon. Version 0.8 (11/19/06): Finished up Hanzo and Yoshihiro and started working on some Dream stages. Should be a completed guide once the Dream stages are all there. Also finished up all the move sets. I want to have this guide completed by the end of the month. I don't think it will happen, but we'll see. I've been working on this guide more now that I can see the end of it. Version 1.0 (01/28/07): Finished the Story Mode Walkthroughs, the Guard section, and anything else that needed to be finished. This is a completed guide. I also fixed some Survival Mode missions with the help of some nice and friendly e-mailers. Sorry it took so long to complete. I hit a rough patch of time where I had no free time whatsoever to complete this. Better late than never, I guess. Due to the lack of free time, I've decided to scrap all other projects in regards to this guide, so this will probably be the last time I update this guide. Version 1.1 (03/28/07): It's been a long time coming, but I finally added Keiji Maeda and Musashi Miyamoto's Self skill. Version 1.2 (06/20/07): Minor changes. Samurai Warriors 2: Xtreme Legends has been announced...for Japan. It will probably make it to the states, but I never thought it was going to be produced period. But then again, I did underestimate KOEI's ability to milk a franchise... ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 1b. FAQ Progress SW2INPRO \____________________________________________________ This guide is currently complete. DONE Regular Missions in Survival Mode. DONE Better sort of the Special Missions in Survival Mode. DONE Finish up the Sugoroku Chapter.

DONE DONE DONE DONE DONE DONE DONE

Making the Guards Chapter nicer looking. The Basics of Battle Chapter. Fourth Weapons. Move Sets. Story Mode Walkthroughs. Listing and maxing out all bodyguards. Individual character strategies.

______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 2. The Basics of Battle SW2BASIC \____________________________________________________ Samurai Warriors 2 is, at its very core, a hack and slash game. Even the most hardcore fan must admit that on a certain level, there is a lot of button mashing happening. However, that doesn't mean that there isn't any finesse to the button mashing. There are many strategies involved with this game that can mean the difference between victory and defeat. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 2a. Controller Setup/Move Notations SW2BACON \____________________________________________________ If you have played other Samurai Warriors games or even the Dynasty Warriors games, then you should know the basic controller setup. The only major difference between this game and the last game is that the first person bow and arrow view has been replaced with a special move button. ---------------Controller Setup ---------------Left Analog Stick/Directional Pad: Moves character Right Analog Stick: Rotates camera Square: Normal attack Triangle: Charge attack Circle: Musou attack X: Jump/Mount or dismount horse L1: L2: R1: R2: Guard/Strafe/Reset camera Toggle mini map Special stance Evade

(Note: I personally change the L1 and the L2 buttons on my controller because it is easier for me to hit L2 than it is to hit L1 and I block more than I toggle the mini map. Therefore, if in this guide, you see me say the L2 button, odds are, I'm talking about blocking. I don't think

it comes up, but just in case, I don't want to confuse anyone.) -------------Move Notations -------------These are all the move notations that I will use throughout this guide, along with some explanations of some terms that is used throughout the game. S: T: This stands for the square button on the controller. This stands for the triangle button on the controller. This is the regular attack combo of general.

S String:

Charge #/C#: This indicates a specific charge attack. The number indicates what type of charge attack it is. For example, a C1 would be an attack where you just press T. A C4 would be an attack where you press SSST. For tiered charge attacks, they would be indicated with a C#-#. The first number is what type of charge attack while the second number indicates what tier of the charge attack it is. Therefore, a C2-3 would be where you would press STTT. Jump Charge: This is performed by pressing triangle while in midair.

Special Attack: If you press the R1 button, you enter a special stance. Pressing the square or the triangle button while in this special stance will execute your character's special attacks. Back Flip: When you are knocked into the air, you can back flip and land on your feet by pressing the guard button at the right moment. There is a certain bit of timing involved, but the window of opportunity is normally very big. You cannot always perform a back flip when you get knocked down. This can also be called a tech by some people. Grab: Grabs are unblockable attacks where you pick up the enemy and throw them in some fashion. Musou: This is performed by pressing the circle button when your musou bar is charged up completely. When you press the circle button, all regular soldiers slow down and your attacks are more powerful. Unique soldiers do not slow down. When you hold down the circle button, you will perform a powerful, unique attack. True Musou: This is performed by pressing the circle button when your musou bar is charged up completely and you are low on life. When your life bar turns red, your musou will become a true musou. True musous are the same as a regular musou except for two differences. The first one is that true musous have the fire element attached to them. The second one is that at the end of your musou, your character will perform additional attacks automatically. Double Musou: This is the same as a true musou except that the element attached is lightning instead of fire. This can only be performed when you are close to your bodyguard and your bodyguard has a full musou bar while you have at least one level of your musou bar filled.

Level # Musou: In SW2, the musou bar has three different levels. The first level is a regular musou. The second level is the regular musou with more power. The third level adds a special effect to your musou. You gain more levels to your musou bar as you level up your character. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 2b. General Tips SW2BAGEN \____________________________________________________ Seal off Enemy Strongholds: If you are finding out that your allies are dying quickly and you can't seem to keep people alive, odds are, the problem is that your morale is too low. The best way to raise morale is to seal off enemy strongholds. This is the best way to keep allies alive longer. You'd be surprised at how much morale you are finishing stages with if you seal off every stronghold you come across while you are completing a stage. You don't have to go out of your way to seal off strongholds, but if you are in the vicinity of one, seal it off. I don't mention this during my walkthroughs, but I always seal off every stronghold I come across, unless I'm really pressed for time. Learn to Play Defense: If you are a novice at the game, the best way to stay alive is to learn how to block and how to roll. Blocking allows you to find openings in your enemy's attacks while preventing you from taking damage. Rolling allows you to avoid enemy attacks and get to the opponent's exposed side for a counter attack. If you can master these two abilities, then you will be able to protect yourself while allowing your enemy to be exposed to your own attacks. Learn to Back Flip: A back flip can save you time and allow you to immediately launch a counter attack on an enemy. However, it can also land you right back into another one of the enemy's combos. First, learn how to perform a back flip just every time you get knocked down. Then, learn when to perform a back flip. Normally, it's best not to back flip when you are close to an enemy, as you are in range for them to catch you in midair and perform another combo on you. The window of opportunity to perform a back flip is very big, so it's not a hard technique to perform. Learn the Move Sets: Know yourself and know your enemy. If you know your character's move set, you will know what move is best for what situation and you can quickly adapt to situations. One move may be good for one situation while another move may be good for another situation. Also, if you learn your character's move set, you will know what that character can do when you have to face that character as an enemy. If you learn the openings of a character's move set, you can exploit them. Always try to recognize the way a character moves when they are performing certain charge attacks. Also, try to recognize what a character does when he is about to perform the first attack of his S string. This way, you can anticipate and formulate a counter attack on the fly. Play to a Character's Strengths: This goes along with learning the move sets. The problem I hear most about people not liking a character is that they are trying to play every character the same way. While you can do this, you won't get the most out of your character. Not every character

will be Musashi or Tadakatsu. Instead, you must play to a character's strengths, especially the strengths of each move set type. If a character is a Normal type, use that person's Normal attacks to either circle around them or set up a charge attack. If a character is a Charge type, use the charge attacks to deal massive damage to crowds or officers. If a character is a Special type, use their special attacks to your advantage to set up enemies for an attack. While this is a button mashing hack and slash game, you don't have to button mash all the time. You are allowed to infuse strategy into your gaming. Best Skills for a New Character: The skills I have found most helpful when creating a new character are Resilience, Prodigy, and Discern. Try to start off playing a new character with these three skills at level 3. The Resilience skill will help a whole lot, allowing you to get off attacks and charge attacks you really have no business performing. Prodigy will allow you to get more skills. Discern will allow you to get a better weapon which is extremely helpful early on. Some other skills you should consider getting for a new character is Rage, Reach, Fitness, Potence (both the ability skill and the growth skill), Fortitude (both the ability skill and the growth skill), and Focus (just the growth skill). Resetting the Camera: The right analog stick now controls the camera. This can be a useful tool in the middle of a musou attack, but sometimes, it can be hard to use during normal attacks. However, there is one thing you can do with the camera while you are attacking. If you press the block button, the camera automatically defaults behind your character. If you press the block button while you are attacking, you will still attack, but the camera will also default behind you. This can be very useful, as the hit detection in this game relies on you being able to see an enemy. If you cannot see an enemy on your camera, odds are, you will not hit that enemy, even though your attack should hit the enemy. Resetting the camera behind you while you are attacking ensures that you will always hit the target. I normally hit the block button about once every two regular attacks. Circling the Enemy: This is a technique that I use often when fighting enemy generals. I call it circling. When you are attacking, you are still able to use the left analog stick to move your character. Whenever I am attacking an enemy general that is blocking, what I do is try to circle around the enemy while I am attacking and he is blocking. Most characters with a Normal move set will be able to get to the enemy general's back after 5 or 6 hits, leaving him vulnerable to a C8 or the rest of the S string. This only works if all your attacks hit the enemy's block. If an attack misses the enemy general, he will be able to reset his block. To solve this problem, press the block button while you are moving behind the enemy. This will ensure that the enemy general stays on your screen and blocks your decoy attacks while you are moving behind him. This works really well with characters that have a Normal move set, as they have more regular hits to use, but some Charge and Special type characters can also circle really well. Also, characters with less range are easier to circle with than characters with more range because of the distance put in between you and your opponent. The closer the distance, the easier it is to circle. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \

FAQ/Walkthrough SW2PCHAR

3. Playable Characters' Move Sets \____________________________________________________

There are a few new features of the move sets of Samurai Warriors. The first new feature is the special abilities. Each character has two special abilities, normally with one being a passive ability and the other being an attack ability. The second new feature of the move sets are the different types of move sets that the characters can have. Each character has one of three types of move sets. The first type is the Charge move set. The characters with this move set type can perform 8 regular attacks and 4 charge attacks that can be extended up to 3 times by pressing the Triangle button more times. The second type of move set is the Normal move set. The characters with this move set type can perform 12 regular attacks and 8 charge attacks, which can normally not be extended. The final type of move set is the Special move set. The characters with this move set type can perform 8 attacks with 4 charge attacks that can be extended up to 2 times by pressing the Triangle button more times. However, characters with the Special move set types can extend their special abilities up to three times by pressing the corresponding special ability combination more times. Extending a special ability can have many effects, depending on what special ability you are extending. Some special attacks can increase in power while some passive abilities can change effects depending on how many times you pressed the Square or Triangle button. Some charge attacks may have more extensions than what their move set calls for. These descriptions are very generalized and there are some exceptions to the rules. The third new feature is the musou bar. The musou bar is divided up into three levels. If you fill up the first level of the musou bar, you get just a regular musou. If you fill up the second level, you get the regular musou with more power. If you manage to fill up all three bars, you get regular musou with more power plus an added effect. The descriptions for the regular musous are only for when you press and hold down the circle button. Of course, when you just tap the circle button, you are able to use your square and triangle attacks as normal. They will be powered up while you are under your musou's effect. The level 3 musous are the same way, except the extra effects will still be there, even if you do not hold down the circle button. As for horse attacks and horse specials, all special attacks are done on the right side of the horse unless otherwise noted. In regards to horse musous, everyone has the same horse musou. If you hold down circle, your horse will run at top speed and deal a large amount of damage to anyone it hits. The added effects for a character's level 3 horse musou will be the same as the added effects for their regular level 3 musou with the exception of four characters. When Kenshin, Hanzo, Nene, or Kotaro perform a level 3 musou on a horse, their musou changes. These are noted in their move set list. ______________________

Samurai Warriors 2 FAQ/Walkthrough SW2PCYUK How to Unlock: Weapon Type:

\ \ 3a. Yukimura Sanada's Move Set \____________________________________________________

Initially available. Cross Spear Maximum Stats: Life: 289 Musou: 276 Attack: 181 Defense: 186 Ride: 181 Speed: 175 Dex: 179 Luck: 187

Starting Stats: Life: 115 Musou: 92 Attack: 88 Defense: 91 Ride: 92 Speed: 110 Dex: 114 Luck: 93 Titles: Level Level Level Level Level Level

1-10: Warrior in Red 11-20: Sanada's Hope 21-30: Crimson Samurai 31-40: Raging Inferno 41-49: Mightiest Hero 50: Immortal Legend Charge

Move Set Type: Move Set:

Attack Type Move Description ----------------------------------------------------------------------------S A horizontal slash to the left. SS A horizontal slash to the right. SSS A horizontal slash to the left. S4-S7 Twirls his spear alternating from right to left. SSSSSSSS A horizontal slash to the left. T(T) Yukimura charges up a dash attack while twirling his spear. Pressing triangle more will make the dash attack longer. Once the dash attack has been charged up, Yukimura will start running. Pressing triangle during this run will cause Yukimura to swing his spear. The dash attack is ended with a spinning, horizontal swing to the right. An upward slash that launches the enemy. Swings repeatedly at the midair enemy. A downward slash that sends the enemy towards the ground. When the enemy lands on the ground, it creates a ground shockwave that damages other enemies. Thrusts with the end part of his spear that dizzies.

ST STT STTT

SST

SSTT SSTTT

Dashes forward with a horizontal slash. Turns around and does a jumping, spinning slash that launches enemies. A jumping, spinning slash. A series of multiple thrusts followed by a jumping, spinning, slash. The more times triangle is pressed, the more thrusts will be performed. A A A A slash towards the back of the horse. slash towards the front of the horse. slash towards the back of the horse. series of stabs off to the side of the horse.

SSST SSST(T)

Horse Horse Horse Horse

S SS SSS S4-S8

Horse ST Horse SST Horse SSST Jump Attack Jump Charge Running Attack Deadlock Attack Musou Level 1 Musou Level 3

A swing upwards with the end part of his spear that launches the enemy. A slash towards the front of the horse that dizzies. A slash towards the back of the horse. A downward slash to the right. Stabs the ground, causing a ground shockwave. A spinning slash to the right. A stab followed by a downward swing with the end part of his spear to the left followed by another stab. A series of downward, horizontal slashes, alternating from right to left. A series of downward, horizontal slashes, alternating from right to left. During this musou, there are multiple flame geysers that appear from the ground.

True Musou ----------------------------------------------------------------------------Special Abilities: R1 + S: R1 + T: A quick, fiery dash, leaving a trail of flames behind him. Whistles for his horse.

Character Strategies: Yukimura's move set is all around good, combining range, power, and quickness. The only move that doesn't stand out is his C1, but even then, that move does have its uses. You can run through crowds of soldiers with this move and you don't have to worry about staying near your horse when performing this move, as one of Yukimura's specials calls for his horse. The other three moves that Yukimura has are outright general killers. His C2 and C4 can run through a general's health while his C3 has a guard breaking attack with the second hit. Yukimura's C3 is also good for crowds. His S string is alright, but with

three really nice charge attacks, you should be ending every attack with some type of charge attack. His fire dash special is pointless and really has no uses that I can think of. His special to call for his horse is convenient, but that's all. The best element for Yukimura is Fire. Yea sure, maybe the Demon element will get you more kills, but the Crimson Samurai would be nothing without the red swings of his spear. When playing against Yukimura, there aren't many characters that can outrange or outspeed him. The first attack of Yukimura's S string is quick. His C1 does leave him open, but the computer does not use this move very often, so you really cannot take advantage of it. However, the computer controlled Yukimura doesn't use his C3-2 that much either, which means that both guard breaking attacks that Yukimura has aren't really used. Therefore, you can be relatively safe blocking most of Yukimura's attacks and you don't have to worry about your guard being broken. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 3b. Keiji Maeda's Move Set SW2PCKEI \____________________________________________________ How to Unlock: Weapon Type: Clear Kanetsugu Naoe's Story Mode. Pike Maximum Stats: Life: 317 Musou: 246 Attack: 198 Defense: 198 Ride: 185 Speed: 154 Dex: 146 Luck: 190

Starting Stats: Life: 128 Musou: 82 Attack: 95 Defense: 95 Ride: 95 Speed: 94 Dex: 86 Luck: 93 Titles: Level Level Level Level Level Level

1-10: Wild One 11-20: Beast of Chaos 21-30: Fierce Predator 31-40: Wild Tiger 41-49: The Unstoppable 50: Insurmountable Charge

Move Set Type: Move Set:

Attack Type Move Description ----------------------------------------------------------------------------S A horizontal slash to the left. SS A horizontal slash to the right. SSS A horizontal slash to the left. S4-S7 A series of alternating moves of horizontal swings using the end part of his pike to the left and horizontal slashes to the right.

SSSSSSSS

Jumps in the air and slams the end part of his pike on the ground, causing a ground shockwave. A diagonally upward slash to the left that can break the enemy's guard. Two spinning, horizontal slashes to the right. A stab followed by an upward slash that launches. A diagonally upward slash to the right that launches the enemy. A diagonally upward swing to the left using the end part of the pike. An aura energy blast attack. A left forearm swing that dizzies. A spinning, horizontal swing to the right using the end part of his pike. Slams the end part of his pike on the ground, causing a ground shockwave. A series of swings to the left over the head followed by a final spinning, horizontal slash to the left. The more times triangle is pressed, the more times the pike is swung over his head. A swing towards the front of the horse. A swing towards the front of the horse. A swing towards the back of the horse. A series of swings alternating from towards the front to towards the back of the horse. An upward swing towards the front of the horse that launches the enemy. A swing using the end part of the pike towards the back of the horse that dizzies. Slams the end part of the pike on the ground, causing a ground shockwave. A downward slash to the right. Slams his pike on the ground, causing a ground shockwave. A spinning horizontal slash to the left slash A diagonally downward slash to the right followed by a horizontal slash to the right and a diagonally upward slash to the left. A series of diagonally upward slashes alternating from left to right. Keiji stands in one place when performing this musou. A series of diagonally upward slashes alternating from left to right. Keiji stands in one place when performing

T TT TTT ST STT STTT SST SSTT SSTTT

SSST(T)

Horse Horse Horse Horse

S SS SSS S4-S8

Horse ST Horse SST Horse SSST

Jump Attack Jump Charge Running Attack Deadlock Attack Musou Level 1 Musou Level 3

this musou. During this musou, there are multiple ground shockwaves that appear. True Musou A series of diagonally upward slashes alternating from left to right, finishing with a horizontal slash to the right, a horizontal swing to the left with the end part of the pike, and a spinning, horizontal slash to the left. Keiji stands in one place when performing the main part of this musou. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------Special Abilities: R1 + S: R1 + T: Grabs the enemy, spins around once, and then throws them. Whistles for his horse.

Character Strategies: Keiji is an all around powerhouse. All of his moves are really good. The last hit on his S string has a slight delay in the attack, but the attack is an area attack. His C1 is good for breaking the opponent's guard and then juggling them. His C2, C3, and C4 are all good for any situation. In fact, his worst move may be his C4 because there is a slight delay at the start of the charge attack. However, the move is still really good and hits a wide area of people. His musou can run through the life bars of most enemy officers, although the level 3 version of this musou does sometimes knock the enemies out of the combo. Still, every once in a while, you will be able to get the musou to hit just right where the ground shockwaves will knock the enemies straight up into the air and allow them to get hit for more damage. His grab special is really good for dealing quick damage to enemies, especially to those powered up enemies that block a lot. His horse whistle isn't as effective for Keiji as it is for Yukimura simply because of the fact that a lot of Keiji's attacks have him moving very little while most of Yukimura's attacks having him moving a whole lot. However, it is still nice to know that you can fight away from your horse. Keiji's self skill allows you to perform an attack while your opponent is attacking you by pressing triangle. This allows you to interrupt your opponent's combos. As long as they are not juggling you, they basically cannot hit you for more than a couple of hits. As far as elements go, Lightning always seems to be the best choice for Keiji. He hits a lot of people and the Lightning element just adds to the devastation of crowds. When fighting against Keiji, remember that Keiji loves to use his C1. This move has a decent amount of start up time, so you should be able to get a quick hit in before Keiji attacks. Also, the first attack on his S string is slow, so you can normally predict his moves and attack him before he can attack you. The best way to approach Keiji is to watch his movements and predict his attacks and counter with an attack of your own. Keiji's C1 will break your guard if it hits, so don't play a defensive battle with Keiji. Go on the offensive as much as you can. Normally, if you run into Keiji, he will be powered up. There are not many times you will see him not powered up, so be prepared for a long fight.

______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 3c. Nobunaga Oda's Move Set SW2PCNOB \____________________________________________________ How to Unlock: Weapon Type: Clear Magoichi Saika's Story Mode. Broadsword (surrounded by an aura) Maximum Stats: Life: 289 Musou: 282 Attack: 186 Defense: 183 Ride: 188 Speed: 171 Dex: 171 Luck: 196

Starting Stats: Life: 115 Musou: 94 Attack: 91 Defense: 89 Ride: 97 Speed: 106 Dex: 106 Luck: 99 Titles: Level Level Level Level Level Level

1-10: Fool of Owari 11-20: Storm General 21-30: The Upstart 31-40: Nether Lord 41-49: Master of Chaos 50: Demon King Special

Move Set Type: Move Set:

Attack Type Move Description ----------------------------------------------------------------------------S A diagonally downwards slash to the left. SS A horizontal slash to the right. SSS A diagonally downwards slash to the left. S4-S7 A series of diagonally upward slashes alternating from right to left. SSSSSSSS A spinning, horizontal slash to the right. T(T) Hovers in the air and then throws a ball of energy towards the ground. When the ball hits the ground, it creates a shockwave. If triangle is pressed a second time, Nobunaga hovers higher before throwing the ball of energy and the shockwave is more powerful and dizzies. A diagonally upward slash to the right that launches the enemy. A diagonally upward slash to the right followed by another diagonally upward slash to the right that sends the enemy to the ground. When the enemy lands on the ground, it creates a ground shockwave that damages other enemies.

ST STT

SST SSTT

A spinning, horizontal slash to the left that dizzies. Jumps into the air and punches the ground, causing a small, dark energy burst. A shockwave. Surrounds himself in an aura barrier that dizzies any enemies in the vicinity of the barrier before releasing a shockwave. S SS SSS S4-S8 A slash towards the front of the horse. A slash towards the back of the horse. A slash straight down off to the side of the horse. A series of slashes alternating from towards the back to towards the front of the horse. An upward slash towards the front of the horse that launches the enemy. A slash towards the back of the horse that dizzies. A shockwave.

SSST SSSTT

Horse Horse Horse Horse

Horse ST Horse SST Horse SSST Jump Attack Jump Charge

A downward slash to the right. Stabs the ground with his sword, causing a ground shockwave. Running Attack A hovering horizontal slash to the right. Deadlock Attack Two diagonally downward slashes to the left followed by a horizontal slash to the right and then a diagonally downward slash to the left. Musou Level 1 Hovers in the air and moves really quickly, performing a series of diagonally upward slashes alternating from right to left. Musou Level 3 Hovers in the air and moves really quickly, performing a series of diagonally upward slashes alternating from right to left. During this musou, there are multiple dark energy bursts that appear from the ground. True Musou Hovers in the air and moves really quickly, performing a series of diagonally upward slashes alternating from right to left, finishing with a spinning slash to the right, a downward spinning slash to the left, and a dashing horizontal slash. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------Special Abilities: R1 + S(S): Surrounds himself in a barrier. The more times Square is pressed, the longer the barrier lasts and the more hits it can take. R1 + T(T): Increases the strength, range, and speed of weapon attacks. The more times Triangle is pressed, the more powerful the strength. When this move is performed three times in a row, this move can also extend the length of Nobunaga's charge attacks, giving them three extensions instead

of two. T(T)

Here is how the charge moves change based on the new extensions: Hovers in the air and then throws a ball of energy towards the ground. When the ball hits the ground, it creates a shockwave. If triangle is pressed a second time, Nobunaga hovers higher before throwing the ball of energy and the shockwave is more powerful and dizzies. If triangle is pressed three times, Nobunaga hovers even higher before throwing the ball of energy and the shockwave has the Demon element attached. A diagonally upward slash to the right that launches the enemy. A series of diagonally upward slashes alternating from right to left for four slashes. A diagonally downward slash to the left that sends the enemy to the ground. When the enemy lands on the ground, it creates a ground shockwave that damages other enemies. A spinning, horizontal slash to the left that dizzies. Jumps into the air and punches the ground, causing a small energy burst. Torpedoes himself forwards (normally called the Psycho Crusher attack for it's resemblance to M. Bison's Psycho Crusher attack from Street Fighter). A shockwave. Surrounds himself in an aura barrier that dizzies any enemies in the vicinity of the barrier before releasing a shockwave. Pressing triangle more than twice will cause the barrier to hit twice instead of once.

ST STT STT

SST SSTT SSTTT

SSST SSST(T)

Character Strategies: There is absolutely no reason to not use his weapon power up special ability when fighting an enemy officer. This weapon power up turns Nobunaga from a good character to a great character. The increase in range, weapon speed, and power is really good. The best way to abuse the weapon power up special ability is to blow away the enemy officer with his C4 and then charge up Nobunaga's weapon as much as possible without letting the enemy general get near you. A lot of people mistakenly think that you need all three tiers of the weapon power up move for the move to be good. Even one charge up of the weapon will make Nobunaga more powerful. The trick to abusing this move is to power up your weapon only as much as you can without getting hit. You can also combine his shield special ability with this by first putting up your shield and then charging up your weapon while you are invulnerable to attacks. Obviously, the best crowd control attack Nobunaga has is his C4. Nobunaga's C2 and C3 are good for one on one battles. His musou is a little bit hard to control and isn't very good for one on one situations, so you may want to just use regular attacks during Nobunaga's musou. Nobunaga's best element seems to be the Demon element, which makes sense. He is the Demon King after all.

Wind and Fire aren't bad choices either as they add extra damage. When fighting Nobunaga, don't expect to see a lot of C1 attacks. This attack leaves Nobunaga open, but the computer won't do it that much. Even if the computer does use this attack, it's easily counterable. You have plenty of time to lower your block and hit Nobunaga out of this attack. Nobunaga's regular move set is fast, so it may be a little bit harder to predict his other attacks. His musou is extremely hard to block as the computer likes to go around your block and hit you from behind. They can control this musou so well. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 3d. Mitsuhide Akechi's Move Set SW2PCMIA \____________________________________________________ How to Unlock: Weapon Type: Initially available. Katana Maximum Stats: Life: 292 Musou: 270 Attack: 183 Defense: 186 Ride: 182 Speed: 171 Dex: 165 Luck: 182

Starting Stats: Life: 118 Musou: 90 Attack: 89 Defense: 91 Ride: 93 Speed: 106 Dex: 100 Luck: 87 Titles: Level Level Level Level Level Level

1-10: Mino Nobleman 11-20: Man of Culture 21-30: Man of Honor 31-40: Warrior Sage 41-49: Lord of Virtue 50: Bringer of Peace Normal

Move Set Type: Move Set:

Attack Type Move Description ----------------------------------------------------------------------------S A horizontal slash to the left. SS A horizontal slash to the right. SSS A diagonally downward slash to the left. SSSS A horizontal slash to the right. SSSSS A diagonally downward slash to the left. SSSSSS A diagonally downward slash to the right. SSSSSSS A diagonally downward slash to the left. S8-S11 A series of diagonally upward slashes alternating from right to left. SSSSSSSSSSSS A horizontal slash to the right.

ST SST SSST SSSST SSSSST(T) SSSSSST

SSSSSSST Horse Horse Horse Horse S SS SSS S4-S8

Mitsuhide charges up a dash attack while sheathing his sword. Once the dash attack has been charged up, Mitsuhide will start running. Pressing triangle during this run will cause Mitsuhide to swing his sword. The dash attack is ended with a diagonally upward slash to the left that launches the enemy. A diagonally upward slash to the right that launches the enemy. A diagonally downward slash to the left. Sheaths his sword and then performs a horizontal slash to the right. A jumping slash upwards that causes a tornado to appear and spin around Mitsuhide. Both the slash and the tornado launches the enemy. A series of quick stabs forward followed by a stab at the ground, causing a small ground shockwave. The more times triangle is pressed, the more stabs will be performed. A grab attack where Mitsuhide stabs the enemy with his sword, picks them up, throws them forward and performs a quick horizontal slash to the right followed by a diagonally downward slash to the left. A jumping, spinning horizontal slash to the right. A A A A slash towards the back of the horse. slash towards the front of the horse. slash towards the back of the horse. series of stabs off to the side of the horse.

Horse ST Horse SST Horse SSST Jump Attack Jump Charge

An upward slash towards the front of the horse that launches the enemy. A slash towards the back of the horse that dizzies. A slash towards the front of the horse.

A spinning, downward slash to the right. Stabs the ground with his sword, causing a ground shockwave. Running Attack A diagonally upward slash to the left that launches the enemy. Deadlock Attack While running behind the enemy, Mitsuhide performs a horizontal slash to the left followed by a horizontal slash to the right. When Mitsuhide is behind the enemy, he stabs him in the back. Musou Level 1 A series of alternating horizontal slashes from left to right. Musou Level 3 A series of alternating horizontal slashes from left to right. During this musou, there are multiple energy bursts that appear from the ground. True Musou A series of alternating horizontal slashes from left to right, finishing with a diagonally upward slash to the right, a diagonally upward slash to the left, and a horizontal slash to the right. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Special Abilities: R1 + S: Mitsuhide sheaths his sword and then quickly draws his sword and slashes. This attack has the Demon element attached to it. R1 + T: Counter attack stance. When you are in this stance and an enemy attacks you, you immediately parry the attack and perform a diagonally upward slash to the right followed by a dashing diagonally upward slash to the left. Character Strategies: Mitsuhide has nice range and good attack speed. All of his regular attacks have nice range and good speed. His Normal move set allows him to circle around the enemy really well. His C1 is not that good, but his other charge attacks are nice. His C3 and C4 are quick charge attacks. His C5 and C8 are good at crowd clearing, although his C8 does have a little startup time. Also, his C8 doesn't always guard break, but it has enough power to force a guard break most of the time. His C6 is great for one on one situations while his C7 is an unblockable grab attack. As far as his specials go, his quick slash attack is good for surprising the enemy with a quick hit. It has the Demon element attached, so it can do decent damage as well. His counter attack special can be extremely useful, especially if you're good at predicting your opponent's attacks. Mitsuhide works well with all elements, although the Lightning element can lower the damage on his C6 due to its juggling effect. Still, the Lightning element can provide more hits to his attacks that have a wide radius. When fighting Mitsuhide, watch out for his quick regular attacks. Mitsuhide doesn't like to use many charge attacks. Instead, he likes to juggle and combo you with regular attacks. He will not use his C1 attack often, so you cannot really take advantage of the slow startup time that move has. Mitsuhide's first attack on his S string is kind of hard to predict due to its speed. However, having the Resilience 3 skill will increase that window of opportunity you have to catch Mitsuhide in your combo before he can catch you in his. His musou is one that can be used to get around to your exposed side when you are blocking, so be careful of that. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 3e. Kenshin Uesugi's Move Set SW2PCKEN \____________________________________________________ How to Unlock: Clear Kanetsugu Naoe's Story Mode or have a Samurai Warriors save file on your memory card before you start a new game. Weapon Type: Seven Bladed Sword Maximum Stats: Life: 314 Musou: 252

Starting Stats: Life: 125 Musou: 84

Attack: 95 Defense: 92 Ride: 89 Speed: 90 Dex: 86 Luck: 93 Titles: Level Level Level Level Level Level

Attack: 198 Defense: 193 Ride: 176 Speed: 150 Dex: 146 Luck: 187

1-10: Hero of Kasuga 11-20: Great Warlord 21-30: Dragon of Echigo 31-40: Bishamon Avatar 41-49: Divine Avenger 50: God of War Normal

Move Set Type: Move Set:

Attack Type Move Description ----------------------------------------------------------------------------S A diagonally downward slash to the left. SS A diagonally upward slash to the right. SSS A stab. SSSS A diagonally upward slash to the right. SSSSS A diagonally downward slash to the left. SSSSSS A horizontal slash to the right. SSSSSSS A diagonally downward slash to the left. S8-S11 Spins his sword around in front of him. SSSSSSSSSSSS A spinning, diagonally upward slash to the left. T ST SST SSST SSSST SSSSST SSSSSST SSSSSSST Throws out a ball of energy that circles around him twice. A diagonally upward slash to the right that launches the enemy. A diagonally upward slash to the left that dizzies. A shockwave. Slams his sword onto the ground, causing a ground shockwave that launches the enemy. Charges forward and thrusts with the side part of his sword. A grab attack where Kenshin grabs the enemy, picks them up, throws them forward, and punches them. Throws out a ball of energy that travels in a zigzag pattern. A slash towards A slash towards A slash towards Spins his sword the back of the horse. the front of the horse. the back of the horse. around off to the side of the horse.

Horse Horse Horse Horse

S SS SSS S4-S8

Horse ST Horse SST

An upward slash towards the front of the horse that launches the enemy. A slash straight down off to the side of the horse that

Horse SSST Jump Attack Jump Charge

dizzies. A slash towards the back of the horse.

A downward slash to the right. Stabs the ground with his sword, causing a ground shockwave. Running Attack A horizontal slash to the right. Deadlock Attack A spinning horizontal slash to the right followed by a spinning horizontal slash to the left followed by a vertical slash downward. Musou Level 1 A series of diagonally upward slashes alternating from left to right. Musou Level 3 Creates an after image of himself and then performs a series of diagonally upward slashes alternating from left to right. When this musou is performed on a horse, multiple ground shockwaves appear instead. True Musou A series of diagonally upward slashes alternating from left to right, finishing with a diagonally upward slash to the right, a diagonally downward slash to the left, and a horizontal slash to the right. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------Special Abilities: R1 + S: Calls upon the powers of Bishamonten to create an after image of himself. R1 + T: Releases a white paper doll that explodes and dizzies. explosion has the Fire element attached. Character Strategies: Kenshin is really the god of circling. He was the character that I was using when I discovered the technique. Most of his regular attacks have a wide area and he moves forward a good bit when attacking. You should easily be able to get behind an enemy with the circling technique and then unleash a charge attack on their exposed side. As for charge attacks, his C8 is his best charge attack. It has a wide area of range and is great for crowds and one on one battles. It can hit an enemy officer multiple times, making it a great officer killer. His C5 is a little slow. If an enemy blocks all the attacks before Kenshin's C6, they will almost always roll away from Kenshin's C6. His C7 is unblockable, but it seems really weak. His C4 is good, but not as good as his C8. His after image special is nice and extends the range, but the damage could be better. The paper doll explosion is really useful when you need to dizzy strong opponents. Save Kenshin's musou for countering purposes only. It's slow and not really all that powerful, so it's best to keep the full musou bar to unleash elemental attacks. Kenshin's best element is the Ice element, although the Demon element is also a good choice. When fighting Kenshin, since he has a Normal move set, be prepared to get hit with a lot of regular attacks if you leave yourself wide open. Normal move The

set characters tend to like regular attacks a lot. You won't see many charge attacks from Kenshin. This means you won't see his C1, which has a lot of start up time. Block Kenshin's attacks and prepare to counter attack when Kenshin is done swinging his sword. Most of Kenshin's S string has a little bit of lag in between attacks, but there really isn't that much startup time for his first attack. Therefore, his attacks are a little harder to predict than some other characters. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 3f. Oichi's Move Set SW2PCOIC \____________________________________________________ How to Unlock: Weapon Type: Initially available. Kendama (a Japanese toy similar to a cup and ball toy) Maximum Stats: Life: 261 Musou: 318 Attack: 169 Defense: 171 Ride: 178 Speed: 194 Dex: 196 Luck: 200

Starting Stats: Life: 103 Musou: 106 Attack: 84 Defense: 85 Ride: 90 Speed: 124 Dex: 126 Luck: 105 Titles: Level Level Level Level Level Level

1-10: Lady of Odani 11-20: Battle Flower 21-30: Warrior Princess 31-40: Deadly Rose 41-49: Celestial Maiden 50: Light of Hope Normal

Move Set Type: Move Set:

Attack Type Move Description ----------------------------------------------------------------------------S A diagonally downward swing to the left. SS An upward swing. SSS A diagonally downward swing to the left. SSSS A spinning, diagonally downward swing to the left. SSSSS A diagonally downward swing to the right. SSSSSS A spinning, diagonally downward swing to the right. SSSSSSS A spinning, diagonally upward swing to the left. S8-S10 Spins the ball of the kendama over her head. SSSSSSSSSSS A spinning, horizontal swing to the left. SSSSSSSSSSSS A downward swing. T A horizontal swing to the left that can break the enemy's guard.

ST SST SSST(T) SSSST SSSSST SSSSSST SSSSSSST

An upward swing that launches the enemy. A horizontal swing to the left that dizzies. Spins around with the ball of the kendama out. The more times triangle is pressed, the more times Oichi spins. Spins around with the ball of the kendama out, causing a cyclone to appear around her that launches the enemy. Slams the ball of the kendama down onto the ground, creating a small ground shockwave that dizzies. A straight forward swing with the ball of the kendama, which shoots out a small, whirlwind projectile at the end of the ball. Does a back flip while the ball of the kendama spins around her. A swing towards A swing towards A swing towards Swings the ball the side of the the front of the horse. the back of the horse. the front of the horse. of the kendama around in circles off to horse.

Horse Horse Horse Horse

S SS SSS S4-S8

Horse ST Horse SST Horse SSST

An upward swing off to the side of the horse that launches the enemy. A swing straight down off to the side of the horse that dizzies. A swing towards the front of the horse on the right side and then a swing towards the back of the horse on the left side.

A swing straight down. Stomps on the ground, causing a ground shockwave. Spins around with the ball of the kendama out. A swing to the right followed by a swing to the left followed by a straight swing and then swing straight downward. Musou Level 1 Walks while spinning the ball of the kendama around her over her head. Musou Level 3 Walks while spinning the ball of the kendama around her over her head. During this musou, there are multiple energy bursts that appear from the ground. True Musou Walks while spinning the ball of the kendama around her over her head, finishing with a diagonally downward swing to the left, a diagonally downward swing to the right, a spinning, diagonally downward swing to the right, and a spinning, jump swing to the left. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------Special Abilities: R1 + S: Increases the abilities of nearby allies. Has a chance to provide Attack x2 for 10 seconds, Defense x2 for 10 seconds, Speed x2 for 10 seconds, or heal all nearby allies for 50 life. R1 + T: Calls for an allied unit to appear.

Jump Attack Jump Charge Running Attack Deadlock Attack

Character Strategies: Oichi is another good circling character. She also has a nice variety of charge attacks at her disposal. Her C1 is great for taking out enemy blocks. Her C4 has good range of attack, but it's weak, even if you land multiple hits with it. Her C5 and C8 are better for crowd control than her C4. Her C6 and C7 are great for one on one situations. Her C7 is her best move. While it's not completely unblockable, 99.9% of the time, the enemy will not block this move. Her musou is weak until you get Awakening 3. Then, her musou is devastating. She probably has one of the best double musous in terms of combo count. Oichi's best element is Lightning, as it turns some of her straight forward attacks like her C6 and C7 into area attacks. One of her C7 attacks with the Lightning element attached will knock down just about anyone in front of Oichi. Her specials aren't really anything great, but it's always fun to summon some help every now and then. Since Oichi has a Normal move set, she will perform a lot of regular attacks. She likes to try to juggle you with her regular attacks. Watch out for her C1. It is faster than you think. Also, the first attack of her regular move set comes out quickly, so it can be hard sometimes to predict her attack pattern. Of course, if you have the skill Resilience 3, you are normally not affected by Oichi's first attack. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 3g. Okuni's Move Set SW2PCOKU \____________________________________________________ How to Unlock: Weapon Type: Beat Sugoroku once in 1 Player Mode. Umbrella Maximum Stats: Life: 291 Musou: 267 Attack: 184 Defense: 185 Ride: 172 Speed: 158 Dex: 154 Luck: 200

Starting Stats: Life: 117 Musou: 89 Attack: 90 Defense: 91 Ride: 86 Speed: 96 Dex: 94 Luck: 105 Titles: Level Level Level Level Level Level

1-10: Ingenue 11-20: Kyoto Dancer 21-30: Shrine Maiden 31-40: High Priestess 41-49: Enchantress 50: Diva

Move Set Type: Move Set:

Charge

Attack Type Move Description ----------------------------------------------------------------------------S A horizontal swing to the right. SS A horizontal swing to the left. SSS A spinning horizontal swing to the left. S4-S7 Opens her umbrella, places it on her shoulders, and spins around. SSSSSSSS A dashing attack with her umbrella open and out in front of her. T(T) Opens her umbrella and throws it out in front of her while walking. The more times triangle is pressed, the longer the umbrella will stay out. An upward kick that launches the enemy. Jumps up at the launched enemy and performs a series of four upward swings alternating from left to right. Opens her umbrella and twirls it around, letting the launched enemy land on the umbrella. When the enemy lands on the ground, it creates a ground shockwave that damages other enemies. Opens the umbrella out in front of her. A spinning horizontal swing to the left. Opens the umbrella, plants it into the ground, and spins around the umbrella, causing a cyclone to appear around her. An upward swing to the right that launches the enemy. Opens her umbrella and twirls it around, letting the launched enemy land on the umbrella. Throws her open umbrella around her in a circular motion. S SS SSS S4-S8 A swing towards the front of the horse. A swing towards the back of the horse. A swing towards the front of the horse. Opens and closes her umbrella rapidly. An upward swing towards the back of the horse that launches the enemy. A swing towards the front of the horse that dizzies. Opens her umbrella and throws it around the horse. A downward swing to the left. Stabs the ground with her umbrella, causing a ground shockwave.

ST STT STTT

SST SSTT SSTTT

SSST SSSTT SSSTTT Horse Horse Horse Horse

Horse ST Horse SST Horse SSST Jump Attack Jump Charge

An upward swing to the right. A diagonally upward swing to the right followed by a diagonally upward swing to the left followed by a "stab". Musou Level 1 Opens her umbrella and throws it around her in a circular motion. Okuni stands still during this musou. Musou Level 3 Opens her umbrella and throws it around her in a circular motion. During this musou, there are multiple auras surrounding her that will randomly raise the stats of your allies temporarily and also randomly heal them. Okuni stands still during this musou. True Musou Opens her umbrella and throws it around her in a circular motion, finishing with a horizontal swing to the right, a horizontal swing to the left, and a spin kick around her open umbrella while it is planted on the ground. Okuni stands still during the main part of this musou. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------Special Abilities: R1 + S: Increases the abilities of nearby allies. Has a chance to provide Attack x2 for 10 seconds, Defense x2 for 10 seconds, Speed x2 for 10 seconds, or heal all nearby allies for 50 life. R1 + T: Lowers the enemy's defense but raises their attack.

Running Attack Deadlock Attack

Character Strategies: Okuni isn't really as good in this game as she was in the last, even though most of her move set did not change. It's probably just that every other character improved so much that Okuni just feels...old. Her C1 only can break the opponent's guard with the very last hit, making this move pointless. Her last couple hits of her regular move set are erratic and doesn't always hit. Her C2 and C4 are good officer killers. The last hit of her C4 can clear out crowds, but sometimes you get knocked out of your combo before you can get to it. Her best move is her C3. It's good for both crowds and one on one battles. Her musou is probably one of the worst. It wouldn't be so bad if there wasn't a huge blind spot on the musou. That blind spot just happens to be anywhere near Okuni. Her umbrella flies out around Okuni in a very wide radius, leaving anyone right next to Okuni immune to this musou. It doesn't help that the level 3 version of the musou doesn't deal damage, but instead provides help to allies. It would be nice if it would also provide some power boosts to Okuni as well, but that is not the case. When performing a musou with Okuni, stick to just performing her C3 during the musou. Her triangle special would be good...if it didn't have such a bad start up time to it. The computer likes to fall in love with Okuni's C1 attack. You can catch Okuni before she can throw out her umbrella. If she does manage to throw out the umbrella, don't worry. Just dodge the umbrella and attack Okuni. There is a nice blind spot for this attack and it is right in front of Okuni. Get right next to Okuni and beat her up. The first attack of her move set can be hard to predict. Okuni stands with her umbrella down, which makes her first attack comes from a weird angle. It doesn't help that the attack does have

some speed to it. Her running attack also comes from that weird angle and has a lot of range to it. Just try to abuse Okuni's C1 attacks. She should give you many opportunities to do so. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 3h. Magoichi Saika's Move Set SW2PCMAG \____________________________________________________ How to Unlock: Weapon Type: Clear Mitsuhide Akechi's Story Mode. Rifle and Bayonet Maximum Stats: Life: 286 Musou: 276 Attack: 181 Defense: 183 Ride: 173 Speed: 167 Dex: 171 Luck: 189

Starting Stats: Life: 113 Musou: 92 Attack: 88 Defense: 89 Ride: 87 Speed: 102 Dex: 106 Luck: 93 Titles: Level Level Level Level Level Level

1-10: Loner 11-20: Musketeer 21-30: Marksman 31-40: Sharpshooter 41-49: Master Sniper 50: Perfect Shot Charge

Move Set Type: Move Set:

Attack Type Move Description ----------------------------------------------------------------------------S A horizontal swing to the right. SS A horizontal swing to the left. SSS A diagonally downward swing to the right. S4-S7 Fires shots. SSSSSSSS Fires three shots at once. T(T) Fires multiple shots in multiple different directions. The more times triangle is pressed, the more shots that are fired. An upward swing that launches the enemy. Shoots the launched enemy in the air multiple times. A final shot into the air that causes damage to anyone within a small vicinity of Magoichi.

ST STT STTT

SST SSTT SSTTT SSST(T)

A diagonally downward swing to the right that dizzies. A diagonally upward swing to the right followed by a diagonally downward swing to the left. He does two sets of these attacks. A back flip kick that launches the enemy. Fires multiple shots horizontally in a quick succession. The more times triangle is pressed, the stronger the shots are. A swing towards the back of the horse. A swing towards the front of the horse. A swing towards the back of the horse. Fires shots downward off to the side of the horse. Fires three shots at once downward off to the side of the horse. An upward swing towards the front of the horse that launches the enemy. A swing straight down off to the side of the horse that dizzies. A swing towards the back of the horse.

Horse Horse Horse Horse Horse

S SS SSS S4-S7 SSSSSSSS

Horse ST Horse SST Horse SSST Jump Attack Jump Charge

A downward swing to the right. Slams the barrel of the rifle to the ground, causing a ground shockwave. Running Attack A spinning kick with the right leg. Deadlock Attack A downward swing followed by a stab and then a shot. Musou Level 1 A series of quick shots that have a shotgun like impact, hitting multiple people with one shot. Musou Level 3 A series of quick shots that have a shotgun like impact, hitting multiple people with one shot. During this musou, a volley of gunshots is fired from above. True Musou A series of quick shots that have a shotgun like impact, hitting multiple people with one shot, finishing with a diagonally downward swing to the right, a back flip kick, and a firing of multiple shots horizontally in quick succession. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------Special Abilities: R1 + S: R1 + T: Shoots with rifle. Lock-on multi shot that shoots five bullets.

Character Strategies: Magoichi is definitely better at one on one confrontations than crowd control. His regular move set and C3 can run through an opponent's life bar. The

bullets on his regular move set can break the enemy's guard, but normally the enemy will roll out of the way if they are blocking. Magoichi's best crowd control move is the last hit on his C2. Getting to that attack can sometimes be a pain, but if you can, you won't have an enemy in sight. His C4 is also good for crowds and is definitely improved from SW1. Avoid his C1 like the plague. It's one of those moves that covers too much ground to be useful for dueling but covers too little ground to be useful for crowd control. His lock-on special is nice and deals good damage. It's great to knock enemies off of horses. His other special is only good for running up the combo meter. Magoichi's musou is very powerful and is great for both crowds and dueling. His level 3 musou can sometimes ruin the musou, but it can also sometimes add nice extra damage. Magoichi works well with any element, although Fire seems to suit his weapon's nature the best. When fighting Magoichi, the computer loves to use his C1, which means you should have plenty of openings to take advantage of. Magoichi's first hit of his S string comes out kind of slow, leaving you another opening that you can exploit. Also, remember that the bullet shots at the end of his move set can break your guard, so you can't really block around Magoichi. Therefore, your best strategy around Magoichi is just to go all out offensive. Exploit his slow attack speed and just keep beating him down. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 3i. Shingen Takeda's Move Set SW2PCSHI \____________________________________________________ How to Unlock: Weapon Type: Clear Kenshin Uesugi's Story Mode. War Fan Maximum Stats: Life: 317 Musou: 240 Attack: 195 Defense: 198 Ride: 167 Speed: 148 Dex: 142 Luck: 181

Starting Stats: Life: 128 Musou: 80 Attack: 93 Defense: 95 Ride: 83 Speed: 88 Dex: 82 Luck: 97 Titles: Level Level Level Level Level Level

1-10: Strategist 11-20: Scholar of War 21-30: Tiger of Kai 31-40: Elder Tiger 41-49: Master of War 50: Omnipotent Special

Move Set Type: Move Set: Attack Type

Move Description

----------------------------------------------------------------------------S A horizontal swing to the left. SS A horizontal swing to the right. SSS A horizontal swing to the left. S4-S7 A series of alternating moves of punches with the left hand to the right and horizontal swings to the left. SSSSSSSS A spinning, horizontal swing to the right. T(T) A cyclone appears around Shingen. The more times triangle is pressed, the more powerful and bigger the cyclone is. A spinning upward swing that launches the enemy and causes a small wind gust to appear on screen. A series of kicks alternating from the left leg to the right leg. The more times triangle is pressed, the more kicks will be performed. A downward swing that shoots out a wave of fire in front of Shingen. A series of headbutts. The more times triangle is pressed, the more headbutts that will be performed. A ground shockwave. If triangle is pressed twice, the shockwave turns into a more powerful ground fissure that appears underneath Shingen and hits any enemies that are around him. S SS SSS S4-S8 A swing towards the front of the horse. A swing towards the back of the horse. A swing towards the front of the horse. A series of swings alternating from towards the back to towards the front of the horse. An upward swing towards the back of the horse that launches the enemy. A swing towards the front of the horse that dizzies. A swing towards the back of the horse. A downward swing to the right. Stomps on the ground, causing a ground shockwave. Runs with both of his arms extended for a short period of time. At the end of the run, he will swing both of his arms towards his chest. A swing of both arms towards Shingen's chest that dizzies followed by a huge uppercut with his right hand that launches the enemy. When the enemy lands on the ground, it creates a ground shockwave that damages other enemies. A series of horizontal swings alternating from right to left.

ST STT(T)

SST SSTT(T)

SSS(T)

Horse Horse Horse Horse

Horse ST Horse SST Horse SSST Jump Attack Jump Charge Running Attack Deadlock Attack

Musou Level 1

A series of horizontal swings alternating from right to left. During this musou, there are multiple orange energy geysers that appear from the ground. True Musou A series of horizontal swings alternating from right to left, finishing with a punch with the right hand, a swing towards the left, and a spinning horizontal swing towards the right. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------Special Abilities: R1 + S(S): Grabs the enemy, swings them around, and then throws them. When the thrown enemy lands on the ground, it creates a small ground shockwave that damages other enemies. The more times square is pressed while Shingen is spinning, the more times Shingen will spin and the more powerful the throw will be. R1 + T(T): Random stat boost for ten seconds. If triangle is pressed once, the most common stat boost will be Speed Up. If triangle is pressed twice, the most common stat boost will be Defense x2. If triangle is pressed three times, the most common stat boost will be Attack x2. Sometimes, if your level is high enough, when you press triangle three times, you will get multiple stat boosts instead of just one. Character Strategies: Shingen is a Special move set character that relies on one his specials and his self skill to become anywhere near good. His random power up special is really useful if you can get the Attack x2. Granted, it doesn't show up as often as it probably should, even if you charge the special up to three levels. However, the special charge doesn't take that long, so you should charge up that special every time you knock down an enemy officer. Always try to keep the Attack x2 effect on, because Shingen really needs all the help he can get. His self skill makes it harder for Shingen to flinch when he is attacked, providing some help for his slow regular attacks. Shingen's best move is his C4. You should abuse this move as much as possible. Even though they added a wider area of attack to first hits his C2 and C3, the lag on those moves and the lack of flow between the hits of his moves really hurts those moves. His C1 is slow and really doesn't provide much help and the last hits on his regular move set have a tendency to miss the intended target. His C4 is good because most of the time, even if the enemy blocks your regular attacks, they will drop their guard when you are charging up your C4. If you have your self skill and Resilience 3, you should be able to unleash your C4 almost every time without interruption. Because your self skill relies on you having a full musou bar, try to keep it full at all times. Shingen's throw special is alright, but it's more of a fun move to use rather than a practical one. Shingen's best element would be the Demon element, but if you can't find a weapon with that, stick to Fire or Wind. Shingen would be good with Ice

Musou Level 3

because of his C4 attack, but because Shingen's attacks are so slow, you might not be able to hit your opponent enough to really damage the frozen enemy. When fighting Shingen, realize that all of his moves are slow. His regular attacks are slow, his charge attacks are slow, and his musou is slow. You should find ample opportunities to interrupt his attacks. The computer cannot take advantage of Shingen's self skill to make up for the slow attacks, so you should be able to predict Shingen's attacks and then pound him. You shouldn't really see Shingen too often unless you are in Survival Mode, as he's only on a few Story Mode stages. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 3j. Masamune Date's Move Set SW2PCMAS \____________________________________________________ How to Unlock: Weapon Type: Clear Magoichi Saika's Story Mode. Saber and Two Pistols Maximum Stats: Life: 264 Musou: 306 Attack: 171 Defense: 176 Ride: 199 Speed: 194 Dex: 196 Luck: 192

Starting Stats: Life: 105 Musou: 102 Attack: 85 Defense: 88 Ride: 104 Speed: 124 Dex: 126 Luck: 99 Titles: Level Level Level Level Level Level

1-10: Pride of the Date 11-20: Young Hero 21-30: Fury's Prodigy 31-40: One-Eyed Dragon 41-49: Patron of Oshu 50: Northern Legend Charge

Move Set Type: Move Set:

Attack Type Move Description ----------------------------------------------------------------------------S A diagonally downward slash to the left. SS A diagonally upward slash to the right. SSS A diagonally upward slash to the left. S4-S7 Fires shots from one pistol. SSSSSSSS A horizontal slash to the right.

T TT TTT

Fires three bullets at once from one pistol that can break the enemy's guard. A dashing, horizontal slash to the left. Does a back flip while firing many shots from both pistols. An upward slash that launches the enemy. Shoots the launched enemy in the air multiple times using both pistols. Jumps up and slashes downward at the launched enemy. When the enemy lands on the ground, it creates a ground shockwave that damages other enemies.

ST STT STTT

SST SSTT SSTTT

A spinning kick with the right left that dizzies. A dashing, horizontal slash to the left. Fires four wide angle shots in four different directions. A series of diagonally downward slashes alternating from left to right followed by a spin while firing multiple shots downwards in quick succession from both pistols. The more times triangle is pressed, the more slashes Date will perform. A slash towards the front of the horse. A slash towards the back of the horse. A slash towards the front of the horse. A series of slashes alternating from towards the back to towards the front of the horse. Fires shots downward off to the side of the horse. An upward slash towards the back of the horse that launches the enemy. A slash straight down off to the side of the horse that dizzies. Fires shots from one pistol off of the right side of the horse then fires shots from the other pistol off the left side of the horse. Fires multiple shots downward. Stabs the ground with his sword, causing a ground shockwave. A horizontal slash to the right. A diagonally downward slash to the left followed by three more slashes that gets Masamune behind his opponent followed by a shot behind him from one of his pistols. Fires multiple shots from both pistols horizontally in quick succession. Date stands in one place when performing this musou. Fires multiple shots from both pistols horizontally in

SSST(T)

Horse Horse Horse Horse

S SS SSS S4-S7

Horse SSSSSSSS Horse ST Horse SST Horse SSST

Jump Attack Jump Charge Running Attack Deadlock Attack Musou Level 1 Musou Level 3

quick succession. Date stands in one place when performing this musou. During this musou, beams of light are falling from above. True Musou Fires multiple shots from both pistols horizontally in quick succession, finishing with three spins while firing multiple shots from both pistols downward in a circle in quick succession. Date stands in one place when performing the main part of this musou. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------Special Abilities: R1 + S: R1 + T: Shoots with both pistols. Lowers the enemy's defense but raises their attack.

Character Strategies: Masamune's strength lies in his ability to hit multiple people and hit them at a distance. His C1, C3, and musou attacks all have great range and all have projectile attacks involved. The last hits of his C1 can hit enemies on the ground. His best charge attack is probably his C3, which not only clears a crowd, but can sometimes be used to get around an enemy officer's block. His C4 is a great for either dueling or crowd control, depending on how many slashes you perform. His C2 is only good for one on one encounters, but even then, his C4 is much better and does more damage. Another problem with his C2 is that sometimes, it doesn't combo properly. The pistol shots at the end of his S string can break the guard of an enemy, but most enemy officers will roll away before that happens. His first special would be good if it did any damage or break the opponent's guard. His second special is just a run of the mill taunt attack, which is good in certain situations. Masamune is best with the Ice element, which transforms his musou from very good to downright deadly. When fighting Masamune, remember that he likes to use his C1. His C1 can be annoying because it's a projectile guard breaker. However, it is slow enough to counter with relative ease. Also, remember that the pistol shots on his regular attacks also guard break. It is best to not play defensive against Masamune and just focus on attacks. That way, you don't get caught in his regular attacks and end up having your guard broken, leaving you open. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 3k. No's Move Set SW2PCNOH \____________________________________________________ How to Unlock: Weapon Type: Clear Nobunaga Oda's Story Mode. Retractable Blades

Starting Stats: Life: 115 Musou: 96 Attack: 88 Defense: 88 Ride: 87 Speed: 106 Dex: 100 Luck: 93 Titles: Level Level Level Level Level Level

Maximum Stats: Life: 289 Musou: 288 Attack: 181 Defense: 181 Ride: 173 Speed: 171 Dex: 165 Luck: 189

1-10: Viper's Daughter 11-20: Lady of Oda 21-30: Sweet Poison 31-40: Deadly Beauty 41-49: Demoness 50: Venom Queen Special

Move Set Type: Move Set:

Attack Type Move Description ----------------------------------------------------------------------------S A kick with the right leg. SS A kick with the left leg. SSS Turns around and performs a back flip kick. S4-S7 A series of back flip kicks. SSSSSSSS A jumping, spinning, horizontal back flip slash with both blades out. T TT ST STT SST SSTT Throws out a bomb that dizzies, but doesn't explode. This attack can break the enemy's guard. Throws out a bomb that explodes. A back flip kick that launches the enemy. A horizontal slash with both blades. A jumping, spinning kick that dizzies. Stabs forwards and backwards with both blades followed by a sweeping kick. A horizontal slash to the left with both blades. A series of spins with both blades out before a final, horizontal slash to the left with both blades. The more times triangle is pressed, the more spins are performed. Slashes outwards towards the front and back of the horse with both blades. Slashes inwards towards the middle of the horse with both blades.

SSST SSST(T)

Horse S Horse SS

Horse SSS Horse S4-S8 Horse ST Horse SST Horse SSST

Slashes outwards towards the front and back of the horse with both blades. A series of stabs off to the side of the horse. An upward slash towards the front of the horse that launches the enemy. A spinning kick that dizzies. Slashes outwards towards the front and back of the horse with both blades.

A back flip horizontal slash with both blades out. A stomp that causes a small shockwave. A spinning horizontal slash with both blades out that launches the enemy. Deadlock Attack A horizontal slash followed by a back flip kick and then a backwards stab. Musou Level 1 Walks backwards and throws multiple bombs. Musou Level 3 Walks backwards and throws multiple bombs. During this musou, there are multiple midair explosions that appear all around No. True Musou Walks backwards and throws multiple bombs, finishing with two straight forward bomb tosses and then a toss of three bombs at the same time. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------Special Abilities: R1 + S(S): Place a bomb on the ground. No can place up to six bombs on the ground; two for each time this skill is upgraded. R1 + T(T): Performs a series of horizontal slashes with both blades out while detonating bombs. The more times triangle is pressed, the more bombs are detonated. Press triangle once to detonate one bomb. Press triangle a second time to detonate up to two more bombs at the same time and the explosion will dizzy. Press triangle a third time to detonate up to three more bombs at the same time and the explosion will have the Fire element. Character Strategies: No's best move is her C3. This move is quick and can sometimes get around an enemy guard. Abuse this move as much as possible. I have issues aiming her C1 and it's very slow. Her C2 isn't that great. It's good for crowds, but if you want to get rid of crowds, her C4 is better. Her C4 would be one of the better ones if it didn't lift enemies off of their feet. This causes less damage to be done. Her best asset is her specials. The bombs are not that great as an attack, but they are perfect as a decoy. If you know how to use the bombs, you can make the enemy vulnerable to attack almost every time. What you do is knock the opponent down on the ground or away from you. Place one bomb and only one bomb on the ground and stand behind the bomb so that the enemy will run towards you, but will run across the bomb first. Detonate the

Jump Attack Jump Charge Running Attack

bomb as soon as the enemy runs near the bomb. One of three things will now happen. The first is that the enemy will get hit by the explosion and get stunned, leaving the enemy open to attack. The second is that the enemy will attempt to block the explosion, which will cause his guard to be broken, leaving him open to attack. The third, and the most common, is that the enemy will roll towards you. The enemy will be vulnerable to attack as soon as they come out of their roll. If you practice doing this, you can almost always get the enemy open with a bomb. If the enemy does not come directly at your bomb, just leave it there and knock the enemy down again and then move behind your already set bomb. This technique doesn't provide quick kills, but it does provide sure openings. The only thing you have to worry about is enemies with long range running attacks like Tadakatsu or Nene, but once you get the range down with this technique, you can negate their chance for a running attack by shortening their running distance so they cannot perform one. No's best element is the Demon element, as she is the Demon's Wife, although Fire works also. I haven't tried her with Ice yet, but I don't think she would be very compatible with Ice, considering that most of her attacks knock enemies into the air. When fighting No, take advantage of her short range on her regular attacks. No has great range with her charge attacks, but very short range with her regular attacks. That is because all range enhancers seem to only work on her weapons and not her kicks. An officer like Yukimura or Yoshihiro can get the early attack on No at a decent range. Don't let No close in on you, because once she does, you're susceptible to her attacks. Her kicks come out quickly, so most officers cannot out speed her in terms of regular attacks. She doesn't use her C1 often, but if she does, take advantage of the long start up time. Also, if you see her charging up for her musou and you don't think you can hit her in time, then run the opposite way of where she is going. Her musou makes her move backwards, which means she can't close in the distance between you and her unless you're behind her. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 3l. Hanzo Hattori's Move Set SW2PCHAN \____________________________________________________ How to Unlock: Clear Kotaro Fuma's Story Mode or have a Samurai Warriors save file on your memory card before you start a new game. Weapon Type: Kusarigama (a sickle and chain) Maximum Stats: Life: 261 Musou: 300 Attack: 174 Defense: 169

Starting Stats: Life: 103 Musou: 100 Attack: 87 Defense: 84

Ride: 101 Speed: 130 Dex: 150 Luck: 93 Titles: Level Level Level Level Level Level

Ride: 194 Speed: 200 Dex: 200 Luck: 187

1-10: Iga Ninja 11-20: Ninja Leader 21-30: Dark Assassin 31-40: The Unseen 41-49: Silent Death 50: Lord of Shadow Special

Move Set Type: Move Set:

Attack Type Move Description ----------------------------------------------------------------------------S A diagonally upward slash to the left. SS A diagonally upward slash to the right. SSS A diagonally downward slash to the left. S4-S7 A series of dashing, horizontal slashes alternating from right left. SSSSSSSS A dashing, horizontal slash to the right. T(T) Throws a bomb forward that explodes and can break the enemy's guard. If triangle is pressed twice, the explosion will be bigger and have the Ice element attached. A kick upwards with the left leg that launches the enemy. A kick upwards with the right leg followed by a jump into the air and a downward kick at the launched enemy. When the enemy lands on the ground, it creates a ground shockwave that damages other enemies. Jumps in the air and throws an explosive down to the ground that dizzies. A series of swings with the chain of his weapon diagonally downward alternating from left to right, finishing by throwing a black energy wave. Swings his weapon over his head multiple times before a final, horizontal slash to the left. The more times triangle is pressed, the more times the weapon is swung over his head. A A A A slash towards the slash towards the slash towards the series of slashes front of the horse. back of the horse. front of the horse. alternating from towards the back to

ST STT

SST SSTT

SSST(T)

Horse Horse Horse Horse

S SS SSS S4-S8

towards the front of the horse.

Horse ST Horse SST Horse SSST

An upward slash towards the front of the horse. Throws a bomb off to the side of the horse that dizzies. Swings his weapon around in circles off to the side of the horse.

Throws three shrunkens downward. Slams his weapon on the ground, causing a ground shockwave. Running Attack A horizontal slash to the left. Deadlock Attack Two kicks followed by a horizontal slash to the right, a jump into the air, and a downward slash from behind. Musou Level 1 Throws multiple black energy waves. Hanzo stands in one place when performing this musou. Musou Level 3 Creates three illusions of himself and then throws multiple black energy waves. Hanzo stands in one place when performing this musou. When this musou is performed on a horse, multiple mid air explosions appear instead. True Musou Throws multiple black energy waves, finishing with three horizontal slashes alternating from right to left. Hanzo stands in one place when performing the main part of the musou. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------Special Abilities: R1 + S(S): Performs various types of ninjutsu moves, which starts off with a fire wave in front of him, then a slam of the ground which causes a ground shockwave, followed by a tornado that moves around him. R1 + T(T): Makes copies of himself. The more times triangle is pressed, the more copies are made. Hanzo can make up to three copies. Character Strategies: Hanzo relies on speed more than dealing damage, which can sometimes leave him underpowered for certain situations. Also, for someone wielding a weapon on a chain, most of Hanzo's moves have no range because the chain is rarely involved in his attacks. Hanzo's best move is his C4. It has good range and damage (for him), but the problem is that there is a slight start up time at the beginning of the move. His C1 is really too slow to be useful, even with the added Ice element if you hit Triangle twice. His C2 is average and the last parts of his C3 can be hard to aim because of the rapid change in camera angle during the stun bomb. His S string is quick, but the lack of range and power hurts. His musou is slow until you get his level 3 musou. Once you get his level 3 musou, you can trap an enemy against the wall and then beat them down with the multiple energy waves that are coming out of the clones. His clone special is good, but sometimes the clones can get lost because they don't exactly mimic Hanzo's movements. This can be a good thing if you know

Jump Attack Jump Charge

how to abuse it, but it can also make this special less useful due to the fact that you have to try hard to get multiple hits. Hanzo's ninjutsu special isn't that great because of its lack of power. Element wise, stick with the Demon element that comes on his fourth weapon. It adds much needed killing power to Hanzo's weak charge attacks. If you don't have his fourth weapon, then try to find an Ice element third weapon, as it will make his C4 attack that much better. When fighting Hanzo, first thing you should take note of is his quick opening attack on his S string. Not only is the attack quick, but it's also deceptive and has very little movement to the attack. This can make this move hard to predict. While Hanzo has very horrid start up time on his C1, he will very rarely use it. Finally, if Hanzo unleashes his musou, instead of putting distance between you and Hanzo, simply move to Hanzo's backside. Hanzo's musou is a projectile wave that goes out very far, but doesn't hit the area behind him. Also, Hanzo cannot turn quickly while performing this attack, so behind Hanzo is the safest place for avoiding his musou. Just make sure you block the final shockwave of the musou attack. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 3m. Ranmaru Mori's Move Set SW2PCMOR \____________________________________________________ How to Unlock: Weapon Type: Complete Ranmaru's 2nd Request on 31F of Survival Mode. Nodachi (a long katana) Maximum Stats: Life: 267 Musou: 306 Attack: 174 Defense: 171 Ride: 187 Speed: 194 Dex: 192 Luck: 180

Starting Stats: Life: 108 Musou: 102 Attack: 87 Defense: 85 Ride: 96 Speed: 124 Dex: 122 Luck: 87 Titles: Level Level Level Level Level Level

1-10: Squire 11-20: Elegant Page 21-30: Retainer 31-40: Model Samurai 41-49: Guardian 50: Wunderkind Charge

Move Set Type: Move Set:

Attack Type Move Description ----------------------------------------------------------------------------S A diagonally downward slash to the left.

SS SSS S4-S7 SSSSSSSS T(T)

A horizontal slash to the right. A diagonally downward slash to the left. A series of slashes alternating from diagonally upward to the right to diagonally downward to the left. A spinning, horizontal slash to the left. A horizontal slash to the right that sends out a blue energy wave. The more times T is pressed, the bigger the energy wave is. An upward slash that launches the enemy. A dashing horizontal slash forward. A dashing horizontal slash in the opposite direction. A downward slash that dizzies. A horizontal slash to the left followed by a horizontal slash to the right. A dashing diagonally upward slash to the left that sends out a ground energy wave forward. A diagonally downward slash to the right. A diagonally upward slash to the left that launches the enemy. A spinning, horizontal slash to the left that sends out a blue energy wave.

ST STT STTT STT STTT STTTT

SSST SSSTT SSSTTT

Horse Horse Horse Horse

S SS SSS S4-S8

A slash towards the A slash towards the A slash towards the A series of slashes towards the back of

back of the horse. front of the horse. back of the horse. alternating from towards the front to the horse.

Horse ST Horse SST Horse SSST Jump Attack Jump Charge Running Attack Deadlock Attack Musou Level 1 Musou Level 3 True Musou

An upward slash towards the front of the horse that launches the enemy. A slash towards the back of the horse that dizzies. A slash towards the front of the horse. A diagonally downward slash to the right. Stabs the ground with his sword, causing a ground shockwave. A jumping, diagonally downward slash to the left. A vertical slash downward followed by a horizontal slash to the right. A series of spinning, diagonally upward slashes to the left. A series of spinning, diagonally upward slashes to the left. During this musou, there are multiple blue energy waves that appear from above and move towards the ground. A series of spinning, diagonally upward slashes to the left, finishing with a diagonally downward slash to the

left, a horizontal slash to the right, and a dashing horizontal slash to the left. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------Special Abilities: R1 + S: A quick forward slash of the sword. element attached to it. R1 + T: This attack has the Demon

Increases attack power but lowers defense.

Character Strategies: Ranmaru has a lot of range, but his attacks can be slow. His charge attacks are very unique. His C1 is good for crowds, but in one on one situations, the enemy officer normally will roll out of its way. His C2 is good for dueling, but it can be hard to use sometimes for crowds. With his C3, sometimes it's best to just use the first three hits and not use the running slash. The two horizontal slashes for his C3 can clear out crowds very effectively, but the running slash can miss a lot of times, even with the projectile that comes out. His C4 can be tricky to master, but if you learn the AI's tendencies with this move, you can hit enemy officers with it most of the time. If the enemy officer blocks every hit of his C4, the officer will roll to avoid the energy wave at the end of that move, since the energy wave will break an enemy's guard. However, if the enemy has not blocked the hit right before the energy wave, he will not roll. Therefore, if an enemy is blocking and you want to use Ranmaru's C4 on that officer, hit with the first two slashes on an enemy that is off to the side of the enemy officer and then turn and aim your energy wave slash at the enemy officer. If you can perfect this move, you will normally be able to break the enemy officer's block and then have a free attack on that officer. Ranmaru's musou is good, but it has been toned down from the first game. Ranmaru works best with the Ice element, although Lightning can work as well with Ranmaru's wide slashes. When fighting Ranmaru, the AI likes to use his C1. Not only do they like to use his C1, but they like to charge it up some before releasing it. Therefore, you should have plenty of time to counter this move. Also, Ranmaru's slashes have lots of range and have a wide area of attack, but they are very slow. You should be able to see his attacks coming from a mile away and be able to counter them with just about anyone. Use Ranmaru as a good starting practice dummy for predicting enemy attacks. Try to see his attacks coming and roll out of their way. When you can dodge most of Ranmaru's attacks, move on to a harder opponent. Ranmaru as an opponent isn't hard to defeat at all. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 3n. Hideyoshi Toyotomi's Move Set SW2PCHID \____________________________________________________

How to Unlock: Weapon Type:

Clear Mitsunari Ishida's Story Mode. Sansetsu (a three sectioned staff) Maximum Stats: Life: 270 Musou: 306 Attack: 171 Defense: 174 Ride: 200 Speed: 190 Dex: 198 Luck: 198

Starting Stats: Life: 110 Musou: 102 Attack: 85 Defense: 87 Ride: 105 Speed: 120 Dex: 128 Luck: 105 Titles: Level Level Level Level Level Level

1-10: Stable Master 11-20: Monkey 21-30: Commander 31-40: Cleaver Diplomat 41-49: Great Dreamer 50: Unifier Normal

Move Set Type: Move Set:

Attack Type Move Description ----------------------------------------------------------------------------S A diagonally upward swing to the left. SS A diagonally downward swing to the right. SSS A diagonally downward swing to the right. SSSS A diagonally upward swing to the left. SSSSS A diagonally downward swing to the left. SSSSSS A diagonally upwards swing to the right. SSSSSSS A diagonally downward swing to the right. S8-S11 A series of quick, twirling swings alternating from right to left. SSSSSSSSSSSS A dashing stab forward. T ST SST SSST SSSST SSSSST SSSSSST SSSSSSST Jumps into the air and stomps on the ground, causing a small ground shockwave. A diagonally upward swing to the right that launches the enemy. A stab forward with the staff that dizzies. A diagonally upward swing to the left followed by a horizontal swing to the right. Jumps up into the air and spins around, causing a cyclone to appear around him that launches the enemy. A dashing, diagonally upward swing to the right followed by a dashing, diagonally upward swing to the left that dizzies. A grab attack where Hideyoshi wraps his sansetsu around the enemy, flips over them, and throws them forward. A diagonally upward swing to the left followed by a diagonally upward swing to the right followed by a jumping, spinning, diagonally upward swing to the left.

Horse Horse Horse Horse

S SS SSS S4-S8

A A A A

swing towards the back of the horse. swing towards the front of the horse. downward swing off to the side of the horse. series of swings towards the front of the horse.

Horse ST Horse SST Horse SSST Jump Attack Jump Charge

An upward swing towards the front of the horse that launches the enemy. A stab off to the side of the horse that dizzies. A somersault swing towards the back of the horse.

A downward swing to the left. Slams his weapon on the ground, causing a ground shockwave. Running Attack A series of spinning, horizontal swings. The more times square is pressed, the more times Hideyoshi spins and swings. Deadlock Attack A series of seven swings, alternating from left to right. Musou Level 1 A series of quick jumps and landing with horizontal swings to the right. Musou Level 3 A series of quick jumps and landing with horizontal swings to the right. During this musou, there are multiple energy bursts that appear from the ground. True Musou A series of quick jumps and landing with horizontal swings to the right, finishing with four spinning, horizontal swings. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------Special Abilities: R1 + S: R1 + T: Causes the enemies to drop gold when defeated. Lowers the defense of enemies but raises their attack.

Character Strategies: Hideyoshi has lots of range and quick attack speed, but not a whole lot of power. You will need to use the range and attack speed to your advantage. Not many characters can outrange Hideyoshi. He really does not have a charge attack that stands out, but a lot of his charge attacks are multihit. His C7 is a grab, which means it's unblockable. However, this attack only hits once and is kind of weak compared to other charge attacks. His best charge attacks for crowds are the ones that hit multiple times, which are his C4, C6, and C8. His C5 is decent, but you can sometimes get caught while you're still in the air if an enemy officer blocks. I don't like his C1 at all, but that's probably just personal preference. Besides, his C6 can get around most blocks and his C7 is unblockable. Hideyoshi is not good at circling because of his range. His attacks will knock the enemy out of range and will not give him a chance to get around him. In fact, the only way to really circle using Hideyoshi is to use his C6 to get behind the enemy. His musou is unique in

the fact that it doesn't seem to be very good at crowd clearing or one on one situations. I would just stick to using his musou as a counter measure and just use regular attacks when you do use his musou. His special that causes the enemies to drop gold is a great way to money farm, especially when paired up with his fourth weapon. His other special can sometimes make up for his lack of power, but enemies do tend to block this more often than not. Hideyoshi doesn't seem to be too compatible with the Lightning element, which means his fourth weapon is only good because of the Luck bonuses on it. I would suggest using his fourth weapon to try to find a better third weapon, probably one with the Fire, Ice, or if you can find one, Demon element. Hideyoshi, in my opinion, is one of the harder enemies to fight. He has three things going for him that makes him a tough opponent: Deceptive attack range, a Normal move set, and a first attack that seems to come out of left field. It is hard to predict his first attack because it is so fast and has a weird motion to it. What's worse, it has more range than you expect it to have because his staff extends. This makes it harder to hit Hideyoshi before he can hit you. He has a Normal move set, which means he has a tendency to just use his S string to combo you. He doesn't use his C1 a whole lot, but when he does, make him pay for it. There should be enough start up lag on his C1 that you can get in an attack on him. This is about his only attack that you can disrupt. Of course, if you have Resilience 3, sometimes you don't have to worry about Hideyoshi's first attack. His musou can get around your guard because of its nature, but it won't do a lot of damage to you because it isn't powerful and it doesn't hit that many times. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 3o. Tadakatsu Honda's Move Set SW2PCTAD \____________________________________________________ How to Unlock: Clear Ieyasu Tokugawa's Story Mode or have a Samurai Warriors: Xtreme Legends save file on your memory card before you start a new game. Weapon Type: Large Headed Spear Maximum Stats: Life: 317 Musou: 246 Attack: 200 Defense: 200 Ride: 184 Speed: 150 Dex: 150 Luck: 189

Starting Stats: Life: 128 Musou: 82 Attack: 96 Defense: 96 Ride: 94 Speed: 90 Dex: 90 Luck: 93

Titles: Level 1-10: Mikawa Warrior Level 11-20: Mighty Samurai

Level Level Level Level

21-30: Loyal Protector 31-40: The Unparalleled 41-49: The Indomitable 50: Valued Guardian Charge

Move Set Type: Move Set:

Attack Type Move Description ----------------------------------------------------------------------------S A horizontal slash to the right. SS A diagonally downward slash to the left. SSS A stab forward with the end of his spear. S4-S7 A series of diagonally upward slashes to alternating from right to left. SSSSSSSS A diagonally downward slash to the left. T TT TTT A spinning horizontal slash to the right that can break the enemy's guard. A dashing stab forward, which launches a small energy wave forward. A horizontal slash to the right, which launches an energy wave forward. A diagonally upward slash to the left that launches the enemy. Jumps up and slashes downward at the launched enemy. When the enemy lands on the ground, it creates a ground shockwave that damages other enemies. A diagonally upward slash to the right followed a diagonally upward slash to the left. A horizontal slash to the right that dizzies. A diagonally upward slash to the left that launches the enemy. Jumps and slams his spear down onto the ground, causing a ground shockwave. A stomp on the ground that sends out a wave of energy forward. A series of four diagonally downward slash alternating from right to left. Spins his spear towards the front three times followed by a shockwave. S SS SSS S4-S8 A slash towards the front of the horse. A slash towards the front of the horse. A slash towards the front of the horse. A series of slashes alternating from towards the back to towards the front of the horse.

ST STT STTT

SST SSTT SSTTT

SSST SSSTT SSSTTT

Horse Horse Horse Horse

Horse ST Horse SST Horse SSST

An upward slash towards the front of the horse that launches the enemy. A slash straight down off to the side of the horse that dizzies. Spins his spear twice off the side of the horse followed by a ground shockwave that appears around Tadakatsu.

A downward slash to the right. Stabs the ground with his spear, causing a ground shockwave. Running Attack A horizontal slash to the right. Deadlock Attack A diagonally downward slash to the left followed by a ramming headbutt that launches the enemy and a spinning horizontal slash to the right. Musou Level 1 A series of horizontal slashes alternating from right to left. Musou Level 3 A series of horizontal slashes alternating from right to left. During this musou, there are multiple steam geysers that appear from the ground. True Musou A series of horizontal slashes alternating from right to left, finishing with a horizontal slash to the right, a diagonally downward slash to the left, and a spinning, diagonally downward slash to the left. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------Special Abilities: R1 + S: R1 + T: Twirls his spear and performs a war cry that fills up the musou bar. Powers up to be able to run into enemies and deal damage to them.

Jump Attack Jump Charge

Character Strategies: Tadakatsu Honda is very powerful with attacks that hit a wide area. His C1 is much improved from SW: Xtreme Legends, although there is still a heavy lag time when performing the move. His C2 can be used for crowd control, although it's much better for dueling. His C3 is probably best for crowd control, although the second hit of the attack can break the opponent's guard. Still, it is sometimes hard to aim the last hit of the move because of the way the camera moves around. His C4 is powerful and has a lot of hits, but sometimes it can take too long to get to the end of the move, which is a shockwave attack. His musou is much improved from his first appearance and hits much faster and more times. His musou charge special can be abused, although it does take longer to perform than Musashi's. His second special has its uses, but it doesn't last long enough to warrant any special consideration. Tadakatsu works well with any element because of his wide range of attacks. As far as I know, there isn't a single time where you fight Tadakatsu Honda in Story Mode and he is not powered up. He is always powered up with a lot of attack, defense, and life. When fighting Tadakatsu, remember that both his

first attack on his S string and his C1 are very slow and very easy to predict. The AI falls in love with his C1, which means you should be able to get your hits in. Still, it will take a lot of hits for the big man to fall. Avoid getting hit, because most of the time, he can deal some serious damage. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 3p. Ina's Move Set SW2PCINA \____________________________________________________ How to Unlock: Weapon Type: Clear Tadakatsu Honda's Story Mode. Bow and Arrows Maximum Stats: Life: 286 Musou: 276 Attack: 181 Defense: 181 Ride: 190 Speed: 175 Dex: 183 Luck: 189

Starting Stats: Life: 113 Musou: 92 Attack: 88 Defense: 88 Ride: 98 Speed: 110 Dex: 118 Luck: 93 Titles: Level Level Level Level Level Level

1-10: Bow Maiden 11-20: Great Archer 21-30: Arrow Mistress 31-40: Dangerous Lady 41-49: Graceful Fighter 50: Bow Goddess Special

Move Set Type: Move Set:

Attack Type Move Description ----------------------------------------------------------------------------S A diagonally upward swing to the left. SS A diagonally downward swing to the right. SSS A diagonally upward swing to the left. S4-S7 Fires arrows. SSSSSSSS Fires three charged arrows. T Fires arrows upwards. They come back down in a wide area. The more times triangle is pressed, the stronger the arrows are. An upward swing to the right that launches the enemy. Fires a charged arrow at the launched enemy. Fires an arrow downward that explodes into a puff of

ST STT SST

SSTT

smoke that dizzies. A series of three horizontal swings alternating from left to right followed by a jumping, spinning horizontal swing. A series of diagonally downward swings alternating from left to right followed by shooting two wide, energy waves. The more times triangle is pressed, the more swings she performs. A swing on A swing on A swing on Fires sets horse. the left the left the left of three side towards the back of the horse. side towards the front of the horse. side towards the back of the horse. arrows off to the left side of the

SSST(T)

Horse Horse Horse Horse

S SS SSS S4-S8

Horse ST Horse SST Horse SSST Jump Attack Jump Charge

An upward swing on the left side towards the front of the horse that launches the enemy. a swing on the left side towards the back of the horse that dizzies. A spinning swing on the left side of the horse.

Fires three arrows downward. Fires an arrow downward. When the arrow lands, it causes a ground shockwave. Running Attack Jumps and spins around 180 degrees with the bow out. Deadlock Attack A diagonally upward slash to the left followed by a firing of five arrows. Musou Level 1 Fires multiple, wide area arrows in rapid succession. Ina stands in one place when performing this musou. Musou Level 3 Fires multiple, wide area arrows in rapid succession. Ina stands in one place when performing this musou. During this musou, a volley of arrows is fired from above. True Musou Fires multiple, wide area arrows in rapid succession, finishing with three horizontal swings alternating from right to left. Ina stands in one place when performing the main part of this musou. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------Special Abilities: R1 + S(S): Fires arrows. Ina will shoot five singular arrows, then two triple arrow, then one triple charged arrows. R1 + T(T): Fires three elemental arrows and then adds an element to attacks while your musou bar is full. The type of element depends on how many times square was pressed. Pressing square once add a fire element. Pressing square twice will add a lightning element. Pressing square three times will add an ice element. Character Strategies:

Ina's strengths lie in her projectile attacks. Her C1 and C2 have both been severely powered down to the point where they are both should not be used at all. However, her C3 and C4 have been powered up. The swings on her C3 are now faster and her C4 is probably her best move. The two projectile energy waves at the end of the attack are very powerful and can clear out a crowd very easily. The swings on her C4 can also be used to deal damage to enemy officers. Her first arrow special is very good for getting rid of crowds, especially if you combine it with her Self Skill Pierce. However, her second special, the elemental arrows, can be abused very easily. The first two elements, Fire and Lightning, aren't that great. However, the Ice element is extremely useful. Having the Ice element on all of Ina's attacks can really increase the amount of damage she can do. Ina's best element is Ice, as you can easily freeze an opponent and the immediately go into a musou for massive damage. Also, remember that her mounted attacks are all on the left side of the horse, not the right side of the horse. When fighting Ina, remember that most of her attacks are slow. She won't use her C1 very much, but if she does, knock her out of it. Even if she can get it off, it probably won't hit you due to the fact that it has poor accuracy. The arrows at the end of her S string knock you down to your knees instead of knocking you backwards, which means you cannot perform backflip to recover out of the attack. Also, even though her musou is one of those that stands still, the range that the arrows can fly and the speed in which she can turn while performing her musou means that you probably will not be able to outrun her musou. Instead, either knock her out of it or block it. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 3q. Ieyasu Tokugawa's Move Set SW2PCIEY \____________________________________________________ How to Unlock: Weapon Type: Initially available. Cannon Spear Maximum Stats: Life: 314 Musou: 252 Attack: 195 Defense: 198 Ride: 169 Speed: 146 Dex: 142 Luck: 194

Starting Stats: Life: 125 Musou: 84 Attack: 93 Defense: 95 Ride: 84 Speed: 86 Dex: 82 Luck: 99 Titles: Level Level Level Level Level Level

1-10: Lord of Mikawa 11-20: The Persevering 21-30: Eastern Champion 31-40: Patient Ambition 41-49: Shogun 50: Great Patriarch

Move Set Type: Move Set:

Normal

Attack Type Move Description ----------------------------------------------------------------------------S A diagonally downward slash to the right. SS A horizontal slash to the left. SSS A diagonally downward slash to the right. SSSS A stab forward. SSSSS A horizontal swing to the left with the end part of the spear. SSSSSS A diagonally upward slash to the right. SSSSSSS A diagonally upward slash to the left. S8-S11 Fires cannonballs. SSSSSSSSSSSS Fires a cannonball that explodes. T ST SST SSST SSSST SSSSST SSSSSST SSSSSSST Stabs the ground and fires a cannonball, which causes a small explosion that can break the enemy's guard. A diagonally upward slash to the left that launches the enemy. Fires an explosion that dizzies. A horizontal slash to the left. Fires three cannonballs upward that launches the enemy. Fires a cannonball downward at the ground, causing a shockwave. Fires a beam of light straight forward. A flamethrower blast towards the right. This attack has the Fire element attached. A slash towards the back of the horse. A slash towards the front of the horse. A slash towards the back of the horse. Fires cannonballs downward off to the side of the horse. An upward slash towards the front of the horse that launches the enemy. Fires a cannonball at the ground, which causes an explosion that dizzies. A flamethrower blast towards the front of the horse. This attack has the Fire element attached. Fires a cannonball downward. Lands and fires a shot into the ground that causes a ground shockwave. A horizontal slash to the left. A stab forward, impaling the enemy, followed by firing a cannonball. Fires multiple sets of five cannonballs that home in on enemies. Ieyasu stands in one place when performing this musou. Fires multiple sets of five cannonballs that home in on

Horse Horse Horse Horse

S SS SSS S4-S8

Horse ST Horse SST Horse SSST

Jump Attack Jump Charge Running Attack Deadlock Attack Musou Level 1 Musou Level 3

enemies. Ieyasu stands in one place when performing this musou. During this musou, cannonballs are fired from above. True Musou Fires multiple sets of five cannonballs that home in on enemies, finishing with three more firings of five cannonballs. Ieyasu stands in one place when performing this musou. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------Special Abilities: R1 + S: R1 + T: Fires a cannonball that explodes. Fires five cannonballs that home in on enemies.

Character Strategies: Ieyasu is supposed to be one of those slow but powerful characters. Unfortunately, his power level doesn't seem to be as high as some of the other characters. His charge attacks all seem to be lacking in strength. His weapon and move set are definitely unique. His regular move set does seem like it could have more range, considering how big his weapon is. However, it does have decent range and power. His regular attacks are awkward with the way he swings his spear, making it hard to get behind his opponents while they are blocking. His C1 is slow and lacks the range it probably should have. His C3 is useful and his C4 is your standard crowd clearer. His C5 and C6 seem to be his best attacks, as they both have nice range and power. His C7 is slow in execution, which allows most enemies to dodge it. His C8 has good power if you can hit with it multiple times. Unfortunately, this can be hard to do. His musou is great for crowds of enemy soldiers, but it will knock enemy officers out of the musou. His special where he fires one cannonball may be the best projectile special attack in the game. It's powerful for a special move and is a great way to finish off enemy officers that get knocked away before they die. His second special is slow in execution and not as powerful as the first special. His best element will have to be the Demon element as the other elements don't add enough damage to make his charge attacks powerful. If you have to settle for another element, stick with the Fire or Wind elements, as it will add a little bit more damage to his charge attacks. When fighting Ieyasu, be wary of his deceptive range. He swings his spear awkwardly, which may make you think that his attacks don't have range. However, they do have enough range to catch you off guard. His first attack is one of the harder attacks for me to predict, even though the attack is kind of slow. The motion of the attack makes it kind of hard to see when he is attacking and when he is not. He has a Normal move set, which means he will mainly use regular attacks. He will normally hit you with his S string until he fires one of the cannonballs at you. This will drop you straight down instead of launching you backwards, which means that if you back flip out of this attack, there's a good chance that he can hit you with an attack before you recover completely. Since his C1 is easy to predict and is all but

useless, just block Ieyasu's attacks until you see an opening. can hit him before he can hit you when he leaves himself open.

Normally, you

______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 3r. Mitsunari Ishida's Move Set SW2PCMII \____________________________________________________ How to Unlock: Weapon Type: Initially available. Folding Fan Maximum Stats: Life: 289 Musou: 276 Attack: 183 Defense: 183 Ride: 181 Speed: 171 Dex: 165 Luck: 183

Starting Stats: Life: 115 Musou: 92 Attack: 89 Defense: 89 Ride: 92 Speed: 106 Dex: 100 Luck: 87 Titles: Level Level Level Level Level Level

1-10: The Precocious 11-20: Loyal Retainer 21-30: Talented Leader 31-40: Disciple of Right 41-49: Divine Minister 50: Secret Schemer Special

Move Set Type: Move Set:

Attack Type Move Description ----------------------------------------------------------------------------S A diagonally upward swing to the left. SS A horizontal swing to the right. SSS A diagonally upward swing to the left. S4-S7 A series of spinning, diagonally upward swings to the left. SSSSSSSS A horizontal swing to the right. T TT ST STT Creates an energy ball that travels forward. This attack can break the enemy's guard. Turns the energy ball into a fast moving beam of light. A throw of his fan upwards that launches the enemy. Jumps up, catches the fan, opens the fan, and spins it downwards at the ground, throwing an energy ball at the ground that causes a ground shockwave.

SST SSTT SSST(T)

A diagonally downward swing to the right that dizzies. An explosion that surrounds Mitsunari that dizzies. Opens the fan and throws it around him. Pressing the triangle button twice will cause the fan to go around him twice. A swing towards the front of the horse. A swing towards the back of the horse. A swing towards the front of the horse. A series of swings alternating from towards the back to towards the front of the horse. Opens the fan and spins it around multiple times off to the side of the horse. Opens the fan and performs a swing towards the front of the horse that launches the enemy. Throws a mine on the ground that explodes and dizzies. Opens the fan and throws it around the horse.

Horse Horse Horse Horse

S SS SSS S4-S7

Horse SSSSSSSS

Horse ST Horse SST Horse SSST Jump Attack Jump Charge

Throws the fan downward. Opens the fan and slams it down against the ground, causing a ground shockwave. Running Attack A swing towards the right. Deadlock Attack A stab with a closed fan followed by a twirl of an open fan followed by a horizontal swing to the left with an open fan. Musou Level 1 Opens the fan, throws it forward, and has it come back multiple times. Mitsunari stands in one place when performing this musou. Musou Level 3 Opens the fan, throws it forward, and has it come back multiple times. Mitsunari stands in one place when performing this musou. During this musou, there are multiple mine explosions on the ground. True Musou Opens the fan, throws it forward, and has it come back multiple times, finishing with a horizontal swing to the right, a diagonally upward swing to the left, and then a throw of his fan around him. Mitsunari stands in one place when performing the main part of this musou. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------Special Abilities: R1 + S(S): Place a mine on the ground. Mitsunari can place up to six mines; two for each time this move is upgraded. R1 + T(T): Detonates mines previously set. Pressing triangle once will detonate one mine and the explosion dizzies. Pressing triangle a second time will detonate up to two more mines at the same time and the explosion will have the Fire element. Pressing triangle three times will detonate up to three more mines and the explosion will have the Lightning element.

Character Strategies: Mitsunari's main problem is lack of range and the slow delay on some of his charge attacks. This means that getting the skills Reach 3 and Resilience 3 are a must for Mitsunari. If you have these two skills, Mitsunari becomes a pretty good character. Mitsunari's best crowd clearing attack is really his Horse C4. It seems to have more range than his standing C4. Mitsunari's C1 is good for one on one situations and the ball of energy he fires out does cover a decent area and can break an opponent's guard. It is one of the quicker guard break attacks and deals a fair amount of damage, so abuse this move as much as possible. His C2 leaves him wide open if you miss, so make sure you hit with it. His C3 and his C4 are good, but if you don't have Resilience 3, you will end up getting knocked out of his attacks more often than not. What you do is knock the opponent down on the ground or away from you. Place one mine and only one bomb on the ground and stand behind the mine so that the enemy will run towards you, but will run across the mine first. Detonate the mine as soon as the enemy runs near the mine. One of three things will now happen. The first is that the enemy will get hit by the explosion and become dizzy, leaving the enemy open to attack. The second is that the enemy will attempt to block the explosion, which will cause his guard to be broken, leaving him open to attack. The third, and the most common, is that the enemy will roll towards you. The enemy will be vulnerable to attack as soon as they come out of their roll. If you practice doing this, you can almost always get the enemy open with a mine. If the enemy does not come directly at your mine, just leave it there and knock the enemy down again and then move behind your already set mine. This technique doesn't provide quick kills, but it does provide sure openings. The only thing you have to worry about is enemies with long range running attacks like Tadakatsu or Nene, but once you get the range down with this technique, you can negate their chance for a running attack by shortening their running distance so they cannot perform one. Mitsunari's best elements are probably Demon, Fire, and Wind. Ice is a decent element for Mitsunari, but his move set really doesn't take full advantage of what the Ice element can do. Most of Mitsunari's first hits on his charge attacks knock the enemies off of their feet, which means that you only have one chance to activate the Ice element on each of his charge attacks. When fighting Mitsunari, always try to block his attacks, even if he's got you in a combo. Most of his charge attacks have a delay on them, which means you can sometimes slide in a block to prevent the rest of his combo from hitting you. Take advantage of Mitsunari's range issues. If you have a person that has a long range, then you hold the advantage. Also, you should be able to predict his first attack on his S string. His attacks are not that fast, so you can normally hit him before he hits you. Finally, he will not use his C1 all that often, so you don't have to worry about having your attack blocked. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 3s. Nagamasa Azai's Move Set SW2PCNAG \____________________________________________________

How to Unlock: Weapon Type:

Clear Oichi's Story Mode. Lance Maximum Stats: Life: 289 Musou: 270 Attack: 186 Defense: 181 Ride: 191 Speed: 171 Dex: 165 Luck: 180

Starting Stats: Life: 115 Musou: 90 Attack: 91 Defense: 88 Ride: 99 Speed: 106 Dex: 100 Luck: 87 Titles: Level Level Level Level Level Level

1-10: Young Romantic 11-20: Pious Youth 21-30: Prince of Omi 31-40: Honorable Lord 41-49: Faithful General 50: Decisive Wisdom Normal

Move Set Type: Move Set:

Attack Type Move Description ----------------------------------------------------------------------------S A diagonally downward slash to the left. SS A diagonally upward slash to the right. SSS A spinning, horizontal slash to the left. SSSS A diagonally downward slash to the left. SSSSS A diagonally downward slash to the right. SSSSSS A diagonally downward slash to the left. SSSSSSS A diagonally upward slash to the right. S8-S11 A series of stabs. SSSSSSSSSSSS A spinning, horizontal slash to the right. T ST SST SSST SSSST SSSSST SSSSSST SSSSSSST(T) A diagonally downward slash to the left that can break the enemy's guard. A diagonally upward slash to the right that launches the enemy. A stab that dizzies. A dashing stab. Jump up and stabs the ground, causing a ground shockwave that launches the enemy. Stabs the lance into the ground and performs a spinning kick around the lance that dizzies. A grab attack where Nagamasa stabs the enemy with his lance, lifts them up, and then performs a spinning slash to the right, throwing the enemy forward. A series of stabs followed by a spinning slash to the left, which shoots an energy wave forward. The more times triangle is pressed, the more stabs are performed.

Horse Horse Horse Horse

S SS SSS S4-S7

Horse SSSSSSSS

A slash towards the front of the horse. A slash towards the back of the horse. A slash towards the front of the horse. A series of slashes alternating from towards the back to towards the front of the horse. A stab off to the side of the horse.

Horse ST Horse SST Horse SSST Jump Attack Jump Charge Running Attack Deadlock Attack

An upward slash towards the front of the horse that launches the enemy. A stab off to the side of the horse that dizzies. A slash towards the back of the horse.

A downward slash to the right. Stabs the ground, causing a ground shockwave. Runs with his lance out in front. A stab followed by a horizontal slash to the left and another stab. Musou Level 1 A series of rapid stabs. Nagamasa stands in one place when performing this musou. Musou Level 3 A series of rapid stabs. Nagamasa stands in one place when performing this musou. During this musou, Nagamasa is surrounded by a pulsating energy field. True Musou A series of rapid stabs, finishing with two stabs and a horizontal slash to the left. Nagamasa stands in one place when performing the main part of this musou. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------Special Abilities: R1 + S: R1 + T: Adds an element to regular attacks when the musou bar is full. Calls for an allied unit to appear.

Character Strategies: Nagamasa has great reach, which means he can outreach most opponents. This also means he cannot circle behind the enemy. Instead, to deal with an opponent who is blocking, you should use his C1 which breaks the enemy's guard or his C7, which is an unblockable grab. His C4 can also be a good choice, as the enemy will sometimes lower his guard when you use this move, allowing you to hit the enemy. Nagamasa's C5 is his best crowd clearing move. His C6 and C8 all have startup lag, which means they can be blocked. The best time to use Nagamasa's C8 is when you are juggling the opponent. If you do manage to hit a standing opponent with every hit of Nagamasa's C8, it will deal massive damage to them. You should almost always finish off your S string with a charge attack or end right before the last five hits. This is because four of those last five hits are stabs that are hard to aim. Nagamasa's musou is one

of the best general killing musous. However, his level 3 musou will push away enemy officers. You can counteract this by maneuvering your opponent near a wall and then using this musou. That way, he will get hit by both the stabs and the pulsating field. The best element for Nagamasa is the Demon element. This element combines extremely well with Nagamasa's elemental special. Being able to have the Demon element for every hit is just devastating and really is the only reason why Nagamasa would even be considered to be a good character. If you cannot find a Demon element third weapon, the Ice element is also an excellent choice for Nagamasa. Nagamasa's fourth weapon is not that great for Nagamasa simply because that weapon has the Lightning element, which is probably the most incompatible element with Nagamasa. This is because the Lightning element will cause Nagamasa's S string to juggle the enemy in the air instead of getting them into a combo on the ground. Enemies in the air take less damage. Once you have a third weapon with a good element on it, you should use Nagamasa's elemental special often. When fighting Nagamasa, the biggest thing you have to worry about is range. Getting within Nagamasa's range should be your biggest priority. If you take away Nagamasa's range advantage, you can take advantage of his slow first hit on both his S string and his C1. You should be able to neutralize his range with either your own range or with a character with speed. Also, projectile attacks can also help neutralize Nagamasa's range advantage. Nagamasa has a Normal move set, which means if he catches you, he will most likely juggle you for the entire length of the S string. This also means that Nagamasa won't be inclined to use too many charge attacks once he has started to hit you. You will see a charge attack every once in a while, but Normal move set characters normally just like to juggle with their normal attacks. Also, Nagamasa has a musou that stands in one place. Therefore, if you cannot knock Nagamasa out of his musou charge, run away from him to avoid getting hit by his musou. He cannot chase you when he is performing his musou. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 3t. Sakon Shima's Move Set SW2PCSAK \____________________________________________________ How to Unlock: Weapon Type: Clear Mitsunari Ishida's Story Mode. Giant Sword Maximum Stats: Life: 292 Musou: 276 Attack: 186 Defense: 186 Ride: 179 Speed: 167 Dex: 165

Starting Stats: Life: 118 Musou: 92 Attack: 91 Defense: 91 Ride: 91 Speed: 102 Dex: 100

Luck: Titles: Level Level Level Level Level Level

93

Luck:

190

1-10: Rebellious Spirit 11-20: Sharp Mind 21-30: Brilliant Protege 31-40: Famous Samurai 41-49: Sword and Savvy 50: Deadly Tactitian (that's how it's spelled by KOEI) Special

Move Set Type: Move Set:

Attack Type Move Description ----------------------------------------------------------------------------S A diagonally downward slash to the left. SS A horizontal slash to the right. SSS A diagonally upward slash to the left. S4-S7 A series of spinning, diagonally downward slashes to the right. SSSSSSSS A diagonally downward slash to the right. T TT A diagonally downward slash to the right that can break the enemy's guard. A grab attack where Sakon grabs the enemy, runs with them for a little bit, throws them forward, and performs a jumping, diagonally upward slash to the left that launches the enemy. A diagonally upward slash to the right that launches the enemy. Stabs the ground, causing a ground fissure that hits any enemies around Sakon. A diagonally downward slash to the left that dizzies. Slams his sword on the ground, causing a ground shockwave. A shockwave. A diagonally upward slash to the left that sends out a ground energy wave forward. S SS SSS S4-S8 A slash towards the front of the horse. A slash towards the back of the horse. A slash towards the front of the horse. A series of slashes alternating from towards the back to towards the front of the horse.

ST STT

SST SSTT

SSST SSSTT

Horse Horse Horse Horse

Horse ST

An upward slash towards the front of the horse that

Horse SST Horse SSST

launches the enemy. A slash straight down off to the side of the horse that dizzies. A slash towards the back of the horse on the right side and then a slash towards the back of the horse on the left side.

A diagonally downward slash to the left. Slams his sword on the ground, causing a ground shockwave. Running Attack A diagonally upward slash to the left followed by a spinning, diagonally downward slash to the left. Deadlock Attack A diagonally downward slash to the left followed by a diagonally downward slash to the right. Musou Level 1 A series of diagonally upward slashes alternating from left to right. Musou Level 3 A series of diagonally upward slashes alternating from left to right. During this musou, fireballs are falling from above. True Musou A series of diagonally upward slashes alternating from left to right, finishing with a series of three spinning, diagonally downward slashes to the right. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------Special Abilities: R1 + S(S): Damages enemies within a specific range with a elemental ground attack. Pressing square once will cause a fire attack, twice for a lightning attack, and three times for an ice attack. R1 + T(T): Calls for volley fire from behind. Pressing triangle one time will fire regular arrows, twice for charged arrows, and three times for rifle fire. Character Strategies: Sakon is one of those rare characters that has useful moves in all of his charge attacks and special attacks. Also, unlike most characters, you don't need to have his entire move set for him to be good. He is powerful right out of the box with great attacks. His S string is quick, has lots of range, and is powerful. His charge attacks are all useful. His C1 is great to break an enemy's guard and the grab attack is unblockable as well. His C2, C3, and C4 all are great crowd clearers. His C3 routinely goes around an enemy's block while his C4 is great for both crowds and one on one battles. In fact, his weakest move is probably his C2, not because it's bad, but because his other charge attacks all outshine it. His C2, however, is also useful for both crowd control and dueling. His elemental ground attack special is great for crowds, but you can sometimes get caught when powering it up. The ice attack is useful for freezing, but the amount of start up time it has can sometimes nullify its uses. His volley special is great to the point of almost broken. The charged arrows can dizzy while the rifle fire can break the opponent's guard and dizzy. Whenever you're fighting an enemy officer, it's always nice to have this move going on while you're attacking. His regular musou is

Jump Attack Jump Charge

generic, but deals nice damage. His level 3 musou deals a lot of damage to anyone who gets hit by the fireballs. The Wind element is good for Sakon, but really, any element is good for Sakon. He is just one of those characters that can dominate with whatever you give him. When fighting Sakon, watch out for his quick S string. The computer AI doesn't like to do a lot of charge attacks, but with Sakon, charge attacks aren't really needed. His regular move set is quick and has enough range to hurt you on its own. He won't use his C1 often, but that doesn't mean you can just block whenever you want. His C1 is faster than most, so you might end up getting your block broken if you're not careful. Overall, Sakon is one of the tougher enemies. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 3u. Yoshihiro Shimazu's Move Set SW2PCYOS \____________________________________________________ How to Unlock: Weapon Type: Clear Ginchiyo Tachibana's Story Mode. Hammer Maximum Stats: Life: 320 Musou: 240 Attack: 195 Defense: 195 Ride: 170 Speed: 150 Dex: 146 Luck: 182

Starting Stats: Life: 130 Musou: 80 Attack: 93 Defense: 93 Ride: 85 Speed: 90 Dex: 86 Luck: 87 Titles: Level Level Level Level Level Level

1-10: Hero of Satsuma 11-20: Proud Veteran 21-30: Shimazu the Devil 31-40: Wild Gambler 41-49: One Man Army 50: Island Colossus Normal

Move Set Type: Move Set:

Attack Type Move Description ----------------------------------------------------------------------------S A diagonally downward swing to the left. SS A diagonally downward swing to the right. SSS A horizontal swing to the left. SSSS A diagonally downward swing to the right. SSSSS A diagonally upward swing to the left.

SSSSSS SSSSSSS S8-S11 SSSSSSSSSSSS T ST SST SSST SSSST SSSSST SSSSSST

A A A A

diagonally upward swing to the right. horizontal swing to the left. series of spinning, horizontal swings to the left. horizontal swing to the right.

SSSSSSST

Slams his hammer on the ground, causing a ground shockwave. A diagonally upward swing to the right. A thrust forward with his hammer that dizzies. A horizontal swing to the left. A spinning, horizontal swing to the left that launches the enemy. A spinning, horizontal swing to the right followed by another horizontal swing to the right. A grab attack where Yoshihiro grabs the enemy, throws them forward, and then performs a diagonally upward swing to the right that launches the enemy. When the enemy lands on the ground, it creates a ground shockwave that damages other enemies. Jumps and slams his hammer on the ground, causing a ground fissure that hits any enemies around Yoshihiro.

Horse Horse Horse Horse

S SS SSS S4-S8

A swing towards the back of the horse. A swing towards the front of the horse. A swing towards the back of the horse. A series of swings alternating from towards the front to towards the back of the horse. An upward swing towards the front of the launches the enemy. A swing straight down off to the side of dizzies. A slash towards the back of the horse on and then a slash towards the back of the right side. horse that the horse that the left side horse on the

Horse ST Horse SST Horse SSST

Jump Attack Jump Charge Running Attack Deadlock Attack Musou Level 1 Musou Level 3

True Musou

A downward swing to the left. Slams his hammer on the ground, causing a ground shockwave. Hops forward with a shoulder block. A shoulder block that launches the enemy followed by a slam of his hammer on the ground that causes a ground fissure that hits any enemy around Yoshihiro. Slams his hammer on the ground multiple times, causing ground shockwave each time. Yoshihiro stands in one place when performing this musou. Slams his hammer on the ground multiple times, causing ground shockwave each time. Yoshihiro stands in one place when performing this musou. During this musou, there are multiple ground shockwaves that appear. Slams his hammer on the ground multiple times, causing ground shockwave each time, finishing with three slams

a a

a of

his hammer on the ground. Yoshihiro stands in one place when performing this musou. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------Special Abilities: R1 + S: R1 + T: Increases attack power but lowers defense. Powers up to be able to run into enemies and deal damage to them.

Character Strategies: Yoshihiro is a powerhouse with a lot of range. The problem with that range is that sometimes, an enemy can get inside of your range and hit you. This doesn't happen to often, but you will find that sometimes you can miss an attack simply because the enemy is too close. His regular attacks are all generic swings. The last four hits of his S string don't connect with the rest of his S string, which means that the enemy can block the last four hits if you caught them in a combo. Because of this, it is always best to end with a charge attack. His C1 isn't as slow as some of the other character's first charge attack and has good range to it. His C3 can be a good move to use, but it can miss sometimes if the enemy is too close. His C7 is very good to use against a blocking enemy. His best charge attack is his C8, which has good range and has a jumping motion to it. This allows you to sometimes get behind the enemy with this move and hit them. The rest of his charge attacks are just generic swings or variations of them. Another problem Yoshihiro has is his slow attack speed. He can be knocked out of his attacks very easily. However, this changes when you get his Self skill, which allows him to withstand a lot of attacks when your musou bar is full. Combine this with Resilience 3 and there will be very few attacks that can knock you out of your move set. It is always best to keep Yoshihiro's musou bar full because of this. Besides, Yoshihiro's musou is slow and doesn't do as much damage as it probably should anyways. Yoshihiro really doesn't have a best element. All elements work equally as well with him. The Demon element does work a lot better than the other elements, but that element is normally the exception and hard to find. When fighting Yoshihiro, take advantage of his slow attacks. His first attack is very predictable for both his S string and his C1. Of course, you will need to get inside of Yoshihiro's range first. Speedy characters are the best characters to use against Yoshihiro because they can get to Yoshihiro and attack before he can swing his hammer. Also, if you do manage to get caught up in a combo, just hold the block button the entire time. A lot of times, you can manage to get a block inside one of his attacks, which will give you some time to perform a counter attack.

______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 3v. Ginchiyo Tachibana's Move Set SW2PCGIN \____________________________________________________ How to Unlock: Weapon Type: Initially available. Lightning Sword Maximum Stats: Life: 267 Musou: 306 Attack: 169 Defense: 174 Ride: 178 Speed: 194 Dex: 196 Luck: 189

Starting Stats: Life: 108 Musou: 102 Attack: 84 Defense: 87 Ride: 90 Speed: 124 Dex: 126 Luck: 93 Titles: Level Level Level Level Level Level

1-10: Dosetsu's Heiress 11-20: Brave Princess 21-30: Southern Fury 31-40: Queen of Valor 41-49: Kyushu's Finest 50: Lady of Thunder Normal

Move Set Type: Move Set:

Attack Type Move Description ----------------------------------------------------------------------------S A diagonally downward slash to the left. SS A diagonally downward slash to the right. SSS A horizontal slash to the left. SSSS A horizontal slash to the right. SSSSS A diagonally downward slash to the left. SSSSSS A horizontal slash to the right. SSSSSSS A diagonally downward slash to the left. S8-S11 A series of diagonally upward slashes alternating from right to left. SSSSSSSSSSSS A horizontal slash to the right. T ST SST SSST SSSST SSSSST SSSSSST(T) SSSSSSST A lightning storm that surrounds her. A diagonally upward slash to the right. A vertical slash downwards that dizzies. A spinning, diagonally downward slash to the left. Throws a ball of lightning forward that explodes into a lightning shockwave that launches the enemy. A shockwave that dizzies. A stab. Pressing triangle more than once will cause a beam of light to shoot out from the end of the sword. A dash forward while surrounded by a yellow aura.

Horse Horse Horse Horse

S SS SSS S4-S8

A slash towards the front of the horse. A slash towards the back of the horse. A slash towards the front of the horse. A series of slashes alternating from towards the back to towards the front of the horse. An upward slash towards the front of the horse that launches the enemy. A slash straight down off to the side of the horse that dizzies. A lightning storm off to the side of the horse.

Horse ST Horse SST Horse SSST Jump Attack Jump Charge

A downward slash to the right. Throws a ball of lightning down at the ground. When the ball hits the ground, it causes a ground shockwave. Running Attack A flipping, horizontal slash to the right that launches the enemy. Deadlock Attack A diagonally downward slash to the left, a spinning horizontal slash to the right, and a backwards stab that shocks the opponent. Musou Level 1 Jumps up and surrounds herself in a yellow aura that pulsates multiple times. Ginchiyo hovers in one place when performing this musou. Musou Level 3 Jumps up and surrounds herself in a yellow aura that pulsates multiple times. Ginchiyo hovers in one place when performing this musou. During this musou, there is a lightning storm around Ginchiyo. True Musou Jumps up and surrounds herself in a yellow aura that pulsates multiple times, finishing with a horizontal slash to the left, a spinning, diagonally downward slash to the left, and a diagonally upward slash to the right. Ginchiyo hovers in one place when performing the main part of this musou. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------Special Abilities: R1 + S: R1 + T: Lightning storm attack. Increases the power, reach, and speed of weapon attacks.

Character Strategies: Ginchiyo is a really good all around character. Her attacks are quick and powerful. Her C1 is dreadful. It is slow and lacks range. Her C2 through C4 are average. However, the rest of her charge attacks are really good. Her C5 and C6 are great for clearing crowds. Her C7 is unblockable, making up for her bad C1. Its only problem is that it's harder to aim than most charge attacks. The beam of light on that attack only activates when you hit with

the stab, which means that missing the attack will leave you pretty wide open. Her C8 is a great combo finisher and great for any situation. She is good at circling, which makes her two last charge attacks even more valuable. Her musou is a general killer, but is weak against crowds. You really only want to use her musou against officers. Her musou has short range, so you will always want to use it as a counter or in the middle of your attacks. Her sword special is almost broken. The reach she gains is extremely useful and her attack speed goes through the roof, almost to the point that she's uncontrollable. Almost. The extra power boost seems secondary to the reach and attack speed. You should abuse this move every chance you get. When you knock an enemy down on the ground, activate this move. Then, knock the opponent down on the ground and power up her sword again. The enemy will be defeated in no time flat. Her other special is decent, but the lightning storm doesn't last a long time and it hits random places, making it unreliable. Her best element is, of course, Lightning. She seems tailor made for that element. When fighting Ginchiyo, keep in mind that she is quick. Her first attack is a compact quick slash, so unless you're playing a character that also has quick attacks, you probably will get hit twice before you can hit her once. That means Resilience 3 will be your friend when fighting Ginchiyo. She will almost never use her C1, so the openings in her attacks will be few and far between. I would play defensively around Ginchiyo. Block her attacks until she stops attacking, then begin your attack on her. If she's powering up to use her musou and you don't think you can reach her in time to hit her out of it, then run away. Her musou has very short range and she doesn't move at all when using it. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 3w. Kanetsugu Naoe's Move Set SW2PCKAN \____________________________________________________ How to Unlock: Weapon Type: Clear Yukimura Sanada's Story Mode. Broadsword and Charms Maximum Stats: Life: 289 Musou: 282 Attack: 183 Defense: 183 Ride: 181 Speed: 167 Dex: 171 Luck: 194

Starting Stats: Life: 115 Musou: 94 Attack: 89 Defense: 89 Ride: 92 Speed: 102 Dex: 106 Luck: 99

Titles: Level 1-10: Man of Honor Level 11-20: Blade of the Uesugi Level 21-30: Passioned Thinker

Level 31-40: Genius of Echigo Level 41-49: Chivalrous Warrior Level 50: Defender of Right Move Set Type: Move Set: Attack Type Move Description ----------------------------------------------------------------------------S A diagonally upward slash to the left. SS A diagonally downward slash to the right. SSS A horizontal slash to the left. S4-S7 A series of diagonally upward slashes alternating from left to right. SSSSSSSS A horizontal slash to the right. T TT Throws his charms out in front of him that can break the enemy's guard. Sends the charms upwards and then down to the ground, causing an explosion. A diagonally upward slash to the right that launches the enemy. Throws his charms upward at the launched enemy followed by a jump and a diagonally downward slash to the left. When the enemy lands on the ground, it creates a ground shockwave that damages other enemies. Throws his charms forward in a circular pattern that dizzies. A stab that causes a beam of light to shoot out from the end of the sword. Throws his charms around him in a circular pattern multiple times. Fires beams of light from the charms in multiple directions. S SS SSS S4-S8 A slash towards the A slash towards the A slash towards the A series of slashes towards the back of back of the horse. front of the horse. back of the horse. alternating from towards the front to the horse. Special

ST STT

SST SSTT

SSST SSSTT

Horse Horse Horse Horse

Horse ST Horse SST Horse SSST

Throws his charms around him and then upwards, launching the enemy. Throws his charms off to the side of the horse in a zigzag pattern that dizzies. Throws his charms around the horse in a circular pattern.

Throws his charms downward in a circular pattern. Throws his charms out and then stomps on the ground at the same time his charms land on the ground, causing a ground shockwave. Running Attack Throws his charms around him in a circular pattern. Deadlock Attack A dashing horizontal slash that allows Kanetsugu to get behind the enemy followed by a throw of his charms backwards that hits the enemy multiple times. Musou Level 1 Throws his charms forward in a circular pattern while firing multiple beams of light from the pattern. Kanetsugu stands in one place when performing this musou. Musou Level 3 Throws his charms forward in a circular pattern while firing multiple beams of light from the pattern. Kanetsugu stands in one place when performing this musou. During this musou, rocks are falling from above. True Musou Throws his charms forward in a circular pattern while firing multiple beams of light from the pattern, finishing with throwing his charms around him in a circular pattern and firing beams of light from the charms in multiple directions. Kanetsugu stands in one place when performing this musou. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------Special Abilities: R1 + S(S): Surrounds himself with charms that act like a shield. times square is pressed, the wider the area of the circle. The more

Jump Attack Jump Charge

R1 + T(T): Creates a field that decreases the enemy's speed. The more times triangle is pressed, the larger area the field will encompass. Character Strategies: Kanetsugu Naoe is a very interesting character. He isn't as strong as some of the other characters, but his moves are all useful. Even though he doesn't really look like it, he is more of a speed and finesse character. His regular attacks all come out quickly. His C1 is quick and is very good at breaking the guard of the enemies. His C2 is a great attack for one on one situations. However, his best move for dueling is his C3. It has some power and is great for knocking the enemy backwards. His C4 is good for crowd control, but it is weaker than a lot of charge attacks and the lasers that shoot out of the cards can sometimes miss an enemy, leaving you open to attack. His musou is also lacking in power. While it is good for clearing out a crowd, it won't do much damage against a powered up enemy officer. A really good move that he has is his Horse C4. This move can clear out a wide circle of enemies very quickly. Unfortunately, his specials are not that great, mainly due to the fact that none of them last very long. The Fire, Wind, and Demon element all help add a

little bit of damage to Kanetsugu's attacks, which are lacking in that department. When fighting Kanetsugu, you shouldn't have to worry too much about his C1 attack. While it is a very good attack, the computer won't use it very often. On the other hand, Kanetsugu's regular attacks are deceptively quick. The best way to attack Kanetsugu is to focus on blocking his attacks until he is done, then hit him with a counter attack. Also, even though it may not look it, Kanetsugu's musou is a range musou. There are beams of light that come out of the circular patterns that he makes with his charms. Therefore, even though he is standing still, he does have some range to his musou. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 3x. Nene's Move Set SW2PCNEN \____________________________________________________ How to Unlock: Weapon Type: Clear Hideyoshi Toyotomi's Story Mode. Two Daggers Maximum Stats: Life: 358 Musou: 312 Attack: 169 Defense: 169 Ride: 187 Speed: 196 Dex: 200 Luck: 192

Starting Stats: Life: 100 Musou: 104 Attack: 84 Defense: 84 Ride: 96 Speed: 126 Dex: 150 Luck: 99 Titles: Level Level Level Level Level Level

1-10: Courtly Maiden 11-20: Devoted Wife 21-30: Monkey Charmer 31-40: Headmistress 41-49: Lovely Matron 50: Far Eastern Queen Special

Move Set Type: Move Set:

Attack Type Move Description ----------------------------------------------------------------------------S A horizontal slash to the left. SS A horizontal slash to the right. SSS A diagonally upward slash to the left. S4-S7 A series of spinning kicks alternating from the right leg to the left leg. SSSSSSSS A spinning, handstand kick with both legs out. T Combines her daggers in a star shape and throws them

TT

forward. This attack can break the enemy's guard. Splits the two daggers, making them go in separate directions when they return back to Nene. A diagonally upward slash to the right. Jumps up and does multiple back flips slashes followed by throwing a bomb towards the ground that explodes. A spinning kick with the right leg that dizzies. Flips upside down and spins around on her hands with her daggers out followed by throwing her daggers around her in a circular motion. A series of horizontal slashes alternating from right to left followed by a throw of her daggers forward. The more times triangle is pressed, the more slashes are performed. A slash towards the front of the horse. A slash towards the back of the horse. A slash towards the front of the horse. A series of slashes alternating from towards the back to towards the front of the horse.

ST STT

SST SSTT

SSST(T)

Horse Horse Horse Horse

S SS SSS S4-S8

Horse ST Horse SST Horse SSST

Throws a dagger upwards towards the back of the horse that launches the enemy. Throws a bomb off to the side of the horse that dizzies. Throws both daggers off to both sides of the horse at the same time. Throws her daggers downward. Stabs the ground with both daggers, causing a ground shockwave. Rolls and throws her daggers forward. A series of four horizontal slashes alternating from right to left followed by a throw of her combined daggers. Combines her daggers to form a star shape and throws them forward multiple times. Nene stands in one place when performing this musou. Creates three illusions of herself, combines her daggers to form a star shape, and throws them forward multiple times. Nene stands in one place when performing this musou. When this musou is performed on a horse, multiple energy bursts appear from the ground instead. Combines her daggers to form a star shape and throws them forward multiple times, finishing with a horizontal slash to the left, a horizontal slash to the right, and an upward slash with both daggers. Nene stands in one place when performing this musou.

Jump Attack Jump Charge Running Attack Deadlock Attack Musou Level 1 Musou Level 3

True Musou

----------------------------------------------------------------------------Special Abilities: R1 + S(S): Makes copies of herself. The more times square is pressed, the more copies will be made. Nene can make up to three copies. R1 + T(T): Spins around and then transforms into a nearby soldier or general on the battlefield. Pressing triangle once will turn you into a regular soldier. Pressing triangle twice will turn you into a nearby specialized soldier, your bodyguard, or a generic officer. Pressing triangle three times will turn you into a nearby unique officer. Character Strategies: Nene is very fast, but some of her moves don't have the range to make them really good until you get her fourth weapon. Her C1, C3, and C4 are decent without her fourth weapon, but when you do get her fourth weapon, the area these three attacks cover is really nice. Her C1 is quick and the second part of it covers a wide area, which makes it good for any situation. Her C3 and C4 are also good for any situation. Her weakest move is her C2, but even then, it's a good move for one on one battles. Her musou is decent, but nothing really special. Her level 3 musou doesn't do much to help it, but it doesn't hurt the musou either. Her specials are really just novelties at best. Her special that makes copies of herself really doesn't do much to add damage, but it works really well to add hits to the combo meter. Her transforming special works the best when you don't have your entire move set unlocked yet. You get the ability to change into generic officers before you get the second tiers of your charge attacks. However, if you do change into a generic officer, you get the entire move set of that officer. This way, you can have multi-tiered charge attacks of another officer before you have unlocked your own. This is really nice when your Nene is weak, but when your Nene has her entire move set, transforming into another officer is really just for fun because it's too easy to get knocked out of it. As far as elements go, Ice is good for most of her charge attacks. It's really good when paired up with her C4, as it has multiple chances to activate and the enemy stays on the ground during the entire move. When fighting Nene, remember that all of her attacks are fast. Her C1 is kind of hard to predict and knock her out of. Plus, it has really good range. Luckily, she won't use it that much. Her first hit of her S string is also quick. Even her jump charge seems to be faster than the jump charges of other officers. It's best to not really focus on predicting her moves. Instead, just play a defensive battle. Her C1 is something to worry about, but she uses it rather sparingly. Block her normal attacks and then counter with your own attacks when she is finished. ______________________

Samurai Warriors 2 FAQ/Walkthrough SW2PCKOT How to Unlock: Weapon Type:

\ \ 3y. Kotaro Fuma's Move Set \____________________________________________________

Initially available. Gauntlets Maximum Stats: Life: 267 Musou: 300 Attack: 176 Defense: 171 Ride: 193 Speed: 196 Dex: 200 Luck: 183

Starting Stats: Life: 108 Musou: 100 Attack: 88 Defense: 85 Ride: 100 Speed: 126 Dex: 150 Luck: 87 Titles: Level Level Level Level Level Level

1-10: Ninja of the Hojo 11-20: Master Fuma 21-30: Fiend of Hakone 31-40: The Catalyst 41-49: Plague Upon Man 50: Chaos Incarnate Charge

Move Set Type: Move Set:

Attack Type Move Description ----------------------------------------------------------------------------S A diagonally downward punch with the right hand to the left. SS A diagonally upward punch with the right hand to the right. SSS A spinning kick with the right leg. S4-S7 A series of horizontal punches alternating from the left using the right hand to the right using the left hand. SSSSSSSS Throws a dark energy wave. T TT(T) Swings both arms forward. This attack can break the enemy's guard. Launches forward with multiple somersaults. The more times triangle is pressed, the more somersaults are performed. Punches the ground with the left hand, causing a dark energy blast that launches the enemy. Slams the enemy down with a downward punch, causing a ground shockwave. A horizontal punch with the left hand.

ST STT STTT

SST SSTT SSTTT SSST SSST(T)

A forearm attack with the right hand to the left that dizzies. A diagonally upward punch with the left hand to the right that launches the enemy. Throws a dark energy ball forward. A spinning punch with both fists stretched outward. A series of diagonally downward punches with the left hand alternating from left to right followed by a spinning punch with both fists stretched outward. The more times triangle is pressed, the more punches are performed. A A A A punch towards the punch towards the punch towards the series of punches front of the horse. back of the horse. back of the horse. towards the front of the horse.

Horse Horse Horse Horse

S SS SSS S4-S8

Horse ST Horse SST Horse SSST Jump Attack Jump Charge

An upward punch towards the front of the horse. Throws a bomb off to the side of the horse that dizzies. Punches off to both sides of the horse at the same time.

Throws a dark energy wave downward. Slams both hands on the ground, causing a ground shockwave. Running Attack Swings both arms forward. Deadlock Attack A backflip kick that launches the enemy followed by a jump into the air, a grab of the enemy, a flip around, and then a slam of the enemy on the ground headfirst. If Kotaro misses with the grab, he will wait for the enemy to land on the ground and then he will stomp on the enemy, causing a ground shockwave. Musou Level 1 Runs forward performing multiple punches. Musou Level 3 Creates two illusions of himself and then runs forward performing multiple punches. When this musou is performed on a horse, multiple dark energy bursts appear from the ground instead. True Musou Runs forward performing multiple punches, finishing with a spinning kick with the right leg and a spinning punch with both arms stretched out. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------Special Abilities: R1 + S: R1 + T: Stretches out his arm, grabs the enemy, and throws them. A ninjutsu move where he creates four fireballs and throws them.

Character Strategies: Kotaro is a very interesting character. The first three hits of his S string

do not have that much range. However, the last five hits are very quick and the projectile attack at the end can be very damaging. Also, you can circle around the enemy using the alternating punches and then hit the enemy with the energy wave. His C1 is very useful for breaking the opponent's guard. However, the forward summersaults at the end of the attack can be hard to control sometimes. His C3 has a guard break in the middle of the attack, but the dark energy ball at the end of it cannot be aimed. You must aim the attack before the second punch of the move. His C4 is probably his best attack. The multiple punches have a wide range and can be very damaging to an enemy officer, while the spin at the end can knock the entire crowd backwards in an instant. His running musou attack is slow enough to be controlled, although sometimes you can over run the enemy if you are just targeting one person. His throw special attack is useful for dealing with a blocking opponent, but his fireball attack doesn't do enough damage to warrant using. Of course, Kotaro's best element is the Demon element. Out of all the characters in the game, Kotaro seems to be the one that likes to perform his C2 attack the most. It can be a very annoying attack, since it is very quick. The first attack on his regular move set is quick, but lacks range. Therefore, if you have a long ranged character, you can normally get off the first hit before Kotaro can get to you. His C1 would be very annoying if he ever decided to use it. Kotaro's musou is a running attack, which means he can normally get around your guard if you try to block it. Therefore, it is best to just try to hit Kotaro when you see him charging up for the musou. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 3z. Musashi Miyamoto's Move Set SW2PCMUS \____________________________________________________ How to Unlock: Weapon Type: Unlock all characters other than Okuni and Ranmaru Mori. Two Swords Maximum Stats: Life: 295 Musou: 276 Attack: 188 Defense: 181 Ride: 182 Speed: 171 Dex: 171 Luck: 189

Starting Stats: Life: 120 Musou: 92 Attack: 92 Defense: 88 Ride: 93 Speed: 106 Dex: 106 Luck: 93 Titles: Level Level Level Level Level

1-10: Untamed Frenzy 11-20: Dual Swordsman 21-30: Deadly Artist 31-40: Great Teacher 41-49: Unrivaled Master

Level 50: Move Set Type: Move Set:

Living Legend Charge

Attack Type Move Description ----------------------------------------------------------------------------S A diagonally downward slash to the left. SS A diagonally downward slash to the right. SSS A horizontal slash to the right. S4-S7 A series of diagonally upward slashes alternating from left to right. SSSSSSSS A double slash with one sword going diagonally upwards to the right and one sword going diagonally downwards to the left. T TT TTT Jumps and performs a downward slash with both swords that breaks the enemy's guard. A kick with the left leg. A spinning, horizontal slash to the left with the left sword followed by a downward slash with the right sword. A diagonally upward slash to the right that launches the enemy. Jumps up and performs multiple stabs downward at the launched enemy. Stabs downward at the enemy and performs a back flip kick. When the enemy lands on the ground, it creates a ground shockwave that damages other enemies. A stab with both swords that dizzies. A horizontal slash to the right. Jumps forward and performs a double horizontal slash with one sword going right and one sword going left. During this attack, multiple smaller slashes appear around Musashi. A double horizontal slash with one sword going right and one sword going left. A series of horizontal slashes alternating from right to left followed by a double horizontal slash with one sword going right and one sword going left. The more times triangle is pressed, the more horizontal slashes are performed. A slash towards the front of the horse on the right side. A slash towards the front of the horse on the left side. A slash towards the front of the horse on the right side. A series of slashes towards the front of the horse alternating from the left side to the right side. A double slash towards the back of the horse on the right

ST STT STTT

SST SSTT SSTTT

SSST SSST(T)

Horse Horse Horse Horse

S SS SSS S4-S7

Horse SSSSSSSS

side. Horse ST Horse SST Horse SSST Slashes towards the front on both sides of the horse at the same time with both swords that launches the enemy. Slashes towards the front on both sides of the horse at the same time with both swords that dizzies. Slashes towards the back on both sides of the horse at the same time with both swords.

A slash downward with both swords. Stabs the ground with both swords, causing a ground shockwave. Running Attack Runs and performs a series of three horizontal slashes alternating from right to left, fishing with a spinning horizontal slash to the right. Deadlock Attack A diagonally downward slash to the left followed by two diagonally downward slashes to the right, a horizontal slash to the left and a spinning, horizontal slash to the right. Musou Level 1 A series of diagonally downward slashes alternating from left to right. Musashi stands in one place when performing this musou. Musou Level 3 A series of diagonally downward slashes alternating from left to right. During this musou, multiple smaller slashes appear around Musashi. Musashi stands in one place when performing this musou. True Musou A series of diagonally downward slashes alternating from left to right, finishing with three double slashes with one sword going diagonally upwards to the right and one sword going diagonally downwards to the left. Musashi stands in one place when performing the main part of this musou. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------Special Abilities: R1 + S: Counter attack stance. When you are in this stance and an enemy attacks you, you immediately parry the attack and perform three quick slashes in a triangular pattern. R1 + T: A war cry that fills up the musou bar.

Jump Attack Jump Charge

Character Strategies: Musashi is an above average character. His fourth weapon really makes him better than he should be. His C1 is a great dueling attack since it has two guard breaks. Unfortunately, the last hit is very vertical, which means it has to be aimed precisely or it will miss. His C2 is one of the better and most damaging C2 attacks out there. His C3 also has a guard break at the end of the move, but enemies will roll out of its way most of the time. Also, the jump near the end of the move can sometimes be a blessing or a pain. It can either jump you to behind your opponent or it can simply jump you away from

the opponent. His C4 and the end attacks to his regular move set are about the same. His C4 simply has more elemental activation moves than his regular move set. His musou keeps him in one place, but it has wide range. Unfortunately, his level 3 musou can sometimes knock enemy officers into the air and out of the way of the attack. His horse attacks do alternate from side to side, but they have a very wide range of motion. His horse charge attacks do hit both sides. Musashi's running attack is a multi hit attack. You can hit enemies multiple times, making this a very damaging attack. You can also take advantage of hit and run attacks using this move. His war cry special is very cheap and will quickly fill up your musou bar. Also, his Self skill is just as cheap. If you are every caught in a combo, simply press Triangle and Musashi will perform an elemental horizontal slash. This means that unless you are juggled, you shouldn't be hit by too many attacks. Musashi works well with any element, but the Demon element on his fourth weapon turns him into a character comparable with Keiji and Tadakatsu. When fighting Musashi, you need to watch out for his C1 attack. Since his C1 attack is a jumping attack, you will normally juggle Musashi a lot. Unfortunately, this means you will be dealing less damage to him with each attack. The trick is to try to catch Musashi when he is not performing his C1 to deal the most damage to him. Unfortunately, the first attack on his S string is decently quick, so it will take a good eye and good timing to catch him off guard. Since he stands still for his musou attack, you can run away from it. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 4. Story Mode Walkthroughs SW2STORY \____________________________________________________ Every character except for Ranmaru Mori and Okuni have their own Story Mode. The Story Mode takes your character through different battles on the way to unifying Japan for either themselves or their lord. Each character has their own unique walkthrough for each stage, as most of the stages are different for each character, even if multiple characters play on the same side on the same stage. Normally, the missions are different for a character in a stage. I have listed the victory and defeat conditions for each stage, as well as the armies that are on the battlefield. I have tried to list all the reinforcements that arrive during the course of the battle. Each walkthrough is a walkthrough for Hard mode. While I was making the walkthrough for the stage, I was actually following the path in the game, so I know these walkthroughs work. Of course, you may find a different path through your game, triggering different missions or different scenarios. I have listed only one possibility for each stage. There are many more possible outcomes that could happen on a stage. I have tried to maximize the completed missions and kills in my

walkthroughs while minimizing casualties.

Hopefully, I have succeeded.

______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 4a. Yukimura Sanada's Walkthrough SW2STYUK \____________________________________________________ -------------------------------Stage 1: Retreat from Nagashino -------------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Takeda Army: | Oda-Tokugawa: | | Katsuyori Takeda | Nobunaga Oda | | Yukimura Sanada | Ieyasu Tokugawa | | Keiji Maeda | Tadakatsu Honda | | Masatane Hara | No | | Masakage Yamagata | Katsuie Shibata | | Nobufusa Baba | Nobutada Oda | | Reinforcements: | Kazumasu Takigawa | | None | Nagahide Niwa | | | Tadatsugu Sakai | | | Yasumasa Sakakibara | | | Nobumori Sakuma | | | Reinforcements: | | | Hideyoshi Hashiba | | | Mitsuhide Akechi | | | Nobumasa Okudaira | | | Hanzo Hattori | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: When the stage starts, turn around and pick a fight with Katsuie Shibata. This will cause a mission to appear to defeat the Oda enemies on the front line. You will need to defeat two other officers in order to complete this mission. Those officers are Kazumasu Takigawa and Nagahide Niwa. Once they are defeated, rush over to where Katsuyori Takeda is at. He should be getting attacked by Hideyoshi Hashiba. When you get close to Katsuyori, you should get a mission to defend his retreat. Defeat Hideyoshi and allow Katsuyori to escape. He will attempt to go east, but the gates will be closed, so he will have to go south. Clear out some enemies on the bridge structure and wait for the riflemen ambush inside Tobigasu Garrison. Once that happens, defeat Nobumori Sakuma. When Katsuyori makes it to Nagashino Castle, Mitsuhide Akechi and Nobumasa Okudaira will ambush him. You will get a mission to Defeat Nobunaga. Katsuyori or Yukimura is defeated.

defeat them both. Defeat these two generals to complete the mission and allow Katsuyori to continue to retreat. Katsuyori will continue north towards either the Maruyama Garrison or the northeast stronghold (I've seen both). For this walkthrough, let's just assume he's going to the Maruyama Garrison (the northeast stronghold is actually easier and simpler). When he gets near the stronghold at the intersection of the two paths, Hanzo Hattori will appear. Defeat Hanzo and allow Katsuyori to continue his retreat. Inside Maruyama Garrison, there should be a couple of officers in there waiting for Katsuyori. Defeat them to allow Katsuyori a clear path to safety. During this time, you should get a mission to defeat the Tokugawa Army. This mission consists of defeating Ieyasu Tokugawa, Tadatsugu Sakai, and Yasumasa Sakakibara. Defeat all three generals while waiting for Katsuyori to retreat. There should be only three or four generals left on the board. Three of them should be Nobunaga Oda, No, and Tadakatsu Honda. If you're good at fighting or you have a powered up Yukimura, go fight Tadakatsu Honda for the experience and completion sake. If you get Tadakatsu down to half life, a mission will appear to defeat him. If you don't feel like fighting Tadakatsu, Keiji Maeda will keep Tadakatsu in check, so just run into the enemy main camp. There, you will have to fight Nobunaga and No. Defeat No first to get the distraction out of the way, then focus on finishing off Nobunaga. --------------------------------Stage 2: Siege of Odawara Castle --------------------------------Victory Condition: Ujinao.) Defeat Conditions: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Toyotomi Army: | Hojo Army: | | Hideyoshi Toyotomi | Ujimasa Hojo | | Mitsunari Ishida | Ujiteru Hojo | | Sakon Shima | Ujitada Hojo | | Kanetsugu Naoe | Ujimitsu Hojo | | Yukimura Sanada | Ujitaka Hojo | | Keiji Maeda | Masataka Kasahara | | Norihide Matsuda | Yoshitake Mibu | | Reinforcements: | Naohide Matsuda | | Kanbei Kuroda | Yasusato Matsuda | | | Masayo Ito | | | Naoshige Chiba | | | Yasuhiro Ogasawara | | | Naosada Hojo | | | Tanenaga Hara | | | Norisada Ueda | Defeat Ujimasa. (Later changes to Defeat Ujimasa and

Hideyoshi is defeated.

| | Ujinori Uesugi | | | Ujinaga Narita | | | Reinforcements: | | | Ujinao Hojo | | | Kotaro Fuma | | | Ujifusa Hojo | | | Hiroteru Minagawa | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: When the stage starts off, you will want to make your way to the central clearing. Defeat the Defense Captain to open the gate to Mt. Ishigaki. Defeat Ujiteru Hojo and Naosada Hojo (wait, Hojo names start with things other than Uji???) to take the mountain and open up all the gates in the central area. Make your way out through the south gate. Some enemies will attempt to charge their way to the central area. Clear them out and then head over to the southwestern fort. Kanbei Kuroda should have appeared there with the engineers to build the castle. However, Ujitada Hojo is here trying to stop them. Defeat Ujitada Hojo and then go north of Mt. Ishigaki. Near the northern garrison, Ujitaka Hojo and Norisada Ueda is trying to get to Hideyoshi Toyotomi. Defeat these two and then immediately head to the southern garrison. When the castle is completed in the central area, a new path will appear in the central area and a siege ramp will appear in the southern garrison. You will need to protect the siege ramp as it's getting into place. You can get a head start by clearing out some of the enemy troops in this area, as well as getting rid of Yasusato Matsuda. When the siege ramp is in place, make your way up the ramp and inside the castle. Check the map for Masataka Kasahara's position, as you will get a mission from Hideyoshi to save one of his officers. You can't find the officer on the map, but he is next to Masataka. Defeat Masataka to save the officer and complete the mission. The front gates should be opened, so the enemy will begin to march on your makeshift castle. Start defeating enemies that are outside of the main keep of the castle. There should be a few in the north and a few in the middle areas. There's no real pattern to the destruction. Just everyone except for Ujimasa Hojo should be dead before you move on. Once Ujimasa is the only Hojo left, defeat the Defense Captain protecting the main keep and then go inside the castle. Once inside the castle, there are some annoying things you have to do first. The gate on the first floor is locked, so you have to go to the second floor and destroy the statue that is blocking the mechanism that controls the gate on the first floor. Head down through the gate on the first floor to get to another mechanism that controls the gate on the second floor. Destroy the statue blocking the mechanism and then make your way back up the stairs again. Go through the gate and head to the third floor. When you reach this floor, you will face off with Ujimasa Hojo. However, when you defeat Ujimasa, it turns out that the person you just fought was just an illusion made by Kotaro Fuma. You will need to defeat Kotaro before you can go back outside of the main keep. Kotaro will be on the second floor. While you are fighting

Kotaro, Ujimasa and a few other Hojo officers will surround your main camp. Defeat Kotaro quickly and then make your way back down to the first floor and out of the main keep. Get on your horse and ride back to your main camp. When you reach your main camp, first defeat Ujifusa Hojo and Hiroteru Minagawa. Then, you can focus on the two Hojo leaders. Defeat them in any order you want. ----------------------------Stage 3: Rescue of Mitsunari ----------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Ishida Army: | Anti-Ishida Army: | | Mitsunari Ishida | Kiyomasa Kato | | Yukimura Sanada | Yasuharu Wakisaka | | Keiji Maeda | Nagamasa Kuroda | | Kanetsugu Naoe | Iemasa Hachisuka | | Sakon Shima | Yoshiaki Kato | | Reinforcements: | Reinforcements: | | Yoshinobu Satake | Hanzo Hattori | | | Masanori Fukushima | | | Yoshinaga Asano | | | Takatora Todo | | | Tadaoki Hosokawa | | | Terumasa Ikeda | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: When the stage starts, go north. When you reach Nagamasa Kuroda, defeat him. When Nagamasa is defeated, Hanzo Hattori will appear north of you. Make your way through the alleyways towards Hanzo and defeat him. You will find out that it was just a double of Hanzo, which means he's still out there on the loose. Continue to follow the alleyways until you are close to Iemasa Hachisuka and Sakon Shima. Help out Sakon by defeating Iemasa. Take the north route all the way around to the castle that Mitsunari Ishida is holed up in. Inside Nijo Castle, Yasuharu Wakisaka should be here, so escort him out of the castle by defeating him. Two more Hanzos should appear, one at Mitsunari and one at Kanetsugu. You will get a mission to defeat both Hanzos. Also, a Spy Captain will appear with both Hanzos. Defeat both the Hanzo and the Spy Captain near Mitsunari and then leave the castle through the western gate. Make your way south along the western path. You want to rescue Kanetsugu Naoe next. Defeat the Hanzo and the Spy Captain here too. This will complete your mission to defeat both Hanzos. Unfortunately, both Hanzos you killed were doubles. Mitsunari arrives at the Escape Point. Mitsunari or Kanetsugu is defeated.

By this time, both Kiyomasa Kato and Yoshiaki Kato should be moving. Head towards Kiyomasa first and defeat him. Make your way towards Yoshiaki, who should be trying to get to Mitsunari, and defeat him as well. This should cause enemy reinforcements to arrive. You should eventually get two missions. The first mission is to defeat all the enemy reinforcements. The second mission is to help Mitsunari and Kanetsugu meet at the rendezvous point. In the south, Yoshinaga Asano and Masanori Fukushima should be trying to get to Mitsunari. Defeat them both and then make your way towards Mitsunari. He should be trying to escape now. Defeat the enemy officer that is north of him to complete the mission. There should be even more enemy reinforcements now. They should all arrive along the eastern route, making it easy to knock each one of them off one by one. The first two generals that you should defeat are Nagamasa Kuroda and Tadaoki Hosokawa. Take the eastern path south towards where Yasuharu Wakisaka and Terumasa Ikeda are. They should be harassing Kanetsugu, so defeat them both to allow Kanetsugu to reach the rendezvous point. Once both Mitsunari and Kanetsugu are at the rendezvous point, they will talk strategy and decide it's best to run away. During this time, Hanzo will appear again. You should defeat Kiyomasa Kato and Hanzo to provide Mitsunari an open path to the escape point. Hanzo is powered up, so it may take some time to bring him down. But at least this time, you're bringing down the real deal. Once Mitsunari reaches the escape point, the stage is finished. -------------------------------Stage 4: Defense of Ueda Castle -------------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Sanada Army: | Tokugawa Army: | | Masayuki Sanada | Hidetada Tokugawa | | Yukimura Sanada | Hanzo Hattori | | Genba Karasawa | Ina | | Mino Kaneko | Yasumasa Sakakibara | | Yorisada Yazawa | Nobuyuki Sanada | | Reinforcements: | Hidehisa Sengoku | | Kanetsugu Naoe | Tadamasa Mori | | Keiji Maeda | Ietsugu Sakai | | | Hidemasa Ogasawara | | | Tadachika Okubo | | | Tadamasa Matsudaira | | | Bitchu Hineno | | | Masanobu Honda | | | Kazuaki Toda | | | Tadamasa Honda | | | Yasunaga Ishikawa | | | Yorimizu Suwa | Defeat Hidetada. Masayuki or Yukimura is defeated.

| | Reinforcements: | | | Kotaro Fuma | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: I'm not a big fan of Ueda Castle, but at least on the Sanada side, you can at least see where all the tunnels go. When the stage starts, make your way south to where Tadamasa Mori is located at. You will eventually get a mission to ambush Tadamasa Mori and Hidehisa Sengoku, so get a jump start on the mission and defeat Tadamasa. Make your way through the tunnels to where Hidehisa is at and defeat him to complete the mission. You will get reinforcements in the form of Keiji Maeda and Kanetsugu Naoe, so the odds will get evened up a little. Make your way through the main gates to Ueda Castle and prevent Yasumasa Sakakibara from going inside. Defeat him and then head north. What you will want to do is defeat any enemy generals that are in Mino Kaneko's way. The first one to cause problems for Mino should be Kazuaki Toda. Defeat him and move on. When you get close to Nobuyuki Sanada, you will get a mission to defeat him to protect Toishi Castle. Defeat Nobuyuki and then continue to clear enemies out of Mino's path. Kotaro Fuma will eventually show up to try to stop Mino. Kotaro is powered up, so he's not going down without a fight. Defeat Kotaro and then finish up assisting Mino to the floodgate. When Mino reaches the floodgate, he will initiate the flood attack against the Tokugawa forces. The flood attack will cause three enemy generals to retreat and injure Ina, taking away her powered up status. Go over and help Kanetsugu get rid of Yasunaga Ishikawa. Eventually, Hanzo Hattori will reappear on the battlefield...in three places. Typical Hanzo. When you get close to one of the Hanzos, you will get a mission to defeat all three of them. One is outside the front gates of Ueda Castle, one is inside the underground area of Ueda, and one is inside Toishi Castle. Hunt down all three Hanzos before they can do any damage to Masayuki. Luckily, Keiji should disappear and reappear near Masayuki, protecting him for a little while. Defeat all three Hanzos and make him realize that he's just a failure. The southeastern garrison should be the last place where Tokugawa forces are at, other than the main camp of course. Make your way towards that point and defeat Ietsugu Sakai and Yorimizu Suwa. From here, it's a straight shot into the east gate of the enemy main camp. Inside the main camp, you will deal with three enemy generals. Masanobu Honda and Ina are guarding Hidetada Tokugawa. Get rid of Hidetada's two bodyguards. Ina should be easy to defeat since she was injured in the flood attack. Once Hidetada is defeated, you will have successfully defended Ueda Castle. However, you will get grim news that Mitsunari Ishida lost at Sekigahara. -----------------------Stage 5: Osaka Campaign ------------------------

Victory Condition:

Defeat Ieyasu.

(Later changes to Defeat Keiji.) (Later changes to

Defeat Conditions: Hideyori or Yukimura is defeated. Hideyori, Yukimura, or Kanetsugu is defeated.) Armies:

+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Toyotomi Army: | Tokugawa Army: | | Hideyori Toyotomi | Ieyasu Tokugawa | | Yukimura Sanada | Ina | | Musashi Miyamoto | Masamune Date | | Harunaga Ono | Kanetsugu Naoe | | Harufusa Ono | Hidetada Tokugawa | | Morichika Chosokabe | Takatora Todo | | Matabei Goto | Katsumoto Katagiri | | Teruzumi Akashi | Toshitsune Maeda | | Katsunaga Mori | Tadamasa Sengoku | | Shigenari Kimura | Shigenaga Katakura | | Reinforcements: | Naotaka Ii | | Kanetsugu Naoe | Tadateru Matsudaira | | | Nagamasa Kuroda | | | Hidemune Date | | | Yasunaga Matsudaira | | | Katsunari Mizuno | | | Ietsugu Sakai | | | Tadanao Matsudaira | | | Tadaoki Naito | | | Tadatomo Honda | | | Yoshinobu Satake | | | Tadaoki Hosokawa | | | Reinforcements: | | | Keiji Maeda | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: When the stage starts, you're inside the main keep of your castle. Katsumoto Katagiri is inside the main keep also, so you want to kick him out by defeating him. Once he is defeated, make your way outside through the main gate. Your horse will be waiting out there for you. Once outside the castle, defeat Naotaka Ii, Tadanao Matsudaira, and Toshitsune Maeda. All the while, Musashi Miyamoto will start talking about Yukimura's past, thinking he's some kind of fight commentator or something. Although, he will inform you that you need to take the Sanada Ward, which will be an important stop in the future. Once the main gate is clear of enemies, make your way south. Ieyasu Tokugawa will order a cannon to approach the main gate. Destroy the cannon before it can approach the main keep of your castle. This will cause Ina and Masamune Date to lead their armies at your main keep from two directions. Defeat any enemy generals that may still be in this area to prevent them from storming your castle and then make your way over to Ina's army.

Ina will be here with Tadamasa Sengoku, Tadateru Matsudaira, and Nagamasa Kuroda. You will get a mission to prevent Ina from entering the main keep of your castle, but you might as well just defeat all of these enemy generals to protect Hideyori Toyotomi. Once the eastern gate is cleared of enemies, make your way over to the western gate. Here, Masamune is trying to enter the main keep through this entrance. He will be here with Yasunaga Matsudaira and Tadaoki Naito. You will get a mission to prevent Masamune from entering the main keep, so defeat him first to complete the mission. After that, clear this entrance of all enemies. This will cause the Toyotomi Army to begin to march on Ieyasu Tokugawa's main camp. However, there is a couple more things you need to do before you can begin you yourself can charge the main camp. Head south to where Kanetsugu Naoe is. He is in the Sanada Ward and he will be powered up. He will challenge you to a duel to the death. You will get a mission to defeat Kanetsugu. He has a lot of defense, so this will be a long battle. Defeating him will cause him to defect to your side and get the cannons firing on Ieyasu's main camp. There should be two more enemies in the Sanada Ward. Yoshinobu Satake and Hidemune Date should also be here, so defeat them to protect Kanetsugu. From this point forward, it's just cleaning up the rest of the Tokugawa Army. Shigenaga Katakura should be in the northwestern area of the castle, so get rid of him first. After that, there should only be the enemies that are around the Tokugawa main camp. Hidetada Tokugawa and Tadatomo Honda should be at the front gate of the Tokugawa main camp. Ietsugu Sakai should be at the western gate of the enemy main camp and Tadaoki Hosokawa should be at the eastern gate. Defeat all four generals and then enter the Tokugawa main camp. Here, Ieyasu Tokugawa should be all alone, so defeat him. This will not end the battle, but this will force all the enemy soldiers to retreat. There is just one more thing left to do. Keiji Maeda will appear near the main gate of the main keep of the castle. He will challenge you to a one on one fight. You will get a final mission to defeat Keiji. Keiji is powered up and has a lot of attack and defense, but just remember, the second part of Yukimura's C3 breaks the enemy's guard, so abuse this to defeat Keiji. ---------------------------Dream: Battle of Sekigahara ---------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Western Army: | Eastern Army: | | Mitsunari Ishida | Ieyasu Tokugawa | | Sakon Shima | Tadakatsu Honda | | Ginchiyo Tachibana | Hanzo Hattori | Defeat Ieyasu. Mitsunari is defeated, or Main Camp is captured.

| Yoshihiro Shimazu | Ina | | Yukimura Sanada | Nagamasa Kuroda | | Yukinaga Konishi | Tadaoki Hosokawa | | Hideie Ukita | Takatora Todo | | Reinforcements: | Yoshimasa Tanaka | | None | Terumasa Ikeda | | | Yoshiaki Kato | | | Sadatsugu Tsutsui | | | Tadayoshi Matsudaira | | | Masanori Fukushima | | | Yoshinaga Asano | | | Kazutoyo Yamanouchi | | | Hirotaka Terasawa | | | Hideaki Kobayakawa | | | Hiroie Kikkawa | | | Hidemoto Mori | | | Yasuharu Wakisaka | | | Yoshinobu Satake | | | Reinforcements: | | | Naomasa Ii | | | Masamune Date | | | Kojuro Katakura | | | Shigezane Date | | | Tsunamoto Oniniwa | | | Hideyasu Yuki | | | Yasumasa Sakakibara | | | Tadachika Okubo | | | Masanobu Honda | | | Tadamasa Honda | | | Tadatoshi Sengoku | | | Yasunaga Ishikawa | | | Tadamasa Mori | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: You start off in the northern part of the map. Immediately defeat Sadatsugu Tsutsui. While you're fighting Sadatsugu, Sakon Shima should get sniped by the enemy riflemen, which cuts his life bar in half. Don't worry about him right now. Instead, make your way east and defeat Kazutoyo Tamanouchi and then go west to the northwestern garrison to defeat Takatora Todo. From the northwestern garrison, make your way south to the central area of Sekigahara. Make your way over to Sakon Shima right away. When you reach Sakon, he will begin to retreat. When he reaches your main camp, he will completely leave the battlefield. Defeat the enemy officers that are in this area to prevent them from causing anymore problems to Sakon. When two of them are defeated, Tadakatsu Honda will begin his march towards your main camp. He will have to get through you first to get there. Tadakatsu is powered up, so he will be difficult to beat. This is why you should defeat the enemy officers in this area quickly, so you can make the battle a one on one fight. Try to defeat Tadakatsu as quickly as possible, as enemy reinforcements will be arriving soon. When Tadakatsu is defeated, begin clearing out the enemy officers that are in central Sekigahara. Eventually, Ginchiyo Tachibana should make her way close to the enemy main camp. When she does, Naomasa Ii will ambush her.

Make your way over to Ginchiyo. You will get a mission to rescue her. Defeat Naomasa Ii to complete this mission. Now, continue clearing out the central area. You should have most, if not all, of the enemy officers in the central area defeated by the time Masamune Date arrives with reinforcements. When Masamune shows up, Mitsunari Ishida will charge at Masamune, leaving the allied main camp. What you should do now is make your way over to your main camp and clear the enemy officers out of this area. Make sure to take out the enemy stronghold that is just north of your main camp. This will be important for a mission later. Ina will be here along with three other enemy officers. Try to defeat these enemy officers quickly, as when Mitsunari reaches Masamune, Masamune will call for more reinforcements to appear and attack your main camp. Sakon Shima will appear again and try to guard the main camp by himself, but he's still injured. You will get a mission to prevent the Yuki Army from entering your main camp. First, defend the eastern gate of the main camp by defeating Tadatoshi Sengoku, Tadachika Okubo, and Masanobu Honda. You will have to be really quick in defeating these three enemy officers. The two enemy officers attacking your main camp from the north will be distracted by that stronghold you took earlier, but the stronghold won't last very long. If you're quick enough in killing off the enemy officers, you should be able to make it to your north gate in time to prevent Hideyasu Yuki and Yasumasa Sakakibara from entering your main camp. When all five enemy officers are defeated, you will have completed the mission. Ieyasu will send out his pet assassin, Hanzo Hattori, out to try to take Mitsunari Ishida's head. Make your way over to Mitsunari. He should be fighting off the Date Army. Make your way over to the Date Army and begin defeating them one by one. When you defeat Masamune Date, the Date Army will begin to retreat. So much for the enemy reinforcements. Now, it's time to find Hanzo Hattori and defeat him. Hanzo should be easy to defeat. When Hanzo is defeated, all that is left now is to clean up the rest of the Tokugawa Army. Defeat all the enemy officers that are in the central area and then head east. In the eastern garrison, Yoshihiro Shimazu should be fighting off Hidemoto Mori. Defeat Hidemoto and make your way north. The only enemy officers that are left should be those three guarding the gates to the Tokugawa main camp and Ieyasu himself. Defeat all three main camp guards before taking on Ieyasu. Defeat Ieyasu to completely turn a losing battle into victory. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 4b. Keiji Maeda's Walkthrough SW2STKEI \____________________________________________________ --------------------------------Stage 1: Siege of Odawara Castle ---------------------------------

Victory Condition: Ujinao.) Defeat Conditions: Armies:

Defeat Ujimasa.

(Later changes to Defeat Ujimasa and

Hideyoshi is defeated.

+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Toyotomi Army: | Hojo Army: | | Hideyoshi Toyotomi | Ujimasa Hojo | | Mitsunari Ishida | Ujiteru Hojo | | Sakon Shima | Ujitada Hojo | | Kanetsugu Naoe | Ujimitsu Hojo | | Yukimura Sanada | Ujitaka Hojo | | Keiji Maeda | Masataka Kasahara | | Norihide Matsuda | Yoshitake Mibu | | Reinforcements: | Naohide Matsuda | | Kanbei Kuroda | Yasusato Matsuda | | | Masayo Ito | | | Naoshige Chiba | | | Yasuhiro Ogasawara | | | Naosada Hojo | | | Tanenaga Hara | | | Norisada Ueda | | | Ujinori Uesugi | | | Ujinaga Narita | | | Reinforcements: | | | Ujinao Hojo | | | Kotaro Fuma | | | Ujifusa Hojo | | | Hiroteru Minagawa | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: When the stage starts off, you're north of the central area. Hideyoshi Toyotomi will order his forces to attack the central area and get it ready for the makeshift castle. Defeat the Defense Captain guarding the north gate of the central area and then make your way inside. You will get a mission to take Mt. Ishigaki, which is the central area. Guarding this area is Naosada Hojo and Ujiteru Hojo. You will need to defeat both of these enemies to complete this mission. Now, all the gates to the central area will open. You will first want to go through the southern gate and then follow the path until you reach the southern garrison. Ujinori Uesugi and Ujimitsu Hojo will be here, attempting to find out what is going on in the central area. Stop these two enemy generals before they can even come close to the central area. Now, the engineers should have arrived by now. They are being led by Kanbei Kuroda. They will appear in the southwestern fort. Ujitada Hojo will be trying to do everything he can to make sure the engineers don't reach the central area, so defeat him and clear out some of the enemies that are in front of Kanbei to get him going towards the central area. When Kanbei gets

moving, make your way back to the central area and leave through the north gate. Here, Yukimura Sanada should be fighting off some enemy officers that are trying to get to Hideyoshi. You will get a mission to prevent these officers from reaching your main camp. Complete the mission by defeating Norisada Ueda and Ujitaka Hojo. Now, while Kanbei is setting up the castle in the central area, you should make your way back south to the southern garrison. Go through the southern garrison and clear out all of the enemies in this area. Make sure you defeat Yasusato Matsuda, who is also in this area. When the makeshift castle is completed, you will get a new path to the central gate. Also, a siege ramp will appear near the southern garrison and will begin moving towards the area you just cleared out. While the siege ramp is getting into position, make your way towards the central gate of Odawara Castle and defeat Ujinaga Narita and Naohide Matsuda. Now, go up the siege ramp and enter the castle. Your first goal will be to make your way towards the southeastern section of the map. Here, Masataka Kasahara will be attempting to kill off Norihide Matsuda. You will get a mission to rescue Norihide, so defeat Masataka to complete this mission. Kotaro Fuma will open up the main gate of Odawara Castle. This will allow Masayo Ito and Naoshige Chiba to charge out and attempt to take the makeshift castle. Defeat these two enemy generals. Now, go around and clear out the rest of the enemy generals that are outside of the main keep of Odawara Castle. They should be mainly concentrated in the northern area of the map. When the outside of Odawara Castle is cleared out, defeat the Defense Captain that is guarding the main keep of the castle and make your way inside. When you're inside the castle, your first goal will be to get to the third floor. To do this, you will have to go up to the second floor and destroy the statue that is blocking the mechanism that controls the closed gate on the first floor. Now, go back to the first floor and destroy the statue that is in the way of the other mechanism. This will open the gate on the second floor, allowing you to go to the third floor. On the third floor, you will find Ujimasa Hojo. However, this Ujimasa is a fake set up by Kotaro Fuma. Kotaro will appear on the second floor and block your path. Also, the Hojo will ambush your main camp from all sides. You will have to defeat Kotaro to be able to escape the main keep. Kotaro is powered up a little, but not that much. When you get outside of the main keep, get on your horse and make your way over to the makeshift castle. Your first target should be Ujifusa Hojo. Defeat him and then leave the central area through the western gate. South of your main camp, you should find Hiroteru Minagawa and Ujimasa Hojo. Defeat them both and then enter your main camp. Ujinao Hojo should be here fighting with Hideyoshi. Defeat Ujinao to complete the stage. ----------------------------Stage 2: Rescue of Mitsunari ----------------------------Victory Condition: Mitsunari arrives at the Escape Point.

Defeat Conditions: Armies:

Mitsunari or Kanetsugu is defeated.

+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Ishida Army: | Anti-Ishida Army: | | Mitsunari Ishida | Kiyomasa Kato | | Yukimura Sanada | Yasuharu Wakisaka | | Keiji Maeda | Nagamasa Kuroda | | Kanetsugu Naoe | Iemasa Hachisuka | | Sakon Shima | Yoshiaki Kato | | Reinforcements: | Reinforcements: | | Yoshinobu Satake | Hanzo Hattori | | | Masanori Fukushima | | | Yoshinaga Asano | | | Takatora Todo | | | Tadaoki Hosokawa | | | Terumasa Ikeda | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: On this stage, you will need to make sure both Mitsunari Ishida and Kanetsugu Naoe don't get defeated. This should not be too hard, as both Mitsunari and Kanetsugu are pretty strong. You're right in front of Yoshiaki Kato when the stage starts, so why not start off by defeating him? When Yoshiaki is defeated, stay in this area. Hanzo Hattori will appear in the alleyway just west of the eastern path. Unfortunately, this Hanzo is just a fake. Defeat Hanzo and then continue north along the eastern path. Kanetsugu will get ambushed, but don't worry about him for now. Instead, defeat Nagamasa Kuroda and continue along the central path. When you're south of Sakon Shima, go north. You will get a mission to rescue Sakon. Complete this mission by defeating Iemasa Hachisuka. Now, make your way over to Mitsunari Ishida. He is holed up inside of Nijo Castle. Inside this castle, there is a Spy Captain. I don't really know what the Spy Captains do, but defeat him just in case he does something bad. Also, while you're here, defeat Yasuharu Wakisaka. Finally, Hanzo Hattori will appear in two places. One place will be inside Nijo Castle, where you are currently at. The other place is near Kanetsugu Naoe. You will get a mission to defeat both Hanzos. Defeat the Hanzo that is currently inside Nijo Castle and then leave the castle through the western gate. Make your way south along the western path and enter the series of alleyways that Kanetsugu is currently in. Here, you will find the second Hanzo and a second Spy Captain. Defeat the second Hanzo to complete your mission and defeat the second Spy Captain just to get another kill. Unfortunately, both Hanzos were doubles, so of course, you're going to see Hanzo again sometime in the future. Rescuing Kanetsugu will cause Kiyomasa Kato to begin to charge out. Go meet up with Kiyomasa and defeat him. Of course, just when you think you've defeated everyone on the map, more reinforcements arrive for the enemy. These reinforcements are led by Masanori Fukushima. Since Masanori arrives close to where you are currently at, defeat Masanori first. Make your way

north along the western path to the northwestern corner, defeating Yoshinaga Asano along the way. You will get two missions around this time. The first will be to defeat all the enemy reinforcements. You should already have two down by now and making your way towards the third. The second mission will be to escort Mitsunari and Kanetsugu to the rendezvous point. This just involves defeating the enemy soldiers that are in the way of both allies. First, take care of the enemy reinforcements. Defeat Takatora Todo to complete your first mission. This will cause Kiyomasa Kato to appear once again, bringing along more enemy reinforcements. Make your way along the central path to the eastern path. First, defeat Nagamasa Kuroda and Tadaoki Hosokawa. Now, make your way south along the eastern path until you get to the next batch of enemy generals. They should be Yasuharu Wakisaka and Terumasa Ikeda and they should be getting in the way of Kanetsugu. Defeat both enemy generals and then continue south. Here, Kiyomasa should be trying to kill off your reinforcements, so defeat Kiyomasa. Now, defeat any enemy soldiers that are in the way of Mitsunari and Kanetsugu. When they both reach the "X" on the eastern path, your second mission is completed. They will discuss how to defeat Ieyasu Tokugawa. Of course, Keiji just wants into the action because of the fighting. Mitsunari will continue his escape, but Hanzo Hattori will appear in the southeastern corner of the map, near Mitsunari's escape point. This Hanzo is the real Hanzo and he is powered up. However, he shouldn't be too hard to defeat. When Hanzo is defeated, Mitsunari should have a clear path to escape. --------------------Stage 3: Pirate Hunt --------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Condition: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Fishermen: | Pirates: | | Keiji Maeda | Raider | | Peasant | Raider | | Peasant | Raider | | Peasant | Raider | | Peasant | Raider | | Peasant | Raider | | Reinforcements: | Raider | | None | Reinforcements: | | | Raider | | | Raider | | | Raider | | | Raider | | | Raider | | | Raider | Defeat the Marauder. All peasants are eliminated, or any Main Camp is captured.

| | Raider | | | Marauder | | | Raider | | | Raider | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: You get two missions right away when the stage starts. The first mission is to protect all the Peasants. This is easy to complete as long as you complete all the missions you are given on this stage. The second mission you get right away starts when you make your way south towards the Peasant that is on the boat. You will get a mission to protect this Peasant. Complete this mission by defeating the two Raiders that are attacking this Peasant. Make your way across the boat to the next Peasant. You will get another mission to protect a Peasant. The same thing applies to this Peasant. Defeat both Raiders attacking the Peasant to complete this mission. Now, make your way south along the eastern path until you reach the southeastern garrison. Here, three Raiders will be attacking this garrison. You will get a mission to protect this garrison. Complete this mission by defeating all three Raiders. When you have successfully protected the southeastern garrison, more Raiders will appear along with more boats. Some Raiders will begin to attack the northwestern garrison. Make your way across the boats in the south to make your way towards the northwestern garrison. You will need to be quick in taking this garrison, as a Peasant will move onto the boats and end up getting ambushed by Raiders. You will get two missions. The first mission will be to protect the northwestern garrison. This is completed by defeating all three Raiders attacking this garrison. The second mission will be to rescue the ambushed Raiders. When the northwestern garrison is rescued, make your way across the ships once again, this time making your way towards the central ship. Defeat the Raider that is in the way and then defeat the Defense Captain that is protecting the plank to the area that the Peasant is at. This will lower the plank, allowing you to defeat both Raiders that are attacking the trapped Peasant. When this mission is completed, more Raiders will appear, this time in the south. Also, the Marauder will finally show up to handle things personally. Defeat both Raiders that appear in the south to get the plank to the Marauder's ship to be lowered. Defeat the Marauder to complete the stage. -------------------------Stage 4: Battle of Hasedo -------------------------Victory Condition: The allied officers arrive at the Escape Point. changes to Defeat Masamune.) (Later

Defeat Condition: Armies:

Kanetsugu is defeated.

+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Uesugi Army: | Date-Mogami: | | Kanetsugu Naoe | Yoshiaki Mogami | | Keiji Maeda | Reinforcements: | | Chikanori Suibara | Minbu Satomi | | Yoshihide Shida | Mitsuyasu Shimura | | Mototada Kasuga | Mitsuuji Ujiie | | Reinforcements: | Masakage Rusu | | None | Nobuyasu Goto | | | Tsunenaga Hasekura | | | Tsunamoto Oniniwa | | | Kageyori Yashiro | | | Yoshiyasu Mogami | | | Mitsushige Nobesawa | | | Hidetsuna Sakenobe | | | Mitsunao Tateoka | | | Masamune Date | | | Shigezane Date | | | Kojuro Katakura | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: When the stage starts off, make your way north to the first gate. Yoshiaki Mogami is here guarding the first gate. You will get a mission to break through the first gate. Defeat Yoshiaki to get his troops to retreat and to open up the first gate. Make your way up the path. When you or your allies get too far north on the path, the enemy will ambush you. You will then get a mission to break through the second gate. There will be three enemy officers that will attack you. The first two are Mitsuyasu Shimura and Mitsuuji Ujiie. They will ambush you on the path. Defeat these two enemy officers and then continue to make your way north. Minbu Satomi is guarding the second gate. Defeat Minbu to open up the second gate and complete your mission. Now, wait for your allies to make their way north towards the third gate. While you are waiting for this to happen, defeat the enemy soldiers that are just south of the third gate. When your allies get close to the third gate, enemy reinforcements will appear from behind. Keiji Maeda will offer to stay behind and defeat the enemy's entire rearguard while Kanetsugu Naoe escapes. You will get a mission to prevent the enemy from passing the third gate. You will fail this mission if any enemy officer passes through the third gate, so you don't have to worry about regular enemy soldiers passing through. There will be four waves of enemies that will come at you. The first wave will be three officers from the Date rearguard and they will appear just south of the third gate. The second wave will also be from the Date rearguard and they will appear in the area

east of the second gate. There will be two officers in this group. The third wave will be officers from the Mogami rearguard. There will be four officers in this wave and they will appear around the second gate. Finally, the fourth and final wave will appear, lead by Yoshiaki Mogami. He will bring back some of the officers you have already defeated, except they will be powered up. However, they are still generic officers, so this shouldn't be too bad. When all of the officers from all four waves are defeated, you will have completed the mission to stop the enemy at the third gate and gained a bonus reward of 500 gold in the process. Make your way north to where Kanetsugu is. This will cause Masamune Date and his officers to appear just south of the fifth gate. Your victory condition will change now. To complete this stage, you will need to defeat Masamune. ----------------------------Stage 5: Siege of Edo Castle ----------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Uesugi Coalition: | Tokugawa Army: | | Kagekatsu Uesugi | Hidetada Tokugawa | | Kanetsugu Naoe | Ina | | Keiji Maeda | Yasumasa Sakakibara | | Yukimura Sanada | Yoshiaki Mogami | | Yoshinobu Satake | Hideyasu Yuki | | Masayuki Sanada | Hidehisa Sengoku | | Dokyu Yamagami | Chikayoshi Hiraiwa | | Kagetsugu Amakasu | Tadamasa Honda | | Mitsunaga Irobe | Bitchu Hineno | | Shigenaga Honjo | Reinforcements: | | Reinforcements: | Naomasa Ii | | None | Nagachika Kanamori | | | Takatora Todo | | | Masanobu Honda | | | Hanzo Hattori | | | Ieyasu Tokugawa | | | Tadakatsu Honda | | | Ietsugu Sakai | | | Yasutada Matsudaira | | | Tadatomo Honda | | | Tadasuke Okubo | | | Munenori Yagyu | | | Terumasa Ikeda | | | Moritsuna Watanabe | | | Tadayoshi Matsudaira | | | Masamune Date | | | Masakage Rusu | | | Kojuro Katakura | Defeat Hidetada. (Later changes to Defeat Ieyasu.)

Kagekatsu, Kanetsugu, or Keiji is defeated.

+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: When the stage starts, make your way towards the north gate of Edo Castle. Defeat Tadamasa Honda to open the north gate. Make your way towards the main keep of the castle. Chikayoshi Hiraiwa should be in your way, but you should easily be able to defeat him. Defeat the Defense Captain in front of the main keep of the castle and enter. You will want to quickly take the main keep of the castle, as Tokugawa reinforcements will constantly appear and make their way towards Kagekatsu Uesugi. You cannot let Kagekatsu die, so you will want to be quick in taking the main keep. Once inside the main keep, make your way up the stairs to the second floor. Ina is guarding the gate to the third floor. Defeat Ina and make your way up the stairs. Hidetada Tokugawa will be here, trying to guard Edo Castle with his life. He is powered up, but should be no match for the might of Keiji Maeda. Defeat Hidetada to seize the castle. Now, once you have the castle, you will need to quickly back outside of the castle to your horse. When you get back on your horse, leave Edo Castle through the north gate and go all the way around the western path towards your main camp, which is located in the southwest. Here, Kagekatsu should be fighting off hordes of Tokugawa officers. One of them should be Hanzo Hattori, but the rest should be just generic officers. Still, this will be a five on two battle. Not good odds...for them. Defeat every officer that is inside your main camp. When this is done, the Tokugawa main army should arrive. Ieyasu Tokugawa wants some revenge for the death of his son. The first mission you will get is to escort Kagekatsu into the Edo Castle. What you will want to do first is to make your way into the smaller keep of the castle. Inside the smaller keep, Yasumasa Sakakibara is here. Defeat him to seize the smaller keep. If you don't seize the smaller keep, Kagekatsu will take the long way around to the main keep, which just takes forever. This way, he just uses the smaller keep to get inside the main keep of the castle. Now, defeat all enemy soldiers that are in the path of Kagekatsu. Some enemy officers will also try to get in the way, but defeat them as well. Once Kagekatsu announces that he will use the smaller keep to get to the main keep, you can just ignore him for now. He should find his way inside the smaller keep, as long as there are no officers in his way. Make your way towards the west gate of Edo Castle and defeat Munenori Yagyu and Ietsugu Sakai. Around this time, Ieyasu will talk some smack about how you haven't seen the full power of his army yet. Masamune Date and his army will arrive in the northwest as enemy reinforcements. Masamune will charge the main keep of the castle. Tadakatsu Honda will also make his charge towards the smaller keep. Make your way over to Masamune. You will get a mission to prevent him from entering the main keep. Defeat Masamune Date to complete this mission and then and his other officers, Kojuro Katakura and Masakage Rusu. Now, make your way over towards where Tadakatsu Honda is. He should be at the eastern part of the castle trying to fight his way towards the smaller keep. You will get a mission to prevent Tadakatsu Honda from entering the smaller keep.

Tadakatsu is powered up, but you're Keiji Maeda. Prove that you are the strongest in the land by defeating Tadakatsu. Now, finish off any officers that are not in the northeastern part of the map. When you are finished, there should only be two officers left. They should be Ieyasu Tokugawa and Tadayoshi Matsudaira. Make your way towards them both. Defeat Tadayoshi first and then take on the man who wants to rule Japan. Defeat Ieyasu to complete the stage. ------------------------------Dream: Tournament of Champions ------------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Ieyasu. (Later changes to Defeat Tadakatsu.)

Defeat Conditions: Main Camp is captured. (Later changes to Either Kanetsugu or Yukimura is defeated, or Main Camp is captured.) Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Toyotomi Army: | Tokugawa Army: | | Keiji Maeda | Ieyasu Tokugawa | | Reinforcements: | Tadatsugu Sakai | | Yukimura Sanada | Yasumasa Sakakibara | | Kanetsugu Naoe | Naomasa Ii | | | Hideyasu Yuki | | | Masanobu Honda | | | Hidetada Tokugawa | | | Tadachika Okubo | | | Tadatoshi Sengoku | | | Yasunaga Ishikawa | | | Tadamasa Mori | | | Reinforcements: | | | Hanzo Hattori | | | Kojiro Sasaki | | | Musashi Miyamoto | | | Yoshihisa Shimazu | | | Yoshihiro Shimazu | | | Toshihisa Shimazu | | | Iehisa Shimazu | | | Masamune Date | | | Shigezane Date | | | Kojuro Katakura | | | Tsunamoto Oniniwa | | | Tadakatsu Honda | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: You start off facing an entire army by yourself. You're in the central castle and the enemies are trying to get to your location. Make your way north and defeat Yasunaga Ishikawa quickly. You have to be really quick about this, as Ieyasu Tokugawa will send out his pet ninja, Hanzo Hattori, to try to take

your main camp. Hanzo starts off in the southeastern corner of the map, but he moves quickly. Quickly make your way back to your main camp and leave this area through the south gate. When you reach Hanzo, you will get a mission to prevent him from entering your main camp. Defeat Hanzo quickly to complete this mission. Clear your main camp of any enemies that might be here. Yukimura Sanada and Kanetsugu Naoe should arrive to assist you. Make your way to the southeastern area of the map and begin clearing out enemies in the south. Defeat Tadamasa Mori and then make your way to the northeastern area of the map. Musashi Miyamoto and Kojiro Sasaki should appear near Kanetsugu Naoe. When you reach Kanetsugu, you will get a mission to assist him. Complete this mission by defeating Musashi and Kojiro. Both of them are powered up and definitely will try to bring the fight to you. When both of them are defeated, Kanetsugu will continue along his path. Continue to follow the northern path and defeat Naomasa Ii. Make your way south to the central garrison and defeat Tadatsugu Sakai and Yasumasa Sakakibara. Leave the central garrison through the western gate and head south back to where Yukimura is. On your way there, you will get ambushed by the Shimazu Army. Also, the Date Army will appear south of the Tokugawa main camp. First, deal with the Shimazu Army. You will get a mission to destroy the Shimazu Army. Complete this mission by defeating Yoshihisa Shimazu, Toshihisa Shimazu, Iehisa Shimazu, and Yoshihiro Shimazu. While you're fighting the Shimazu Army, the Date Army should blow a hole in the wall of the central garrison and create a path leading to your main camp. Quickly deal with the Shimazu Army so that you can go protect your main camp. This is another four on one battle, but this shouldn't be any different than the one you just went through. When the Date Army has been defeated, it's time to focus on the Tokugawa main camp. Make your way to the area south of the Tokugawa main camp and defeat Tadachika Okubo and Masanobu Honda to open up the south gate of the enemy main camp. Make your way inside the main camp to face off with Ieyasu Tokugawa. Ieyasu has three generic officers as bodyguards, but this should be a familiar situation by now. Ieyasu promises you that if you beat him, you will be able to fight Tadakatsu Honda, so defeat the head of the Tokugawa clan to make him make good on his promise. Everyone will leave the battlefield, leaving it just a one on one battle between you and Tadakatsu Honda. Tadakatsu Honda will appear in the southwestern garrison and will begin hunting you down. You will get a mission to defeat Tadakatsu. Make your way over to Tadakatsu and bring the fight to him. Your C1 should be faster than his C1, so you should have no problems breaking his guard and knocking him down. Defeat Tadakatsu Honda to become the champion of champions, or as Keiji puts it, the baddest of the bad. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 4c. Nobunaga Oda's Walkthrough SW2STNOB \____________________________________________________

----------------------------Stage 1: Battle of Nagashino ----------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: Escape Point. Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Oda-Tokugawa: | Takeda Army: | | Nobunaga Oda | Katsuyori Takeda | | Ieyasu Tokugawa | Yukimura Sanada | | No | Nobufusa Baba | | Katsuie Shibata | Masakage Yamagata | | Hideyoshi Hashiba | Masatoyo Naito | | Mitsuhide Akechi | Masatsugu Tsuchiya | | Nobutada Oda | Nobukimi Anayama | | Kazumasu Takigawa | Masateru Sanada | | Toshiie Maeda | Nobuzane Takeda | | Nobumori Sakuma | Nobukado Takeda | | Tadakatsu Honda | Nobushige Oyamada | | Yasumasa Sakakibara | Nobutsuna Sanada | | Nobumasa Okudaira | Masatane Hara | | Reinforcements: | Moritomo Saegusa | | Hanzo Hattori | Reinforcements: | | | None | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: I still haven't gotten a real good grasp on this stage yet, so the path I take may not be exactly the best path. You start off with a mission requiring you to defeat all of the Takeda Cavalry that is charging your main base. There are a lot of regular soldiers on horses that are a pain in the butt and can take serious chunks out of your life, so make sure you take off anyone that's on a horse. The officers that are part of the Takeda Cavalry are Yukimura Sanada, Masakage Yamagata, Masatoyo Naito, and Masatsugu Tsuchiya. Defeat all four to complete the first mission. I don't think there is any real sensible way to save Nagashino Castle other than going directly there from the start, which isn't practical. From here, you can either head north or south. I normally head north to where Nobufusa Baba is. If he has caused a lot of devastation and destruction, when you reach him, there should be a mission to defeat him. Either way, run him through along with Masatane Hara and then make your way to Katsuyori Takeda, defeating any generals along the path. Katsuyori should be inside Nagashino by now. Defeat him while he is still inside the castle. When Katsuyori is defeated, you will need to defeat every Takeda general in order to complete the stage. Around this time, Yukimura Sanada should Defeat all enemy officers. Nobunaga or Ieyasu is defeated, or Katsuyori reaches the

reappear close to your main base. Head over to Yukimura. You should receive a mission to defeat him. Be careful, as he is powered up this time. Once Yukimura is defeated, the rest of the Takeda Army should fall easily. They should all be charging the main camp, so they should be close by. Defeat any generals that may still remain and complete the stage. ----------------------------Stage 2: Battle of Osaka Bay ----------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Condition: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Oda Army: | Honganji Army: | | Nobunaga Oda | Magoichi Saika | | Ranmaru Mori | Rairen Shimozuma | | Katsuie Shibata | Rairyu Shimozuma | | Hideyoshi Hashiba | Chuko Shimozuma | | Mitsuhide Akechi | Yorichika Shichiri | | Nobumori Sakuma | Shigetomo Suzuki | | Narimasa Sassa | Yoshimasa Oka | | Reinforcements: | Ujiyoshi Horinouchi | | Kazumasu Takigawa | Morishige Tsuchihashi | | Yoshitaka Kuki | Peasant | | | Peasant | | | Peasant | | | Peasant | | | Reinforcements: | | | Takeyoshi Murakami | | | Motoyoshi Murakami | | | Sukeyasu Innoshima | | | Michiyasu Kurushima | | | Munekatsu Nomi | | | Terumoto Mori | | | Peasant | | | Peasant | | | Peasant | | | Peasant | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: This battle will start off with a lot of enemies charging your main camp from two directions. Start off by defending the eastern entrance to your main camp and defeat the Peasants that come through. Also, Chuko Shimozuma should also be in the area, so defeat him quickly. There should be enemy ships south of your main camp, so finish up any remaining enemies and head south. When you get close to Mitsuhide Akechi, you should receive a mission to protect him. Defeat Magoichi. Main Camp is captured.

Defeat all enemy generals near him to complete this mission. Now, continue to clean up in this area while waiting for the enemy supply captain to arrive. Terumoto Mori is the supply general and when he appears on the boats, quickly run over to him. You should receive a mission to defeat him, so quickly do so. Once you have stopped the supplies from reaching the Honganji Army, continue to defeat any enemies near your main camp until your reinforcements arrive. When your reinforcements arrive on the war ships, the enemy morale will go down and the ally morale will go up, allowing you to quickly run through all the remaining enemies around your main camp. Head over to the enemy main camp where Magoichi Saika is at. Also in the area should be Rairen Shimozuma and Yoshimasa Oka, who are guarding the gates to the main camp. Defeat Magoichi's two officers and then finish off Magoichi to complete the stage. -----------------------------Stage 3: Battle of Tedorigawa -----------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Condition: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Oda Army: | Uesugi Army: | | Nobunaga Oda | Kenshin Uesugi | | No | Kanetsugu Naoe | | Mitsuhide Akechi | Yataro Onikojima | | Hideyoshi Hashiba | Tomonobu Saito | | Katsuie Shibata | Nagahide Yasuda | | Toshiie Maeda | Takahiro Kitajo | | Nagahide Niwa | Naganori Kawada | | Kazumasu Takigawa | Nagazane Irobe | | Reinforcements: | Shigenaga Honjo | | None | Kagemochi Amakasu | | | Masashige Jojo | | | Kagetsugu Amakasu | | | Nagaatsu Shimura | | | Shigeie Shimura | | | Peasant | | | Peasant | | | Peasant | | | Peasant | | | Peasant | | | Reinforcements: | | | Kagekatsu Uesugi | | | Peasant | | | Peasant | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Defeat Kenshin. Main Camp is captured.

Walkthrough: As soon as the stage starts, five of your generals are surrounded by the enemy forces. Your immediately goal is to rescue all five generals. You should start by heading directly north to the central area of the western path. Shigeie Shimura is here along with an enemy stronghold. Defeat Shigeie and capture the stronghold. Head east and defeat Nagaatsu Shimura. Now, when you approach each one of your ally generals, you should get a mission each time to rescue them and escort them back to the retreat area. Don't worry about escorting your generals to the retreat area. They will find their way there as long as you have defeated the two above generals first. Just defeat the enemy general near your ally general and move on to the next ally. The first general you should now save is Kazumasu Takigawa. He is being attacked by Kagemochi Amakasu. Defeat Kagemochi quickly and then continue along the path to Nagahide Niwa. When you reach Nagahide Niwa, Nagahide Yasuda will attempt to stop your retreat plans. Defeat Nagahide Yasuda and head north, leaving Nagahide Niwa to find his way home. Katsuie should be the next general you save, which means Takahiro Kitajo should be the next general you kill. Now there are only two generals left to save. Toshiie Maeda is next up on the list. He is north of Katsuie and guarded by Shigenaga Honjo. Defeat Shigenaga and then continue along the path to the northwestern area of the map. Hideyoshi Hashiba is here fighting with Naganori Kawada. The monkey normally survives the longest, so you don't have to worry about rescuing him last. Defeat Naganori to allow Hideyoshi to retreat. Head south to where No is fighting with Kagetsugu Amakasu. Defeat him to make sure he doesn't cause any more problems. Now that your allies are safe, you can focus on the rest of the Uesugi Army. Kanetsugu Naoe will begin to take the southeastern path to Funaoka Castle to initiate a flood attack. Stop him by going through Funaoka Castle and cutting him off while he's on the path. You should receive a message to prevent Kanetsugu from reaching the castle. Defeat Kanetsugu to prevent the flood attack and to complete the mission. The rest of the Uesugi Army will begin to charge for the Oda main camp. There should be only three enemy generals to stop and they are all easy to cut off, as they head in the same direction. However, once you do defeat them, Kenshin will call for an ambush at your main camp. Quickly rush over to your main camp. When you get near Kagekatsu Uesugi, a mission will appear to defeat him. Quickly oblige and defeat Kagekatsu and protect your main camp. The only thing left to do is to defeat Kenshin at his main camp. Head to the northeastern fort and invite yourself in. Defeat Yataro Onikojima who is with Kenshin and then face off with the God of War himself. Defeat Kenshin to complete the stage. ---------------------------Stage 4: Fall of the Takeda ----------------------------

Victory Condition: Defeat Condition: Armies:

Defeat Kenshin and Katsuyori. Main Camp is captured.

+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Oda Coalition: | Takeda Army: | | Nobunaga Oda | Masayuki Sanada | | Ieyasu Tokugawa | Katsuyori Takeda | | Ujimasa Hojo | Yukimura Sanada | | Nobutada Oda | Kanetsugu Naoe | | No | Nobuyuki Sanada | | Tadatsugu Sakai | Morinobu Nishina | | Ujiteru Hojo | Shigenori Suzuki | | Kotaro Fuma | Nobutomo Akiyama | | Nobukimi Anayama | Nobutoyo Takeda | | Yoshimasa Kiso | Kagekatsu Uesugi | | Nobushige Oyamada | Tomonobu Saito | | Reinforcements: | Takahiro Kitajo | | None | Iyo Tomizawa | | | Yorisada Yazawa | | | Zushonosuke Yumoto | | | Yukishige Yokotani | | | Reinforcements: | | | Masanobu Kosaka | | | Bitchu Kozuki | | | Mino Kaneko | | | Genba Karasawa | | | Kotaro Fuma | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: I am not a big fan of this map. I do like the idea, but the execution is flawed. There are just too many underground passages. It seems like half the map is underground. Also, you cannot get to anywhere directly. You have to go through the maze just to get anywhere. By the time you actually do get to where you are going, you're too late to save your allies. The main focus of the first part of this map is saving your allies who have defected from the enemy. The three defectors are Nobukimi Anayama, Yoshimasa Kiso, and Nobushige Oyamada. Because of where they are located on the map and because you cannot get to anywhere within a reasonable time frame, expect two of them to die. If you can just save one, consider it a moral victory (although I have completed this map without losing a single ally using this method, so while it's hard and you need a lot of speed to get everywhere, it's not impossible). When the stage starts, make your way directly (or as directly as possible) to Toishi Castle. This will assist with morale a little and also assist Nobukimi Anayama's survival rate. To get there, go straight and then hang a left right before the second underground tunnel. There, go straight to the gates of the castle. Norinobu Nishina is guarding the castle, so enter the castle and defeat him quickly. By this time, Masanobu Kosaka should have

ambushed Nobushige Oyamada and Nobukimi Anayama should be surrounded by generals. Nobushige will probably die even if you do try to assist him, so just head over to Nobukimi and complete the mission to protect him from all the enemy soldiers in the area. Defeating Yoritsuna Yazawa and Nobutoyo Takeda will complete the mission. Sometimes, when you pass through an underground tunnel, an ambush of soldiers and riflemen will appear. Ignore them for now and only clean them out if your allies are having problems with them. Now, defeat Zushonosuke Yumoto (gets my award for strangest name in the game) just to make sure he doesn't cause any problems for Nobukimi. Go to where Nobushige is. Odds are, he's already dead. Sometimes he dies really quickly, sometimes he decides to hang around a bit. If he isn't, complete the mission to protect him by defeating Masanobu Kosaka. If he is already dead, get your revenge by defeating Masanobu. To reach them, go back around the way you came by route of Toishi Castle. When you reach the first tunnel near your main camp, hang a left (where the lamps are). This should lead you to where Masanobu is. By now, Kotaro Fuma should disappear from the map and the Hojo should retreat, saying there is a revolt in their homeland. You will see Kotaro again in the future, but not in a good way. Yoshimasa Kiso will be left out to dry, so he should be your next protection target. To get to him, continue east from where Nobushige and Masanobu are/were. There should be a tunnel there that will take you to the eastern path. Once you're on the eastern path, head directly south. By now, Kanetsugu Naoe should have talked a lot and then opened the fort where they were hiding. Their target is going to be the main camp, so protect Yoshimasa fast. He has two generals in his area, who are Tomonobu Saito and Takahiro Kitajo. Defeat them to complete the mission of protecting Yoshimasa. Now, quickly run over to where the Kanetsugu Naoe and the Uesugi Army are. You will get a mission to defeat the Uesugi Army. Defeat Kanetsugu and Kagekatsu Uesugi to complete the mission. Now, if Nobushige Oyamada is still alive, lead him to the main gate. If he is not, you will have to defeat all the Takeda generals outside the castle to get them to open the gates. Either way, inside the gate is three generals. They are Katsuyori Takeda, Nobutomo Akiyama, and Iyo Tomizawa. Defeat them quickly, as there is an ambush party that hits your main camp. You will need to quickly go there first. There are three generals in your main camp. When you reach your main camp, you are requested to defeat the Sanada ambush. The generals who are part of the ambush are Bitchu Kozuki, Mino Kaneko, and Genba Karasawa (what kind of name is Bitchu?). Defeat all three of them to protect your main camp and complete the mission. Now back to the main task of invading Ueda Castle. Masayuki Sanada is hiding inside of his castle. Defeat any enemy generals who are still outside of the castle and then make your way inside. Don't try to enter the right tunnel, as the door at the end of the tunnel will remain permanently locked. Instead, go through the left tunnel. Waiting for you here is Yukimura Sanada and Nobuyuki Sanada. Yukimura is powered up, so be careful when you face him. After this fight is over, the door they were guarding will open, allowing you to reach the stairs to the second floor. When you reach the second floor, you will

meet an old ally. Kotaro Fuma is here, but he's not here to assist you with your Sanada problem. He's here to attack you and he's also powered up. Defeat him in order to be able to access the stairs that will lead to Masayuki Sanada. Masayuki Sanada does have some riflemen with him, so take them out first. After they are done with, take out all your frustrations that the map has provided you out on Masayuki and the stage will be complete. ----------------------------Stage 5: Incident at Honnoji ----------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Condition: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Oda Army: | Akechi Army: | | Nobunaga Oda | Hidemitsu Akechi | | No | Kaneaki Mimaki | | Ranmaru Mori | Toshimitsu Saito | | Nobutada Oda | Junkei Tsutsui | | Naonori Akaza | Shigetomo Akechi | | Sadakatsu Murai | Sadayuki Atsuji | | Shoju Ogura | Katsusada Shibata | | Jinsuke Yuasa | Sadaoki Ise | | Reinforcements: | Masachika Matsuda | | None | Nobuharu Tsuda | | | Kunitsugu Yasuda | | | Reinforcements: | | | Magoichi Saika | | | Mitsuhide Akechi | | | Fujitaka Hosokawa | | | Tadaoki Hosokawa | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: You need at least one ally to survive with you on this map, so I normally protect No and Ranmaru Mori. As soon as the stage starts, you already have enemy generals in your vicinity. Your first target should be Nobuharu Tsuda. Defeat him and then continue on your way north to Nijo Castle. Mitsuhide should start to burn Honnoji. Just continue along your way north to where Kaneaki Mimaki is. Defeat him and enter Nijo Castle. This will give you a mission to save Nobutada Oda. Defeat Hidemitsu Akechi to complete the mission. Nobutada Oda will begin to make his way back to the temple, so do the same. After all, you have to protect your wife and your bodyguard. Mitsuhide will bring out his riflemen out to play, so defeat them quickly, as they can be a pain when fighting other generals. Defeat any and all enemy generals that are around the temple. After a little while, Magoichi Saika will ambush you. He will be powered up, so he won't be an easy kill. However, you should have some allies in the area to assist you. Defeat Mitsuhide. All allied officers other than Nobunaga are defeated.

When Magoichi is defeated, Mitsuhide Akechi will finally arrive on the battlefield. Ranmaru will decide he wants to charge Mitsuhide. Follow him and defeat any enemy generals along the way. There should be no enemy generals left on the board, as they should have all attacked Honnoji. However, just in case some of them got caught up in some area, you can decide to go after them if you want. When you reach Ranmaru and Mitsuhide, you will get a mission to assist Ranmaru in defeating Mitsuhide. This battle should be two on one, with you having the numbers edge in terms of generals. Mitsuhide is powered up, but the added distraction of Ranmaru should even the odds. Defeat Mitsuhide to complete the stage. ----------------------------Dream: Nobunaga Unites Japan ----------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Condition: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Oda Army: | Coalition: | | Nobunaga Oda | Ieyasu Tokugawa | | Hideyoshi Hashiba | Tadakatsu Honda | | Katsuie Shibata | Kanetsugu Naoe | | Nobutada Oda | Keiji Maeda | | Toshiie Maeda | Masamune Date | | Kazumasa Takigawa | Yoshihiro Shimazu | | Nagahide Niwa | Tadatsugu Sakai | | Reinforcements: | Yasumasa Sakakibara | | Hidemitsu Akechi | Naomasa Ii | | Toshimitsu Saito | Nobumasa Okudaira | | | Kazumasa Ishikawa | | | Masanobu Honda | | | Moritsuna Watanabe | | | Tadayo Okubo | | | Tadasuke Okubo | | | Shigenaga Honjo | | | Nagazane Irobe | | | Kojuro Katakura | | | Shigezane Date | | | Toshihisa Shimazu | | | Iehisa Shimazu | | | Reinforcements: | | | Yukimura Sanada | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: When the stage starts, make your way north to where Keiji Maeda is. You will get a mission to prevent Keiji from entering the south rampart. While you're Defeat Ieyasu. Main Camp is captured.

at it, defeat Masanobu Honda and Moritsuna Watanabe. Kazumasa Ishikawa should also advance. Defeat him as well and then make your way back to your main camp. Head over to Iwasaki Castle. Defeat Kojuro Katakura to open up the western gate to Iwasaki Castle and let yourself inside. Masamune Date will call for his riflemen to appear. You will also get a mission to take control of Iwasaki Castle. Complete this mission by defeating Shigezane Date and Masamune. Now, make your way back to the south rampart. Yoshihiro Shimazu should charge out of the north rampart and attempt to take your main camp. Ignore him for now, as you will receive reinforcements in the form of the Akechi Army. They will handle Yoshihiro for now. There should be a path from the south rampart that allows you to get to Kiyosu Castle. Here, Tadatsugu Sakai and Yasumasa Sakakibara should be trying to take Kiyosu Castle. Defeat Tadatsugu and Yasumasa. Make your way back to the south rampart. Yoshihiro should be here, along with Toshihisa Shimazu and Nobumasa Okudaira. You will get a mission to prevent Yoshihiro from entering your main camp. Defeat all three enemy officers that are in this area. Make your way towards the northwestern garrison. Defeat both enemy officers that are outside of this garrison. Inside this garrison, it will be a one on one fight with a powered up Kanetsugu Naoe. You will get a mission to defeat him. Keep using your weapon power up special to maintain a range advantage over Kanetsugu and you should be able to beat him down without having him hit you a lot. Ieyasu Tokugawa will leave his main camp and make his way over to Gakuden Castle. Tadakatsu Honda will begin his march on your main camp. Make your way to the central area of the map. Defeat Naomasa Ii while waiting for Tadakatsu. When you get close to Tadakatsu, you will get a mission to defeat him. Tadakatsu Honda is powered up, so he won't be easy to defeat. Again, use your weapon power up special to increase your range and power. You won't get enough range to gain the range advantage over Tadakatsu, but it will quicken his defeat by dealing more damage to him. Now, make your way back to the northwestern garrison. Defeat Tadasuke Okubo to open up Inuyama Castle. Use this castle as a way to get into Gakuden Castle. Inside Gakuden Castle, defeat Ieyasu Tokugawa and his bodyguard to unify Japan under the Oda banner. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 4d. Mitsuhide Akechi's Walkthrough SW2STMIA \____________________________________________________ --------------------------------Stage 1: Retreat from Kanegasaki --------------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Condition: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Oda-Tokugawa: | Azai-Asakura: | Nobunaga arrives at the Escape Point. Nobunaga is defeated.

| Nobunaga Oda | Kazumasa Isono | | Mitsuhide Akechi | Masazumi Azai | | Hideyoshi Hashiba | Sadayuki Atsuji | | Magoichi Saika | Naoyori Shinjo | | Ieyasu Tokugawa | Kagenori Asakura | | Tadakatsu Honda | Jinpachiro Maeba | | Reinforcements: | Tsunachika Kaiho | | None | Reinforcements: | | | Naotaka Magara | | | Kagekata Uozumi | | | Nagashige Tomita | | | Kagetake Asakura | | | Yoshimune Kawai | | | Naotsune Endo | | | Kiyotsuna Akao | | | Nagamasa Azai | | | Oichi | | | Yoshikage Asakura | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: When the stage starts, move north to where Kazumasa Isono and Masazumi Azai are and quickly defeat them both. Try to clear out as many enemies as you can quickly to avoid them causing problems to your allies in the future. Once that is done with, head to where Hideyoshi Hashiba is and defeat some enemies surrounding him. Don't spend too much time here, as there are other allies who need help. Just make sure you seal off the stronghold in the area. By this time, Sadayuki Atsuji and Naoyori Shinjo should be surrounding Ieyasu Tokugawa, so head over there and a mission will activate. Defeat the two generals and then seal off the stronghold. Nobunaga should have some company in the form of Jinpachiro Maeba and Tsunachika Kaiho, so quickly run to Nobunaga and defeat them both. Once they are defeated and the enemies surrounding Nobunaga are gone, head over to where Magoichi Saika is and help him out. When you enter the northeast garrison, Naotaka Magara will ambush Magoichi Saika and you will receive a mission to take the northeast garrison. Defeat Naotaka Magara and Kagenori Asakura to complete the mission. Defeat any enemies still inside the garrison and then make your way back to Nobunaga. Defeat any enemies around Nobunaga and follow him until he reaches the closed gate. When that happens, an ambush will appear consisting of Kagekata Uozumi and Nagashige Tomita and a mission will activate. Defeat both enemy generals in the area to complete the mission and then continue to follow Nobunaga. Two more enemy generals will appear north of where Nobunaga is. Defeat both Kagetake Asakura and Yoshimune Kawai and continue to move on. By now, you should have an entire entourage for Nobunaga, which was the goal of saving everyone. When Nobunaga reaches the central area on the eastern path, two more enemy generals will ambush Nobunaga. This time, they will try to pincer Nobunaga. Rescue Nobunaga again by defeating both ambush generals and then continue to escort Nobunaga. When Nobunaga gets too far south, the main Azai Army will appear and then burn a path to where the escape point is. Yoshikage Asakura will also appear. Defeat any enemies that get close to Nobunaga. If

Nagamasa or Yoshikage gets close to you, a mission will appear to defeat them. As long as you guard the burnt out path, Nobunaga should be able to escape. ------------------------------Stage 2: Siege of Odani Castle ------------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Oda Army: | Azai-Asakura: | | Nobunaga Oda | Nagamasa Azai | | Mitsuhide Akechi | Yoshikage Asakura | | Oichi | Masazumi Azai | | Hideyoshi Hashiba | Sadayuki Atsuji | | Katsuie Shibata | Naoyori Shinjo | | Ranmaru Mori | Tsunachika Kaiho | | Toshiie Maeda | Keijun Miyabe | | Nagahide Niwa | Kagetake Asakura | | Reinforcements: | Kagekata Uozumi | | None | Nagashige Tomita | | | Kagetake Asakura | | | Naganori Yamazaki | | | Yoshitsugu Maeba | | | Reinforcements: | | | Yoshimune Kawai | | | Kazumasa Isono | | | Kiyotsuna Akao | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: As soon as the stage starts, head directly north and defeat Kagekata Uozumi and Nagashige Tomita. Also, close off the stronghold in this area. Once you have done that, immediately go after Kagekata Uozumi. Very soon, Hideyoshi will say he has a plan. You will receive two missions. The first mission is to guard the engineers. The second mission is to not allow any of the Azai Army into the central garrison. Complete the second mission first. Defeat Kagekata Uozumi and Naganori Yamazaki to complete that mission. Then, defeat any enemies surrounding the engineer unit. Close off the stronghold near the southern gate of Yoshikage's fort if it's producing units that are bothering the engineers. When the engineers get close to the central garrison, an ambush unit will appear, lead by Yoshimune Kawai. Defeat him and all the soldiers around the Spy Captain and then lead them into the central garrison. Once they are inside, you are told to defeat Yoshikage Asakura. He is hiding in the northwestern fort. Defeat him and the general who is acting as his bodyguard and the wall in the central garrison will be destroyed, providing you a path into the castle that Nagamasa is hiding in. Defeat Nagamasa. Nobunaga is defeated, or Main Camp is captured.

By this time, Katsuie Shibata should either be dead or close to dying (although sometimes he does survive), which will trigger an Azai ambush in the south. Head to the south and protect your main camp from any advancing armies. Once they are defeated, make your way back to the Inner Ward. A mission will trigger ordering you to take the inner ward. Do this by defeating Naoyori. Now, you can head for Nagamasa directly or you can complete another mission by taking out the minor ward and the Sadayuki Atsuji, who is guarding the minor ward. Once you reach the area where Nagamasa is hiding, all the gates in that area will close and Nagamasa will disappear and reappear in the southeast. He will attempt to charge the Oda main camp. Defeat the two generals inside the main ward to open all the gates back up and then charge Nagamasa. Defeat him before he takes the main camp to complete the stage. -----------------------------Stage 3: Assault on the Saika -----------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Condition: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Oda Army: | Saika Renegades: | | Nobunaga Oda | Magoichi Saika | | Mitsuhide Akechi | Shigetomo Suzuki | | Hideyoshi Hashiba | Yoshimasa Oka | | Katsuie Shibata | Morishige Tsuchihashi | | Nobutada Oda | Ujiyoshi Horinouchi | | Hidemasa Hori | Magoroku Saika | | Toshiie Maeda | Peasant | | Kazumasu Takigawa | Peasant | | Nagahide Niwa | Peasant | | Reinforcements: | Peasant | | Nobumori Sakuma | Peasant | | | Peasant | | | Reinforcements: | | | Yoshiro Sakai | | | Hyobu Miyamoto | | | Yuunken Mitsui | | | Yoshimasa Satake | | | Kamon Seki | | | Genshiro Matoba | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: Your main goal early on is to make the fire attack successful. You can help this out by quickly dispatching any enemies in the southern area. You don't Defeat Magoichi. Nobunaga is defeated.

have to defeat all the soldiers, but you should at least thin them out and close off all the strongholds. The first general in your path is Morishige Tsuchihashi. When you reach the central area of the southern path, there will be a Saika ambush. There will be many more ambushes along the paths you take on this map. Again, you don't have to defeat all the enemies here, but thin them out a little. Your next goal should be to defeat Shigetomo Suzuki in the south. Also close off the stronghold in the area and defeat the Peasants there. That will close off the central gates. By this time, Kazumitsu will be heading for the southeastern garrison because of a taunt. Let him go for now and continue to close off all the gates around the central garrison. Hideyoshi will retreat also. Head for the eastern gate of the central garrison and close it off. Now it's time to rescue Kazumitsu. Head for the southeastern fort by way of the eastern path. When you are on this path, Hyobu Miyamoto will ambush you. Defeat him and continue along the path. When you reach the southeastern fort, you will receive a mission to take it. Defeat Magoroku Saika and Yoshiro Sakai and you will have completed the mission. Nobunaga will order the fire attack to commence. Nobumori Sakuma is the unit that will set fire to the central garrison. Protect this unit until it reaches its destination. Yoshimasa Satake will attempt to ambush Nobumori, so defeat him and all his men quickly. When the central garrison is on fire, the Peasant units will attempt to escape and a few more ambush units will appear. Quickly defeat all the Peasant units, not because it's mean, but because it's a mission. Magoichi Saika will ambush Nobunaga in his main camp, so quickly defeat all the officers on the board and then head on over to the main camp. The final person to defeat should be Magoichi. ----------------------------Stage 4: Incident at Honnoji ----------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Condition: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Akechi Army: | Oda Army: | | Mitsuhide Akechi | Nobunaga Oda | | Hidemitsu Akechi | No | | Shigetomo Akechi | Ranmaru Mori | | Toshimitsu Saito | Oichi | | Nobuharu Tsuda | Nobutada Oda | | Masachika Matsuda | Sadakatsu Murai | | Katsusada Shibata | Shoju Ogura | | Yasuie Namikawa | Jinsuke Yuasa | | Kunitsugu Yasuda | Reinforcements: | | Kaneaki Mimaki | Kagemune Susukida | | Reinforcements: | | Defeat Magoichi. Nobunaga is defeated.

| None | | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: At the start of this battle, make your way towards Sadakatsu Murai and defeat him quickly. Make your way to Nijo Castle where Nobutada Oda is. You should receive a mission to take Nijo Castle. Nobutada Oda is harder than other generics on the battlefield because he is powered up, but he should fall rather easily. Watch out for the massive amounts of musketeers surrounding him though. Once Nijo Castle is taken, head north and take a quick tour around the perimeter of the stage. This is to defeat the generals surrounding the stage and keep your morale high for your own soldiers. Mori Ranmaru will begin his charge and come after you. He is powered up a lot, so watch out. However, if you defeat him and all the generals in the northern part of the map, then the morale of your army will stop dropping randomly. It's time to set fire to Honnoji. The unit that will set fire to the map is Toshimitsu Saito, so you will have to protect him. Defeat Shoju Ogura, who should be engaging Toshimitsu. You should receive a mission to take the central stronghold. Take the stronghold to complete the mission. Run back to Toshimitsu and there should be a mission to protect him. Defeat any soldiers that are near Toshimitsu and allow him to run to the X. When he reaches that point, the fire attack will happen. Defeat all the enemies that are outside the temple and then the temple gates will open. Inside the temple, you will face off with No and Oichi. They are both powered up and they will double team you, so this should be a rough battle. Try to focus on one of them to even the odds. Once you got rid of the sister-in-law pair, it's time to face off with the Demon King himself. Nobunaga will be inside the main hall of the temple and you cannot take a horse inside, so you will be on foot facing off with him. Nobunaga has surrounded himself with a lot of musketeers, so defeat them all first before moving onto Nobunaga himself. Defeat Nobunaga to complete the stage. ---------------------------Stage 5: Battle of Yamazaki ---------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Akechi Army: | Hashiba Army: | | Mitsuhide Akechi | Hideyoshi Hashiba | | Hidemitsu Akechi | Nene | | Shigetomo Akechi | Magoichi Saika | | Toshimitsu Saito | Mitsunari Ishida | Defeat Hideyoshi. Mitsuhide is defeated, or Main Camp is captured.

| Nobuharu Tsuda | Hidenaga Hashiba | | Sadayuki Atsuji | Kanbei Kuroda | | Yasuie Namikawa | Nagahide Niwa | | Sadaoki Ise | Tsuneoki Ikeda | | Reinforcements: | Kiyohide Nakagawa | | Masachika Matsuda | Hidemasa Hori | | | Shigetomo Takayama | | | Reinforcements: | | | Sakon Shima | | | Fujitaka Hosokawa | | | Tadaoki Hosokawa | | | Junkei Tsutsui | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: First thing you need to do is to stop the cannon fire from Mt. Tenno. Kanbei Kuroda is the one controlling all the cannons, so get close to him the start the mission to stop the cannons. Defeat him to stop the cannon fire and prevent your morale from taking a big hit. Enter Mt. Tenno by defeating Hidenaga Hashiba. Mitsunari Ishida is guarding Mt. Tenno, so take the mountain by defeating him. Hideyoshi will order an attack by Magoichi Saika and Hidemasa Hori to take back Mt. Tenno. A mission will appear to protect Mt. Tenno. Defeat the two attackers to protect the high ground. Magoichi will be powered up after the confrontation between Magoichi and Mitsuhide, so it may take longer to defeat Magoichi. When you have finished protecting Mt. Tenno, head over to Shoryuji, which should be either getting attacked by the rest of Hideyoshi's army or already fallen. Defeat all the enemies in this area and that should leave only Hideyoshi's main camp left. After time passes, Sakon Shima and the rest of his forces will appear near both Shoryuji and the Akechi main camp. Dispatch of Fujitaka Hosokawa and Tadaoki Hosokawa first and then head to your main camp. Sakon Shima is powered up, so he will take a while to defeat. Once your main camp is safe, the only two generals left for the enemy is Hideyoshi and Nene. Charge into the enemy's main camp and face off with the happy couple. Try to separate Nene from Hideyoshi to make the two on one a one on one battle. Defeat Hideyoshi to complete the stage. -----------------------------Dream: Mitsuhide Unites Japan -----------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Condition: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Akechi Army: | Coalition: | | Mitsuhide Akechi | Ieyasu Tokugawa | | Hidemitsu Akechi | Tadakatsu Honda | | Shigetomo Akechi | Yukimura Sanada | Defeat Ieyasu. Main Camp is captured.

| Toshimitsu Saito | Kanetsugu Naoe | | Nobuharu Tsuda | Keiji Maeda | | Masachika Matsuda | Masamune Date | | Sadaoki Ise | Katsuie Shibata | | Yasuie Namikawa | Okuni | | Sadayuki Atsuji | Tadatsugu Sakai | | Reinforcements: | Naomasa Ii | | None | Yasumasa Sakakibara | | | Mototada Torii | | | Kazumasa Ishikawa | | | Tadayo Okubo | | | Tadasuke Okubo | | | Shigenaga Honjo | | | Kojuro Katakura | | | Shigezane Date | | | Toshiie Maeda | | | Kazumasu Takigawa | | | Narimasa Sassa | | | Reinforcements: | | | Nagazane Irobe | | | Kotaro Fuma | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: There is a way to get through this stage without losing a single ally. To do this, you have to be extremely quick in killing everyone. If you slow down in killing one enemy general, odds are, it will affect you in a future mission. You have to kill quickly and a lot of the times, you will have to kill off two generals at once. Either way, you can modify this walkthrough to just use it to get through the stage, as this is probably the easiest path to go, since you save the most allies this way. As soon as the stage starts, defeat Narimasa Sassa. Ignore Kazumasu Takigawa for now. You will come back for him later. When Narimasa is defeated, make your way to the northern garrison. This is where your ally Nobuharu Tsuda is. He will be fighting off Keiji Maeda and Kazumasa Ishikawa. You will get a mission to protect Nobuharu. Complete this mission by defeating Keiji. While you're here, defeat Kazumasa also. Make your way directly south to where your ally Sadaoki Ise is. He will be fighting off Katsuie Shibata and Toshiie Maeda. You will get a mission to rescue Sadaoki. Complete this mission by defeating both Katsuie and Toshiie. Now, make your way over to where your ally Masachika Matsuda is located at. Ignore the two enemy officers on the way there. You don't have time to deal with them now. Their deaths can wait for later. Masachika should have gotten himself into a little bit of trouble by getting ambushed by Nagazane Irobe. He will also be getting attacked by Okuni and Naomasa Ii. You will get a mission to rescue Masachika Matsuda. Defeat Nagazane and Okuni to complete this mission, and then defeat Naomasa Ii just because he's annoying. When Masachika is defeated, make your way to the southwestern corner of the map. Go directly there. Don't stop to defeat any enemy officers. When you

reach the southwestern corner of the map, you will find Yasuie Namikawa is being beat up on by Kojuro Katakura and Shigezane Date. You will get a mission to defeat the Date Army. First, defeat Kojuro and Shigezane. When they are defeated, make your way over to Masamune Date. He will be all alone, but when you get close to him, riflemen will appear and start firing on you. Ignore the riflemen and defeat Masamune. When the Date Army is defeated, make your way back to your main camp. Yukimura Sanada and Kanetsugu Naoe should be trying to charge your main camp. First, defeat Kazumasa Takigawa and any generic officers that may be around him. This will protect your allies that are south of your main camp. Now, make your way over to the allies that are east of your main camp. Yukimura and Kanetsugu should be here, trying to double team you. Defeat them both. Now, clear out the enemy soldiers that are anywhere near your main camp. You should now be able to leave your main camp without having your allies die on you. Make your way over to the western gates of the enemy main camp. Defeat Yasumasa Sakakibara, but don't enter the area where Tadakatsu Honda is just yet. Circle around to the north gate of the enemy main camp. Defeat Mototada Torii and then Tadatsugu Sakai and then approach Tadakatsu Honda. This will cause Kotaro Fuma to appear in the northeastern garrison. Your army will begin to charge out. They should all be fine, since there isn't really anyone to give them any problems. Make your way over to Kotaro. You will get a mission to defeat him. Kotaro is powered up, so he's not going to be easy to kill. When Kotaro is defeated, make your way over to Tadakatsu Honda. Tadakatsu is also powered up, so this will take even longer. When Tadakatsu Honda is defeated, the final gate will open up. Ieyasu Tokugawa is here, waiting for you. Defeat Ieyasu to complete the stage. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 4e. Kenshin Uesugi's Walkthrough SW2STKEN \____________________________________________________ -------------------------------Stage 1: Battle of Kawanakajima -------------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Uesugi Army: | Takeda Army: | | Kenshin Uesugi | Shingen Takeda | | Kanetsugu Naoe | Nobushige Takeda | | Kageie Kakizaki | Kansuke Yamamoto | | Yoshikiyo Murakami | Masakage Yamagata | Defeat Shingen. Kenshin is defeated, or Main Camp is captured.

| Kagemochi Amakasu | Yoshinobu Takeda | | Reinforcements: | Masanobu Kosaka | | Kagetsuna Naoe | Nobukado Takeda | | Yataro Onikojima | Masatoyo Naito | | | Masatane Hara | | | Morinobu Nishina | | | Reinforcements: | | | Nobufusa Baba | | | Nobushige Oyamada | | | Nobutoyo Takeda | | | Masakiyo Morozumi | | | Masatsugu Tsuchiya | | | Sakon Shima | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: When the stage starts off, make your way west and then south towards the Takeda main camp. You will want to get to the area where Masanobu Kosaka is. If you are here, you will also lure out Nobukado Takeda and Kansuke Yamamoto. Defeat all three generals while you're waiting for the enemy reinforcements to appear in the northwest. When Nobufusa Baba and Nobushige Oyamada appear in Kaizu Castle, make your way north towards them. You will get a mission to stop the detached force from entering your main camp. Defeat Nobufusa and Nobushige to prevent the pincer attack. By the time you have completed that mission, you should find that about half of the Takeda Army is now in the central area. Make your way for the central area and defeat any enemy generals that are in this area. When there are no more enemy generals left in the central plains, make your way towards the western garrison. You will get a mission to seize this garrison. Complete this mission by defeating Yoshinobu Takeda. Once you have the western garrison, make your way towards the southeastern garrison by making your way through the central plains. When you reach the southeastern garrison, you will get a mission to seize this garrison as well. Complete this mission by defeating Masakage Yamagata. Leave this garrison through the western gate. The Takeda forces should now ambush your detached force that is west of the southeastern garrison. You will get a mission to save the detached force. When you enter this area, the area will be completely blanketed by fog. What's worse, the area is set up to be kind of like a maze. You will need to defeat Morinobu Nishina, Masatsugu Tsuchiya, Masakiyo Morozumi, and Nobutoyo Takeda to complete this mission. When this mission is complete, try to escape this area. Shingen should open up the gates to his main camp and call for Sakon Shima to appear as reinforcements. Defeat Sakon before he can cause much trouble and then isolate Shingen. He should be the last general left for the enemy. Defeat your nemesis to complete the stage. -----------------------Stage 2: Village Rescue ------------------------

Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: Armies:

Defeat the Marauder. All peasants are eliminated or any Main Camp is captured.

+-------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ | Villagers: | Bandits: | Interlopers: | | Kenshin Uesugi | Raider | None | | Peasant | Raider | Reinforcements: | | Peasant | Raider | Keiji Maeda | | Peasant | Raider | | | Peasant | Raider | | | Reinforcements: | Raider | | | Peasant | Raider | | | | Raider | | | | Reinforcements: | | | | Raider | | | | Raider | | | | Raider | | | | Raider | | | | Raider | | | | Raider | | | | Raider | | | | Raider | | | | Raider | | | | Marauder | | | | Raider | | | | Raider | | +-------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ Walkthrough: When the stage starts, you're close to the southeastern garrison. Make your way towards the garrison and you will receive a mission to protect the garrison. To complete this mission, you will have to defeat all four Raiders near the garrison. Start by defeating the two Raiders near the western gate of the garrison. Then, go through the garrison to the north gate and defeat the two Raiders there, completing the mission. Two more Raiders will appear in the northeastern part of the map and ambush a Peasant. You will get a mission to protect the Peasant. Complete this mission by defeating the two Raiders. The central village gates will now open. Make your way inside the central village. The gates will close, trapping you inside. You will get a mission to take control of the village. Complete this mission by defeating all four Raiders who are inside the village gates. When this mission is complete, all the gates of the village will open. By now, the northwestern garrison should be getting attacked by Raider reinforcements. When you reach the northwestern garrison, you will get a mission to defend it. Complete this mission by defeating all four Raiders attacking the garrison. There should be two at the north gate and two at the south gate. Leave the northwestern garrison through the north gate and make your way to the north gate of the central village. When you enter the village, a lot of bandits will appear in the central village. Ignore the Raiders for now, as you will be given a mission to defeat a certain amount of enemies within a certain timeframe. The best way to complete this mission is

to use your horse musou as often as possible. This will cover the most ground and kill off the most bandits, since they seem to form pockets of enemies all around the village. When you complete this mission, the Marauder will appear along with two more Raiders. Also, Keiji Maeda will appear. Defeat all the Raiders near the north gate of the village and then make your way over to Keiji. You will get a mission to defeat Keiji. When Keiji is defeated, defeat any Raiders that may be left on the map. You should save the Marauder for last, as defeating him will save the village and end the stage. ---------------------------Stage 3: Melee at Nagashino ---------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Takeda-Uesugi: | Oda-Tokugawa: | | Shingen Takeda | Nobunaga Oda | | Kenshin Uesugi | Hideyoshi Hashiba | | Yukimura Sanada | Mitsuhide Akechi | | Sakon Shima | Katsuie Shibata | | Kanetsugu Naoe | Kazumasu Takigawa | | Katsuyori Takeda | Nagahide Niwa | | Nobufusa Baba | Nobumori Sakuma | | Masatoyo Naito | Nobukatsu Oda | | Yataro Onikojima | Narimasa Sassa | | Reinforcements: | Toshiie Maeda | | None | Reinforcements: | | | Nobuyasu Matsudaira | | | Nobumasa Okudaira | | | Hideyoshi Hashiba | | | Ieyasu Tokugawa | | | Tadakatsu Honda | | | Kazumasa Ishikawa | | | Yasumasa Sakakibara | | | Hanzo Hattori | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: When the stage starts, make your way towards Nagashino Castle. You will have to defeat the Defense Captain at the eastern gate to get inside. You will get a mission to take Nagashino Castle. Complete this mission by defeating Nobumori Sakuma and Nobukatsu Oda. Your next goal will be to take Tobigasu Garrison. To get there, exit Nagashino Castle through the southern gate and follow the path. Again, you will have to defeat a Defense Captain at the eastern gate to get inside the garrison. This time, when you pass through the Defeat Nobunaga. Shingen or Kenshin is defeated.

gate to enter the garrison, Mitsuhide Akechi will call for reinforcements inside the garrison. You will get a mission to take Tobigasu Garrison. Complete this mission by defeating Mitsuhide, Nobuyasu Matsudaira, and Nobumasa Okudaira. This will clear out all the enemies in the eastern area of the map. This will cause the rain to fall on Nagashino, effectively making the Oda riflemen null and void. Shingen will call for his army to charge the Oda Army now. Leave Tobigasu Garrison through the western gate and make your way through the Takeda main camp. Your goal is to reach the northern garrison. This is where Hideyoshi Hashiba will arrive as reinforcements for the Oda Army. With Hideyoshi out of the way, make your way towards Shitarahara. You will get a mission to defeat the Oda Army that is at Shitarahara. To complete this mission, you will need to defeat Katsuie Shibata, Nagahide Niwa, Toshiie Maeda, Kazumasu Takigawa, and Narimasa Sassa. During this mission, the Tokugawa Army will arrive. Ignore them for now. However, when Hanzo Hattori arrives on the battlefield, make your way over to the Takeda main camp. You will get a mission to prevent Hanzo from assassinating Shingen. Defeat Hanzo to complete this mission. When you have finished with Hanzo, make your way through the south gate of the Takeda main camp. Ieyasu Tokugawa should be here with Yasumasa Sakakibara. You will get a mission to prevent the Tokugawa Army from entering the Takeda main camp. To complete this mission, you will need to defeat Ieyasu, Yasumasa, and Kazumasa Ishikawa. When you have completed this mission, you can continue with your mission of destroying the Oda Army at Shitarahara. Nobunaga should open the gates to his main camp when you complete the mission of defeating his army. The only two generals that should be left on the map should be Tadakatsu Honda and Nobunaga Oda. Tadakatsu Honda should be standing guard right outside Nobunaga's main camp. Tadakatsu is powered up, but you should have enough allies in the area to distract him so you can get open shots at him. Defeat Tadakatsu Honda to leave Nobunaga the last enemy general left. Defeating Nobunaga will give victory to the Takeda-Uesugi coalition. This also sets up a future battle between the Takeda and the Uesugi...involving tea and stabbing, which is always a good combination. -----------------------------Stage 4: Battle of Tedorigawa -----------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Uesugi Army: | Oda Army: | | Kenshin Uesugi | Katsuie Shibata | | Kagekatsu Uesugi | Hideyoshi Hashiba | | Kanetsugu Naoe | Mitsuhide Akechi | | Shigenaga Honjo | Nagahide Niwa | Defeat Katsuie. (Later changes to Defeat Nobunaga.)

Kenshin or Kagekatsu is defeated.

| Tomonobu Saito | Kazumasu Takigawa | | Yataro Onikojima | Nagayori Hara | | Reinforcements: | Toshiie Maeda | | None | Nagachika Kanamori | | | Mitsuharu Fuwa | | | Hanbei Takenaka | | | Koroku Hachisuka | | | Morinari Ando | | | Narimasa Sassa | | | Ittetsu Inaba | | | Reinforcements: | | | Nobunaga Oda | | | Oichi | | | No | | | Ranmaru Mori | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: As soon as the stage starts, there should be two enemy generals over on your side of the map already. They are Nagahide Niwa and Nagachika Kanamori. Defeat them both. When they are defeated, make your way towards the southeastern corner of the map. Use this path to get to Funaoka Castle (it's actually faster to get to Funaoka Castle through the southeast, as there is no direct path through the central area to get to Funaoka Castle until after the flood). At Funaoka Castle, you will get a mission to open the floodgates and flood the Oda troops. To complete this mission, you will need to defeat both Mitsuhide Akechi and Morinari Ando. When you have captured Funaoka Castle, the floodgates will open and flood the central area of the map, completing changing the landscape of this area. There will be fewer bridges and less Oda troops. This will also cause Hideyoshi Hashiba to retreat. Over at your side of the river, there should be four Oda officers here, including Katsuie. Defeat all the generic Oda officers on your side of the river first and then defeat Katsuie. Once Katsuie is defeated, make your way towards the northwestern corner of the map. Hideyoshi should reappear in the southeastern corner of the map and order for all the leftover Oda troops to charge. There are only three officers left on the map, including Hideyoshi. Two of them are in the northwestern corner of the map, which is where you should be going. Defeat Koroku Hachisuka and Hanbei Takenaka. Now, make your way back across the river to where Hideyoshi is located at. He should still be at the southeastern corner of the map. The monkey is powered up, so he will be a tough fight. Hideyoshi is actually one of the tougher generals to read in my opinion, as his first attack on his S string comes out really fast and he has deceptive range because his weapon extends. Defeat Hideyoshi to make more Oda reinforcements to appear. This time, it's the main army, lead by Nobunaga Oda himself. He will appear with three other unique generals and lots of soldiers. Your first target should be No. She will appear in the central area of the western path, so go there first. When you get close to No, you

will get a mission to prevent her from crossing the river. Defeat No quickly, as you will have to activate another mission quickly. That mission is to prevent Oichi from reaching your main camp. She will appear in the northwest, but will quickly begin crossing the river to make her way to your main camp. Rush over to where Oichi is and activate the mission to stop her. Defeat Oichi to complete this mission. Now, the only thing left is the Oda main camp. The only access to the Oda main camp is being guarded by Ranmaru Mori. Defeat Ranmaru to open the gate to the Oda main camp. Now you will come face to face with the Demon King. Defeat Nobunaga to kill him off and end his reign of terror. -------------------------------Stage 5: Showdown at Sekigahara -------------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Uesugi Army: | Takeda Army: | | Kenshin Uesugi | Shingen Takeda | | Kanetsugu Naoe | Sakon Shima | | Kagekatsu Uesugi | Yukimura Sanada | | Tomonobu Saito | Katsuyori Takeda | | Shigenaga Honjo | Nobuyuki Sanada | | Yataro Onikojima | Masakage Yamagata | | Kageie Kakizaki | Masatoyo Naito | | Masashige Jojo | Nobukimi Anayama | | Kagetsugu Amakasu | Masanobu Kosaka | | Reinforcements: | Nobufusa Baba | | Nagahide Yasuda | Nobukado Takeda | | Katsunaga Irobe | Nobushige Oyamada | | Takahiro Kitajo | Morinobu Nishina | | Naganori Kawada | Yoshimasa Kiso | | | Moritomo Saegusa | | | Reinforcements: | | | Ieyasu Tokugawa | | | Tadakatsu Honda | | | Ina | | | Yasumasa Sakakibara | | | Hanzo Hattori | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: When the stage starts, make your way towards the central area of Sekigahara. Shingen Takeda will order his forces to charge the central area, giving you a mission to defeat all of Shingen's forces in the central area. To complete this mission, you will need to defeat Masanobu Kosaka, Masatoyo Naito, Defeat Shingen. Kenshin, Kanetsugu, or Kagekatsu is defeated.

Nobukimi Anayama, and Masakage Yamagata. Start off by defeating Masanobu and Nobukimi (or Masatoyo, whichever is closest). Shingen will order his second wave to attack the northwest garrison when you're about halfway through clearing out the central area forces. Race back towards the western path to meet up with this second wave. You will get a mission to protect the northwestern garrison. To complete this mission, you will need to defeat Nobuyuki Sanada and Nobukado Takeda. This will cause Sakon Shima to appear from his castle in the south. Make your way back towards the central area and defeat Masatoyo (or Nobukimi, whichever one you did not defeat earlier). Head over to where Sakon Shima is. He will be here with Nobufusa Baba, Nobushige Oyamada, Morinobu Nishina, and more than likely, Masakage Yamagata. Either way you look at it, it will be a lot against you. Start by clearing out the generic officers. They are easier to defeat. When you have Sakon Shima in a one on one situation, just use your skills in dueling to defeat him. When you have defeated Masakage Yamagata, you will have succeeded in the first mission. Make your way over to the eastern path. Over here, Kanetsugu Naoe should be fighting off Yoshimasa Kiso and Moritomo Saegusa. You will get a mission to rescue Kanetsugu Naoe. Complete this mission by defeating Yoshimasa and Moritomo. With most of the Takeda Army now obliterated, you will need to get the stage moving forward. To do this, you will have to defeat any enemy soldiers that may be around your allied generals. You will need all four of your allied generals to reach a stronghold in the central area. When all four strongholds in central Sekigahara are yours, you will have officially taken control of central Sekigahara. Of course, Shingen doesn't like this one bit. He will now play his trump card. The Tokugawa Army will appear as reinforcements for the enemy. You will have to deal with Ieyasu Tokugawa's regular assortment of unique generals, such as Tadakatsu Honda, Ina, and Hanzo Hattori. However, you will also receive reinforcements from the four strongholds in central Sekigahara. They will begin to go after the Tokugawa Army and protect your allied forces. The battle now begins anew. The first enemy general you should deal with is Hanzo. He will appear south of the western gate of your main base. Make sure you're in the vicinity when he appears, as he appears after Ieyasu does. You will get a mission to prevent Hanzo from reaching your main camp. Hanzo will be powered up, but he shouldn't be too bad to defeat, since he is alone. Defeat Hanzo to protect Kagekatsu Uesugi and complete your mission. Now, the next ally you should save is Kanetsugu Naoe. He will be getting attacked by Ina. Make your way over to the eastern path. Ina will also be powered up, so she won't go down without a fight. However, she's all alone and you have allied help this time in the form of Kanetsugu. Defeat Ina and rescue Kanetsugu. Now, the only officers left of the Tokugawa forces will be in the northeastern part of the map. They should be attacking your northeastern garrison, which is being protected by Masashige Jojo and Kagetsugu Amakasu. Help them out by riding to their rescue. When you enter the northeastern garrison, you will quickly realize that the Tokugawa Army holds the advantage. You will need to fight Ieyasu, Tadakatsu, and Yasumasa Sakakibara in a three on one fight (not counting any allied generals that may still be alive in this garrison). Try to get rid of Yasumasa first, as he is just an annoyance and normally will go

down quickly. Ieyasu and Tadakatsu, on the other hand, are both powered up. You will need to use a lot of area attacks to get them off of your back. This may be a tough battle, but your allied generals in this area may be a lot of help in distracting and interrupting the enemy attacks. When the northeastern garrison is cleared out, Yukimura Sanada will charge out, along with Katsuyori Takeda. Their only goal is to take you down and bring your head back to Shingen. When you reach either Yukimura or Katsuyori, you will get a mission to defeat them both. Yukimura is powered up, so he won't be an easy kill. Katsuyori is just a minor nuisance. When you have defeated both guardians of Shingen, the gates to the Takeda main camp will open. Make your way over to your nemesis. Shingen will be waiting for you inside his main camp. He won't make your victory a quick and easy one, but he should be no match for your strength. Defeat Shingen to complete the stage. --------------------------Dream: Conquest for Kyushu --------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Takeda-Uesugi: | Oda-Kyushu: | | Kenshin Uesugi | Hideyoshi Hashiba | | Shingen Takeda | No | | Yukimura Sanada | Narimasa Sassa | | Kanetsugu Naoe | Nobutada Oda | | Katsuyori Takeda | Yoshihiro Shimazu | | Kageie Kakizaki | Yoshihisa Shimazu | | Reinforcements: | Reinforcements: | | None | Kazumasa Takigawa | | | Nagahide Niwa | | | Toyohisa Shimazu | | | Nagamasa Kuroda | | | Kanbei Kuroda | | | Hidemasa Hori | | | Koroku Hachisuka | | | Toshiie Maeda | | | Nene | | | Toshihisa Shimazu | | | Iehisa Shimazu | | | Tadatsune Shimazu | | | Tadanaga Shimazu | | | Mitsuhide Akechi | | | Ranmaru Mori | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Defeat Yoshihiro and Yoshihisa. Any allied officer is defeated.

Walkthrough: There are two things that are tough about this stage. The first one is protecting all of your allies. The enemy is very strong, so you need to raise your morale quickly and kill even quicker. The second tough thing about this stage is the final battle. You start off in the southern garrison. Leave this garrison through the eastern gate and make your way north along the eastern path. When you reach the garrison, leave through the eastern gate and head over to Narimasa Sassa. He will order an ambush. A rockslide will block your path and Kazumasa Takigawa and Nagahide Niwa will appear. You will get a mission to defeat the Oda Army. Defeat Narimasa and the two ambush generals to complete this mission. While you're fighting the Oda army, Toyohisa Shimazu and two other officers will ambush Kanetsugu Naoe. When the gates to the eastern garrison are opened, make your way over to Kanetsugu. You will get a mission to defeat the Shimazu army. Complete this mission by defeating Toyohisa Shimazu, Nagamasa Kuroda, and Kanbei Kuroda. Now, from this garrison, make your way to Tsuruga Castle. Shingen Takeda will be at the north gate, fighting off Hideyoshi Hashiba and two other generic officers. You will get a mission to defeat the Hashiba army. Complete this mission by defeating Hideyoshi Hashiba, Hidemasa Hori, and Koroku Hachisuka. While you're fighting with Hideyoshi, Nene will appear in the north and begin her attack on the Takeda Army, so quickly defeat the Hashiba Army. When the Hashiba Army is defeated, make your way to the north path. Yukimura Sanada should be trying to fight off Nene. You will get a mission to rescue Yukimura. Defeat Nene and Toshiie Maeda to complete this mission and avoid getting a spanking from Nene. Now, your next goal should be the northwestern garrison. When you enter the northwestern garrison, the gates will close behind you. You will quickly learn that the Yoshihisa Shimazu and the Yoshihiro Shimazu that are inside this garrison are not the real guys. The real guys will appear in Tsuruga Castle. Yoshihiro will order Shimazu ambushes at both main camps. So while you're trapped inside the northwestern garrison dealing with fakes, the Shimazu army is beating up on your main camps. Defeat both Shimazu fakes quickly, as No and Nobutada Oda will be looking to join in the fun as well. And if that wasn't enough, as soon as you beat No and Nobutada Oda, Mitsuhide Akechi and Ranmaru Mori will appear and hunt down both commanders. Another losing battle Yoshihiro says. Has he looked at who's got the most men on the battlefield lately? When you escape the northwestern garrison, the first thing you should do is hunt down Mitsuhide Akechi. He will be going after Shingen. You want to protect Shingen first. Mitsuhide is powered up, so he's going to be a pain to defeat. You will want to defeat Mitsuhide as quickly as possible, as Ranmaru should be trying to find you. When Mitsuhide is defeated, find Ranmaru next. He might already be with you or he might be still searching for you. Either way, Ranmaru is powered up and is looking to avenge the loss of his master. Defeat Ranmaru quickly, as there are two other places you still need to go. When Ranmaru is defeated, make your way south to the Uesugi main camp. You will get a mission to rescue your main camp. Toshihisa Shimazu is here and powered up, but he's still just a generic officer. Defeat both Toshihisa and Tadatsune Shimazu to complete your mission. Make your way back north to the

Takeda main camp. You will get a mission to rescue the Takeda main camp. Tadanaga Shimazu and Iehisa Shimazu are here. Iehisa Shimazu is powered up. Defeat both Shimazus to complete your mission. Now, the only thing left to do is to defeat Yoshihisa and Yoshihiro. The problem with both Yoshihisa and Yoshihiro is that they are powered up to the point that most regular attacks will not make them flinch, unless you are really powerful. You're going to have to dizzy them somehow and then juggle them. Kenshin's exploding paper doll special attack will dizzy them, as will Kenshin's C3, if you can get it to connect. Try to use your musou as a counter attack only, as Yoshihiro does a lot of damage every time he hits you with that huge hammer. You also need to protect your allies. By now, some of them should be near the two powered up Shimazus. They will take a lot of damage if they get caught in a combo by Yoshihiro. A bodyguard that can break the enemy's guard or stun such as a Fire Ninja or a Sumo can be useful as well (yea I know, this information would have been useful up at the top of this walkthrough, sue me). If you can manage to take down both powered up officers, you will have completed the stage. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 4f. Oichi's Walkthrough SW2STOIC \____________________________________________________ -----------------------Stage 1: Village Rescue -----------------------Victory Condition: Defeat the Marauder.

Defeat Conditions: Nagamasa is defeated, Main Camp is captured, or all peasants are eliminated. Armies: +-------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ | Azai Army: | Bandits: | Interlopers: | | Nagamasa Azai | Raider | None | | Oichi | Raider | Reinforcements: | | Kazumasa Isono | Raider | Kojiro Sasaki | | Kiyotsuna Akao | Raider | | | Peasant | Raider | | | Peasant | Raider | | | Peasant | Raider | | | Reinforcements: | Reinforcements: | | | None | Raider | | | | Raider | | | | Raider | | | | Raider | | | | Raider | | | | Raider | | | | Raider | |

| | Raider | | | | Marauder | | +-------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ Walkthrough: As soon as the stage starts, there will be a cut scene. After the cut scene, follow Nagamasa south. There will be two Raiders in the area and a mission will trigger to defeat them. Defeat both Raiders quickly. There will be some talking going on between your allies about the love between Oichi and Nagamasa. Take this time to eliminate some soldiers in the area. Once the bandits start to invade the central area, Nagamasa will take off again, this time heading east. Follow him to get more Raiders to appear and another mission. Defeat the Raiders and close off the stronghold in the area. Now, make your way towards the central area. You will receive another mission, asking you to protect the central area from more bandits. Defeat the two Raiders in the central area to complete that mission. Follow Nagamasa to the eastern garrison, where inside there are, guess what?!? More Raiders and another mission! This time, they have a new trick. If you are not ahead or close to Nagamasa when he enters the eastern garrison, they will close the gates on him and force you to defeat a Defense Captain to get inside first. Either way, there will be two Raiders in this area. While you are fighting off these Raiders, more Raiders will be attacking the central area, so be quick about defeating them. Once the eastern garrison is taken, head back towards the central village and you will receive a mission to defeat all Raiders in the area. There is a lot of Raiders in this area, so make sure you get all the blinking dots before you leave the central village. Once you complete the mission, make your way towards the Marauder. You may think he's the last general to defeat, but unfortunately, you have one more uninvited guest to get rid of. Kojiro Sasaki will appear out of no where and stick his nose where it doesn't belong. Try to separate Kojiro from the Marauder, since they are both stronger than any of the other generals you have fought. Defeat them separately to save the villages and complete the stage. --------------------------------Stage 2: Retreat from Kanegasaki --------------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Nobunaga.

Defeat Conditions: Yoshikage, Nagamasa, or Oichi is defeated, or Nobunaga reaches the Escape Point. Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Azai-Asakura: | Oda-Tokugawa: |

| Nagamasa Azai | Nobunaga Oda | | Yoshikage Asakura | Ieyasu Tokugawa | | Oichi | Hideyoshi Hashiba | | Kazumasa Isono | Nobutada Oda | | Kiyotsuna Akao | Hidemasa Hori | | Naotsune Endo | Yasumasa Sakakibara | | Naoyori Shinjo | Reinforcements: | | Reinforcements: | Mitsuhide Akechi | | Kagenori Asakura | No | | Tsunachika Kaiho | Magoichi Saika | | | Ranmaru Mori | | | Katsuie Shibata | | | Toshiie Maeda | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: You will need to kill quickly in order to kill just about everyone and catch up with Nobunaga. There may not seem like there are a lot of generals on the battlefield for the enemy, but reinforcements come often. Your first target should be Hideyoshi Hashiba and Hidemasa Hori. Defeat the monkey and his lackey, close off the stronghold in the area, and make your way north towards Yoshikage Asakura. A mission will appear to receive reinforcements from the Asakura, which requires you to defeat both enemy generals surrounding the northeastern fort. Ieyasu Tokugawa should be guarding the south gate of the northeastern fort, so defeat him. At the other gate of the fort is Yasumasa Sakakibara, who should be easy compared to Tokugawa. When you get reinforcements from the Asakura, Nagamasa will begin his plans for the fire attack and bring out Tsunachika Kaiho as reinforcements. This is when Nobunaga starts pull out his trump cards, beginning with Mitsuhide Akechi. No and Magoichi Sakai will also soon appear. When Mitsuhide appears, run to him, defeat him, and collect the rewards from completing the mission. Now, head straight south to where Magoichi Sakai is. When you reach the central area, an ambush will appear consisting of Ranmaru Mori, Katsuie Shibata, and Toshiie Maeda. Ranmaru is supposed to be a distraction to you while Katsuie defeats the Asakura and Nobunaga retreats. However, since you're already in the central area, Katsuie will normally come to you, with Toshiie, allowing you to defeat all three relatively quickly in the same area. This will also succeed in another mission, which is protecting Yoshikage from Katsuie. Since Katsuie won't even come close to where Yoshikage is, it's an easy mission. When you have cleared out the central area of generals and Reserve Captains, continue your march south towards Magoichi Sakai. When you reach him and Tsunachika, a mission will appear to assist with the fire attack. Defeat Magoichi Sakai quickly to allow the fire attack to happen. This will open a path to the Escape Point, providing you a direct route to Nobunaga without having to take the scenic route. Nobunaga should have a bodyguard of Nobutada Oda. Defeat them both to complete the stage. This route should get to Nobunaga before he escapes and defeat every general on the map except No. However, if you are quick enough, after the fire attack, you can race to No,

defeat her quickly, and then race back to Nobunaga to finish him off before he escapes. --------------------------Stage 3: Battle of Anegawa --------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Azai-Asakura: | Oda-Tokugawa: | | Nagamasa Azai | Nobunaga Oda | | Yoshikage Asakura | Ieyasu Tokugawa | | Oichi | Hideyoshi Hashiba | | Kazumasa Isono | Magoichi Saika | | Naotsune Endo | Katsuie Shibata | | Tsunachika Kaiho | Mitsuhide Akechi | | Kagenori Asakura | Tadakatsu Honda | | Kagetake Asakura | Tsuneoki Ikeda | | Kagekata Uozumi | Nobumori Sakuma | | Nagashige Tomita | Yoshinari Mori | | Reinforcements: | Masahisa Sakai | | None | Narimasa Sassa | | | Saizo Kani | | | Nagahide Niwa | | | Tadatsugu Sakai | | | Kazumasa Ishikawa | | | Yasumasa Sakakibara | | | Nagatada Ogasawara | | | Reinforcements: | | | Ittetsu Inaba | | | Bokuzen Ujiie | | | Morinari Ando | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: This map is unique in the fact that there are currents in the water that can hinder your progress from going from one area to the next, so make sure you don't accidentally get taken by a current you didn't want. Bring a horse to this stage, as they are really helpful. Nobunaga starts off with a major advantage in terms of generals. The only advantage you have is that both Nobunaga and Ieyasu are both tentative in attacking. Ieyasu will start off by attempting to attack the Asakura, so make your way towards the western part of the map. Your first target should be Tadatsugu Sakai. Defeat him and other generals will flock to the area, such as Yasumasa Sakakibara, Nagatada Ogasawara, and Kazumasa Ishikawa. Now, head towards Nagamasa Azai, as he's Defeat Nobunaga and Ieyasu. Nagamasa, Oichi, or Yoshikage is defeated.

about to fall into trouble. Along the way, defeat any enemy generals in your path. The more you defeat now, the less you will have to deal with near the end. The Mino Three will appear and make their way towards Nagamasa, triggering a mission when you get close to Nagamasa. Defeat them before they can get even close to Nagamasa. The Mino Three will attempt to tag team you, but they shouldn't be too much of a problem. While you're in the area, you might as well get rid of Nagahide Niwa, who thinks he can take a castle away from you. At any rate, it's an easy mission to complete. By this point of the battle, the only enemy generals that should be left should holed up in some stronghold or guarding the gates to Nobunaga. Your next mission is to make your way towards Nobunaga. Make your way to Nobunaga's first northern gate of his southeastern stronghold and defeat Masahisa Sakai. Make your way inside and come face to face with Katsuie Shibata. Defeat the man that should be a playable character and the next gate...will remain shut. That means you need to find another way in. Lucky for you, there's a western gate with guards of Nobumori Sakuma and Mitsuhide Akechi. Defeat them and then make your way towards Nobunaga. However, when you get near the final gate, Hideyoshi will order an attack on your main camp. Quickly defeat Yoshinari Mori, but don't head in to face off with Nobunaga just yet. Backtrack to your main camp and defeat Hideyoshi and Magoichi. If you do this later instead of now, Tadakatsu Honda will join the two of them, severely limiting your chances of survival. It's best to take on Tadakatsu one on one. Now, make your way back to Nobunaga and defeat him. During this time, the Asakura Army should retreat. This causes Tadakatsu to charge out, which separates him from Ieyasu. Ieyasu will eventually come out, but he will not be in the same area as Tadakatsu, leaving you with two one on one battles. You can choose to defeat Tadakatsu or not. It really depends on your skill level and how leveled up your character is. Either way, defeat the isolated Ieyasu to complete the stage. -------------------------Stage 4: Siege of Mt. Usa -------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Condition: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Anti-Oda Army: | Oda Army: | | Yoshikage Asakura | Yoshinari Mori | | Nagamasa Azai | Hidemasa Hori | | Oichi | Reinforcements: | | Magoichi Saika | Nobunaga Oda | | Kagenori Asakura | Mitsuhide Akechi | | Kazumasa Isono | Hideyoshi Hashiba | | Kiyotsuna Akao | Katsuie Shibata | | Reinforcements: | Tsuneoki Ikeda | | Yoshikata Rokkaku | Nobumori Sakuma | Defeat Yoshinari. (Later changes to Defeat Nobunaga.)

Yoshikage, Nagamasa, Oichi, or Magoichi is defeated.

| Tatsuoki Saito | Kazumasu Takigawa | | Nagayuki Miyoshi | Narimasa Sassa | | Masayasu Miyoshi | Toshiie Maeda | | Tomomichi Iwanari | Nagahide Niwa | | | Ranmaru Mori | | | No | | | Ittetsu Inaba | | | Bokuzen Ujiie | | | Morinari Ando | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: This stage starts off pretty easy. Only two enemy generals on the battlefield...which means that there are going to be a lot of reinforcements coming for the enemy. However, you also get some reinforcements, although they seem to be a little grumpy to be lead by Nagamasa. Either way, quickly run through both generals on the field. Since this is a mountain stage, you need to follow the paths to reach the top of Mt. Usa, where Hidemasa Hori is. Defeat him and make your way towards the Asakura main camp, where Yoshinari is heading to. A mission will appear to prevent Yoshinari from entering the main camp. This should be simple, considering the fact that you got help from Magoichi. However, now the real fun begins. Nobunaga will appear on the map with all his reinforcements. You will need to get the jump on them by quickly heading south of the Asakura main camp. Hideyoshi will be heading that way, so make your way towards him and cut him off quickly. Once he is defeated, move very quickly to the Azai main camp, where your allies are all located. Katsuie will be trying to get into the main camp. If he succeeds, most of the allied generals within the Azai main camp will defect to the enemies. Not good. Defeat Hideyoshi Hashiba and Tsuneoki Ikeda and then make your way towards the Azai main camp. You can take a shortcut by jumping down some ledges of the mountain. You will get a mission telling you to prevent Katsuie from entering the Azai main camp. Defeat Katsuie along with Nobumori Sakuma and Kazumasu Takigawa to prevent your allies from defecting. Nobunaga will receive even more reinforcements. Head for Mt. Usa again and clear out all the enemies in that area. You should get a mission to defeat Ranmaru Mori. Watch out for him. Since you killed his father, he's mad and is in powered up mode. Also on the mountain top should be Mitsuhide Akechi and a few other generic generals. Defeat them all and then race over to Yoshikage. He should still be alive, but maybe just barely. Once Yoshikage is safe or as safe as he can be on this stage, head over to where Nobunaga is hiding. A mission should appear to break into the main camp by defeating No. There should be a few generals outside of his main camp. The main concern is No, as the other generals in this area are generics. However, you should have a few allied generals in this area of your own to assist you and even the odds. Once the main camp gates have been opened, run in and defeat Nobunaga. ------------------------------Stage 5: Siege of Odani Castle

------------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Oda Army: | Azai-Asakura: | | Nobunaga Oda | Nagamasa Azai | | Mitsuhide Akechi | Yoshikage Asakura | | Oichi | Masazumi Azai | | Hideyoshi Hashiba | Sadayuki Atsuji | | Katsuie Shibata | Naoyori Shinjo | | Ranmaru Mori | Tsunachika Kaiho | | Nagahide Niwa | Keijun Miyabe | | Reinforcements: | Kagetake Asakura | | None | Kagekata Uozumi | | | Nagashige Tomita | | | Kageakira Asakura | | | Naganori Yamazaki | | | Yoshitsugu Maeba | | | Reinforcements: | | | Yoshimune Kawai | | | Kazumasa Isono | | | Kiyotsuna Akao | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: In this battle, you are now on the Oda Army fighting against the Azai-Asakura Army. However, you're still looking at a bigger army on the other side of the field. As soon as the stage starts, quickly head north and kill Kageakira Asakura. Don't worry about cleaning up any of the enemy soldiers in the area just quite yet. There will be plenty of time for that later. You should kill off Yoshitsugu Maeba and Nagashige Tomita next. By this time, two missions will appear. The first one is to protect the engineers. The second one is to prevent any enemy generals from entering the central fort. Neither should be a problem if you kill quickly. Once the southern area is clear of generals, quickly close off the western stronghold and then head for the central area via the western route. Here, you should defeat Kagekata Uozumi. Go straight through the central area and defeat Naganori Yamazaki, who is heading for the north gate. Once they are all defeated, the protecting the central area mission will be cleared. It's time to focus on getting those engineers to the central area. Normally, I close off the stronghold that is south of the northwestern fort. However, if this stronghold is not producing any enemy soldiers, then don't worry about it. Clear out any enemy soldiers in the way of the engineers and then escort them towards the central area. When they get close to the center, an ambush Defeat Nagamasa. Nobunaga is defeated, or Main Camp is captured.

lead by Yoshimune Kawai will appear. Defeat the general quickly, as he can put a hurting on the Spy Captain/Lead Engineer. Defeat any stray soldiers and then head north towards where Yoshikage Asakura is hiding. Defeat him and his general bodyguard and the wall in the central fort will explode, providing you with a trail into Nagamasa's castle. If Katsuie dies, Azai calls for an ambush near your Main Camp. This is no big deal, just a hassle to go back and defend your Main Camp. Once you have dealt with this problem, go to the Inner Ward and defeat Naoyori Shinjo to complete another mission. Now, all that is left is the Main Ward with Nagamasa Azai and two of his generals (well, that and Sadayuki Atsuji, if you so decide to fight him). As soon as you enter the Main Ward, the gates close on you and Nagamasa Azai is no where to be found. You must defeat Masazumi Azai and Tsunachika Kaiho before the Main Ward gates will open. Where is Nagamasa Azai? He's trying to turn defeat into victory by charging the Oda Main Camp. Rush over to Nagamasa and defeat him before he can take your Main Camp to end the stage. ------------------------------Dream: Incident at Shizugatake ------------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: Armies: +-------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ | Azai Army: | Oda Army: | Coalition: | | Nagamasa Azai | Nobunaga Oda | None | | Oichi | No | Reinforcements: | | Keijun Miyabe | Kazumasa Takigawa | Ginchiyo Tachibana | | Naotsune Endo | Narimasa Sassa | Ina | | Kiyotsuna Akao | Nagahide Niwa | Okuni | | Tsunachika Kaiho | Yoshinari Mori | | | Sadayuki Atsuji | Toshiie Maeda | | | Reinforcements: | Hidemasa Hori | | | Okuni | Reinforcements: | | | | Nene | | | | Nagachika Kanamori | | | | Tsuneoki Ikeda | | | | Ranmaru Mori | | +-------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ Walkthrough: This battle is to determine the most beautiful woman in the land. When the stage starts, make your way over to Hidemasa Hori and defeat him quickly. If Defeat all enemy officers. Nagamasa or Oichi is defeated.

you don't, Sadayuki Atsuji will die in record time. Defeat Hidemasa Hori and then make your way over to Narimasa Sassa. Okuni should also appear, but she will provide you with some reinforcements. Defeat Narimasa Sassa and then head over to your ally Naotsune Endo. He will be getting attacked by Yoshinari Mori. You will get a mission to protect Naotsune Endo. Nene will now appear as unwilling reinforcements for the enemy. Defeat Yoshinari Mori to complete your mission and then make your way over to your ally Keijun Miyabe. He is located in the western stronghold and will be getting attacked by Nene and Nagahide Niwa. Nagamasa Azai will charge out and try to prove your beauty with his strength, which makes no sense at all. When you reach Keijun Miyabe, you will get a mission to rescue him. Complete this mission by defeating Nene and Nagahide Niwa. Make your way back east to the central garrison. Defeat Kazumasa Takigawa and then make your way over to Toshiie Maeda and defeat him as well. It's now time to go rescue Nagamasa Azai. He should be on the northern path fighting off Nagachika Kanamori and Tsuneoki Ikeda. You will get a mission to rescue Nagamasa. Complete this mission by defeating both ambush generals. Now, head straight south towards Nobunaga Oda. He is in the southern garrison. Nobunaga is powered up, but try to kill him as quickly as possible. No should be trying to seduce Kiyotsuna Akao, so you will want to rescue Kiyotsuna from No's evil clutches quickly. When Nobunaga is defeated, double back to the central garrison. You will get a mission to rescue Kiyotsuna Akao. Defeat No to complete this mission. No will retreat, as will the rest of the Oda army, but No will definitely be back for some more. Oichi begins to declare herself the most beautiful in the land, but Ginchiyo Tachibana and Ina stop her from doing so. Apparently, even the tomboys want to be beautiful. Ginchiyo will threaten your army, so they will all begin to retreat except for Nagamasa and Okuni. Nagamasa will just hide in his stronghold the rest of the battle, so you don't have to worry about him. Both Ginchiyo and Ina have some twisted logic as to their reasoning on why they are the most beautiful, so get them straightened out by defeating them both. Eventually, Ranmaru Mori will stumble his way onto the battlefield, wondering what is going on. Oichi accidentally makes a mistake and thinks he's trying to become the most beautiful woman in the land, so he's here to stay. Okuni, also wanting to get into the action, will defect to the third party Coalition side and try to fight you for the title. Both Ranmaru and Okuni will be looking for you. Ranmaru is powered up, but Okuni is not. Defeat Okuni first so that you can have a one on one battle with the man who looks like a girl. When Ranmaru is defeated, he will run off saying that he's not a girl. Just when you think everyone has been defeated, No will return for one last go around. This time, No is powered up, so she really means business. Defeat No to claim the title as the most beautiful woman in the land. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 4g. Okuni's Walkthrough SW2STOKU \____________________________________________________

Okuni doesn't have a Story Mode. However, for most stages, she does speak a couple of lines at the beginning of the stage and she even has a special mission set for one battle. It is the Battle of Anegawa, Azai-Asakura side. This is the only stage that I know of that Okuni has a special set of missions. I have listed the walkthrough for that battle in this section. --------------------------------------Battle of Anegawa: Azai-Asakura Forces --------------------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Azai-Asakura: | Oda-Tokugawa: | | Nagamasa Azai | Nobunaga Oda | | Yoshikage Asakura | Ieyasu Tokugawa | | Oichi | Hideyoshi Hashiba | | Kazumasa Isono | Magoichi Saika | | Naotsune Endo | Katsuie Shibata | | Tsunachika Kaiho | Mitsuhide Akechi | | Kagenori Asakura | Tadakatsu Honda | | Kagetake Asakura | Tsuneoki Ikeda | | Kagekata Uozumi | Nobumori Sakuma | | Nagashige Tomita | Yoshinari Mori | | Okuni | Masahisa Sakai | | Reinforcements: | Narimasa Sassa | | None | Saizo Kani | | | Nagahide Niwa | | | Tadatsugu Sakai | | | Kazumasa Ishikawa | | | Yasumasa Sakakibara | | | Nagatada Ogasawara | | | Reinforcements: | | | Ittetsu Inaba | | | Bokuzen Ujiie | | | Morinari Ando | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: When the battle starts, make your way west to where the Asakura Army is. You want Nagamasa Azai to run into the two Oda officers that are in the area to prevent him from making it to the Oda main camp. This way, you can do missions and kill officers at your speed instead of the stage's speed. The first officer you should run into is Narimasa Sassa. Defeat him and then continue on to the Tokugawa Army. You do not want to defeat Yasumasa Sakakibara right away. You will want for Ieyasu Tokugawa to tell Yasumasa to attack the Asakura from behind. That will trigger a mission telling you to prevent Yasumasa's sneak attack and protect the Asakura. Defeat Yasumasa to complete this mission. Now, get rid of the rest of the Tokugawa Army in this Defeat Nobunaga and Ieyasu. Nagamasa, Oichi, or Yoshikage is defeated.

area. This means defeating Nagatada Ogasawara, Tadatsugu Sakai, and Kazumasa Ishikawa. Now that the Asakura Army is protected and has no chance of losing this battle for you, make your way back east. If you run into Oichi or Nagamasa, Okuni will begin to make comments about how she can get Nagamasa whenever she wants...although, it seems like the conversation with Nagamasa is missing a piece...which makes the conversation pretty...weird... Eventually, Nagamasa Azai will call forth a challenge against Nobunaga Oda. Of course, Nobunaga has a couple of tricks up his sleeves. The first trick is the Mino Three, which are Ittetsu Inaba, Bokuzen Ujiie, and Morinari Ando. These three enemy officers will ride out and charge directly at Nagamasa. You will get a mission to protect Nagamasa from the Mino Three. You should also get a mission to break through the gates protecting the Oda main camp. You can deal with this mission later. First, take down the Mino Three. Make your way over to Nagamasa and if they are still alive, defeat Saizo Kani and Tsuneoki Ikeda. Now, it's time to take on the Mino Three. Defeat the three officers that are trying to take down Nagamasa to successfully protect Nagamasa. Of course, this leaves Nagamasa dazed and confused. Could he possibly leave Oichi? Doubtful...Oichi's just too cute. Either way, continue to head east and then north to Yokoyama Castle. Here, Naotsune Endo is trying to hold out against Nagahide Niwa. You will get a mission to defend Yokoyama Castle. Complete this mission by defeating Nagahide. Once Yokoyama Castle is saved, it's time to complete that one mission of breaking through the gates of the Oda main camp. First, attack the north gates of the camp. They should be guarded by Masahisa Sakai and Katsuie Shibata. When you defeat Katsuie Shibata, he will seal off the north gate, making it unable to open. Looks like the only option left is to go through the west gate. Make your way over to the western gate of the main camp. To get through here, you must defeat Nobumori Sakuma and Mitsuhide Akechi. When Mitsuhide is defeated, you will now have access to the enemy main camp. However, the battle is far from over yet. The moment you set foot inside the enemy main camp, Hideyoshi Hashiba and Magoichi Saika will begin their assault on your main camp. You will get a mission to defend your main camp. You can either intercept them before they make it to your main camp or you can just stand by Oichi and wait for them to come to you. Either way, get rid of the monkey and the marksman to complete your mission. Sometime during or after the mission, the Asakura Army should retreat, thinking the battle is well in control. Ieyasu Tokugawa thinks this is the best time to make their attack. He will send out Tadakatsu Honda to attempt to take your main camp. Everyone is just after poor Oichi these days. Either way, make your way over to the big man. He's powered up, which is normal for Tadakatsu, but you should be able to find a way to bring him down. You get a gold bonus of 2000 for defeating him, so there's no reason not to. When Tadakatsu falls, Ieyasu is all alone and defenseless. Make your way south to where Ieyasu Tokugawa is hiding at. He doesn't seem to have a way with the ladies, so take down the would be emperor to teach him some manners. Now, you have to travel all the

way across the stage back to the Oda main camp. Defeat Yoshinari Mori to open up the final gate to Nobunaga. Defeat Nobunaga to complete the stage. I don't think Okuni managed to get Nagamasa in the end... ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 4h. Magoichi Saika's Walkthrough SW2STMAG \____________________________________________________ --------------------------Stage 1: Battle of Anegawa --------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Oda-Tokugawa: | Azai-Asakura: | | Nobunaga Oda | Nagamasa Azai | | Ieyasu Tokugawa | Yoshikage Asakura | | Hideyoshi Hashiba | Oichi | | Magoichi Saika | Kazumasa Isono | | Katsuie Shibata | Masazumi Azai | | Tadakatsu Honda | Sadayuki Atsuji | | Hanzo Hattori | Naoyori Shinjo | | Tsuneoki Ikeda | Naotsune Endo | | Nobumori Sakuma | Kiyotsuna Akao | | Yoshinari Mori | Tsunachika Kaiho | | Masahisa Sakai | Kagenori Asakura | | Tadatsugu Sakai | Jinpachiro Maeba | | Masanobu Honda | Kagetake Asakura | | Reinforcements: | Yoshimune Kawai | | None | Nagashige Tomita | | | Kagekata Uozumi | | | Naganori Yamazaki | | | Reinforcements: | | | None | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: When the stage starts, head west towards Masazumi Azai and Kazumasa Isono. Defeat them quickly and continue west. You will get a cut scene of Nagamasa running through your ranks. Just let him go and let him run out of steam. He will kill off a lot of generals in your army, but they are of no consequence. Basically, their whole point on the map is to die to Nagamasa. Continue to make your way towards where Oichi is located at. Defeat anyone around the Nagamasa main camp and then head to where Naotsune Endo is guarding the gate. Defeat Nagamasa and Yoshikage. Nobunaga or Ieyasu is defeated.

Defeat him and enter the camp. You should receive a mission to take the Azai main camp. Oichi is in there waiting for you. Unfortunately, she's waiting to kick your butt, so you're going to have to defeat her. Once she is defeated, Nagamasa should be feeling the fatigue and should be ready for the kill. Make your way towards where Nagamasa is, defeating any generals along the way. They should all be generics and all very easy to defeat. Nagamasa should have one or two generals near him, so take them out first before dealing with Nagamasa. Finally, face off with Nagamasa. You will receive a mission to not let Nagamasa into the Oda main camp. Complete this mission by defeating Nagamasa quickly. This will cause Yoshikage Asakura and his army to make an all out dash towards Ieyasu Tokugawa. Start running through the Asakura Army by defeating those who are the closest to getting to Ieyasu Tokugawa and make your way north. You may end up fighting three, four, or five generals at a time, but they should all be generics. The only officer that should present any problems is Yoshikage, but that is only because he has more stamina than the other generals. Other than that, he won't put up much of a fight. Defeat Yoshikage to end the stage. ----------------------------Stage 2: Battle of Osaka Bay ----------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Honganji Army: | Oda Army: | | Magoichi Saika | Nobunaga Oda | | Rairen Shimozuma | Ranmaru Mori | | Rairyu Shimozuma | No | | Chuko Shimozuma | Hideyoshi Hashiba | | Yorichika Shichiri | Katsuie Shibata | | Takeyoshi Murakami | Ujisato Gamo | | Motoyoshi Murakami | Nobumori Sakuma | | Munekatsu Nomi | Narimasa Sassa | | Peasant | Murashige Araki | | Peasant | Toshiie Maeda | | Peasant | Hidemasa Hori | | Peasant | Nobutada Oda | | Peasant | Reinforcements: | | Peasant | Mitsuhide Akechi | | Peasant | Kazumasu Takigawa | | Peasant | Nagahide Niwa | | Reinforcements: | Yoshitaka Kuki | | Terumoto Mori | | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Defeat Nobunaga. Main Camp is captured.

Walkthrough: You want to get supplies to your troops as soon as possible. This means taking the southern path first. Head directly for Murashige Araki and defeat him. This will cause the bridge to drop. Once you are on the southern ships, head north to where Hideyoshi is. Defeat your friend and then continue to forge a path north by dropping the next bridge. When Nobutada Oda starts attacking Takeyoshi Murakami, run over to where Takeyoshi is. A mission will appear to defend Takeyoshi. Complete this mission by defeating Nobutada. By this time, Terumoto Mori should have appeared from the southern ship and a mission to protect the transport units. Terumoto is the supply officer. His final destination is the northeastern fort. Help him get there by plowing a path for him. Defeat any and all soldiers in his path so that he may continue northward. There will be a couple of generals in your path, but they only one to worry about is Katsuie Shibata. If anything, this mission may take a while because of how many soldiers are in the way between you and the northeastern fort. Once Terumoto Mori enters the northeastern fort, your army receives its supplies and you have completed the mission. Unfortunately, this is only the start of the battle. A huge Oda warship will appear south of the main camp firing off cannons at your main camp. What makes things even worse is that Mitsuhide Akechi appears with a lot of reinforcements. A mission will appear to protect your main camp. You will need to defeat Mitsuhide and all the generals not inside or guarding Nobunaga's fort to complete this mission. However, during the fighting, cannonballs will be exploding around you, making this that much more difficult. Fighting a battle two on one can be no fun sometimes. Fighting a battle two on one with explosions happening around you can be no fun at any times. The enemies will come swarming at your main camp from the west and from the south, so you will need to protect both fronts. Try to clear out one front before moving on to the other front. Once you have defeated all the generals trying to invade your main camp, the mission will be completed and the cannons will stop firing. The only thing left to do is to take out Nobunaga, who is hiding in the northwest. Ranmaru Mori is guarding Nobunaga's fort, so you will need to defeat him before the gates open. Inside the fort, Nobunaga and No will be there waiting for you. Try to separate the couple if you can so that you can defeat them individually, as it's a pain to defeat one while the other is attacking you from behind. Once Nobunaga is defeated, the stage is complete. -----------------------------Stage 3: Assault on the Saika ------------------------------

Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: Armies:

Defeat Nobunaga. Sadayu or Magoichi is defeated.

+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Saika Renegades: | Oda Army: | | Sadayu Suzuki | Nobunaga Oda | | Magoichi Saika | Hideyoshi Hashiba | | Shigetomo Suzuki | Mitsuhide Akechi | | Yoshimasa Oka | Ranmaru Mori | | Ujiyoshi Horinouchi | No | | Morishige Tsuchihashi | Katsuie Shibata | | Magoroku Saika | Nobutada Oda | | Yoshimasa Satake | Hidemasa Hori | | Reinforcements: | Toshiie Maeda | | None | Narimasa Sassa | | | Nobumori Sakuma | | | Kazumasa Takigawa | | | Nagahide Niwa | | | Murashige Araki | | | Yasuie Namikawa | | | Fujitaka Hosokawa | | | Junkei Tsutsui | | | Reinforcements: | | | None | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: You will receive a mission to defeat Hideyoshi Hashiba as soon as the stage starts. Kill him off as quickly as possible and then move on to saving your allies. Hideyoshi will run off after his defeat. Now, it's time to focus on saving your allies. Most of your allied generals are on the outside of the central fort. Defeating the closest generals around your allies will allow them to retreat to inside the central fort. The first ally you should save is Morishige Tsuchihashi, since he's the closest. He is being attacked by Toshiie Maeda. While you're in the area, you might as well defeat Narimasa Sassa and Hidemasa Hori, since they will normally join the fight anyways. Once Morishige is saved, head over to where Murashige Araki is and defeat him. Take the eastern path all the way south to the southeastern fort. When you enter the southeastern fort, all the gates will close and you will receive a mission to save Magoroku Saika. Rescue Magoroku by defeating Nobumori Sakuma. Once you have completed the mission, take the western gate out to where Fujitaka Hosokawa is and defeat him. When you get close to Yasuie Namikawa, a mission will appear to protect Ujiyoshi Horinouchi from him. Defeat Yasuie to complete the mission and continue along the southern path. Mitsuhide Akechi is on the southern path. When you meet him, a mission will appear to defeat

him, so do so. While you are fighting Mitsuhide, a whole lot of riflemen will appear and hamper your fight, so you may want to take out any riflemen in your area before continuing your battle with Mitsuhide. Once Mitsuhide falls, make your way towards Junkei Tsutsui. A mission will appear to protect Yoshimasa Satake, so complete that mission. Now, make your way to the central fort and then to where Katsuie Shibata is. When all your allies are in the central fort, Nobunaga will decide to set fire to the fort and order all of his generals to attack the main fort. However, you should have taken care of most of Nobunaga's army, so this shouldn't be a big deal. Finish off Katsuie if you haven't already and then clear a path to the southeastern garrison, where your army will be retreating to. Defeat any soldiers along the path to allow them to escape. Now, Nobunaga will order his army to make their way to the southeastern fort. The main part of this army will attack from the north. Head north and cut them off. Ranmaru Mori should be in this mess of generals, so make sure you try to take care of him first before he becomes a problem. After the generals in the north have been defeated, make your way back south. Normally, No likes to attack from the south to be a pain, so take care of her quickly. Finally, the last general on the board should be Nobunaga. Defeat him to complete the stage. ----------------------------Stage 4: Escape from Honnoji ----------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: Armies: +-------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ | Magoichi Saika: | Oda Army: | Bandits: | | Magoichi Saika | Hidemitsu Akechi | None | | Reinforcements: | Reinforcements: | Reinforcements: | | Peasant | No | Raider | | Peasant | Ranmaru Mori | Marauder | | | Toshimitsu Saito | Raider | | | Masachika Matsuda | | | | Sadayuki Atsuji | | | | Shigetomo Akechi | | | | Nobunaga Oda | | | | | | | | Interlopers: | | | | Kotaro Fuma | | | | Reinforcements: | | | | None | | | | | | Defeat Nobunaga. Sadayu or Magoichi is defeated.

| | (Note: The Oda Army | | | | changes its name to | | | | Interlopers when | | | | Nobunaga Oda is | | | | defeated.) | | +-------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ Walkthrough: On this stage, everything is covered beneath a veil of fog. You have no mini map on this stage. Also, you cannot see any generals on the general map when you press start. You will have to travel without knowing where anything is. However, you do not have to travel blindly. You can use the walls of the stage to guide you to where you need to go. Make sure you have a horse for this stage, as it will become very critical in moving around. Whenever you dismount your horse to fight, make sure you are pointing your horse in the direction you were heading. It is really easy to get turned around on this stage. Also, stay close to your horse when you are fighting, as it is easy to lose track of where your horse is located. As soon as the stage starts, make your way to the right hand walls and follow it to Hidemitsu Akechi. Defeat him and then get back on your horse and continue to follow the walls. You should soon reach a Peasant fighting off some bandits. A mission will appear to save the Peasant. You need to defeat the Raider in the area in order to save the Peasant. Continue to travel in the direction you were going along the walls (you did remember to point your horse in the direction you were traveling, right?). You should get a cut scene of Ranmaru and No appearing from the fog and a mission to defeat them. Dismount from your horse and fight off the two lovers of Nobunaga. Try to lure them out one at a time if you can. Once they are defeated, continue along the walls again. You should run into another Peasant, this time being attacked by a Raider and a Marauder. You should also get another mission to save the Peasant. Defeat the Raider and the Marauder to complete the mission and then continue to follow the walls. You should reach a garrison. However, it's being guarded by Shigetomo Akechi. Defeat him quickly and then duck into the garrison. However, inside the garrison is Nobunaga Oda! Even though he's supposed to be dead, apparently he came back for one last go around. Defeat him quickly to uncover the truth of the matter. Turns out, it wasn't really Nobunaga, but a trick that Kotaro Fuma is playing on Magoichi. It's now time to find Kotaro Fuma. Apparently, he appears in random places, so just walk around until you encounter him. ---------------------------Stage 5: Battle of Yamazaki ---------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: Defeat Mitsuhide. Any allied officer is defeated.

Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Hashiba Army: | Akechi Army: | | Hideyoshi Hashiba | Mitsuhide Akechi | | Magoichi Saika | Sadayuki Atsuji | | Mitsunari Ishida | Shigetomo Akechi | | Nene | Kaneaki Mimaki | | Kiyomasa Kato | Yasuie Namikawa | | Hidenaga Hashiba | Masachika Matsuda | | Hidemasa Hori | Hidemitsu Akechi | | Masanori Fukushima | Reinforcements: | | Reinforcements: | Kotaro Fuma | | Sakon Shima | Toshimitsu Saito | | | Katsusada Shibata | | | Fujitaka Hosokawa | | | Tadaoki Hosokawa | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: The hardest thing about this stage is keeping everyone alive. Fortunately, most of your allies are good at staying alive. However, you do not want to leave anyone asking for help for too long on this stage. When the stage starts, start making your way to Shoryuji. You can leave the rest of your allies to take Mt. Tenno for now. Kaneaki Mimaki should be the first officer in your way. Defeat him and make your way to the fort. Defeat the Defense Captains guarding the gates and then enter Shoryuji. You should receive a mission to take Shoryuji. Inside Shoryuji should be Sadayuki Atsuji. Defeat him quickly and then head back out. The last person to defeat before you can claim Shoryuji is Nobuharu Tsuda. Defeat him to complete the mission. Now, make your way back and head towards Mt. Tenno. When you get close to the western gate of Mt. Tenno, you will be ambushed by Kotaro Fuma. Kotaro is powered up, so he will be a tough opponent. Use every trick in the book to take him down as quick as possible. While you are fighting Kotaro, an ambush unit will appear around Shoryuji, so make sure to hurry up with Kotaro and any of Mitsuhide's generals around in the area. Masachika Matsuda and Yasuie Namikawa should also be in the area, so dispatch of them as well in order to make sure your allies take Mt. Tenno. After Kotaro is defeated, Mitsuhide will order an all out assault on the Hashiba main camp, but you don't have to worry too much about this. Head back to Shoryuji. When you get close to the ambush generals, you will receive a mission to defeat them. Defeat them quickly and then start making your way back to Mt. Tenno. There should be a couple of generals in this area heading for the Hashiba main camp. Defeat both Shigetomo Akechi and Hidemitsu Akechi. The only enemy general that is left should be Mitsuhide. Don't charge after him yet. Instead, take over Mt. Tenno if your allies haven't done so already. If they have, then just complete the missions that you are given in regards to Mt. Tenno. When Mt. Tenno is captured, Sakon Shima will appear as reinforcements for your army. However, Mitsuhide will also receive

reinforcements in the form of Fujitaka Hosokawa and Tadaoki Hosokawa. You will receive a mission to protect Mt. Tenno from these two, as well as a mission to escort Kiyomasa Kato to Mt. Tenno. Defeat the two Hosokawas and then clear a path for Kiyomasa to enter the mountain. Once these two missions are complete, the only thing left to do is to face off with Mitsuhide. Storm into the Akechi main camp and face off with Mitsuhide. Defeat him to complete the stage. -------------------------------Dream: Showdown at Mikatagahara -------------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Ieyasu.

Defeat Conditions: Masamune or Magoichi is defeated. (Later changes to Either Masamune or Magoichi is defeated, or Main Camp is captured.) Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Date Army: | Tokugawa Army: | | Masamune Date | Ieyasu Tokugawa | | Magoichi Saika | Ina | | Hidemune Date | Musashi Miyamoto | | Shigenaga Katakura | Masanobu Honda | | Reinforcements: | Yoshinao Tokugawa | | Kojuro Katakura | Yorinobu Tokugawa | | Tsunenaga Hasekura | Naotaka Ii | | | Ietsugu Sakai | | | Tadamasa Honda | | | Tadachika Okubo | | | Reinforcements: | | | Hanzo Hattori | | | Tadakatsu Honda | | | Hidetada Tokugawa | | | Tadanao Matsudaira | | | Tadateru Matsudaira | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: You start off in the northern area of the map. Musashi Miyamoto will throw taunts your way, trying to lure you into a trap. Ignore Musashi for now and make your way over to the northeastern garrison. You will get a mission to take this garrison. Complete this mission by defeating Yoshinao Tokugawa. While you are here, defeat Ietsugu Sakai. Make your way across the northern path and head for the western garrison next. Make sure you don't get near the central garrison. Masamune Date has a trap ready for Musashi. At the western garrison, you will get a mission to seize it. Complete this mission by defeating Yorinobu Tokugawa. This will cause Musashi to get really mad and

charge out of the central garrison. When he gets too far north, he will get ambushed by the Saika riflemen and lose his powered up status. Now, attack Musashi Miyamoto and Naotaka Ii to take control of the central garrison. Masamune Date will move his main camp to the central garrison. From the central garrison, make your way to the southwestern corner of the map. This area is covered with ledges that you can only jump down. You cannot jump back up a ledge. Therefore, if you don't know this area really well, you could get lost. Also in this area, you will get ambushed by riflemen. Looks like the Saika aren't the only ones that know how to use rifles. Defeat Masanobu Honda and Tadachika Okubo and continue to head east. You should receive some allied reinforcements, who will help out later on. Make your way inside Hamamatsu Castle. Ieyasu Tokugawa is here...or so you think. Turns out, the Ieyasu here is Hanzo Hattori in a disguise. Hanzo will close all the gates to Hamamatsu Castle and trap you inside. The real Ieyasu Tokugawa will appear outside of the castle and make his way towards your main camp, along with the rest of the Tokugawa reinforcements that appear with the real Ieyasu. Quickly defeat Hanzo Hattori and Tadamasa Honda to get the gates to the castle to open up. Leave Hamamatsu Castle through the north gate and make your way over to Ina. Hopefully, she hasn't gotten too far of a head start on you. Defeat Ina and then make your way over to the central garrison. From the central garrison, take the western gate out and follow the path to the western garrison. You will get a mission to protect the western garrison. Complete this mission by defeating Hidetada Tokugawa and Tadateru Matsudaira. Make your way back to the central garrison and leave this area through the north gate. You will come face to face with Tadakatsu Honda, who needs to die. Here will be here with Tadanao Matsudaira, who needs to die also. Tadakatsu is powered up, which is par for the course for him. Take advantage of Magoichi's officer killing musou as much as possible to take down Tadakatsu with minimum problems. When the area north of the central garrison is cleared out, make your way back into the central garrison and leave through the southern gate. Here is where the real Ieyasu Tokugawa will be. Defeat Ieyasu to complete the stage. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 4i. Shingen Takeda's Walkthrough SW2STSHI \____________________________________________________ -------------------------------Stage 1: Battle of Kawanakajima -------------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: Defeat Kenshin. Shingen is defeated, or Main Camp is captured.

Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Takeda Army: | Uesugi Army: | | Shingen Takeda | Kenshin Uesugi | | Yoshinobu Takeda | Kanetsugu Naoe | | Nobushige Takeda | Shigenaga Honjo | | Masatane Hara | Katsunaga Irobe | | Kansuke Yamamoto | Sadamitsu Usami | | Nobukimi Anayama | Tomonobu Saito | | Reinforcements: | Masayori Takanashi | | Masatoyo Naito | Kageie Kakizaki | | Nobufusa Baba | Reinforcements: | | | Yoshikiyo Murakami | | | Takahiro Kitajo | | | Kagetsuna Naoe | | | Sadanaga Sanbonji | | | Yataro Onikojima | | | Kagemochi Amakasu | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: When the stage starts, make your way towards the central area of the map. You will get a mission to distract the frontline of the enemy. Complete this mission by defeating Shigenaga Honjo and Tomonobu Saito. When this mission is completed, make your way over towards the enemy main camp. You will find out that no one is there. Kenshin Uesugi will now appear in Zenkoji. The enemies that were inside the enemy main camp will now appear near your main camp. Rush over to your main camp and defeat Katsunaga Irobe, Masayori Takanashi, and Sadamitsu Usami. When you clear out this area, Kenshin will call for reinforcements to appear south of your main camp. Since you're already at your main camp, take the southern gate out of your main camp and enter the area east of Zenkoji. This area will be covered in a blanket of fog. You will not be able to see your position on the mini map, nor will you be able to see your position on the general map when you press start. Two enemy ambush generals will attack your main camp, while the other two will head for the southeastern garrison. You will get a mission to protect your main camp from the ambush generals. To complete this mission, defeat Kagetsuna Naoe and Sadanaga Sanbonji. More enemy reinforcements will arrive east of Zenkoji. Make your way over to the southeastern garrison and defeat all the enemy generals that make their way near the garrison. You should defeat four generals in all. When all the ambush officers from Zenkoji are defeated, make your way north to where Kanetsugu Naoe is. He should be making his way for Kaizu Castle. Also, Nobufusa Baba should appear as ally reinforcements. Make your way to Kaizu Castle in the northwest. You will get a mission to defend Kaizu Castle. Complete this mission by defeating Kanetsugu Naoe. By now, Kenshin should have reappeared at Hachimanbara. First, defeat Kageie Kakizaki, who is hiding in the western fort. You will get a mission to seize the western fort, which

you can complete by defeating Kageie. When the western fort is yours, make your way east towards your rival. Defeat Kenshin to complete the stage. --------------------Stage 2: Pirate Raid --------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Condition: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Fishermen: | Pirates: | | Shingen Takeda | Raider | | Peasant | Raider | | Peasant | Raider | | Peasant | Raider | | Peasant | Raider | | Peasant | Raider | | Reinforcements: | Raider | | None | Reinforcements: | | | Raider | | | Raider | | | Raider | | | Raider | | | Raider | | | Raider | | | Raider | | | Marauder | | | Raider | | | Raider | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: You start off in the southeastern area of the map. You will get two missions right away. The first mission will be to protect all the Peasants on the stage. This will only be completed when you complete the map and all the Peasants are still alive. The second mission you will get will be to defend the southeastern garrison. You can complete this mission by defeating the one Raider south of the garrison and the two Raiders west of the garrison. When this mission is completed, make your way north. You will eventually reach another Peasant. This Peasant will be getting attacked by two Raiders. You will get a mission to protect this Peasant, so complete this mission by defeating the two Raiders. Make your way onto the boat that is just south of the Peasant and use this boat to reach the next Peasant. He is also getting jumped by two Raiders. You will get another mission to protect the Peasant, so once again, complete the mission by defeating the two Raiders. By now, there should be no more Raiders left on the map. This won't last Defeat the Marauder. All peasants are eliminated, or any Main Camp is captured.

long, as more pirates will arrive on the scene, with a lot of boats. From the point you are currently at, make your way south. There will be a Raider on this boat. Defeat the Raider to lower the plank and continue to make your way west along the boats. You will soon run into another Raider. Defeat that Raider and make your way towards the northwestern garrison. Here, there will be three Raiders attacking this fort. You will get a mission to protect this garrison. You will need to quickly dispose of all three Raiders, because a Peasant troop will get ambushed in the central area of the boats. You will get a mission to rescue the ambushed Peasants. Defeat all three Raiders to protect the garrison and then run back onto the boats. Backtrack along the path you initially took to get to the northwestern garrison. This time, you will see a Defense Captain guarding a plank to get to the ambushed Peasant. Defeat the Defense Captain to lower the plank. To rescue the ambushed Peasant troop, defeat both Raiders that are on this boat. This will cause the Marauder to appear in the south, along with two more Raiders. Defeat both Raiders that the Marauder brings along to lower the plank to the Marauder's boat. Defeat the Marauder to complete the stage. If all the Peasants survived, you will also complete the first mission of protecting all the Peasants. -------------------------------Stage 3: Battle of Mikatagahara -------------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Takeda Army: | Oda-Tokugawa: | | Shingen Takeda | Ieyasu Tokugawa | | Katsuyori Takeda | Tadakatsu Honda | | Sakon Shima | Hanzo Hattori | | Nobukado Takeda | Mototada Torii | | Masatane Hara | Tadatsugu Sakai | | Nobufusa Baba | Nobumori Sakuma | | Nobushige Oyamada | Hirohide Hirate | | Masatoyo Naito | Kazumasu Takigawa | | Reinforcements: | Kazumasa Ishikawa | | None | Ietada Matsudaira | | | Reinforcements: | | | Moritsuna Watanabe | | | Yasumasa Sakakibara | | | Tadayo Okubo | | | Nagatada Ogasawara | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: Defeat Ieyasu. Shingen is defeated, or Ieyasu reaches the Escape Point.

This map has some of the best lines in all of the game. Shingen's comments are very well written. You start off in the northern section of the map. Make your way towards the central garrison. Defeat both Ietada Matsudaira and Tadatsugu Sakai. Don't go inside the central garrison just yet. Turn around and make your way west. Over in the western area, you will run into the remnants of the Oda Army. You will get a mission to not allow the Oda Army to escape. Complete this mission by defeating Nobumori Sakuma, Hirohide Hirate, and Kazumasu Takigawa. Now, make your way back towards the eastern garrison. Kazumasa Ishikawa should be south of the eastern garrison, so defeat him. Tadakatsu Honda will take up his position at the rear guard, trying to give Ieyasu Tokugawa time to escape. Do not worry about Ieyasu escaping just yet and face off with Tadakatsu. Tadakatsu will be extremely powered up and may be one of the toughest versions of Tadakatsu that you will run into. Since you don't have any kittens to throw at Tadakatsu, you will only have your attacks to use. It may take some time to slowly bring down the big man, but don't worry. Ieyasu will stop once he reaches the ledges and wait for you, so take your time and destroy Tadakatsu the right way. When Tadakatsu goes down, continue along the path to where Hanzo Hattori is. Defeat Hanzo and continue to make your way to the southwestern area. When you reach the southwest, you will realize this area consists of a series of ledges. While you can jump down a ledge, you cannot jump back up a ledge. Ieyasu should be here waiting for you. You will get a mission to defeat Ieyasu. Face off with Ieyasu and defeat him. However, the Ieyasu you defeated was merely a double. Another Ieyasu will appear west of the central garrison. He will also bring along some friends with him. First things first, make your way towards Hamamatsu Castle and defeat Mototada Torii. Make your way back towards the ledges and defeat Nagatada Ogasawara and Tadayo Okubo. For this next part, you will need to be quick. Make your way north towards the central garrison via the ledge that drops you off south of that garrison. Moritsuna Watanabe will be attacking the central garrison. You will get a mission to defend this garrison. Complete the mission by defeating Moritsuna. Get back on your horse and ride over to the southwestern area of the map once again. Ieyasu Tokugawa should either be passing through or just out of the ledges. He will have a bodyguard with him this time that will try to distract you. Defeat Yasumasa Sakakibara first to keep him from being a problem. Once the bodyguard is out of the way, defeat Ieyasu Tokugawa for a second time. However, this Ieyasu is also a double. When the second double is defeated, three more Ieyasus will appear on the map. One will be north of the western garrison, one will be north of the central garrison, and one will be south of the northeastern garrison. One of these Ieyasu Tokugawas is the real one. You will get a mission to defeat the real Ieyasu. The two times I have played this stage, the real Ieyasu has been the one along the eastern path, which makes sense, since he is the closest to reaching the Escape Point. However, this could be something that is random. Either way, your army will hold off all three Ieyasu Tokugawas long enough to allow you to defeat all three of them, if need be (or if you just feel like doing it anyways for the experience). All three Ieyasus are powered up, so they won't be quick kills.

Defeat the real Ieyasu to prevent his retreat and complete the stage. ----------------------------Stage 4: Battle of Nagashino ----------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Takeda Army: | Oda-Tokugawa: | | Shingen Takeda | Nobunaga Oda | | Katsuyori Takeda | Ieyasu Tokugawa | | Yukimura Sanada | Mitsuhide Akechi | | Sakon Shima | Hideyoshi Hashiba | | Nobukado Takeda | Tadakatsu Honda | | Nobuzane Takeda | No | | Nobukimi Anayama | Katsuie Shibata | | Masatane Hara | Ranmaru Mori | | Masakage Yamagata | Nobumasa Okudaira | | Masatoyo Naito | Tadatsugu Sakai | | Nobufusa Baba | Nobumori Sakuma | | Reinforcements: | Nobutada Oda | | None | Yasumasa Sakakibara | | | Kazumasu Takigawa | | | Nagahide Niwa | | | Toshiie Maeda | | | Tadayo Okubo | | | Tadasuke Okubo | | | Nagachika Kanamori | | | Kagetada Matsudaira | | | Koretada Matsudaira | | | Reinforcements: | | | None | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: There are a lot of enemy generals on this stage and a lot of unique generals as well. When the stage starts, your first target should be Nagashino Castle. Defeat Kagetada Matsudaira to open the east gate to Nagashino Castle. Inside the castle, you will get a mission to seize the castle. Defeat Nobumasa Okudaira and Koretada Matsudaira to complete this mission. Your next goal will be south of Nagashino Castle. Take the southern gate out of the castle and make your way towards Tobigasu Garrison, defeating Nagachika Kanamori along the way. When you reach Tobigasu Garrison, you will get a mission to defend the garrison. To complete this mission, you must defeat Tadatsugu Sakai and Mitsuhide Akechi. Tadatsugu starts off in the garrison, but Mitsuhide will take some time to get there, so you might have to go looking Defeat Nobunaga. Shingen or Katsuyori is defeated.

for him. When you have successfully defended Tobigasu Garrison, make your way quickly to your main camp. Both Hideyoshi Hashiba and Tadakatsu Honda should be attempting to force their way inside your main camp. You will get a mission when you approach either of these two generals to prevent them from entering your main camp. Tadakatsu Honda is powered up, as usual, but Hideyoshi should fall quickly. Complete both missions by defeating these two generals before they can enter your main camp. When Tadakatsu and Hideyoshi have both been defeated, rain will fall on the battlefield. This will nullify Nobunaga Oda's riflemen, allowing the Takeda Calvary to run wild all over the Oda Army. Of course, Nobunaga won't admit defeat quite yet. He will send Katsuie Shibata out to get into your main camp. Katsuie will open up the gates to the northern garrison, which will allow No to make her way towards the main camp as well. You will get a mission to prevent Katsuie Shibata from entering your main camp. Defeat Katsuie to complete your mission, then defeat No just because she's there. By now, your army should have high morale and should be running all over the Oda Army. The rest of the officers should all be concentrated in the western part of the map. Start defeating all enemy generals that are outside of the main Oda camp. The only officer outside of the Oda main camp that should present any problems will be Ieyasu Tokugawa. He is guarding the gates to the Oda main camp. When you get near Ieyasu, you will get a mission to open all the gates to the Oda main camp. To complete this mission, simply defeat Ieyasu. He is powered up a little, but should really only be a minor pain. Inside the main camp, Nobunaga is being protected by his trusted bodyguard, Ranmaru Mori. Defeat Ranmaru first and then go after his lord, Nobunaga. Defeat Nobunaga to complete the stage. -------------------------------Stage 5: Showdown at Sekigahara -------------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: Armies: +-------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ | Takeda Army: | Uesugi Army: | Coalition: | | Shingen Takeda | Kenshin Uesugi | None | | Katsuyori Takeda | Kagekatsu Uesugi | Reinforcements: | | Masakage Yamagata | Kagetsugu Amakasu | Nagamasa Azai | | Masatoyo Naito | Yataro Onikojima | Mitsuhide Akechi | | Nobufusa Baba | Shigenaga Honjo | Katsuie Shibata | | Nobukimi Anayama | Chikanori Suibara | Yoshikage Asakura | | Nobukado Takeda | Kagetsuna Naoe | Kazumasu Takigawa | | Nobushige Oyamada | Kagemochi Amakasu | Nagahide Niwa | | Reinforcements: | Nagahide Yasuda | Toshiie Maeda | Defeat Kenshin. Shingen or Katsuyori is defeated.

| Sakon Shima | Reinforcements: | | | Masanobu Kosaka | Kanetsugu Naoe | (Note: These officers | | Masatane Hara | Nagazane Irobe | will join up with the | | Morinobu Nishina | Tomonobu Saito | Uesugi Army when you | | | Takahiro Kitajo | defeat one of them.) | | | Naganori Kawada | | | | Tadakatsu Honda | | | | Hanzo Hattori | | | | Naomasa Ii | | | | Yasumasa Sakakibara | | | | Tadatsugu Sakai | | | | Tadayo Okubo | | | | Tadasuke Okubo | | +-------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ Walkthrough: When the stage starts, there are not many enemy generals on the field. Make your way towards the central area. Kenshin will order his troops to march towards the center, giving you a mission to defeat the Uesugi front lines. Complete this mission by defeating Yataro Onikojima, Shigenaga Honjo, and Kagetsugu Amakasu. I normally start off with Yataro and work my way east. However, during the middle of this mission, Kanetsugu Naoe will arrive as reinforcements in the southwest. Ignore them for now and continue defeating the Uesugi front line. When the front line is defeated, you will now have to contend with the second wave of Uesugi generals. Start off by defeating Kagekatsu Uesugi and Chikanori Suibara. This will cause Kanetsugu Naoe to come out of his hidey hole and charge your army. Make your way towards the southern part of the map and face off with Kanetsugu. He will be trying to go after Katsuyori Takeda, so prevent him from reaching him. You will get a mission to defeat Kanetsugu. Of course, Shingen Takeda always has a quick and witty retort to whatever is said. Defeat Kanetsugu along with his two bodyguards, Takahiro Kitajo and Naganori Kawada. When Kanetsugu is defeated, former officers of the Oda Army, along with the Azai and Asakura Army, will arrive in the northwest. They will start off as their own army first. Ignore them for now and clear out the middle again, defeating Tomonobu Saito and Nagazane Irobe. Now, make your way all the way to the eastern path. This is where Yoshikage Asakura will be heading towards Mt. Matsuo Castle. Stop him while he's on his way there. You will get a mission to defeat Yoshikage, so complete this mission. The Asakura Army will retreat. However, the Azai and Oda Army will then join Kenshin. Luckily for you, Katsuyori decides to play it safe and hide inside Mt. Matsuo Castle, so you no longer have to worry about him. First, make your way over to Mitsuhide Akechi. He should be here with Nagahide Niwa. Defeat them both while you are waiting on Katsuie Shibata to make his way south. By the time you are done with Mitsuhide and Nagahide, Katsuie should be close enough to where it's a quick ride to him. When you reach Katsuie, defeat him to prevent him from reaching Mt. Matsuo Castle. By this time, Sakon Shima should arrive with reinforcements for your army. Shingen will order a charge and your army will begin to march forward. Once again, clear out the central area by defeating Kazumasu Takigawa and Toshiie Maeda.

When this is done, remnants of the Tokugawa forces should arrive on the battlefield. It seems like everyone hates Shingen. Nagamasa Azai will make the first move, making his way towards Mt. Matsuo Castle. Make your way towards the northwest. You will get a mission to prevent Nagamasa from entering Mt. Matsuo Castle, so defeat him quickly. While you are there, you might as well defeat Tadatsugu Sakai also. While you're distracted with Nagamasa, Hanzo Hattori will also start to make his way towards Mt. Matsuo Castle. When you're done playing with Nagamasa, it's time to play with a ninja. Hanzo should either be inside the castle or close to it, so make your way towards him. You will get a mission to defeat the cute little ninja, so defeat him quickly. Make your way back towards the central area and clear this area out again for the third time. Or was it the fourth time? It's hard to keep track of these things. Do this by defeating Yasumasa Sakakibara, Tadasuke Okubo, Tadayo Okubo, and Naomasa Ii. With this done and all the surprise reinforcements out of the way, you are finally now able to move on to the Uesugi main camp. When you come close to a gate of the main camp, Tadakatsu Honda will teleport from inside the main camp to right at your position. Damn that Tadakatsu. He's so powerful, he can now teleport. Doesn't matter though. His teleportation skills should be no match for your witty remarks. You will get a mission to defeat Tadakatsu. Tadakatsu Honda is powered up, as always, but he should leave his usual openings in his move set as well. When Tadakatsu is defeated, you will need to then open up the gates to the Uesugi main camp. You can do this by defeating the enemy officer that is stationed at each entrance. I normally defeat all three enemy officers to leave Kenshin the last enemy general left on the battlefield, just to prove how superior my strategies are to his. When Kenshin is the last enemy general left on the battlefield, defeat the God of War to complete the stage. --------------------------Dream: Conquest for Kyushu --------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Takeda-Uesugi: | Oda-Kyushu: | | Kenshin Uesugi | Hideyoshi Hashiba | | Shingen Takeda | No | | Yukimura Sanada | Narimasa Sassa | | Kanetsugu Naoe | Nobutada Oda | | Katsuyori Takeda | Yoshihiro Shimazu | | Kageie Kakizaki | Yoshihisa Shimazu | | Reinforcements: | Reinforcements: | | None | Hidemasa Hori | | | Kuroku Hachisuka | Defeat Yoshihiro and Yoshihisa. Any allied officer is defeated.

| | Toshiie Maeda | | | Nene | | | Toyohisa Shimazu | | | Nagamasa Kuroda | | | Kanbei Kuroda | | | Kazumasa Takigawa | | | Nagahide Niwa | | | Toshihisa Shimazu | | | Iehisa Shimazu | | | Tadatsune Shimazu | | | Tadanaga Shimazu | | | Mitsuhide Akechi | | | Ranmaru Mori | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: You start off at the northeastern garrison. Make your way over to Tsuruga Castle. Defeat the Defense Captain that is at the north gate of Tsuruga Castle and then enter the castle. You will end up getting ambushed by two officers under Hideyoshi Hashiba. You will get a mission to defeat the Hashiba Army. Complete this mission by defeating Hideyoshi Hashiba, Hidemasa Hori, and Kuroku Hachisuka. While you're fighting Hideyoshi, Nene will appear and ambush Yukimura Sanada. When you're done with the Hashiba Army, make your way to the northern path where Yukimura is. You will get a mission to rescue Yukimura. Complete this mission by defeating Nene and Toshiie Maeda. By this time, Kanetsugu Naoe should have been jumped by the Shimazu Army. Kanetsugu is in the garrison that is along the southwestern path. You will get a mission to defeat the Shimazu Army. Complete this mission by defeating Toyohisa Shimazu, Nagamasa Kuroda, and Kanbei Kuroda. Now, make your way over the southeastern garrison. The Oda Army should be here, trying to fight off your archrival, Kenshin Uesugi. Make your way over to the northwestern garrison. This is where Yoshihiro Shimazu and Yoshihisa Shimazu are at. Get there before anyone else. When the first officer enters the garrison, the gates will close. The two Shimazus that are here will say they are not the real people. Turns out, they are fakes. The real Shimazus will appear in Tsuruga Castle. Yoshihiro will also call for an ambush on both main camps. Quickly defeat the two fake Shimazus, as No and Nobutada Oda will quickly make their way to the northwestern garrison to say hi. No will be powered up because you killed her husband, so send No to reunite with her lost Nobunaga. Defeat both No and Nobutada Oda and leave the northwestern garrison. Yoshihiro will call for more backup in the form of Mitsuhide Akechi and Ranmaru Mori. Mitsuhide will go after you, but Ranmaru will make his way towards Kenshin. Head out to where Ranmaru is first, since you will probably survive longer than Kenshin will on this stage. Try to defeat Ranmaru quickly, even though he is powered up. Mitsuhide is looking for you and fighting two powered up officers looking for revenge is a whole lot worse than just fighting one of them.

When Ranmaru is defeated, either find Mitsuhide or let Mitsuhide find you. Either way, you should defeat Mitsuhide next. Like Ranmaru, he is powered up. Unlike Ranmaru, Mitsuhide has quicker attacks. Still, if you have your self skill and a full musou bar, this should not matter. Defeat Mitsuhide and make your way to your main camp. When you reach your main camp, you will get a mission to rescue your main camp. Complete this mission by defeating Iehisa Shimazu and Tadanaga Shimazu. Iehisa Shimazu is powered up, but should be nothing compared to the powered up Mitsuhide and Ranmaru you just had to deal with. When your main camp has been rescued, make your way all the way to the southern garrison, which is the Uesugi main camp. Like your main camp, this main camp is getting attacked by an ambush party. You will get a mission to rescue this main camp. Defeating Toshihisa Shimazu and Tadatsune Shimazu will complete the mission. Toshihisa is powered up, just like Iehisa. However, just like Iehisa, it shouldn't matter much. When the Uesugi main camp is defended, there should be only two enemy generals left. They should be Yoshihisa and Yoshihiro in Tsuruga Castle. However, these two enemy generals are not like the other generals on the map. These two are powered up, but even more so than the other powered up generals. Unless you have gotten your Shingen maxed out with every skill that improves your attack power, you might not be able to make Yoshihiro flinch with regular attacks. On top of that, Yoshihiro and Yoshihisa deal a lot of damage with each of their regular attacks. Getting caught in one of Yoshihiro's combos might be enough to finish you off completely. You will definitely need Shingen's self skill and a full musou bar if you even want to think about competing with these two enemy officers. Shingen's self skill will allow you to act like Yoshihiro and not make you flinch to most of his attacks. However, you will still take a lot of damage to his attacks. Try to pick your spots to attack. You should be able to use Shingen's throw special to deal some damage to Yoshihiro, but don't rely on it as your main attack. Also, if you have a bodyguard that can stun your enemy or break their guard, such as a Fire Ninja, it will be an advantage. If you can manage to take down the two overly powered up Shimazus, you will have completed the stage. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 4j. Masamune Date's Walkthrough SW2STMAS \____________________________________________________ --------------------------------Stage 1: Siege of Odawara Castle --------------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Condition: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Defeat Ujimasa and Ujinao. Hideyoshi is defeated.

| Toyotomi Army: | Hojo Army: | | Hideyoshi Toyotomi | Ujimasa Hojo | | Ieyasu Tokugawa | Ujinao Hojo | | Tadakatsu Honda | Ujiteru Hojo | | Ina | Ujimitsu Hojo | | Ginchiyo Tachibana | Naosada Hojo | | Masamune Date | Ujitaka Hojo | | Yoshihiro Shimazu | Ujifusa Hojo | | Kojuro Katakura | Naohide Matsuda | | Toyohisa Shimazu | Tanenaga Hara | | Reinforcements: | Norisada Ueda | | None | Ujinori Uesugi | | | Yoshitake Mibu | | | Naoshige Chiba | | | Masataka Kasahara | | | Ujinaga Narita | | | Masayo Ito | | | Yasusato Matsuda | | | Hiroteru Minagawa | | | Reinforcements: | | | Yasuhiro Ogasawara | | | Kotaro Fuma | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: When the stage starts, you will need to break through into the castle. Defeat Norisada Ueda to get the north gate to open. Once inside the castle, Ujinori Uesugi and Masataka Kasahara will be waiting for you. Defeat these two enemy generals. You should have a mission to open up all the gates of Odawara Castle. The first gate you should open is the east gate. To get there, make your way through the bomb corridor. Open up the east gate by defeating Ujifusa Hojo and Yasusato Matsuda. This lets in the Tokugawa faction. Make your way south to where Naohide Matsuda is at. He is the one controlling the cannons that are firing on your allies. Defeat Naohide and move on to the south gate. At the south gate, Naoshige Chiba and Ujinaga Narita are guarding the gate. Defeat these two and let Yoshihiro Shimazu in. By now, the enemies that were hiding in the northeastern section of the castle will begin to march to the main camp. Rush over to your main camp. You will get a mission to defend your allied camp, so defeat Ujitaka Hojo, Tanenaga Hara, and Masayo Ito to complete the mission. Once your main camp is secure, head back inside the castle and make your way to the southwestern corner of the castle where Ujitada Hojo is. The storehouse is in this area. To get there, you will need to take the southeastern path around to the storehouse. When inside the storehouse, you will get ambushed by Yasuhiro Ogasawara. The storehouse is also being guarded by Ujitada. You will get a mission to take the storehouse. Complete this mission by defeating both generals inside the storehouse. Make your way north

to the clearing that is just above the storehouse. The gates around you will shut and you will be ambushed by ninja troops. You will get a mission to defeat 100 ninjas. Complete this mission and the gates will open. The last two generals that are outside of the main keep of the castle should be Ujiteru Hojo and Ujimitsu Hojo. They are either at their original starting point or they might have charged out. Either way, locate these two and defeat them. After they are defeated, make your way inside the main keep of Odawara Castle. When inside the main keep of Odawara Castle, pay a visit to Naosada Hojo and Hiroteru Minagawa. They are to the left when you enter the main keep. When you get near them, you will get a mission to stop the bomb corridor. Defeating these two generals will complete that mission. Make your way to the second floor of the main keep. Kotaro Fuma will appear out of no where and begin to fight you. You will get a mission to defeat him. He is powered up a little bit, but not much. Defeat him to open up the gates to the third floor. On the third floor, you will fight the two main Hojos, Ujimasa and Ujinao. Defeat both Hojos to complete the stage. -------------------------Stage 2: Battle of Hasedo -------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Kanetsugu and Keiji.

Defeat Conditions: Masamune or Yoshiaki Is defeated, or Kanetsugu reaches the Escape point. Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Date-Mogami: | Uesugi Army: | | Masamune Date | Kanetsugu Naoe | | Yoshiaki Mogami | Keiji Maeda | | Yoshiyasu Mogami | Chikanori Suibara | | Mitsuuji Ujiie | Yoshihide Shida | | Hidetsuna Sakenobe | Kagetsugu Amakasu | | Reinforcements: | Yasutsuna Kamiizumi | | Masakage Rusu | Yoshitada Shimo | | | Reinforcements: | | | Mitsunaga Irobe | | | Dokyu Yamagami | | | Samanosuke Mizoguchi | | | Mototada Kasuga | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: On this stage, you will need to kill as quickly as possible, as you are trying

to chase down Kanetsugu Naoe. You do not want him to escape, as that will cause you to lose the stage. As soon as the stage starts, you will face off with Keiji Maeda. Keiji is not powered up here, so it shouldn't be a tough battle. Once you have defeated Keiji, he will run off and the first gate will open. Make your way up the mountain to the second gate. When you get close to the second gate, the enemy will start rolling boulders down the mountain. You will get a mission to stop the boulder attack. You can put a stop to this by defeating Yoshihide Shida. This will complete the mission and allow your allies to climb the mountain. The second gate will be sealed, but there is a gatehouse you can use to get through. The gatehouse is guarded by Yoshitada Shimo, but I'm sure he won't mind you using it once you beat him senseless. When the gatehouse gate is open, rush over to where Yoshiaki Mogami is and defeat the two generals that have him surrounded, which should be Kagetsugu Amakasu and Yasutsuna Kamiizumi. You will also get a mission to open the third gate. To do so, you will need to defeat Yoshihide Shida at the gatehouse. This will cause the third gate to open and complete your mission, as well as open the second gate. By now, Kanetsugu should be close to the fourth gate. Make your way through the maze area. There will be a Uesugi ambush in this area. At first, it's only two generals. They are Mitsunaga Irobe and Dokyu Yamagami. Defeat one of them quickly. Two more enemy officers will arrive as ambush units. They are Samanosuke Mizoguchi and Mototada Kasuga. They will head over to where Yoshiaki is. Make your way to Yoshiaki and you will get a mission to defeat all the ambush troops. Defeat the remaining ambush units and then make your way north again. Once you pass through the fourth gate, Keiji Maeda will make his grand reentrance. Again, he will not be powered up, so he should be an easy kill. You should kill Keiji before Kanetsugu, as a powered up Keiji is more powerful than a powered up Kanetsugu. When Keiji is dead, Kanetsugu will get mad and be powered up. However, he should be basically alone and in a two on one match against you and Masakage Rusu. Defeat Kanetsugu to complete the stage. --------------------Stage 3: Pirate Hunt --------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Condition: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Fishermen: | Pirates: | | Masamune Date | Raider | | Peasant | Raider | | Peasant | Raider | | Peasant | Raider | | Peasant | Raider | Defeat the Marauder. All peasants are eliminated, or any Main Camp is captured.

| Peasant | Raider | | Reinforcements: | Raider | | None | Reinforcements: | | | Raider | | | Raider | | | Raider | | | Raider | | | Raider | | | Raider | | | Raider | | | Marauder | | | Raider | | | Raider | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: You start off in the southeastern part of the map. You will get an overall mission to rescue all the peasants and another mission to save the southeastern garrison. You can save the southeastern garrison by defeating the three Raiders in the area. There is one Raider south of the garrison and two west of the garrison. Once you have completed this mission, go north and then west until you get close to another Peasant. You will be asked to rescue this Peasant. You can do so by defeating the two Raiders that are closest to him. Once you have completed this mission, make your way onto the boat that he is near and ride it all the way until you see another Peasant. This Peasant is also being harassed by two Raiders. There will be another mission to save the Peasant, so defeat both Raiders in this area. When you have completed this mission, there should be no more Raiders on the map...until more reinforcements arrive for the enemy. Make your way south on the newly docked boats until you reach another Raider. Defeat this Raider and then use the boats to get to the northwestern garrison. There will be four Raiders in this area. You will get a mission to protect the northwestern garrison, so defeat all four Raiders to complete this mission. Do so quickly, as some of your Peasant army will attempt to run onto the boats while you are completing this mission. They will get trapped and ambushed. You will get a mission to rescue the trapped Peasants, so you will want to be quick with defending the northwestern garrison. Once you have rescued the northwestern garrison, run back onto the boats and make your way towards where the Peasants are located at. You will find you cannot get onto the boats where they are quite yet. You will need to defeat a Defense Captain in order for the plank to be lowered. Once it has been lowered, defeat the two Raiders that are in this area to rescue the trapped Peasants. The Marauder will appear along with two more Raiders. Make your way south to the Marauder's boat and defeat the two Raiders that are in this area. This will cause the plank to the Marauder's boat to be lowered. Make your way over to the Marauder and defeat him to complete the stage and complete the mission to rescue all the peasants.

-----------------------Stage 4: Osaka Campaign -----------------------Victory Condition: Yukimura.) Defeat Hideyori. (Later changes to Defeat Hideyori and

Defeat Conditions: Ieyasu is defeated. (Later changes to Ieyasu is defeated, or Hideyori reaches the Escape Point). Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Tokugawa Army: | Toyotomi Army: | | Ieyasu Tokugawa | Hideyori Toyotomi | | Masamune Date | Yukimura Sanada | | Ina | Magoichi Saika | | Hidetada Tokugawa | Musashi Miyamoto | | Naotaka Ii | Matabei Goto | | Tadatomo Honda | Teruzumi Akashi | | Toshitsune Maeda | Morichika Chosokabe | | Hidemune Date | Katsunaga Mori | | Shigenaga Katakura | Hidenori Sengoku | | Reinforcements: | Yukihiro Ujiie | | None | Shigenari Kimura | | | Harunaga Ono | | | Harufusa Ono | | | Danemon Ban | | | Kanesuke Susukida | | | Yasukatsu Ishikawa | | | Yoshikatsu Otani | | | Masayasu Miyoshi | | | Reinforcements: | | | None | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: When the stage starts, make your way towards Yukihiro Ujiie. He is the guard of the gate to the Sanada Ward. One of the first missions you receive will be to take the Sanada Ward, so it only makes sense to go here first. Defeat Yukihiro and then enter the Sanada Ward. Inside the Sanada Ward, you will have to fight off three generals, one of which is Yukimura Sanada. The other two are Hidenori Sengoku and Kanesuke Susukida. Yukimura is not powered up at this moment, so he shouldn't be too big of a problem. Defeat all three generals to take control of the Sanada Ward and stop the cannon fire. This will cause Yukimura to retreat. Make your way south and rescue Ina from Katsunaga Mori real quick, then use the Sanada Ward to make your way to the west gate of Osaka Castle. You should have a mission to open the west gate of Osaka Castle, so you should complete this mission next. While on your way to the west gate, you will run into Shigenari Kimura, so just make quick work of him and move on. The west gate is being controlled by Danemon Ban. Defeat

him and the gate will open, allowing your allied forces to storm the castle. From here, you should focus on clearing out the west side of the castle of officers. Make your way to Teruzumi Akashi's position and defeat him. Continue along the path to where Yoshikatsu Otani is and defeat him. Don't go inside the main keep of the castle just yet. There are some more things to do outside of the castle. Backtrack to where you fought Shigenari Kimura and then continue along that path. You should run into Musashi Miyamoto. He will be powered up on this stage, so be careful. Treat him as you would Keiji Maeda or Tadakatsu Honda. You should be able to read his C1 move, but his regular S-string is pretty quick. Either way, try to save up your musou to use against him for counterattacking purposes. When Musashi is defeated, the gate south of him will open. Ieyasu Tokugawa will call for the cannons to be used. You will get a mission to protect the cannons from the enemies. There should be two enemy generals in this area. One of them will be Yasukatsu Ishikawa. The other will be Morichika Chosokabe. Try to focus on the enemy soldiers attacking the cannons and deal with the two generals if they come close to the cannons. You can attack them from behind while they are attempting to attack the cannon. Remember, when you are in musou mode, the enemy soldiers will move slowly, but your cannon will continue to move at its normal speed, so use this to your advantage. Once the cannon is at the main gate of the castle, it will begin to bombard the castle, which will cause the Toyotomi army to open all the gates and charge out. Make your way inside the main gates of the castle and start defeating enemies in this area. There should be three generals in this area, including Magoichi Saika. You will get a mission to defeat Magoichi. He will be powered up, so he won't go down without a fight. Defeat Magoichi and make him see the light. This will open the front door to the main keep of the castle. Go inside the main keep of the castle. There will be a lot of riflemen in this castle, so be cautious of that. Make your way up the stairs to face off with Harufusa Ono. Defeat him and go up to the third floor. Hideyori Toyotomi is here. Yukimura Sanada will appear to protect Hideyori. Both Hideyori and Yukimura will be powered up, so they will be a tough team to beat. Focus on defeating Yukimura first, then fight off Hideyori. It appears that both Yukimura and Hideyori were body doubles. The real Hideyori and Yukimura will appear outside the main keep of the castle. Hideyori will attempt to escape while Yukimura will attempt to charge your main camp. Make your way to Hideyori first to prevent his escape. He should be located east of the castle's main keep. You will get a mission to stop him from running away. Defeat him and then make your way over to Yukimura. He will be located in the northwest corner of the castle. Yukimura is still powered up, so again, he won't be an easy kill. Defeat Yukimura to conquer Osaka Castle and bring the Toyotomi rule to a halt. ---------------------------------Stage 5: Showdown at Mikatagahara ----------------------------------

Victory Condition:

Defeat Ieyasu.

Defeat Conditions: Masamune or Magoichi is defeated. (Later changes to Either Masamune or Magoichi is defeated, or Main Camp is captured.) Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Date Army: | Tokugawa Army: | | Masamune Date | Ieyasu Tokugawa | | Magoichi Saika | Ina | | Hidemune Date | Musashi Miyamoto | | Shigenaga Katakura | Masanobu Honda | | Reinforcements: | Yoshinao Tokugawa | | Kojuro Katakura | Yorinobu Tokugawa | | Tsunenaga Hasekura | Naotaka Ii | | | Ietsugu Sakai | | | Tadamasa Honda | | | Tadachika Okubo | | | Reinforcements: | | | Hanzo Hattori | | | Tadakatsu Honda | | | Hidetada Tokugawa | | | Tadanao Matsudaira | | | Tadateru Matsudaira | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: As soon as the stage starts, make your way over to the northeastern garrison. Do not attack the central garrison just yet, as Masamune has a plan to weaken Musashi Miyamoto. You will get a mission to take the northeastern garrison, so complete this mission by defeating Yoshinao Tokugawa. While you are in the area, you might as well defeat Ietsugu Sakai. This will help Hidemune Date to survive. Now, make your way over to the northwestern garrison. Again, you will get a mission to take the garrison. The holder of this fort is Yorinobu Tokugawa. Defeat him and make your way back to your original starting point. By this time, Musashi Miyamoto is getting impatient and decides to charge out. He will get ambushed by Magoichi Saika's riflemen and get injured, causing him to lose his powered up status. This will make Musashi easy to defeat. This will also cause some reinforcements to arrive in the central garrison. Defeat Musashi and Naotaka Ii, who should also be in the area, and then make your way into your new main camp in the central garrison. From the central garrison, take the western gate. Around this time, you should receive some reinforcements in the eastern area of the map. They will definitely help you in the battles to come. You will reach an area that has a

lot of cliffs. You can only go down the cliffs. You cannot go up them. It may take a little time to get this place memorized. Don't worry about getting lost in this area. You're now at a time where you can take a little bit of time to set things up. When you get too close to the southwestern clearing, you will get ambushed by riflemen. They can be a pain, but they are spread out far enough where you can take them out one at a time. There are two generals in this area. They are Masanobu Honda and Tadachika Okubo. Defeat both generals and then get rid of the riflemen if you wish. This should leave only the garrison with Ina and the southeastern fort with Ieyasu Tokugawa left. You cannot get into the fort where Ina is quite yet, so you will have to go into Ieyasu's fort. When you enter the southeastern garrison, the garrison gates will close and the man you thought was Ieyasu turned out to be Hanzo Hattori. Reinforcements will arrive for the enemy at various points on the map and Ieyasu Tokugawa will appear outside of the southeastern garrison. You will need to defeat Hanzo Hattori to get all the gates of the southeastern garrison to open. Also inside this fort is Tadamasa Honda, so defeat him while you are down there. When the garrison gates have opened, your first order of business should be to track down Ina. She should have started moving north from her garrison when all the enemy reinforcements have arrived. Since she is the closest to you, she should be the first to go. When Ina is defeated, make your way to the area north of your main camp. This should be where Tadakatsu Honda and Tadanao Matsudaira are located at. Tadanao is an easy kill, but Tadakatsu is a different story. There is no way to take off his powered up status, so you will have to fight a powered up Tadakatsu. Try to get behind him and use your allies as decoys to defeat him. Once Tadakatsu falls in battle, make your way over to the northwestern garrison. Hidetada Tokugawa and Tadateru Matsudaira should be here trying to take over what you rightfully conquered. You will get a mission to protect the garrison, so defeat these two enemy generals to complete that mission. Finally, the only general left on the battlefield should be Ieyasu Tokugawa, who should be south of your main camp. Defeat Ieyasu to take over control of Japan. ---------------------------Dream: Battle of Sekigahara ---------------------------Victory Condition: Mitsunari.) Defeat Conditions: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Eastern Army: | Western Army: | | Ieyasu Tokugawa | Mitsunari Ishida | Defeat Mitsunari. Ieyasu is defeated. (Later changes to Defeat Hideyori and

| Masamune Date | Sakon Shima | | Tadakatsu Honda | Terumoto Mori | | Ina | Hidemoto Mori | | Hidetada Tokugawa | Satoie Gamo | | Naomasa Ii | Yukinaga Konishi | | Yasumasa Sakakibara | Yoshitsugu Otani | | Tadayoshi Matsudaira | Teruzumi Akashi | | Kojuro Katakura | Hideie Ukita | | Shigezane Date | Morichika Chosokabe | | Takatora Todo | Hideaki Kobayakawa | | Terumasa Ikeda | Masaie Natsuka | | Masanori Fukushima | Yoshihiro Shimazu | | Yoshiaki Kato | Toyohisa Shimazu | | Yoshimasa Tanaka | Tadatsune Shimazu | | Sadatsugu Tsutsui | Musashi Miyamoto | | Yoshinaga Asano | Reinforcements: | | Nagamasa Kuroda | Hideyori Toyotomi | | Tadaoki Hosokawa | Ginchiyo Tachibana | | Reinforcements: | Masanori Fukushima | | None | Yoshiaki Kato | | | Yoshimasa Tanaka | | | Sadatsugu Tsutsui | | | Yoshinaga Asano | | | Nagamasa Kuroda | | | Tadaoki Hosokawa | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: The Eastern Army starts off with a decided officer advantage against the Western Army. You start off near Morichika Chosokabe. Defeat him and then defeat Hideie Ukita, who should be north of Morichika. Head south to where Yoshitsugu Otani is and defeat them. Then, make your way east a little and defeat Yukinaga Konishi. Mt. Matsuo Castle will open up and Hideaki Kobayakawa and his army will begin his march to your main camp. Ieyasu Tokugawa and Masamune will both express concerns about this battle. Make your way over to the eastern path. When you get near Hideaki, you will get a mission to prevent him from entering your main camp. Defeat Hideaki Kobayakawa to complete your mission and then defeat Masaie Natsuka, who should be in the area. When you complete this mission, Hideyori Toyotomi will appear in Mt. Matsuo Castle with Ginchiyo Tachibana. Hideyori doesn't seem like he's much of a threat when he first arrives. However, half of your army will decide to defect to the Western Army. So much for the officer advantage. You will get a mission to defeat all the traitors who defected to the Western Army. Start off with Tadaoki Hosokawa, who should be the closest to the eastern path, which should be your current position. Once Tadaoki is defeated, just continue to make your way westward, defeating any traitors along the way. To complete your mission, you will need to defeat Sadatsugu Tsutsui, Yoshimasa Tanaka, Yoshiaki Kato, Nagamasa Kuroda, Masanori Fukushima,

and Yoshinaga Asano. Along the way, you will get missions to protect Takatora Todo and Terumasa Ikeda until all the traitors are defeated. When all three missions are completed, Yoshihiro Shimazu will lead his Shimazu Army out from the northwestern garrison. He will charge your main camp. Quickly make your way to the northern path. When you get near Yoshihiro Shimazu, you will get a mission to prevent him from entering your main camp. He will be here with Toyohisa Shimazu and Tadatsune Shimazu. Yoshihiro will be powered up, but with your quick attacks, his hammer shouldn't pose a threat. Defeat all three Shimazus and complete your mission. Your next problem will be Ginchiyo Tachibana. She will attempt to quietly sneak into your main camp while you're fighting her rival, Yoshihiro. Make your way over to the south gate of your main camp. Ginchiyo should be here. When Ginchiyo is defeated, that should be the last main threat on your main camp. Now, it's time to go on the offensive. Make your way over to the southwestern corner of the map. Mitsunari Ishida and his gang should be trying to escape this area. Ina should be stalling the Western Army at the eastern gate of their main camp while Tadakatsu Honda should be stalling the enemy at their northern gate. Make your way over to there and just start beating up enemies. Mitsunari is the only one in the group that is powered up, but Sakon Shima and Musashi Miyamoto aren't exactly pushovers either. When you have cleared this area out of enemy officers, the only enemy general that should be left standing is Hideyori Toyotomi. He will still be inside Mt. Matsuo Castle. Defeat Hideyori to complete the stage. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 4k. No's Walkthrough SW2STNOH \____________________________________________________ ----------------------------Stage 1: Battle of Nagashino ----------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: Escape Point. Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Oda-Tokugawa: | Takeda Army: | | Nobunaga Oda | Katsuyori Takeda | | Ieyasu Tokugawa | Yukimura Sanada | | No | Nobufusa Baba | | Katsuie Shibata | Masakage Yamagata | | Hideyoshi Hashiba | Masatoyo Naito | | Mitsuhide Akechi | Masatsugu Tsuchiya | | Nobutada Oda | Nobukimi Anayama | Defeat all enemy officers. Nobunaga or Ieyasu is defeated, or Katsuyori reaches the

| Kazumasu Takigawa | Masateru Sanada | | Toshiie Maeda | Nobuzane Takeda | | Nobumori Sakuma | Nobukado Takeda | | Tadakatsu Honda | Nobushige Oyamada | | Yasumasa Sakakibara | Nobutsuna Sanada | | Nobumasa Okudaira | Masatane Hara | | Reinforcements: | Moritomo Saegusa | | Hanzo Hattori | Reinforcements: | | | None | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: I don't really have a good feel for this map. Everything seems to be separated by a lot of distance and there seems to be no direct routes to anywhere. When the stage starts, you are getting charged by the Takeda Cavalry. The first mission you have is to stop them. The Takeda Cavalry consists of Yukimura Sanada, Masatsugu Tsuchiya, Masakage Yamagata, and Masatoyo Naito. Defeat all four of these generals to complete the first mission. Be careful about the enemy soldiers on horseback. They tend to be a pain and use hit and run tactics. Now, after this part, I normally go north, although that may not be exactly the best path. Defeat Nobufusa Baba in the northern fort and then continue to make your way to Katsuyori Takeda. Defeat any generals in your path to Katsuyori. Once you reach Katsuyori, defeat him. He will be harder than most generic generals, although not by much. Once he is defeated, quickly rush back to your main camp. By this time, Yukimura should have reappeared on the map. When you approach Yukimura, you should get a mission to defeat him. Yukimura is powered up now, so he's a lot stronger than before. Also, there will be probably a couple of generic generals in the area along with him, so watch out for double and triple teams. Once Yukimura goes down, the rest of the Takeda Army should be a breeze. Defeat all the generals on the map to complete the stage. -----------------------Stage 2: Village Rescue -----------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: captured. Armies: +-------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ | Villagers: | Bandits: | Interlopers: | | No | Raider | None | | Peasant | Raider | Reinforcements: | | Peasant | Raider | Magoichi Saika | | Peasant | Raider | | Defeat the Marauder. All peasants are eliminated, or any Main Camp is

| Peasant | Raider | | | Reinforcements: | Raider | | | Peasant | Raider | | | | Raider | | | | Reinforcements: | | | | Raider | | | | Raider | | | | Raider | | | | Raider | | | | Raider | | | | Raider | | | | Raider | | | | Raider | | | | Raider | | | | Marauder | | | | Raider | | | | Raider | | | | Yoshikata Rokkaku | | +-------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: As soon as the stage starts, run over to the southeastern garrison. It will be under attack by four Raiders, two at each gate, and you will receive a mission to protect it. Defeat all the Raiders surrounding this garrison quickly. When you have completed your mission, two more Raiders will appear in the northeast. They will attack a Peasant unit there, which will give you a mission to protect that Peasant. Quickly defeat the two ambushing Raiders to complete the mission. The gates to the central village will open. Quickly run inside the village. The gates will shut and then Raiders will ambush the northwestern garrison. Quickly defeat all four Raiders inside the central village to open the gates again. Doing this will make the end of the stage a lot easier. Make your way to the northwestern garrison. It is also being attacked by four ambushing Raider units, two at each gate. When you reach the garrison a mission will appear to protect it. Defeat all four Raider units to protect the garrison. Once you have protected the northwestern garrison, three more Raiders will ambush the central village. Quickly head over there and face off with the bandits in the area. You will be given a mission to defeat a certain amount of bandits in a certain timeframe. The best move for this kind of feat is the horse musou. Since you are able to charge quickly and hit multiple enemies, this is your best bet for killing quickly, considering the fact that the bandits seem to be in multiple areas around the village. When you have completed the mission, the Marauder will appear with two more Raiders. Also appearing on the map is Magoichi Saika and Yoshikata Rokkaku. Defeat Yoshikata and the rest of the Raiders on the map and then head over to Magoichi Saika to see what he wants. You will receive a mission to defeat Magoichi Saika. He is powered up a little bit, but not that much. Defeat him to complete the mission. Now, the last enemy on the map should be the

Marauder.

Defeat him to complete save the village.

-----------------------------Stage 3: Battle of Tedorigawa -----------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Condition: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Oda Army: | Uesugi Army: | | Nobunaga Oda | Kenshin Uesugi | | No | Kanetsugu Naoe | | Mitsuhide Akechi | Yataro Onikojima | | Hideyoshi Hashiba | Tomonobu Saito | | Katsuie Shibata | Nagahide Yasuda | | Toshiie Maeda | Takahiro Kitajo | | Nagahide Niwa | Naganori Kawada | | Kazumasu Takigawa | Nagazane Irobe | | Reinforcements: | Shigenaga Honjo | | None | Kagemochi Amakasu | | | Masashige Jojo | | | Kagetsugu Amakasu | | | Nagaatsu Shimura | | | Shigeie Shimura | | | Peasant | | | Peasant | | | Peasant | | | Peasant | | | Peasant | | | Reinforcements: | | | Kagekatsu Uesugi | | | Peasant | | | Peasant | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: There are five allies in danger on this map. They are each facing an enemy general. Your first goal is to save the five generals. As soon as the stage starts, ignore Kagetsugu Amakasu for now and head straight for Shigeie Shimura. Kagetsugu should follow you to this area. You want to face off with these two generals at the same time in order to save some time. Defeat them both and then close off the enemy stronghold in this area. Also, defeat Nagaatsu Shimura, who will cause problems for your returning allies. Now it's time to save some allies. Whenever you approach one of the generals that are in trouble, a mission will appear to escort them to the gathering point. You only need to defeat the general that is in the area with your ally. You don't Defeat Kenshin. Nobunaga is defeated.

have to escort them as they tend to find their way back safely by themselves. The first ally you should assist is Kazumasu Takigawa, who is being harassed by Kagemochi Amakasu. Defeat Kagemochi quickly so that you can move on to save Nagahide Niwa. Here, the Uesugi general in the area is Nagahide Yasuda. Once Nagahide Niwa is rescued, make your way to Katsuie Shibata. The big guy is having problems with Takahiro Kitajo. Assist Katsuie by defeating Takahiro and then move on to your next ally. Toshiie Maeda is the next up on the rescue list. The person there giving him problems is Shigenaga Honjo. Defeat Shigenaga and then move on to the monkey. Hideyoshi is normally the general that survives the longest, so he should be fine being last. He is taking on Naganori Kawada. Once Naganori is defeated, make sure all your allies return safely to the rendezvous point. When all five missions have succeeded, you can now move on to more important things. By this time, Mitsuhide should have had a conversation with Kenshin Uesugi and Nobunaga and decided that it is best to leave the battlefield. Therefore, Kanetsugu Naoe has decided that he wants to try a flood attack. His goal is Funaoka Castle. He takes the southeastern route to get there, so cut off his path by going through Funaoka Castle. When you get near Kanetsugu, you will be given a mission to prevent him from entering Funaoka Castle. Defeat Kanetsugu and complete the mission. Kenshin will now order an all out assault. All the enemy generals that were lined up along the eastern route will begin to mobilize. You can cut them off easily, since they are all heading in the same direction. Defeat all three of them quickly. Kenshin has one more trick up his sleeve. He will call for an ambush of the Oda main camp. Kagekatsu Uesugi will lead this ambush, along with a couple more Peasant units. Quickly run back to your main camp and prevent Kagekatsu from doing any damage. You will receive a mission to defeat Kagekatsu. Finally, when you have completed that mission, the only officers left are Kenshin and Yataro Onikojima, who is hiding in Kenshin's main base. Run into Kenshin's base and defeat the two enemy generals there to complete the stage. ---------------------------Stage 4: Fall of the Takeda ---------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Condition: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Oda Coalition: | Takeda Army: | | Nobunaga Oda | Masayuki Sanada | | Ieyasu Tokugawa | Katsuyori Takeda | | Ujimasa Hojo | Yukimura Sanada | | Nobutada Oda | Kanetsugu Naoe | | No | Nobuyuki Sanada | | Tadatsugu Sakai | Morinobu Nishina | | Ujiteru Hojo | Shigenori Suzuki | Defeat Kenshin and Katsuyori. Nobunaga is defeated.

| Kotaro Fuma | Nobutomo Akiyama | | Nobukimi Anayama | Nobutoyo Takeda | | Yoshimasa Kiso | Kagekatsu Uesugi | | Nobushige Oyamada | Tomonobu Saito | | Reinforcements: | Takahiro Kitajo | | None | Iyo Tomizawa | | | Yorisada Yazawa | | | Zushonosuke Yumoto | | | Yukishige Yokotani | | | Reinforcements: | | | Masanobu Kosaka | | | Bitchu Kozuki | | | Mino Kaneko | | | Genba Karasawa | | | Kotaro Fuma | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: I don't really like this map at all. There are too many underground tunnels. It's a novel concept, but way overused on this map. Also, the paths are like mazes. It takes a while to get used to where everything is and even then, the map still plays longer than it looks. You have three allies that have defected from the enemy. They are Nobukimi Anayama, Yoshimasa Kiso, and Nobushige Oyamada. The enemy will try to kill off these three allies and odds are, they will succeed. Because of where everyone is located and because of the map, it is hard to reach allies who are in trouble. When the stage starts, immediately make your way north. After you go through the first tunnel, take the left path before you reach the second tunnel. Continue along the path straight north until you reach Toishi Castle. Barge into the castle and you will receive a mission to take the castle. Defeat the keeper of the castle, Morinobu Nishina, and then make your way to where Nobukimi Anayama is located. You will receive a mission to protect him. Defeat Nobutoyo Takeda and Yorisada Yazawa to complete this mission. While you are here, you might as well knock off the enemy stronghold along with Zushonosuke Yumoto, who will later in the battle attempt to kill off Nobukimi. By this time, Nobushige Oyamada will get the brilliant idea to attack the front gate of the castle. Of course he runs into an ambush. By the time you navigate the maze of tunnels, he might already be dead. If he isn't, you will receive a mission to protect him from the ambush. To get to Nobushige from your current position, backtrack your way through the tunnels the same way you came. When you reach the tunnel nearest to your main camp, hang a left. The pathway should be marked by two lamps. When you reach this area, whether or not Nobushige is dead or not, defeat Masanobu Kosaka. While you were doing all of this, Kotaro Fuma should have already disappeared from the map and the Hojo forces should have already retreated due to a fake revolt in their homelands. This will leave Yoshimasa Kiso all alone to fend off Tomonobu Saito and Takahiro Kitajo. So why don't you help an ally out and assist him with his enemy problems. To get to Yoshimasa, continue to go east from the

main gate of Ueda castle. There should be a tunnel south of that path. Take that tunnel all the way to the eastern path. Once on the eastern path, just go south to where Yoshimasa is. You will get a mission to protect him. Defeat both enemy generals in this area. Now, the Uesugi Army should charge out of their fort and begin to make their way to the Oda main camp. Stop them by cutting them off. When you get near the two Uesugi generals, you will receive a mission to defeat them. Defeat Kanetsugu Naoe and Kagekatsu Uesugi to complete the mission. Now, if Nobushige is still alive, just lead him to the main gate of Ueda Castle. If he's not alive, you will need to defeat all the generals outside of the castle in order to get the gates to open. Either way, get the main gates to open and move on to where Katsuyori Takeda is hiding. Along with Katsuyori, there are Nobutomo Akiyama and Iyo Tomizawa hiding just inside the front gate. Defeat all three enemy generals quickly, as Masayuki Sanada decided to ambush your main camp. Head back to your main camp to receive a mission to protect your main camp. There are three generals in the ambush. They are Bitchu Kozuki, Mino Kaneko, and Genba Karasawa. All three are easy to defeat, so this should not be a hard mission to complete. Backtrack back to Ueda Castle and defeat any enemies that may still be outside. Go inside the castle, but don't go down the right hand tunnel. It's a dead end with a permanently locked door. Instead, go down the left tunnel. There, Yukimura Sanada and Nobuyuki Sanada will be waiting for you. Yukimura is powered up, so he may present a problem. Defeat both Sanadas to get the door they were guarding to open. Head through the door and then go up to the second floor. Masayuki Sanada is not here either, but your old friend and former ally Kotaro Fuma is. Apparently, the Hojo betrayed you (as if you didn't already know). Kotaro is also powered up, but he shouldn't pose too much of a problem. Defeat him and the stairs to Masayuki will appear. Go down the stairs and face off with the elder Sanada. He's surrounded by enemy soldiers and riflemen, so be careful. Sometimes, it's best to lure him out of his room to take him out. Whatever strategy you use, when you defeat Masayuki, the stage will be completed. ----------------------------Stage 5: Incident at Honnoji ----------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Condition: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Oda Army: | Akechi Army: | | Nobunaga Oda | Hidemitsu Akechi | | No | Kaneaki Mimaki | | Ranmaru Mori | Toshimitsu Saito | | Nobutada Oda | Junkei Tsutsui | | Naonori Akaza | Shigetomo Akechi | | Sadakatsu Murai | Sadayuki Atsuji | | Shoju Ogura | Katsusada Shibata | Defeat Mitsuhide. All allied officers other than Nobunaga are defeated.

| Jinsuke Yuasa | Sadaoki Ise | | Reinforcements: | Masachika Matsuda | | None | Nobuharu Tsuda | | | Kunitsugu Yasuda | | | Reinforcements: | | | Mitsuhide Akechi | | | Fujitaka Hosokawa | | | Tadaoki Hosokawa | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: As soon as the stage starts, head out through the western gate. You will want to defeat Nobuharu Tsuda first. Once he is defeated, make your way to Nijo Castle. Mitsuhide Akechi should set fire to Honnoji. Kaneaki Mimaki is outside the western gate of Nijo Castle. Defeat him quickly and then make your way inside Nijo Castle. This will activate the mission to protect Nobutada Oda. Defeating Hidemitsu Akechi will complete this mission, so do so quickly. Make your way back to the temple where Nobunaga is. While you're on the road, Mitsuhide will use his riflemen to ambush the temple along with block a couple of the road. When you reach the temple, protect Nobunaga from the hordes of enemies that are pouring through the eastern gate of the temple. There should be a lot of generals and enemies here, so run through them all. When you have defeated enough generals, Mitsuhide himself will show up, along with Fujitaka Hosokawa and Tadaoki Hosokawa. This will cause Ranmaru to charge Mitsuhide. Defeat all generals that may remain near the east gate of the temple and then follow Ranmaru to Mitsuhide. When you reach where Mitsuhide and Ranmaru are fighting, a mission will appear to defeat Mitsuhide and protect Ranmaru. Mitsuhide is strong and powered up, but this should be a two on one situation. Use Ranmaru to distract Mitsuhide while you attack him from behind. This should allow you to keep Mitsuhide from hurting you too much. There will be a lot of soldiers in the area, but they're mostly just regular troops and really there are not that many specialty troops in the area. Defeat Mitsuhide to complete the mission and the stage and survive the ambush. ------------------------------Dream: Incident at Shizugatake ------------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: Armies: +-------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ | Oda Army: | Azai Army: | Coalition: | Defeat all enemy officers. Nobunaga or No is defeated.

| Nobunaga Oda | Nagamasa Azai | None | | No | Oichi | Reinforcements: | | Kazumasa Takigawa | Keijun Miyabe | Ginchiyo Tachibana | | Nagahide Niwa | Naotsune Endo | Ina | | Yoshinari Mori | Kiyotsuna Akao | | | Toshiie Maeda | Tsunachika Kaiho | | | Reinforcements: | Sadayuki Atsuji | | | Nene | Reinforcements: | | | | Okuni | | | | Nene | | | | Ranmaru Mori | | +-------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ Walkthrough: When the stage starts, make your way north to where Sadayuki Atsuji is. Defeat Sadayuki Atsuji while No and Oichi are talking about who is the most beautiful. When Sadayuki Atsuji is defeated, make your way over Tsunachika Kaiho. You will get a mission to defeat Tsunachika and make him recognize your beauty. While you're fighting Tsunachika, Okuni will appear as reinforcements for the Azai Army. Defeat Tsunachika and then make your way over to Okuni. She will be attacking Yoshinari Mori. You will get a mission to rescue Yoshinari. Complete this mission by defeating Okuni. While you're fighting Okuni, Nene will appear as reinforcements for your army. Of course, she really doesn't want to, but No convinces Nene by threatening the well being of Nene's pet monkey, Hideyoshi Toyotomi. Make your way over to Naotsune Endo. You will get a mission to make him recognize your beauty. While you're fighting Naotsune, Kiyotsune Akao should make his way over to you, triggering another mission. This time, you will have to force Kiyotsune to recognize your beauty. Complete both missions by defeating both officers. By this time, Nagamasa Azai should be near your position. Nagamasa is powered up, so it will take some time to defeat him. When Nagamasa Azai is defeated, you will have sufficiently pissed Oichi off enough to where she will storm out of the central garrison looking for you. Ignore Lady Oichi for now and make your way over to Keijun Miyabe. You will get a mission to make him recognize your beauty. Complete this mission by defeating Keijun. By this time, Oichi will be attacking Kazumasa Takigawa and spreading dirty rumors about you. You will get a mission to rescue Kazumasa. Complete this mission by defeating your sister-in-law. Oichi will be powered up, so she's not going to go down without a fight. Seems like she's pretty serious about being the most beautiful in the land. Now you are the most beautiful woman in the land...except there are some people that still don't recognize your claim to the title. Ginchiyo Tachibana will appear in the east to try to take that title away from you. The Azai and Oda Armies will leave the battlefield. Nene will also defect to the enemy, making this battle a three way battle for beauty. When both Ginchiyo and Nene are defeated, Ina will appear in the north and Ranmaru Mori will appear in the west. Make your way north to Ina and defeat her first. Ranmaru is powered up, so you want to get rid of the easier of the two. When Ina is defeated, find Ranmaru. He should be looking for you. When you get to Ranmaru, defeat him to claim your prize as the most beautiful woman in Japan.

______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 4l. Hanzo Hattori's Walkthrough SW2STHAN \____________________________________________________ --------------------------Stage 1: Battle of Anegawa --------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Oda-Tokugawa: | Azai-Asakura: | | Nobunaga Oda | Nagamasa Azai | | Ieyasu Tokugawa | Yoshikage Asakura | | Hideyoshi Hashiba | Oichi | | Magoichi Saika | Kazumasa Isono | | Katsuie Shibata | Masazumi Azai | | Tadakatsu Honda | Sadayuki Atsuji | | Hanzo Hattori | Naotsune Endo | | Tsuneoki Ikeda | Kiyotsuna Akao | | Nobumori Sakuma | Tsunachika Kaiho | | Yoshinari Mori | Kagenori Asakura | | Masahisa Sakai | Jinpachiro Maeba | | Tadatsugu Sakai | Kagetake Asakura | | Masanobu Honda | Yoshimune Kawai | | Reinforcements: | Nagashige Tomita | | Yasumasa Sakakibara | Kagekata Uozumi | | | Naganori Yamazaki | | | Reinforcements: | | | None | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: When the stage starts, immediately go north and defeat both Kagenori Asakura and Nagashige Tomita. Continue to go north and then go west towards the back road to the Asakura main camp. You will get a mission to attack the Asakura main camp from the back road. Complete this mission by defeating Jinpachiro Maeba and the Defense Captain that is guarding the back gate to the enemy main camp. Once you have opened up the back gate, you will have completed your mission. Once this mission is completed, defeat both Kagetake Asakura and Yoshikage Asakura to take control of the Asakura main camp. Now, finish off the Asakura Army by defeating Kagekata Uozumi and Naganori Yamazaki. When the Asakura Army has withdrawn, Ieyasu Tokugawa will call for his army to Defeat Nagamasa and Yoshikage. Nobunaga or Ieyasu is defeated.

assist the Oda. This will cause Oichi to think she can stop an entire army by herself. Of course, she charges your army with her personal bodyguards to assist her. There will be three Azai officers that charge with Oichi. They will get to your army before Oichi does, so defeat them while you're waiting for the princess to show herself. When Oichi arrives, defeat her. She isn't tough to defeat as she is not powered up. When Oichi is defeated, this will cause Nagamasa Azai to lose some of his will to fight. This will also stop him from reappearing on the stage every time he is defeated. Now, it's time to clean up some of the officers that are on the stage. Make your way first to the southern garrison where Yoshimune Kawai is. Defeat him and then make your way back to the northern river and follow it over to Masazumi Azai and Kazumasa Isono. Defeat them both and make your way towards the Oda main camp. Nagamasa should either be close to entering the main camp or already inside of it. If Nagamasa has not defeated Katsuie Shibata yet, you will get a mission to defeat Nagamasa before he enters the Oda main camp. Defeat Nagamasa's two bodyguards first and then defeat Nagamasa to complete the stage. -------------------------------Stage 2: Battle of Mikatagahara -------------------------------Victory Conditions: Point. Defeat Condition: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Oda-Tokugawa: | Takeda Army: | | Ieyasu Tokugawa | Shingen Takeda | | Tadakatsu Honda | Nobutoyo Takeda | | Hanzo Hattori | Nobukimi Anayama | | Yasumasa Sakakibara | Masatane Hara | | Tadatsugu Sakai | Moritomo Saegusa | | Kazumasa Ishikawa | Nobufusa Baba | | Tadazane Honda | Masatoyo Naito | | Nobumori Sakuma | Nobushige Oyamada | | Hirohide Hirate | Masatsugu Tsuchiya | | Reinforcements: | Reinforcements: | | Yoshinobu Natsume | Katsuyori Takeda | | Tadatsugu Matsui | Kotaro Fuma | | Kyuzaburo Suzuki | Masakage Yamagata | | | Nobukado Takeda | | | Masanobu Kosaka | | | Sakon Shima | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: Defeat Shingen or Ieyasu and Hanzo arrive at the Escape Ieyasu is defeated.

You start off at the northwestern section of the map. Your overall goal is to allow Ieyasu Tokugawa to reach Hamamatsu Castle. Your immediate goal is to assist the Oda Army in retreating. You will get a mission to assist in their retreat. To complete this mission, first defeat Nobukimi Anayama to open the north gate to the western garrison. Enter the garrison and defeat Masatane Hara to open up the south gate to the western garrison. Finally at the south gate of the western garrison, defeat Moritomo Saegusa. This should clear out the path for the Oda Army. They should have no problems retreating on their own now. Make your way back north and head towards Tadakatsu Honda. He will be either near or fighting Nobushige Oyamada. You will get a mission to halt Nobushige's pursuit. Complete this mission by defeating him. Make your way south to where Ieyasu Tokugawa is. He should have triggered an ambush by Katsuyori Takeda. You will get a mission to defeat Katsuyori Takeda. Now, continue to go south, following Ieyasu. When he reaches the area south of the central garrison, Kotaro Fuma will appear. He will target Ieyasu and attempt to assassinate him. You will get a mission to stop Kotaro's assassination attempt. Defeat Kotaro to complete this mission. Now, double jump onto the ninja path and cross over to the southern area. You will get a mission to attack Masatoyo Naito. Complete this mission by attacking Masatoyo Naito by way of the ninja path. If you take another route, the mission will fail. Defeat Masatoyo Naito and make your way back across the ninja path. Make your way towards the south gate of the central garrison. Defeat Masatsugu Tsuchiya and enter the southern garrison. The gates of the southern garrison will close and a Takeda ambush party will appear. You will get a mission to defeat this ambush party. Complete this mission by defeating both Masakage Yamagata and Nobukado Takeda. In the southwestern section of the map, you will run into an area full of ledges. You can only move down ledges. You cannot move up a ledge unless you double jump up it. Also in this area, another ambush will be sprung. This time, it is lead by Masanobu Kosaka. Defeat him and continue on. Eventually, Shingen Takeda will open up all the gates to his garrison and order a full assault on your army. Ieyasu Tokugawa doubles will appear all over the map, distracting the Takeda Army. Continue to fight off enemy soldiers that are blocking Ieyasu's path and allow him to continue to move forward. When Ieyasu reaches Hamamatsu Castle, Sakon Shima will appear. He has closed all the gates to Hamamatsu Castle. To open up these gates, you will need to defeat Sakon. Sakon is determined not to let you through, however, and is powered up. Defeat Sakon to allow Ieyasu to retreat. Now, you can retreat as well or you can go find Shingen and defeat him. It's normally more fun to hunt down Shingen, so you might as well. Make your way to the northeastern garrison, defeating Nobufusa Baba along the way. Inside the Takeda main camp, you will find Nobutoyo Takeda and Shingen himself. You will get a mission to defeat Shingen. Defeat both Takedas to complete the stage. ----------------------------Stage 3: Battle of Nagashino

----------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: Escape Point. Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Oda-Tokugawa: | Takeda Army: | | Nobunaga Oda | Katsuyori Takeda | | Ieyasu Tokugawa | Yukimura Sanada | | No | Nobufusa Baba | | Katsuie Shibata | Masakage Yamagata | | Hideyoshi Hashiba | Masatoyo Naito | | Mitsuhide Akechi | Masatsugu Tsuchiya | | Nobutada Oda | Nobukimi Anayama | | Kazumasu Takigawa | Masateru Sanada | | Toshiie Maeda | Nobuzane Takeda | | Nobumori Sakuma | Nobukado Takeda | | Tadakatsu Honda | Nobushige Oyamada | | Yasumasa Sakakibara | Nobutsuna Sanada | | Nobumasa Okudaira | Masatane Hara | | Hanzo Hattori | Moritomo Saegusa | | Reinforcements: | Reinforcements: | | None | None | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: Right from the start, you get a mission to defend Nagashino Castle. To complete this mission, you will need to defeat Yukimura Sanada and Nobukado Takeda, who will attack the castle from different directions. When you have completed this mission, you will immediately get another mission. This mission will be to defend Maruyama garrison. Maruyama garrison is located on the northern path. On your way to Maruyama garrison, defeat Nobushige Oyamada. When you get inside Maruyama garrison, you will find Nobufusa Baba. Defeat Nobufusa to complete your mission. Make your way towards your main camp. You will get a mission to defeat the Takeda Calvary. To complete this mission, defeat Masatoyo Naito, Masakage Yamagata, and Masatsugu Tsuchiya. Katsuyori Takeda will be forced to retreat. He won't retreat right away. He will try to go through Nagashino Castle, but since it didn't fall, he will have to go another way. While he is figuring out what path to take, make your way to the southern area of the map. Defeat Nobutsuna Sanada and make your way north. At the four way bridge area, defeat Masateru Sanada and Moritomo Saegusa. While on the four way bridge, wait for Katsuyori Takeda to pass through here. When you get close to Katsuyori, Yukimura will reappear in the central area. Ignore him for now and defeat Katsuyori. When Katsuyori is defeated, the gates to Tobigasu Garrison will open. Inside Tobigasu Garrison, defeat Nobuzane Takeda. Now, make your way back west. The leftovers of the Takeda Army should be in this area. The only enemy officer you have to worry Defeat all enemy officers. Nobunaga or Ieyasu is defeated, or Katsuyori reaches the

about is Yukimura. He is powered up. When you get close to Yukimura, you will get a mission to defeat him. Defeat the last three enemy officers to complete the stage. ----------------------------------Stage 4: Battle of Komaki-Nagakute ----------------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Condition: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Tokugawa Army: | Hashiba Army: | | Ieyasu Tokugawa | Hideyoshi Hashiba | | Nobukatsu Oda | Nene | | Tadakatsu Honda | Mitsunari Ishida | | Hanzo Hattori | Sakon Shima | | Naomasa Ii | Hidenaga Hashiba | | Tadatsugu Sakai | Ujisato Gamo | | Kazumasa Ishikawa | Suketada Ogawa | | Masanobu Honda | Nagachika Kanamori | | Nobumasa Okudaira | Ittetsu Inaba | | Yasumasa Sakakibara | Hidemasa Hori | | Ujishige Niwa | Hidetsugu Hashiba | | Reinforcements: | Reinforcements: | | None | Tsuneoki Ikeda | | | Nagayoshi Mori | | | Kiyomasa Kato | | | Kazutoyo Yamanouchi | | | Nene | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: When the stage starts, make your way north. Just defeat enemies in the central area until a detached enemy force attacks Iwasaki Castle. Do not defeat any enemy officers until this point. When Iwasaki Castle is under attack, make your way over to the eastern side of the map. You will get a mission to capture Iwasaki Castle. To complete this mission, defeat Hidetsugu Hashiba, Nagayoshi Mori, Tsuneoki Ikeda, and Hidemasa Hori. When this mission is completed, the Hashiba Army will begin their advance. You will get a mission to defend the allied front line. To complete this mission, you will need to defeat Ujisato Gamo, Suketada Ogawa, Nagachika Kanamori, Ittetsu Inaba, and Hidenaga Hashiba without losing any of your frontline officers. I normally go from the west to the east when defeating enemy officers. When your frontline has been protected, Ieyasu Tokugawa will charge the enemy main camp. When he crosses through the gate to the northern castles, the gate Defeat Hideyoshi. Ieyasu or Nobukatsu is defeated.

behind him will close and you will get two enemy officers that appear inside the gates. You will also get a mission to rescue Ieyasu. If you are outside of the northern area when the gates close, you will have to use the ninja path to get inside to reach Ieyasu. Complete the mission by defeating Kiyomasa Kato and Kazutoyo Yamanouchi. Nene will appear near Nobukatsu Oda while you're fighting Hideyoshi's reinforcements, so when you're done rescuing Ieyasu, quickly make your way towards the southwestern castle. You will get a mission to defeat Nene. When you get to Nene, you will find that she is powered up (and no, Nene is not Kunoichi from SW1 and Hanzo's remarks to Nene does not imply that Nene is Kunoichi, since kunoichi is the word for a female ninja). When Nene is defeated, the rest of the Hashiba Army will charge out. Sakon Shima will attack from the western path while Mitsunari Ishida and Hideyoshi will attack from the central path. Defeat Sakon first and then make your way over to the central area. Defeat Mitsunari and then Hideyoshi to complete the stage. ------------------------------Stage 5: Siege of Osaka Castle ------------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: Hideyoshi. Armies: +-------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ | Tokugawa-Hojo: | Toyotomi Army: | Assassins: | | Ieyasu Tokugawa | Hideyoshi Toyotomi | None | | Ujimasa Hojo | Masanori Fukushima | Reinforcements: | | Hanzo Hattori | Magoichi Saika | Kotaro Fuma | | Ina | Hidemasa Hori | | | Yasumasa Sakakibara | Tadaoki Hosokawa | | | Kotaro Fuma | Hidetsugu Hashiba | | | Ujinao Hojo | Hideie Ukita | | | Ujiteru Hojo | Tsuneoki Ikeda | | | Reinforcements: | Kanbei Kuroda | | | None | Kiyomasa Kato | | | | Yoshiaki Kato | | | | Reinforcements: | | | | Tsuneoki Ikeda | | | | Koroku Hachisuka | | | | Hidenaga Hashiba | | | | Mitsunari Ishida | | | | Yoshitsugu Otani | | | | Yukinaga Konishi | | | | Nene | | +-------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ Walkthrough: Defeat Hideyoshi. Either Ieyasu or Ujimasa is defeated, or Kotaro defeats

You start off in the southern area of the map. Quickly head north and defeat Tadaoki Hosokawa. The front gate of Osaka Castle cannot be opened from the outside. You will need to find another way. That way is through the eastern path. When you get close to the eastern path, Koroku Hachisuka will appear and attempt to attack your main camp. You will get a mission to defeat Koroku before he can enter your camp. Defeat him and then make your way over to the eastern gate of the castle. The eastern gate is guarded by a Defense Captain, but you should be able to defeat them easily to open the gate. Make your way north and defeat Kanbei Kuroda, who is attacking Ina. Once inside Osaka Castle, you will be given an order to find the enemy storehouse. It could be in this area of the castle. If it is, you will get a mission to take over the storehouse. To complete this mission, defeat Hidenaga Hashiba. When you have captured the storehouse or if the storehouse isn't here, continue to move north to where Kiyomasa Kato is. Defeat him but do not enter the main keep just yet. Instead, head back south and then west towards the western gate of Osaka Castle. Along the way, defeat Masanori Fukushima, but don't pass through the gate he is guarding just yet. When you reach the western gate of Osaka Castle, you will get two missions. The first mission is to seize control of the outer ward. The second mission will be to prevent Tsuneoki Ikeda from entering the Hojo main camp. Complete the second mission first by defeating Tsuneoki Ikeda. Defeat Hidemasa Hori and Hideie Ukita to ensure the protection of the Hojo main camp. If you haven't taken down the enemy storehouse yet, make your way towards the northwestern corner of the castle. The storehouse should be located here. To capture the enemy storehouse, defeat Hidenaga Hashiba. Either way, your next target should be the outer ward. Magoichi Saika has control over the outer ward. Since you shouldn't be giving snipers control over bigger guns, defeat Magoichi Saika and stop the cannons. While you are here, you might as well defeat Hidetsugu Hashiba as well. Now, make your way towards the main entrance to the main keep of the castle. When you enter the courtyard right in front of the main keep, Mitsunari Ishida will appear with a couple more enemy officers. Clear this area out of enemy officers and enter the main keep of the castle. Make your way to the second floor of the main keep. You will get a cut scene of Nene appearing and trying to fight you off, with Kotaro appearing to make the save for Nene. Kotaro will become his own third army. This will be a three way ninja battle to see who gets to kill off (or protect) Hideyoshi Toyotomi. Even though they can hurt each other, they both really just want to kill you off. Both ninjas are powered up, so this will be a serious battle with Japan as the prize. Defeating Nene will open up the gate to the third floor. Defeating Kotaro will ensure that he doesn't kill Hideyoshi and ruin your day. When both ninjas are defeated, make your way to the third floor. Defeat Hideyoshi to complete the stage. ---------------------------Dream: Siege of Ueda Castle

---------------------------Victory Conditions: Defeat Condition: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Oda-Tokugawa: | Sanada Army: | | Ieyasu Tokugawa | Masayuki Sanada | | Tadakatsu Honda | Yukimura Sanada | | Hanzo Hattori | Kanetsugu Naoe | | Mototada Torii | Nobuyuki Sanada | | Nagamori Okabe | Shigenori Suzuki | | Naomasa Ii | Yorisada Yazawa | | Tadayo Okubo | Genba Karasawa | | Yasumasa Sakakibara | Shigenaga Honjo | | Tadatsugu Sakai | Tomonobu Saito | | Chikayoshi Hiraiwa | Yataro Onikojima | | Tadataka Okubo | Takahiro Kitajo | | Reinforcements: | Chikanori Suibara | | None | Nagazane Irobe | | | Reinforcements: | | | Kotaro Fuma | | | Zushonosuke Yumoto | | | Mino Kaneko | | | Bitchu Kozuki | | | Yukishige Yokotani | | | Mikawa Hisaya | | | Kotaro Fuma | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: At the start of the level, make your way north and then west. You will have to go around the closed gate that is directly north of you. The western path will lead you around the gate and to Toishi Castle. Defeat Tomonobu Saito and continue north. You will get a mission to seize Toishi Castle when you reach it. Complete this mission by defeating Yataro Onikojima. While you are here, also defeat Chikanori Suibara. When Toishi Castle falls, Kotaro Fuma will appear south of Toishi Castle. Ignore him for now, because Masayuki Sanada will be attempting a flood attack on your allies. There will be Spy Captains that appear at the western gate of Ueda Castle. Make your way over to those Spy Captains. You will get a mission to prevent the flood attack. Complete this mission by defeating all the Spy Captains before they reach the floodgates. When you complete this mission, you will find a map that will show you all of the annoying underground tunnels that are on this map. Now, head back to Kotaro. Kotaro will be powered up, but you should be strong enough to defeat him. When Kotaro retreats, make your way back south and then east. end You want to Defeat Masayuki and Yukimura. Ieyasu is defeated.

up in the central area, south of where Yukimura Sanada is. Kotaro Fuma will reappear, but he will reappear in three different places. You will get a mission to eliminate Kotaro Fuma. From the central area, take the ninja path to the southern area of the map, where the first Kotaro is. When you reach this area, Yukimura Sanada will call for an ambush. Mino Kaneko will appear near Kotaro. Defeat the first Kotaro clone and Mino Kaneko and then head back over the ninja path. Get back on your horse and take the tunnels to the southeastern garrison. You will get a mission to take this garrison. Defeat the Defense Captain that is at the southern gate to the garrison to gain access to this area. Complete your mission by defeating Takahiro Kitajo. Leave this garrison through the western gate and defeat Nagazane Irobe and Zushonosuke Yumoto. Do this quickly, as Kanetsugu Naoe will begin to move from his garrison. When the south is cleared out, make your way over to Kanetsugu. Defeat Kanetsugu Naoe along with all enemy officers that are along the eastern path. Make your way north through the eastern garrison. When you're close to the northeastern corner of the map, you will get ambushed by Yukishige Yokotani and Mikawa Hisaya. Now, make your way to the eastern gate of Ueda Castle. You will want to avoid taking on Yukimura head on. You can if you want, but it's easier to take Ueda Castle first and make Yukimura less powered up than he already is. Once you defeat the Defense Captain at the east gate of Ueda Castle, enter the main keep of the castle. Once inside the main keep, the first enemy officer you will come across is Nobuyuki Sanada. Defeat him to open up the gates to the underground tunnels of Ueda Castle. There are two paths you can take. For now, take the western path. Defeat Shigenori Suzuki and make your way up the stairs to the second floor. Masayuki Sanada is here, along with another Kotaro clone. Defeat the Kotaro clone first, as Masayuki is a commander on this stage and therefore, is powered up. When you have made the second Kotaro clone disappear, defeat Masayuki to bring down Ueda Castle. Yukimura Sanada will be disheartened by the loss of the castle and will lose his will to fight and make him less powered up. Make your way out of the main keep of Ueda Castle through the front gate. Yukimura is here, along with a couple of generic officers and the real Kotaro Fuma. You should deal with Kotaro first. The real Kotaro is powered up, so try your best to move him away from the other enemy officers. When your rival has finally been defeated, you should focus on the enemy officers that are around Yukimura next. When Yukimura is the last enemy officer on the map, defeat him to complete the stage. He should be much easier to defeat now that he's less powered up. He's still powered up, but he's no longer has the ungodly high attack, defense, and life he once had. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 4m. Ranmaru Mori's Walkthrough SW2STRAN \____________________________________________________ Ranmaru doesn't have a Story Mode. However, he does have a couple of lines spoken about him at the battle of Odani Castle if you are playing as him and he does have a special mission set for one battle. It is the Incident at Honnoji, Oda side. This is the only stage that I know of that Ranmaru has a special set of missions. I have listed the walkthrough for that battle in

this section. -------------------------------Incident at Honnoji: Oda Forces -------------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Condition: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Oda Army: | Akechi Army: | | Nobunaga Oda | Hidemitsu Akechi | | No | Kaneaki Mimaki | | Ranmaru Mori | Toshimitsu Saito | | Nobutada Oda | Junkei Tsutsui | | Naonori Akaza | Shigetomo Akechi | | Sadakatsu Murai | Sadayuki Atsuji | | Shoju Ogura | Katsusada Shibata | | Jinsuke Yuasa | Sadaoki Ise | | Reinforcements: | Masachika Matsuda | | None | Nobuharu Tsuda | | | Kunitsugu Yasuda | | | Reinforcements: | | | Mitsuhide Akechi | | | Fujitaka Hosokawa | | | Tadaoki Hosokawa | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: At the start of the battle, you will be given a mission to secure an escape route for Nobunaga Oda. You will need to defeat either Kunitsugu Yasuda or Nobuharu Tsuda. I normally defeat Nobuharu first to complete the mission and then double back to defeat Kunitsugu to make sure he doesn't bother Nobunaga. When you have secured the escape route, you will get three new missions. The first will be to escort Nobunaga to the escape point. The second will be to escort No to the escape point. The third will be to defeat the Spy Captain and prevent the fire attack. The Spy Captain will appear in the alley near the western path and head east, so be quick in catching up with the Spy Captain. When the Spy Captain is defeated, you will have prevented the fire attack. Now, continue along the western path and head north to Nijo Castle. Here, you will get a mission to rescue Nobutada Oda. Complete this mission by defeating Kaneaki Mimaki and Hidemitsu Akechi. Make your way back to where Nobunaga is. He should be getting bothered by Akechi officers like Shigetomo Akechi and Katsusada Shibata. Defeat any officers that may be in the vicinity of Nobunaga and clear a path for him to head north. You should run into Sadaoki Defeat Mitsuhide. Nobunaga is defeated.

Ise on the northern path, so defeat him. Also in this area should be whatever remnants of the Akechi Army is left. There might be quite a few officers, so quickly dispatch of them before Nobunaga makes his way through this area. The officer that should be guarding the escape point is Sadayuki Atsuji. When Nobunaga reaches him, Mitsuhide Akechi will appear, along with some reinforcements. Quickly get rid of Sadayuki Atsuji and then clear the area out as quickly as possible. Allow Nobunaga and No to both make it to the escape point to complete your missions. The only things left to do is to take out Mitsuhide and the rest of his army. Defeat both Fujitaka Hosokawa and Tadaoki Hosokawa first, then finish of Mitsuhide to foil his assassination attempt. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 4n. Hideyoshi Toyotomi's Walkthrough SW2STHID \____________________________________________________ ---------------------------Stage 1: Battle of Yamazaki ---------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Toyotomi Army: | Akechi Army: | | Hideyoshi Toyotomi | Mitsuhide Akechi | | Magoichi Saika | Sadayuki Atsuji | | Mitsunari Ishida | Shigetomo Akechi | | Nene | Kaneaki Mimaki | | Kiyomasa Kato | Yasuie Namikawa | | Hidenaga Hashiba | Masachika Matsuda | | Hidemasa Hori | Hidemitsu Akechi | | Masanori Fukushima | Reinforcements: | | Reinforcements: | Nobuharu Tsuda | | Sakon Shima | Toshimitsu Saito | | | Katsusada Shibata | | | Kunitsugu Yasuda | | | Sadaoki Ise | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: When the battle starts, run up the mountain quickly to Mt. Tenno. Try to defeat as many enemies as you can along the way. You don't have to defeat every enemy soldier. Just focus on the group leaders to allow Kiyomasa Kato a Defeat Mitsuhide. Hideyoshi or Hidenaga is defeated.

semi-clear path to the top. When you have taken the mountain jump down the cliffs towards your main camp and then go over to where Shoryuji is. When you get close to the southeastern fort, you will get a mission to take Shoryuji. Sakon Shima should arrive as reinforcements, so he'll help take down Shoryuji as well. To complete the mission of taking Shoryuji, you will need to defeat Kaneaki Mimaki and Sadayuki Atsuji. While you're fighting Sadayuki Atsuji, Nobuharu Tsuda should appear as reinforcements for Shoryuji, so defeat him as well, since you're already down there and everything. Once Shoryuji is cleared out, race back up the mountain and get next to Kiyomasa Kato. You should get a mission to assist him up to the top of Mt. Tenno. Get rid of any enemy soldiers that may remain in his path. When Kiyomasa's path is clear, head back to Shoryuji. Kiyomasa can make it to the top on his own if his path is clear. Mitsuhide will call out another ambush party to attack Shoryuji. This ambush party consists of Toshimitsu Saito and Katsusada Shibata. When you get close to one of these two officers, you will get a mission to defeat the ambush party. Complete this mission by defeating the two officers. Mitsuhide should call for a full assault, so defeat the two Akechis that are trying to get to your main base. They should be Hidemitsu Akechi and Shigetomo Akechi. Defeat them and race back up to the top of Mt. Tenno. There should be a few generals trying to reach the mountain top. Defeat any enemies that are on the mountain top to protect your cannons and then jump back down the cliffs of the mountain, this time on the Akechi Army's side of things. Mitsuhide should be the last officer to beat. He shouldn't be too hard to beat, considering this is the first level and all. ------------------------------Stage 2: Battle of Shizugatake ------------------------------Victory: Defeat: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Toyotomi Army: | Shibata Army: | | Hideyoshi Toyotomi | Katsuie Shibata | | Mitsunari Ishida | Oichi | | Nene | Keiji Maeda | | Masanori Fukushima | Toshiie Maeda | | Kiyomasa Kato | Toshinaga Maeda | | Nagahide Niwa | Morimasa Sakuma | | Hidemasa Hori | Katsumasa Shibata | | Hidenaga Hashiba | Nagachika Kanamori | | Shigetomo Takayama | Nagayori Hara | | Kiyohide Nakagawa | Katsumitsu Fuwa | | Shogen Yamaji | Hideaki Tokuyama | Defeat Katsuie. Main Camp is captured.

| Reinforcements: | Nagayori Murai | | None | Yasumasa Sakuma | | | Reinforcements: | | | Shogen Yamaji | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: When the fight starts, head over to where Yasumasa Sakuma is. He should be trying to make an early charge at you, so defeat him while Hideyoshi is contemplating his next step. When Hideyoshi says that he doesn't want to fight Toshiie Maeda, make your way over to the western fort, where Toshiie is. That fort is guarded by Toshinaga Maeda, so defeat him. I normally don't go into the fort at this time. I normally head over to where Morimasa Sakuma is. This will give you a mission to prevent Morimasa from entering your main camp. However, you should only defeat Morimasa before Toshiie if you are fast at killing. If you are afraid you are not, you can forgo this mission and kill Toshiie first and then defeat Morimasa. When you get close to Toshiie, you will get a mission to defeat Toshiie. Once Toshiie is defeated, he will retreat from the battlefield and you will get the western fort. You will also get a tongue lashing from Oichi, but not the good type. Okay, enough sexual innuendos. If you haven't defeated Morimasa, do so now. Morimasa's entrance into the main camp or defeat will cause Shogen Yamaji to defect to the enemy's side. He should be your next target, since you can't let people who defect live. It sets a bad example, you know? By this time, Keiji Maeda should get bored and decide to charge after your main camp. Don't go to him. Let him come to you. While you're waiting for him to arrive, you can take down a couple of garrisons on the eastern side of the map. There are four garrisons in all. When you enter a fort, you will get a mission to take over all four garrisons. Each garrison is guarded by a different enemy general. When that general is defeated, you will get the garrison. When Keiji is within a respectable amount of distance to you, go over and say hi to him. Ignore the message to ignore Keiji. There's no reason to ignore Keiji. Keiji just wants to play, after all. Keiji will be extremely powered up, so this won't be an easy battle. However, if you are good at reading moves, you can normally catch Keiji before he can hit you. His opening move for his S-string and his C1 both have huge openings before they connect with you. In the middle of your fight with Keiji, you should get a mission to defeat Keiji. Once Keiji is defeated, take down the remaining garrisons. This will cause Katsumasa Shibata to begin to charge your main camp. Defeat him while he's on the way to your main camp. Then, go through the fort that Katsumasa was located in to reach the northern path. Take the northern path to Katsuie Shibata's main base. Defeat Nagayori Murai, who is guarding the gate, and let yourself in. Inside, Katsuie and Oichi are waiting for you. Defeat Oichi first if you want to defeat her. Defeating Katsuie will end the stage in victory for you.

----------------------------------Stage 3: Battle of Komaki-Nagakute ----------------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Condition: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Toyotomi Army: | Tokugawa Army: | | Hideyoshi Toyotomi | Ieyasu Tokugawa | | Mitsunari Ishida | Nobukatsu Oda | | Nene | Hanzo Hattori | | Sakon Shima | Tadakatsu Honda | | Kiyomasa Kato | Ina | | Masanori Fukushima | Tadatsugu Sakai | | Hidemasa Hori | Yasumasa Sakakibara | | Hidetsugu Hashiba | Kazumasa Ishikawa | | Tsuneoki Ikeda | Masanobu Honda | | Nagayoshi Mori | Nobumasa Okudaira | | Hidenaga Hashiba | Tadasuke Okubo | | Ujisato Gamo | Tadayo Okubo | | Nagachika Kanamori | Moritsuna Watanabe | | Ittetsu Inaba | Naomasa Ii | | Reinforcements: | Ujishige Niwa | | None | Reinforcements: | | | None | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: When the stage starts, the first officer you should fight is Nobumasa Okudaira. Continue moving east by defeating Tadayo Okubo. By the time he is defeated, you should receive a report that Tsuneoki Ikeda is charging Iwasaki Castle. Go rescue your ally. When you get close to Tsuneoki, you will receive a mission to save him. Complete this mission by defeating Naomasa Ii and Ujishige Niwa. With Tsuneoki rescued and you so close to the castle, you might as well just take Iwasaki Castle. When you get inside the castle, you will receive a mission to take the castle from its owner, Yasumasa Sakakibara. When you have Iwasaki castle and Yasumasa is defeated, Ieyasu Tokugawa will retreat into Kiyosu Castle. This will also cause Tadakatsu Honda and his daughter, Ina, to try to take Iwasaki Castle back. Don't let the father and daughter pair get close to Iwasaki Castle. Make your stand inside Komaki Castle or just outside of Iwasaki Castle. Defeat Ina first, as that will make dealing with Tadakatsu easier. Tadakatsu is powered up, as always, so this may take some time. When you have finished with Tadakatsu, make your way back to your main camp. While you were fighting Tadakatsu, your main camp has probably had a ninja infestation, led by Hanzo Hattori. Since Terminex doesn't exist in Japan during this era and they don't exterminate ninjas anyways, you're going to Defeat Ieyasu. Main Camp is captured.

have to do the exterminating yourself. Rush to where ever Hanzo is and defeat him. If he is not inside your main camp yet, you will receive a mission to stop him from entering your main camp. When Hanzo is defeated, head back to the central plains. Defeat any enemy generals that are in this area. Your army should have been working these enemies over, so there shouldn't be many people left here that isn't an ally. Once the central area is cleared out, the only enemies left should be in the southwest. Make your way there and defeat the first enemy general you see, who should be Tadasuke Okubo. Once he is defeated, you have a choice. You can either go to the south and defeat Moritsuna Watanabe or go west and defeat Kazumasa Ishikawa. Either one you pick, you should probably defeat the other next. This will leave only Nobukatsu Oda and Ieyasu left. Defeat Nobukatsu first, then defeat Ieyasu to complete the stage. ----------------------------Stage 4: Conquest for Kyushu ----------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Toyotomi Army: | Shimazu Army: | | Hideyoshi Toyotomi | Yoshihisa Shimazu | | Mitsunari Ishida | Yoshihiro Shimazu | | Sakon Shima | Iehisa Shimazu | | Ginchiyo Tachibana | Toshihisa Shimazu | | Hidehisa Sengoku | Toyohisa Shimazu | | Nobuchika Chosokabe | Arinobu Yamada | | Reinforcements: | Nobumitsu Saruwatari | | None | Tadatsune Shimazu | | | Tadanaga Shimazu | | | Tadamune Ijuin | | | Reinforcements: | | | Tadamoto Niiro | | | Kakuken Uwai | | | Hisataka Kabayama | | | Hisatora Ei | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: When the stage starts, make your way towards Tadamune Ijuin. He should be the first to go. This will open the gates of the central garrison. Next, you should head north. If the enemy hasn't destroyed the northern bridge already, they should now. Defeat Nobumitsu Saruwatari next. When you get to Iehisa Shimazu, he should trigger an ambush, lead by Tadamoto Niiro. You will get a Defeat Yoshihisa, Yoshihiro, and Toshihisa. Ginchiyo is defeated, or Main Camp is captured.

mission to rescue Hidehisa Sengoku. Rescue him by defeating both Iehisa and Tadamoto. Iehisa will retreat when defeated. Once Hidehisa is rescued, continue west along the northern path. You should run into Arinobu Yamada. Defeat him and continue to take the path until you reach the northeastern fort. Inside this fort is Tadanaga Shimazu. Defeat Tadanaga and then make your way south to Tsuruga Castle. When you get close to Tsuruga Castle, you will get a mission to seize control of it. The castle is currently being guarded by the general with the big hammer, Yoshihiro Shimazu. Defeating Yoshihiro will cause him to retreat, the mission to be completed, and all the gates inside the castle to open. Head out of Tsuruga Castle through the west gate. This will cause the geyser that was blocking the path to Toyohisa Shimazu to recede. This will also cause the volcano on the stage to erupt, shooting out fireballs into the sky that will damage you if they land on you. These fireballs will only hit the parts of the map near the volcano, so it's not a stage wide thing. Make your way towards Toyohisa Shimazu and you will get a mission to prevent Toyohisa from entering your main camp. This shouldn't be too hard, as your main camp is quite a bit of distance away. Defeat Toyohisa to complete your mission and then rush back to Tsuruga Castle. There should have been an ambush consisting of Kakuken Uwai and Hisataka Kabayama. Their goal is to take back Tsuruga Castle, so assist them with failing their goal by defeating them both. When you get close to either ambush party officer, you will trigger a mission to defend your castle, so it all works out in the end. Well, except for the Shimazu. Who you're in the middle of crushing. Back to the matters at hand. Your next goal should be the two Shimazu's south of Tsuruga Castle. They are Toshihisa Shimazu and Tadatsune Shimazu. When you get close to Toshihisa, he will set off a rockslide that will block your retreat path. No matter. You shouldn't need to retreat anyways. However, there will be another ambush led by Hisatora Ei. You will get a mission to defeat Toshihisa. When defeated, Toshihisa will make up some kind of excuse and retreat. While you're here, also defeat Hisatora for trying to ambush you. The only thing left is the Shimazu main camp, guarded by Yoshihisa Shimazu. However, when you enter the Shimazu main camp, Yoshihiro, Iehisa, and Toshihisa will all appear once again to fight you in a four on one battle inside their main camp. Not sporting odds, but this is war. The Shimazus are stronger now than the first time you met them. To complete this stage, you will need to defeat Yoshihisa, Yoshihiro, and Iehisa. --------------------------------Stage 5: Siege of Odawara Castle --------------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: Defeat Ujimasa. Hideyoshi is defeated, or Main Camp is captured.

+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Toyotomi Army: | Hojo Army: | | Hideyoshi Toyotomi | Ujimasa Hojo | | Nene | Kotaro Fuma |

| Mitsunari Ishida | Ujitada Hojo | | Masanori Fukushima | Ujiteru Hojo | | Ujisato Gamo | Yoshitake Mibu | | Hideie Ukita | Norihide Matsuda | | Tadaoki Hosokawa | Masataka Kasahara | | Nagachika Kanamori | Hiroteru Minagawa | | Kiyomasa Kato | Yasuhiro Ogasawara | | Kanbei Kuroda | Ujimitsu Hojo | | Kazutoyo Yamanouchi | Naosada Hojo | | Terumasa Ikeda | Reinforcements: | | Reinforcements: | Ujinaga Narita | | None | Naoshige Chiba | | | Ujinao Hojo | | | Ujitaka Hojo | | | Ujifusa Hojo | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: It's time to take on the large family of the Hojo. When the stage starts, you are given a mission with the option to go north or south. Your first choice should be...middle. Take out the Ujimitsu Hojo and Naosada Hojo first. Kotaro Fuma should be in the vicinity also, so he should be the next one to fall. Kotaro shouldn't be too bad of an opponent for now. When the middle is cleared, make your choice to go north or south. I normally go south to assist Nene. After all, she is your wife. Either way, destroy the enemy general that's inside the garrison of your choice. Once that general is defeated, the gates inside the garrison will open. A siege ramp will appear and immediately get attacked by a lot of enemy troops, along with two enemy officers. You will get a mission to defend the siege ramps. Take this time to clear out as many enemy troops as possible and defeat the two officers. If the siege ramp breaks, don't worry. A second one will appear. This is why you need to clear out the enemy troops during the first one's appearance. Once either siege ramp is in position, you can now enter the outside grounds of Odawara Castle. Once inside the castle, make your way to where Ujitada Hojo is. He is guarding the Odawara Castle storehouse. You will get a mission to capture the storehouse. Complete this mission by defeating Ujitada. When you get close to the gates of the inner keep of Odawara Castle, Ujimasa will call for an ambush of your main camp. Three more Hojos fresh off of the Hojo production line will surround your main camp. You will get a mission to protect your main camp. Also, Kotaro will show up near your position and ask you to beat him up again. Kindly oblige him by beating him down. During your fight with Kotaro, Masamune Date should arrive as reinforcements, adding some more firepower to your arsenal. Go over to your main camp and defeat the three Hojos surrounding it. It doesn't matter which one goes down first as long as all three are defeated. To finish up the mission of protecting your main camp, you will need to defeat every enemy that is outside the castle's inner

keep. will open.

Once you have done that, the gates to the inner keep of the castle Make your way inside the castle.

Enter the castle and face off with Yoshitake Mibu and Norihide Matsuda on the first floor. Once they are defeated, make your way to the second floor. On the second floor, there are a lot of riflemen in the area. Ujiteru Hojo should be your first opponent on the second floor. He is guarding the gate to the stairs. Once Ujiteru is defeated, the gate will rise up. However, before you can go up the stairs, Masataka Kasahara will try to block your path. Defeat Masataka and climb the stairs to the third floor. Here is where Ujimasa Hojo is. However, he is not alone. Kotaro Fuma will show up again, officially making him a huge pain in the ass. Kotaro will be powered up, so he won't be as easy to defeat as he was in the first two fights. Defeat Kotaro first and the focus all your attacks on the leader of the Hojos. Defeat Ujimasa to complete the stage and complete your conquest of Japan. ---------------------------Dream: Battle of Sekigahara ---------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Western Army: | Eastern Army: | | Hideyoshi Toyotomi | Ieyasu Tokugawa | | Mitsunari Ishida | Tadakatsu Honda | | Sakon Shima | Ina | | Yoshihiro Shimazu | Naomasa Ii | | Ginchiyo Tachibana | Masanori Fukushima | | Yoshitsugu Otani | Nagamasa Kuroda | | Yukinaga Knoishi | Takatora Todo | | Hideie Ukita | Tadaoki Hosokawa | | Teruzumi Akashi | Nagachika Kanamori | | Hideaki Kobayakawa | Tadayoshi Matsudaira | | Ekei Ankokuji | Yoshinaga Asano | | Hidemoto Mori | Terumasa Ikeda | | Hiroie Kikkawa | Yoshiaki Kato | | Toyohisa Shimazu | Kazutoyo Yamanouchi | | Satoie Gamo | Reinforcements: | | Reinforcements: | Kiyomasa Kato | | None | Yoshihiro Shimazu | | | Ginchiyo Tachibana | | | Toyohisa Shimazu | | | Hanzo Hattori | | | Masamune Date | | | Kojuro Katakura | | | Shigezane Date | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Defeat Ieyasu. Main Camp is captured.

Walkthrough: As soon as the stage starts, make your way over to Masanori Fukushima. You will get a mission to defeat the traitor. While you are fighting Masanori, the Mori army will decide they don't want to defect and will begin to move towards the enemy main camp. When Masanori is defeated, make your way over to Naomasa Ii and defeat him. Make your way over to Takatora Todo and defeat him as well. You will be waiting on Kiyomasa Kato to appear. When he does, make your way over to Kiyomasa. You will get a mission to defeat him. While you are fighting Kiyomasa, Ginchiyo Tachibana, Yoshihiro Shimazu, and Toyohisa Shimazu will all defect to the enemy. Also, Tadakatsu Honda will begin to march towards the northwestern garrison and Hanzo Hattori will appear in Mt. Matsuo Castle. When Kiyomasa is defeated, make your way over to Mt. Matsuo Castle. You will get a mission to rescue Hideaki Kobayakawa. Complete this mission by defeating Hanzo Hattori. While you are here, also defeat Yoshiaki Kato. Make your way over to your main camp. At the eastern gate of your main camp, Ginchiyo Tachibana and Ina will be trying to get inside your base. You will get a mission to prevent Ginchiyo from entering your main camp. Defeat Ginchiyo to complete your mission and then defeat Ina to prevent her from causing problems and then make your way to the northern gate of your main camp. Yoshihiro Shimazu will be here, along with Toyohisa Shimazu and a few other enemy officers. You will get a mission to prevent Yoshihiro from entering your main camp. Defeat Yoshihiro before he can enter your camp and then clear this area out of enemy officers. When this is done, make your way to the northwestern garrison. Your army will begin to charge the enemy main camp. This will cause Masamune Date along with his army to appear in the northwestern garrison. Tadakatsu Honda will also be here. You will get two missions. The first mission will be to rescue Satoie Gamo. Complete this mission by defeating Tadakatsu. This might be the only stage where Tadakatsu is not powered up, so enjoy it while it lasts. The second mission will be to prevent Masamune Date from entering your main camp. This shouldn't be too hard to complete, since Masamune is a long ways away from your main camp. The hard part of these two missions will be defeating the multiple enemy officers that are all crowded in the same area, but if you defeat each enemy officer on at a time, this shouldn't be too hard. The only powered up officer is Masamune, so save him for last. Once both missions are completed, clear out any enemy officer that is around or near your main camp. When that is done, make your way towards the Tokugawa main camp. Defeat the three guards that are guarding the gates to the main camp and then enter the main camp. Once inside the Tokugawa main camp, you will have to face off with Kazutoyo Yamanouchi and Ieyasu Tokugawa. Defeat Ieyasu to complete the stage. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \

4o. Tadakatsu Honda's Walkthrough

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--------------------------Stage 1: Battle of Anegawa --------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Oda-Tokugawa: | Azai-Asakura: | | Nobunaga Oda | Nagamasa Azai | | Ieyasu Tokugawa | Yoshikage Asakura | | Hideyoshi Hashiba | Oichi | | Magoichi Saika | Kazumasa Isono | | Katsuie Shibata | Masazumi Azai | | Tadakatsu Honda | Sadayuki Atsuji | | Hanzo Hattori | Naotsune Endo | | Tsuneoki Ikeda | Kiyotsuna Akao | | Nobumori Sakuma | Tsunachika Kaiho | | Yoshinari Mori | Kagenori Asakura | | Masahisa Sakai | Jinpachiro Maeba | | Tadatsugu Sakai | Kagetake Asakura | | Masanobu Honda | Yoshimune Kawai | | Reinforcements: | Nagashige Tomita | | Yasumasa Sakakibara | Kagekata Uozumi | | | Naganori Yamazaki | | | Reinforcements: | | | None | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: The stage starts off with the Tokugawa Army outnumbered 3 to 1. Of course, this doesn't matter since one of those officers in the Tokugawa Army is Tadakatsu Honda. When the stage starts, make your way north and defeat Nagashige Tomita and Kagenori Asakura. Ieyasu Tokugawa will order you to attack the central garrison, so make your way over there. The garrison is being guarded by Yoshimune Kawai. Defeat him and then make your way back west. Help out the Tokugawa frontline by defeating Naganori Yamazaki, Kagekata Uozumi, and Jinpachiro Maeba. By now, Yasumasa Sakakibara should have infiltrated the Asakura main camp and opened all the gates to the camp. Go inside the Asakura main camp and say hi to the leader of the Asakura. Defeat both Yoshikage Asakura and his bodyguard, Kagenori Asakura, to drive off the Asakura Army. Now, the next goal is to defeat the Azai Army. From the Asakura main camp, head east. Oichi will order her faction of the Azai Army to charge the Tokugawa. You will face off with Kiyotsuna Akao, Tsunachika Kaiho, and Naotsune Endo. Each one of those enemy officers thinks he can stop you, so prove each one of them wrong by defeating them. Finally, Oichi will attempt Defeat Nagamasa and Yoshikage. Nobunaga or Ieyasu is defeated.

to stop the Tokugawa advance. Defeat Oichi and then continue east along the river. When you reach the eastern part of the northern river, you will run into two Azai officers. They are Kazumasa Isono and Masazumi Azai. Defeat them both and then make your way inside the Oda main camp through the north gate. Here, Nagamasa Azai should be either inside or almost inside the Oda main camp. He should be here with Sadayuki Atsuji and Naoyori Shinjo. Defeat both of Nagamasa's officers first before defeating Nagamasa himself to complete the stage. -------------------------------Stage 2: Battle of Mikatagahara -------------------------------Victory Conditions: Escape Point. Defeat Condition: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Oda-Tokugawa: | Takeda Army: | | Ieyasu Tokugawa | Shingen Takeda | | Tadakatsu Honda | Nobutoyo Takeda | | Hanzo Hattori | Nobukimi Anayama | | Yasumasa Sakakibara | Masatane Hara | | Tadatsugu Sakai | Moritomo Saegusa | | Kazumasa Ishikawa | Nobufusa Baba | | Tadazane Honda | Masatoyo Naito | | Nobumori Sakuma | Nobushige Oyamada | | Hirohide Hirate | Masatsugu Tsuchiya | | Reinforcements: | Reinforcements: | | Yoshinobu Natsume | Katsuyori Takeda | | Tadatsugu Matsui | Masakage Yamagata | | Kyuzaburo Suzuki | Nobukado Takeda | | | Kotaro Fuma | | | Masanobu Kosaka | | | Sakon Shima | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: This is basically a stage where you retreat, but you don't really have to retreat at the end. When the stage starts off, you're in the northern area of the map. The first person you should come across is Nobushige Oyamada. You will get a mission to stop his pursuit, so defeat him to complete this mission. Now, make your way west towards the Oda Army. You will get a mission to help them escape. You can help them out by opening a path for them. First, defeat Nobukimi Anayama to open up the north gate to the western garrison. Once inside the western garrison, defeat Masatane Hara to open up the south gate to the western garrison. Finally, defeat Moritomo Saegusa at Defeat Shingen or Ieyasu and Tadakatsu arrive at the Ieyasu is defeated.

the south gate. Now, thin out some of the enemy soldiers in this area. You don't have to defeat them all, but just get rid of some so that the Oda Army doesn't die to them. Now, leave the western garrison through the north gate and take the long way around to where Ieyasu Tokugawa is. He should be getting attacked by Katsuyori Takeda at this point. If you go through the central garrison, you will get ambushed there and you don't want that to happen just yet. When you reach Katsuyori, you will get a mission to stop his attack. Defeat Katsuyori to complete this mission. Now, go back to the central garrison. When you go inside the garrison, all the gates to the garrison will close and Masakage Yamagata and Nobukado Takeda will ambush you. You will get a mission to open up all the gates to the central garrison. Defeat Masakage and Nobukado to complete this mission and open up the gates. Leave the central garrison through the south gate and defeat Masatsugu Tsuchiya. Now, go back to where Ieyasu is and defeat all enemy soldiers that are around him. This will get him moving towards Hamamatsu Castle. When Ieyasu gets near the south gate of the central garrison, Kotaro Fuma will appear and attempt to assassinate Ieyasu. You will get a mission to defeat Kotaro, so complete this mission and then continue to escort Ieyasu towards Hamamatsu Castle. In the southwestern section of the map, this area will be filled with ledges. This area can be easy to get lost in if you don't know the terrain. You can only jump down ledges. You cannot go back up a ledge. Also, here in this area, Ieyasu will get ambushed once again. This ambush will be lead by Masanobu Kosaka. You will get a mission to protect Ieyasu. Complete this mission by defeating Masanobu. Now, by this time, Shingen Takeda should order a full attack on your army. You should get some allied reinforcements. Now, you can ignore protecting Ieyasu for the time being. The first general you should defeat is Masatoyo Naito. Now, make your way over to where Nobufusa Baba is. He should be in the garrison just north of Hamamatsu Castle. Defeat him and then make your way back towards Ieyasu. Clear out the enemies that are near him to get him moving towards Hamamatsu Castle again. When Ieyasu gets closed to Hamamatsu Castle, Sakon Shima will arrive as reinforcements for the Takeda Army. He will close all the gates to the castle and stop Ieyasu's retreat. You will need to defeat Sakon to open up all the gates to the castle. Now, when Sakon is defeated, you have two options. You can either escape with Ieyasu through the castle or you can go pay Shingen a visit. I normally just go after Shingen's head. Make your way all the way north to the northeastern garrison. Shingen is here with Nobutoyo Takeda. You will get a mission to defeat Shingen. Defeat both Takedas to complete the mission and the retreat. -----------------------------Stage 3: Siege of Ueda Castle -----------------------------Victory Conditions: Defeat Condition: Defeat Masayuki and Yukimura. Ieyasu is defeated.

Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Oda-Tokugawa: | Sanada Army: | | Ieyasu Tokugawa | Masayuki Sanada | | Tadakatsu Honda | Yukimura Sanada | | Hanzo Hattori | Kanetsugu Naoe | | Mototada Torii | Nobuyuki Sanada | | Nagamori Okabe | Shigenori Suzuki | | Naomasa Ii | Yorisada Yazawa | | Tadayo Okubo | Genba Karasawa | | Yasumasa Sakakibara | Shigenaga Honjo | | Tadatsugu Sakai | Tomonobu Saito | | Chikayoshi Hiraiwa | Yataro Onikojima | | Tadataka Okubo | Takahiro Kitajo | | Reinforcements: | Chikanori Suibara | | None | Nagazane Irobe | | | Reinforcements: | | | Zushonosuke Yumoto | | | Mino Kaneko | | | Bitchu Kozuki | | | Yukishige Yokotani | | | Mikawa Hisaya | | | Kotaro Fuma | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: When the stage starts off, make your way east. Your first goal will be to seize the southwestern garrison. When you get close to Nagazane Irobe, there will be some ambush troops that will appear behind you. Ignore them for now. They will come to you, so just focus on the southwestern garrison. You will get a mission to take the southwestern garrison, so complete this mission by defeating Nagazane and Takahiro Kitajo. When they are defeated, go ahead and defeat the two ambush units, Zushonosuke Yumoto and Mino Kaneko. Now, leave the southwestern garrison through the north gate and head north. You cannot get inside the Uesugi garrison just yet, but you can defeat the enemy officer that is outside the stronghold. Defeat Shigenaga Honjo and then make your way back inside the cave and head west. You will get ambushed by Bitchu Kozuki, so teach him that it is not wise to ambush one of the strongest warriors in Japan by defeating him and then move on. At the south gate of Ueda Castle, you should find Yukimura Sanada, who is powered up and more powerful than most powered up enemy officers. He will be here with Genba Karasawa and Yorisada Yazawa. Normally, when you're facing an officer that is as powered up as Yukimura is, there is a way to get rid of that powered up status. In this case, you can get rid of Yukimura's status by taking control of Ueda Castle by defeating Masayuki Sanada. However, since you're Tadakatsu Honda, why not challenge the powered up Yukimura and see who exactly the strongest warrior in Japan is? Get rid of Yukimura's two bodyguards first and then face off with Yukimura himself in a one on one confrontation. During this battle, your army

should get flooded near the central area, but don't worry about that too much. The only major thing that happens is that some of the terrain changes because of the flood. Just concentrate on knocking off Yukimura for now. When Yukimura falls, you should be able to access Ueda Castle. Now, you can open up the western gate of Ueda Castle from the inside just by going near it. First, make your way through the western gate of Ueda Castle and head over towards the northwestern castle. You will get a mission to take Toishi Castle. Do this by defeating Yataro Onikojima. Also, make sure you defeat Chikanori Suibara, who is guarding the south gate of Toishi Castle. When you have taken Toishi Castle, there is just one more officer in this area that you must defeat. South of Toishi Castle is Tomonobu Saito. Defeat him and then make your way back to the western gate of Ueda Castle. Your next goal will be Kanetsugu Naoe. He is locked away in the eastern garrison. You cannot get inside that garrison from the south, but you can get inside the garrison from the north. You will need to travel through another cave to get to the north gate of the eastern garrison. This gate is being guarded by a Defense Captain, so run through the soldier quickly and then make your way inside the garrison. Kanetsugu Naoe is not powered up, so he shouldn't provide much trouble. When you are finished with Kanetsugu, make your way back through the cave that is north of the eastern garrison and then head north through the cave. Follow this path until you get ambushed by two enemy officers. They should be Yukishige Yokotani and Mikawa Hisaya. Defeat them both and follow this path all the way to the east gate of the main keep of Ueda Castle. To open the east gate of the main keep of Ueda Castle, you will need to defeat the Defense Captain guarding it. Once inside the main keep, the first officer that will greet you will be Nobuyuki Sanada. Defeat your future son-in-law to open up the gates within Ueda Castle. Now, there are two paths you can take. Take the western path. This will lead you to Shigenori Suzuki. While you are fighting Shigenori, Kotaro will announce his presence on the stage. Defeat Shigenori and go up the stairs to the second floor. On the second floor, you will face off with both Kotaro Fuma and Masayuki Sanada. You will get a mission to defeat Kotaro, so defeat him first. When the dark ninja is defeated, finish off the elder Sanada to complete the stage. ---------------------------Stage 4: Battle of Kusegawa ---------------------------Victory Conditions: Defeat Sakon.

Defeat Condition: Kazutada, Kazuhide, Toyouji, and Tanomo are eliminated, or Tadakatsu is defeated. Armies:

+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Eastern Army: | Western Army: | | Tadakatsu Honda | Sakon Shima | | Ina | Musashi Miyamoto | | Naomasa Ii | Hideie Ukita | | Kazutada Nakamura | Yukinaga Konishi | | Kazuhide Nakamura | Tamehiro Hiratsuka | | Toyouji Arima | Satoie Gamo | | Tanomo Noisshiki | Teruzumi Akashi | | Reinforcements: | Shigemasa Toda | | None | Reinforcements: | | | Yoshitsugu Otani | | | Yoshikatsu Otani | | | Ginchiyo Tachibana | | | Yoritsugu Kinoshita | | | Yoshihiro Shimazu | | | Toyohisa Shimazu | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: This stage is a relatively quick stage. You have to protect four allied generals from getting defeated. Since there are four of them, this shouldn't be too much of a problem. When the stage starts, make your way west. Defeat Teruzumi Akashi and continue to go west. When you get close to Kazuhide Nakamura, you will get a mission to rescue him. Complete this mission by defeating Satoie Gamo and Shigemasa Toda. When this mission is complete, make your way towards the northwestern part of the map. Ginchiyo Tachibana will launch an ambush of the southern garrison, but ignore her for now. You should be close to Tanomo Noisshiki, who should get ambushed by Yoshitsugu Otani and Yoshikatsu Otani. You will get a mission to assist in Tanomo's retreat, so defeat both Otani officers to help him survive. He should be fine now, so just leave him to retreat on his own. Make your way towards the southern garrison. Ginchiyo should be here with her assistant, Yoritsugu Kinoshita. You will get a mission to defend the southern garrison. Complete this mission by defeating both Ginchiyo and Yoritsugu. Now, leave the southern garrison through the south gate. Yoshihiro Shimazu should appear with Toyohisa Shimazu. Toyohisa will appear in the southeastern corner of the map, hence the reason for leaving the southern garrison through the south gate. When you get close to Toyohisa, you will get a mission to destroy the Shimazu Army. Defeat Toyohisa and then make your way north along the eastern path to the northeastern garrison. Defeat Yoshihiro Shimazu to complete your mission of destroying the Shimazu Army. Now, Yukinaga Konishi and Tamehiro Hiratsuka should be inside or around the northeastern garrison. Defeat both of these enemy generals to rescue Toyouji Arima. If Tanomo hasn't retreated yet, make your way over to him and defeat any and all enemy soldiers that around him until he retreats to complete the mission. The only thing

left to do now is to take down the enemy main camp. Make your way back across the river to the western side of the map. Guarding the entrance to the enemy main camp is Musashi Miyamoto and Hideie Ukita. Hideie should be an easy kill, but Musashi is powered up and may take some time to bring down. You should have the advantage in terms of reach, so use that to your advantage. Once Musashi is defeated, make your way inside the enemy main camp. Sakon Shima is waiting for you here. Defeat Sakon to complete the stage. -----------------------------Stage 5: Battle of Sekigahara -----------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Condition: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Eastern Army: | Western Army: | | Ieyasu Tokugawa | Mitsunari Ishida | | Tadakatsu Honda | Sakon Shima | | Ina | Yoshihiro Shimazu | | Naomasa Ii | Musashi Miyamoto | | Masanori Fukushima | Satoie Gamo | | Nagamasa Kuroda | Yoshitsugu Otani | | Tadaoki Hosokawa | Hideie Ukita | | Yoshiaki Kato | Yukinaga Konishi | | Nagachika Kanamori | Teruzumi Akashi | | Hirotaka Terasawa | Hideaki Kobayakawa | | Kazutoyo Yamanouchi | Suketada Ogawa | | Terumasa Ikeda | Yasuharu Wakisaka | | Reinforcements: | Toyohisa Shimazu | | Magobei Fuse | Ekei Ankokuji | | Hiroie Kikkawa | Hiroie Kikkawa | | Hidemoto Mori | Hidemoto Mori | | Hideaki Kobayakawa | Morichika Chosokabe | | Suketada Ogawa | Masaie Natsuka | | Yasuharu Wakisaka | Shigemasa Toda | | | Tamehiro Hiratsuka | | | Reinforcements: | | | Ginchiyo Tachibana | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: As soon as the stage starts, make your way south and then west. Your first target should be Teruzumi Akashi. When he is defeated, defeat Yukinaga Konishi next. South of your location should be the first enemy cannons. It's guarded by a Defense Captain. Defeat that Defense Captain and shut down that cannon. You will get a mission to shut down the enemy cannons. You've stopped one, but wait to stop the other one until later. Now, make your way Defeat Mitsunari. Ieyasu is defeated.

south to where Masanori Fukushima is located at. He should be fighting off Yoshitsugu Otani. Defeat him and then quickly make your way north. Ginchiyo Tachibana should be attempting to make a run at your main camp. Normally, the west gate of your main camp is protected by Tadakatsu Honda. However, since you're Tadakatsu, there isn't anyone guarding that gate, which means once Ginchiyo defeats one allied general, she has a clear shot at your main camp. Track down Ginchiyo before she can enter your main camp. You will get a mission to prevent Ginchiyo from reaching your main camp. She will be powered up, so it may take some time to defeat her. When Ginchiyo is defeated, it's time to start the enemy defections. The first defection you should focus on is the Mori Army defection. This happens when you defeat Ekei Ankokuji. Make your way over to Ekei, ignoring Hiroie Kikkawa in the process. You will get a mission to defeat Ekei. When you have completed this mission, Hiroie and Hidemoto Mori will defect to your side. Now, remember that mission to stop the enemy cannons? Complete that mission by stopping the enemy cannons that are just south and west of your current location. Now, it's time to get the main defection started. Make your way over to the eastern path. When you get close to Magobei Fuse, you will get a mission to assist him in getting to Mt. Matsuo. To do this, first you must defeat Masaie Natsuka, who is trying to act like a roadblock. When he is defeated, make your way to the southern path that leads to Morichika Chosokabe. Defeat him and then leave the area. Magobei should make his way to Mt. Matsuo without anymore help, thus completing your mission. What you should do while you're waiting for Hideaki Kobayakawa to defect is to clear out some of the enemy generals that are still alive in the central area. When Hideaki defects, immediately begin to make your way towards the northwestern section of the map. Here, the Shimazu Army will begin to make their retreat. You will get a mission to stop their retreat. To complete this mission, you need to defeat Yoshihiro Shimazu and Toyohisa Shimazu. Both Yoshihiro and Toyohisa will be powered up with lots of life and defense, so they can take a few hits. Quickly defeat Toyohisa, as Musashi Miyamoto should begin to make his way towards your location. That is, unless you like three on one battles. Musashi is also powered up, so he also can take a few hits. However, he can also dish out the hits as well, making Yoshihiro's range and Musashi's power a deadly combination. Defeat one of these two enemy generals first, and then focus on the other one. When you get through these two generals, there should only be two enemy generals left on the battlefield and they should both be at the southwest corner of the map (if not, hunt down everyone else first). Sakon Shima is the general that is guarding the enemy main camp, so you will have to go through him first. You may have to open up a gate by defeating a Defense Captain, but that shouldn't be any problem. Sakon is powered up a little, but compared to Yoshihiro and Musashi, he should go down relatively quickly. When Sakon is defeated, the only thing left to do is defeat Mitsunari Ishida. Defeat Mitsunari to complete the stage. -------------------------------

Dream: Tournament of Champions ------------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Condition: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Tokugawa Guardians: | Rival: | | Tadakatsu Honda | None | | Naomasa Ii | Reinforcements: | | Yasumasa Sakakibara | Musashi Miyamoto | | Tadatsugu Sakai | Kojiro Sasaki | | Reinforcements: | Tadaaki Ono | | None | Munenori Yagyu | | | Shigetaka Togo | | | Kotaro Fuma | | | Hanzo Hattori | | | Nene | | | Genba Karasawa | | | Koroku Hachisuka | | | Keiji Maeda | | | Dokyu Yamagami | | | Danemon Ban | | | Matabei Goto | | | Shigenari Kimura | | | Hideyoshi Toyotomi | | | Ieyasu Tokugawa | | | Masamune Date | | | Ujinao Hojo | | | Yoshihisa Shimazu | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: This stage is different from any other battle. You start off with no enemies on the stage. The enemies will appear in four waves. The first three waves are random in appearance. The enemy officers for each wave are the same, but which waves appear first, second, or third is randomized. Furthermore, which garrisons the enemy officers attack are also randomized. Therefore, this is a hard battle to give specifics on. However, there are some tips that I can provide. First off, prevent the unique officers from entering the garrisons. If they enter a garrison, they will become powered up. You will know they have become powered up because they will say something along the lines of they rule you drool. Either way, make sure the unique officers are the first to fall. You will get a mission each time you get close to a unique officer to prevent them from entering whatever garrison they are targeting, so you can gain some gold for stopping the enemy officers from getting inside your garrisons. Second, try to keep as many soldiers alive as possible. You can do this by defeating the enemy officers quickly. The more soldiers that are Defeat all enemy officers. Any allied officer is defeated.

alive in front of the gates to the garrisons, the more of a chance you have to prevent unique officers from entering a garrison. Even though when the enemy officers will show up is random, I can provide you which enemy officers will appear each wave. One wave will be the wave of swordsmen. This wave has the unique officers of Musashi Miyamoto and Kojiro Sasaki and the generic officers of Tadaaki Ono, Munenori Yagyu, and Shigetaka Togo. Another wave will be a wave of ninjas. This wave has the unique officers of Kotaro Fuma, Hanzo Hattori, and Nene and the generic officers of Genba Karasawa and Koroku Hachisuka. The third wave is the wave of miscreants. This wave has Keiji Maeda as it's only unique officer, but it has four generic officers. They are Dokyu Yamagami, Danemon Ban, Matabei Goto, and Shigenari Kimura. When the first three waves are defeated, the fourth wave will show up. This is the wave of minor lords. This wave is always last. This wave has the unique officers of Hideyoshi Toyotomi, Ieyasu Tokugawa, and Masamune Date and the generic officers of Ujinao Hojo and Yoshihisa Shimazu. This wave is normally the toughest wave because of two reasons. First, they are all already powered up. If a unique officer enters a garrison, they become even more powered up. The second reason is the simple fact that most of your soldiers guarding the three garrisons should be killed off. Therefore, the unique officers will normally have an easy time breaking into a garrison and becoming stronger. Odds are, you will have to fight one or two powered up officers before completing this stage. When the last minor lord is defeated, you will have proven yourself to be the strongest warrior in the land. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 4p. Ina's Walkthrough SW2STINA \____________________________________________________ -------------------------------Stage1: Siege of Odawara Castle -------------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Condition: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Toyotomi Army: | Hojo Army: | | Hideyoshi Toyotomi | Ujimasa Hojo | | Ieyasu Tokugawa | Ujinao Hojo | | Tadakatsu Honda | Ujiteru Hojo | | Ina | Ujimitsu Hojo | | Ginchiyo Tachibana | Naosada Hojo | | Masamune Date | Ujitaka Hojo | | Yoshihiro Shimazu | Ujifusa Hojo | Defeat Ujimasa and Ujinao. Hideyoshi is defeated.

| Kojuro Katakura | Naohide Matsuda | | Toyohisa Shimazu | Tanenaga Hara | | Reinforcements: | Norisada Ueda | | None | Ujinori Uesugi | | | Yoshitake Mibu | | | Naoshige Chiba | | | Masataka Kasahara | | | Ujinaga Narita | | | Masayo Ito | | | Yasusato Matsuda | | | Hiroteru Minagawa | | | Reinforcements: | | | Yasuhiro Ogasawara | | | Kotaro Fuma | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: You start off near the eastern gate. This gate will not open, so you will need to get a siege ramp set up to enter the castle. The siege ramp will start off along the eastern path and move towards the southeastern part of the castle. You will get a mission to defense the siege ramp. There will be an ambush of the siege ramp, but they will only be regular soldiers. Use a horse musou to run through these soldiers. Once the siege ramp is set up, your mission will be complete. Run up the siege ramp and enter Odawara Castle. Once inside, you will get a mission to stop the enemy cannon fire. Complete this mission by defeating Naohide Matsuda. Now, you will get a mission to open all three gates of Odawara Castle. Start by opening up the east gate. You can do this by defeating Yasusato Matsuda and Ujifusa Hojo. Now, make your way to the south gate. Here, defeat Naoshige Chiba and Ujinaga Narita to open up the south gate. Run outside of the south gate and defeat Yoshitake Mibu. Now, make your way towards the north gate of Odawara Castle. Take the eastern route around. This means you will have to navigate through the bomb corridor, but it's not too bad. Worst comes to worst, use a horse musou to get through it. When you arrive at the north gate, defeat Masataka Kasahara and Ujinori Uesugi to open the gate. Make your way outside of the gate and defeat Norisada Ueda. With your mission to open up all the gates of Odawara Castle complete, Kotaro Fuma has a surprise for you. He will open up a gate next to your main camp and allow some enemy generals direct access to your main camp. Rush over to your main camp. You can use the gate Kotaro opens to get to your main camp faster. When you reach your main camp, you will get a mission to defend your main camp. Defeat Masayo Ito, Ujitaka Hojo, and Tanenaga Hara to complete this mission. Now, leave your main camp through the southern exit and reenter Odawara Castle through the east gate. Take the southern path around to the southwestern corner of the map. It is here that the storehouse can be found. When you enter the storehouse, you will get ambushed by Yasuhiro Ogasawara. You will also get a mission to take the storehouse. Complete this mission by defeating both Yasuhiro Ogasawara and Ujitada Hojo. Once you have taken the storehouse, make your way north towards the western courtyard. Kotaro will close off all the gates in this area and ambush you with ninjas.

You will get a mission to defeat 100 enemy soldiers. Your horse musou will quickly run through a lot of enemy soldiers, so use that to your advantage. When 100 enemy soldiers are defeated, all the gates in this area will open. Continue to make your way north to where Ujiteru Hojo and Ujimitsu Hojo are. Defeat these two officers and then make your way towards the main keep of Odawara Castle. Enter the main keep and immediately head east. You will find two enemy soldiers here that are running the bomb corridor. You will get a mission to shut down the corridor. Defeat Hiroteru Minagawa and Naosada Hojo to complete this mission. Make your way west and head up the stairs to the second floor. On the second floor, Kotaro Fuma will appear and challenge you. You will get a mission to defeat Kotaro. When you have defeated Kotaro, the gates to the third floor will open up. Make your way to the third floor and defeat both Ujimasa Hojo and Ujinao Hojo to complete the stage. -----------------------Stage 2: Village Rescue -----------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: captured. Armies: +-------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ | Villagers: | Bandits: | Interlopers: | | Ina | Raider | None | | Peasant | Raider | Reinforcements: | | Peasant | Raider | Kotaro Fuma | | Peasant | Raider | | | Peasant | Raider | | | Reinforcements: | Raider | | | Peasant | Raider | | | | Raider | | | | Reinforcements: | | | | Raider | | | | Raider | | | | Raider | | | | Raider | | | | Raider | | | | Raider | | | | Raider | | | | Raider | | | | Raider | | | | Marauder | | | | Raider | | | | Raider | | +-------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: Defeat the Marauder. All peasants are eliminated, or any Main Camp is

When the stage starts, make your way towards the southeastern garrison. Four Raiders will be trying to get inside. You will get a mission to protect this garrison from the Raiders. Start off by defeating the two Raiders that are attacking from the south. When they are defeated make your way towards the northern gate of the garrison. Defeat the two Raiders who are here to complete your mission. Now, a Peasant should get ambushed in the northeastern part of the map. He will get attacked by two Raiders. Make your way towards this area. You will get a mission to protect the Peasant. Complete this mission by defeating the two Raiders who are attacking the Peasant. From here, make your way towards the central village. When you get inside, the gates of the central village will close. To get the gates to open, you will need to defeat all four Raiders who are inside this central area. When all the gates are open to the central village, leave the village through the north gate. While you were trapped inside the central village, Raiders have ambushed the northwestern garrison. Make your way towards the northwestern garrison. You will get a mission to protect this garrison. Complete this mission by defeating all four Raiders that have surrounded this garrison. Now, go back to the central village. When you enter the central village, a lot of regular bandits will appear here. You will get a mission to defeat a certain amount of bandits within a certain timeframe. The best way to kill off a lot of enemy soldiers quickly is to abuse your horse musou. This way, you can kill off many pockets of enemy soldiers. When this mission is completed, the Marauder will finally make his appearance. He will bring some more Raiders with him. Leave the central village through the north gate. Defeat all of the Raiders who are here and make your way back to the central village. Defeat any and all Raiders until you get close to the Marauder. The Marauder will say that he is bringing the Hojo back. This will cause Kotaro Fuma to appear on the map. He will be in the northeastern corner of the map. Make your way over to him. You will get a mission to defeat Kotaro. Kotaro is powered up, so he's much stronger than any of the other enemies on the map. When Kotaro is defeated, defeat any leftover Raiders. When the Marauder is the last enemy left on the battlefield, defeat the Marauder to complete the stage. ---------------------------Stage 3: Battle of Kusegawa ---------------------------Victory Conditions: Defeat Sakon.

Defeat Condition: Kazutada, Kazuhide, Toyouji, and Tanomo are eliminated, or Tadakatsu is defeated. Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Eastern Army: | Western Army: | | Tadakatsu Honda | Sakon Shima | | Ina | Musashi Miyamoto | | Naomasa Ii | Hideie Ukita |

| Kazutada Nakamura | Yukinaga Konishi | | Kazuhide Nakamura | Tamehiro Hiratsuka | | Toyouji Arima | Satoie Gamo | | Tanomo Noisshiki | Teruzumi Akashi | | Reinforcements: | Shigemasa Toda | | None | Reinforcements: | | | Yoshihiro Shimazu | | | Toyohisa Shimazu | | | Yoshitsugu Otani | | | Yoshikatsu Otani | | | Ginchiyo Tachibana | | | Yoritsugu Kinoshita | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: You start off in the northeastern garrison. Make your way west across the river. In the northwestern corner of the map, Yukinaga Konishi and Tamehiro Hiratsuka are just starting their march towards the northeastern garrison. You will get a mission to protect the northeastern garrison. Defeat both of these enemy officers to complete this mission. Sakon Shima will call for reinforcements from the Shimazu Army. They will appear along the eastern path of the map. They will march towards the northeastern garrison. Make your way back to the northeastern garrison and then leave through the south gate. The first Shimazu you should run across is Toyohisa Shimazu. You will now get a mission to defeat the Shimazu Army. Defeat Toyohisa and continue south. Here, Yoshihiro Shimazu should challenge you to a fight. Defeat Yoshihiro to complete your mission. By this time, more reinforcements should arrive for the enemy. What you will want to do first is to go to where your ally Kazuhide Nakamura is located at. He should have three enemy generals surrounding him. You will get a mission to rescue Kazuhide. Complete this mission by defeating Teruzumi Akashi, Satoie Gamo, and Shigemasa Toda. Ginchiyo Tachibana should arrive as enemy reinforcements, but ignore them for now. Make your way towards the western path. Your ally Tanomo Noisshiki should be here getting attacked by Yoshitsugu Otani and Yoshikatsu Otani. You will get a mission to assist in Tanomo's retreat. Defeat these two enemy generals to assist in Tanomo's survival, and then head back to the southern garrison. You will get a mission to protect the southern garrison. First, defeat Yoritsugu Kinoshita. Now, make your way inside the southern garrison. Ginchiyo should be here waiting for you. Ginchiyo is powered up, so she won't be an easy kill. Now, make your way back to Tanomo and defeat any enemy soldiers that are in his way. When Tanomo reaches the retreat point, you can finally now go after the enemy main camp. There are two enemy officers guarding the enemy main camp. One of them is a generic officer, Hideie Ukita. The other is Musashi Miyamoto. Musashi isn't powered up on this stage, so he's not as powerful as he could be. However, he can still be a real handful. Get rid of Hideie first to make the battle one on one. Then, defeat Musashi to isolate Sakon Shima. Now, enter the enemy main camp and face off with Sakon. Defeat Sakon to complete the stage.

-----------------------------Stage 4: Battle of Sekigahara -----------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Condition: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Eastern Army: | Western Army: | | Ieyasu Tokugawa | Mitsunari Ishida | | Tadakatsu Honda | Sakon Shima | | Ina | Yoshihiro Shimazu | | Naomasa Ii | Musashi Miyamoto | | Masanori Fukushima | Satoie Gamo | | Nagamasa Kuroda | Yoshitsugu Otani | | Tadaoki Hosokawa | Hideie Ukita | | Yoshiaki Kato | Yukinaga Konishi | | Nagachika Kanamori | Teruzumi Akashi | | Hirotaka Terasawa | Hideaki Kobayakawa | | Kazutoyo Yamanouchi | Suketada Ogawa | | Terumasa Ikeda | Yasuharu Wakisaka | | Reinforcements: | Toyohisa Shimazu | | Magobei Fuse | Ekei Ankokuji | | Hiroie Kikkawa | Hiroie Kikkawa | | Hidemoto Mori | Hidemoto Mori | | Hideaki Kobayakawa | Morichika Chosokabe | | Suketada Ogawa | Masaie Natsuka | | Yasuharu Wakisaka | Shigemasa Toda | | | Tamehiro Hiratsuka | | | Reinforcements: | | | Ginchiyo Tachibana | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: When the stage starts, make your way over to where Teruzumi Akashi is. He should be fighting with Naomasa Ii. Defeat Teruzumi and then continue west. Don't get near Musashi Miyamoto. Leave him for later. However, do defeat Yukinaga Konishi. Now, make your way towards the first of the enemy's cannons. It should be east and then south of your location. Defeat the Defense Captain that is here to seal off the first of the cannons. You will get a mission to stop all of the enemy's cannons. You will get the second one later. For now, make your way north. Defeat some enemy generals in the central region along the way. You should try to defeat at least two of them quickly. When you have done that, make your way to where Tadakatsu Honda is. He should be getting attacked by Ginchiyo Tachibana. You will get a mission to prevent Ginchiyo from entering your main camp. Ginchiyo is powered up, but you should have some help from Tadakatsu. Defeat Ginchiyo to complete the Defeat Mitsunari. Ieyasu is defeated.

mission and protect your main camp. Now, you should focus on getting some enemies to defect. The first defections you should trigger are the defections of Hiroie Kikkawa and Hidemoto Mori. To get them to defect, you will need to defeat Ekei Ankokuji. When you get close to Ekei, you will get a mission to defeat him. Defeat Ekei to gain some new allies. Now, make your way south. The second enemy cannon should be here. Defeat the Defense Captain that is guarding the second cannon and complete your mission of stopping the enemy cannons. Now, defeat Tamehiro Hiratsuka and make your way east. When you get close to Magobei Fuse, you will get a mission to escort him to the top of Mt. Matsuo. First, defeat Masaie Natsuka to get Magobei to start moving. Then, pass through the gate on the eastern path and follow the southern path to where Morichika Chosokabe is. Defeat Morichika to clear the path for Magobei. When Magobei enters Mt. Matsuo, he will use a hail of rifle fire to get Hideaki Kobayakawa and his men to defect. Now, the tides of the battle have turned. Make your way back north. You should clear out any enemy officers that may be trying to attack your main camp while you're waiting for Hideaki to defect. When Hideaki defects, there will be some talking. Once all the talking is done with, Yoshihiro Shimazu decides to make one final charge. When this happens, make your way towards the northwestern part of the map. You will get a mission to stop Yoshihiro from retreating. To complete this mission, you will need to defeat Yoshihiro, but Toyohisa Shimazu is also in the area trying to cause problems for you. They are both powered up, so they have a lot of life and defense. Take down Toyohisa first to even things up a little. Yoshihiro has the advantage of range, but you should be able to negate this advantage with your attack speed. Try to be quick with defeating one of the two Shimazus, as Musashi Miyamoto is looking for your head. A two on one battle is much more preferable than a three on one battle, especially when all three enemy generals are powered up. Musashi has quick attack speed, so he will make up for the slow attack speed that Yoshihiro has. This is not a good situation for you to be in, so focus on one enemy general and then focus on the other. When both Yoshihiro and Musashi are defeated, there shouldn't be too many enemy officers left. Defeat anyone who still may be attempting to get into your main camp. You should defeat everyone until there are only two enemy officers left. They should be Sakon Shima and Mitsunari Ishida, both hiding in the southwestern corner of the map. Make your way to that area. Sakon Shima is guarding all the gates to the enemy main camp. Defeat Sakon to get those gates to open. Now, it's just Mitsunari left. Defeat Mitsunari to complete the stage. -----------------------Stage 5: Osaka Campaign ------------------------

Victory Condition: Yukimura.)

Defeat Hideyori.

(Later changes to Defeat Hideyori and

Defeat Conditions: Hidetada is defeated. (Later changes to Hidetada is defeated, or Hideyori reaches the Escape Point). Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Tokugawa Army: | Toyotomi Army: | | Ieyasu Tokugawa | Hideyori Toyotomi | | Masamune Date | Yukimura Sanada | | Ina | Magoichi Saika | | Hidetada Tokugawa | Musashi Miyamoto | | Naotaka Ii | Matabei Goto | | Tadatomo Honda | Teruzumi Akashi | | Toshitsune Maeda | Morichika Chosokabe | | Hidemune Date | Katsunaga Mori | | Shigenaga Katakura | Hidenori Sengoku | | Reinforcements: | Yukihiro Ujiie | | None | Shigenari Kimura | | | Harunaga Ono | | | Harufusa Ono | | | Danemon Ban | | | Kanesuke Susukida | | | Yasukatsu Ishikawa | | | Yoshikatsu Otani | | | Masayasu Miyoshi | | | Reinforcements: | | | None | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: When the stage starts, make your way north and defeat Katsunaga Mori. This will open the gates to the Sanada Ward. You will get a mission to seize the Sanada Ward. Inside the Sanada Ward, you will have to deal with enemy officers and enemy riflemen. Defeat the riflemen so they won't cause any problems and then focus on the enemy officers. First, defeat Hidenori Sengoku and Kanesuke Susukida. Now that you have isolated Yukimura Sanada, he shouldn't be too hard to defeat. He is not powered up at this point, so he will fall quickly. When you have defeated him, Yukimura will retreat and you will have seized the Sanada Ward. Now, leave the Sanada Ward through the western gate and defeat Yukihiro Ujiie. Make your way back inside the Sanada Ward and leave this area through the north gate. This will allow you to have access to Osaka Castle. Your first goal should be to clear out the western part of the castle and open the western gate. Make your way over where Shigenari Kimura is and defeat him. Now, make your way over to the western gate of the castle. Danemon Ban should be guarding this gate. Defeat Danemon to open up the western gate. Make your way north to where Teruzumi Akashi is. Defeat him and pass through the gate he was near. In this area, you should find Yoshikatsu Otani. This will open up a gate to the main keep, but don't

enter just yet.

There's still some more work to do outside.

Leave this area and make your way back south and then east towards the central area of Osaka Castle. It is here that you will run into Musashi Miyamoto. He is powered up and ready to fight. He has a lot of attack power, life, and defense, so he's not an easy challenger. However, consider this a litmus test for later. If you are having problems defeating Musashi, then odds are, what comes later will provide even more issues. When Musashi is defeated, the front gate to Osaka Castle will open. Ieyasu Tokugawa will order a cannon to move in front of Osaka Castle. You will get a mission to protect the cannon. First thing you want to do is get rid of all the riflemen that were behind the front gate of Osaka Castle. This way, you don't get knocked off of your horse. Now, you will want to defeat as many regular soldiers that are around the cannons as possible. The best way to do this is by using a horse musou. When you use a horse musou, the cannon will still move at normal speed because it is considered an officer, but the enemy soldiers will all move slowly, making them easy targets to run into. Also remember that Ina's horse attacks are on the left side of the horse, not the right side as most officers have them. There will be two enemy officers that also will try to attack the cannon, but they shouldn't be able to do too much damage. When the cannon is in place, it will fire on the main keep of the castle. This will get the enemy officers to charge, opening up the gates to Osaka Castle. Make your way north to the main gate of the main keep. Here, you will find Magoichi Saika along with Masayasu Miyoshi and Matabei Goto. Magoichi is powered up. He doesn't try to hit on Ina, so you definitely know he means business. Also, since it is Magoichi, he's brought along a lot of his friends, all of whom know how to use a rifle. Defeat all enemy officers in this area to get the main gate to the main keep to open. When you enter the main keep of the castle, take the stairs on your left and go up them. Here, you will fight Harufusa Ono. When he is defeated, what I normally do is go back down the stairs, go north a room, and then go up those stairs. That way, I can get rid of Harunaga Ono before aiming for Hideyori Toyotomi's head. When you go up to the third floor, Yukimura Sanada will appear again. Both Yukimura and Hideyori will be powered up. Defeat Yukimura first and then defeat Hideyori. Turns out, they were both merely doubles. The real Yukimura and Hideyori are actually outside of the main keep of the castle. Hideyori will attempt to escape through the eastern path while Yukimura will aim for Ieyasu's head. Your first goal should be to stop Hideyori. Hideyori will make a mad dash for the escape point, so it's your goal not to let him do that. Hideyori is powered up, but he shouldn't be any more difficult than the last time you fought him...which was about a minute ago. Defeat Hideyori and move on to Yukimura. Yukimura appears in the western area of the castle and tries to go south. He should have to deal with some allies first, so he shouldn't be anywhere near Ieyasu. Yukimura is even more powered up and will definitely put up a fight worthy of the greatest samurai of the era. When Yukimura is defeated, Osaka castle will have fallen and Japan will be unified under the Tokugawa banner.

-------------------------------Dream: Defense of Numata Castle -------------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Tokugawa Army: | Sanada Army: | | Ina | Masayuki Sanada | | Shobei Fukae | Yukimura Sanada | | Mohei Takigawa | Genba Karasawa | | Shigeyasu Ikeda | Zushonosuke Yumoto | | Tadashige Suzuki | Bitchu Kozuki | | Reinforcements: | Yukishige Yokotani | | None | Reinforcements: | | | Mino Kaneko | | | Yorisada Yazawa | | | Mitsunari Ishida | | | Sakon Shima | | | Yoshitsugu Otani | | | Mikawa Hisaya | | | Iyo Tomizawa | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: When the stage starts, you will get a mission to prevent the first wave of Sanada troops from entering the castle. Make your way south to defeat Genba Karasawa. After he is defeated, make your way over to the eastern gate of Numata Castle. Here, Zushonosuke Yumoto will be trying to break into the main keep. While you are fighting Zushonosuke, Masayuki Sanada should leave the battlefield. Something is going on. When Zushonosuke is defeated, head for the western gate of the castle. Defeat Bitchu Kozuki to complete your mission. Now, your next target should be the southeastern garrison. Yukishige Yokotani is here, guarding the garrison. You will get a mission to seize this garrison. Complete this mission by defeating Yukishige. Now, use the southern path to enter the enemy main camp. Here, Yukimura Sanada will be waiting for you. However, as soon as you reach Yukimura, Masayuki Sanada will appear in the northwestern garrison and will begin to move towards Numata Castle from the north. Defeat Yukimura Sanada quickly, as Masayuki does move fast towards the castle. He will be held up by some enemy soldiers, but not Defeat Masayuki and Yukimura. Numata Castle is captured.

for long. Use Ina's musou early and often against Yukimura, as her musou is a general killer when it's not in level 3 form. When Yukimura is defeated, leave the enemy main camp through the north gate and take that path all the way to the northern path. You should have just enough time to cut Masayuki Sanada off from entering your castle. You will get a mission to defeat Masayuki before he can enter your castle. When Masayuki is defeated, the mission will be complete, but the stage will not. Masayuki will reappear inside your castle anyways and claim his strategy worked. I don't see how as you handed him his ass on a platter, but we'll let him think what he wants to think. Make your way over Mino Kaneko and defeat him while the Sanada Army is regrouping. Yukimura Sanada will eventually appear inside Numata Castle and he brings some friends with him. Mitsunari Ishida will appear, along with his army. Ina gets really flustered now that Mitsunari is around. After Mino Kaneko is defeated, make your way north to where Mitsunari is. Mitsunari is powered up, so he's going to take a while to defeat. You want to defeat Mitsunari quickly, as there are more places to go and more enemies to defeat. When Mitsunari goes down, make your way over to Numata Castle. If at any time Mikawa Hisaya and Iyo Tomizawa appear, make your way over to them. They will only appear when Tadashige Suzuki reaches the lake area that is northeast of the enemy main camp. You will get a mission when you get near them to defeat the ambush party and rescue Tadashige Suzuki, so defeat both ambush officers to complete this mission. Yoshitsugu Otani and Yorisada Yazawa should either be around or just barely inside Numata Castle. Defeat both of these generals and then head for the southeastern garrison. Sakon Shima will be here, trying to advance onto the castle. Again, Ina will ask the age old question: Why is Mitsunari here? Try to beat the answer out of Sakon Shima. Sakon is powered up, so he's not going to respond well to any interrogations. When Sakon is defeated, make your way back to Numata Castle. Enter the main keep and take the eastern path. The western path is blocked off. When you reach the end of the path, Yukimura Sanada will be here, trying to stop you from reaching the second floor. Yukimura Sanada is powered up and is surrounded by riflemen. So much for family reunions. Yukimura has a lot of attack, but his defense isn't high enough to make him withstand regular attacks. When your brother-in-law is defeated, make your way up the stairs to the second floor to face off with your father-in-law. Defeat Masayuki Sanada to complete the stage and defend your castle. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 4q. Ieyasu Tokugawa's Walkthrough SW2STIEY \____________________________________________________ --------------------------Stage 1: Battle of Anegawa ---------------------------

Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: Armies:

Defeat Nagamasa and Yoshikage. Nobunaga or Ieyasu is defeated.

+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Oda-Tokugawa: | Azai-Asakura: | | Nobunaga Oda | Nagamasa Azai | | Ieyasu Tokugawa | Yoshikage Asakura | | Hideyoshi Hashiba | Oichi | | Magoichi Saika | Kazumasa Isono | | Katsuie Shibata | Masazumi Azai | | Tadakatsu Honda | Sadayuki Atsuji | | Hanzo Hattori | Naotsune Endo | | Tsuneoki Ikeda | Kiyotsuna Akao | | Nobumori Sakuma | Tsunachika Kaiho | | Yoshinari Mori | Kagenori Asakura | | Masahisa Sakai | Jinpachiro Maeba | | Tadatsugu Sakai | Kagetake Asakura | | Masanobu Honda | Yoshimune Kawai | | Reinforcements: | Nagashige Tomita | | Yasumasa Sakakibara | Kagekata Uozumi | | | Naganori Yamazaki | | | Reinforcements: | | | None | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: When the stage starts off, you're at the southwestern corner of the map with your army. Immediately defeat Nagashige Tomita and Kagenori Asakura, since they are the first two generals you will run across. Now, make your way north. You will get a mission to divert the enemy's attention by attacking the frontline. Complete this mission by defeating one of the three enemy generals that are in the area. Of course, why just defeat one of them when you can defeat all three? Defeat Naganori Yamazaki, Kagekata Uozumi, and Jinpachiro Maeba, completing the mission in the process. This will allow Yasumasa Sakakibara to attack the back gate of the Asakura main camp, opening up all the gates to the Asakura main camp. First, defeat Yoshimune Kawai, who should be east of where you are currently located at, and then enter the Asakura main camp. Inside, you will find Yoshikage Asakura along with a bodyguard, Kagetake Asakura. Defeat both Asakura generals to force the Asakura Army to retreat. Now, you can focus on the Azai Army. Oichi will decide it is up to her to stop your entire army and leave her main camp. From the Asakura main camp, make your way east along the river. You should run into Oichi along with a couple other Azai officers, Kiyotsuna Akao and Naotsune Endo. Defeat all three Azai officers and continue to make your way east along the river. You should reach an area where Masazumi Azai and Kazumasa Isono are at. Defeat them both and then use the north gate of the Oda main camp to make your way towards Nagamasa. Nagamasa should either be inside the Oda main camp or close to being inside the Oda main camp. He should also be here with the remaining forces of the Azai Army, so defeat them

first before you take on Nagamasa. Nagamasa should be tired by now and not as powered up as he starts off, so he shouldn't be that hard to defeat. Defeat Nagamasa to complete the stage. -------------------------------Stage 2: Battle of Mikatagahara -------------------------------Victory Conditions: Defeat Condition: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Oda-Tokugawa: | Takeda Army: | | Ieyasu Tokugawa | Shingen Takeda | | Tadakatsu Honda | Nobutoyo Takeda | | Hanzo Hattori | Nobukimi Anayama | | Yasumasa Sakakibara | Masatane Hara | | Tadatsugu Sakai | Moritomo Saegusa | | Kazumasa Ishikawa | Nobufusa Baba | | Tadazane Honda | Masatoyo Naito | | Nobumori Sakuma | Nobushige Oyamada | | Hirohide Hirate | Masatsugu Tsuchiya | | Reinforcements: | Reinforcements: | | Yoshinobu Natsume | Masakage Yamagata | | Tadatsugu Matsui | Nobukado Takeda | | Kyuzaburo Suzuki | Katsuyori Takeda | | | Kotaro Fuma | | | Masanobu Kosaka | | | Sakon Shima | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: This stage is a retreat battle, but that doesn't mean you have to treat it as if it were a retreat. When the stage starts, make your way north and defeat Nobushige Oyamada. Now, head west to where the Oda Army is located at. When you reach them, you will get a mission to protect their retreat. Do this by defeating the enemy soldiers that are in the way. You don't have to defeat all of them, but at least make sure the enemy officers that are in the area are out of their way. Start off by defeating Nobukimi Anayama to open up the gate to the western garrison. Enter the western garrison and defeat Masatane Hara. This will open up the next gate. At this gate, Moritomo Saegusa will attempt to block the Oda Army's retreat. Defeat him and then thin out the enemy soldiers a little. You don't have to defeat everyone, but just make sure that there are not too many people around these areas. When you are satisfied with your killing, make your way east towards the central garrison. When you get inside the central garrison, the gates will close and you will get ambushed. You will get a mission to open all the gates to the central garrison. You must defeat Nobukado Takeda and Masakage Yamagata to complete this mission and escape the central garrison. Defeat Shingen or Ieyasu arrives at the Escape Point. Ieyasu is defeated.

Leave through the northern gate of the central garrison and make your way south of the Takeda main camp. Katsuyori Takeda should ambush you at this area. You will get a mission to defeat Katsuyori, so do this. Make your way south and take the path that leads you south of the central garrison. Kotaro Fuma will appear and attempt to take your head. You will get a mission to defeat Kotaro, so complete this mission. Kotaro is powered up slightly, but he should present no problems. While you're in this area, defeat Masatsugu Tsuchiya as well. Now, continue along the path that you are on. This will lead you to the southwestern area of the map. This area is filled with ledges and if you don't know this area very well, you could get lost. You can only jump down ledges. You cannot climb back up the ledges. Of course, since you are entering a new area, you're going to get ambushed again. This time, Masanobu Kosaka is leading the ambush. You will get a mission to defeat him and stop the ambush. Defeat Masanobu and continue along towards Hamamatsu Castle. Around this time, the Takeda Army should order a full scale attack on your army. However, you will also receive a lot of reinforcements in the form of Ieyasu impersonators. They will appear at various points on the map to distract the Takeda Army. Continue along the southern path, defeating Masatoyo Naito along the way. When you reach Hamamatsu Castle, Sakon Shima will appear as enemy reinforcements. He will close all gates to Hamamatsu Castle. Of course, Sakon has some witty comments for you. Sakon's quotes are second only to Shingen Takeda himself. In order to get inside Hamamatsu Castle, you must defeat Sakon. Now, you have two choices once Sakon goes down. You can end the stage by going inside Hamamatsu Castle, or you can hunt down Shingen. I normally go face off with Shingen. Make your way north to where Nobufusa Baba is and defeat him. Exit this garrison through the north gate and continue going north to the northeastern garrison. Shingen is here with Nobutoyo Takeda. You will get a mission to defeat Shingen. Defeat both Takedas to complete the stage. ----------------------------------Stage 3: Battle of Komaki-Nagakute ----------------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Condition: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Tokugawa Army: | Hashiba Army: | | Ieyasu Tokugawa | Hideyoshi Hashiba | | Nobukatsu Oda | Nene | | Tadakatsu Honda | Mitsunari Ishida | | Hanzo Hattori | Sakon Shima | | Naomasa Ii | Hidenaga Hashiba | | Tadatsugu Sakai | Ujisato Gamo | | Kazumasa Ishikawa | Suketada Ogawa | Defeat Hideyoshi. Nobukatsu is defeated, or Main Camp is captured.

| Masanobu Honda | Nagachika Kanamori | | Nobumasa Okudaira | Ittetsu Inaba | | Yasumasa Sakakibara | Hidemasa Hori | | Ujishige Niwa | Hidetsugu Hashiba | | Reinforcements: | Reinforcements: | | None | Tsuneoki Ikeda | | | Nagayoshi Mori | | | Kiyomasa Kato | | | Kazutoyo Yamanouchi | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: When the stage starts, you are told not to charge out right away. Instead, defeat some enemy soldiers in the central area. I normally just close off the stronghold that is in the central area while waiting. After a little bit of time, you will get a message that says a detached enemy force is at Iwasaki Castle. They will start to attack the castle. You will get a mission to defend Iwasaki Castle. Complete this mission by defeating Nagayoshi Mori, Tsuneoki Ikeda, Hidetsugu Hashiba, and Hidemasa Hori. When Iwasaki Castle is defended, the Hashiba Army will begin to march. You will get a mission to defend the allied frontlines. I normally start off with defeating the officers in the west and work my way east. First, defeat Ujisato Gamo and Suketada Ogawa. Now, at the central area of the map, Nagachika Kanamori and Ittetsu Inaba should have gathered here. Defeat them both and make your way north. Your final target to complete your mission is Hidenaga Hashiba. Defeat him and you will have defended your frontlines. You should be close Gakuden Castle, so enter this area. The gates to the castle will close on you and you will get ambushed by Kiyomasa Kato and Kazutoyo Yamanouchi. Also, Hideyoshi Hashiba will begin his march south towards Nobukatsu Oda. Ignore him for now and deal with Kiyomasa and Kazutoyo. They both will be powered up, but they should go down quickly. When they are both defeated, the gates to Gakuden Castle will open. Nene will begin her attack on your main camp. You will get a mission to defeat Nene. Make your way south towards your main camp. Nene will be powered up, so she won't retreat without putting up a fight. When you defeat Nene, make your way back north to the central area. Defeat Mitsunari Ishida and Sakon Shima, who should be in the same area. They will try to double team you, but they both shouldn't be too much trouble. Now, if Hideyoshi hasn't reached Nobukatsu yet, make your way over to him and prevent him from reaching Nobukatsu. If he has, don't worry. Just rush over to Hideyoshi and defeat him to complete the stage. --------------------------------Stage 4: Siege of Odawara Castle --------------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Ujimasa and Ujinao.

Defeat Condition: Armies:

Hideyoshi, Ieyasu, Masamune, or Yoshihiro is defeated.

+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Toyotomi Army: | Hojo Army: | | Hideyoshi Toyotomi | Ujimasa Hojo | | Ieyasu Tokugawa | Ujinao Hojo | | Tadakatsu Honda | Ujiteru Hojo | | Ina | Ujimitsu Hojo | | Ginchiyo Tachibana | Naosada Hojo | | Masamune Date | Ujitaka Hojo | | Yoshihiro Shimazu | Ujifusa Hojo | | Kojuro Katakura | Naohide Matsuda | | Toyohisa Shimazu | Tanenaga Hara | | Reinforcements: | Norisada Ueda | | None | Ujinori Uesugi | | | Yoshitake Mibu | | | Naoshige Chiba | | | Masataka Kasahara | | | Ujinaga Narita | | | Masayo Ito | | | Yasusato Matsuda | | | Hiroteru Minagawa | | | Reinforcements: | | | Yasuhiro Ogasawara | | | Kotaro Fuma | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: When the stage starts, you start off near the eastern gate. This gate will not open, so Hideyoshi Toyotomi calls for a siege ramp. You will get a mission to protect the siege ramp. There are no enemies to where the siege ramp is going, so of course, there's going to be an ambush of the siege ramp. They're just regular enemy soldiers, so it should be easy to knock them all off of the ramp. Worst comes to worst, a horse musou really works wonders on regular soldiers. When the siege ramp is in place, go up the ramp and inside the castle. You will now get a mission to stop the enemy cannon fire. Complete this mission by defeating Naohide Matsuda, who should be in this area. When this mission is completed, you will get another mission. This time, the mission will be to open all the gates to Odawara Castle. Start with the east gate, since you're already there. To open this gate, defeat Ujifusa Hojo and Yasusato Matsuda. Now, make your way over to the south gate. Open this gate by defeating Naoshige Chiba and Ujinaga Narita. Now, put your mission to open all the gates of Odawara Castle on hold for just one second while you go take out the enemy storehouse. They are located in the southwest, so make your way over to there. On your way to the storehouse, you will get ambushed by two ninja units, but just ignore them. When you reach the storehouse, you will get a mission to take the storehouse. Also, you will get ambushed by Yasuhiro Ogasawara. Defeat both Yasuhiro and Ujitada Hojo to take the storehouse and complete your mission.

Now, you have pissed off Kotaro Fuma. He will open a gate that leads to a path that will lead directly to your main camp. Enemy generals will use this path to reach your main camp, so make your way over to your main camp. You will get a mission to defend your allied main camp. Complete this mission by defeating Ujitaka Hojo, Tanenaga Hara, and Masayo Ito. Now, remember that mission you got earlier to open all the gates to Odawara Castle? Masamune Date should complete this mission for you by opening up the north gate. However, sometimes he is slow, so if he doesn't open up the gate fast enough, the enemy will open the gate up for him and begin to charge after him, which means you need to go save him. Either way, make your way towards this area. You will probably have to pass through the bomb corridor to get there, so make sure you don't lose your horse in this area. Defeat any enemy generals that may still be in this area. Now, from this area, take the western gate around to north entrance to the main keep of the castle. This entrance should be guarded by Ujimitsu Hojo and Ujiteru Hojo. Defeat both Hojos, but don't enter the main keep of the castle just yet. Instead, from this area, make your way back to the western path and go south. You will be in a large courtyard. Kotaro Fuma will have the gates of this courtyard close and ambush you with a large group of ninjas. You will get a mission to defeat 100 enemy soldiers. A horse musou will kill off a lot of enemy soldiers quickly, so use that to your advantage. When 100 enemy soldiers are defeated, all the gates will open again, including an entrance to the main keep of the castle. Go inside the main keep. When you're inside the main keep of the castle, the first thing you should do is shut off the bomb corridor. The enemy officers controlling the bomb corridor are two rooms east of the staircase to the second floor. You will get a mission to stop the bomb corridor. Complete this mission by defeating Hiroteru Minagawa and Naosada Hojo. With the bomb corridor shut down, make your way up the stairs to the second floor. Here, Kotaro Fuma will appear and shut the gate to the third floor. You will get a mission to defeat Kotaro. Kotaro is powered up, but shouldn't be too hard to defeat. Ruin Kotaro's fun by giving him a good beating. When Kotaro is defeated, the gate to the third floor will open up. Now, you will face off with the two heads of the Hojo clan. Ujimasa Hojo and Ujinao Hojo will attempt to double team you, but they're only Hojo officers, so they shouldn't be too hard to defeat, even with a two on one disadvantage. Defeat both Hojo leaders to complete the stage and unify Japan for the Toyotomi Army. -----------------------------Stage 5: Battle of Sekigahara -----------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Condition: Armies: Defeat Mitsunari. Main Camp is captured.

+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Eastern Army: | Western Army: | | Ieyasu Tokugawa | Mitsunari Ishida | | Tadakatsu Honda | Sakon Shima | | Ina | Yoshihiro Shimazu | | Naomasa Ii | Musashi Miyamoto | | Masanori Fukushima | Satoie Gamo | | Nagamasa Kuroda | Yoshitsugu Otani | | Tadaoki Hosokawa | Hideie Ukita | | Yoshiaki Kato | Yukinaga Konishi | | Nagachika Kanamori | Teruzumi Akashi | | Hirotaka Terasawa | Hideaki Kobayakawa | | Kazutoyo Yamanouchi | Suketada Ogawa | | Terumasa Ikeda | Yasuharu Wakisaka | | Reinforcements: | Toyohisa Shimazu | | Magobei Fuse | Ekei Ankokuji | | Hiroie Kikkawa | Hiroie Kikkawa | | Hidemoto Mori | Hidemoto Mori | | Hideaki Kobayakawa | Morichika Chosokabe | | Suketada Ogawa | Masaie Natsuka | | Yasuharu Wakisaka | Shigemasa Toda | | | Tamehiro Hiratsuka | | | Reinforcements: | | | Ginchiyo Tachibana | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: As soon as the stage starts, make your way over to where Naomasa Ii is located at. In this area, there should be two generals here trying to defeat him. Defeat both Teruzumi Akashi and Yukinaga Konishi. Now, make your way south of this area to where the first cannons for the Western Army is located at. Defeat the Defense Captain that is here. You will get a mission to stop the enemy cannons. You have stopped the first one. You will get the second one later. For now, make your way over to where Hideie Ukita and Yoshitsugu Otani are at. They will either be finishing off Masanori Fukushima or making their way north. Defeat them both and then defeat Shigemasa Toda and Satoie Gamo while you are at it. Now, make your way north towards your main camp. Here, Ginchiyo Tachibana should be attempting to take on Tadakatsu Honda. Normally, this is an unfair fight, but Ginchiyo is powered up, so she's not going to let Tadakatsu stand in her way. Defeat Ginchiyo quickly. Now, it's time to make some enemies defect to your side. Your first goal is to make the Mori camp defect. To do this, you will need to defeat Ekei Ankokuji. Ignore Hiroie Kikkawa and make your way straight to Ekei. You will get a mission to defeat him, so do so. Defeating Ekei will cause Hiroie and Hidemoto Mori to defect. The fun doesn't stop there. Remember that mission to stop the enemy cannons you partially completed? Now complete that mission by getting rid of the second Defense Captain that is located southwest of your

current position. Once you have done that, defeat Tamehiro Hiratsuka and continue along this path that leads to the eastern path. When you get close to Magobei Fuse, you will get a mission to escort him to Mt. Matsuo. To complete this mission, first, defeat Masaie Natsuka and then move south and then west towards Morichika Chosokabe. Defeat Morichika and then clear the path for Magobei Fuse to enter this area. When Magobei gets close to Mt. Matsuo Castle, you will get a cut scene of his riflemen firing at Hideaki Kobayakawa. This will cause Hideaki and his troops to defect to your side, giving you the advantage in the battle. Now, from this point, make your way towards the northwestern part of the map. Here, Yoshihiro Shimazu will be attempting to retreat along with Toyohisa Shimazu. You will get a mission to defeat the Shimazu Army and stop them from retreating. Both Yoshihiro and Toyohisa will be powered up, so they won't be quickly defeated. What makes things even worse is that Musashi Miyamoto will begin to hunt you down. He is also powered up, so you will want to defeat Toyohisa quickly to avoid a three on one battle. A two on one battle isn't that good either, especially when one of them is Musashi, but it's better than a three on one battle. Yoshihiro isn't really a good match up for Ieyasu because Yoshihiro has the edge in range, so you will have to find some ways to get close to Yoshihiro to combo him. You can't really use long range attacks on him because Musashi is there to stop your attacks if you attempt to use them. Try to focus on one of these two generals and defeat them so you can focus on the other. When both Yoshihiro and Musashi are defeated, this will leave only two enemy generals left on the battlefield. Make your way south using the western path until you get to the enemy main camp. Sakon Shima will be guarding the main camp, so you will need to get by him first to get to Mitsunari Ishida. Defeat Sakon to get the gates of the main camp to open. Here, Mitsunari is waiting for you. Defeat Mitsunari to claim victory at Sekigahara. -----------------------Stage 6: Osaka Campaign -----------------------Victory Condition: Yukimura.) Defeat Hideyori. (Later changes to Defeat Hideyori and

Defeat Conditions: Hidetada is defeated. (Later changes to Hidetada is defeated, or Hideyori reaches the Escape Point). Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Tokugawa Army: | Toyotomi Army: | | Ieyasu Tokugawa | Hideyori Toyotomi | | Masamune Date | Yukimura Sanada | | Ina | Magoichi Saika | | Hidetada Tokugawa | Musashi Miyamoto | | Naotaka Ii | Matabei Goto | | Tadatomo Honda | Teruzumi Akashi |

| Toshitsune Maeda | Morichika Chosokabe | | Hidemune Date | Katsunaga Mori | | Shigenaga Katakura | Hidenori Sengoku | | Reinforcements: | Yukihiro Ujiie | | None | Shigenari Kimura | | | Harunaga Ono | | | Harufusa Ono | | | Danemon Ban | | | Kanesuke Susukida | | | Yasukatsu Ishikawa | | | Yoshikatsu Otani | | | Masayasu Miyoshi | | | Reinforcements: | | | None | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough When the stage starts off, cannons are firing from the Sanada Ward. Your first goal should be to stop those cannons. The gate to the Sanada Ward is being guarded by Katsunaga Mori. Defeat him to gain access to the Sanada Ward. Once inside, you will get a mission to take control of the Sanada Ward. The first two generals to greet you are Hidenori Sengoku and Kanesuke Susukida. Defeat them both and then continue on deeper into the Sanada Ward. When you go up the stairs inside the Sanada Ward, you will come face to face with Yukimura Sanada. Yukimura is powerful, but not powered up. When Yukimura is defeated, the cannons will stop firing. Also, the west gate of the Sanada Ward will open up. Take the west gate out of the Sanada Ward and defeat Yukihiro Ujiie. Make your way back inside the Sanada Ward and go back up the stairs to where you fought Yukimura. This will give you access to the entire castle. The first thing you will want to do is clear out the western section of the castle. The first general in this area you will want to defeat is Shigenari Kimura. Now, head over to the western gate of Osaka Castle. Here, Danemon Ban will be guarding the western gate. Defeating him will open up the gate, allowing more of your allied troops to enter the castle. Make your way north to where Teruzumi Akashi is located at and defeat him as well. This will open up the gate north of him. Pass through the gate and face off with another enemy general. This time it is Yoshikatsu Otani. Defeating him will open up a gate to the main ward of the castle, but don't go inside just yet. You still have a few more enemies on the outside of the castle you need to get rid of. Make your way back out towards the western gate of Osaka Castle and then head back up the stairs, working your way towards the central area of Osaka Castle. Here, Musashi Miyamoto will be standing guard. He will be powered up, so he's not going to be an easy kill. Just try to get to his backside and attack him from behind whenever possible. Also, try to defeat all the riflemen that are in this area. This will become important later on. When Musashi is defeated, the front gate of Osaka Castle will open up. A cannon will appear outside the

front gate and will slowly move towards the castle. You will get a mission to protect the cannon. Use your horse musou often to defeat any enemy soldiers that are around the cannon. This will also slow down the enemy soldiers while your cannon moves at regular speed, since it is considered to be an allied officer. This is why you needed to defeat those riflemen earlier. The cannon can take a lot of hits, but it still needs a lot of protection. When the cannon is in place at the second front gate of Osaka Castle, it will begin firing at the main keep of the castle, completing your mission. The gate will open up, allowing you to access the front door of the main keep. However, this area is guarded by a few enemy generals, the strongest being Magoichi Saika. Defeat Magoichi and the men that are protecting the front door of the main keep and then enter the main keep of the castle. Once inside the main keep, make your way up the first set of stairs to the second floor. Here, Harufusa Ono will attempt to stop you from getting to his lord. Defeat Harufusa, but don't go up the stairs just yet. Go back to the first floor and then go north to the next room. Go up the set of stairs that are in this room. Here, Harunaga Ono will attempt to stop you from going any further inside the main keep. Defeat Harunaga and then go up the stairs to the third floor. Hideyori Toyotomi is here, but he is not alone. Yukimura Sanada will come back to protect Hideyori. Both Yukimura and Hideyori will be powered up. Try to defeat Yukimura first, as when you do, you will realize that he is just a body double. When you defeat Hideyori, the same thing will happen. It will be just a body double. The real Hideyori and Yukimura will appear outside of the main keep of the castle. Hideyori will attempt to escape while Yukimura will go after Hidetada Tokugawa. Make your way outside the main keep of the castle and get back on your horse. Ride over to where Hideyori is at. He will be attempting to escape in the southeast. Defeat Hideyori before he can reach the escape point. Hideyori shouldn't be too hard to defeat. Now, the only enemy officer you have left to defeat is Yukimura, who is powered up and gunning for Hidetada. Make your way over towards the western side of the map. Yukimura will not go down without a fight, but this should be a fairly one sided battle. Defeat Yukimura to complete the stage, unify Japan, and bring an end to the Sengoku Era. --------------------------------Dream: Last Stand against Ieyasu --------------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Kagekatsu, Kanetsugu, and Yoshinobu. (Later changes to Defeat Kagekatsu, Kanetsugu, Yoshinobu, Yoshishige, Masayuki, and Yukimura.) Defeat Conditions: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Any allied officer is defeated.

| Tokugawa Army: | Uesugi Coalition: | | Ieyasu Tokugawa | Kagekatsu Uesugi | | Ina | Yoshinobu Satake | | Nobumasa Okudaira | Kanetsugu Naoe | | Tadayoshi Matsudaira | Keiji Maeda | | Tadamasa Matsudaira | Yoshishige Satake | | Reinforcements: | Mototada Kasuga | | None | Chikanori Suibara | | | Dokyu Yamagami | | | Yasutsuna Kamiizumi | | | Fusamoto Makabe | | | Shigemoto Makabe | | | Masakage Umezu | | | Reinforcements: | | | Mitsunaga Irobe | | | Yoshihide Shida | | | Yoshitada Shimo | | | Masayuki Sanada | | | Yukimura Sanada | | | Yorisada Yazawa | | | Genba Karasawa | | | Mino Kaneko | | | Bitchu Kozuki | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: When the stage starts, make your way north and quickly defeat Fusamoto Makabe and Masakage Umezu. You will want to kill them fast, as Shigemoto Makabe will eventually begin his march on Zenkoji. When you have killed the two enemy officers in the central area, make your way to Zenkoji. You will have to get here by going through your main camp and through the southern maze area to reach Zenkoji in the southwest. When you reach Shigemoto, you will get a mission to prevent him from entering Zenkoji. Defeat him to complete this mission. When Zenkoji is safe, make your way north along the western path into the western garrison. You will get a mission to take this garrison by defeating the Satake Army. Complete this mission by defeating Yoshishige Satake and Yoshinobu Satake. Leave the western garrison through the north gate. You will get ambushed by Mitsunaga Irobe here. Quickly defeat him, as the Uesugi Army will begin to charge your main camp. You will want to stop the Uesugi Army before they can do any damage. When Mitsunaga is defeated, make your way to the central plains. Defeat Mototada Kasuga and Chikanori Suibara and then make your way over to Kagekatsu Uesugi and his army. When you reach Kagekatsu, you will get a mission to prevent the Uesugi Army from entering your main camp. Defeat Kagekatsu and the other officers in the area to complete this mission. Even with Kagekatsu gone, Kanetsugu Naoe doesn't seem to be startled one bit. Make your way south to the southeastern garrison where Kanetsugu is. You will get ambushed by Yoshihide Shida and Yoshitada Shimo. You will also get a mission to seize this garrison. Clear out all enemy officers in this garrison to complete this mission. Kanetsugu Naoe is powered up, so he may take some time to defeat. When Kanetsugu is defeated, the Sanada Army will appear and

try their luck against your army. Unfortunately, Keiji Maeda decides that this is the right moment to make his move and leave his garrison in the northwest. Quickly defeat Mino Kaneko, who will appear in the southeastern garrison and then make your way to the western garrison, which is Keiji Maeda's target. He will be powered up and will have Bitchu Kozuki in tow. Try to defeat Keiji quickly, as Yukimura Sanada and everyone else will pick this time to make a run at your main camp. When Keiji is defeated, make your way into your main camp. Yukimura will be here, along with his father, Masayuki Sanada, and a couple other generic officers. Of course, Yukimura and Masayuki are both powered up, so try to kill off the two other generic officers first. After that, defeat the two Sanadas and complete the stage. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 4r. Mitsunari Ishida's Walkthrough SW2STMII \____________________________________________________ ---------------------------Stage 1: Battle of Yamazaki ---------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Hashiba Army: | Akechi Army: | | Hideyoshi Hashiba | Mitsuhide Akechi | | Magoichi Saika | Sadayuki Atsuji | | Mitsunari Ishida | Shigetomo Akechi | | Nene | Kaneaki Mimaki | | Kiyomasa Kato | Yasuie Namikawa | | Hidenaga Hashiba | Masachika Matsuda | | Hidemasa Hori | Hidemitsu Akechi | | Masanori Fukushima | Reinforcements: | | Reinforcements: | Nobuharu Tsuda | | Sakon Shima | Toshimitsu Saito | | | Katsusada Shibata | | | Kunitsugu Yasuda | | | Sadaoki Ise | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: When the stage starts, quickly take over Mt. Tenno. Once you have done this, defeat some enemies that are along the slopes of the mountain, along with Masachika Matsuda, and then run back down the mountain. Make sure you activate the mission to assist with Kiyomasa with going up to Mt. Tenno. You don't have to escort him, but just clear out all enemies that are in his path. Defeat Mitsuhide. Hideyoshi or Hidenaga is defeated.

Head over and assist with the taking of Shoryuji. When you get close to Shoryuji, you will receive a mission to take Shoryuji. To accomplish this mission, you will need to defeat Kaneaki Mimaki and Sadayuki Atsuji. While you are taking Shoryuji, two things should happen. Kiyomasa should reach the top of Mt. Tenno and Nobuharu Tsuda should ambush your troops near Shoryuji. Once you have taken Shoryuji, defeat Nobuharu and then head over to Mt. Tenno. Wipe out any troops and generals that are attempting to climb up the mountain. What you are waiting for is another ambush by Mitsuhide at Shoryuji. This ambush unit will consist of Toshimitsu Saito and Katsusada Shibata. When you get close to the ambush unit, you will receive a mission to defeat the ambush unit. Defeat these two generals quickly, as Mitsuhide will launch another ambush at Mt. Tenno. Rush up the mountain defeat the two generals here. Now the only people left should be the Akechi family. Hidemitsu Akechi and Shigetomo Akechi should be out trying to charge Mt. Tenno at this time, so hunt them down and defeat them before they can even get on the slopes. The only person left should be Mitsuhide in his main camp. Defeat Mitsuhide to complete the stage. ------------------------------Stage 2: Battle of Shizugatake ------------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Condition: Armies: +-------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ | Hashiba Army: | Shibata Army: | Uesugi Army: | | Hideyoshi Hashiba | Katsuie Shibata | None | | Mitsunari Ishida | Oichi | Reinforcements: | | Nene | Keiji Maeda | Kanetsugu Naoe | | Masanori Fukushima | Toshiie Maeda | | | Kiyomasa Kato | Toshinaga Maeda | | | Nagahide Niwa | Morimasa Sakuma | | | Hidemasa Hori | Katsumasa Shibata | | | Hidenaga Hashiba | Nagachika Kanamori | | | Shigetomo Takayama | Nagayori Hara | | | Kiyohide Nakagawa | Katsumitsu Fuwa | | | Shogen Yamaji | Hideaki Tokuyama | | | Reinforcements: | Nagayori Murai | | | None | Yasumasa Sakuma | | | | Reinforcements: | | | | Shogen Yamaji | | +-------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ Walkthrough: The first mission you receive when you start the stage is to take more garrisons than Kiyomasa Kato or Masanori Fukushima. This should be easy, as you only need to take three garrisons to complete this mission. However, the Defeat Katsuie. Hideyoshi is defeated.

mission is not considered to be complete until all four garrisons are taken. The closest garrison is the southern garrison, guarded by Hideaki Tokuyama. The closest garrison to that one is the eastern garrison, guarded by Nagayori Hara. Then, take your third garrison by taking over the west garrison and defeating Katsumitsu Fuwa. When you have taken two garrisons, Kanetsugu Naoe should appear on the battlefield. Ignore him for now and make your way to the central path. Wait for Hideyoshi to say that he would like to talk to Toshiie Maeda. You will need to complete a mission before you can rush over to where Toshiie Maeda is located at. You will receive a mission to stop Morimasa Sakuma from entering the central garrison. Complete this mission first by defeating Morimasa and then go to the fort where Toshiie is. To get inside the fort, you will need to defeat Toshinaga Maeda first. When you get inside the fort, you will be given a mission to defeat Toshiie Maeda. Completing this mission will cause Kanetsugu Naoe to retreat. By now, Shogen Yamaji should have defected to the Shibata Army, so head to your main camp. You will get a mission to protect your main camp. Defeat Shogen Yamaji to complete this mission. If the fourth garrison hasn't been taken yet, head for the north garrison and take it. Either way, when all four garrisons have been taken, your next target should be the central fort. Inside the fort is Katsumasa Shibata. Defeat him and to get the north gate to open. Right beyond the north gate is Keiji Maeda. Keiji is Keiji, meaning he won't be an easy general to defeat. However, if you are having problems with Keiji, you can try to get some of your allies to help you out. Hideyoshi should have called for his army to charge, so there should be some allies somewhere just waiting to be used as decoys. Once Keiji is defeated, the only thing left to do is storm the enemy main camp. Nagayori Murai drew the short straw of defending the main camp gate, so reward him by killing him off. Inside the main camp, Katsuie Shibata and Oichi are waiting for you. Defeating Katsuie will end the stage, so if you want the experience from defeating Oichi, you have to defeat her first. ----------------------------------Stage 3: Battle of Komaki-Nagakute ----------------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Condition: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Hashiba Army: | Tokugawa Army: | | Hideyoshi Hashiba | Ieyasu Tokugawa | | Mitsunari Ishida | Nobukatsu Oda | | Nene | Hanzo Hattori | | Sakon Shima | Tadakatsu Honda | | Kiyomasa Kato | Ina | Defeat Ieyasu. Hideyoshi is defeated.

| Masanori Fukushima | Tadatsugu Sakai | | Hidemasa Hori | Yasumasa Sakakibara | | Hidetsugu Hashiba | Kazumasa Ishikawa | | Tsuneoki Ikeda | Masanobu Honda | | Nagayoshi Mori | Nobumasa Okudaira | | Hidenaga Hashiba | Tadasuke Okubo | | Ujisato Gamo | Tadayo Okubo | | Nagachika Kanamori | Moritsuna Watanabe | | Ittetsu Inaba | Naomasa Ii | | Reinforcements: | Ujishige Niwa | | None | Reinforcements: | | | None | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: When the stage starts, head for the central area and then make your way towards the eastern path. Along the way, you should defeat Nobumasa Okudaira and Tadayo Okubo. This should give Tsuneoki Ikeda enough time to be a moron and attack when he shouldn't. Go over and help the moron stave off the enemy. When you reach the Ikeda Army, you should receive a mission to assist them. Complete this mission by defeating Ujishige Niwa and Naomasa Ii. Once that is done with, continue on and take Iwasaki Castle. When you get inside the castle, you will receive mission to take it. Defeat Yasumasa Sakakibara to complete this mission. This will cause Ieyasu Tokugawa to move his forces to Kiyosu Castle. Tadakatsu Honda will advance on Iwasaki Castle and Hanzo Hattori will begin his move to your main camp. Cross the bridge and take the fight to Tadakatsu. Ina should advance first, so defeat her quickly before Tadakatsu arrives. You do not want this to be a two on one battle, especially if one of those two is Tadakatsu. When Tadakatsu arrives in your area, you will be given a mission to defeat both Ina and Tadakatsu. Tadakatsu is not an easy opponent, so defeating him will be a pain. However, you should have some allies in the area, so use them as decoys to beat down Tadakatsu. When you have completed the mission to protect Iwasaki Castle, make your way back towards your own main camp. You will want to cut Hanzo off before he reaches your camp. When you approach Hanzo, you will receive a mission to stop him from reaching your main camp. This should be no problem, as Hanzo should be no where near your main camp. After beating down Tadakatsu, Hanzo should be a breeze to beat. Once Hanzo is defeated, make your way back to the central area of the map and start to clean house. When there are no more enemies in the central field, make your way to Kiyosu Castle. Along the way, you should run into Tadasuke Okubo. Defeat him and then move on to the castle. There should be two gates here. Each gate is guarded by a general. Kazumasa Ishikawa is defending the north gate and Moritsuna Watanabe is defending the east gate. Pick a door that you want to go through (or go through both if you want to defeat both generals) and make your way to Nobukatsu Oda and Ieyasu Tokugawa. This will be a two on one battle, but Nobukatsu should only be a minor annoyance. Defeat him first and then finish off Ieyasu to complete the victory.

--------------------------------Stage 4: Siege of Odawara Castle --------------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Toyotomi Army: | Hojo Army: | | Hideyoshi Toyotomi | Ujimasa Hojo | | Nene | Ujitada Hojo | | Mitsunari Ishida | Ujiteru Hojo | | Kanetsugu Naoe | Yoshitake Mibu | | Yukimura Sanada | Norihide Matsuda | | Masanori Fukushima | Masataka Kasahara | | Tadaoki Hosokawa | Naohide Matsuda | | Nagachika Kanamori | Yasusato Matsuda | | Kiyomasa Kato | Ujinaga Narita | | Kanbei Kuroda | Naoshige Chiba | | Kazutoyo Yamanouchi | Hiroteru Minagawa | | Terumasa Ikeda | Yasuhiro Ogasawara | | Reinforcements: | Ujimitsu Hojo | | None | Naosada Hojo | | | Reinforcements: | | | Ujinao Hojo | | | Ujitaka Hojo | | | Ujifusa Hojo | | | Kotaro Fuma | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: There are a lot of Hojos on the board, but as Shingen said in SW:XL inside the infinite castle, they are just Hojos. Your first mission is to take the northern garrison. You can complete this mission by defeating Hiroteru Minagawa. Once you have the northern garrison, the gates in that garrison will open and a siege ramp will appear. Your next mission will be to defend the siege ramp. Odds are, because of how many enemies are in this area, you won't be able to defend the first siege ramp, so just focus your energy on defeating as many soldiers and generals in this area as you can. If the first siege ramp is destroyed, don't worry. Hideyoshi has lots of money, so he can afford to bring a spare one. Make sure one of the two siege ramps goes up to complete the mission. Now, make your way inside the castle walls and start running wild over any enemies inside. Your first target should be Ujimitsu Hojo. Defeat him and then continue south. Your next target should be Naosada Hojo. Continue south to where Ujitada Hojo is. He will be guarding the storehouse for the castle. You will get a mission to take the storehouse. Defeat Ujimasa. Hideyoshi is defeated, or Main Camp is captured.

Complete the mission by defeating Ujitada. The Hojo will then spring an ambush around your main camp. This will cause a mission of defending your main camp to appear. Don't rush to your main camp just yet because as soon as you leave through the front gate, Kotaro Fuma will show up and try to ambush Hideyoshi. Kotaro is powered up, so he won't be an easy kill. Once you have defeated Kotaro, make your way back to your main camp, which is now surrounded by various Hojos. They're worse than cockroaches and number as many. To complete the mission of defending your main camp, you need to defeat all enemy generals outside of Odawara Castle. This means that even if that a general not anywhere near your main camp could cause the mission to continue. However, if you have been following my guide, there should be only a few enemy generals that are not inside the main keep of the castle. When going to your main camp, you should run into a couple of generals. They are Naoshige Chiba and Ujinaga Narita. Defeat them both and then make your way into your main camp. It doesn't matter which order you defeat the Hojo ambushers just so long as you defeat all three. They all pretty much have the same name anyways, so it really doesn't matter. Christmas time in the Hojo household must have been very confusing. I mean, if they had Christmas back then in Japan... Either way, once all three Hojo ambushers are defeated, defeat any other generals that may be on the map. There should be only be a few more generals left, so clean them out. To complete the mission, you do not have to defeat Yoshitake Mibu or Norihide Matsuda, so you can save them for last. However, you do need to defeat Yasuhiro Ogasawara, so defeat him while you're down there defeating Ujifusa Hojo. Once all the generals outside have been defeated, you will be complete the mission of protecting your allied base. It's now time to go inside the castle. Once inside the castle, make your way to the second floor. There, you should find a bunch of riflemen along with Ujiteru Hojo. When Ujiteru is defeated, the gate on the second floor will rise up. Beyond the gate is Masataka Kasahara, who is not a Hojo but should be beat like one anyways. There are a lot of riflemen here, so get them out of the way first. Once Masataka is defeated, make your way up to the third floor. There, you will find Ujimasa Hojo, but he will not be alone. Kotaro Fuma has decided that being a loser once a day is not enough, so he will show up again. Make Kotaro a two time loser and then defeat Ujimasa to complete the stage. Long live the Hojo Clan indeed. ---------------------------Stage 5: Battle of Kusegawa ---------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Western Army: | Eastern Army: | | Mitsunari Ishida | Kazutada Nakamura | Defeat all enemy officers. Any allied officer is defeated.

| Sakon Shima | Kazuhide Nakamura | | Yoshihiro Shimazu | Toyouji Arima | | Ginchiyo Tachibana | Noriyori Arima | | Toyohisa Shimazu | Tanomo Noisshiki | | Teruzumi Akashi | Reinforcements: | | Reinforcements: | Yoshimasa Tanaka | | None | Kojiro Sasaki | | | Tadakatsu Honda | | | Moritsuna Watanabe | | | Ina | | | Naomasa Ii | | | Tadatomo Honda | | | Tadayoshi Matsudaira | | | Hanzo Hattori | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: This map is actually a pretty quick map and it's not as tough as it may sound. Your allies are surprisingly tough and won't die at the slightest touch. However, that doesn't mean you can take your time. In order to complete the missions on this map, you need to be quick. As soon as the stage starts, make your way to where Kazuhide Nakamura is located. Defeat Kazuhide quickly, as you will soon receive a mission to prevent the Eastern Army from retreating. Make your way north and defeat Tanomo Noisshiki next. Yoshimasa Tanaka should appear and try to make an escape route for the Eastern Army, so you have to be quick with completing the first mission. You will receive a second mission soon after Yoshimasa arrives. That mission is to stop the enemies from securing the escape route in the southeast. Defeat Tanomo and then continue north to where Noriyori Arima is. While you are fighting him, Kojiro Sasaki should arrive as reinforcements for the Eastern Army. Defeat Noriyori quickly and then make your way to the southeastern corner of the map. There, you will face off with Yoshimasa and Kojiro. Defeat these two quickly, as while you are fighting them, they are trying to secure the escape route. If you have managed to do everything quick enough, you should complete both missions. When both missions are completed, the gates to the southern and northeastern forts will open, allowing you access to Kazutada Nakamura and Toyouji Arima. You should first defeat Kazutada, as he is the closest. Once Kazutada is defeated, Tadakatsu Honda and the rest of the Eastern Army reinforcements will arrive. Tadakatsu's goal is your main camp, so cut him off before he reaches it. You will receive a mission to prevent Tadakatsu from reaching your main camp. While you are fighting Tadakatsu, Hanzo will appear and head for Sakon. Ignore Hanzo for now and beat down Tadakatsu. I love how Tadakatsu says he's never suffered any wounds in battle, considering the fact that he already got beat once at Komaki-Nagakute. Once Tadakatsu is defeated, make your way back to your main camp. While you're on your way to your main camp, defeat any generals that are standing along the way. Hanzo might be in the area, so if

he is, have a nice friendly debate with him on the topic of "Which is cooler: Ninjas or Pirates" and then prove your argument by beating him. When you reach your main camp, Tadatomo Honda should be there trying to cause problems. Once Tadatomo is defeated, it's time to do some clean up duties. The main general that you really should focus on is Ina. When you reach Ina, there will be a mission to defeat her. She is powered up and should have a couple of enemy generals in the area, so she won't go down easily. However, you should also have a couple of allied generals in the area also, so use them as distractions to get to Ina's backside (I mean in terms of attacking her, you pervert). Once she is defeated, the rest fall easily and without much trouble. When all enemy generals on the map are defeated, then victory is yours. ----------------------------Stage 6: Battle of Sekigahara ----------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Western Army: | Eastern Army: | | Mitsunari Ishida | Ieyasu Tokugawa | | Sakon Shima | Tadakatsu Honda | | Ginchiyo Tachibana | Hanzo Hattori | | Yoshihiro Shimazu | Ina | | Yoshitsugu Otani | Naomasa Ii | | Yukinaga Konishi | Nagamasa Kuroda | | Hideie Ukita | Tadaoki Hosokawa | | Hideaki Kobayakawa | Takatora Todo | | Ekei Ankokuji | Yoshimasa Tanaka | | Hiroie Kikkawa | Terumasa Ikeda | | Hidemoto Mori | Yoshiaki Kato | | Yasuharu Wakisaka | Sadatsugu Tsutsui | | Toyohisa Shimazu | Tadayoshi Matsudaira | | Reinforcements: | Masanori Fukushima | | None | Yoshinaga Asano | | | Kazutoyo Yamanouchi | | | Reinforcements: | | | Magobei Fuse | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: I apologize if this walkthrough isn't that great. When making this walkthrough, this was only the second time I played through Sekigahara (Mitsunari was the first character I used that had Sekigahara as a stage and was actually the sixth character I played as when playing this game). The path I provide here may not be the best path through the stage. Either way, make your way towards the central area and start to clear out some of the Defeat Ieyasu. Main Camp is captured.

enemy generals in this area. Ina will disappear, but she will be back later. When you get the mission to stop the enemy cannons, complete this mission. Magobei Fuse will appear and then begin to make his way to where Hideaki Kobayakawa. When you reach Magobei, you will get a mission to defeat him. Stop Magobei from being able to taunt Hideaki and prevent Hideaki from defecting. Now, head to where Ekei Ankokuji is, but do not go there by way of the eastern path. Take the other path and go around to where Ekei is. Getting too close to Hiroie Kikkawa will cause him to defect. You will have to take on a few generals in this area. Some of them are Terumasa Ikeda, Kazutoyo Yamanouchi, Yoshinaga Asano, and last but not least, Hanzo Hattori. This can be a rough battle, especially considering the fact that there are a lot of annoying ninjas in this area. Fight off everyone and clear the area of enemy soldiers to save Ekei from being defeated. By now, Ina should have showed back up on the western path and is heading for your main camp. Get back on your horse and ride all the way across the map to where Ina is. When you get close to Ina, you will receive a mission to prevent her from reaching your main camp. She is powered up, so she may take a good bit of time to defeat. Once Ina is defeated and you have completed the mission to stop her, head back to the central area. There should still be a few generals in this area such as Masanori Fukushima and Naomasa Ii, so clear out this area. After all the enemy generals in the central area are defeated, make your way to the northwestern section of the map. Ginchiyo Tachibana should be here fighting with Tadaoki Hosokawa, so help her out with this issue. Once there is only Ieyasu Tokugawa and Tadakatsu Honda left on the battlefield, the entire Western Army will begin charging the enemy main base. However, to get to Ieyasu, you will need to go through Tadakatsu. However, this is the third time you've seen Tadakatsu, so this battle is no different than the other two. Use your allies and decoys and attack Tadakatsu when he's not looking and the big man will go down pretty quickly. The only thing left to do is to run Ieyasu out of town. Defeat Ieyasu and you will have won the battle of Sekigahara. -------------------Dream: Edo Campaign -------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Western Army: | Eastern Army: | | Hideyori Toyotomi | Ieyasu Tokugawa | | Mitsunari Ishida | Masamune Date | | Ginchiyo Tachibana | Tadakatsu Honda | | Satoie Gamo | Masanobu Honda | | Yoshitsugu Otani | Naomasa Ii | Defeat Ieyasu. Hideyori or Mitsunari is defeated.

| Hideie Ukita | Yasumasa Sakakibara | | Yukinaga Konishi | Yoshiaki Mogami | | Hideaki Kobayakawa | Takatora Todo | | Hiroie Kikkawa | Nagachika Kanamori | | Hidemoto Mori | Terumasa Ikeda | | Reinforcements: | Hidetada Tokugawa | | Ekei Ankokuji | Ietsugu Sakai | | Yukimura Sanada | Hideyasu Yuki | | Kanetsugu Naoe | Naotaka Ii | | Yoshinobu Satake | Shigenaga Katakura | | | Shigezane Date | | | Hidemune Date | | | Reinforcements: | | | Hideaki Kobayakawa | | | Hiroie Kikkawa | | | Hidemoto Mori | | | Kotaro Fuma | | | Toranosuke Aoyama | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: Make your way over to the north gate right away and defeat Naotaka Ii. Masamune Date will eventually open up the north gate and begin firing at Hideie Ukita with an ambush of riflemen. Make your way inside the north gate. You will get a mission to rescue Hideie Ukita. Complete this mission by defeating Shigenaga Katakura. While you're in this area, also defeat Masanobu Honda, who is located in the northwestern part of the castle. Now, make your way back out of the castle through the north gate. Make your way over to the west gate of Edo Castle. You will get a mission to open the west gate. Complete this mission by defeating Terumasa Ikeda. At this point, the Mori army will defect to the Eastern Army. It didn't work the first time at Sekigahara (well, historically, it did, but not in this story mode), so what makes them think it will work a second time? You will get a mission to quickly wipe out the Mori traitors. Defeat Hiroie Kikkawa, who is at the west gate of Edo Castle and then make your way to the south gate of Edo Castle. You will get a message that Ekei Ankokuji has been taken prisoner inside Edo Castle. You will get to this in a moment. Right now, focus on defeating the three defectors. Your next target will be Hidemoto Mori. He will be with Nagachika Kanamori. Defeat them both and move on to the east gate of Edo Castle. By now, Kanetsugu Naoe and Yukimura Sanada will bring some reinforcements to assist your army. They should be able to hold most of the enemy army in check while you are dealing with the traitors. When you reach the east gate of Edo Castle, Hideaki Kobayakawa will be here with Yoshiaki Mogami. Defeat Hideaki to complete your mission. Make your way back to the western gate of Edo Castle and enter the castle. You will get a mission to defeat all enemies inside the castle walls to open the gates to the main keep. To complete this mission, you will need to defeat Naomasa Ii, Shigezane Date, Takatora Todo, Ietsugu Sakai, and Yasumasa Sakakibara. While you are completing this mission, you should also open up the two remaining closed gates from the inside. Eventually, Kotaro Fuma will

appear and attempt to rush Hideyori Toyotomi. Quickly make your way over to Kotaro. You will get a mission to prevent Kotaro from entering your main camp. Kotaro is powered up, but he shouldn't be too hard to defeat. When Kotaro is defeated, make your way to the southeastern section of Edo Castle. Here, you will find a Defense Captain guarding a gate leading to the smaller keep of the castle. This is where Ekei Ankokuji is being locked up. When you reach Ekei, you will get a mission to escort him to your main camp. However, when Ekei steps out of his prison cell, Toranosuke Aoyama ambushes him. Toranosuke is a powered up ninja officer, so he can be annoying sometimes. Defeat Toranosuke and then clear a path for Ekei to reach your main camp. Ekei likes to stop along the way and fight any peons in his line of sight, so make sure his path is cleared for him to reach the main camp. Now, if you want, you can head to the main keep and defeat Hideyasu Yuki and Hidetada Tokugawa. However, you cannot reach Ieyasu Tokugawa through the main keep. You will have to reach Ieyasu through the smaller keep. Hidemune Date is on the first floor of the smaller keep. Defeat him and then make your way upstairs to Masamune Date. He is guarding the path to the second floor of the main keep. Masamune is powered up, but you should have some help in the form of allied generals. Defeat the ambitious young lord and make your way across the catwalk. Now, the only obstacle standing in between you and Ieyasu is Tadakatsu Honda, and he is one big obstacle. Tadakatsu is powered up and has lot of life and defense, so it may take a while for you to bring the big man down. Once Ieyasu's bodyguard is defeated, make your way to the third floor of the main keep. Defeat Ieyasu to complete the stage. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 4s. Nagamasa Azai's Walkthrough SW2STNAG \____________________________________________________ --------------------------Stage 1: Battle of Anegawa --------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: Defeat Nobunaga and Ieyasu. Nagamasa, Oichi, or Yoshikage is defeated.

+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Azai-Asakura: | Oda-Tokugawa: | | Nagamasa Azai | Nobunaga Oda | | Yoshikage Asakura | Ieyasu Tokugawa | | Oichi | Hideyoshi Hashiba | | Kazumasa Isono | Magoichi Saika | | Naotsune Endo | Katsuie Shibata | | Tsunachika Kaiho | Mitsuhide Akechi | | Kagenori Asakura | Tadakatsu Honda | | Kagetake Asakura | Tsuneoki Ikeda | | Kagekata Uozumi | Nobumori Sakuma |

| Nagashige Tomita | Yoshinari Mori | | Reinforcements: | Masahisa Sakai | | None | Narimasa Sassa | | | Saizo Kani | | | Nagahide Niwa | | | Tadatsugu Sakai | | | Kazumasa Ishikawa | | | Yasumasa Sakakibara | | | Nagatada Ogasawara | | | Reinforcements: | | | Hanzo Hattori | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: At the start of the battle, quickly get rid of Tsuneoki Ikeda and Saizo Kani. When that is done with, head over to where the Asakura are. Start taking down the Tokugawa Army one by one. Clear out all the generals from this side of the map to make sure the Asakura don't get into any trouble at all. Ieyasu will order Hanzo Hattori to attack Oichi. Protect your woman by heading back to your main camp. You will receive a mission to protect Oichi. Defeat Hanzo quickly, as Hideyoshi Hashiba should have ordered an attack on your main base, triggering another mission. He will come with Magoichi Saika, so you really don't want a three on one battle right now. When Hanzo is defeated, focus your attention on the monkey and the sniper. Complete the mission of protecting your main camp from these two and then begin your trek east. When you get close to Yokoyama Castle, you will receive a mission to protect it. The enemy general attacking Yokoyama is Nagahide Niwa, so make quick work of him. With all the wandering enemy generals out of the way, it's time to focus on those generals that just stay in their forts all day. The first general you want to try to get to is Nobunaga Oda. You will need to break through two sets of gates to get to him. Since you're already close to the north gate of Nobunaga's fort, you might as well break through there first. The first general guarding the north gate is Masahisa Sakai. Defeat him and then move on to Katsuie Shibata. He should provide a little bit more of a challenge, but not by much. When you have defeated Katsuie, Katsuie will seal the gates so that you can't open them (why didn't he just do that to begin with and then go attack your main base?). You will need to find another way into the main base. Luckily, there a west gate conveniently placed for all your breaking in needs. Nobumori Sakuma is guarding the first western gate while Mitsuhide Akechi is guarding the second western gate. Defeat these two guards and you will meet up with the final guard. However, the Asakura will retreat and Tadakatsu Honda will decide that this is the perfect time to attack your main camp. You have one of two choices. You can quickly finish off the level and hope Tadakatsu doesn't take your main camp or you can defeat face off with Tadakatsu. Since we're assuming you want

to defeat every general on the map (you do want to, right?), head back and cut off Tadakatsu Honda from invading your main camp. After all, you can't let Oichi get hurt trying to fight off Tadakatsu and you get 2000 gold just for beating him. I love how Nagamasa talks about protecting Oichi his entire Story Mode, yet when knowing Tadakatsu is trying to kill off Oichi, he goes and says he must not face Tadakatsu. Tadakatsu is not like normal generals. He is always in powered up mode and has a lot of stamina and health. He won't fall quickly, so use every trick in the book that you know to beat him. Once Tadakatsu falls, you will need to head back to the Oda main camp. Defeat Yoshinari Mori, who is guarding the last gate into the Oda main camp, and then face off with your brother-in-law. Defeat Nobunaga and then locate Ieyasu. He will not be in his main camp. He will be out trying to assist Nobunaga. Where ever Ieyasu is, defeat him to complete the stage. -------------------------Stage 2: Siege of Mt. Usa -------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Anti-Oda Army: | Oda Army: | | Yoshikage Asakura | Yoshinari Mori | | Nagamasa Azai | Hidemasa Hori | | Oichi | Reinforcements: | | Magoichi Saika | Nobunaga Oda | | Kagenori Asakura | Mitsuhide Akechi | | Kazumasa Isono | Hideyoshi Hashiba | | Kiyotsuna Akao | Katsuie Shibata | | Reinforcements: | Tsuneoki Ikeda | | Yoshikata Rokkaku | Nobumori Sakuma | | Tatsuoki Saito | Kazumasu Takigawa | | Nagayuki Miyoshi | Narimasa Sassa | | Masayasu Miyoshi | Toshiie Maeda | | Tomomichi Iwanari | Nagahide Niwa | | | Ranmaru Mori | | | No | | | Ittetsu Inaba | | | Bokuzen Ujiie | | | Morinari Ando | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: When the level starts, make your way up Mt. Usa. Keep going to the top of the mountain. When Nagamasa sees that no one is at the top of the mountain, jump Defeat Yoshinari. (Later changes to Defeat Nobunaga.)

Yoshikage, Nagamasa, Oichi, or Magoichi is defeated.

down the cliffs of the mountain to where Yoshinari Mori and Hidemasa Hori are. You will get a mission to stop Yoshinari from entering the Asakura main camp. Defeat Yoshinari and Hidemasa and the Oda main forces will arrive on the battlefield. What you will want to do first is to take the eastern path to where Hideyoshi Hashiba and Tsuneoki Ikeda are located at. You will want to defeat these two generals to help the Asakura survive this battle. Defeat them quickly, as this isn't the only main camp you have to save. You need to rush over to Katsuie Shibata and prevent him from entering your main camp. You have some time, but not much. When you get close to Katsuie, you will receive a mission to stop him. If he enters your main camp, all the generals inside your main camp will defect to the Oda forces, leaving you with more problems than you want to deal with right now. While you're in the area, you might as well defeat Nobumori Sakuma and Kazumasu Takigawa, since they're there in your way. The Oda Army will receive some more reinforcements and then begin to charge. You need to defend two points. The first point you should defend is Mt. Usa. Mitsuhide Akechi, Morinari Ando, and Nagahide Niwa should be attacking the southern side of mountain, so rush up the mountain and knock these guys off of it. You want to protect Mt. Usa first instead of the Asakura main camp because Yoshikage Asakura is surprising durable. After you're done defeating Mitsuhide and his gang, you will want to fight off Ranmaru Mori next. Ranmaru has Narimasa Sassa with him and Ranmaru himself is powered up because you killed his father. Defeat Ranmaru and Narimasa and then jump down the mountain to where the Asakura main camp is. Start defeating enemies near Yoshikage. Yoshikage is durable, but not that durable. He should be surrounded, so thin out some of the Oda troops. Also, Ittetsu Inaba should be here, so make sure you get rid of him. Once you have gotten it to a point where you know Yoshikage will survive, take down some strongholds that are producing the enemy soldiers. You don't have to get rid of the ones far away, but get rid of the ones closest to the Asakura main camp. Once this is over and done with, it's time to invade Nobunaga Oda's main camp. When you get close to the Oda main camp, you will receive a mission to get inside. There are three generals outside of the Oda main camp. The gates will open if you defeat No. The other general, Bokuzen Ujiie, is just here to be annoyances. Get rid of all three generals and invite yourself inside the camp. Nobunaga should be inside with Toshiie Maeda, so defeat these two generals to complete the stage. --------------------------------Stage 3: Defense of Odani Castle --------------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: captured. Armies: Defeat Nobunaga. Either Oichi or Yoshikage is defeated, or Odani Castle is

+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Azai-Asakura: | Oda Army: | | Nagamasa Azai | Nobunaga Oda | | Oichi | Hideyoshi Hashiba | | Kazumasa Isono | Katsuie Shibata | | Sadayuki Atsuji | Ranmaru Mori | | Kiyotsuna Akao | Ujisato Gamo | | Tsunachika Kaiho | Kazumasu Takigawa | | Keijun Miyabe | Narimasa Sassa | | Reinforcements: | Hidemasa Hori | | Yoshikage Asakura | Saizo Kani | | Kagenori Asakura | Nagahide Niwa | | Kagetake Asakura | Nagachika Kanamori | | Kageakira Asakura | Reinforcements: | | Kagekata Uozumi | Ittetsu Inaba | | | Yukihiro Ujiie | | | Morinari Ando | | | Mitsuhide Akechi | | | Tsunoeoki Ikeda | | | No | | | Nobutada Oda | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: As soon as the stage starts, ride out to where Saizo Kani and Hidemasa Hori are located at. Defeat these two quickly, as Nagamasa will begin to say that reinforcements from the Asakura are coming from Mt. Jizo. Mt. Jizo at the time is currently occupied by the Oda Army, so you will have to ride up there and defeat the enemies there. There are a lot of riflemen outside of Mt. Jizo, so be careful of your advance. At Mt. Jizo, Nagahide Niwa and Nagachika Kanamori aren't just going to give you the mountain, so you will have to take it from them by defeating those two. Taking the mountain will fulfill two things. The first thing it will do is it will complete the mission that pops up when you arrive at Mt. Jizo. The second thing it will do is allow your reinforcements to show up. When your reinforcements do show up, quickly make your way to the central garrison. Hideyoshi Hashiba should have blown up a wall in the garrison that revealed a path to the Inner Ward of your castle. When you get close to Hideyoshi, you will receive a mission to stop him from going inside your castle. Punish the bad, destructive monkey by defeating him in battle. This will complete your mission, but this will also cause you to get ambushed by Ittetsu Inaba, Yukihiro Ujiie, and Morinari Ando. Defeat these three generals quickly, as there are other places you need to go. When the gates of the central garrison open, make your way to where Ranmaru Mori is located at. He should be here with Ujisato Gamo. Mitsuhide Akechi should also show up in this area as an ambush unit. Defeat these three generals while you are waiting for another Oda ambush, this time north of the central garrison. These ambush troops will arrive when Oichi reaches the Minor Ward. They are Tsuneoki Ikeda and Toshiie Maeda. There should be some allied soldiers in this area, so they shouldn't be able to go very far. They should still be in the northern area by the time you reach them. Defeat these two enemy generals and make your way back into the central garrison. Use the

path that Hideyoshi created to get inside your castle. The place you want to go is where Tsunachika Kaiho is located at. He should be getting beat up on by Katsuie Shibata and his two cronies, Kazumasu Takigawa and Narimasa Sassa, so go assist your ally. When you reach Tsunachika, you will receive a mission to assist him. Defeat these three generals here in this area and you will complete the mission. Nobunaga Oda will commend Nagamasa for his abilities and the Azai Army will begin to charge the Oda main camp. This will cause No and Nobutada Oda to appear at the gates of the Oda main camp. No will be guarding the north gate and Nobutada Oda will be guarding the east gate. Defeat one of these two generals and then make your way inside the main camp. You will probably have to face the other general along with Nobunaga, so defeat the other general as well before finishing off Nobunaga. --------------------------------Stage 4: Showdown at Shizugatake --------------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Hideyoshi. Ieyasu, and Mitsuhide.) Defeat Conditions: is captured. Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Azai-Asakura: | Coalition: | | Nagamasa Azai | Hideyoshi Hashiba | | Yoshikage Asakura | Nene | | Oichi | Sakon Shima | | Kazumasa Isono | Kiyomasa Kato | | Kiyotsuna Akao | Masanori Fukushima | | Tsunachika Kaiho | Hidemasa Hori | | Sadayuki Atsuji | Koroku Hachisuka | | Kagenori Asakura | Tsuneoki Ikeda | | Kagetake Asakura | Hidenaga Hashiba | | Reinforcements: | Yoshinaga Asano | | None | Saizo Kani | | | Reinforcements: | | | Mitsunari Ishida | | | Yoshitsuga Otani | | | Ieyasu Tokugawa | | | Katsuie Shibata | | | Mitsuhide Akechi | | | Tadakatsu Honda | | | Naomasa Ii | | | Yasumasa Sakakibara | | | Toshiie Maeda | | | Hidemitsu Akechi | | | Nobuharu Tsuda | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: (Later changes to Defeat Hideyoshi,

Either Oichi or Yoshikage is defeated, or the Main Camp

This battle is a long one and is a two phase battle. The first phase is taking on the Hashiba Army. When the battle starts, make your way south and then towards where Nene is. You do not want Nene to convince to Asakura to defect. This would mean you have to worry about enemies on all sides instead of just three fronts like you are right now. When you reach Nene, you will receive a mission to stop her. Complete this mission and then make your way back to the central path. Sakon Shima will be trying to charge into your main camp. Stop him from doing so. Now, Mitsunari Ishida along with Yoshitsuga Otani should have appeared near the Asakura main camp. You will want to help the Asakura out. However, what you can do is complete one mission while going to rescue your allies. You might as well complete the mission to take down the four garrisons on Mt. Tenjin while you're on the way to fighting Mitsunari. It will kill two birds with one stone. Each garrison has a guardian in it, with Kiyomasa Kato guarding the eastern garrison, Masanori Fukushima guarding the western garrison, Hidemasa Hori in the southern garrison, and Koroku Hachisuka hiding in the northern one. You should start at the southern garrison and work your way north. Defeat all four of these generals to complete the garrison mission. Now, take the northern path to where Mitsunari is trying to defeat your allies. Fighting off Mitsunari and Yoshitsuga should not be a hard battle because you should have a few allies in the area. Defeat them both and then make your way back to the central area. The next goal you should focus on is taking out that western fort. You will need to access the fort through the south gate. When you get to the south gate, you will receive a mission to take the fort. Defeat the Defense Captain and then make your way inside. To complete the mission, you will need to defeat Tsuneoki Ikeda and Hidenaga Hashiba, which should be simple. Once you have taken the western fort, make your way south. You will get a mission to assist Kiyotsuna Akao with the attack on the Hashiba main camp. You will want to attack the Hashiba main camp from the western gate, so defeat Yoshinaga Asano and Saizo Kani who are just in the way. When you defeat Saizo Kani, the western gate will open. When you enter the Hashiba main camp, the second phase of the battle will begin. Ieyasu Tokugawa, Mitsuhide Akechi, and Katsuie Shibata will all arrive on the field with their armies. Defeat Hideyoshi quickly, as the stage rapidly fills up with enemies again. Luckily, Hideyoshi isn't powered up on this stage, so he should fall pretty easily. When Hideyoshi is done for, leave through the same gate you came in. You will run into a few members of Mitsuhide's army, Hidemitsu Akechi and Nobuharu Tsuda. Defeat these two enemies and then continue north along the western path. Since Mitsuhide is going for your main camp, you will want to defeat him first. Mitsuhide is a little powerful, but not by much. He should fall quickly. Go rescue Oichi if she is in danger from any enemy generals and then make your way north through your main camp. Katsuie Shibata should be your next target, as the garrisons you have taken on Mt. Tenjin are extremely sturdy, especially against a Tadakatsu Honda attack. Toshiie Maeda should be inside your main camp, so get

him out of it by defeating him. Make your way to the Asakura main camp. Katsuie should either be inside the Asakura main camp or close to entering the camp. Defeat him before he can cause too much damage. Now, you can focus on defending the eastern garrison. Your first target should be the biggest target, and on the battlefield, they don't come much bigger than Tadakatsu Honda. He should be harassing the southern garrison, so go there quickly to assist with its defense. Tadakatsu is the same as always. It's a pain to hurt him and he painfully hurts you. When you manage to get the big man down, assist with the defense of the next two garrisons by defeating Naomasa Ii and Yasumasa Sakakibara. When you have isolated Ieyasu Tokugawa, go after him. Defeat Ieyasu to complete the stage. -----------------------------Stage 5: Battle of Kanegasaki -----------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Nobunaga. (Later changes to Defeat Yoshikage.)

Defeat Conditions: Nagamasa, Yoshikage, or Oichi is defeated, or Nobunaga reaches the Escape Point. (Later changes to Nagamasa, Nobunaga, or Oichi is defeated). Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Azai-Asakura: | Oda-Tokugawa: | | Nagamasa Azai | Nobunaga Oda | | Yoshikage Asakura | No | | Oichi | Ranmaru Mori | | Kazumasa Isono | Hideyoshi Hashiba | | Kiyotsuna Akao | Mitsuhide Akechi | | Tsunachika Kaiho | Ieyasu Tokugawa | | Reinforcements: | Tadakatsu Honda | | None | Yoshinari Mori | | | Saizo Kani | | | Hidemasa Hori | | | Tsuneoki Ikeda | | | Hidemitsu Akechi | | | Toshimitsu Saito | | | Yasumasa Sakakibara | | | Tadatsugu Sakai | | | Reinforcements: | | | Magoichi Saika | | | Yoshimasa Oka | | | Morishige Tsuchihashi | | | Katsuie Shibata | | | Naramasa Sassa | | | Toshiie Maeda | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Oda-Azai: | Asakura Army: | | Nobunaga Oda | Yoshikage Asakura |

| Nagamasa Azai | Kagenori Asakura | | Oichi | Kagetake Asakura | | Kazumasa Isono | Kagekata Uozumi | | Kiyotsuna Akao | Naotaka Magara | | Tsunachika Kaiho | Naozumi Magara | | Reinforcements: | Jinpachiro Maeba | | None | Yoshitsugu Maeba | | | Naganori Yamazaki | | (Note: In the middle of the | Yoshimune Kawai | | battle, you will switch sides. | Nagashige Tomita | | Any previous enemies you did not | Reinforcements: | | defeat will become your allies.) | None | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: So apparently, all the battles up until now were just a dream. Say what you want about KOEI and their storylines in this game, that twist was one twist that no one was expecting. Whether you liked the little plot twist or not, it sure was creative. Things don't stop their either. This battle is another two phase battle. The first phase is chasing down Nobunaga Oda. When the stage starts, make your way north to where Hideyoshi Hashiba is. Pick a fight with the monkey and you will get a mission to break through the surrounding enemy. You will need to defeat Hideyoshi, Tsuneoki Ikeda, and Hidemasa Hori to complete this mission. Continue north to the Asakura main camp. You will get a mission to prevent the Tokugawa Army from entering the Asakura main camp. You can accomplish this by defeating Ieyasu Tokugawa and Yasumasa Sakakibara. During this mission, the Asakura should order you and your men to burn down a forest. Don't worry about this quite yet. When you have accomplished this mission, your next targets should be Tadatsugu Sakai and Tadakatsu Honda. Tadatsugu should be an easy kill, but Tadakatsu, as always, is a different story. You do have some time to play with him, but not a whole lot of time, so try to end the battle as quickly as possible. When Tadakatsu is defeated, you will want to help Oichi now and the fire attack. Take the long way around by taking the eastern route. Taking the central route will cause Nobunaga to show up prematurely. You're not done setting up the battlefield quite yet. When you reach where Oichi is, she should be getting harassed by Magoichi Saika and his posse. Defend your woman by beating down Magoichi and then clean this area out. You should get a mission during or after this battle with Magoichi to make the fire attack succeed. There should be three more officers in this area. They are Saizo Kani, Yoshimasa Oka, and Morishige Tsuchihashi. Get rid of all three of them, along with any other enemy soldiers, so that the fire attack may succeed. Take the path that the fire attack carves out to where Yoshinari Mori and No are at. Defeat these two generals and then head north. When you reach where Mitsuhide is located at, there will be a lot of riflemen in the area. A level 3 musou from Nagamasa will get rid of most, if not all, of the riflemen. If you don't have that yet, then just get rid of the riflemen that are the most

annoying and then focus on Mitsuhide. Also in this area should be Hidemitsu Akechi and Toshimitsu Saito, who should die as well. Once they are defeated, Katsuie Shibata should show up with more men for you to kill. When you have defeated Katsuie Shibata and his men, Nobunaga Oda and Ranmaru Mori will appear around the center of the western path. You will receive a mission to not let Nobunaga escape. Chase down Nobunaga. The Asakura Army will call for reinforcements, but this shouldn't be a big deal. Ignore Ranmaru (or defeat him if you want, doesn't really matter) and defeat Nobunaga. Nobunaga is tough, so this may take a little bit of time. After Nobunaga is defeated, you will get a cut scene of Nagamasa deciding to not kill Nobunaga. The Asakura will receive a lot of reinforcements. All of a sudden, most of your allies are now your enemies and all of your enemies are now your allies. The second phase of the battle has just begun. There should be an Asakura enemy at just about every clearing, so get to work going around and defeating the Asakura Army. Since you defeated Nobunaga, in the western area, it only makes sense to target the enemy in that area first. Defeat Naotaka Magara and then make your way south. Jinpachiro Maeba should be here fighting with Kazumasa Isono, so rescue your ally. Head east through the fire carved path to where Naganori Yamazaki is. Defeat him and then go north. By now, all the Asakura Army should be gathering in the northern areas trying to take down Nobunaga, Oichi, or both. Destroy any enemies in the northern areas that your allies haven't gotten to yet. When you have defeated all the enemies outside of the Asakura main camp, defeat the Defense Captain guarding the enemy main camp and make your way inside. Your former ally, Yoshikage Asakura, should have two bodyguards with him, Kagenori Asakura and Kagetake Asakura. Defeat all three Asakuras, leaving Yoshikage for last, to complete the stage. -----------------------------Dream: Showdown at Sekigahara -----------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Oda-Azai: | Takeda-Uesugi: | | Nobunaga Oda | Shingen Takeda | | Nagamasa Azai | Kenshin Uesugi | | Oichi | Yukimura Sanada | | Yoshinari Mori | Katsuyori Takeda | | Toshiie Maeda | Masayuki Sanada | | Hidemasa Hori | Nobufusa Baba | | Tsuneoki Ikeda | Masakage Yamagata | | Saizo Kani | Masanobu Kosaka | | Reinforcements: | Ujimasa Hojo | Defeat all enemy officers. Nobunaga, Nagamasa, or Oichi is defeated.

| | Ujinao Hojo | | | Ujiteru Hojo | | | Tsunamoto Oniniwa | | | Reinforcements: | | | Kanetsugu Naoe | | | Kagekatsu Uesugi | | | Yataro Onikojima | | | Kageie Kakizaki | | | Yoshikiyo Murakami | | | Kagetsuna Naoe | | | Masamune Date | | | Shigezane Date | | | Kojuro Katakura | | | Kotaro Fuma | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: You have a lot of enemy officers to defeat on this stage. Make your way to the central area of the map. The Takeda Calvary will begin their charge on the central area. The first officer you should aim for is Nobufusa Baba. He will be powered up, so he may take some time to defeat. When he is defeated, make your way south and defeat Katsuyori Takeda and Masanobu Kosaka. They will also be powered up. When all three are defeated, Kenshin Uesugi will charge out from the northwestern garrison. Make your way over to Kenshin. When you reach Kenshin, the main army of the Uesugi will arrive. You will receive two missions. The first will be to defeat the Uesugi army. The second will be to prevent Kenshin from entering your main camp. Focus your energy on defeating Kenshin. He is powered up, so he's going to be hard to defeat, especially with Kagetsuna Naoe in the area providing a distraction. When Kenshin and Kagetsuna are defeated, quickly make your way south to Mt. Matsuo Castle. Tsuneoki Ikeda should be attempting to capture this castle. Unfortunately, Masamune Date and his army will ambush him. You will get a mission to rescue Tsuneoki Ikeda. Defeat Shigezane Date, Kojuro Katakura, and Masamune Date to complete this mission. While you are here, also defeat Tsunamoto Oniniwa. Now, make your way back to where Kanetsugu Naoe and the rest of the Uesugi Army are. Defeat Kanetsugu Naoe and the remnants of the Uesugi Army to complete your first mission. There should be four or five officers leftover from the Uesugi Army. When they are defeated, make your way north to where the north cannon is. You will get a message that Yukimura Sanada is controlling the cannons. You will then get a mission to halt the cannon fire. To complete this mission, defeat Yukimura Sanada. Yukimura is not powered up, so he shouldn't be too difficult to defeat. When Yukimura is defeated, the cannons will stop firing on the central area, making this a little bit easier. With the death of Yukimura, the remnants of the Takeda Army will begin another charge on your main camp. Make your way back to the central area and fight off this next wave of attackers. When the last Hojo officer is defeated (or when Shingen Takeda is the last one left, I'm not sure which), Kotaro Fuma will appear near Oichi. Make your way over to Oichi to assist her. You will

get a mission to protect Oichi from Kotaro Fuma. Kotaro really wants to kill off your wife, so he's powered up. Defeat Kotaro to complete this mission. When Shingen is the last enemy officer left standing, make your way northeast to the enemy main camp to face off with the cunning strategist one on one. You will get a mission to defeat Shingen. Complete this mission to complete the stage. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 4t. Sakon Shima's Walkthrough SW2STSAK \____________________________________________________ ---------------------------Stage 1: Battle of Yamazaki ---------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Hashiba Army: | Akechi Army: | | Hideyoshi Hashiba | Mitsuhide Akechi | | Magoichi Saika | Sadayuki Atsuji | | Mitsunari Ishida | Shigetomo Akechi | | Sakon Shima | Kaneaki Mimaki | | Nene | Yasuie Namikawa | | Kiyomasa Kato | Masachika Matsuda | | Hidenaga Hashiba | Hidemitsu Akechi | | Hidemasa Hori | Reinforcements: | | Masanori Fukushima | Nobuharu Tsuda | | Reinforcements: | Toshimitsu Saito | | None | Katsusada Shibata | | | Kunitsugu Yasuda | | | Sadaoki Ise | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: When the stage starts off, you will be at the southern area of the map. Kaneaki Mimaki is just north of you, so make your way to him first and defeat him. You're already near Shoryuji, so you might as well take it first. Defeat the Defense Captain that is guarding the gate to Shoryuji. You will get a mission to take Shoryuji. Complete this mission by defeating Sadayuki Atsuji. Nobuharu Tsuda should appear as reinforcements for the Akechi Army near Shoryuji, so defeat him while you're on your way to Mt. Tenno. You should have a mission to stop the Akechi officers from getting to Mt. Tenno. The two officers you need to defeat to complete this mission are Yasuie Namikawa and Masachika Matsuda. Defeat them both to complete your mission and Defeat Mitsuhide. Hideyoshi or Hidenaga is defeated.

then make your way up to Mt. Tenno. Get to the peak to claim the mountain for the Hashiba Army and then make your way back to Shoryuji. By this time, there should be ambush units near this area trying to take it back. When you get near the ambush units, a mission will appear to defeat them. Defeat Toshimitsu Saito and Katsusada Shibata to complete this mission. Mitsuhide will call for, you guessed it, another ambush. This time, it will be an ambush of Mt. Tenno. Make your way back up the mountain again and clear it out of enemies. You should have a mission to escort Kiyomasa Kato up to the top of the mountain. First, clear off the mountain top so it doesn't get taken. If you lose the mountain top, you fail the mission. Kunitsugu Yasuda and Sadaoki Ise should be the two enemy generals you will need to defeat to ensure the safety of the mountain top. Once the mountain top is safe, clear out any enemies that are around Kiyomasa. He gets distracted easily. Once you have completed this mission, make your way towards the two enemy generals that are attempting to get to your main base. They should be Shigetomo Akechi and Hidemitsu Akechi. Defeat these two enemy generals to isolate Mitsuhide Akechi in his main base. The only thing left to do is charge into the enemy's main camp and take Mitsuhide's head. ----------------------------Stage 2: Conquest for Kyushu ----------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Toyotomi Army: | Shimazu Army: | | Hideyoshi Toyotomi | Yoshihisa Shimazu | | Mitsunari Ishida | Yoshihiro Shimazu | | Sakon Shima | Iehisa Shimazu | | Ginchiyo Tachibana | Toshihisa Shimazu | | Hidehisa Sengoku | Toyohisa Shimazu | | Motochika Chosokabe | Arinobu Yamada | | Nobuchika Chosokabe | Nobumitsu Saruwatari | | Reinforcements: | Tadatsune Shimazu | | None | Tadanaga Shimazu | | | Tadamune Ijuin | | | Reinforcements: | | | Tadamoto Niiro | | | Kakuken Uwai | | | Hisataka Kabayama | | | Hisatora Ei | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: Defeat Yoshihisa, Yoshihiro, and Toshihisa. Hideyoshi or Ginchiyo is defeated.

When the stage starts, make your way south along the path you are currently on towards the garrison. Defeat Tadamune Ijuin to open the gates. This will allow you to reach most of the northern area. The Shimazu should destroy the bridge in the north, cutting off some of your allies. You better go rescue them first, as they are about to get ambushed. Defeat Nobumitsu Saruwatari on your way north. When you get close to Hidehisa Sengoku, Iehisa Shimazu will call for an ambush. The ambush unit will be led by Tadamoto Niiro. You will get a mission to rescue Hidehisa. Defeat both Iehisa and Tadamoto to complete this mission. Iehisa Shimazu will run away, so don't think you've seen the last of him just yet. Continue on the northern path until you reach Arinobu Yamada. Defeat him and continue on the path to the northeastern fort. Guarding this fort is Tadanaga Shimazu. Defeat Tadanaga and claim the fort as your own. Now, from this fort, you can reach Tsuruga Castle, which should be your next target. You will get a mission to take Tsuruga Castle. Yoshihiro Shimazu is guarding Tsuruga Castle and he won't give it up without a fight. He's powerful, but his attacks are slow, so they are easily readable. Defeat Yoshihiro to claim Tsuruga Castle. Yoshihiro will retreat. Makes you think you will see him again sometime soon... From Tsuruga Castle, make your way out of the western gate. This will cause two things to happen. First, the geyser blocking one of the paths will stop flowing. Secondly, a volcano that is on the map will begin to erupt. The volcano will spit fireballs onto the paths that are near it. It doesn't affect the northern area or the southern fort, but anywhere else, you might get hit by a fireball. When the geyser goes down, Toyohisa Shimazu decides it would be best to attack your main camp. You will get a mission to defend your main camp. Defend your main camp by defeating Toyohisa Shimazu. After Toyohisa is defeated, the enemy will call for another ambush, this time at Tsuruga Castle. Their plan is to cut your attack line in half. Make your way back to Tsuruga Castle. You will get a mission to defend your castle, so defeat Kakuken Uwai and Hisataka Kabayama to complete the mission. Make your way back out through the west gate of the castle onto the main path. This time, go east instead of west. You will reach a fort that is occupied by Tadatsune Shimazu. Defeat Tadatsune and ride through the fort. Yoshihisa Shimazu decides to block your retreat by using trees and rocks. Since you can't retreat, you might as well just charge forward. Toshihisa Shimazu will also send an ambush party after you. Defeat Toshihisa and the leader of the ambush party, Hisatora Ei. Toshihisa will end up retreating when you defeat him. The only place left to go is the enemy's main camp in the south. When you enter the main camp, all the Shimazus that retreated earlier will be back inside the fort. This battle will most likely be a four on one battle, but I'm sure you can handle it. The only general you really have to worry about is Yoshihiro. All the generals in the fort are powered up, but Yoshihiro is the only unique general in the group. Clear the fort of all four Shimazus to finish your conquest of Kyushu. --------------------------------Stage 3: Siege of Odawara Castle

--------------------------------Victory Condition: Ujinao.) Defeat Conditions: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Toyotomi Army: | Hojo Army: | | Hideyoshi Toyotomi | Ujimasa Hojo | | Mitsunari Ishida | Ujiteru Hojo | | Sakon Shima | Ujitada Hojo | | Kanetsugu Naoe | Ujimitsu Hojo | | Yukimura Sanada | Ujitaka Hojo | | Norihide Matsuda | Masataka Kasahara | | Reinforcements: | Yoshitake Mibu | | Kanbei Kuroda | Naohide Matsuda | | | Yasusato Matsuda | | | Masayo Ito | | | Naoshige Chiba | | | Yasuhiro Ogasawara | | | Naosada Hojo | | | Tanenaga Hara | | | Norisada Ueda | | | Ujinori Uesugi | | | Ujinaga Narita | | | Reinforcements: | | | Kotaro Fuma | | | Ujinao Hojo | | | Ujifusa Hojo | | | Hiroteru Minagawa | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: When the stage starts, Hideyoshi will want to build a castle in the central area on Mt. Ishigaki. Assist Hideyoshi in his castle building project by entering Mt. Ishigaki and clearing it out. You will get a mission to take the mountain, so defeat Naosada Hojo and Ujiteru Hojo to complete this mission. Make your way through the south gate and go to the gates of the southern garrison. The enemy will begin to march towards Mt. Ishigaki, so don't let them get anywhere near your castle in the making. Defeat Ujimitsu Hojo and Ujinori Uesugi to prevent them from finding out about your castle. Kanbei Kuroda should arrive with engineers to build the castle with. They will appear in the southwestern fort, which is currently closed off. Defeat the Defense Captain outside of the fort to open it up. Ujitada Hojo is currently trying to kill off your engineers, so defeat him. Clear out the southwestern fort to allow your engineers to start marching towards Mt. Ishigaki. From the southwestern fort, make your way back to the center and then go through the north gate. You will reach two enemy officers trying to force their way to your main camp. They are Ujitaka Hojo and Norisada Ueda. You will get a Defeat Ujimasa. (Later changes to Defeat Ujimasa and

Hideyoshi is defeated.

mission to defeat them both and protect your main camp. mission and move on.

Complete this

Make your way back to the southern garrison. You will want to be here because when the castle is finished being built at the center, a siege ramp will appear in this garrison and head for the walls of Odawara Castle. However, Yasusato Matsuda and his troops will do their best to try to break your siege ramp. Defeat Yasusato and clear this area out of enemies to allow your siege ramp set up. If your siege ramp gets destroyed, you will have to enter the castle through the north gate. However, you shouldn't need to do that, as you should be able to clear out this area in time. Once your siege ramp is set up, do go up it yet. Make your way north near the central gate. Ujinaga Narita and Naohide Matsuda are trying to guard the central gate, so defeat them. You won't be able to enter the central gate quite yet, as Kotaro Fuma has placed a ninja spell on the gate to keep it closed. However, once you have defeated both of these generals, you can enter Odawara Castle using your siege ramp. When inside the castle, immediately make your way towards Masataka Kasahara. You will get a mission to save Norihide Matsuda, who is Hideyoshi's agent on the inside. You won't be able to find Norihide Matsuda on the general map when you press start, but he will always be near Masataka Kasahara. Defeat Masataka to save Norihide. Now, Kotaro should perform his little ninja trick and open the front gate to Odawara Castle, allowing the Hojo forces inside the castle to begin to try to take out the makeshift castle. Masayo Ito and Naoshige Chiba will charge the central area, so stop them in their tracks and defeat them. Clear out the northern area of all enemy generals. This should leave only Ujimasa Hojo left. He is inside the main keep of the castle. To get inside the main keep of the castle, defeat the Defense Captain standing guard and walk right in. Inside the main keep of the castle, you will notice that a gate on the first floor is locked. It can only be opened by a mechanism on the second floor. When you get to the second floor, there is another gate that is locked. It can only be opened by a mechanism on the first floor that is passed the locked gate. However, the mechanism for the gate on the first floor is accessible. Destroy the statue that is keeping the gate on the first floor closed and then make your way back down the stairs. Go through the gate on the first floor and destroy the other statue that is blocking the mechanism from working. This will open up the gate on the second floor. If you have ninjas explaining this kind of thing to you, why don't they just open the gates for you? Go through the gate on the second floor and up the stairs. You will now face off with Ujimasa Hojo. However, when you defeat Ujimasa, Kotaro will begin to laugh at you and say it was all just a trick. The real Ujimasa, along with some other Hojos will ambush your main camp. Kotaro will close and lock the gate on the second floor, preventing you from saving your main camp. The only way to open the gate is to defeat Kotaro. Kotaro is powered up and is the hardest officer on the map, but he still shouldn't cause too many headaches. Once Kotaro is defeated, the gate will open, allowing you to escape the main keep of the castle. Get back on your horse and ride towards your makeshift

castle. Ujifusa Hojo should be attempting to attack your makeshift castle, so defeat him. Now, leave the makeshift castle area through the west gate. The real Ujimasa Hojo and Hiroteru Minagawa should be trying to attack your main camp from the south. Defeat both Ujimasa and Hiroteru. Make your way into your main camp. Ujinao should be here by now. He thinks he's a match for Hideyoshi, but you already know he's hopelessly outclassed. Help out Hideyoshi by defeating Ujinao. Now, the Toyotomi have all of Japan under their control. ---------------------------Stage 4: Battle of Kusegawa ---------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Western Army: | Eastern Army: | | Mitsunari Ishida | Kazutada Nakamura | | Sakon Shima | Kazuhide Nakamura | | Yoshihiro Shimazu | Toyouji Arima | | Ginchiyo Tachibana | Noriyori Arima | | Toyohisa Shimazu | Tanomo Noisshiki | | Teruzumi Akashi | Reinforcements: | | Reinforcements: | Yoshimasa Tanaka | | None | Kojiro Sasaki | | | Tadakatsu Honda | | | Moritsuna Watanabe | | | Ina | | | Naomasa Ii | | | Tadatomo Honda | | | Tadayoshi Matsudaira | | | Hanzo Hattori | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: This stage is a pretty quick stage. You need to keep all your allies alive and defeat all of the enemy officers, but your allies all tend to be really good at surviving. By the time the main batch of reinforcements arrive, you will have killed off a lot of generals, giving your allies some morale boosts in the process. When the stage starts, you will get two missions in a short time span. The first mission will be to kill off all the enemy generals trying to escape. These generals are Kazuhide Nakamura, Noriyori Arima, and Tanomo Noisshiki. The second mission will be to prevent the enemy reinforcements in the southeastern corner of the map from securing an escape route. Those two generals will be Yoshimasa Tanaka and Kojiro Sasaki. First, start off by defeating Tanomo, then immediately go north to where Noriyori is. Defeat all enemy officers. Any allied officer is defeated.

Defeat him and then make your way south to where Kazuhide is. Since all of the islands are connected to each other by bridges, you should be able to get to each general without any problems. You want to end with Kazuhide so that you can continue moving south. When you have defeated Kazuhide, you will have completed the first mission. By this time, Yoshimasa Tanaka should have arrived in the southeastern corner of the map. Make your way towards that corner and defeat him. Eventually, Kojiro Sasaki will arrive and attempt to secure the escape route. Defeat him as well to complete the second mission. Both Kazutada Nakamura in the southern garrison and Toyouji Arima in the northeastern garrison will realize it's pointless to try to hide and escape. They will both come out and charge your force. Since you're already in the south, defeat Kazutada. By now, a lot of enemy reinforcements should arrive. Since you're currently in the southern garrison, defeat the two enemies that arrive inside there. They should be Naomasa Ii and Moritsuna Watanabe. Defeat both of them. Tadakatsu Honda should be attempting to charge your main camp. Cut him off while he is crossing the river and face off with him. You will get a mission to prevent Tadakatsu from entering your main camp, which you can complete by defeating Tadakatsu. He will be with Tadatomo Honda. Defeat Tadatomo first and then focus all your power on Tadakatsu. Tadakatsu is powered up, as usual, and will take a while to defeat. Don't worry about your other allies. They should be fine and more than able to survive on their own. I love Sakon's response to Tadakatsu about Tadakatsu's daughter. Sakon has some really good lines on this level. Anyway, Hanzo should be trying to jump Mitsunari Ishida while you are fighting Tadakatsu, so make your way over to the dark ninja next. Defeat Hanzo and then head north. The last enemies on the map should be fighting with the Shimazu clan. You will get a mission to defeat Ina. There will be two other generals with Ina. They are Toyouji Arima and Tadayoshi Matsudaira. Ina will be powered up, but if you had no problems with her dad, you should have no problems with her. Defeat all three generals to complete this stage. -----------------------------Stage 5: Battle of Sekigahara -----------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Western Army: | Eastern Army: | | Mitsunari Ishida | Ieyasu Tokugawa | | Sakon Shima | Tadakatsu Honda | | Ginchiyo Tachibana | Hanzo Hattori | | Yoshihiro Shimazu | Ina | | Yoshitsugu Otani | Naomasa Ii | | Yukinaga Konishi | Nagamasa Kuroda | | Hideie Ukita | Tadaoki Hosokawa | | Hideaki Kobayakawa | Takatora Todo | Defeat Ieyasu. Main Camp is captured.

| Ekei Ankokuji | Yoshimasa Tanaka | | Hiroie Kikkawa | Terumasa Ikeda | | Hidemoto Mori | Yoshiaki Kato | | Yasuharu Wakisaka | Sadatsugu Tsutsui | | Toyohisa Shimazu | Tadayoshi Matsudaira | | Reinforcements: | Masanori Fukushima | | None | Yoshinaga Asano | | | Kazutoyo Yamanouchi | | | Reinforcements: | | | Magobei Fuse | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: When the stage starts, make your way north. There are four enemy generals in the central area. Start with the one that is the furthest to the north. This should be Yoshiaki Kato. The next general you should defeat is Yoshimasa Tanaka. Now, continue north to where the first of the enemy's cannons are at. Defeat the Defense Captain guarding this cannon. You should get a mission to stop both enemy cannons. This is one. The second one is located near your next destination. Leave the cannon and move southeast, defeating Takatora Todo in the process. You should run into Nagamasa Kuroda. Defeat him and then make your way towards the second cannon. Defeat the Defense Captain here to complete your first mission. When Hideaki Kobayakawa begins to speak, make your way for the passageway near the southwest. Ieyasu Tokugawa will call for riflemen to shoot at Hideaki. Magobei Fuse will appear in this area. You will get a mission to stop Magobei's taunts, so defeat him before he can cause any problems. Now, you will need to stop Hanzo Hattori next. However, you cannot get near Hiroie Kikkawa or the Mori camp, or they will defect to the enemy. To get to Hanzo without crossing through the Mori camp, simply take the eastern path that is the closest to the central area and go around the camp. That path will allow you to assist Ekei Ankokuji in defeating the enemies in his area and allow you to get to Hanzo without making the Mori defect. In this area, there should already be three other generals. They are Terumasa Ikeda, Yoshinaga Asano, and Kazutoyo Yamanouchi. Defeat all three, along with Hanzo, to save both Ekei and Hideaki. By now, Ina should have shown up along the western path. Get on your horse and quickly ride over towards the western side of the map. On your way there, protect one of your cannons by defeating Masanori Fukushima. Don't worry, Ina will wait for you. When you reach Ina, you will get a mission to prevent Ina from entering your main camp. Ina is powered up and will take a little bit of time to defeat. Now, from Ina, make your way back out to the central area and defeat Tadayoshi Matsudaira, Naomasa Ii, and Sadatsugu Tsutsui. There should only be three generals left. fighting Tadaoki Hosokawa should be

with Ginchiyo Tachibana, so make your way to him next. Defeat Tadaoki and continue along the northern path. Mitsunari should order his army to charge. When you get to Ieyasu Tokugawa's main camp, you will see that Tadakatsu Honda is guarding the camp. You will have to defeat Tadakatsu in order to get inside. Tadakatsu is powered up, as usual. Use your allies as decoys and get behind him to injure him. When the big man goes down, all the gates to the enemy main camp will open. The only thing left to do is defeat Ieyasu Tokugawa to complete the stage. -----------------------------Dream: Battle of Mikatagahara -----------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Takeda Army: | Oda-Tokugawa: | | Shingen Takeda | Ieyasu Tokugawa | | Katsuyori Takeda | Tadakatsu Honda | | Sakon Shima | Hanzo Hattori | | Nobukado Takeda | Mototada Torii | | Masatane Hara | Tadatsugu Sakai | | Nobufusa Baba | Nobumori Sakuma | | Nobushige Oyamada | Hirohide Hirate | | Masatoyo Naito | Kazumasu Takigawa | | Reinforcements: | Kazumasa Ishikawa | | None | Ietada Matsudaira | | | Reinforcements: | | | Moritsuna Watanabe | | | Moritsuna Watanabe | | | Yasumasa Sakakibara | | | Tadayo Okubo | | | Nagatada Ogasawara | | | Mitsuhide Akechi | | | Hideyoshi Hashiba | | | Katsuie Shibata | | | Nagahide Niwa | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: When the stage starts, immediately make your way west to the Oda Army. You will face off in a three against one situation. Good thing Sakon is great at crowd control. You will get a mission to prevent the Oda Army from escaping. Complete this mission by defeating Kazumasu Takigawa, Nobumori Sakuma, and Hirohide Hirate. Now, make your way over to Tadatsugu Sakai. Defeat him and then continue on to where Ietada Matsudaira. He should either be close to or inside your main camp. Defeat him and then leave your main camp through the Defeat Ieyasu. Shingen is defeated, or Ieyasu reaches the Escape Point.

southern gate. Make your way over to where Kazumasa Ishikawa is and defeat him. Now, the next officer in your path is Tadakatsu Honda. You can either face off with him or you can avoid him and go around him. When you get near him, you will get a mission to defeat him. Tadakatsu Honda is extremely powerful on this stage. However, you should have enough useful skills and a decent enough weapon by now to take him on. Just take advantage of the openings he leaves when he attacks and you shouldn't take too much damage. After Tadakatsu is defeated or avoided, make your way over to the gate that is south of the central garrison. You should be able to catch up to Hanzo Hattori here. Defeat Hanzo and then continue make your way to the southwestern part of the map. This area is filled with ledges. You can only jump down a ledge. You cannot jump back up a ledge. The ledges area should be where you can catch up to Ieyasu Tokugawa. When you do, you will get a mission to defeat Ieyasu. When Ieyasu is defeated, you will have realized that you have killed a fake Ieyasu. Ieyasu Tokugawa will reappear west of the central garrison. He will bring two more enemy officers with him. One of them, Moritsuna Watanabe, will begin attacking the central garrison. You will get a mission to defend the central garrison. Complete this mission by defeating Moritsuna. When Ieyasu Tokugawa reaches the ledges area, there will be more enemy reinforcements that will arrive west of the southeastern castle. Make your way over to the area where the enemy officers are gathering at. Eventually, the Oda Army will also appear, lead by Mitsuhide Akechi, Hideyoshi Hashiba, and Katsuie Shibata. The Oda Army will begin attacking your main camp. Quickly run through Tadayo Okubo, Yasumasa Sakakibara, Nagatada Ogasawara, and Mototada Torii. Then, defeat Ieyasu Tokugawa for a second time. Once again, it's only a double. Use this time to make your way over to the western garrison. Here, Nagahide Niwa and Katsuie Shibata should be trying to take over the garrison. You will get a mission to defeat the Oda Army. Defeat Katsuie and Nagahide and then make your way north and then east to where Mitsuhide Akechi and Hideyoshi Hashiba are at. You will want to defeat them quickly, because while you are playing with the Oda Army, the real Ieyasu Tokugawa will be retreating. For a fat man, Ieyasu sure can run fast. When the Oda Army is completely wiped out, make your way back south to where Ieyasu Tokugawa is. Defeat him one last time to complete the stage. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 4v. Yoshihiro Shimazu's Walkthrough SW2STYOS \____________________________________________________ ----------------------------Stage 1: Conquest for Kyushu ----------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Hideyoshi.

Defeat Conditions: Armies:

Yoshihisa or Yoshihiro is defeated.

+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Shimazu Army: | Toyotomi Army: | | Yoshihisa Shimazu | Hideyoshi Toyotomi | | Yoshihiro Shimazu | Mitsunari Ishida | | Toshihisa Shimazu | Sakon Shima | | Toyohisa Shimazu | Ginchiyo Tachibana | | Reinforcements: | Hidehisa Sengoku | | Arinobu Yamada | Motochika Chosokabe | | Iehisa Shimazu | Nobuchika Chosokabe | | | Yoshimune Otomo | | | Ekei Ankokuji | | | Nagayasu Sogo | | | Kiyomasa Kato | | | Masanori Fukushima | | | Reinforcements: | | | Nene | | | Kanbei Kuroda | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: You start off with only three allies, but you will receive reinforcements in the form of ambushes while you are playing through the map. When the stage starts, make your way north and then east when you reach the garrison. You will get a mission to defeat Nobuchika Chosokabe. Defeat him and then make your way back to the garrison. Hidehisa Sengoku will charge after you. Just stay put. He is powered up, but when he gets lured too far out, a rockslide will cut off his retreat and an allied ambush party will appear, taking away his powered up status. Defeat Hidehisa Sengoku and then make your way west. Yoshimune Otomo should be trying to attack Toyohisa Shimazu. Defeat Yoshimune and then make your way to Tsuruga Castle. Defeat Motochika Chosokabe to take control of Tsuruga Castle. Mitsunari Ishida will charge out and try to take Tsuruga Castle away from you. Nene will also appear and do the same thing. You will get two missions. The first mission will be to defend Tsuruga Castle from Mitsunari. The second mission will be to prevent Nene from entering Tsuruga Castle. Defeat both Nene and Mitsunari to complete both missions. While you are busy defending Tsuruga Castle, Toyohisa will attempt to attack the enemy main camp while the geyser recedes. Unfortunately for Toyohisa, the geyser reactivates when he passes it. The geyser cuts off Toyohisa's retreat, effectively trapping him. Kanbei Kuroda will appear as an enemy ambush unit. Make your way over to Toyohisa. You will get a mission to rescue Toyohisa. Complete this mission by defeating Sakon Shima and Kanbei Kuroda. Make your way to the northern path to where Ekei Ankokuji is. You will get a mission to defeat Ekei. When you do, Ginchiyo Tachibana will be lured out. When she crosses the bridge on the northern path, your army will collapse it, trapping

her. Another allied ambush unit will appear. Ginchiyo will lose her powered up status, allowing you to defeat her easily. Now, make your way to the northwestern garrison. When you are at this garrison, leave through the southern gate. This will get you inside the Toyotomi main camp. Hideyoshi Toyotomi is here with a few bodyguards. Defeat Hideyoshi and the other three enemy officers to complete the stage. --------------------------------Stage 2: Siege of Odawara Castle --------------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Condition: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Toyotomi Army: | Hojo Army: | | Hideyoshi Toyotomi | Ujimasa Hojo | | Ieyasu Tokugawa | Ujinao Hojo | | Tadakatsu Honda | Ujiteru Hojo | | Ginchiyo Tachibana | Ujimitsu Hojo | | Masamune Date | Naosada Hojo | | Yoshihiro Shimazu | Ujitaka Hojo | | Kojuro Katakura | Ujifusa Hojo | | Toyohisa Shimazu | Naohide Matsuda | | Reinforcements: | Tanenaga Hara | | None | Norisada Ueda | | | Ujinori Uesugi | | | Yoshitake Mibu | | | Naoshige Chiba | | | Masataka Kasahara | | | Ujinaga Narita | | | Masayo Ito | | | Yasusato Matsuda | | | Hiroteru Minagawa | | | Reinforcements: | | | Yasuhiro Ogasawara | | | Kotaro Fuma | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: You start off near the south gate of Odawara Castle. Defeat Yoshitake Mibu to open up the south gate of Odawara Castle. Make your way inside the castle and defeat Naoshige Chiba and Ujinaga Narita, who should be just on the other side of the south gate. Make your way inside the castle and head north and east. By this time, you should get a mission to open up all the gates to Odawara Castle. You should focus on this mission first. Make your way to Naohide Matsuda. You will get a mission to stop the enemy cannons. Complete this Defeat Ujimasa and Ujinao. Hideyoshi is defeated.

mission by defeating Naohide. Make your way to the east gate of Odawara Castle. Open this gate by defeating Ujifusa Hojo and Yasusato Matsuda. Now, there is only one last gate left to open. It is the north gate. To get to the north gate, you will have to cross through the bomb corridor. When you get passed the annoying area of the castle, defeat Masataka Kasahara and Ujinori Uesugi. Now, Kotaro Fuma will open up a gate that leads to a path that goes directly into your main camp. He will send out three enemy officers to try to take down Hideyoshi. Make your way back to the east gate of Odawara Castle. There should be a gate in this area that goes north. This gate will lead to that northeastern path that will get you inside your main camp. Here, you will get a mission to protect your main camp. Complete this mission by defeating Tanenaga Hara, Masayo Ito, and Ujitaka Hojo. Now, make your way back inside the castle. This time, your goal is the southwestern corner of the map. It is in this area that the enemy has hid their storehouse. When you reach the storehouse, you will get ambushed by Yasuhiro Ogasawara. You will also get a mission to seize the storehouse. Complete this mission by defeating Yasuhiro Ogasawara and Ujitada Hojo. Leave this area through the north gate. You will end up in a courtyard. Kotaro will close all gates to this area and ambush you with ninjas. You will get a mission to defeat 100 enemies. The fastest way to defeat enemies is by using your horse musou. When you have defeated 100 enemies in this area, the gates will open. Leave this area through the north gate. In this area, you should find Ujiteru Hojo and Ujimitsu Hojo fighting the Date Army. Help out Masamune Date by defeating both enemy officers. Now, enter the main keep through the gate that is in this area. When you are inside the main keep, head east. When you enter this area, you will get a mission to deactivate the bomb corridor. Complete this mission by defeating Naosada Hojo and Hiroteru Minagawa. You have shut down an annoying area that you will never cross again on this map. Now, make your way back west until you reach a set of stairs. Head up those stairs to the second floor. On the second floor, you will run into Kotaro Fuma. He has shut the gate to the third floor. You will need to defeat Kotaro in order to advance further. Kotaro is powered up, so he's pretty upset that you have entered his home. Defeat Kotaro to raise the gate to the third floor. Make your way up to the third floor. It is here that you will find the two leaders of the Hojo clan. Defeat both Ujinao Hojo and Ujimasa Hojo to complete the stage. ---------------------------Stage 3: Battle of Kusegawa ---------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Condition: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Defeat all enemy officers. Any allied officer is defeated.

| Western Army: | Eastern Army: | | Mitsunari Ishida | Kazutada Nakamura | | Sakon Shima | Kazuhide Nakamura | | Yoshihiro Shimazu | Toyouji Arima | | Ginchiyo Tachibana | Noriyori Arima | | Toyohisa Shimazu | Tanomo Noisshiki | | Teruzumi Akashi | Reinforcements: | | Reinforcements: | Yoshimasa Tanaka | | None | Kojiro Sasaki | | | Tadakatsu Honda | | | Moritsuna Watanabe | | | Ina | | | Naomasa Ii | | | Tadatomo Honda | | | Tadayoshi Matsudaira | | | Hanzo Hattori | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: Even though you lose if an ally dies, this stage is relatively easy and quick. Your allies do stay alive for quite a while on this stage. You start off in the northwestern corner of the map. You will get three missions immediately. The first mission will be to protect your allied officers, which if you fail this mission, you fail the stage. The second mission will be to prevent the enemy officers that are outside the garrisons from retreating. The third mission will be to prevent the enemy officers from preparing an escape route in the southeast corner of the map. Your first objective should be to prevent the retreat of the enemy officers. Start off by defeating Noriyori Arima and work your way south. Defeat Tanomo Noisshiki next and finish with Kazuhide Nakamura to complete the second mission. While you're fighting off the enemies that are out in the open, Yoshimasa Tanaka will appear in the southeastern corner of the map and try to prepare an escape route. When you are finished with your second mission, head directly for the southeastern corner of the map and defeat Yoshimasa Tanaka. This will get Kojiro Sasaki to appear in the battlefield at the area you are currently at. Kojiro is powered up, but try to defeat him quickly, as if you spend too much time playing with Kojiro, you will fail your third mission. Defeat Kojiro to complete the third mission. Now, both garrisons in the northeast and the south should open up their gates. Make your way inside the southern garrison and defeat Kazutada Nakamura. Around this time, Tadakatsu Honda should arrive with reinforcements. Tadakatsu himself will attempt to charge your main camp while the other enemy officers will try to distract you. Two of those enemy officers, Naomasa Ii and Moritsuna Watanabe, will appear in the south garrison. Defeat both of these enemy officers and then head directly for Tadakatsu Honda. Tadakatsu will run directly to your main camp without stopping to play with your allied soldiers, so you he should be well on his way to your main camp. When you reach Tadakatsu, you will get a mission to prevent him from entering your main

camp. Tadakatsu is powered up, so he might present problems to you. Try to stay out of his range while taking advantage of your range. Also abuse your unblockable C7 move if you have to. When you have finished with Tadakatsu, take out Tadatomo Honda as well. Your next goal should be to locate Hanzo Hattori. He will appear while you're fighting Tadakatsu and attempt to make his way into your main camp to assassinate Mitsunari Ishida. Hanzo is powered up, but after dealing with Tadakatsu, the little ninja should present no problems. After Hanzo is defeated, the only thing left to do is take out Ina and her crew. They should be trying to track you down, since their goal is to defeat the Shimazu Army. Find out where Ina is and make your way over to her. It's not nice to keep a girl waiting, you know. When you reach Ina, you will receive a mission to defeat her. Ina will be powered up and should have Toyouji Arima and Tadayoshi Matsudaira with her. Defeat all three enemy officers in any order you want to complete the stage. -------------------------------Stage 4: Struggle at Sekigahara -------------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Condition: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Western Army: | Eastern Army: | | Mitsunari Ishida | Ieyasu Tokugawa | | Sakon Shima | Tadakatsu Honda | | Ginchiyo Tachibana | Hanzo Hattori | | Yoshihiro Shimazu | Ina | | Toyohisa Shimazu | Naomasa Ii | | Reinforcements: | Nagamasa Kuroda | | None | Tadaoki Hosokawa | | | Hideaki Kobayakawa | | | Takatora Todo | | | Yoshimasa Tanaka | | | Hiroie Kikkawa | | | Hidemoto Mori | | | Terumasa Ikeda | | | Yoshiaki Kato | | | Sadatsugu Tsutsui | | | Tadayoshi Matsudaira | | | Masanori Fukushima | | | Yoshinaga Asano | | | Reinforcements: | | | Hidetada Tokugawa | | | Yasumasa Sakakibara | | | Tadachika Okubo | | | Masanobu Honda | | | Tadamasa Honda | | | Tadatoshi Sengoku | Defeat Ieyasu. Any allied officer is defeated.

| | Yasunaga Ishikawa | | | Tadamasa Mori | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: As soon as the stage starts, defeat Masanori Fukushima, Sadatsugu Tsutsui, Yoshiaki Kato, Yoshinaga Asano, and Tadayoshi Matsudaira to clear out the central area. After you have done this, make your way towards your allied main camp in the southwest. You will get a mission rescue Mitsunari Ishida. Complete this mission by defeating Hideaki Kobayakawa, Takatora Todo, and Yoshimasa Tanaka. Make your way east towards Sakon Shima. On your way there, Ieyasu Tokugawa should order Hanzo Hattori to assassinate Mitsunari Ishida. Hanzo starts off in Mt. Matsuo Castle and will head directly for the main camp. When you reach Hanzo, you will get a mission to prevent him from entering your main camp. Hanzo is powered up, so he will have a lot of life and defense. Defeat Hanzo before he can enter your main camp to succeed in your mission. Mitsunari will now move towards the center of the map. Now, continue on your march west towards Sakon. When you get close to him, you will get a mission to rescue Sakon. Complete this mission by defeating Terumasa Ikeda, Hidemoto Mori, and Hiroie Kikkawa. Ieyasu will order Tadakatsu Honda to attack Sakon. Intercept Tadakatsu before he can reach his destination. Tadakatsu is powered up, as usual, so he might take a while to defeat. When Tadakatsu is defeated, Sakon will begin to march towards the center. Make your way over to the northwestern garrison. Ginchiyo Tachibana is here, trying to fight off three enemy officers of her own. You will get a mission to rescue Ginchiyo. Complete this mission by defeating Tadaoki Hosokawa, Nagamasa Kuroda, and Naomasa Ii. Ieyasu will order another one of his generals to attack the person you just rescued. This time, he sends Ina off to fight Ginchiyo. Again, intercept Ina before she reaches Ginchiyo and defeat her. Ina is also powered up, but she shouldn't be as bad as Tadakatsu was. When Ina is defeated, Ginchiyo will move towards the central area. When all your allies are in the central area, Ieyasu will send out a second wave of reinforcements. Most of the enemy reinforcements will surround the central area. You will get a mission to defeat the reinforcements of the Eastern Army. To complete this mission, you will need to defeat the following generals: Tadachika Okubo, Tadamasa Mori, Masanobu Honda, Yasunaga Ishikawa, Tadatoshi Sengoku, Tadamasa Honda, Yasumasa Sakakibara, and Hidetada Tokugawa. This will open up the gates to the enemy main camp. Make your way inside the Tokugawa main camp and face off with Ieyasu. Defeat Ieyasu to complete the stage and snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. ----------------------------Stage 5: Siege of Edo Castle ----------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Ieyasu.

Defeat Condition: defeated.) Armies:

Hideyori is defeated.

(Later changes to Yoshihisa is

+-------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ | Shimazu Army: | Eastern Army: | Western Army: | | None | Ieyasu Tokugawa | Hideyori Toyotomi | | Reinforcements: | Masamune Date | Yoshihiro Shimazu | | Yoshihiro Shimazu | Tadakatsu Honda | Toyohisa Shimazu | | Toyohisa Shimazu | Naomasa Ii | Mitsunari Ishida | | Yoshihisa Shimazu | Yasumasa Sakakibara | Satoie Gamo | | Tadatsune Shimazu | Yoshiaki Mogami | Yoshitsugu Otani | | Hisataka Kabayama | Takatora Todo | Hideie Ukita | | Arinaga Yamada | Nagachika Kanamori | Hideaki Kobayakawa | | Tadamoto Niiro | Terumasa Ikeda | Hiroie Kikkawa | | | Hidetada Tokugawa | Hidemoto Mori | | | Ietsugu Sakai | Reinforcements: | | | Hideyasu Yuki | Kagekatsu Uesugi | | | Naotaka Ii | Yoshihide Shida | | | Shigenaga Katakura | Yoshinobu Satake | | | Shigezane Date | Ginchiyo Tachibana | | | Hidemune Date | | | | Reinforcements: | | | | Hideaki Kobayakawa | | | | Hiroie Kikkawa | | | | Hidemoto Mori | | | | Kotaro Fuma | | | | Ina | | +-------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ Walkthrough: You start off on the side of the Western Army at the north gate. You will get a mission to secure the northern and northeastern strongholds. Defeat Yoshiaki Mogami first. Then, make your way east. Defeat Nagachika Kanamori to complete the first mission. Ieyasu Tokugawa will convince the Mori Army to defect. Those Mori switch positions more times than a politician. Make your way south to where the defectors are at. They have surrounded Toyohisa Shimazu. You will get a mission to rescue Toyohisa. While you're completing this mission, you and Toyohisa will defect to your own army, making your former allies a third army on the battlefield. The Western Army will receive reinforcements, but so will your army. Now, complete your current mission by defeating Hideaki Kobayakawa, Hiroie Kikkawa, and Hidemoto Mori. While you're here, defeat Ietsugu Sakai as well. Your next mission will be a long one. It is to defeat the entire Western Army. Start off by defeating Yoshitsugu Otani at the east gate and Satoie Gamo at the south gate. While you're at the south gate, defeat both Eastern Army generals here as well. Kotaro Fuma should appear at this time and attempt to assassinate Yoshihisa Shimazu. Circle around the castle by taking the eastern path to the northern path and make

your way to Kotaro Fuma. You should defeat Hideie Ukita at the north gate along the way. When you reach Kotaro Fuma, you will get a mission to defeat him. Kotaro is powered up, but you should have some allies that are willing to help you. When Kotaro is defeated, continue on your mission of defeating Western Army officers. Make your way to the west gate of Edo Castle and defeat Yoshinobu Satake. Also, defeat both Eastern Army generals that are here too. This should leave the southwestern garrison as the only place where Western Army officers are at. At the southwestern garrison, you should have two Eastern Army officers and four Western Army officers just looking to take your head. Deal with the Eastern Army officers first. When they are defeated, focus your attacks on the Western Army officers. Mitsunari Ishida is the only officer here that is unique, but Hideyori Toyotomi is a powered up generic officer. These two officers will give you the most problems, but they shouldn't be too hard to defeat. Defeat Hideyori Toyotomi, Mitsunari Ishida, Kagekatsu Uesugi, and Yoshihide Shida to complete your mission of destroying the Western Army. Now, it's time to focus on the Eastern Army inside Edo Castle. Make your way inside Edo Castle through the trap door that Kotaro Fuma opened. It's located in the northwestern corner of the castle. Defeat Hideyasu Yuki to open up the gate to the main keep. Inside the main keep, Hidetada Tokugawa is guarding the gate to the second floor. However, when you defeat Hidetada, the gate will not open. You will have to access the second floor of the main keep by using the smaller keep. Leave the main keep and use the path inside the castle that goes east and then south to circle around to the smaller keep. At the entrance to the smaller keep, Ina and Naomasa Ii are determined to keep you outside. Since they're not being very hospitable, defeat the both of them to open the gate to the smaller keep. When the smaller keep is opened up, Hidemune Date will rush out. Defeat him and then make your way to the second floor of the smaller keep. Masamune Date is here, guarding the gate to the main keep. He is also here with a bunch of riflemen. However, if you have Yoshihiro's self skill, Resilience 3, and a full musou bar, the riflemen should provide no problems at all. Defeat Masamune to access the catwalk that will lead to the main keep. On the second floor of the main keep, Tadakatsu Honda will challenge you to a fight. Tadakatsu is powered up, as always, so he may take some time to take down. Defeat Tadakatsu to open up the final gate to Ieyasu Tokugawa. Defeat Ieyasu to unify all of Japan under the control of the Shimazu...except there are still a few enemy officers who don't accept your rule, even after the beating you gave them. After your army retreats, Edo Castle gets set on fire and some enemies you have previously beaten come back to stop you. On the second floor of the main keep, you will run into Tadakatsu Honda again. Fighting Tadakatsu once is bad enough. Fighting him twice on the same stage is just not fair, especially with a burning castle. When you have defeated Tadakatsu for good, make your way onto the catwalk. Here, Masamune is still trying to take Japan

for himself. This time, Masamune is powered up. Defeat the ambitious OneEyed Dragon to open up the gate to the smaller keep. Make your way inside the smaller keep and down the stairs. On the first floor of the smaller keep, Ina is here, looking to still impress her daddy. Of course, like everyone else, she is powered up. When Ina is defeated, you can get outside of the burning castle. Finally, just when you think everything is over, Ginchiyo Tachibana appears to try to settle the score one last time. She appears in the southwestern garrison. Make your way to the garrison and fight with your rival. Ginchiyo is powered up, of course, and attacks a lot faster than you do. Take advantage of your unblockable C7 grab attack and try to keep a full musou bar at all times, so that your self skill will be in effect. This should help you fight off some of Ginchiyo's regular attacks. Defeat Ginchiyo to finally complete the stage. ---------------------------Dream: Battle of Sekigahara ---------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Western Army: | Eastern Army: | | Mitsunari Ishida | Ieyasu Tokugawa | | Sakon Shima | Tadakatsu Honda | | Ginchiyo Tachibana | Hanzo Hattori | | Yoshihiro Shimazu | Ina | | Yukimura Sanada | Nagamasa Kuroda | | Yukinaga Konishi | Tadaoki Hosokawa | | Hideie Ukita | Takatora Todo | | Reinforcements: | Yoshimasa Tanaka | | None | Terumasa Ikeda | | | Yoshiaki Kato | | | Sadatsugu Tsutsui | | | Tadayoshi Matsudaira | | | Masanori Fukushima | | | Yoshinaga Asano | | | Kazutoyo Yamanouchi | | | Hirotaka Terasawa | | | Hideaki Kobayakawa | | | Hiroie Kikkawa | | | Hidemoto Mori | | | Yasuharu Wakisaka | | | Reinforcements: | | | Naomasa Ii | | | Masamune Date | | | Kojuro Katakura | | | Shigezane Date | | | Tsunamoto Oniniwa | Defeat Ieyasu. Mitsunari is defeated, or Main Camp is captured.

| | Hideyasu Yuki | | | Yasumasa Sakakibara | | | Tadachika Okubo | | | Masanobu Honda | | | Tadamasa Honda | | | Tadatoshi Sengoku | | | Yasunaga Ishikawa | | | Tadamasa Mori | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: You start off in the southeastern part of the map. Make your way north and west and defeat Hiroie Kikkawa. Then, make your way over to Tadakatsu Honda. He is powered up and will be a pain later on in the battle, so since you have some free time, why not defeat him sooner rather than later? It will take some time to whittle his high health down, but you should be able to do it in a reasonable fashion. When he is defeated, make your way over to Ginchiyo Tachibana. She will have been ambushed by Naomasa Ii. You will get a mission to rescue Ginchiyo Tachibana. Complete this mission by defeating Naomasa Ii. While you are here, also defeat Kazutoyo Yamanouchi. Make your way north to where Yukimura Sanada is and defeat Sadatsugu Tsutsui. This will free up Yukimura to cause havoc in other places. Make your way to the central area of Sekigahara. Clear out some of the enemy officers that may be in this area. Also, make sure to make your way over to Sakon Shima. This will cause him to retreat. When the central area is relatively cleared out, make your way over to your main camp. It should be under siege by now by many officers, including Ina. Begin to clear out this area of all the enemy officers. Masamune Date will soon appear in the central area, causing Mitsunari Ishida to charge after him. Eventually, Masamune will call for an ambush of your main camp. You will get a mission to not allow the Yuki Army inside your main camp. There are two armies that will attack your main camp. A good way to stall one of the armies is to take the gates that are near the entrance points to your main camp. That way, the army will stop and seal up that gate before moving on to your main camp. To complete this mission, defeat Yasumasa Sakakibara, Hideyasu Yuki, Masanobu Honda, Tadatoshi Sengoku, and Tadachika Okubo before they reach your main camp. Now, Ieyasu Tokugawa, realizing that he's beginning to lose, will send out his pet ninja to try to assassinate Mitsunari Ishida. Make your way over to Mitsunari and protect him from both Hanzo and the Date Army. When Masamune Date is defeated, the rest of his army will retreat, so you may want to defeat him either first or last, depending on how quickly you want to complete the stage or how many officers you want to kill. Now, clear the central area of the rest of the Tokugawa Army and then head for the Tokugawa main camp. Each gate of the Tokugawa main camp is being guarded by an officer. Defeat the three guards and then make your way inside the main camp.

Ieyasu is waiting for you to have a showdown to determine which side will take the land. Defeat Ieyasu to complete the stage. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 4w. Ginchiyo Tachibana's Walkthrough SW2STGIN \____________________________________________________ ----------------------------Stage 1: Conquest for Kyushu ----------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Toyotomi Army: | Shimazu Army: | | Hideyoshi Toyotomi | Yoshihisa Shimazu | | Mitsunari Ishida | Yoshihiro Shimazu | | Sakon Shima | Iehisa Shimazu | | Ginchiyo Tachibana | Toshihisa Shimazu | | Hidehisa Sengoku | Toyohisa Shimazu | | Motochika Chosokabe | Arinobu Yamada | | Nobuchika Chosokabe | Nobumitsu Saruwatari | | Reinforcements: | Tadatsune Shimazu | | None | Tadanaga Shimazu | | | Tadamune Ijuin | | | Reinforcements: | | | Tadamoto Niiro | | | Kakuken Uwai | | | Hisataka Kabayama | | | Hisatora Ei | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: As soon as the stage starts, make your way east and across the bridge. The bridge will collapse and you will get ambushed by Tadamoto Niiro. Defeat Tadamoto and also Iehisa Shimazu and Nobumitsu Saruwatari, who are also in this area. This will force Iehisa to retreat. Now, continue to make your way east towards the northeastern garrison. Along the way, defeat Arinobu Yamada. Now, at the northeastern garrison, you will face off with Tadanaga Shimazu. Defeat him to open up the gate in the northwestern garrison. Now, make your way south towards Tsuruga Castle. Here, you will get a mission to take Tsuruga Castle. To complete this mission, you will need to defeat Yoshihiro Shimazu. Yoshihiro is powered up, but he shouldn't be too hard to defeat. You should be able to counter his range with your attack speed. Yoshihiro Defeat Yoshihisa, Yoshihiro, and Toshihisa. Ginchiyo is defeated, or Main Camp is captured.

will retreat when you defeat him. When you have seized Tsuruga Castle, leave the castle through the western gate. Now, two things will happen. First, the geyser that was blocking the western path will recede, allowing Toyohisa Shimazu to gain access to your main camp. Secondly, the volcano on the stage will erupt, throwing fireballs on the paths around the volcano. You can't do anything about the volcano, but you can do something about Toyohisa's attack on your main camp. Make your way over to the western path. When you get close to Toyohisa, you will get a mission to defeat him. When you have completed that mission, Yoshihisa Shimazu will order an attack on Tsuruga Castle. Hisataka Kabayama will attack the western gate of the castle while Kakuken Uwai will attack the northern gate. Make your way back over to Tsuruga Castle. When you get close to the castle, you will get a mission to protect the castle. Defeat both Hisataka and Kakuken to complete this mission. Now, leave through the western gate of Tsuruga Castle again, but this time take the eastern path. Tadatsune Shimazu should be at the garrison that is on this path, so defeat him. Now, approach Toshihisa Shimazu. He should call for a rockslide to block off one of the paths. He will also call for an ambush. Defeat Toshihisa and his ambush partner, Hisatora Ei. Toshihisa will retreat when he is defeated. Now, the only thing left to do is to raid the enemy main camp. When you get inside the enemy main camp, Yoshihiro, Iehisa, and Toshihisa will all appear inside the main camp. They will be powered up, so they won't be as easy to defeat as they were the first time. You only need to defeat Yoshihisa, Yoshihiro, and Toshihisa to complete the stage, but you might as well defeat Iehisa along with them, just to make him feel like he is part of the group. --------------------------------Stage 2: Siege of Odawara Castle --------------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Condition: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Toyotomi Army: | Hojo Army: | | Hideyoshi Toyotomi | Ujimasa Hojo | | Ieyasu Tokugawa | Ujinao Hojo | | Tadakatsu Honda | Ujiteru Hojo | | Ina | Ujimitsu Hojo | | Ginchiyo Tachibana | Naosada Hojo | | Masamune Date | Ujitaka Hojo | | Yoshihiro Shimazu | Ujifusa Hojo | | Kojuro Katakura | Naohide Matsuda | | Toyohisa Shimazu | Tanenaga Hara | | Reinforcements: | Norisada Ueda | | None | Ujinori Uesugi | | | Yoshitake Mibu | Defeat Ujimasa and Ujinao. Hideyoshi, Ieyasu, Masamune, or Yoshihiro is defeated.

| | Naoshige Chiba | | | Masataka Kasahara | | | Ujinaga Narita | | | Masayo Ito | | | Yasusato Matsuda | | | Hiroteru Minagawa | | | Reinforcements: | | | Yasuhiro Ogasawara | | | Kotaro Fuma | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: When the stage starts off, you will be inside your main camp. Make your way south and wait for the siege ramp to appear. You will get a mission to escort the siege ramp into place. The siege ramp will get ambushed by soldiers, but they should be easy to clear out. There will be no officers that ambush the siege ramp. When the siege ramp is in place, your mission will be completed. Now, use the siege ramp to enter the castle. The first area you will be in is the area that controls the cannons. You will get a mission to stop the cannons from firing. Now, your next goal will be to open up all the gates to Odawara Castle. The first thing you want to do is open up the east gate. This gate is being guarded by Ujifusa Hojo and Yasusato Matsuda. Defeat them both to get the east gate to open. Your next goal will be the north gate. This gate is guarded by Masataka Kasahara and Ujinori Uesugi. Defeat them both to allow the Date Army inside the castle. Now, the last gate you will need to open up is the south gate. Do not go around to the south gate by way of the western path. Use the bomb corridor to get to the south gate. You don't want to trigger anything else just yet. At the south gate, you will need to defeat Naoshige Chiba and Ujinaga Narita to get that gate to open. When all the gates to Odawara Castle are open, Kotaro will order an attack on your main camp. He will open up a gate that leads to a path that goes right into your main camp. You can use this path to get to your main camp faster. When you reach your main camp, you will get a mission to protect it. Complete this mission by defeating Ujitaka Hojo, Masayo Ito, and Tanenaga Hara. Now, from your main camp, you want to go all the way to the southwestern corner of the castle. This is where the storehouse is located at. When you reach the storehouse, you will get ambushed by Yasuhiro Ogasawara. You will also get a mission to take the storehouse. Complete this mission by defeating Yasuhiro and Ujitada Hojo. Now the enemy won't get morale boosts anymore. Leave this area through the northern gate. You will be inside of a courtyard. All the gates to this courtyard will close and you will get ambushed by a huge amount of ninjas. You will get a mission to defeat 100 enemy soldiers. Use your horse musou to kill off enemies quickly. When you have killed 100 enemy soldiers, the gates in the courtyard will open. Leave the courtyard through the north gate. You will find Masamune Date fighting off two Hojo officers here. Defeat them both and then make your way inside the main keep of Odawara Castle. The first thing you should do when you get inside the main keep is to shut down the bomb corridor. The officers controlling the bomb corridor should be

one room east of where you are currently at. When you reach this room, you will get a mission to shut off the bomb corridor. Complete this mission by defeating Hiroteru Minagawa and Naosada Hojo. Now, make your way up the stairs to the second floor. Here, Kotaro Fuma will shut the gate to the stairs to the third floor. You will get a mission to defeat Kotaro. He should not be too difficult to defeat. When Kotaro is defeated, the gate will open up, allowing you to access the third floor. On the third floor, you will find the last two members of the Hojo family. They are Ujinao Hojo and Ujimasa Hojo. Defeat both Hojos to complete the stage. ---------------------------Stage 3: Battle of Kusegawa ---------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Western Army: | Eastern Army: | | Mitsunari Ishida | Kazutada Nakamura | | Sakon Shima | Kazuhide Nakamura | | Yoshihiro Shimazu | Toyouji Arima | | Ginchiyo Tachibana | Noriyori Arima | | Toyohisa Shimazu | Tanomo Noisshiki | | Teruzumi Akashi | Reinforcements: | | Reinforcements: | Yoshimasa Tanaka | | None | Kojiro Sasaki | | | Tadakatsu Honda | | | Moritsuna Watanabe | | | Ina | | | Naomasa Ii | | | Tadatomo Honda | | | Tadayoshi Matsudaira | | | Hanzo Hattori | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: This battle should be relatively quick. Your objective is to keep all allied generals alive, which really is not that hard to do. Most of the allied generals on this map have good staying power. When the stage starts off, you are on the western path and next to Kazuhide Nakamura. You will get three missions right away. The first mission will be to prevent the Eastern Army's retreat. The second mission will be to prevent them from preparing an escape route. The last mission will be to protect your allies. If you fail this mission, you fail the level, so don't let an allied officer die (this isn't hard to do). Complete the first mission by defeating Kazuhide Nakamura, Tanomo Noisshiki, and Noriyori Arima. Kazuhide and Tanomo are next to each other in the central area. Noriyori is along the northern path. Defeat all Defeat all enemy officers. Any allied officer is defeated.

three of them and immediately make your way towards the southeastern corner of the map. This is where you will complete the second mission. You will need to defeat Yoshimasa Tanaka and Kojiro Sasaki to prevent the enemy from preparing an escape route. Now, the garrisons in the northwest and the south will open up, allowing you to get at the enemy officers that have been in there hiding. Make your way towards the southern garrison and defeat Kazutada Nakamura. While you are defeating Kazutada, the Eastern Army should receive reinforcements. These reinforcements are lead by Tadakatsu Honda. There will be two officers that appear in the southern garrison. They are Naomasa Ii and Moritsuna Watanabe. Defeat them both while you are inside the southern garrison. Now, you will want to locate Tadakatsu Honda. He will be running towards your main camp and won't stop until he gets there or until you stop him. Make your way over to Tadakatsu and you will get a mission to prevent him from entering your main camp. Tadakatsu is powered up, but you should be able to beat him with your quick attacks. Tadakatsu is also here with Tadatomo Honda, so defeat Tadatomo also. Now, the next officer you should defeat is Hanzo Hattori. He should be on the western path. Defeat Hanzo and then make your way over to Yoshihiro Shimazu. He will be fighting off three enemy officers, one of which is Ina. You will get a mission to defeat Ina. Defeat Ina and the other two officers to complete the stage. -----------------------------Stage 4: Battle of Sekigahara -----------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Western Army: | Eastern Army: | | Mitsunari Ishida | Ieyasu Tokugawa | | Sakon Shima | Tadakatsu Honda | | Ginchiyo Tachibana | Hanzo Hattori | | Yoshihiro Shimazu | Ina | | Yoshitsugu Otani | Naomasa Ii | | Yukinaga Konishi | Nagamasa Kuroda | | Hideie Ukita | Tadaoki Hosokawa | | Hideaki Kobayakawa | Takatora Todo | | Ekei Ankokuji | Yoshimasa Tanaka | | Hiroie Kikkawa | Terumasa Ikeda | | Hidemoto Mori | Yoshiaki Kato | | Yasuharu Wakisaka | Sadatsugu Tsutsui | | Toyohisa Shimazu | Tadayoshi Matsudaira | | Reinforcements: | Masanori Fukushima | | None | Yoshinaga Asano | | | Kazutoyo Yamanouchi | Defeat Ieyasu. Mitsunari is defeated.

| | Reinforcements: | | | Magobei Fuse | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: You start off the stage in the northwest. Your first goal will be to take the northwestern garrison. When you get inside the garrison, defeat Tadaoki Hosokawa to seize this garrison. There should be an enemy cannon nearby in this area. Make your way over to that cannon. It will be guarded by a Defense Captain. You will get a mission to take down both enemy cannons. This is the first one, so defeat the Defense Captain. You will get the second one later. Now, pick out a couple of generals in the northwest to take out. You should get two defeated before Ginchiyo talks about wanting Yoshihiro Shimazu out on the battlefield. Make your way over to Yoshihiro and then make your way back towards central Sekigahara. You don't have to wait for Yoshihiro to respond. Now, Magobei Fuse should appear on the battlefield. When he does, immediately make your way over to him. Seal off the second of the enemy's cannons on your way there and then continue on to Magobei. Magobei will be attempting to reach Hideaki Kobayakawa. Don't let him do this, as this will cause Hideaki to defect. When you reach Magobei, you will get a mission to stop his taunting. Do this by defeating Magobei. Ieyasu will order Hanzo Hattori to attack Kobayakawa next. To prevent this from happening, what you will want to do is circle around the garrison that the Mori have occupied. If you go inside the garrison on the eastern path, the Mori will defect to the enemy. There is a path that goes around this camp, so use that path. It will lead you to where Ekei Ankokuji is located at. Rescue Ekei and at the same time, defeat Hanzo. There should be four enemy generals in this area, so be prepared to defeat a lot of generals. When you have defeated Hanzo and the rest of the enemies along this path, you will want to go all the way across Sekigahara to the western path. Ina will be here, trying to make her way into your main camp. You will get a mission to prevent Ina from entering your main camp. Defeat Ina to complete this mission. Now, what you will want to do is clear out the central area of Sekigahara. There should be a lot of enemies in this area alone, since you have been focusing on every area but the central area, so make sure you defeat everyone that is here. When everyone but Tadakatsu Honda and Ieyasu Tokugawa is defeated, Mitsunari will order his army to charge the enemy main camp. Make your way towards the northeastern section of the map. Here, you will find Tadakatsu Honda is guarding all the gates to the enemy main camp. Tadakatsu is powered up, but you should have experience fighting him from the previous stage. Use your quick attacks to defeat Tadakatsu. This will open up all the gates to the enemy main camp. Defeat Ieyasu to complete the stage. -----------------------------Stage 5: Pursuit of Yoshihiro ------------------------------

Victory Condition:

Defeat Yoshihiro.

Defeat Conditions: Either Mitsunari or Sakon is defeated, or one of the Main Camps is captured. Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Toyotomi Army: | Shimazu Army: | | Mitsunari Ishida | Yoshihiro Shimazu | | Ginchiyo Tachibana | Toyohisa Shimazu | | Sakon Shima | Masanori Fukushima | | Yoshitsugu Otani | Nagamasa Kuroda | | Hideie Ukita | Yoshinaga Asano | | Morichika Chosokabe | Terumasa Ikeda | | Reinforcements: | Tadaoki Hosokawa | | None | Yoshiaki Kato | | | Reinforcements: | | | Kotaro Fuma | | | Yoshihisa Shimazu | | | Tadatsune Shimazu | | | Hisataka Kabayama | | | Arinaga Yamada | | | Tadamoto Niiro | | | Shigetaka Togo | | | Kojiro Sasaki | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: Of course, Ginchiyo's story couldn't end without one last standoff with Yoshihiro. When the stage starts, make your way east towards Shoryuji. Defeat Yoshiaki Kato, who is standing outside of Shoryuji, and then make your way inside the garrison. You will get a mission to take Shoryuji. Complete this mission by defeating Masanori Fukushima. Now, leave Shoryuji and make your way north towards the northeastern allied main camp. Here, you will get a mission to prevent the Shimazu Army from entering this main camp. To complete this mission, you will need to defeat Yoshinaga Asano and Terumasa Ikeda. Now, your next goal will be to stop the enemy's cannons. Make your way towards Mt. Tenno. You will get a mission to stop the enemy's cannons. Tadaoki Hosokawa is the one controlling the southern cannons and Nagamasa Kuroda is the one controlling the eastern cannons. Defeat both of these enemy generals to stop the cannons and complete your mission. By this time, Kotaro Fuma should have arrived to spread some chaos in the south. Jump the ledges of the mountain to make your way towards the southwestern allied main camp. You will get a mission to protect the southwestern main camp. To complete this mission, you will need to defeat Kotaro. Kotaro is powered up with a lot of life and defense, so he's not an easy kill. While you're fighting Kotaro, the Shimazu reinforcements will arrive and begin attacking the two allied main camps. You will probably get some officers trying to assist Kotaro while you're fighting him, so don't expect this fight to be fair. Defeat Kotaro and anyone who dares interfere

with your match and then make your way over to the western path. Here, you should find Toyohisa Shimazu and Tadatsune Shimazu trying to make their way towards the southwestern main camp. Defeat them both and then make your way east. Sakon Shima should be here fighting with Kojiro Sasaki inside a closed up Shoryuji. Kojiro appears when Sakon arrives at Shoryuji, so he might already be in trouble. Hopefully, Sakon's timing is good and that he doesn't actually reach this area until you're ready for him to. You will get a mission to rescue Sakon when you get close to Shoryuji. To get inside Shoryuji, defeat the Defense Captain that is outside the gates of Shoryuji to open the gates. Kojiro is also powered up, but he should not be as tough to defeat as Kotaro was. Defeat Kojiro to complete your mission. Clear out any enemy officers that may be in this area to ensure Sakon survives. Now, make your way north towards the northeastern main camp. Yoshihisa Shimazu should be leading a couple of his generals in attacking this main camp. Yoshihisa is powered up, but is only a generic officer. The other two enemy officers are easy kills. Defeat all three enemy generals that are attacking this main camp and then proceed to climb up the cliffs of Mt. Tenno. Yoshihiro should be the last remaining enemy officer on the map, so this will be a one on one confrontation. Yoshihiro is really not powered up, but he does have the advantage in terms of range. However, you can match this advantage with your attack speed and nullify his advantage with your special weapon skill. Defeat Yoshihiro to complete the stage. -------------------Dream: Edo Campaign -------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Western Army: | Eastern Army: | | Hideyori Toyotomi | Ieyasu Tokugawa | | Mitsunari Ishida | Masamune Date | | Ginchiyo Tachibana | Tadakatsu Honda | | Satoie Gamo | Masanobu Honda | | Yoshitsugu Otani | Naomasa Ii | | Hideie Ukita | Yasumasa Sakakibara | | Yukinaga Konishi | Yoshiaki Mogami | | Hideaki Kobayakawa | Takatora Todo | | Hiroie Kikkawa | Nagachika Kanamori | | Hidemoto Mori | Terumasa Ikeda | | Reinforcements: | Hidetada Tokugawa | | Ekei Ankokuji | Ietsugu Sakai | | Yukimura Sanada | Hideyasu Yuki | | Kanetsugu Naoe | Naotaka Ii | | Yoshinobu Satake | Shigenaga Katakura | | | Shigezane Date | Defeat Ieyasu. Hideyori or Mitsunari is defeated.

| | Hidemune Date | | | Reinforcements: | | | Hideaki Kobayakawa | | | Hiroie Kikkawa | | | Hidemoto Mori | | | Kotaro Fuma | | | Toranosuke Aoyama | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: You start off in the northwestern corner of the map. Make your way over to the north gate of Edo Castle. Defeat Naotaka Ii and then enter the castle through the north gate. Masamune Date should open it up for you, so invite yourself inside. When you get inside, you will find an ambush waiting for Hideie Ukita. A bunch of riflemen will appear. You will get a mission to protect Hideie. Complete this mission by defeating Shigenaga Katakura. While you are here, also defeat Masanobu Honda. Leave Edo Castle through the north gate and make your way over to the west gate of Edo Castle. You will get a mission to open the west gate. Complete this mission by defeating Terumasa Ikeda. When the west gate is opened, the Mori Army will defect to the enemy. You will then get a mission to defeat the traitors quickly. Start off this mission by defeating Hiroie Kikkawa. Make your way to the south gate of Edo Castle. Here, you will find Nagachika Kanamori and Hidemoto Mori trying to make their way to your main camp. Defeat them both. By now, you should receive some allied reinforcements in the form of Yukimura Sanada, Kanetsugu Naoe, and Yoshinobu Satake. They will be a big help in defending your main camp and keeping the enemy in check. Now, make your way over to the eastern gate of Edo Castle. Here, you will find Yoshiaki Mogami and Hideaki Kobayakawa. Defeat them both. Defeating Hideaki will complete your mission to defeat the traitors. Make your way back to the western gate of Edo Castle. You will have to enter the castle here, since you can only open the other gates from the inside. Once inside the castle, you will get a mission to defeat all of the enemy officers that are inside the castle but not inside one of the two keeps. Complete this mission by defeating Naomasa Ii, Shigezane Date, Takatora Todo, Ietsugu Sakai, and Yasumasa Sakakibara. These officers are spread out throughout the castle, so just make sure you get rid of them all. Also, make sure you open all the gates to Edo Castle while completing this mission. This will allow your allies to have better access to the castle. Completing this mission should open up the gates to the main keep and the smaller keep. Now, make your way over to the northwestern corner of the castle. Kotaro Fuma should be here, trying to make his way over to Hideyori Toyotomi. You will get a mission to defeat Kotaro. Kotaro is powered up, but unfortunately for him, chaos is going to turn against him. Defeat Kotaro to complete that mission. Make your way back to the southeastern corner of the castle. You should find a Defense Captain guarding a gate right next to the smaller keep. This is the jail cell that Ekei Ankokuji is located in. Perform a prison break by defeating the Defense Captain. You will get a mission to escort Ekei to your main camp. Unfortunately for you, jail warden Toranosuke Aoyama isn't about to let the inmates run the prison without a fight. Toranosuke is

powered up, but he shouldn't be any harder than Kotaro was. Defeat Toranosuke and then clear a path for Ekei to make it back to your main camp. He has a tendency to stop and fight peons that should just be left alone, so you may have to end up clearing out all the little red dots between Ekei and your main camp. Now, if you want, you can clear out the first floor of the main keep. There are two enemy officers on this floor. They are Hideyasu Yuki and Hidetada Tokugawa. Unfortunately, you cannot reach the second floor of the main keep from the first floor. You will need to go through the smaller keep to get to the second floor. When you reach the smaller keep, your first enemy will be Hidemune Date. He is on the first floor of the smaller keep. Defeat him and then make your way up the stairs to the second floor. Here, Masamune Date is still dreaming about ruling Japan. Masamune is powered up and surrounded by riflemen. Put the kid in his place by beating him down. This will open up the gate to the second floor of the main keep. Cross the catwalk to the main keep. Unfortunately for you, your way is blocked by Tadakatsu Honda. He is powered up and doesn't really like the idea that you're after his lord's head. I guess that's reasonable. Like Masamune, Tadakatsu is also surrounded by riflemen. When you defeat Tadakatsu, the gate to the third floor will open. Here, you will find Ieyasu Tokugawa. Defeat Ieyasu to complete the stage. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 4w. Kanetsugu Naoe's Walkthrough SW2STKAN \____________________________________________________ -------------------------------Stage 1: Battle of Kawanakajima -------------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Uesugi Army: | Takeda Army: | | Kenshin Uesugi | Shingen Takeda | | Kanetsugu Naoe | Nobushige Takeda | | Kageie Kakizaki | Kansuke Yamamoto | | Yoshikiyo Murakami | Masakage Yamagata | | Kagemochi Amakasu | Yoshinobu Takeda | | Reinforcements: | Masanobu Kosaka | | Kagetsuna Naoe | Nobukado Takeda | | Yataro Onikojima | Masatoyo Naito | | | Masatane Hara | | | Morinobu Nishina | | | Reinforcements: | | | Nobufusa Baba | Defeat Shingen. Kenshin is defeated, or Main Camp is captured.

| | Nobushige Oyamada | | | Nobutoyo Takeda | | | Masakiyo Morozumi | | | Masatsugu Tsuchiya | | | Sakon Shima | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: When the stage starts, head south and cross the central river. Defeat Nobushige Takeda and Nobukado Takeda while you're waiting for the Shingen reinforcements to arrive in the northwest. When Kaizu Castle opens its gates, Nobufusa Baba and Nobushige Oyamada will appear there. Make your way to the northwest section of the map. You will get a mission to prevent the two ambush units from reaching your main camp. Defeat the pincer before it can even get started by defeating Nobufusa and Nobushige to complete the mission. Make your way back to the central area. There should be a few Takeda officers around this area, still trying to complete the failed pincer attack, so defeat them as well. You will get some reinforcements in the southwest from Zenkoji. They will be important later, but ignore them for now. Once there are no more enemy generals in the central area, make your way to the southeastern garrison. You will get a mission to seize this garrison, so complete it by defeating Masakage Yamagata. Make your way west towards your reinforcements from Zenkoji. This area is blanketed by a thick fog, so you will not be able to use your mini map or see your position on the general map when you press start. There will be many Takeda reinforcements in this area, so you will have to hunt them out blindly. You will get a mission to save your detached unit that is in this fogbank. To complete this mission, you must defeat Masatsugu Tsuchiya, Morinobu Nishina, Masakiyo Morozumi, and Nobutoyo Takeda. Once this mission is completed, you have to find your way out of this area, which is no easy task considering the fact that most of this area is like a maze. Once you manage to find your way out of the fog, there should be only three enemy generals left. Hunt down Yoshinobu Takeda and finish him off. Sakon Shima should arrive as reinforcements as some point, so find him and defeat him as well. Once Shingen Takeda is the last person left, make your way to his main camp and face off with him. Defeat Shingen to complete the stage. -----------------------------Stage 2: Battle of Tedorigawa -----------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: Defeat Katsuie. (Later changes to Defeat Nobunaga.)

Kenshin is defeated.

Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Uesugi Army: | Oda Army: | | Kenshin Uesugi | Katsuie Shibata | | Kagekatsu Uesugi | Hideyoshi Hashiba | | Kanetsugu Naoe | Mitsuhide Akechi | | Shigenaga Honjo | Nagahide Niwa | | Tomonobu Saito | Kazumasu Takigawa | | Yataro Onikojima | Nagayori Hara | | Reinforcements: | Toshiie Maeda | | None | Nagachika Kanamori | | | Mitsuharu Fuwa | | | Hanbei Takenaka | | | Koroku Hachisuka | | | Morinari Ando | | | Narimasa Sassa | | | Ittetsu Inaba | | | Reinforcements: | | | Nobunaga Oda | | | Oichi | | | No | | | Ranmaru Mori | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: As soon as the stage starts, begin to clear out an enemy general that is on your side of the map. Nagachika Kanamori and Nagahide Niwa should start the battle over on your side, so take them out first. When they are gone, there should be more forces that charge at your side. Defeat Nagayori Hara and Kazumasu Takigawa. You should receive an order to go to Funaoka Castle to start off the flood attack. Katsuie Shibata should begin to march over to your side. You will need to take Funaoka Castle before Katsuie crosses to your side. Katsuie does take a while to get over, so you do have some time. Inside Funaoka Castle, Mitsuhide Akechi and Morinari Ando are guarding the castle. You will get a mission to seize the castle. You can complete this mission by defeating these two generals. As soon as you have defeated the last general inside the castle, the floodgates will open, flooding the map and causing a lot of the Oda generals to retreat. It's funny that Katsuie gets caught in a trap, but doesn't realize it. Over on your side of the battlefield, there should be two generals there. Toshiie Maeda and Katsuie Shibata should have made it across the river before it flooded, so you will have to defeat them yourself. Hideyoshi Hashiba should run away, but he will be back. Defeat Toshiie and Katsuie to clear off your side of the battlefield again. When Katsuie is defeated, Hideyoshi will come back, this time in the southeastern corner of the map. He will call for a charge of all the enemy forces remaining on the map, which should be only two generals other than himself. Apparently, he thinks he can gain control of your main camp before Nobunaga arrives. Make your way to the northwestern corner of the map and defeat Hanbei Takenaka and Koroku Hachisuka. Then, make your way back to the southeastern corner of the map where Hideyoshi is and defeat him. As soon as

you defeat Hideyoshi, make your way towards the central area on the western side of the map. You won't make it there, but your goal is to attempt to cut off No as quickly as possible. When Nobunaga Oda arrives, he will bring with him three generals. Two of them, No and Oichi, will attempt to cross the river to get to your side. You will get missions to not let them cross. You cannot let No cross over to your side of the map. For Oichi, you just need to prevent her from entering your main camp. In order to complete both missions, you will have to get the jump on No first. Rush over to No and quickly defeat her before she can get very far. After No is defeated, loop around the river area and make your way over to where Oichi is. Defeat her before she can get into your main camp to complete the second mission. The only thing left to do is take the main camp of the enemy. Ranmaru Mori should be guarding the only entrance to the enemy main camp, so defeat him first. Once the gates are open, you can get to Nobunaga. Defeat Nobunaga and win victory for the Uesugi. --------------------------------Stage 3: Siege of Odawara Castle --------------------------------Victory Condition: Ujinao.) Defeat Conditions: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Toyotomi Army: | Hojo Army: | | Hideyoshi Toyotomi | Ujimasa Hojo | | Mitsunari Ishida | Ujiteru Hojo | | Sakon Shima | Ujitada Hojo | | Kanetsugu Naoe | Ujimitsu Hojo | | Yukimura Sanada | Ujitaka Hojo | | Norihide Matsuda | Masataka Kasahara | | Reinforcements: | Yoshitake Mibu | | Kanbei Kuroda | Naohide Matsuda | | | Yasusato Matsuda | | | Masayo Ito | | | Naoshige Chiba | | | Yasuhiro Ogasawara | | | Naosada Hojo | | | Tanenaga Hara | | | Norisada Ueda | | | Ujinori Uesugi | | | Ujinaga Narita | | | Reinforcements: | | | Kotaro Fuma | | | Ujinao Hojo | | | Ujifusa Hojo | | | Hiroteru Minagawa | Defeat Ujimasa. (Later changes to Defeat Ujimasa and

Hideyoshi is defeated.

+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: When the stage starts, Hideyoshi and Mitsunari will have a conversation about Odawara Castle. Hideyoshi, being the castle building monkey he is, will decide to build a castle at Mt. Ishigaki. Your first mission will be to defeat all enemies on Mt. Ishigaki. Of course, Naosada Hojo and Ujiteru Hojo just won't give you the mountain. You have to take it from them by defeating them. That will complete the mission and open all the doors on the mountain top. Make your way south, as enemies will attempt to get to Mt. Ishigaki and see what is going on. Defeat them and then make your way north. Defeat Ujimitsu Hojo and Ujinori Uesugi, who isn't a Hojo but has a name like one. By this time, Kanbei Kuroda should have arrived with the engineers. He will arrive in the southwestern garrison. You will have to go to the garrison and get rid of Ujitada Hojo to open all the gates to the garrison. Now, clear out any and all enemies inside the garrison to allow Kanbei to start moving towards the central mountain. Once Kanbei gets to the center, he will begin working on the castle. In the meantime, make your way to Mt. Ishigaki also and then leave through the north gate. Defeat Norisada Ueda and Ujitaka Hojo to prevent them from getting anywhere near your main camp. Make your way back to the southern path again. This time, go inside the southern garrison and make your way towards Yasusato Matsuda. When the castle gets built on Mt. Ishigaki (I was hoping for the Hideyoshi monkey dance), a siege ramp will appear near Yasusato Matsuda. Defeat Yasusato and clear out this area of enemies to allow the siege ramp to get set up. While the siege ramp is getting into place, get rid of Ujinaga Narita as well. This will allow you to get into the castle. Immediately make your way towards Masataka Kasahara. He should be fighting Norihide Matsuda. You will get a mission to rescue Norihide. Defeat Masataka to complete this mission. Kotaro Fuma should have opened the main gate of Odawara Castle, so you will want to defeat any enemies that are trying to get to the makeshift castle. The three enemy generals that attack the central area are Naohide Matsuda, Masayo Ito, and Naoshige Chiba. Go to the northern garrison now and then clear out the enemies that are in this area. Yoshitake Mibu and Tanenaga Hara should be outside of the castle. When they are defeated, the north Odawara gate will open, allowing you to reach Yasuhiro Ogasawara. This will leave only Ujimasa Hojo left. He is inside the main keep of the castle. Defeat the Defense Captain guarding the gate to the main keep of the castle and enter. The gate on the first floor will be locked, so you will have to go up to the second floor. On the second floor, another gate will be locked. You will find a rotating mechanism that is being blocked by a statue. Destroy the statue and the mechanism will open the gate on the first floor. Head through the gate on the first floor and you will find the same mechanism. This mechanism will open the gate on the second floor. Once the gate on the second floor is open, you can proceed to where Ujimasa Hojo. Defeat Ujimasa Hojo to...continue the battle. Apparently, Kotaro Fuma played a trick on you.

That was a fake Ujimasa. The real Ujimasa, along with reinforcements, are surrounding your main camp. Kotaro Fuma closes the gate to the second floor. You will have to defeat Kotaro to get them to open. Now, rush back all the way across the stage to the central area. Ujifusa Hojo should be attacking this area, so defeat him first. Once Ujifusa is gone, take the western gate out of the central area and then follow the path all the way to your main camp. You should run into two enemy generals at the southern gate of your main camp. They should be Hiroteru Minagawa and Ujimasa Hojo. Defeat them both and then locate Ujinao Hojo. Defeat him to complete the stage. -------------------------Stage 4: Battle of Hasedo -------------------------Victory Condition: The allied officers arrive at the Escape Point. changes to Defeat Masamune Date.) Defeat Conditions: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Uesugi Army: | Date-Mogami: | | Kanetsugu Naoe | Yoshiaki Mogami | | Keiji Maeda | Reinforcements: | | Chikanori Suibara | Minbu Satomi | | Yoshihide Shida | Mitsuyasu Shimura | | Mototada Kasuga | Mitsuuji Ujiie | | Reinforcements: | Masakage Rusu | | None | Tsunenaga Hasekura | | | Nobuyasu Goto | | | Yoshiyasu Mogami | | | Mitsushige Nobesawa | | | Hidetsuna Sakenobe | | | Mitsunao Tateoka | | | Minbu Satomi | | | Mitsuyasu Shimura | | | Mitsuuji Ujiie | | | Masamune Date | | | Shigezane Date | | | Kojuro Katakura | | | Tsunamoto Oniniwa | | | Kageyori Yashiro | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: When the stage starts, you will get a mission to break through the first gate. Complete this mission by defeating Yoshiaki Mogami. This will cause all enemies near the first gate to retreat. Lead your allied generals up the mountain. When you get too far up, enemy reinforcements will arrive and ambush you on the mountain. You will get a mission to break through the second gate. You will need to defeat Mitsuuji Ujiie, Mitsuyasu Shimura, and (Later

All allied officers other than Kanetsugu are defeated.

Minbu Satomi to get the second gate to open. When the second gate opens, clear out the enemies just beyond the gate while waiting for your army to make its way to the third gate. When your army is all gathered near the third gate, enemy reinforcements will arrive from behind. You will get a mission to get all your officers to retreat. I normally go over to where the ambush generals are at and defeat all three of them to give Keiji a little help before passing through the third gate. When your entire army goes through the third gate, Keiji will close the gate. Your army will get ambushed by the enemy just passed the third gate. There will be four enemy generals that will begin to attack your army. Defeat all four of the generals from the ambush party to get the fourth gate to open. Defeat any stray enemies and allow your army to cross the fourth gate. Yoshiaki Mogami will return with reinforcements and will guard the fifth gate. Masamune Date will also appear, but he will be blocked by Keiji and the third gate. You will need to defeat Minbu Satomi, Mitsuyasu Shimura, Mitsuuji Ujiie, and Yoshiaki to get the fifth gate to open. There will be more Date reinforcements beyond the fifth gate, so clear them out. Now, your allies can retreat. However, there is an enemy stronghold in this area that will continue to pump out enemies even after these enemies have been defeated. However, if you leave this area, your allies tend to want to retreat more than if you stay here and try to guard their path. If you have defeated the three earlier reinforcements for Keiji, Keiji should be able to guard the gate long enough for your allies to retreat. Make your way back to the third gate and help Keiji out. Stand by Keiji and just defeat any enemies that may come your way. Eventually, Masamune and his crew will slowly reach you. Of course, you could always go to them and defeat them. Once Masamune is defeated, you will have successfully let your army retreat. ----------------------------Stage 5: Siege of Edo Castle ----------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Uesugi Coalition: | Tokugawa Army: | | Kagekatsu Uesugi | Hidetada Tokugawa | | Kanetsugu Naoe | Ina | | Keiji Maeda | Yasumasa Sakakibara | | Yukimura Sanada | Yoshiaki Mogami | | Yoshinobu Satake | Hideyasu Yuki | | Masayuki Sanada | Hidehisa Sengoku | Defeat Hidetada. (Later changes to Defeat Ieyasu.)

Kagekatsu, Kanetsugu, or Keiji is defeated.

| Dokyu Yamagami | Chikayoshi Hiraiwa | | Kagetsugu Amakasu | Tadamasa Honda | | Mitsunaga Irobe | Bitchu Hineno | | Shigenaga Honjo | Reinforcements: | | Reinforcements: | Naomasa Ii | | None | Nagachika Kanamori | | | Takatora Todo | | | Masanobu Honda | | | Hanzo Hattori | | | Ieyasu Tokugawa | | | Tadakatsu Honda | | | Ietsugu Sakai | | | Yasutada Matsudaira | | | Tadatomo Honda | | | Tadasuke Okubo | | | Munenori Yagyu | | | Terumasa Ikeda | | | Moritsuna Watanabe | | | Tadayoshi Matsudaira | | | Masamune Date | | | Masakage Rusu | | | Kojuro Katakura | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: When the stage starts, make your way north and defeat Bitchu Hineno. This will cause the west gate to open. Make your way inside the castle and defeat Yoshiaki Mogami. Defeat the Defense Captain that is outside the smaller keep and enter the smaller keep. You will want to quickly take the main keep away from Hidetada Tokugawa. Inside the smaller keep, go to the second floor. Yasumasa Sakakibara should be guarding it. Defeat him and make your way across the catwalk to the main keep. Ina will be guarding the gate to the third floor of the main keep. Defeat Ina and the gate will open. Make your way to the third floor and face off with Hidetada Tokugawa. Defeat Hidetada and Edo Castle will be yours. Make your way back across the catwalk to the smaller keep. Exit through the gate and get back on your horse. You will want to rush over to your main camp. By now, there should be a lot of generals infesting your main camp, including Hanzo Hattori. You will need to protect Kagekatsu Uesugi by defeating every general. Once all the generals have been defeated in your main camp, the main Tokugawa Army will arrive. You will get a mission to escort Kagekatsu to the main keep. Ieyasu will open up two hidden gates in an attempt to get his soldiers inside the castle to prevent Kagekatsu from getting to the main keep. Defeat any and all soldiers in Kagekatsu's way. You will probably end up facing off with Tadatomo Honda, Yasutada Matsudaira, and Terumasa Ikeda along the way, so defeat them all. Once you have completed the mission to protect Kagekatsu, start hunting down any Tokugawa generals inside Edo Castle. Eventually, Tadakatsu Honda will begin to make his march to Edo Castle and Masamune Date will arrive with reinforcements. First, deal with the Date faction. You will get a mission to prevent Masamune from entering the main keep. You can use the hidden passage in the northwest to your advantage. Defeat Masamune along with his two officers and then make your way over to

where Tadakatsu is located at. You will get a mission to prevent Tadakatsu Honda from entering the smaller keep. Tadakatsu is powered up and will be more difficult to beat than Masamune. After all, Tadakatsu is the Lu Bu of the Samurai Warriors series. Defeat Tadakatsu and complete the mission. Your army will begin to charge the enemy's main camp. Clear out the southern section of the castle of all enemies and make your way to the northern section. There should only be about four enemy generals in the northern section of the battlefield, including the enemy's main camp. There should be some enemy generals at Edo Castle's north gate and two enemy generals in the enemy's main camp. Defeat all the enemies at the north gate and then enter the enemy's main camp. Defeat Tadayoshi Matsudaira first, leaving Ieyasu Tokugawa for last. Defeat Ieyasu to take over his home castle. -------------------------------Dream: Last Stand against Ieyasu -------------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Uesugi Coalition: | Tokugawa Army: | | Kagekatsu Uesugi | Ieyasu Tokugawa | | Chikanori Suibara | Ina | | Mototada Kasuga | Nobumasa Okudaira | | Reinforcements: | Tadasuke Okubo | | Kagekatsu Uesugi | Yasutada Matsudaira | | Keiji Maeda | Chikayoshi Hiraiwa | | Katsunaga Irobe | Tadamasa Matsudaira | | Yukimura Sanada | Masanari Naito | | Katsunaga Irobe | Reinforcements: | | | Masakage Rusu | | | Kojuro Katakura | | | Masamune Date | | | Shigezane Date | | | Tadakatsu Honda | | | Hanzo Hattori | | | Naomasa Ii | | | Takatora Todo | | | Moritsuna Watanabe | | | Terumasa Ikeda | | | Kazutoyo Yamanouchi | | | Nagachika Kanamori | | | Tadayoshi Matsudaira | | | Kojiro Sasaki | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: At the beginning, there are not a lot of enemies on the battlefield. This Defeat Ieyasu. Kagekatsu, Keiji, or Yukimura is defeated.

will quickly change, so you will want to defeat enemies quickly. Quickly get rid of Chikayoshi Hiraiwa, Tadasuke Okubo, and Nobumasa Okudaira. Chikayoshi and Tadasuke will attack from the east while Nobumasa will attack Kaizu Castle from the west. You should be able to defeat all three of them before your allied reinforcements arrive. Kagekatsu Uesugi will appear and head for Kaizu Castle. Along the way, he will get ambushed by Masakage Rusu and Kojuro Katakura. You will get a mission to escort Kagekatsu to Kaizu Castle. Defeat Masakage and Kojuro to get Kagekatsu moving towards Kaizu. When Kagekatsu gets close to Kaizu Castle, Masamune Date and Shigezane Date will appear and try to prevent Kagekatsu from going any further. Defeat both members of the Date clan and then quickly make your way over to Kaizu Castle. Kaizu Castle should be under attack by Yasutada Matsudaira and Tadamasa Matsudaira. When Kagekatsu makes his way into Kaizu Castle, you will have completed your first mission. This will cause Yukimura Sanada to arrive with reinforcements. However, Ieyasu Tokugawa will call for his reinforcements, and he has a lot of them. These reinforcements are lead by Tadakatsu Honda and Hanzo Hattori. First thing you will want to do is make your way over to the western garrison. This is where Tadakatsu Honda will appear. You will want to get rid of him quickly. When you get near Tadakatsu Honda, you will get a mission to defeat him. Tadakatsu is powered up and has a lot of life and defense. Unfortunately, power isn't one of Kanetsugu Naoe's strong points. It may take some time to whittle down the life of Tadakatsu. Also, Kazutoyo Yamanouchi will be here to try to cause some problems. When the western garrison is cleared out, make your way over to the central garrison. Here is where Hanzo will be hiding. You will get a mission to seize the central garrison. Complete this mission by defeating Hanzo, Tadayoshi Matsudaira, and Naomasa Ii. When this mission is completed, make your way over to the southeastern garrison. This is where Ina should be, attempting to hold off your allied attack. You will get a mission to capture the southeastern garrison. To complete this mission, you will need to defeat Ina, Terumasa Ikeda, and Nagachika Kanamori. When this mission is completed, make your way over to the maze area that is west of the southeastern garrison. Make your way over to Moritsuna Watanabe. When you reach him, Kojiro Sasaki should appear to try to cause some problems. You will get a mission to defeat Kojiro. Kojiro is powered up, but after dealing with Tadakatsu, he shouldn't be too terribly difficult. When Kojiro is defeated, make your way over to Zenkoji. When you get there, first defeat Takatora Todo to get him out of the way. Then, defeat Ieyasu to complete the stage. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 4x. Nene's Walkthrough SW2STNEN \____________________________________________________ ----------------------------

Stage 1: Battle of Yamazaki ---------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Hashiba Army: | Akechi Army: | | Hideyoshi Hashiba | Mitsuhide Akechi | | Magoichi Saika | Sadayuki Atsuji | | Mitsunari Ishida | Shigetomo Akechi | | Nene | Kaneaki Mimaki | | Kiyomasa Kato | Yasuie Namikawa | | Hidenaga Hashiba | Masachika Matsuda | | Hidemasa Hori | Hidemitsu Akechi | | Masanori Fukushima | Reinforcements: | | Reinforcements: | Nobuharu Tsuda | | Sakon Shima | Toshimitsu Saito | | | Katsusada Shibata | | | Kunitsugu Yasuda | | | Sadaoki Ise | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: When the stage begins, rush up to the top of Mt. Tenno. Your first mission will be to be the first one to take Mt. Tenno, so complete this quickly. You will have a lot of places to go and people to see. You will probably complete the mission before it even pops up. Use this time to head to Shoryuji and defeat Kaneaki Mimaki. If Yasuie Namikawa and Masachika Matsuda are close to Mt. Tenno, defeat them on your way to Shoryuji, but don't make it a priority. Make your way into Shoryuji and you should receive a mission (eventually, once all the message spam is over with) to defeat Sadayuki Atsuji and take Shoryuji. Nobuharu Tsuda should arrive near Shoryuji, so defeat him next. If you have defeated Yasuie and Masachika, Mt. Tenno will get ambushed. Either way, the top of Mt. Tenno should be your next target. Make sure you get next to Kiyomasa Kato to trigger the mission to escort him to the top. When you get to the top of Mt. Tenno, defeat any enemies that may be up there. You don't have to wait for Kiyomasa. He normally gets there on his own. When the top is clear enough to where it will survive until Kiyomasa gets there, make your way to Shoryuji. Waiting for you there is another ambush party consisting of Toshimitsu Saito and Katsusada Shibata. When you get close to them, you will trigger a mission. Defeat these two generals to complete that mission. Your next two targets should be Shigetomo Akechi and Hidemitsu Akechi. They should be attempting to charge your main camp, but they should be pretty far away from actually succeeding. Defeat these two generals. If Defeat Mitsuhide. Hideyoshi or Hidenaga is defeated.

Mt. Tenno has any generals around it (and it will if you didn't defeat Yasuie and Masachika early), then defeat them. You may or may not see a cut scene about a ninja path on Mt. Tenno. It's practically useless if you got a fast horse. The amount of time to go up the ninja path and to use a horse to go around on the trails is roughly the same. You want to defeat all generals on the map until Mitsuhide Akechi is the only one left. When Mitsuhide is all alone, make your way into his main camp to duel with him. Defeat Mitsuhide to complete the stage. ------------------------------Stage 2: Battle of Shizugatake ------------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Condition: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Hashiba Army: | Shibata Army: | | Hideyoshi Hashiba | Katsuie Shibata | | Mitsunari Ishida | Oichi | | Nene | Keiji Maeda | | Masanori Fukushima | Toshiie Maeda | | Kiyomasa Kato | Toshinaga Maeda | | Nagahide Niwa | Morimasa Sakuma | | Hidemasa Hori | Katsumasa Shibata | | Hidenaga Hashiba | Nagachika Kanamori | | Shigetomo Takayama | Nagayori Hara | | Kiyohide Nakagawa | Katsumitsu Fuwa | | Shogen Yamaji | Hideaki Tokuyama | | Reinforcements: | Nagayori Murai | | None | Yasumasa Sakuma | | | Reinforcements: | | | Shogen Yamaji | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: As soon as the stage starts, make your way towards the southern garrison on the eastern side. You will have a mission to seize all four garrisons on your own soon. To complete this mission, you and you alone must get the final kill on all four garrison guards. When you reach the southern garrison, Hideaki Tokuyama will be guarding the garrison. Defeat him quickly and move on to the western garrison. Katsumitsu Fuwa will be here trying to impede your path, so defeat him quickly as well. Move to the eastern garrison and face off with Nagayori Hara. Defeat him quickly. You should hopefully have these three garrisons down before or just a little after Hideyoshi asks you to go speak Defeat Katsuie. Hideyoshi is defeated.

with Toshiie Maeda. When you have the western garrison seized, make your way over to the central path (I love Mitsunari's comments towards Nene). Morimasa Sakuma will be trying to force his way into your main camp. If you let him, he will wound Kiyohide Nakagawa, leaving the north gate of your main camp unguarded. We can't let that happen, so defeat Morimasa before he can enter your main camp. Defeating Morimasa will cause Shogen Yamaji to defect, but he would have defected anyways. Ignore Shogen for now and head over to the western fort, where Toshiie is located at. Toshinaga Maeda will be guarding the southern gate of the fort, so defeat him. Quickly run inside and you will get a mission to force Toshiie to retreat. Defeat Toshiie quickly. Otherwise, Katsuie might order him to attack your army and you will fail the mission. Once Toshiie is defeated, race back to your main camp. Now is the time to deal with that traitor Shogen Yamaji. Defeat Shogen and make your way back to the north garrison, which should be the last garrison that you left behind. It should still belong to the enemy, but not for long. Defeat Nagachika Kanamori to finish off the mission to take over all the garrisons. By now, Keiji should be feeling a little antsy and wants to rush into your main camp. Don't allow him to do this. Instead, block his path and battle with him. Keiji is powered up and he can put a hurting on you if you let him. However, he does have some openings in his move set that you can exploit. Otherwise, just use some allies as decoys and then beat him while his back is turned. Either way, escort Keiji off of the battlefield. This will cause Katsumasa Shibata to think he can be like Keiji and charge into your main camp. Rush over to your main camp's front gate and defeat him. Then, use the central fort he came out of as a shortcut to get to Katsuie Shibata's main camp. Nagayori Murai is guarding the only way into the main camp, so defeat him. Once inside, you will get double teamed by Oichi and Katsuie. Defeat Oichi first, as she is the weaker of the two. After it's a one on one battle, Katsuie should fall easily. ----------------------------------Stage 3: Battle of Komaki-Nagakute ----------------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Condition: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Hashiba Army: | Tokugawa Army: | | Hideyoshi Hashiba | Ieyasu Tokugawa | | Mitsunari Ishida | Nobukatsu Oda | | Nene | Hanzo Hattori | | Sakon Shima | Tadakatsu Honda | | Kiyomasa Kato | Ina | | Masanori Fukushima | Tadatsugu Sakai | | Hidemasa Hori | Yasumasa Sakakibara | Defeat Ieyasu. Main Camp is captured.

| Hidetsugu Hashiba | Kazumasa Ishikawa | | Tsuneoki Ikeda | Masanobu Honda | | Nagayoshi Mori | Nobumasa Okudaira | | Hidenaga Hashiba | Tadasuke Okubo | | Ujisato Gamo | Tadayo Okubo | | Nagachika Kanamori | Moritsuna Watanabe | | Ittetsu Inaba | Naomasa Ii | | Reinforcements: | Ujishige Niwa | | None | Reinforcements: | | | None | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: When the stage starts, make your way towards the central area. Focus on getting rid of Nobumasa Okudaira first. Tadayo Okubo should be next on your list. These two generals are close to the eastern path, which is the next place you will be going, once Tsuneoki Ikeda gets into trouble. When Hideyoshi Hashiba asks Hidemasa Hori to assist Tsuneoki, make your way over to Tsuneoki yourself and assist him. He should be getting beat up by Naomasa Ii and Ujishige Niwa. You will get a mission to rescue Tsuneoki, so beat down the two bullies who are bothering him. Once this is done, Hideyoshi decides it's just best to take Iwasaki Castle while everyone is down there. Yasumasa Sakakibara is the holder of this castle, so hand him his eviction notice and force him to leave. This will cause Ieyasu Tokugawa to leave his castle and move over to the Kiyosu Castle. This will also cause Tadakatsu Honda and his daughter, Ina, to attempt to take Iwasaki Castle away from you. Tadakatsu Honda is powered up, as usual, so get rid of Ina first. Tadakatsu will take some time to beat, but he has the same openings in his move set that Keiji Maeda does. His first attack in his S string is a tad bit faster to come out, but it's still easy to get the jump on him before he can use it, especially with someone who has the weapon speed that Nene has. His C1 is just as long as Keiji's C1, so this is definitely exploitable. You really don't have any allies in the area to be nice decoys, so you will just have to do this with your bodyguard alone. While you're fighting with Tadakatsu, Hanzo Hattori should be trying to get into the Hashiba main camp. When you're done with Tadakatsu, make your way over to your own castle. The front gate of your castle will be closed, but there will be a ninja path off to the right of the gate. Double jump up to the ninja path and then follow Hanzo's trail. If he hasn't entered your main camp yet, you will get a mission to prevent him from entering your main camp. If he's already inside your main camp, get him out of it by defeating him. Either way, once he's done with, your castle gates will open up again. Clear out the central area of the stage. There should be a couple of generals here still alive, but they shouldn't be doing any harm to the massive numbers you have on them. The only place that should be left for Ieyasu to hide in is Kiyosu Castle. On your way to the castle, defeat Tadasuke Okubo. Once he is defeated, there should be two generals that you can choose from next. You can either defeat Kazumasa Ishikawa or Moritsuna Watanabe. Either way, when you defeat one, you should make your way to the other one and defeat him as well. When the outside generals have retreated, it's time to make the inside ones do

the same. Nobukatsu Oda is here with Ieyasu, so make quick work of Nobukatsu. Finally, the only person left to beat is Ieyasu. Defeat the man with the cannon on his spear to complete the stage. ---------------------Stage 4: Pirates Hunt ---------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Condition: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Fishermen: | Pirates: | | Nene | Raider | | Peasant | Raider | | Peasant | Raider | | Peasant | Raider | | Peasant | Raider | | Peasant | Raider | | Reinforcements: | Raider | | None | Reinforcements: | | | Raider | | | Raider | | | Raider | | | Raider | | | Raider | | | Raider | | | Raider | | | Marauder | | | Raider | | | Raider | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: When the stage starts, you will get a mission to protect all the Peasants. At various times throughout the stage, you will be asked to protect each Peasant individually, which will help in the success in the overall mission. You start next to where four Raiders are. You will get a mission to protect the Peasants in your area. You only need to defeat the two Raiders closest to the Peasant troops to complete this mission. Make your way across the ship to where the other two Raiders ran off to. They will be harassing another Peasant, so you will get a mission to protect them. Defeat the two Raiders in this area to complete this mission. Make your way to the southeastern garrison. You will get a mission to protect it. To complete this mission, you will need to defeat the three Raiders that are attacking it. Defeat the Marauder. All peasants are eliminated, or any Main Camp is captured.

Once this mission is completed, more ships will arrive, along with five more Raiders. Four of those Raiders will attempt to attack the northwestern garrison, giving you a mission to protect that area. You can use the ships as a shortcut to get to that area. You won't be able to cross some ships. When you go up to a plank that is up, it will either stay up or it will go down for you. To make it to the northwestern garrison, stay along the south ships until you are forced to go north. Defeat all the Raiders in the northwestern garrison quickly, because some Peasants that were trying to get to the northwestern garrison will get ambushed on the ships and will need to be rescued. The mission for it will spring up as soon as the Peasants are ambushed. Once the four Raiders are out of the northwestern garrison, make your way to the trapped Peasants. To get there, take the ship that is second to the left and use that to make your way across (the leftmost ship isn't connected to anything). To get the plank to the Peasants to go down, you will need to get rid of the Defense Captain there. There should be another Raider on the ship, but ignore him for now. You can get him later and he isn't part of the mission. Defeat the two Raiders that have ambushed the Peasants to complete this mission. Once the Peasants have been rescued, the Marauder will appear with two more Raiders. Defeat the two Raiders that just appeared and then go back and defeat that Raider you bypassed. He should still be standing there doing nothing. Once there are no more Raiders on the map, defeat the Marauder, which will complete the first mission of saving all the Peasants. Warm and fuzzy Japan indeed. --------------------------------Stage 5: Siege of Odawara Castle --------------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Toyotomi Army: | Hojo Army: | | Hideyoshi Toyotomi | Ujimasa Hojo | | Nene | Ujitada Hojo | | Mitsunari Ishida | Ujiteru Hojo | | Masanori Fukushima | Yoshitake Mibu | | Ujisato Gamo | Norihide Matsuda | | Hideie Ukita | Masataka Kasahara | | Tadaoki Hosokawa | Naohide Matsuda | | Nagachika Kanamori | Ujinaga Narita | | Kiyomasa Kato | Naoshige Chiba | | Kanbei Kuroda | Hiroteru Minagawa | | Kazutoyo Yamanouchi | Yasuhiro Ogasawara | | Terumasa Ikeda | Ujimitsu Hojo | | Masashige Daidoji | Naosada Hojo | | Reinforcements: | Reinforcements: | Defeat Ujimasa. Hideyoshi is defeated, or Main Camp is captured.

| None | Ujinao Hojo | | | Ujitaka Hojo | | | Ujifusa Hojo | | | Kotaro Fuma | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: When the stage starts, make your way to the southeastern garrison. Yasuhiro Ogasawara is here defending the garrison. You will get a mission to take the garrison, so defeat Yasuhiro to complete this mission. The gates inside the garrison will open and a siege ramp will appear. You will get a mission to protect the siege ramp. Defeat as many soldiers as you can and clear this area out. If the enemy breaks the siege ramp, it's no big deal. There will be a second one to come out. That's why you need to use the first one to clear out as many soldiers and enemy generals as possible. When the siege ramp is up, some enemy spies will start spreading rumors. You will get a mission to locate the spies and destroy them. Make your way over to where Masashige Daidoji is. The Spy Captain will be near him. Defeat the Spy Captain and then head back to the siege ramp. Go up the ramp and make your way inside the castle. Once inside the castle, your first order of business is to take out the storehouse of the castle. Ujitada Hojo is guarding the storehouse, so make your way to where he is located. You will get a mission to take over the storehouse, so defeat Ujitada to complete this mission. Now, go over to Naosada Hojo and defeat him next. Once Hideyoshi Hashiba is inside the castle gates, Ujimasa Hojo will order an ambush of your main camp. You will get a mission to protect your main camp. Don't rush over to your main camp yet. Kotaro Fuma will show up and ambush Hideyoshi, so you will want to protect him first. Kotaro will be powered up, so he won't be a quick kill. While you're in the area, you might as well clean out all the enemy officers that ran into this area when Kotaro showed up. Now, it's time to protect your main camp. Rush over to your main camp and start getting rid of all the Hojos that are surrounding it. When the three gates are cleared of the Hojos, make your way to the northern garrison, as there is a general there that is important to the mission, for some reason. Inside the northern garrison, Hiroteru Minagawa is there occupying Mitsunari Ishida. Defeat Hiroteru and the mission to protect your main camp should be successful. The gates to the main keep of the castle should then open. Clear out any enemy officers that may be outside of the main keep and then make your way inside the castle. When you get inside the main keep, run up to the second floor. Once on the second floor, the first officer you will see is Ujiteru Hojo. Defeat Ujiteru to get the gates to the third floor to open. When the gates open, the next general in your way will be Masataka Kasahara. There will be a lot of riflemen in the area, so you might want to get rid of them first. Once Masataka is defeated, climb up to the third floor. There, Ujimasa Hojo will be waiting for you. However, Kotaro Fuma will also show up and try to protect his master. Defeat Kotaro first and get him out of the way. Ujimasa should be the last general left, so defeat him to complete the stage.

--------------------------Dream: Melee at Sekigahara --------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Condition: Armies: +------------------------+------------------------+-------------------------+ | Nene: | Western Army: | Eastern Army: | | Nene | Mitsunari Ishida | Ieyasu Tokugawa | | Hideaki Kobayakawa | Sakon Shima | Ina | | Reinforcements: | Ginchiyo Tachibana | Masanori Fukushima | | Okuni | Teruzumi Akashi | Tadaoki Hosokawa | | | Satoie Gamo | Takatora Todo | | | Yukinaga Konishi | Nagamasa Kuroda | | | Hideie Ukita | Naomasa Ii | | | Yoshitsugu Otani | Yoshiaki Kato | | | Ekei Ankokuji | Yoshimasa Tanaka | | | Hiroie Kikkawa | Tadayoshi Matsudaira | | | Hidemoto Mori | Kazutoyo Yamanouchi | | | Tamehiro Hiratsuka | Terumasa Ikeda | | | Shigemasa Toda | Yoshinaga Asano | | | Yoshihiro Shimazu | Reinforcements: | | | Toyohisa Shimazu | Kiyomasa Kato | | | Reinforcements: | Magobei Fuse | | | | Hanzo Hattori | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------+------------------------+-------------------------+ Walkthrough: You start off as your own force and attempt to stop the battle of Sekigahara. Actually, your main goal is to spank everyone in sight. Your starting point is Mt. Matsuo Castle. Leave the castle through the north gate and defeat Yoshiaki Kato and Yoshitsugu Otani. You will get a mission to stop the enemy cannons from firing. There are two cannons in this area, one belonging to the Eastern Army and one belonging to the Western Army. Stop both cannons and then make your way towards the central area of Sekigahara. You will receive reinforcements in the form of Okuni. And by reinforcements, I mean she will basically just stand there, hit on you, and become an annoyance while trying to die. Make your way over to Masanori Fukushima. You will get a mission to lecture Masanori. Complete this mission by defeating him. After spanking Masanori, also defeat Shigemasa Toda, who should also be in this area. Make your way over to Okuni and defeat any enemy officers that area around her. During this time, Magobei Fuse will attempt to fire rifles at Hideaki Defeat all enemy officers. Any allied officer is defeated.

Kobayakawa to get him to defect to the Eastern Army. However, with Lady Nene around, he's more afraid of a spanking than the rifle bullets. Having failed to persuade Hideaki through means of bullets, Magobei Fuse will then retreat. Kiyomasa Kato will appear and make his way towards central Sekigahara. While you are waiting for him to make his way there, stop the second Eastern Army cannon. When that cannon is down, make your way over to Kiyomasa. You will get a mission to lecture him. Spank Kiyomasa and then make your way over to the second Western Army cannon, defeating any enemy officers you may encounter along the way. Stopping that cannon will complete your first mission. Ginchiyo Tachibana will then decide to charge out. Make your way over to her. You will get a mission to lecture her. Proceed to put a spanking on Ginchiyo and then make your way back to central Sekigahara. Defeat some enemy officers in this area while waiting for people to get done talking. If you get close to Tadayoshi Matsudaira or defeat him, you will get some funny comments from Nene. (Hell, who am I kidding? Just about every comment from Nene on this stage is funny.) When Yoshihiro Shimazu says that he's going to retreat, make your way over to him. You will get a mission to prevent Yoshihiro from escaping. Defeat Yoshihiro and Toyohisa Shimazu and complete this mission. Now, make your way back to Mt. Matsuo Castle. Hanzo Hattori should appear inside the castle and try to convince Hideaki to betray his mother. Well, we can't have bad influences around Hideaki, now can we? When you get close to Hanzo, you will get a mission to lecture him. Spank Hanzo and teach him the value of sharing and being a good boy. Now, clear out central Sekigahara and then make your way over to the eastern path. There should be a lot of enemy officers on this side of the stage. Clear this area out and then make your way towards the northeastern garrison. The northeastern garrison is where Ieyasu Tokugawa is hiding at. First, you will have to deal with Ina. When you approach her, you will get a mission to lecture her. After spanking Ina, make your way inside the garrison. You will then get a mission to lecture Ieyasu Tokugawa. Cure Ieyasu of his delusions with a good spanking. This will cause the Eastern Army to retreat. However, there's still the matter of Mitsunari Ishida and the Western Army to deal with. Mitsunari will charge out, which will also cause Hideaki to charge out as well. Defeat any remaining Western Army officers that are not Sakon Shima or Mitsunari. When Sakon and Mitsunari are the only officers left, make your way over to Sakon. You will get a mission to lecture Sakon. Spank Sakon and then make your way over to Mitsunari. Mitsunari, as usual, will have a very sharp tongue and isn't the least bit happy that you interfered with his plans. You will get a mission to lecture Mitsunari. Defeat him to end the battle of Sekigahara. Does this mean that Japan is now unified under Nene? ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 4y. Kotaro Fuma's Walkthrough SW2STKOT \____________________________________________________ -------------------------------

Stage 1: Melee at Mikatagahara ------------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Condition: defeated.) Armies: +-------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ | Kotaro Fuma: | Oda-Tokugawa: | Takeda Army: | | Kotaro Fuma | Tadakatsu Honda | Katsuyori Takeda | | Reinforcements: | Yasumasa Sakakibara | Masanobu Kosaka | | Ieyasu Tokugawa | Kazumasa Ishikawa | Masatoyo Naito | | | Toranosuke Aoyama | Nobukimi Anayama | | | Nobumori Sakuma | Masatane Hara | | | Kazumasu Takigawa | Reinforcements: | | | Reinforcements: | Shingen Takeda | | | Ieyasu Tokugawa | Nobukado Takeda | | | Toranosuke Aoyama | Nobutoyo Takeda | | | | Nobufusa Baba | | | | Nobushige Oyamada | | | | Masakage Yamagata | | | | Moritomo Saegusa | | | | Masatsugu Tsuchiya | | | | Sakon Shima | +-------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ Walkthrough: When the stage starts, three fake Ieyasu Tokugawas will appear on the map. You will get a mission to find the real Ieyasu Tokugawa. Start off with the fake Ieyasu that is just west of your position. Defeat that fake Ieyasu. Kotaro will mention about the art of ninjutsu is at work here. You will get a mission to enter the ninja path without being detected. You will fail this mission if you enter the central garrison of if you defeat all three doubles. Make your way back where you came from and then go north. You want to defeat the double that is right next to the ninja path next. When that double is defeated, jump up on the ninja path and head for the ninja that is controlling the doubles. When you enter the garrison, you will get a new mission to break Toranosuke Aoyama's spell that is creating the doubles. Toranosuke is a ninja and has a ninja move set. Furthermore, he is powered up. However, he shouldn't be too hard to defeat. When Toranosuke is defeated, all the fake Ieyasus will disappear, leaving only one remaining. Make your way back across the ninja path and get on your horse. Ride west towards the southwestern area. This area is covered with ledges. You can only go down a ledge while on your horse. You must double jump to get back up a ledge or find a new path to get back on that ledge. In this area, Yasumasa Sakakibara is here waiting Defeat Ieyasu. (Later changes to Defeat Shingen.) (Later changes to Kotaro or Ieyasu is

Kotaro is defeated.

for you. Defeat Yasumasa and move north, out of this area. When you reach the "real" Ieyasu, ignore him for now. Make your way north towards the western garrison. You will get a mission to prevent the Oda troops from escaping. To complete this mission, defeat Nobumori Sakuma and Kazumasu Takigawa. While you're here, you might as well defeat Nobukimi Anayama as well. After all, the Hojo may care about the Takeda, but you don't. Now, it's time to finish off the "real" Ieyasu. Make your way over to Ieyasu and defeat him. Turns out, that wasn't the real Ieyasu either. That was just Hanzo Hattori in a disguise. Now, here is where you have to be quick. The real Ieyasu Tokugawa will appear along the eastern path of the map. You can either go directly to where Ieyasu is and defeat him, or you can defeat the remaining two enemy officers on the map and then go after Ieyasu. Tadakatsu Honda is in the central garrison. If you get near him, you will get a mission to defeat Tadakatsu. He is powered up, but a few C4s from Kotaro and he should fall. If you have time, also defeat Kazumasa Ishikawa, who is located south of the central garrison. Ieyasu runs slow, so you should have just enough time to defeat both enemy generals and catch up to Ieyasu. If you reach Ieyasu while he is still outside of Hamamatsu Castle, you will get a mission to prevent him from entering the castle. Complete this mission by defeating Ieyasu. Kotaro decides to take over the Tokugawa Army and the main force of the Takeda Army arrives. Kotaro presents a challenge to the Takeda Army: Defeat Ieyasu before Kotaro defeats Shingen Takeda. You must now protect Ieyasu as well as get rid of Shingen. First, make your way north to where Nobufusa Baba is. While you're fighting him, Sakon Shima should bring more reinforcements for the enemy. Quickly defeat Nobufusa Baba and then make your way back to the castle. From the castle, go west to where Sakon Shima is. You will get a mission to prevent the enemy reinforcements from entering your castle. Two will try to get inside the castle from the western gate. One will try to get through the northern gate. First, defeat Sakon Shima and Moritomo Saegusa. Now, make your way over to where Masatsugu Tsuchiya is located at. Defeat him to complete your mission. Now, you just need to prevent the rest of the Takeda Army from entering your castle. The enemy officers will try to split up and enter Hamamatsu Castle from two sides, so you will have to do a little bit of traveling to get rid of all the enemy officers that are trying to break into your castle. You should defeat all enemy officers until there are just three left. Those three should be in the northeastern corner of the map. Make your way up there to face off with Shingen. Nobutoyo Takeda is guarding the southern gate of the main camp while Nobushige Oyamada is guarding the western gate. Defeat both of these guards before you defeat Shingen. Defeat Shingen to complete the stage. ----------------------------Stage 2: Battle of Osaka Bay ----------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Nobunaga.

Defeat Condition: Armies:

Kotaro is defeated.

+-------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ | Kotaro Fuma: | Oda Army: | Honganji Army: | | Kotaro Fuma | Mitsuhide Akechi | Rairen Shimozuma | | Reinforcements: | No | Shigeyasu Suzuki | | None | Sadakatsu Murai | Chuko Shimozuma | | | Toshimitsu Saito | Yorichika Shichiri | | | Hidemitsu Akechi | Rairyu Shimozuma | | | Nobumori Sakuma | Narihide Kodama | | | Reinforcements: | Harutada Inoue | | | Nobunaga Oda | Munekatsu Nomi | | | Nobutada Oda | Motoyoshi Murakami | | | Narimasa Sassa | Yoshimitsu Murakami | | | Hideyoshi Hashiba | Reinforcements: | | | Ranmaru Mori | Terumoto Mori | | | Yoshitaka Kuki | Takeyoshi Murakami | | | Kazumasu Takigawa | Sukeyasu Innoshima | | | Toshiie Maeda | Michiyasu Kurushima | | | Hidemasa Hori | Magoichi Saika | +-------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ Walkthrough: When the stage starts, make your way east towards Narihide Kodama. You will get a mission to prevent the Mori navy from reaching shore. First, defeat Narihide Kodama. Then, make your way back west and defeat Motoyoshi Murakami. You don't have to worry about the other two officers just yet. They will get stopped by the Oda Army. Instead, make your way all the way west to the southwestern island. Here, you will get a mission to take control of the Mori navy's stopover point. Defeat Yoshimitsu Murakami to complete this mission. Now, make your way back east and take the central path across the boats north to the rest of the Mori navy. Defeat Munekatsu Nomi and Harutada Inoue to complete your initial mission. While you are in the area, you might as well defeat Sadakatsu Murai and Nobumori Sakuma while you are at it. Now, Mitsuhide Akechi will decide to try to solve things peacefully. That's not very chaotic. He will begin moving towards the northeastern garrison. From the area you are currently at, take the boats east and then north. You cannot get to Mitsuhide Akechi by way of the shoreline because the gates to the northern garrison are closed. When you reach Mitsuhide, you will get a mission to stop the reconciliation. In this area also are Shigeyasu Suzuki and Toshimitsu Saito. Kill off both generic officers and then focus on Mitsuhide. Defeat Mitsuhide to break off all talks of peace. Nobunaga Oda will appear and bring some warships with him. He will also bring out a lot of reinforcements. First, defeat Yorichika Shichiri. Now, make your way south. You will get a mission to prevent the Oda reinforcements from entering Honganji Castle. Do not enter Honganji Castle while completing this mission. You will trigger the Honganji reinforcements to arrive when you do

and you do not want that to happen just yet. First, defeat Rairyu Shimozuma. Then, make your way onto the Oda warships and defeat Toshiie Maeda and Hidemasa Hori. Make your way south and defeat Hideyoshi Hashiba. Continue to go south and east until you reach the southeastern boat. Here, when you defeat Yoshitaka Kuki, you will stop the firing of the Oda warships. This will make the battlefield less hectic. Make your way back north and defeat Kazumasu Takigawa and Ranmaru Mori to complete your mission of preventing the Oda reinforcements from entering the castle. Finally, defeat Chuko Shimozuma because he is in the way. The Honganji reinforcements will arrive along with Magoichi Saika. Make your way north and inside Honganji Castle. Rairen Shimozuma will be here, trying to escape. He is powered up, but he shouldn't pose any threat. Defeat him quickly and then continue to head north. Magoichi Saika is here, trying to make his way to Nobunaga to assassinate him. You will get a mission to prevent the assassination attempt. Defeat Magoichi to complete this mission. Now, make your way onto the boats and head west. When you get close to the Mori navy, you will get a mission to prevent them from getting inside the Oda main camp. To complete this mission, you will need to defeat Terumoto Mori, Michiyasu Kurushima, Takeyoshi Murakami, and Sukeyasu Innoshima. While you're at this, you might as well defeat Nobutada Oda and Narimasa Sassa. Now, enter the Oda main camp. Here, you will get double teamed by No and Nobunaga. Defeat No first and then finish off the Demon King to complete the stage. ------------------------------Stage 3: Siege of Osaka Castle ------------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: Hideyoshi. Armies: +-------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ | Tokugawa-Hojo: | Toyotomi Army: | Assassins: | | Ieyasu Tokugawa | Hideyoshi Toyotomi | None | | Ujimasa Hojo | Masanori Fukushima | Reinforcements: | | Hanzo Hattori | Magoichi Saika | Hanzo Hattori | | Ina | Hidemasa Hori | | | Yasumasa Sakakibara | Tadaoki Hosokawa | | | Kotaro Fuma | Hidetsugu Hashiba | | | Ujinao Hojo | Hideie Ukita | | | Ujiteru Hojo | Tsuneoki Ikeda | | | Reinforcements: | Kanbei Kuroda | | | None | Kiyomasa Kato | | | | Yoshiaki Kato | | | | Reinforcements: | | | | Tsuneoki Ikeda | | | | Koroku Hachisuka | | | | Hidenaga Hashiba | | | | Mitsunari Ishida | | | | Yoshitsugu Otani | | Defeat Hideyoshi. Either Ujimasa or Ieyasu is defeated, or Hanzo defeats

| | Yukinaga Konishi | | | | Nene | | +-------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ Walkthrough: When the stage starts, you will get a mission to take control of the Outer Ward. Quickly defeat Hidemasa Hori and Hideie Ukita. Now, make your way north to the northwest corner of the map. Double jump and enter the castle. The storehouse is randomly located inside the castle, but it always appears at certain spots. This area is one of them. If the storehouse is here, Hidenaga Hashiba will appear and you will get a mission to take the storehouse, which you can do by defeating Hidenaga. Either way, you should defeat Yoshiaki Kato. By now, Tsuneoki Ikeda should have appeared and opened up the west gate of Osaka Castle. He will be charging the Hojo main camp. Double jump back outside of the castle and then ride your horse to where Tsuneoki is. You will get a mission to prevent Tsuneoki from entering the Hojo main camp. Defeat Tsuneoki to complete this mission. Now, enter Osaka Castle through the west gate. Make your way to the Outer Ward. Here, Magoichi Saika will be controlling the cannons. Defeat Magoichi Saika to seize the Outer Ward and complete your first mission. Also, defeat Hidetsugu Hashiba, who should be south of Magoichi's position. Now, leave the Outer Ward through the south gate and make your way over to the Tokugawa main camp. Make your way over to Koroku Hachisuka. You will get a mission to prevent him from entering your main camp. Defeat Koroku to complete this mission. While you are here, also defeat Tadaoki Hosokawa. Now, from here, you will want to re-enter Osaka Castle through the Outer Ward. Make your way through the Outer Ward and the castle until you reach Masanori Fukushima. Defeat Masanori to open up both front gates to Osaka Castle. Don't make your way towards the main keep of the castle just yet. Instead, you will want to take the stairs that are east of the second main gate and continue to go east. If the storehouse wasn't at the first area I specified, it will most likely be in this area. If it is, defeat Hidenaga Hashiba to complete the mission to capture the enemy storehouse. Either way, continue to go east until you make your way to Ina. You will get a mission to rescue Ina. Complete this mission by defeating Kanbei Kuroda. Make your way back north and defeat Kiyomasa Kato. Now, it's time to approach the main keep of the castle. When you get close to the front gate of the main keep of the castle, Mitsunari Ishida will ambush you along with two other generic officers. Defeat Mitsunari to open up the front gate to the main keep. When you enter the main keep of the castle, make your way up to the second floor. You will get a cut scene of Nene appearing and Hanzo Hattori attacking you. Hanzo will then appear on the second floor as a third party army. Both ninjas will be powered up and will normally try to double team you, even though they can technically hurt each other. Defeating Nene will open up the gate to the third floor. Defeating Hanzo will prevent him from even

attempting to defeat Hideyoshi and ruining all your hard work up to this point. You should defeat both ninjas and then make your way up the stairs to where Hideyoshi is. Defeat Hideyoshi to complete the stage. ------------------------------Stage 4: Kotaro's Insurrection ------------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Condition: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Fuma-Tokugawa: | Hojo-Date: | | Kotaro Fuma | Ujimasa Hojo | | Ieyasu Tokugawa | Ujinao Hojo | | Tadakatsu Honda | Ujimitsu Hojo | | Hanzo Hattori | Naosada Hojo | | Reinforcements: | Ujitada Hojo | | Ina | Ujitaka Hojo | | Naomasa Ii | Ujifusa Hojo | | Yasumasa Sakakibara | Norihide Matsuda | | | Tanenaga Hara | | | Yoshitake Mibu | | | Ujinaga Narita | | | Masayo Ito | | | Reinforcements: | | | Naoshige Chiba | | | Ujiteru Hojo | | | Norisada Ueda | | | Ujinori Uesugi | | | Masamune Date | | | Kojuro Katakura | | | Shigezane Date | | | Tsunamoto Oniniwa | | | Kageyori Yashiro | | | Munezane Shiroishi | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: You start off inside the main keep of the castle. You're on the second floor. Make your way up the stairs to the third floor and defeat Ujimasa Hojo. Make your way down to the first floor of the main keep and leave the main keep through the western gate. Out here, Ujitada Hojo is the first to greet you. Defeat him and then make your to the southwestern corner of the map. The enemy storehouse is in this area. Hanzo Hattori is already there and has the enemy supplies. You will get a mission to escort Hanzo to the escape point. Defeat all the enemy soldiers that are in Hanzos way and follow him. When you get close to the southern gate of Odawara Castle, you will run into Yoshitake Defeat Ujimasa and Ujinao. Ieyasu is defeated.

Mibu. Defeat him and clear this area out of enemy soldiers. Your horse musou should be a really good way to defeat enemy soldiers quickly. Finally, Naoshige Chiba will ambush Hanzo in one last attempt to prevent him from escaping. Defeat Naoshige and then leave Hanzo here to escape on his own. He should now be able to make it out without any more of your help. Now, make your way north. Defeat Ujimitsu Hojo and then go east. Norihide Matsuda is here. He is controlling the cannons that are firing on Tadakatsu Honda. You will get a mission to stop the enemy cannons. Defeat Norihide to complete this mission. Make your way towards the eastern gate of Odawara Castle. Defeat Ujifusa Hojo to open up the eastern gate. Now, make your way outside and defeat Ujitaka Hojo, who should be fighting Tadakatsu Honda. Now, make your way onto the eastern path and go north to the Tokugawa main camp. Here, Ieyasu Tokugawa should be getting attacked by two enemy officers. You will get a mission to rescue Ieyasu. Complete this mission by defeating Ujinaga Narita and Tanenaga Hara. Leave the Tokugawa main camp through the north gate and follow the path back inside Odawara Castle. In this area, there should be a ledge that you can double jump on top of to get inside the sealed off area where Ina is. You will get a mission to rescue Ina. To get to Ina, you will have to defeat Ujinori Uesugi to open up the gate. Now, enter this area and defeat Ujiteru Hojo and Norisada Ueda to rescue Ina. Leave this area the way you came in and double jump back up the ledge to get back to your horse. Now, make your way to the Tokugawa main camp and go south along the eastern path. When you reach the southeastern area of the map, you will get a mission to open up the southern pass. Complete this mission by defeating Masayo Ito. Now, make your way back inside Odawara Castle by using the eastern gate and make your way south. There should be another ledge in the southern area of the castle that you can double jump onto to gain access to the central area of the castle. Enter the main keep of the castle through the gate here and make your way north and then east. Naosada Hojo should be here. Defeat him to defuse the bomb corridor. Now, go back outside of the main keep and then go to the Defense Captain that is guarding the central gate in the bomb corridor. Defeat him to open up this gate. Make your way back to the ledge you double jumped and get back on your horse. Make your way back to the area that you rescued Ina at and follow this path until you reach the area where Ujinao Hojo is hiding in. When you enter this area, Masamune Date will appear with his army to try to take over Japan. Defeat Ujinao Hojo quickly and focus your wrath on the Date Army next. Make your way back out of this area and go to the northern gate of Odawara Castle. Defeat Kageyori Yashiro here and then go south and then east. You should find three enemy officers at the eastern gate of Odawara Castle. Defeat all three and then go north. Shigezane Date should be here, so defeat him. Take the path that leads from this area to your former main camp. Masamune Date has decided to use this area as his base of operations. Raid his main camp and face off with the One-Eyed Dragon. Defeat Masamune Date to

complete the stage. ----------------------------Stage 5: Conquest for Kyushu ----------------------------Victory Condition: Musashi. Defeat Condition: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Fuma-Tokugawa: | Toyotomi-Kyushu: | | Kotaro Fuma | Mitsunari Ishida | | Ieyasu Tokugawa | Nene | | Hanzo Hattori | Sakon Shima | | Yasumasa Sakakibara | Yoshihiro Shimazu | | Tadatsugu Sakai | Ginchiyo Tachibana | | Naomasa Ii | Musashi Miyamoto | | Reinforcements: | Yukinaga Konishi | | None | Hideie Ukita | | | Hideaki Kobayakawa | | | Yoshimune Otomo | | | Kanbei Kuroda | | | Morichika Chosokabe | | | Toyohisa Shimazu | | | Reinforcements: | | | Yoshihisa Shimazu | | | Ekei Ankokuji | | | Hiroie Kikkawa | | | Hidemoto Mori | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: When the stage starts, make your way to the northeast garrison. Ginchiyo Tachibana will collapse a bridge and then make her way towards the northeastern garrison. You will get a mission to defend the northeastern garrison. While you are completing this mission, Yoshihiro Shimazu should spring an ambush on one of your allies and Sakon Shima should be making his way towards another one of your allies. You will need to kill Ginchiyo quickly. However, Ginchiyo is powered up, so she won't be that easy to kill quickly. When Ginchiyo is defeated, you will have completed the mission. Now, follow the northern path until you reach the path that goes south towards the central garrison. Along the way, defeat Yoshimune Otomo. When you reach the central garrison, defeat the Defense Captain that is guarding the northern gate and enter the garrison. You will get a mission to seize control of the central garrison. Complete this mission by defeating Musashi Miyamoto. Musashi is powered up and can dish out a lot of damage. He can also take a lot of damage, so this may take a while. Try to kill him as quickly as Defeat Mitsunari, Nene, Sakon, Yoshihiro, Ginchiyo, and Any allied officer is defeated.

possible, as you have other allies to rescue. When you have completed this mission, defeat Hideie Ukita who is also in this area and then make your way south. Defeat Morichika Chosokabe to free up Hanzo Hattori. He will be useful later. Now, take the path that is going east towards Tsuruga Castle. Sakon Shima should be along this path, trying to get inside Tsuruga Castle. You will get a mission to prevent Sakon from entering the castle. Defeat Sakon to complete this mission. Now, continue to follow this path to the western garrison. Pass through this garrison and make your way east towards Naomasa Ii. You will get a mission to rescue Naomasa. To complete this mission, you will need to defeat Toyohisa Shimazu, Yoshihisa Shimazu, and Yoshihiro Shimazu. When Naomasa Ii is rescued, make your way towards the southern garrison. Defeat the two enemy officers that are right outside of the southern garrison and then enter the garrison. Nene is here waiting for you. You will get a mission to defeat Nene. Of course, she has some ninja tricks up her sleeve. Nene will split into three Nenes. Each time you defeat a Nene clone, another one will appear. Also, she taunts you in her cute voice the entire time you are fighting her and defeating her clones. Finally, after you have defeated a fair amount of clones, Kotaro will ask for help from Hanzo. Hanzo will make all the fake Nenes disappear, leaving only the real one remaining. The real Nene is powered up, so even without her clones, she can be a handful. Defeat the real Nene to complete your mission. With Nene's house of fun dismantled, make your way all the way north and enter the northwestern garrison. From the northeastern garrison, take the southern path to the eastern garrison. Here, Mitsunari Ishida is waiting for you. He will close all the gates to this garrison and spring an ambush lead by the Mori Army. You will get a mission to defeat all of these enemies. The Mori Army is easy to kill off, but Mitsunari is powered up. Defeat all of these enemies to complete your mission and to get the gates to this garrison to open. Just when you think you have finally defeated all of your enemies, all the unique officers you have previously beaten will ambush Tsuruga Castle. This is why none of them had retreat or death scenes. The only one that doesn't show up is Mitsunari Ishida. Quickly rush to Tsuruga Castle. All five enemy officers are not powered up, but they do seem to have more life and defense than they normally would. They will be at various points around the castle, so just defeat them one by one. When all five enemy officers are defeated, the stage is completed. --------------------------------Dream: Defense of Odawara Castle --------------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Defeat Hideyoshi and Mitsunari. Ujimasa or Kotaro is defeated.

| Hojo Army: | Toyotomi Army: | | Ujimasa Hojo | Hideyoshi Toyotomi | | Kotaro Fuma | Mitsunari Ishida | | Ujinao Hojo | Hidemasa Hori | | Ujitada Hojo | Tadaoki Hosokawa | | Ujiteru Hojo | Hidetsugu Hashiba | | Ujimitsu Hojo | Hideie Ukita | | Yasuhiro Ogasawara | Yoshitsugu Otani | | Naoshige Chiba | Kazutoyo Yamanouchi | | Reinforcements: | Kanbei Kuroda | | None | Yoshitaka Kuki | | | Yasuharu Wakisaka | | | Reinforcements: | | | Nene | | | Ieyasu Tokugawa | | | Hidetada Tokugawa | | | Masanobu Honda | | | Yasumasa Sakakibara | | | Tadatsugu Sakai | | | Naomasa Ii | | | Sakon Shima | | | Keiji Maeda | | | Kiyomasa Kato | | | Masanori Fukushima | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: The biggest annoyance on this stage is the fact that you will be spending most of the stage off of your horse. As soon as the stage starts, double jump over the wall directly in front of you. In this area, the Toyotomi Army will send a siege ramp and try to set it up in this area. While you are waiting for the siege ramp to appear, defeat Yoshitaka Kuki. When the siege ramp appears, you will get a mission to destroy it. Quickly destroy the siege ramp and then head north. In this area, you will get a mission to defend the entrance to Odawara Castle. Complete this mission by defeating Tadaoki Hosokawa and Hidemasa Hori. Now, continue to head north to where Ujiteru Hojo is. You will get a mission to rescue him. Complete this mission by defeating Kazutoyo Yamanouchi, Yasuharu Wakisaka, and Kanbei Kuroda. By this time, Nene, should have appeared inside the main keep of Odawara Castle. Make your way back south and then double jump over the wall and then head for the main keep of your castle. When you enter the main keep of your castle, Kotaro Fuma will inform you that there are explosives inside the castle. You will get a mission to defeat all fire ninjas on the first and second floors. For me, there has always been five fire ninjas, although this number could be random. You will know you have gotten them all when the mission is completed. When you have completed the mission, make your way up the stairs to where Ujimasa Hojo is. Nene should be here, trying to take Ujimasa's head. Defeat Nene and then make your

way back outside the main keep. Now, depending on how fast you were at getting everything done, Yasuhiro Ogasawara may or may not be defeated already. If he is still alive, make your way over to him. He is located in the southwestern garrison. Ieyasu Tokugawa will arrive with reinforcements inside Odawara Castle when you reach the southern garrison. When you reach Yasuhiro, you will get a mission to rescue him and escort him to Odawara Castle. When Hideie Ukita and Terumasa Ikeda are defeated, Yasuhiro will begin to make his way towards Odawara Castle. When he reaches the southern garrison, Sakon Shima will ambush him there. Defeat Sakon and any enemy soldiers that are in Yasuhiro's way until he reaches Odawara Castle. If Yasuhiro was already defeated, Ieyasu Tokugawa will still arrive with reinforcements. Either way, when your mission to protect Yasuhiro is completed or when Ieyasu Tokugawa arrives, begin to take out the Tokugawa soldiers. You will get a mission to protect Ujimasa Hojo. Complete this mission by defeating Hidetada Tokugawa, Masanobu Honda, Tadatsugu Sakai, Yasumasa Sakakibara, Naomasa Ii, and Ieyasu Tokugawa. When this mission is completed, clear out the third floor to ensure the safety of Ujimasa Hojo and then make your way back down the stairs and exit the main keep. Make your way across the stage over to where Mitsunari Ishida is. Mitsunari's garrison is guarded by Hidetsugu Hashiba in the south and Yoshitsugu Otani to the north. Defeat one of those two generals and then enter the garrison. Mitsunari Ishida is powered up, so he's pretty determined to take Odawara Castle. Defeating Mitsunari will open up the western gate to the Makeshift Castle. When you enter the Makeshift Castle, you'd think that Hideyoshi Toyotomi will be man enough to fight you one on one. Think again. Hideyoshi will call for his bodyguards. They are Keiji Maeda, Kiyomasa Kato, and Masanori Fukushima. All two of the four enemy officers are powered up and all four are aiming for your head. It's like they're having some private contest to see who can kill you first. This battle will not be easy. It is best to try to isolate each enemy officer one at a time and defeat them separately, but most of the time, they will not let you do that so easily. Also, always be aware of where Keiji and Hideyoshi are located at. Both of these enemy officers can do a lot of damage with one combo. When Hideyoshi is defeated, you will have successfully defended Odawara Castle. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 4z. Musashi Miyamoto's Walkthrough SW2STMUS \____________________________________________________ -----------------------------Stage 1: Battle of Sekigahara -----------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: is defeated.) Armies: Defeat Ieyasu. (Later changes to Defeat Kojiro.) (Later changes to Musashi

Musashi or Hideie is defeated.

+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Western Army: | Eastern Army: | | Hideie Ukita | Ieyasu Tokugawa | | Musashi Miyamoto | Tadakatsu Honda | | Yoshihiro Shimazu | Ina | | Toyohisa Shimazu | Naomasa Ii | | Yukinaga Konishi | Nagamasa Ii | | Shigemasa Toda | Nagamasa Kuroda | | Tamehiro Hiratsuka | Tadaoki Hosokawa | | Teruzumi Akashi | Takatora Todo | | Reinforcements: | Hideaki Kobayakawa | | None | Mototsuna Kutsuki | | | Hirotaka Terasawa | | | Tadayoshi Matsudaira | | | Naoyasu Akaza | | | Reinforcements: | | | Takatsugu Kyogoku | | | Masanori Fukushima | | | Yoshiaki Kato | | | Hanzo Hattori | | | Kojiro Sasaki | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: When the stage starts, you will get a mission to defeat all enemies that are attacking you. Quickly defeat Tadaoki Hosokawa and Naomasa Ii. Then, make your way south to where Takatora Todo is and defeat him. This will complete your mission. By now, Hideaki Kobayakawa should begin to march on your main camp. Since you're already in the south, you might as well stop him from doing so. They will march from Mt. Matsuo Castle, so stop them while they are on the path towards your main camp. Defeat Hideaki and his crew and then head back north towards central Sekigahara. You will want to make your way north towards the northwestern garrison. Along the way, you will get ambushed in the central area by three enemy officers, but ignore them for now. You will also get a mission to defeat 100 enemy soldiers, but also ignore this mission for now. When you reach the northwestern garrison, you will get a mission to assist Yoshihiro's attack. Help him out by defeating Nagamasa Kuroda and Ina. When Yoshihiro reaches the enemy main camp, you will complete your mission and Ieyasu Tokugawa will begin to retreat. Now, focus on getting your 100 kills and killing off the three enemy generals that ambushed you in the central area. Hanzo Hattori will appear on the western path. Make your way towards Hanzo and defeat him. When you get close to Hideie Ukita, you will get a mission to assist in his retreat. Just defeat the enemy soldiers that are in his way and he will make his way to the escape point. Your next target should be Tadakatsu Honda. He will charge out and begin to look for you, so why don't you find him instead? Tadakatsu is powered up, but you should be also, since

you're Musashi. Defeat Tadakatsu Honda and then make your way Ieyasu. You will get a mission to prevent Ieyasu's retreat. Defeat Ieyasu before he reaches the southeastern corner of the map to complete this mission. When Ieyasu is defeated, Kojiro Sasaki will appear in the central area of the map. Make your way over to Kojiro and complete the stage by defeating him. -----------------------Stage 2: Village Rescue -----------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: Armies: +-------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ | Villagers: | Bandits: | Interlopers: | | Musashi Miyamoto | Raider | None | | Peasant | Raider | Reinforcements: | | Peasant | Raider | Keiji Maeda | | Peasant | Raider | | | Peasant | Raider | | | Reinforcements: | Raider | | | Peasant | Raider | | | | Raider | | | | Reinforcements: | | | | Raider | | | | Raider | | | | Raider | | | | Raider | | | | Raider | | | | Raider | | | | Raider | | | | Raider | | | | Raider | | | | Marauder | | | | Raider | | | | Raider | | +-------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ Walkthrough: When the stage starts, make your way east towards the southeastern garrison. When you get near the Raiders, you will get a mission to protect the garrison. To complete this mission, you will have to defeat the two Raiders at the west gate of the garrison and the two Raiders at the north gate. When that is completed, make your way north. When you get near the Peasant that is here, you will get a mission to protect that Peasant. Complete this mission by defeating both Raiders that are in the area. Now, make your way west and inside the central village. When you get inside the village, all the gates will shut. To open these gates, you will have to defeat all four Raiders that Defeat the Marauder. All peasants are eliminated or any Main Camp is captured.

are inside this village. While you are fighting off these Raiders, more Raiders will appear and ambush the northwestern garrison. When you get all the gates to the central village to open, leave the central village through the north gate. Make your way towards the northwestern garrison. You will get a mission to protect this garrison. Complete this mission by defeating the four Raiders that have surrounded this garrison. Now, make your way back towards the central village. When you get inside, a bunch of bandits will appear here. You will get a mission to defeat a certain amount of bandits within a certain amount of time. The quickest way to kill off these bandits is by using a horse musou. That way, you can hit many bandits quickly. When you have succeeded in this mission, the Marauder will finally make an appearance. He will bring more Raiders with him, but don't worry about him for now. Keiji Maeda should appear in the eastern part of the map. He will offer to give you some sword lessons. Make your way over to Keiji. You will get a mission to defeat him. Keiji is the most powerful general on this board, but that really isn't saying much. You should be able to handle him with no problems. When Keiji is defeated, defeat the rest of the Raiders and then make your way towards the Marauder. Defeat the Marauder to complete the stage. -----------------------Stage 3: Chaos at Kyoto -----------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Kojiro.) Defeat Condition: Armies: +-------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ | Toyotomi Army: | Tokugawa Army: | Vagabonds: | | Hideyori Toyotomi | Ieyasu Tokugawa | Vagabond | | Musashi Miyamoto | Terumasa Ikeda | Vagabond | | Kiyomasa Kato | Yoshinao Tokugawa | Vagabond | | Yoshinaga Asano | Yorinobu Tokugawa | Vagabond | | Katsumoto Katagiri | Reinforcements: | Vagabond | | Harunaga Ono | Hanzo Hattori | Vagabond | | Reinforcements: | Ina | Vagabond | | Yukimura Sanada | Masanobu Honda | Vagabond | | | Takatora Todo | Reinforcements: | | | Tadakatsu Honda | Vagabond | | | | Vagabond | | | | Vagabond | | | | Vagabond | | | | Vagabond | | | | Vagabond | | | | Kojiro Sasaki | | | | Vagabond | | | | Vagabond | | | | Vagabond | Hideyori arrives at the Escape Point. Hideyori is defeated. (Later changes to

| | | Vagabond | | | | Vagabond | +-------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ Walkthrough: As soon as the stage starts, head straight for Ieyasu Tokugawa. He will begin to retreat when the stage starts. He starts off in the northwestern corner of the map. His retreat point is the northeastern stronghold. You will get a mission to prevent Ieyasu's retreat when you get close to him. Defeat Ieyasu Tokugawa before he can escape to complete this mission. Ieyasu is powered up, so he will not be quick to kill. While you're along the northern path, you might as well defeat the three other Tokugawa officers that are scattered along this path. When there are no more Tokugawa officers left, make your way over to Nijo Castle. Hideyori Toyotomi should be south of this castle and should be getting attacked by some Vagabonds. Defeat all the Vagabonds that are on the map and then clear the path for Hideyori to move south. There should be some Vagabonds around Hideyori and then some more Vagabonds in the south. When Hideyori makes his way too far south, some more Vagabonds will appear as reinforcements. They will appear along the central road. Make your way back north to this central path. You will get a mission to defeat all the Vagabonds. These Vagabonds are more powerful than the other Vagabonds, but they shouldn't be too hard to defeat. Yukimura Sanada will also appear and decide to assist you. When all of the powered up Vagabonds are defeated, the Tokugawa Army will appear and mistake you for Hideyori. They will charge after you. You will get a mission to defeat the Tokugawa Army. Start off with the enemy officers that appear in the west. They are Takatora Todo and Hanzo Hattori. Defeat these two and then go east. Ina should be here, trying to chase after you. Defeat Ina and then continue to go east. When you reach the eastern path, go north through the alleyways towards Masanobu Honda. Tadakatsu Honda should appear, but ignore him for now. Yukimura should keep him busy long enough for you to take down Masanobu. When Masanobu is defeated, you will have completed your mission to defeat the Tokugawa Army. Make your way over to where Tadakatsu Honda is. You will get a mission to defeat Tadakatsu. You will need to defeat Tadakatsu before Hideyori reaches the escape point. Otherwise, you will fail the mission to defeat Tadakatsu and he will retreat. When Tadakatsu Honda is defeated, just wait for Hideyori to reach the escape point. When he does, Kojiro Sasaki will appear, along with more Vagabonds. All of the enemies will appear in the southern part of the map. You will get a mission to defeat Kojiro. Make your way here and defeat all the Vagabonds that Kojiro brings. When Kojiro is the last enemy officer on the map, make your way over to your rival. Defeat Kojiro to complete the stage.

-----------------------Stage 4: Osaka Campaign -----------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Conditions: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Toyotomi Army: | Tokugawa Army: | | Hideyori Toyotomi | Ieyasu Tokugawa | | Yukimura Sanada | Ina | | Musashi Miyamoto | Masamune Date | | Harunaga Ono | Kanetsugu Naoe | | Harufusa Ono | Hidetada Tokugawa | | Morichika Chosokabe | Takatora Todo | | Matabei Goto | Katsumoto Katagiri | | Teruzumi Akashi | Toshitsune Maeda | | Katsunaga Mori | Tadamasa Sengoku | | Shigenari Kimura | Shigenaga Katakura | | Reinforcements: | Naotaka Ii | | None | Tadateru Matsudaira | | | Nagamasa Kuroda | | | Hidemune Date | | | Yasunaga Matsudaira | | | Katsunari Mizuno | | | Ietsugu Sakai | | | Tadanao Matsudaira | | | Tadaoki Naito | | | Tadatomo Honda | | | Yoshinobu Satake | | | Tadaoki Hosokawa | | | Reinforcements: | | | None | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: When the stage starts, you're at the entrance to the main keep of Osaka Castle. Make your way up to the second floor. Here, Katsumoto Katagiri is trying to get to Hideyori Toyotomi. Stop him from getting there by defeating him. Now, make your way back to the first floor and leave the main keep. Your horse should be right outside the main gate of the main keep. There should be three enemy officers in this area. Defeat all three of the enemy officers. Now, Ieyasu Tokugawa will order his cannon to bombard the main keep of the castle. Ride south to where the cannon is. You will get a mission to destroy the cannon. Destroy the cannon before it can reach it's destination to complete this mission. Now, defeat Katsunari Mizuno and Takatora Todo. Now, go back north and make your way towards the eastern part of the castle. Ina is here, trying to enter the main keep through the east gate. You will get a mission to defeat Ina before she enters the main keep. Defeat Ina quickly. While you are here, also clear out this area of enemy officers. Defeat Ieyasu. Hideyori or Yukimura is defeated.

There should be three enemy officers in this area. When you have cleared out the eastern area, it's time to do the same to the western area. Like the eastern area, there are three generic enemy officers here and one unique enemy officer. The unique enemy officer this time is Masamune Date. You will get a mission to prevent him from entering the main keep of the castle. Defeat Masamune Date quickly, along with the other three enemy officers. When these missions have been completed, Hideyori Toyotomi will order his army to charge out. Assist the Toyotomi with their charge. First, you will want to help Yukimura Sanada take over the Sanada Ward. The enemy officer in control of the Sanada Ward is Kanetsugu Naoe. You will get a mission to defeat Kanetsugu Naoe. Kanetsugu is powered up, but you should be strong enough to take him down easily. While you're fighting Kanetsugu, Yoshinobu Satake should join in the fight to make this a two on two battle. Defeat both Kanetsugu and Yoshinobu to take control of the Sanada Ward. Taking over the Sanada Ward will fire cannons at the enemy main camp, forcing open the gates to the enemy main camp. Now, defeat Hidemune Date and make your way south. There should be four enemy officers that are around the enemy main camp. Defeat each one of them and then enter the main camp. Ieyasu Tokugawa is here, making one last stand against you. Defeat Ieyasu to complete the stage. ----------------------------Stage 5: Siege of Edo Castle ----------------------------Victory Condition: Defeat Hidetada. (Later changes to Defeat Kotaro, and Hideyori arrives at the Escape Point.) Defeat Conditions: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Toyotomi Army: | Tokugawa Army: | | Hideyori Toyotomi | Magoichi Saika | | Yukimura Sanada | Tadachika Okubo | | Musashi Miyamoto | Yoshinao Tokugawa | | Matabei Goto | Shigezane Date | | Morichika Chosokabe | Yoshiaki Mogami | | Reinforcements: | Hidemune Date | | None | Reinforcements: | | | Kanetsugu Naoe | | | Yorinobu Tokugawa | | | Tadaoki Hosokawa | | | Tadamasa Sengoku | | | Yasunaga Matsudaira | | | Tadateru Matsudaira | | | Naotaka Ii | | | Ietsugu Sakai | | | Toshitsune Maeda | Any allied officer is defeated.

| | Kagetsuna Naoe | | | Masamune Date | | | Shigenaga Katakura | | | Kagekatsu Uesugi | | | Kageie Kakizaki | | | Hidetada Tokugawa | | | Ina | | | Takatora Todo | | | Kotaro Fuma | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: You start off in the northeastern part of the map. Make your way west. Here, Magoichi Saika is looking for a happy ending. Of course, he's not going to have one with you around. You will get a mission to defeat the Date Army. Complete this mission by defeating Magoichi and Hidemune Date. When they are defeated, the north gate of Edo Castle will open. Don't enter Edo Castle just yet. Instead, circle around the castle via the northwestern path. Make your way to the southwestern camp where Hideyori Toyotomi is. You will get a mission to prevent the Tokugawa Army from entering your main camp. To complete this mission, defeat Yoshiaki Mogami and Shigezane Date at the north gate and Yoshinao Tokugawa at the east gate. When this mission is completed, enter Edo Castle through the west gate. Make your way to the smaller keep of Edo Castle. Kanetsugu Naoe will give soliloquy about how his life is so horrible. Since when did Nagamasa Azai invade Kanetsugu's body? Either way, make your way to the second floor of the smaller keep. On the catwalk between the main keep and the smaller keep, Tadachika Okubo will be here. Defeat him to open up the main keep. Make your way to the third floor of the main keep. When you get here, Kanetsugu will set the main keep on fire and will try to take as many people to the afterlife with him. Also, the main army of the Tokugawa will arrive, along with the Uesugi and Date armies. On the third floor of the main keep, Kanetsugu will be here with Kagetsuna Naoe. You will get a mission to defeat Kanetsugu. Kanetsugu will be powered up, so he's definitely trying to take someone with him to the afterlife. Defeat both Naoe's and move on to the second floor. Here, Yasunaga Matsudaira and Tadateru Matsudaira will try to get in your way. Defeat them both and make your way down the stairs to the main keep's first floor. Here, five enemy officers will be trying to prevent you from leaving. Each one is powered up, so they're determined to make this area your fiery grave. Defeat all five enemy officers. When you have defeated all five enemy officers, the gates to the main keep of the castle will open, allowing you to leave this area. However, right outside the gate is Yorinobu Tokugawa. He's there just in case you manage to escape. Defeat Yorinobu and leave this area. To get back to your horse, circle around by staying inside the castle. You will have to take the eastern path to circle around, as the northwestern part of the castle is not connected to the southwestern part. When you reach your horse, ride it on out through the western gate. When you reach your main camp, you will get a mission to defend your main camp

from the enemy. To complete this mission, you will need to defeat Kagekatsu Uesugi, Kageie Kakizaki, Masamune Date, and Shigenaga Katakura. When you get near Hideyori, you will get a mission to assist his retreat. Hideyori will try to reach the northeastern part of the map. When you have protected your main camp, Hidetada Tokugawa will appear in the southeast. When you get near Hidetada, Ina and Takatora Todo will appear to protect him. Defeat Hidetada's bodyguards first, then defeat Hidetada himself. When Hidetada is defeated, Kotaro Fuma will appear in the northeast. When you get close to the northeastern corner of the map, Kotaro will create two doubles of himself. There will be a total of three Kotaros on the map. One will be along the eastern path. One will be on the northern path. One will still be in the northeast. You will have to find the real Kotaro by defeating all of them. When you defeat the real Kotaro, the doubles will disappear with him. When Hideyori reaches the escape point, the stage will end in victory. ------------------------------Dream: Tournament of Champions ------------------------------Victory Condition: Kojiro.) Defeat Conditions: Armies: +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Musashi Miyamoto: | Toyotomi-Tokugawa: | | Musashi Miyamoto | Tadakatsu Honda | | Reinforcements: | Sakon Shima | | None | Yukimura Sanada | | | Kanetsugu Naoe | | | Yoshihiro Shimazu | | | Reinforcements: | | | Miscreant | | | Miscreant | | | Toyohisa Shimazu | | | Kagekatsu Uesugi | | | Chikanori Suibara | | | Kagetsugu Amakasu | | | Nagahide Yasuda | | | Keiji Maeda | | | Kotaro Fuma | | | Nene | | | Hanzo Hattori | | | Kojiro Sasaki | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Walkthrough: When the stage starts, make your way north along the western path. The first enemy officer you will run into is Yukimura Sanada. He is powered up, as are all of the unique enemy officers are on this stage. Continue to follow the Defeat Tadakatsu and Sakon. Musashi is defeated. (Later changes to Defeat

western path north. Tadakatsu Honda and Sakon Shima will decide to team up against you when you get further north. Also, Miscreants will appear in the northwestern corner of the map. You will get a mission to defeat a random number of enemy soldiers within a random timeframe. Quickly defeat as many enemy soldiers as possible. Don't worry about running out of enemies. They will pour out of the gate in this area. When you have completed this mission, make your way east towards Yoshihiro Shimazu. When you reach Yoshihiro, Toyohisa Shimazu will appear. You will need to defeat Yoshihiro Shimazu before Toyohisa arrives in the area. Continue south to where Kanetsugu Naoe is. The Uesugi Army will arrive to protect Kanetsugu, but Kanetsugu will tell them to retreat and go home. You will get a mission to defeat the entire Uesugi Army before they retreat. Complete this mission by defeating Nagahide Yasuda, Chikanori Suibara, Kagekatsu Uesugi, and Kanetsugu Naoe. Each member of the Uesugi Army other than Kanetsugu will retreat in a different direction, so it's best to try to kill one or two members of the Uesugi Army before they begin their retreat. When you have defeated the Uesugi Army, find Toyohisa Shimazu and defeat him. Continue to head south. Kotaro Fuma will appear in the southern area and Keiji Maeda will appear in the northern area. Quickly defeat Kotaro Fuma and then make your way back north. Keiji Maeda will be looking for you, so be sure to welcome him with open arms...or open swords. Now, make your way towards the southeastern corner of the map. Sakon Shima is here waiting for you. Of course, if you thought this was going to be a one on one battle, you thought wrong. Nene, Japan's cute, happy homemaker, will appear to assist Sakon. Defeat both Sakon and Nene and then make your way north to where Tadakatsu Honda is. Tadakatsu, not to be outdone by Sakon, has his own ninja to show you. Hanzo Hattori will appear to make your life even more fun. When you have defeated the two officers of the Tokugawa, one of two things will happen. If you failed to defeat someone personally or you failed a mission, Kojiro will say you are not worth his time and will not appear. However, if you managed to defeat everyone personally and complete both missions during the course of the stage, Kojiro Sasaki will appear and challenge you to a duel. You will get a mission to defeat Kojiro. Defeat Kojiro to complete the stage. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 5. Weapons SW2WEAPO \____________________________________________________ Knowing and managing your weapons in Samurai Warriors 2 will greatly help you in your battles. Each character has four different types of weapons of varying power. The first three weapons can be found at random in weapon boxes. The stats on these weapons are random. The higher the difficulty a weapon is found, the better the chance to find more and higher stats on a weapon. Fourth weapons can only be obtained by (unless otherwise indicated) completing certain tasks on a certain stage on Hard mode. You must be playing Story Mode and not Free

Mode. Also, you may have to complete the character's Story Mode once before you can get his or her fourth weapon. The stats and elements on fourth weapons are set. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 5a. Yukimura Sanada's Weapons SW2WEYUK \____________________________________________________ -------------------------------First, Second, and Third Weapons -------------------------------Cross Spear - Base Attack: Lunar Spear Base Attack: Crimson Fang Base Attack: ------------Fourth Weapon ------------Dragon's Tail Base Attack: +45 Element: Fire Life: +19 Attack: +20 Attack: +15 Defense: +20 Defense: +18 Ride: +18 Musou Charge: +17 Musou Charge: +15 Stage: Osaka Campaign Succeed in getting your entire army to advance. +20 +29 +37

Requirements:

Location: On the second floor of the main keep of the castle in the western area of the floor in a black box. My Method: The three things you need to do in order to get your army to charge the enemy main camp are destroy the enemy's cannon, prevent Ina from entering the main keep of the castle, and prevent Masamune Date from entering the main keep of the castle. You do not have to personally defeat Ina or Masamune Date and you don't even need to wait for the mission to prevent them from entering the main keep to show up. The first thing you should do is get rid of that one enemy general that is currently inside the main keep of your castle. That general

is Katsumoto Katagiri. Find him and defeat him. He should be on the second floor. Once you have done that, make your way out of the main gate of the main keep. Here, there should be three generals right around this area. They should be Naotaka Ii, Tadanao Matsudaira, and Toshitsune Maeda. Defeat all three of them. This will cause Ieyasu Tokugawa to call forth a cannon to bombard the main keep of your castle. It will begin to slowly move towards your main keep. Defeat it quickly by using musou attacks. This will cause both Ina and Masamune Date to charge your castle with their armies. Ina will approach from the east side and Masamune will approach from the west. Since you're already near the east side, approach Ina first. You will get a mission to prevent her from entering the main keep. Defeat Ina to succeed in this mission. You do have enough time to get rid of the three generals that she brings with her to the east side of the main keep, so you might want to do that to save you some trouble in the future. Make your way over to the western entrance to your main keep. This is where Masamune Date is with two more generals. You will get a mission to prevent Masamune from entering your main keep. Defeat Masamune to cause the weapon to appear. The weapon will be inside of a box on the second floor of your main keep. To get there, enter through the gate that Masamune was trying to break through and go up the stairs. When you zoom in on your mini map, you should see an X where the box is located at. The box is black and along the wall, so you may not see it at first. Just because the mission succeeds does not mean you have your weapon. You need to break open the box and grab your weapon for it to count. Once this is done, defeat Kanetsugu Naoe to get him to defect to your side, clear out the rest of the Tokugawa forces, and then charge into Ieyasu's main camp and defeat him. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 5b. Keiji Maeda's Weapons SW2WEKEI \____________________________________________________ -------------------------------First, Second, and Third Weapons -------------------------------Double Pike - Base Attack: Snake Tongue Base Attack: Ogre Horn Base Attack: ------------Fourth Weapon ------------Divine Mandible Base Attack: +50 Element: Lightning Life: +18 +41 +23 +33

Attack: +20 Attack: +18 Attack: +15 Ride: +19 Musou Charge: Musou Charge: Musou Charge: Stage:

+18 +17 +14

Battle of Hasedo Achieve 1000 KOs.

Requirements:

Location: Supply Team will appear near the stronghold that is just west of the second gate and move south. My Method: You will need to get as many kills as you can. Don't let many enemies get through you. Luckily, you don't really have to worry about keeping all your allies alive. You only need to keep Kanetsugu alive and he doesn't die easily. Also, when you see a large group of enemy soldiers, a horse musou is the best way to kill off many regular soldiers quickly. It's fast and it does tons of damage to enemy soldiers. When the stage starts off, Yoshiaki Mogami is blocking your path. Try to get at least 100 KOs before you defeat Yoshiaki. If you defeat Yoshiaki, all enemies will retreat. A retreating enemy dies in one hit, but only if you can catch them. It's best to defeat enemies while they are not trying to run away, as you have more of a chance to not miss. Still, knocking off runaways is a good way to get some easy kills. When you get passed the first gate, you will get ambushed by more enemy soldiers. You will want to try to be close to 300 KOs by the time you are finished with the ambush troops. When all the ambush officers are defeated, make your way passed the second gate to the third gate. You will find some soldiers here, just waiting to be picked off. Defeat these soldiers and wait for your allies to arrive in this area. When your allies get close to the third gate, more enemy reinforcements will arrive. This is where you will get most of your kills. There will be four waves of enemy reinforcements. You should try to get at least 100 KOs per wave, but you will probably want more than that. Don't let any enemy officers get passed the third gate while you are getting kills. You should have close to 900 KOs by the time you have completed your mission and finished off the last officer from the final wave of enemy reinforcements. Now, make your way north to where Kanetsugu and his gang is. Masamune Date should ambush your allies in the northern area of the map. You should be able to get the rest of your kills in this area to make 1000 KOs. Now, make your way south towards the second gate. The Supply Team should be on the path south of the second gate. Defeat the Supply Captain to get your weapon and then finish off Masamune Date to complete the stage. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 5c. Nobunaga Oda's Weapons SW2WENOB \____________________________________________________

-------------------------------First, Second, and Third Weapons -------------------------------King's Sword - Base Attack: King's Rage - Base Attack: Demon Slayer - Base Attack: ------------Fourth Weapon ------------Demon Regalia Base Attack: +46 Element: Wind Musou: +18 Attack: +18 Attack: +17 Defense: +16 Speed: +18 Musou Charge: +18 Musou Charge: +15 Range: +19 Stage: Battle of Tedorigawa +21 +30 +38

Requirements: Complete the missions "Assist Kazumasu Takigawa's escape", "Assist Nagahide Niwa's escape", "Assist Katsuie Shibata's escape", "Assist Toshiie Maeda's escape", and "Assist Hideyoshi's escape". Location: south. My Method: As soon as the stage starts, five of your generals are surrounded by the enemy forces. Your immediately goal is to rescue all five generals. You should start by heading directly north to the central area of the western path. Shigeie Shimura is here along with an enemy stronghold. Defeat Shigeie and capture the stronghold. Head east and defeat Nagaatsu Shimura. Now, when you approach each one of your ally generals, you should get a mission each time to rescue them and escort them back to the retreat area. Don't worry about escorting your generals to the retreat area. They will find their way there as long as you have defeated the two above generals first. Just defeat the enemy general near your ally general and move on to the next ally. The first general you should now save is Kazumasu Takigawa. He is being attacked by Kagemochi Amakasu. Defeat Kagemochi quickly and then continue along the path to Nagahide Niwa. When you reach Nagahide Niwa, Nagahide Yasuda will attempt to stop your retreat plans. Defeat Nagahide Yasuda and head north, leaving Nagahide Niwa to find his way home. Katsuie should be the next general you Supply Team will appear south of the Uesugi main camp and move

save, which means Takahiro Kitajo should be the next general you kill. Now there are only two generals left to save. Toshiie Maeda is next up on the list. He is north of Katsuie and guarded by Shigenaga Honjo. Defeat Shigenaga and then continue along the path to the northwestern area of the map. Hideyoshi Hashiba is here fighting with Naganori Kawada. The monkey normally survives the longest, so you don't have to worry about rescuing him last. Defeat Naganori to allow Hideyoshi to retreat. Head south to where No is fighting with Kagetsugu Amakasu. Defeat him to make sure he doesn't cause any more problems. Now that your allies are safe, you can focus on the rest of the Uesugi Army. Oh, and yes, I did just copy and paste this from the Story Mode Walkthrough section. Honestly, why would you want me to type the same thing twice? It's a method that works for both getting through the stage normally and for getting the weapon. God invented copy and paste for a reason. The weapon will appear south of where the Uesugi main camp is, which is convenient because that's where you need to go next. Grab your weapon, hunt down Kanetsugu Naoe before he launches the flood attack, protect your main camp from the Uesugi charge and ambush, and then beat down Kenshin. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 5d. Mitsuhide Akechi's Weapons SW2WEMIA \____________________________________________________ -------------------------------First, Second, and Third Weapons -------------------------------Katana - Base attack: +20 +29 +37

Masterpiece - Base Attack: Hallowed Edge - Base Attack: ------------Fourth Weapon ------------Gilded Talon Base Attack: +45 Element: Lightning Musou: +19 Musou: +17 Attack: +18 Attack: +16 Defense: +18 Defense: +17 Range: +20 Range: +17 Stage:

Mitsuhide Unites Japan Succeed in getting your main army to charge and advance after

Requirements:

Kotaro Fuma appears. happen.

You need to keep four allies alive for the charge to

Location: Supply Team will appear near the middle stronghold along the northern river route and move west. My Method: There is a way to keep all your allies alive. This way is probably a lot tougher than the way I described here. That is because you need to kill everyone faster in that method. If you slow down at any step, an ally will die. To see that method, look for the walkthrough of this stage in section 4d. In order to get your army to charge, you need to defeat Masamune Date, Katsuie Shibata, Keiji Maeda, Okuni, Yukimura Sanada, and Kanetsugu Naoe while keeping four allies alive. You don't need to protect all your allies, just most of your allies that are near the main camp. To get Kotaro Fuma to appear, you will need to get to where Tadakatsu is after you have defeated all the enemy officers outside of the Tokugawa main camp. Your first target should be Katsuie Shibata. Make your way to him and defeat any generals you see along your way. A mission will appear to protect Sadaoki Ise when you approach him. Complete that mission by defeating Katsuie Shibata and Toshiie Maeda. Now, continue on your way south to where Masamune is. You will receive another mission to defeat the Date Army. Defeat Kojuro Katakura and Shigezane Date before entering the southern fort. When you approach Masamune, he will ambush you with a lot of musketeers. Ignore them the best you can and focus on defeating Masamune quickly. Once that is over with, you should have a flood of enemies approaching your main camp. Defeat any and all generals that approach your main camp. You should have every general charge your main camp except for those protecting the gates of Ieyasu's fort and Ieyasu himself. Odds are, you will be triple teamed and more by the likes of Keiji, Okuni, Yukimura, and Kanetsugu, so do your best to quickly defeat generals. Luckily, you should have some allies in the area to assist you with the massive onslaught. If you manage to survive all of this and defeat all the enemy generals charging your main camp, it's time to return the favor. Head for Ieyasu's main camp and then break through either the western or the northern gates, whichever one you choose. Kotaro Fuma should appear shortly after you reach Tadakatsu Honda. Kotaro will then proceed to charge your main camp, but the allies in your main camp will proceed to charge Ieyasu's fort, so long as you have four allies still alive. After you receive the message that your allies are charging, the supply team will appear. Chase after them and grab your weapon. Now, it's just defeating Kotaro, Tadakatsu, and Ieyasu to complete the stage. Special thanks to saitou1024 for providing information in regards to the requirements of this weapon. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 5e. Kenshin Uesugi's Weapons SW2WEKEN \____________________________________________________

-------------------------------First, Second, and Third Weapons -------------------------------Spiked Blade - Base Attack: Seven Spirits - Base Attack: Barbed Fang - Base Attack: ------------Fourth Weapon ------------Frozen Flame Base Attack: +46 Element: Ice Musou: +19 Attack: +20 Attack: +17 Attack: +13 Speed: +20 Speed: +18 Range: +18 Range: +16 Stage: Conquest for Kyushu +21 +30 +38

Requirements: Complete the following tasks: Activate the geyser, complete the mission "Defeat the Hashiba Army", defeat Mitsuhide Akechi, and defeat Ranmaru Mori. (I think these are the exact requirements, I may be missing something or added something extra, but I do know the method below works. I'm just guessing these are the exact requirements, but I could be wrong.) Location: My Method: When the stage starts, make your way over towards the western path of the map. You need to head towards the geyser. Pass the geyser to activate it. Now, make your way around the map by way of the north path. You will want to go where Shingen Takeda is currently at. He will get jumped by Hideyoshi and two generals. Those generals are Hidemasa Hori and Koroku Hachisuka. Defeat all three generals to rescue Shingen. Now, make your way back to the northern path. Nene should be here with Toshiie Maeda. They're in the middle of attacking Yukimura Sanada, so rescue him by defeating both generals. Now, what you will want to do is make your way south towards your main camp. You will want to locate Toyohisa Shimazu. He could either be at your main camp or attacking the southwestern garrison where Kanetsugu Naoe is. Either way, you will want to defeat Toyohisa and the two generals with him, Nagamasa Kuroda and Kanbei Kuroda. Now, what you will want to do is locate Narimasa Sassa. Supply Team will appear inside the Uesugi main camp and move east.

He should be with Kazumasu Takigawa and Nagahide Niwa. You can either do one of two things here. You can kill off all three generals, which will cause your allies to charge the Shimazu main camp. Or, you can leave just one enemy alive and then charge the Shimazu main camp. Either way, you want to reach the northwestern garrison before Shingen does. If Shingen enters the garrison first, it might cause you to lose the weapon. The northwestern garrison gates will close when the first allied general enters the garrison, so make sure that first allied general is you. When you reach the northwestern garrison, you will find out that the Yoshihiro Shimazu and the Yoshihisa Shimazu are both doubles. Also, No and Nobutada Oda will leave their main camp and enter the northwestern garrison, giving you four generals that you need to defeat. The real Shimazus will appear on the map, along with many enemy reinforcements. These enemy reinforcements will begin to attack both main camps. You need to quickly defeat all four generals that are inside the northwestern garrison. This will cause Yoshihiro Shimazu to call for more help. This time, Mitsuhide Akechi and Ranmaru Mori will appear. Mitsuhide will go after Shingen and Ranmaru will go after you. First, make your way over to Mitsuhide. Mitsuhide is powered up and has really high attack, defense, and life, so he will be a tough fight. Defeat him quickly, as Ranmaru is chasing after you. Ranmaru also is powered up and has very high attack, defense, and life, so you really don't want to be double teamed against two overpowered generals (although this will be the case later on in the stage). When Mitsuhide is defeated, find Ranmaru (or let him find you). Defeat Ranmaru to make the Supply Team appear. They will appear in your main camp. Make your way over towards your main camp and grab your weapon. Now, defend your main camp by clearing out Toshihisa Shimazu and Tadatsune Shimazu. Toshihisa Shimazu will be powered up, so he won't be easy to defeat. Now, you can go over to Tsuruga Castle and defeat Yoshihiro and Yoshihisa or you can assist the Takeda by defending their main camp from Iehisa Shimazu and Tadanaga Shimazu to gain some more gold and experience (Iehisa is powered up). Either way, you will eventually need to end up in Tsuruga Castle fighting with Yoshihiro and Yoshihisa. Both Yoshihiro and Yoshihisa are severely overpowered. If your Kenshin isn't strong enough, then your regular attacks won't even make either one of these two generals flinch. If this is the case, you will need to rely on attacks that dizzy (Kenshin's C2, C6, and R1+T) or grab attacks when they are blocking (Kenshin's C7). These two are very powerful and have a tendency to attack your allies, so don't think you have all day to defeat them. They can turn your allied generals into corpses with just a few hits, not to mention turn you into a corpse with just a few hits as well. If you manage to defeat the two Shimazus, you will complete the stage with your new weapon. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 5f. Oichi's Weapons SW2WEOIC \____________________________________________________

-------------------------------First, Second, and Third Weapons -------------------------------Cup & Ball - Base Attack: Cup & Stone - Base Attack: Cup & Iron - Base Attack: ------------Fourth Weapon ------------Cup & Gold Base Attack: +42 Element: Lightning Life: +20 Life: +14 Attack: +20 Attack: +18 Defense: +20 Defense: +16 Musou Charge: +19 Musou Charge: +13 Stage: Incident at Shizugatake +19 +27 +35

Requirements: Perform the following tasks in order: Complete the mission "Rescue Nagamasa Azai", defeat Nobunaga Oda, defeat No, defeat Ginchiyo Tachibana and Ina (doesn't matter in which order), defeat Ranmaru Mori, and defeat Nene and Okuni (doesn't matter in which order). Location: My Method: As soon as the stage starts, start to defeat some of the generic officers. Don't touch any of the unique officers just yet. There should be many generic officers to choose from. When you defeated on generic officer, Okuni should join the battle as one of your allies. Once you have defeated three generic officers, Nagamasa Azai should leave his fort and start to charge out. This will cause No to also come out. When Nagamasa Azai reaches the first stronghold on the northern path, he will get ambushed by Nagachika Kanamori and Tsuneoki Ikeda. Quickly rush to where Nagamasa to trigger the mission to rescue him. Defeat both enemy generals to complete the mission. Now, head directly to the southern fort. This is where Nobunaga Oda is. Defeat him quickly. He will take a while to beat, as he is powered up. Nene might try to get involved in the action, so avoid killing her. You need to save her for the end. Once Nobunaga is defeated, it's time to go after his wife. No should be in the central fort by now, so run up there and face off with her. You will also have to fight off a couple of generic officers along with Nene. Supply Team will appear south of the western fort and move south.

Again, don't kill Nene, but everyone else is fair game. No should be easy to kill this time around. Once No is defeated, Ginchiyo Tachibana and Ina should appear along the eastern side of the map and join the fight as well. You must defeat these two. Also, during this time, Nene should get upset at Oichi because she thinks that Oichi is trying to steal her husband. That will get Nene really fired up, which means she's now a powered up general. Defeat both Ginchiyo and Ina. It does not matter who dies first, as long as they both die. Now, Ranmaru Mori shows up in the battle along the western side of the battlefield. Even though he's not a woman, he wants to claim the title as most beautiful woman himself, for whatever reason. Ranmaru is powered up as well, so be careful. Defeat him and he will run off, stating that he's not a girl (so shut up with your "Ranmaru is a girl" topics already). Okuni will then defect to the Coalition side. Both Nene and Okuni should be conveniently located in the central fort. However, this also means that this is going to be a two on one. Well, not exactly because they can hit each other, but they will be trying to hit you and not each other. You should defeat Okuni first, as Nene is powered up and has a lot of stamina. Once you have isolated Nene, defeat her. Oichi will begin to claim victory as the most beautiful woman, but No will appear once again in the southern fort. Apparently, she's not going down without a fight. After No has said her speech, the supply team with your weapon will appear along the western path, south of the western fort. They will be heading south, so quickly cut them off before they can get too far and claim your weapon. Now, just finish off No, who should be chasing after you, and Oichi will claim the title as most beautiful woman in the land (which I agree). ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 5g. Okuni's Weapons SW2WEOKU \____________________________________________________ -------------------------------First, Second, and Third Weapons -------------------------------Umbrella Base Attack: +19 +28 +36

Dance Parasol Base Attack: Scorned Moon Base Attack: ------------Fourth Weapon ------------Raging Sun Base Attack: +44

Element: Fire Attack: +19 Defense: +20 Defense: +17 Speed: +17 Dex: +20 Dex: +19 Range: +18 Range: +17 Stage: None (Must be obtained in Survival Mode)

Requirements: Complete the mission "The Traveling Dancer" on any floor higher than 61F. Location: My Method: First off, the floor to complete this mission on is 61F. To ensure that you get this mission on 61F, first make your way up to level 60F with Okuni. When you are given the option to exit Survival Mode and save, do so. Now, select the Continue option on the main menu. This will send you right back to Survival Mode on 61F. If you do not see "The Traveling Dancer" as one of the missions, soft reset and then load your save file. This will allow you to keep starting up in Survival Mode on 61F until you get the mission you want. Now, I could just direct you to where the mission is located in the Survival Mode chapter, but I decided to copy and paste this for convenience sake. On the first floor, just defeat enemies until the stairs open. On the second through fourth floors, you will have to convince a lord to donate to your cause. You must defeat a general or generals (normally) to get that lord to come out. When the officer's lord appears, you must defeat him to force him to make a contribution. On the fifth floor, you must defeat Okuni. Keiji Maeda is your ally and will assist you in defeating Okuni. Okuni is powered up, so she's not just going to go down easily. If you are playing as Okuni and are above 60F, you will fight a fake Okuni with Keiji. When you have defeated the fake Okuni, Keiji will then say he has something for you, but you have to defeat him first to get it. Keiji will turn into an enemy and fight you. He will be powered up. If you defeat him, he will drop Okuni's fourth weapon. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 5h. Magoichi Saika's Weapons SW2WEMAG \____________________________________________________ -------------------------------First, Second, and Third Weapons -------------------------------Musket - Base Attack: +20 +29 Dropped by Keiji Maeda when you defeat him on the fifth floor.

Silver Trigger - Base Attack:

Thunder Thrower - Base Attack: ------------Fourth Weapon ------------Marksman's Pride Base Attack: +45 Element: Fire Life: +19 Life: +16 Attack: +20 Attack: +18 Luck: +12 Musou Charge: +20 Range: +20 Range: +19 Stage: Escape from Honnoji

+37

Requirements:

Defeat Nobunaga Oda within 10 minutes.

Location: No clue, although I believe I caught the supply team somewhere in the southwestern area, but not 100% sure. My Method: Nobunaga Oda is hiding in the northeast garrison, so you need to make your way there. The problem is that there is a fog covering the entire stage, preventing your from seeing where you're going. You also have no mini map and cannot locate yourself on the general map by pressing start. Therefore, you will need to do a few tricks in order to make your way to the northeast garrison. First of all, you will need to follow the wall that leads to the northeastern garrison. Second of all, you will need a horse. Whenever you dismount from your horse, always point it in the direction you were traveling so you do not get lost. Third of all, you need to stay close to your horse. If you do not, you could easily get turned around and lose sight of your horse. Also, you may want to save frequently during this battle, just in case you get lost or you lose sight of your horse. As soon as the stage starts, you are near Hidemitsu Akechi. Quickly head for the right hand walls and follow it to where Hidemitsu is located. Defeat him quickly and then get back on your horse. Continue along the walls until you reach a Peasant fighting a Raider. It's your choice whether or not you want to save the Peasant, but you do have enough time to do so. Once the Peasant is saved, continue along the walls again. This time, you will face off with Ranmaru Mori and No. When you dismount from your horse, try to lure the enemies to your horse so you do not lose it. If they are still too far away for them to chase after you, get back

on your horse, move along the walls some more, then dismount again. Once you defeat these two generals, continue to move along the walls. You will run into another Peasant, this time being attacked by a Marauder and a Raider. Again, it's your choice whether or not to save the Peasant, but again, you do have time to do so. The Peasant is very close to the northeastern garrison, so once you have saved the Peasant, make your way to the fort. The gates to the fort are shut. You will need to defeat Shigetomo Akechi in order to get the gates to open. When inside the gate, leave your horse at the gate you entered and then make your way to the center of the garrison. There, Nobunaga Oda will appear. Defeat him as quickly as possible. When Nobunaga is dead, he will turn out to be just an illusion of Kotaro Fuma's. After Kotaro Fuma talks for a little bit, a supply team will appear. However, because of the fact that there is no mini map and you cannot see enemies on the general map, you will need to blindly look for the supply team. I do not know where they show up, but I can direct you to where the supply team showed up for me. Get on your horse again and then go through the other gate (the one you did not leave your horse by). When you exit the garrison, head straight. When you reach a dead end, take a right. When you reach a dead end again, take another right. This is where I encountered the supply team at. I would suggest saving your game right after the supply team appears just in case you cannot find them the first time. Once you have defeated the Supply Captain and grabbed your weapon, start searching for Kotaro. He tends to appear at random, so just keep wandering around until he shows up. Defeat Kotaro to finish this god awful map. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 5i. Shingen Takeda's Weapons SW2WESHI \____________________________________________________ -------------------------------First, Second, and Third Weapons -------------------------------War Fan - Base Attack: +21 +31 +39

Takeda Fan - Base Attack:

Pressed Element - Base Attack: ------------Fourth Weapon ------------Heaven's Sign Base Attack: +48 Element: Wind Life: +18 Attack: +20 Defense: +20 Defense: +17

Ride: +19 Speed: +19 Range: +19 Stage: Battle of Nagashino

Requirements: Defeat Tadakatsu Honda and Hideyoshi Hashiba to make the rain fall on the battlefield. Location: east. My Method: To make the rain fall, you will need to defeat Tadakatsu Honda and Hideyoshi Hashiba. They start off on the opposite side of the map, so you do not have to rush them. Instead, wait for them to come to you. Start off by taking Nagashino Castle. Defeat Kagetada Matsudaira to get inside the castle and then defeat Nobumasa Okudaira and Koretada Matsudaira to claim the castle for the Takeda Army. Next, make your way south to Tobigasu Garrison. Here, you will get a mission to protect the garrison. While you're completing this mission, Tadakatsu Honda and Hideyoshi Hashiba will begin to make their march on your main camp. They will take some time in getting near your main camp, so you can go ahead and protect Tobigasu Garrison by defeating Tadatsugu Sakai and Mitsuhide Akechi. Now, cross the four way bridge and make your way north to your main camp. Tadakatsu Honda will be close to the south gate of your main camp. He is powered up, so he may take some time to defeat. However, you should have some helpful allies that will make good distractions. Defeat Tadakatsu and then continue along the path that is just east of your main camp. Hideyoshi Hashiba should be along this path, getting beat up by Sakon Shima. Assist Sakon by defeating Hideyoshi. This will cause the rain to fall on the battlefield. After Sakon is done praising your intelligence, your weapon will appear in the southwestern corner of the map. Make your way down there and meet with the Supply Team. Defeat the Supply Captain to get your weapon. Now, your army should be more than able to survive the rest of this battle. The only real threat to your main camp will come from Katsuie Shibata and No, but you should be able to stop these two from getting anywhere near your main camp. When you have cleared out any and all enemy officers from around your main camp, make your way east towards the Oda main camp. The Oda Army should still have quite a few enemy generals concentrated around the Oda main camp, but with your army having high morale and their army having low morale, this shouldn't be any problems. Destroy all the enemy officers that are outside of the main camp. To get inside the Oda main camp, you must defeat Ieyasu Tokugawa. When Ieyasu is defeated, the gates to the enemy main camp will open, allowing you to access and defeat Nobunaga Oda to complete the stage. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 5j. Masamune Date's Weapons SW2WEMAS \____________________________________________________ Supply Team will appear near the southwestern garrison and move

-------------------------------First, Second, and Third Weapons -------------------------------Blade & Pistol - Base Attack: Edge & Powder - Base Attack: Metal & Fire - Base Attack: ------------Fourth Weapon ------------Manhunters Base Attack: +44 Element: Ice Attack: +20 Attack: +17 Ride: +18 Ride: +16 Musou Charge: +20 Musou Charge: +18 Range: +19 Range: +16 Stage: Showdown at Mikatagahara +19 +28 +36

Requirements: Without losing a single ally, personally defeat all enemy generals except for Ieyasu Tokugawa. Location: east. My Method: On this stage, morale can be a huge help to your allies. Whenever you can, if you are near an enemy stronghold, take it over. Taking over enemy strongholds will greatly help out your morale. You will need all the morale you can get near the end of the level. When the stage starts, you will want to avoid the central garrison where Musashi Miyamoto is located at. You want him to fall into your trap, not fall into his. Therefore, your first target should be the northeastern garrison. You will get a mission to take the garrison when you get close. Defeat Yoshinao Tokugawa to claim this garrison. Also, while you're in the area, defeat Ietsugu Sakai, who should be here also. This will help Hidemune Date survive. When that is over and done with, make your way over to the northwestern garrison via the northern route. Inside this garrison, Yorinobu Tokugawa is standing guard. When you get close to the garrison, you will get another mission to take it, so defeat Yorinobu and complete this mission. This will cause Musashi Miyamoto to charge out, which is exactly what you want. He will get ambushed by riflemen and get injured, Supply Team will appear near the northwestern stronghold and move

causing him to be powered up no longer. He should fall easily now, along with Naotaka Ii, who should be in this area. Once Musashi has fallen, make your way over to the western side of the map. There are a lot of cliffs in this area, so try to have this section memorized by the time you attempt to get this weapon. Masanobu Honda and Tadachika Okubo will attempt to ambush you with riflemen, so defeat the two generals and then clear out the riflemen. There are four strongholds in this area, so take all four. This will help out your morale. If your morale is more than half of the morale bar, then you're in good shape. By this time, only Ieyasu Tokugawa, Ina, and Tadamasa Honda should be alive on the map. Make your way over to the southeastern garrison. The gates to the garrison will close and Hanzo Hattori will appear. Apparently, he was acting as a body double for Ieyasu. Defeat Hanzo to get all the gates to open and then defeat Tadamasa Honda while you're in the area. The enemy should get a lot of reinforcements on the map, but if your morale is high enough, your allies should survive long enough for you to get rid of them all. Your first target should be the closest, which is Ina. Defeat her as she is trying to get to your main camp. Make your way north of your main camp to where Tadakatsu Honda is. He will be here with Tadanao Matsudaira. Tadakatsu will be his normal powered up self, so he may take some time to defeat. Try to keep him from hurting your allies too much. You may be able to take a few hits from Tadakatsu, but that doesn't mean your allies can. When you have defeated Tadakatsu and Tadanao, go over to the northwestern fort. There should be two enemy generals in here trying to kill off one of your allies. Protect Shigenaga Katakura by defeating Hidetada Tokugawa and Tadateru Matsudaira. If all your allies are still alive, a Supply Team should appear close to the northwestern stronghold. Since you're already in the area, just head north, grab your weapon, and finish off Ieyasu. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 5k. No's Weapons SW2WENOH \____________________________________________________ -------------------------------First, Second, and Third Weapons -------------------------------Hand Claw - Base Attack: +19 +28 +36

Spider Sting Base Attack: Scorpion Tail Base Attack: ------------Fourth Weapon -------------

Delicious Venom Base Attack: +44 Element: Wind Musou: +20 Musou: +18 Defense: +19 Defense: +17 Speed: +19 Speed: +18 Musou Charge: +20 Musou Charge: +16 Stage: Incident at Honnoji

Requirements: Complete the mission "Rescue Nobutada Oda". While Nobutada Oda is still alive, let Ranmaru Mori get defeated without activating the mission to protect Ranmaru. Location: Supply Team will appear at the central western stronghold and move east along the central road. My Method: Apparently, No is jealous of Ranmaru. As soon as the stage starts, make your way through the west gate of the temple. Along the western path, you should run into Nobuharu Tsuda. Defeat him quickly and then make your way north to Nijo Castle. Outside of Nijo Castle should be Kaneaki Mimaki. Defeat him and then go through Nijo Castle. This will activate the mission to rescue Nobutada Oda. To complete this mission, you will need to defeat Hidemitsu Akechi. Complete this mission and then make your way down the middle path. Defeat one or two generals along this path to help Nobutada survive. This will mean that you will have to take the long way around to get back to the temple, so make sure you are quick in defeating those generals along the middle path. When you get back to the temple, your area should be surrounded by riflemen and generals. The good thing about taking a long time to reach your main base is that Ranmaru should be beat up a little bit. Defeat any generals in the area and try to clear out some of the massive amounts of soldiers here. Continue to clear out enemy generals until Mitsuhide appears on the map. Ranmaru Mori will then charge Mitsuhide. When Ranmaru and Mitsuhide meet, do not get near these two. If you do, you will activate the mission to save Ranmaru and the weapon will be lost. You can't go help Nobutada because the only path to him is along the eastern path, unless there is some path through Honnoji that I'm not seeing. Either way, when Ranmaru is defeated, the supply team will appear in the west and move east along the central path. Quickly grab your weapon and then quickly head back to Nobunaga. He should still be alive, but barely. Lure Mitsuhide away from Nobunaga and then defeat him as quickly as possible. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 5l. Hanzo Hattori's Weapons SW2WEHAN \____________________________________________________

-------------------------------First, Second, and Third Weapons -------------------------------Scythe - Base Attack: +19 +28 +36

Flash Cutter Base Attack: Shadow Fang Base Attack: ------------Fourth Weapon ------------Chained Dragon Base Attack: +44 Element: Demon Attack: +20 Attack: +19 Speed: +20 Speed: +16 Dex: +20 Dex: +14 Range: +20 Range: +18 Stage: Siege of Ueda Castle

Requirements: Defeat Yukimura Sanada before defeat Masayuki Sanada and defeat Kotaro Fuma and all of his clones. Location: On the first floor of the main keep of the castle in the northern most room in the eastern area of the floor in a black box. My Method: The biggest problem with this weapon is defeating Yukimura Sanada before defeating Masayuki Sanada. Normally, you can take off Yukimura's powered up mode by defeating Masayuki Sanada and taking over Ueda Castle. However, you cannot take Ueda Castle first. You must defeat Yukimura first. Therefore, it is best to make Yukimura Sanada the only enemy officer left outside of Ueda Castle before taking him on. That way, he takes a slight morale hit and you get some of your allies fighting at your side. First, make your way towards the northwestern corner of the map. Defeat all of the enemy officers that are in this area. This will make the first Kotaro appear. He will appear south of Toishi Castle. However, first deal with the Sanada flood attack. When Hanzo discovers the Sanada plan to flood the river, make your way west of Toishi Castle and then head south through the cave area to the bridge that is west of Ueda Castle. This is the bridge that the Sanada spy units will use to the flood control device. Defeat all three Spy Captains to prevent the Sanada

flood attack and to make the entire map visible. Now, make your way over to the first Kotaro and defeat him. This Kotaro is powered up, but if you are having major problems with this Kotaro, then you might want to power up your Hanzo some more, as this isn't even close to difficult compared to what is to come. When Kotaro is defeated, he will send three more clones out on the battlefield. They will appear in different areas of the map, but one will always appear inside Ueda Castle. Ignore the one that appears inside Ueda Castle and go after the two that are outside of it. One normally appears south of the ninja path that is south of the main gate of Osaka Castle. Normally, when you get here, Yukimura will call for an ambush right near the Kotaro double. Defeat the ambush party while you are defeating the Kotaro double that is in this area. Now, defeat all enemy officers that are in the southeastern area of the map. This will cause Kanetsugu Naoe to come out and charge your army. Defeat Kanetsugu and the rest of the enemy officers that are in this area. Now, make your way towards Yukimura Sanada. The second Kotaro Fuma should be with Yukimura by now, along with two other generic officers. Try to defeat Kotaro and the other generic officers to isolate Yukimura. Yukimura is not only powered up, but he has a lot of attack and defense. He can take you down from full life to no life in only a few hits. Also, you might have problems making him flinch. Hanzo doesn't really have any dominant moves, so you will have to take him down little by little. Take advantage of all the power ups that the enemy soldiers drop. Don't be afraid to use your allies as distractions for Yukimura. When you defeat Yukimura, the main gates to Osaka Castle will open. Make your way inside the main keep of Ueda Castle. Defeat Nobuyuki Sanada to get the gates inside Ueda Castle to open. On the first floor of the main keep, there are two paths. Kotaro is along the eastern path. This Kotaro is powered up, but after fighting Yukimura, this should be a cinch. Defeating Kotaro will make your weapon appear in the room north of you inside of a black box. Grab your weapon, go the second floor of the castle, and defeat Masayuki Sanada to complete the stage. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 5m. Ranmaru Mori's Weapons SW2WEMOR \____________________________________________________ -------------------------------First, Second, and Third Weapons -------------------------------Long Sword Base Attack: Brave Metal Base Attack: Storm Blade Base Attack: ------------Fourth Weapon ------------Iron Vengeance +21 +30 +38

Base Attack: +46 Element: Ice Life: +20 Life: +17 Defense: +20 Defense: +18 Speed: +19 Musou Charge: +20 Musou Charge: +17 Range: +14 Stage: None (Must be obtained in Survival Mode) Complete the mission "Keiji's Real Request" on 46F.

Requirements: Location: My Method:

Dropped by Keiji Maeda when you defeat him on the fifth floor.

I could just direct you to where the mission is located in the Survival Mode chapter, but I decided to copy and paste this for convenience sake. On the first floor, you will need to ask questions to a lot of people. Detective Keiji Maeda will be your assistant and ally through these floors, so he will provide some nice help in the interrogation process. An interrogation inside the castle, of course, normally means beating down someone, so run over to Katsuie Shibata and "interrogate" him. Once he is defeated, he will let you know that he was somewhere else, which means he has to be telling the truth. Make your way to the staircase. On the second floor, it's Lady No's turn to be "interrogated". Defeat her and she will also say it wasn't her. Like the real fugitive will just tell the truth. On the third floor, Oichi is here. Keiji wants to "interrogate" her, so go over to her and ask her about that night. Of course, Oichi doesn't want to talk and will fight you over it. Even the cute ones are violent. Oichi also has two generals that will assist her with her Fifth Amendment rights. Kindly remind Oichi that she's not in the United States by defeat her and her two allies. Of course, when she does talk, she denies everything, so move on. After all, it's never the cute ones. On the fourth floor, Hideyoshi Toyotomi and Nene are having a conversation about ninjas. It's obviously not a conversation about two ninjas walking into a bar, so the suspicion level is high. "Interrogate" Hideyoshi and Nene. They will attempt to double team you, but remember, you have Detective Keiji on your side. After the battle, Hideyoshi confesses to the crime, move to the next floor. On the fifth floor, Detective Keiji decides to throw a little party to celebrate solving the crime. And by "party", he means "fight". Your first objective is to defeat 100 enemy soldiers. Once you have done this, Keiji will think you want to have a little throw down. Keiji will turn hostile and begin to attack you. When Keiji is injured, he will regain life and then become harder to stagger, so just when you think you have him beat, you really don't. If you are playing as Ranmaru Mori and you defeat Keiji, you will get Ranmaru's fourth weapon. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \

FAQ/Walkthrough SW2WEHID

5n. Hideyoshi Toyotomi's Weapons \____________________________________________________

-------------------------------First, Second, and Third Weapons -------------------------------Triple Staff Base Attack: Painful Triad Base Attack: Monster Bones Base Attack: ------------Fourth Weapon ------------Simian Sansetsu Base Attack: +42 Element: Lightning Speed: +20 Speed: +20 Speed: +20 Dex: +20 Dex: +20 Luck: +20 Luck: +20 Luck: +20 Stage: Battle of Shizugatake +19 +27 +35

Requirements: Succeed in the missions "Defeat Toshiie Maeda and convince him to retreat" and "Defeat Keiji Maeda". Location: Supply Team will appear near the stronghold inside the western fort and move south. My Method: As soon as the stage starts, defeat Yasumasa Sakuma while you're waiting for Hideyoshi to mention that he wants to meet with Toshiie Maeda. When Hideyoshi says he doesn't want to fight Toshiie, make your way to the western fort. This fort will be guarded by Toshinaga Maeda. Defeat Toshinaga to get the gate to the western fort to open. Once inside the fort, you will get a mission to defeat Toshiie Maeda and convince him to retreat. Defeat Toshiie Maeda before Katsuie orders him to attack your main camp. If Toshiie starts to glow a bright red and he becomes harder to kill, then Katsuie has ordered him to attack your main camp and you have lost your weapon. Once Toshiie is defeated, guard your main camp from the enemy general and the defected ally. Keiji will soon get bored and then begin to charge, with the intentions of running through your main camp. Don't let him near your main camp. Instead, meet him while he's in the eastern plains. While you're waiting on him, you

can take down a garrison or two. Once you get in range of Keiji, you will get a message to ignore him. Don't ignore him. Instead, begin to fight him. Once you get Keiji's life bar down half way, you will receive a mission to defeat him. Keiji is a tough kill, but his attacks leave openings that you can exploit. Once Keiji is defeated, the supply team will appear inside the fort that Toshiie was in. Rush over and defeat the Supply Captain to force him to drop your weapon. Once you have your weapon, take the remaining garrisons in the east, take the northern path to Katsuie's fort, and say hi to Katsuie and Oichi. Oh, and while you're saying hi to them, make sure you defeat them also. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 5o. Tadakatsu Honda' Weapons SW2WETAD \____________________________________________________ -------------------------------First, Second, and Third Weapons -------------------------------Great Spear - Base Attack: Tiger Slayer Base Attack: War Trident Base Attack: ------------Fourth Weapon ------------Tonbo-giri Base Attack: +50 Element: Fire Musou: +15 Attack: +20 Attack: +17 Defense: +20 Defense: +17 Defense: +16 Musou Charge: +17 Musou Charge: +16 Stage: Tournament of Champions +23 +33 +41

Requirements: Prevent Keiji Maeda, Musashi Miyamoto, Kojiro Sasaki, Kotaro Fuma, Hanzo Hattori, Nene, Hideyoshi Hashiba, Ieyasu Tokugawa, and Masamune Date from entering any one of the three garrisons and kill them personally. Location: Supply Team will appear near the stronghold south of the central garrison and moves northeast.

My Method: This weapon is really hard to provide decent walkthrough on as the enemies come out at random and seem to attack random garrisons. While the enemy officers do seem to appear at the exact same spots, the paths they take are random. However, there are three important things you need to remember. The first one is to focus on the unique generals first and defeat them quickly. It does not matter if a non-unique general enters a garrison, but you just need to make sure no unique generals enter a garrison. The second thing you need to remember is that even though you do not have to prevent the nonunique generals from entering a garrison, you should still kill them quickly. The more enemies at a gate they kill, the more of a chance they give another enemy general to enter that garrison through that gate. You want to keep as many regular soldiers alive on the battlefield as you possibly can, and the only way to do this is to kill enemy officers quickly. The third thing to remember is that whenever a new wave of enemies attack, try to protect the garrisons that are the weakest first. With each wave, they will take down some of the defenses that are outside of a garrison. If you see a garrison with no allied soldiers outside of the gate and you see a unique general attempting to go after that gate, you should focus on that general first. The enemies will come at you in four waves. Each time a wave appears, the enemy officers will go after a garrison. You will get a mission to prevent the unique officers from entering the garrison they are aiming for. If you manage to complete all nine of these missions, you will get your weapon to appear. The wave of Miscreants is led by Keiji Maeda and has four other generic officers with him. The wave of Swordsmen is led by Musashi Miyamoto and Kojiro Sasaki and has three other generic officers with them. The wave of Ninjas is led by Kotaro Fuma, Hanzo Hattori, and Nene and has two other generic officers with them. These three waves will attack you at random and they will also attack garrisons at random. When you get done with these three waves, the final wave will be the Minor Lords wave. They are led by Hideyoshi Hashiba, Ieyasu Tokugawa, and Masamune Date and have two other generic officers in the wave. This wave will be the hardest to keep out, since most of your defenses are already beaten up. For this last set, Hideyoshi normally appears in the southwest while Ieyasu and Masamune normally appear in the north. Of course, luck plays a huge factor in getting this weapon. If you get enemies that decide to focus on a single gate and leave other ones alone, you will have some defense still left at the end. However, if you don't have many defenses left at the end and the unique generals decide to focus on the many areas that you are the weakest at, then you might have to restart the stage and hope you get some better luck. There is a way to sort of manipulate the randomness of the game. If you save right before each wave shows up, then each time you reload the game, the enemy officers will attack different gates and different garrisons. This way, you might be able to get the enemy officers to attack gates that have defenses up instead of attacking those that have no defenses. If an enemy officer enters a garrison, they will normally make some comment about how they got in and they're better than you. Then, you will see a

message that the enemy officer has gotten stronger because they got inside the garrison. You lose your weapon if this happens. When you have prevented all nine unique officers from entering your garrisons, the Supply Team will appear south of the central garrison. Remember, the stage ends when you defeated all enemy officers, so you want to keep at least one generic officer from the last wave alive so that you can go after your weapon. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 5p. Ina's Weapons SW2WEINA \____________________________________________________ -------------------------------First, Second, and Third Weapons -------------------------------Long Bow - Base Attack: Bladed Bow Base Attack: Wind Rider Base Attack: ------------Fourth Weapon ------------Coiled Viper Base Attack: +44 Element: Ice Attack: +17 Defense: +18 Defense: +15 Dex: +16 Musou Charge: +19 Musou Charge: +17 Range: +20 Range: +18 Stage: Siege of Odawara Castle +19 +28 +36

Requirements: Personally defeat all enemy generals except for Ujimasa Hojo and Ujinao Hojo. Location: Supply Team will appear in your main camp near the stronghold there and move south. My Method: The two enemy officers that die the fastest are Yoshitake Mibu and Norisada

Ueda because they start outside Odawara Castle. Also, they start off getting attacked by Yoshihiro Shimazu and Masamune Date. You will need to make defeat these two enemy officers your main priority. Once they are defeated, getting to the rest of the enemy officers should be easy. You should save every so often to make sure your kills don't get stolen. And yes, I did copy and paste this from Ina's walkthrough, taking out some parts about missions because missions aren't important for this weapon. I actually tailored her walkthrough for this weapon. You start off near the eastern gate. This gate will not open, so you will need to get a siege ramp set up to enter the castle. The siege ramp will start off along the eastern path and move towards the southeastern part of the castle. There will be an ambush of the siege ramp, but they will only be regular soldiers. Use a horse musou to run through these soldiers. When the siege ramp is set up, run up the siege ramp and enter Odawara Castle. Once inside, defeat Naohide Matsuda. Now, you will get a mission to open all three gates of Odawara Castle. Start by opening up the east gate. You can do this by defeating Yasusato Matsuda and Ujifusa Hojo. Now, make your way to the south gate. Here, defeat Naoshige Chiba and Ujinaga Narita to open up the south gate. Run outside of the south gate and defeat Yoshitake Mibu. Now, make your way towards the north gate of Odawara Castle. Take the eastern route around. This means you will have to navigate through the bomb corridor, but it's not too bad. Worst comes to worst, use a horse musou to get through it. When you arrive at the north gate, defeat Masataka Kasahara and Ujinori Uesugi to open the gate. Make your way outside of the gate and defeat Norisada Ueda. With your mission to open up all the gates of Odawara Castle complete, Kotaro Fuma has a surprise for you. He will open up a gate next to your main camp and allow some enemy generals direct access to your main camp. Rush over to your main camp. You can use the gate Kotaro opens to get to your main camp faster. When you reach your main camp, defeat Masayo Ito, Ujitaka Hojo, and Tanenaga Hara. Try to make sure Hideyoshi Toyotomi doesn't steal your kills. Now, leave your main camp through the southern exit and re-enter Odawara Castle through the east gate. Take the southern path around to the southwestern corner of the map. When you enter the storehouse, you will get ambushed by Yasuhiro Ogasawara. Defeat both Yasuhiro Ogasawara and Ujitada Hojo. Once you have taken the storehouse, make your way north towards the western courtyard. Kotaro will close off all the gates in this area and ambush you with ninjas. You will get a mission to defeat 100 enemy soldiers. Your horse musou will quickly run through a lot of enemy soldiers, so use that to your advantage. When 100 enemy soldiers are defeated, all the gates in this area will open. Continue to make your way north to where Ujiteru Hojo and Ujimitsu Hojo are. Defeat these two officers and then make your way towards the main keep of Odawara Castle. Enter the main keep and immediately head east. You will find two enemy soldiers here that are running the bomb corridor. Defeat Hiroteru Minagawa and Naosada Hojo and move on. Make your way west and head up the stairs to the second floor. On the second floor, Kotaro Fuma will appear and challenge you. Defeat Kotaro to open up the gates to the third floor and to get the Supply Team to appear. They will start off in your main camp and move south, so leave the main keep

of the castle, get on your horse, and make your way towards the east gate of Odawara Castle. Once you have reached the east gate, make your way south towards the Supply Team. Defeat the Supply Captain to get your weapon. Now, go back inside the main keep of Odawara Castle and defeat the two Hojo leaders. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 5q. Ieyasu Tokugawa's Weapons SW2WEIEY \____________________________________________________ -------------------------------First, Second, and Third Weapons -------------------------------Cannon Spear - Base Attack: Fuse Pike Base Attack: Boom Blade Base Attack: ------------Fourth Weapon ------------Quake Maker Base Attack: +48 Element: Fire Musou: +17 Attack: +19 Attack: +16 Defense: +20 Defense: +18 Speed: +19 Speed: +17 Luck: +19 Stage: Battle of Sekigahara +31 +39 +21

Requirements: Personally defeat all enemy generals except for Mitsunari Ishida and including the ones that normally defect to your side during the battle. Location: south. My Method: You need to personally defeat every enemy general, which means no one can steal a kill from you, even your bodyguard. You will want to save often to ensure you don't lose a kill. Also, you need to ensure that no enemy generals defect to your side. Normally, Hiroie Kikkawa, Hideaki Kobayakawa, and their Supply Team will appear near the northwestern stronghold and move

factions defect to your side. You do not want this to happen. The good thing about this weapon, though, is that you don't need to keep your allies alive, so that's one less thing to worry about. When the stage starts, make your way towards the central area of Sekigahara. Defeat Teruzumi Akashi and Yukinaga Konishi quickly. Next, you will want to defeat Hideie Ukita, Yoshitsugu Otani, and Shigemasa Toda. Magobei Fuse should appear to attempt to convince Hideaki Kobayakawa to defect. Ignore him and let him die to the enemy forces. Now, make your way back north to where Ginchiyo Tachibana is. She should be trying to get into your main camp, so stop her by defeating her. Next, defeat Tamehiro Hiratsuka and Satoie Gamo. Now, make your way over to Hiroie Kikkawa and Hidemoto Mori and defeat them both. This will allow you to now be able to defeat Ekei Ankokuji without having any enemy officer defect to your side. Defeat Ekei and continue on south. Stop the enemy cannons from firing and then defeat Suketada Ogawa. Now, wait for Hideaki Kobayakawa to march on your main camp. While you are waiting, defeat the Shimazu Army of Toyohisa Shimazu and Yoshihiro Shimazu. This should provide time for Hideaki to decide to remain with the Western Army. When he does, the entire Western Army will begin to march on your main camp. Start off by defeating Musashi Miyamoto and make your way east, defeating Yasuharu Wakisaka along the way. On the eastern path, you should find Morichika Chosokabe and Masaie Natsuka here trying to enter your main camp, so defeat them first. Now, all that is left is Mitsunari Ishida, Sakon Shima, and Hideaki Kobayakawa. They should all be grouped together, so you may find it difficult to defeat two of them while keeping the other one alive. When Sakon and Hideaki are defeated, the Supply Team will appear in the northwest. Get on your horse and race over to them. They will move south along the western path, so cut them off along that path. When you have your weapon, defeat Mitsunari to complete the stage. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 5r. Mitsunari Ishida's Weapons SW2WEMII \____________________________________________________ -------------------------------First, Second, and Third Weapons -------------------------------Folding Fan - Base Attack: Fuji's Grace - Base Attack: Open Valor - Base Attack: ------------+20 +29 +37

Fourth Weapon ------------Golden Frill Base Attack: +45 Element: Ice Musou: +19 Musou: +17 Defense: +20 Defense: +18 Musou Charge: +17 Musou Charge: +16 Range: +20 Range: +17 Stage: Edo Campaign

Requirements: Perform the following tasks: Complete the mission "Open Edo Castle's east gate", complete the mission "Rescue Hideie Ukita", complete the mission "Defeat the traitors quickly", complete the mission "Destroy all enemies within the castle", complete the mission "Prevent Kotaro Fuma from entering the main camp", complete the mission "Protect Ekei Ankokuji", and reach the locked door in the main keep. Location: On the second floor on a catwalk between the smaller keep and the main keep of the castle in a black box. My Method: As soon as the stage starts, make your way south to the east gate. Yoshiaki Mogami is here guarding the east gate. You will get a mission to open the gate, so complete this mission by defeating Yoshiaki. As soon as you complete this mission, make your way back north and go to the north gate. Here, Hideie Ukita should be getting shot by riflemen. You will get a mission to rescue Hideie. To complete this mission, defeat Shigenaga Katakura. Clear the northern area of enemy generals. Some allies should defect to the enemy's side. Make your way outside of the castle and then take the western route around to where Terumasa Ikeda is located at. Defeat him and then make your way to your main camp. When you approach Hiroie Kikkawa, you will get a mission to defeat all three traitors quickly. Defeat Hiroie and then go to the next traitor. That should be Hidemoto Mori. Defeat him and any other general that may be near him and then make your way back to the east gate. The final traitor, Hideaki Kobayakawa, should be here. Defeat him and complete this mission. Go inside the castle through the east gate. You will get a mission to defeat all the enemy generals inside the castle. The generals you must defeat to complete this mission are as follows: Ietsugu Sakai, Yasumasa Sakakibara, Takatora Todo, Shigezane Date, and Naomasa Ii. Naomasa Ii should be left for your last kill. There might be some more enemies at the north area of the castle if you didn't clear this area out of enemy generals like I said to earlier. Also, you should open the south gate and the west gate while completing this mission, since you're going around the inside of the castle anyways. Once you have completed the mission to defeat all enemies within the castle, Kotaro Fuma will appear in the northwestern

part of the castle. Leave through the west gate of the castle and enter the castle through the secret passage at the northwestern part of the castle. Kotaro Fuma will be trying to get to your main camp. There will be a mission to prevent Kotaro from doing so. Defeat Kotaro to complete this mission. Now, make your way back to the southeastern corner of the castle. Just before you cross the bridge to get to the east gate, there should be a Defense Captain in front of a door. Beyond this door is Ekei Ankokuji. You will want to defeat the Defense Captain and let Ekei Ankokuji out. You will get a mission to protect him. You must escort him to your main camp. When Ekei gets out of his prison, an enemy general will ambush him. That enemy general is Toranosuke Aoyama. Toranosuke is powered up, so it might be a long battle with him. Defeat Toranosuke and clear the path for Ekei. He will stop to fight every enemy in his way, so you got to clear everyone out. Once Ekei is safely back inside your main camp, go back to the north part of the main keep of the castle and enter. Make sure you enter from the north, because if you enter from the south and go too far in, you won't get the next mission or the fourth weapon. Go inside the main keep and keep going until you reach a locked door, defeating any enemy generals that may be in your way. When you get to the locked door, Ekei will begin to talk about the smaller keep, which is the southern keep. This will make the weapon appear in the smaller keep. Make your way back out through the hidden passage in the northwest and then go through the west gate. The smaller keep entrance should be straight ahead. Enter the smaller keep. There are two members of the Date clan in your way before you can grab your weapon. Hidemune Date is on the first floor and Masamune Date is on the second floor. Defeat both of these generals. The box with the weapon in it will be on the catwalk between the smaller keep and the main keep. You need to grab the weapon from the box to get the weapon in the end. Just because the mission was completed before you opened the box doesn't mean you have the weapon. Now, the last two generals in your way are Tadakatsu Honda and Ieyasu Tokugawa. Defeat these two generals and complete the stage. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 5s. Nagamasa Azai's Weapons SW2WENAG \____________________________________________________ -------------------------------First, Second, and Third Weapons -------------------------------Lance - Base Attack: +20 +29

Knight's Staff Base Attack: Impaler Base Attack: ------------Fourth Weapon +37

------------King's Honor Base Attack: +45 Element: Lightning Attack: +19 Attack: +16 Defense: +17 Ride: +18 Ride: +17 Musou Charge: +20 Musou Charge: +19 Musou Charge: +17 Stage: Defense of Odani Castle

Requirements: Succeed in getting your entire army to advance and charge the Oda main camp within 10 minutes. Location: south. My Method: To get your entire army to advance, you will need to complete a few missions as well and defeat just about every enemy general on the map. You will need to do all of this quickly, so make sure you have a really fast horse. This is where I start copying and pasting, since the path for the weapon is probably the best path through this stage. As soon as the stage starts, ride out to where Saizo Kani and Hidemasa Hori are located at. Defeat these two quickly, as Nagamasa will begin to say that reinforcements from the Asakura are coming from Mt. Jizo. Mt. Jizo at the time is currently occupied by the Oda Army, so you will have to ride up there and defeat the enemies there. There are a lot of riflemen outside of Mt. Jizo, so be careful of your advance. At Mt. Jizo, Nagahide Niwa and Nagachika Kanamori aren't just going to give you the mountain, so you will have to take it from them by defeating those two. Taking the mountain will fulfill two things. The first thing it will do is it will complete the mission that pops up when you arrive at Mt. Jizo. The second thing it will do is allow your reinforcements to show up. When your reinforcements do show up, quickly make your way to the central garrison. Hideyoshi Hashiba should have blown up a wall in the garrison that revealed a path to the Inner Ward of your castle. When you get close to Hideyoshi, you will receive a mission to stop him from going inside your castle. Punish the bad, destructive monkey by defeating him in battle. This will complete your mission, but this will also cause you to get ambushed by Ittetsu Inaba, Yukihiro Ujiie, and Morinari Ando. Defeat these three generals quickly, as there are other places you need to go. When the gates of the central garrison open, make your way to where Ranmaru Mori is located at. He should be here with Ujisato Gamo. Mitsuhide Akechi should also show up in this area as an ambush unit. Defeat these three generals while you are waiting for another Oda ambush, this time north of the central garrison. These ambush troops will Supply Team will appear at the central western stronghold and move

arrive when Oichi reaches the Minor Ward. They are Tsuneoki Ikeda and Toshiie Maeda. There should be some allied soldiers in this area, so they shouldn't be able to go very far. They should still be in the northern area by the time you reach them. Defeat these two enemy generals and make your way back into the central garrison. Use the path that Hideyoshi created to get inside your castle. The place you want to go is where Tsunachika Kaiho is located at. He should be getting beat up on by Katsuie Shibata and his two cronies, Kazumasu Takigawa and Narimasa Sassa, so go assist your ally. When you reach Tsunachika, you will receive a mission to assist him. Defeat these three generals here in this area and you will complete the mission. This will cause the Supply Team to appear on the other side of the map if you have completed everything within 10 minutes. Get on your horse and ride over to where the Supply Team is. Nobunaga will talk a little bit before the Supply Team shows up, so you will have some time to get a head start. You should make it to the weapon with plenty of time left. Since you're in the area, get inside the Oda main camp and finish off Nobunaga Oda to complete the stage. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 5t. Sakon Shima's Weapons SW2WESAK \____________________________________________________ -------------------------------First, Second, and Third Weapons -------------------------------Broadsword - Base Attack: Machete - Base Attack: +30 +38 +21

Body Cleaver - Base Attack: ------------Fourth Weapon ------------Wrecking Blade Base Attack: +46 Element: Wind Life: +18 Attack: +20 Attack: +16 Defense: +20 Defense: +17 Musou Charge: +20 Musou Charge: +14 Range: +12

Stage:

Battle of Sekigahara

Requirements: With all allies still alive, personally defeat every general other than Ieyasu Tokugawa (you do not have to defeat the generals that defect to the enemy). Location: My Method: For this weapon, you will need to defeat all the enemy officers personally. You cannot let another ally or your bodyguard steal a kill. The only officers you do not have to defeat personally are the generals that defect over to the enemy's side. Hopefully, you won't get any generals to defect. Also, you need to keep every ally alive, except for those that defect. If you do have some allies that defect, just defeat them to make sure they don't become a problem. To do this, every time you are near an enemy stronghold, seal it off. The two most obvious strongholds to seal off are the two near the cannons. These will provide a slight morale boost, enough to keep your allies alive for quite a while on this map. You don't have to go out of your way to seal off an enemy stronghold, but if you can see a Reserve Captain on your screen, then defeat him. Also, take advantage of your interim save function, just in case an allied general steals one of your kills later on in the battle. Save after every few kills to ensure you will get the weapon. When the stage starts, make your way north. There are four enemy generals in the central area. Start with the one that is the furthest to the north. This should be Yoshiaki Kato. The next general you should defeat is Yoshimasa Tanaka. Now, continue north to where the first of the enemy's cannons are at. Defeat the Defense Captain guarding this cannon. You should get a mission to stop both enemy cannons. This is one. The second one is located near your next destination. Leave the cannon and move southeast, defeating Takatora Todo in the process. You should run into Nagamasa Kuroda. Defeat him and then make your way towards the second cannon. Defeat the Defense Captain here to complete your first mission. When Hideaki Kobayakawa begins to speak, make your way for the passageway near the southwest. Ieyasu Tokugawa will call for riflemen to shoot at Hideaki. Magobei Fuse will appear in this area. You will get a mission to stop Magobei's taunts, so defeat him before he can cause any problems. Now, you will need to stop Hanzo Hattori next. However, you cannot get near Hiroie Kikkawa or the Mori camp, or they will defect to the enemy. To get to Hanzo without crossing through the Mori camp, simply take the eastern path that is the closest to the central area and go around the camp. That path will allow you to assist Ekei Ankokuji in defeating the enemies in his area and allow you to get to Hanzo without making the Mori defect. In this area, there should already be three other generals. They are Terumasa Ikeda, Yoshinaga Asano, and Kazutoyo Yamanouchi. Defeat all three, along with Hanzo, to save both Ekei and Hideaki. By now, Ina should have shown up along the western path. Get on your horse and quickly ride over towards the western side of the map. On your way there, protect one of your Supply Team will appear in the southern castle and move west.

cannons by defeating Masanori Fukushima. Don't worry, Ina will wait for you. When you reach Ina, you will get a mission to prevent Ina from entering your main camp. Ina is powered up and will take a little bit of time to defeat. Now, from Ina, make your way back out to the central area and defeat Tadayoshi Matsudaira, Naomasa Ii, and Sadatsugu Tsutsui. There should only be three generals left. Tadaoki Hosokawa should be fighting with Ginchiyo Tachibana, so make your way to him next. Defeat Tadaoki and continue along the northern path. Mitsunari should order his army to charge. When you get to Ieyasu Tokugawa's main camp, you will see that Tadakatsu Honda is guarding the camp. You will have to defeat Tadakatsu in order to get inside. Tadakatsu is powered up, as usual. Use your allies as decoys and get behind him to injure him. When the big man goes down, all the gates to the enemy main camp will open and your weapon will appear in the southern castle, where Hideaki Kobayakawa started off at. Get on your horse and ride towards your main camp. You cannot enter the castle because all the gates are closed. You will have to cut off the Supply Team when they are on the path west of the castle. Defeat the Supply Captain and grab your weapon. The only thing left to do is defeat Ieyasu Tokugawa to complete the stage. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 5u. Yoshihiro Shimazu's Weapons SW2WEYOS \____________________________________________________ -------------------------------First, Second, and Third Weapons -------------------------------War Hammer - Base Attack: +21 +31 +39

Giant's Mallet Base Attack: Bone Grinder Base Attack: ------------Fourth Weapon ------------Beastly Crusher Base Attack: +48 Element: Wind Attack: +18 Attack: +16 Defense: +19 Defense: +16 Speed: +20 Speed: +18 Speed: +16 Musou Charge: +18 Stage: Struggle at Sekigahara

Requirements: Complete the missions "Rescue Mitsunari Ishida", "Prevent Hanzo Hattori from entering the main camp", "Rescue Sakon Shima", "Rescue Ginchiyo Tachibana", and "Destroy the Eastern Army reinforcements". When completing these missions, you must personally defeat the enemy officers that are required for each mission. Location: south. My Method: You must complete all the missions on this stage. As you are completing them, you must personally defeat the enemy officers that the missions require you to defeat. You cannot have a kill stolen while you are completing the missions. It would probably be best to save after getting a couple of kills to make sure that you don't lose a kill to someone with a faster attack speed than you. Most of this method is copied and pasted from the stage walkthrough, but it's a good path to take for both completing the stage and getting the weapon. As soon as the stage starts, defeat Masanori Fukushima, Sadatsugu Tsutsui, Yoshiaki Kato, Yoshinaga Asano, and Tadayoshi Matsudaira to clear out the central area. After you have done this, make your way towards your allied main camp in the southwest. You will get a mission rescue Mitsunari Ishida. Complete this mission by defeating Hideaki Kobayakawa, Takatora Todo, and Yoshimasa Tanaka. Make your way east towards Sakon Shima. On your way there, Ieyasu Tokugawa should order Hanzo Hattori to assassinate Mitsunari Ishida. Hanzo starts off in Mt. Matsuo Castle and will head directly for the main camp. When you reach Hanzo, you will get a mission to prevent him from entering your main camp. Hanzo is powered up, so he will have a lot of life and defense. Defeat Hanzo before he can enter your main camp to succeed in your mission. Mitsunari will now move towards the center of the map. Now, continue on your march west towards Sakon. When you get close to him, you will get a mission to rescue Sakon. Complete this mission by defeating Terumasa Ikeda, Hidemoto Mori, and Hiroie Kikkawa. Ieyasu will order Tadakatsu Honda to attack Sakon. Intercept Tadakatsu before he can reach his destination. Tadakatsu is powered up, as usual, so he might take a while to defeat. When Tadakatsu is defeated, Sakon will begin to march towards the center. Make your way over to the northwestern garrison. Ginchiyo Tachibana is here, trying to fight off three enemy officers of her own. You will get a mission to rescue Ginchiyo. Complete this mission by defeating Tadaoki Hosokawa, Nagamasa Kuroda, and Naomasa Ii. Ieyasu will order another one of his generals to attack the person you just rescued. This time, he sends Ina off to fight Ginchiyo. Again, intercept Ina before she reaches Ginchiyo and defeat her. Ina is also powered up, but she shouldn't be as bad as Tadakatsu was. When Ina is defeated, Ginchiyo will move towards the central area. When all your allies are in the central area, Ieyasu will send out a second wave of reinforcements. Most of the enemy reinforcements will surround the central area. You will get a mission to defeat the reinforcements of the Eastern Army. To complete this mission, you will need to defeat the following generals: Tadachika Okubo, Tadamasa Mori, Masanobu Honda, Yasunaga Ishikawa, Supply Team will appear near the northwestern stronghold and move

Tadatoshi Sengoku, Tadamasa Honda, Yasumasa Sakakibara, and Hidetada Tokugawa. The hardest part of this mission is not getting your kill stolen by your allies. It is best to save your game after every kill while completing this mission. When you have completed this mission, the gates to the Tokugawa main camp will open and the Supply Team will appear if you have personally killed all the generals you were supposed to. Make your way to the northwestern corner of the map and take out the Supply Captain. Grab your weapon and defeat Ieyasu to complete the stage. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 5v. Ginchiyo Tachibana's Weapons SW2WEGIN \____________________________________________________ -------------------------------First, Second, and Third Weapons -------------------------------Serrate Blade - Base Attack: +19 +28 +36

Lightning Sword Base Attack: Thunder's Roar Base Attack: ------------Fourth Weapon ------------Heaven's Bite Base Attack: +44 Element: Lightning Life: +18 Musou: +18 Attack: +20 Defense: +17 Speed: +18 Luck: +19 Musou Charge: +20 Range: +17 Stage: Conquest for Kyushu

Requirements: Force Iehisa Shimazu, Yoshihiro Shimazu, and Toshihisa Shimazu to retreat and then when they reappear in the southern garrison, defeat them in the following order: Iehisa, Toshihisa, Yoshihiro. Location: Supply Team will appear near the stronghold that is north of Tsuruga Castle and move west. My Method:

As soon as the stage starts, make your way east and across the bridge. The bridge will collapse and you will get ambushed by Tadamoto Niiro. Defeat Tadamoto and also Iehisa Shimazu and Nobumitsu Saruwatari, who are also in this area. This will force Iehisa to retreat. Now, continue to make your way east towards the northeastern garrison. Along the way, defeat Arinobu Yamada. Now, at the northeastern garrison, you will face off with Tadanaga Shimazu. Defeat him to open up the gate in the northwestern garrison. Now, make your way south towards Tsuruga Castle. Here, you will get a mission to take Tsuruga Castle. To complete this mission, you will need to defeat Yoshihiro Shimazu. Yoshihiro is powered up, but he shouldn't be too hard to defeat. You should be able to counter his range with your attack speed. Yoshihiro will retreat when you defeat him. When you have seized Tsuruga Castle, leave the castle through the western gate. Now, two things will happen. First, the geyser that was blocking the western path will recede, allowing Toyohisa Shimazu to gain access to your main camp. Secondly, the volcano on the stage will erupt, throwing fireballs on the paths around the volcano. You can't do anything about the volcano, but you can do something about Toyohisa's attack on your main camp. Make your way over to the western path. When you get close to Toyohisa, you will get a mission to defeat him. When you have completed that mission, Yoshihisa Shimazu will order an attack on Tsuruga Castle. Hisataka Kabayama will attack the western gate of the castle while Kakuken Uwai will attack the northern gate. Make your way back over to Tsuruga Castle. When you get close to the castle, you will get a mission to protect the castle. Defeat both Hisataka and Kakuken to complete this mission. Now, leave through the western gate of Tsuruga Castle again, but this time take the eastern path. Tadatsune Shimazu should be at the garrison that is on this path, so defeat him. Now, approach Toshihisa Shimazu. He should call for a rockslide to block off one of the paths. He will also call for an ambush. Defeat Toshihisa and his ambush partner, Hisatora Ei. Toshihisa will retreat when he is defeated. Now, the only thing left to do is to raid the enemy main camp. When you get inside the enemy main camp, Yoshihiro, Iehisa, and Toshihisa will all appear inside the main camp. They will be powered up, so they won't be as easy to defeat as they were the first time. You need to defeat these enemies in the following order: Iehisa, Toshihisa, and Yoshihiro. Do not defeat Yoshihisa. If you do so, you cannot get your weapon, as the stage will end when you land the finishing blow on Yoshihiro. It may be hard, but Ginchiyo does have some moves that focus on only one person. When you have defeated the three Shimazus in order, the Supply Team will appear north of Tsuruga Castle. They will go west, so take the north gate out of the enemy main camp and then take the western path towards the central garrison. You should be able to cut off the Supply Team here. Grab your weapon and then make your way back south to the enemy main camp to finish off Yoshihisa. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 5w. Kanetsugu Naoe's Weapons SW2WEKAN \____________________________________________________ -------------------------------First, Second, and Third Weapons

-------------------------------Sword & Charms Base Attack: Metal & Magic Base Attack: Sacred Arms Base Attack: ------------Fourth Weapon ------------Evil's Bane Base Attack: +45 Element: Fire Musou: +20 Musou: +20 Musou: +16 Defense: +18 Musou Charge: +20 Musou Charge: +17 Musou Charge: +14 Stage: Last Stand against Ieyasu +20 +29 +37

Requirements: With all allies still alive, personally defeat Masamune Date, Tadakatsu Honda, Hanzo Hattori, and Ina. Location: Supply Team will appear near the central stronghold in the central area and move north. My Method: The hardest part of this weapon is keeping all your allies alive. You will need to kill quickly. If you are delayed at any point in time, there's a chance that your enemies might end up killing an ally. As soon as the stage starts, make your way out through the east gate of the northwestern garrison. Chikayoshi Hiraiwa should be your first victim. Kill him quickly, as you will soon encounter Tadasuke Okubo. Defeat Tadasuke and make your way back to the northwestern garrison. Nobumasa Okudaira should be attempting to defeat one of your allies here, so quickly kill him off. You will have some allies appear in the northeastern area of the map. However, enemies will soon ambush them. However, first, you will need to defeat Tadamasa Matsudaira. If you do not, Mototada Kasuga will die before you can rescue him. Once Tadamasa is defeated, quickly make your way to the northeast and defeat Masakage Rusu first. Kojuro Katakura should be the next to fall. Eventually, Masamune Date will arrive. He will be here with Shigezane Date. Defeat them quickly, as there should be another enemy trying to enter Kaizu Castle. When you get to Kaizu Castle, Yasutada Matsudaira should be here. Defeat him and go over to where Mototada Kasuga is. Defeat any and all enemies around him until

Tadakatsu Honda arrives. Enter the western garrison as soon as Tadakatsu does arrive and defeat him quickly. Yes, Tadakatsu is the same Tadakatsu, but you will need to figure out how to kill him fast. Don't spend too much time with him, or else one of your other allies might go down before you can save them. While you're here, make sure Kazutoyo Yamanouchi dies as well. If you leave him be, he will harass Mototada. Once Tadakatsu is defeated, quickly make your way towards the central garrison. Here, there will be a lot of three enemy generals inside the central garrison. Hanzo Hattori is the one you need to defeat for your weapon, but if you let the other two survive, they will cause problems for Katsunaga Irobe. Defeat Naomasa Ii and Tadayoshi Matsudaira while you're defeating Hanzo. Now, all that is left is defeating Ina. She is in the southeastern garrison with Terumasa Ikeda and Nagachika Kanamori. Focus on defeating Ina, as when you defeat Ina, you won't have to worry about your allied generals staying alive. You can just let them die after that (except for Kagekatsu, Keiji, and Yukimura of course). When Ina is defeated and all your allies are still alive, a Supply Team will appear in the central area of the map. Grab your weapon and then take control of the southeastern garrison. This should leave only enemies in the southwestern part of the map. Kojiro Sasaki will ambush you when you in the southern area of the map, but you should have some help in defeating him. Defeat the last of Ieyasu's officers and then defeat Ieyasu himself. Honestly, this weapon really isn't as hard to get as everyone is making it out to be. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 5x. Nene's Weapons SW2WENEN \____________________________________________________ -------------------------------First, Second, and Third Weapons -------------------------------Flying Swords - Base Attack: Kunoichi Blades Base Attack: Tempered Wings Base Attack: ------------Fourth Weapon ------------Devil Feathers Base Attack: +42 Element: Ice Defense: +20 Defense: +17 Speed: +20 Speed: +18 +19 +27 +35

Luck: +20 Luck: +18 Range: +19 Range: +17 Stage: Battle of Komaki-Nagakute

Requirements: Complete the missions "Rescue the detached unit", "Defeat Yasumasa Sakakibara and seize control of Iwasaki Castle", "Prevent Hanzo Hattori from entering the main camp", and "Protect Iwasaki Castle from Tadakatsu Honda and Ina". Location: Supply Team will appear near the western stronghold in the central area (not the western stronghold on the western path) and will move east. My Method: As soon as the stage starts, defeat Nobumasa Okudaira and Tadayo Okubo quickly. This will give your troops in the central area lots of help for later on. When Tsuneoki Ikeda goes too far into enemy territory, Hideyoshi Hashiba will send out reinforcements to him. They will arrive too late, but since you're in the area, why don't you go rescue him? It is a part of the requirements, you know. Defeat Naomasa Ii and Ujishige Niwa to complete the first mission. After you have completed this mission, Hideyoshi will give you a second mission. This time, the mission is to take over Iwasaki Castle. Yasumasa Sakakibara is guarding the castle, so defeat him to take the castle and complete your mission. When Iwasaki Castle is yours, rush back into your castle through the front gate. Ieyasu Tokugawa will run away into Kiyosu Castle and get Tadakatsu Honda and Ina to attempt to take back Iwasaki Castle. Also, Ieyasu will send out his pet ninja, Hanzo Hattori, to go strike down your main camp. When you catch up to Hanzo Hattori, you will get a mission to prevent him from entering your main camp. Obviously, if he has already entered your main camp, you will not get this mission, so you will need to get to him before he enters your main camp. Defeat Hanzo Hattori and then rush back to Iwasaki Castle. Your next goal is to defeat Tadakatsu Honda and Ina. When you reach Iwasaki castle, where they are currently fighting at, you will receive a mission to protect Iwasaki castle from the father and daughter team. Defeat the daughter first, as the father is powered up. Tadakatsu is the same way he is on any other level, so if you have experience in fighting him, use all your tricks to bring the big man down. Once Tadakatsu is defeated, the Supply Team holding your weapon will appear. Make your way out of the north gate of Iwasaki Castle and go to the central area of the map. The Supply Team should head straight for you, so you won't have to chase them down much. Defeat the Supply Captain to claim your prize. Afterwards, clear the central area of Tokugawa generals and then hunt down the head Tokugawa man himself. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \

5y. Kotaro Fuma's Weapons

SW2WEKOT

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-------------------------------First, Second, and Third Weapons -------------------------------Gauntlet - Base Attack: +20 +29 +37

Chaos Guard Base Attack: Demon Claws Base Attack: ------------Fourth Weapon ------------Thorns of Peril Base Attack: +44 Element: Demon Life: +19 Attack: +20 Attack: +17 Speed: +20 Speed: +18 Dex: +17 Musou Charge: +18 Musou Charge: +15 Stage:

Defense of Odawara Castle

Requirements: Complete the missions "Destroy the siege ramp", "Defend the entrance to Odawara Castle", "Rescue Ujiteru Hojo", "Protect Yasuhiro Ogasawara", "Rescue Ujimasa Hojo", and "Prevent the destruction of the main keep" Location: On the first floor of the main keep in the southeastern room in a black box. My Method: Before starting this stage, make sure you have the Impulse 3 ability skill. You will spend most of this stage off of your horse. When the stage starts, double jump over the barricade and then defeat some enemy soldiers that are in the area. Eventually, Mitsunari Ishida will call for a siege ramp to move towards the castle. You will get a mission to destroy the siege ramp. Destroy the siege ramp only after the mission appears. Otherwise, you will not get credit for the mission. When the siege ramp is destroyed, make your way north. At the front gate of Odawara Castle, you will get a mission to defeat the frontline of the enemy army. Complete this mission by defeating Yoshitaka Kuki, Tadaoki Hosokawa, and Hidemasa Hori. When this mission is completed, continue to go north. At the northern garrison, you will get a mission to rescue Ujiteru Hojo. Complete this mission by defeating Kazutoyo Yamanouchi, Yasuharu Wakisaka, and Kanbei Kuroda. Now, leave the northern

garrison through the southern gate and go all the way south. When you reach the southern path, go west. Ieyasu Tokugawa will arrive with enemy reinforcements when you get close to the southern gate of the enemy main camp, but ignore him for now. You will want to go to the southwestern garrison. Here, you will get a mission to protect Yasuhiro Ogasawara. First, defeat Hideie Ukita and Terumasa Ikeda. Then, seal the stronghold that is directly north of the southwestern garrison. Now, clear the enemies out of the way of Yasuhiro. When Yasuhiro reaches the southern garrison, Sakon Shima will appear to try to stop you. Defeat Sakon to allow Yasuhiro to make his way towards the front gate of Odawara Castle. He should be fine for the time being. Now, it's time to get rid of the Tokugawa Army. Run back to the ledge that you used to get outside of the castle and double jump your way back inside. When you approach a Tokugawa officer, you will get a mission to rescue Ujimasa Hojo and defeat the Tokugawa Army. The officers you will need to defeat to complete this mission are Hidetada Tokugawa in the south, Tadatsugu Sakai and Masanobu Honda in the central area, and Ieyasu Tokugawa, Yasumasa Sakakibara, and Naomasa Ii in the north. What you do not want is for any of the Tokugawa officers to get to the third floor of the main keep. If they do, you might have problems keeping Ujimasa Hojo alive. That is because you cannot go directly to the third floor because of another mission. When you get inside the main keep of the castle, you will get a mission to prevent the destruction of the main keep. To complete this mission, you will need to find all of the fire ninjas that are on the first and second floors of the main keep before you get to the third floor. You do not have to destroy the explosive pots. You only need to get rid of the fire ninjas. While you are completing this mission, defeat any Tokugawa officers that are on the first or second floors of the main keep. When all the fire ninjas are gone from inside the main keep, go to the third floor and defeat Nene. Now, finish off the rest of the Tokugawa Army. If Yasuhiro Ogasawara hasn't made it to the front gate of Odawara Castle yet, assist him in doing so. When all of the above missions have been completed, the weapon will appear on the first floor of the main keep of the castle. It will be in the southeastern room of the first floor inside a black box. When you have gotten your weapon, you're not finish yet. You still have to deal with Hideyoshi Toyotomi. To get inside the area where Hideyoshi is, you will have to defeat Mitsunari Ishida first. Mitsunari is powered up, so he could pose some problems. When you do reach Hideyoshi, he will ambush you with powered up enemy officers, one of which is Keiji Maeda. It will be a four on one battle with you against four powered up officers, which can actually be tougher than actually completing the weapon's requirements. When you defeat Hideyoshi, the stage will be completed and the weapon is yours. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 5z. Musashi Miyamoto's Weapons SW2WEMUS \____________________________________________________

-------------------------------First, Second, and Third Weapons -------------------------------Twin Blades - Base Attack: Rage & Desire Base Attack: Skill & Finesse Base Attack: ------------Fourth Weapon ------------Mastery & Vision Base Attack: +48 Element: Demon Attack: +20 Attack: +15 Attack: +13 Musou Charge: +19 Musou Charge: +16 Range: +20 Range: +16 Range: +14 Stage: Chaos in Kyoto Complete the mission "Prevent Ieyasu Tokugawa from escaping". +21 +31 +39

Requirements:

Location: Supply Team will appear near the central stronghold on the eastern path and move south. My Method: This one is relatively simple. Ieyasu Tokugawa starts in the northwestern corner of the map north of Nijo Castle. His escape point is in the northeastern stronghold. Ieyasu is on a horse and there are no enemies in front of him, so he will run quickly towards the escape point. When you start off, you're located almost in the center of the map. Make your way east and then go north. Take the main road that goes west and then when you cross the bridge, take the main road that goes north. You should be able to meet Ieyasu here. Fight off his men that are around this area and then defeat Ieyasu. Ieyasu is powered up, but shouldn't pose too much of a problem. When Ieyasu is defeated, the Supply Team will appear on the eastern path. You can go east towards the northeastern stronghold and then cross the bridge to get to the eastern path. Chase down the Supply Team and defeat the Supply Captain to get your weapon to appear. Now, it's just all about defeating Vagabonds and Tokugawa officers until Hideyori Toyotomi escapes and Kojiro Sasaki appears. When Kojiro does, defeat him to complete the stage.

______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 6. Skills SW2SKILL \____________________________________________________ Returning from Samurai Warriors are the skills. However, in Samurai Warriors 2, they have a much bigger role, since there are no longer items in the game. The items were replaced with new skills. However, unlike items in Samurai Warriors, there is no limit as to how many skills you can equip, which makes the skills more powerful. The skills are broken up into five categories: Ability, Growth, Battle, Special, and Self. Each skill other than the Self skills has at least 3 levels. Some skills have a fourth level that has to be gotten through completing certain tasks. This is explained in section 7f. Also, there are some rare skills that cannot be bought. They can only be learned from a defeated enemy general. To learn a level 3 version of a rare skill, you must be playing on Hard or Chaos. You cannot learn level 3 versions of a rare skill on Easy or Normal. You can buy skills, learn skills when you level up, or learn skills by defeating enemy officers. You can only buy skills in succession, meaning you must buy the first and second level of a skill to get to level 3. When you are learning skills from an enemy general, you can skip levels. You can go from level 0 or level 1 to level 3 without having the levels in between. However, it is much easier to go from level 1 to level 2 to level 3. It's extremely hard to go from level 0 or level 1 to level 3. When learning a new skill from an enemy general, there are several factors that you must consider. First off, having Prodigy 3 will increase your chances of learning a new skill. Also, defeating the enemy general you are trying to learn a skill from quickly and without taking much damage also will increase your chances. While there is no official proof or documentation that high luck will increase your chances, it certainly can't hurt any to have a high luck stat. Finally, if you are attempting to learn a rare skill, I would suggest getting all of the other skills in the same category first. This tends to increase your chances of learning that rare skill. All in all, there is a bit of randomness to learning skills. You can try to learn a skill for hours and hours and then randomly get that very same skill when you least expect it. Of course, you can attempt to manipulate the randomness by saving your progress right before you face off with an enemy general. What personally works for me when using this trick is to save right before reaching an enemy general. Once I have saved, I will defeat the enemy general. If I get the "LEARN" signal when the general is defeated, I continue on. If I do not, I will soft reset and load up my saved game. However, I will not defeat the enemy general right away. I will leave that general alone, defeat another enemy general, and then come back to the first general. This way, it allows the random number generator to reset itself and bring up a new batch of random numbers (it's a computer science/programmer thing). I don't claim to know what determines the randomness of learning a skill or not, but I do know the

inner workings of random number generators in general. This method has worked wonders for me and has allowed me to max out a few characters skill wise. If, after some time, you are just not learning a skill for an officer, just reset the stage you are playing on and try again with a fresh stage. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 6a. Ability Skills SW2SKABI \____________________________________________________ Ability skills are skills that power up your general's stats. These skills replace most of the regular items in SW2. These skills add on to your general's stats. Since there is no limit as to how many skills you can have active, these skills will can be very useful and very powerful. Vitality 1-3: Increases the life gauge.

Focus 1-3: Increases the musou gauge. This will not increase the levels of the musou gauge. This will simply make each level of the gauge longer. Potence 1-3: Fortitude 1-3: Cavalier 1-3: Impulse 1-3: Grace 1-3: Karma 1-3: Sensei 1-3: Master 1-4: Increases attack power. Increases defense power. Increases the ride stat. Increases speed. Increases the dex stat. Increases luck. Increases the stats of your bodyguard. Increases all stats. This skill is a rare skill.

______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 6b. Growth Skills SW2SKGRO \____________________________________________________ Growth skills are skills that increase the growth of your character's stats. When your character levels up, that character's stats also go up. Growth skills increase the speed in which the stats grow. A character can get to their max stats without the help of these skills. However, these skills help max out stats quicker. Vitality 1-3: Increases the growth in the life gauge.

Focus 1-3: Potence 1-3:

Increases the growth in the musou gauge. Increases the growth in attack. Increases the growth in defense. Increases the growth in the ride stat. Increases the growth in speed. Increases the growth in the dex stat. Increases the growth in luck.

Fortitude 1-3: Cavalier 1-3: Impulse 1-3: Grace 1-3: Karma 1-3:

Sensei 1-3: Increases the growth in your bodyguard's stats. Bodyguards will max out on their own. This skill just makes them max out faster. Acclaim 1-4: Increases the amount of experience gained by 20% per skill level. This skill is a rare skill. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 6c. Battle Skills SW2SKBAT \____________________________________________________ Battle skills are skills that affect your fighting ability. These skills can range from increasing your musou abilities to elemental skills. Most of these skills are very useful and can turn the tide of a battle. Reach 1-3: Sickle 1-3: Rage 1-3: Increases attack reach. Increases your chance to land a critical hit. Increases musou charge.

Chaos 1-3: Increases your attack as your combo counter goes up. Since combos are now based on hits on multiple enemies instead of just one enemy, this skill is more useful than the one from the first Samurai Warriors. Resilience 1-3: Makes it harder for your general to flinch while being hit by regular attacks and projectile attacks. It will eventually make it so that projectile attacks will not make your general flinch at all and even make it almost impossible to dizzy your general. Element 1-3: Adds an elemental attack to the last four hits of your regular S-string combo. Certain attacks cannot have an element added to that attack. Ele-Charge 1-3: Adds an elemental attack to your charge attacks. charge attacks cannot have an element added to that attack. Certain

Musou Power 1-3: True Power 1-3:

Increases the power of the element on your true musou. Increases the power of the element on your double musou.

Awakening 1-3: At level 1, this skill will increases the power of your regular musou attack. At level 2, this skill will turn your musou attack into a true musou. At level 3, this skill will turn your musou attack into a true musou and add the death element to your musou. This skill is a rare skill. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 6d. Special Skills SW2SKSPE \____________________________________________________ Special skills are those skills that do not fit into any other category. There are a lot of skills that deal with healing your general in this section. Gluttony 1-3: Increases the amount of health you receive from health giving items by 10% per skill level. Cutthroat 1-3: Equestrian 1-3: Heals your general a certain amount for every 100 kills. Increases the power of your horse.

Opportunity 1-3: When killed, this skill will bring you back to life once per stage. At level 3, you will gain all your life back. This skill is a rare skill. Ration 1-3: Increases the amount of health your bodyguard receives from health giving items. Prodigy 1-3: Discern 1-3: Allows you to steal skills easier. Allows you to find better weapons.

Greed 1-4: Increases the amount of money you find by 20% per skill level. This skill is a rare skill. Fitness 1-3: level. Increases the time for temporary power ups by 20% per skill

Plunder 1-3: Shows the location of items on the mini map. The higher the skill level, the bigger the radius on the mini map that items are shown. This skill is a rare skill. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 6e. Self Skills SW2SKSEL \____________________________________________________

Each character has a skill that only that character and another character can use. These skills are called Self Skills. They range from the extremely useful to the extremely useless. Absorb: Blocking enemy attacks will refill your musou gauge. The stronger the attack you block, the more your musou gauge fills up. Learned by Masamune Date at level 20 and No at level 30. Agility: Easier to perform back flips while in mid-air. You can perform a back flip when you get knocked into the air by pressing L1 (or whatever your block button is). This skill just makes it so that you can perform them sooner. It's useful for escaping the second hit of multi tiered C2 attacks. This skill is learned by Hanzo Hattori and Nene at level 20. Facility: Can roll after executing a charge attack. This can help you cancel out the recovery time of your charge attacks. You can only perform this when you hit with a charge attack. This skill is learned by Kotaro Fuma and Ranmaru Mori at level 30. Finesse: Can jump after executing a charge attack. This can help you cancel out the recovery time of your charge attacks. You can only perform this when you hit with a charge attack. This skill is learned by Hideyoshi Toyotomi at level 20 and Oichi at level 30. Omniscience: Able to guard attacks that are coming from behind. is learned by Kenshin Uesugi and Kanetsugu Naoe at level 20. This skill

Pierce: Allows projectiles to pass through enemies and damage enemies behind them. This skill is learned by Ina and Magoichi Saika at level 30. Pressure: Pushes back enemies when you guard and press Square (kind of a throwback to DW3 when every general could do this). This skill is learned by Mitsuhide Akechi at level 20 and Ieyasu Tokugawa at level 10. Rebound: Shortens the stun of a guard if you perform your guard right before the enemy attack lands. This skill is learned by Tadakatsu Honda and Sakon Shima at level 20. Recoil: Deflects projectiles when they are blocked. by Ishida Mitsunari and Okuni at level 40. This skill is learned

Resist: Allows your enemy general to become harder to stun or stagger when your musou bar is full. This combined with Resilience 3 will make it almost impossible for your character to become staggered. This skill is learned by Shingen Takeda and Yoshihiro Shimazu at level 40. Reversal: When you are being attacked, you can press the Triangle button to perform an attack that interrupts your opponent's combo. This is probably the cheapest self skill in the game. This skill is learned by Keiji Maeda and Musashi Miyamoto at level 30. Stability: Can execute the special stance after executing a charge attack. The special stance is the R1 stance. This can be used to cancel out the recovery of your charge attacks. You can only perform this when you hit with a charge attack. This skill is learned by Nagamasa Azai and Yukimura Sanada at level 20.

Vehemence: Increases the power of the weapon charge special move, which is the R1 + Triangle move for both characters that possess this skill. This skill is learned by Ginchiyo Tachibana and Nobunaga Oda at level 20. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 6f. Fourth Level Skills SW2SKFOU \____________________________________________________ Fourth level skills must be first unlocked in Survival Mode. Once these skills have been unlocked, anyone can purchase these skills from the Shop for 10000 gold, provided that you have already gotten the skill up to level 3. When you are attempting to unlock these skills, the requirement is that the character you are using to complete the mission in Survival Mode already has that skill up to level 3. I have listed the missions in this section and in the Special Skill Missions section in the Survival Mode chapter. -------Master 4 -------Mission: Beyond All Limits Floor: 96F Fee: 0 Reward: 9999 Notes: This mission will make the skill Master 4 available for purchase in the shop if you complete it with a person who already has the skill Master 3. Mission: You've come a long way. prove your strength? Completion Method: On the first floor, and on all the floors for that matter, it will be bonus time, meaning every hit you make will earn you gold. Every officer you defeat will drop a treasure chest of gold. Also, each floor is a symbol in the title of the game when it's written in Kanji. On this floor, you need to defeat Shingen Takeda and Kenshin Uesugi. It's hard to separate the two, so focus on beating one first and then move on to the other one. On the second floor, the two officers guarding the stairs are Tachibana Ginchiyo and Nene. Again, it's hard to separate the two so this will be a two on one battle. On the third floor, you will be fighting Kojiro Sasaki and Kotaro Fuma. a weird pair they make. What But just how far are you willing to go to

On the fourth floor, it's Ieyasu Tokugawa and Hanzo Hattori who will challenge you. On the fifth floor, Mitsunari Ishida and Yukimura Sanada are guarding the final staircase. --------Acclaim 4 --------Mission: Tutor Wanted Floor: 86F Fee: 4200 Reward: 10500 Notes: This mission will make the skill Acclaim 4 available for purchase in the shop if you complete it with a person who already has the skill Acclaim 3. Mission: I'm looking for someone who will train me to become a better fighter. Completion Method: On the first floor, you will fight Tokichiro Kinoshita. That is the only enemy on this floor. It's easy, but there's a reason for it. You will end up fighting him five times. He doesn't get harder, so this shouldn't be too bad. On the second floor, you will fight Tokichiro and his peasant army. Just about every soldier on this floor is a peasant, so they shouldn't be too hard to defeat. There are a couple of archers, some riflemen, some regular soldiers, but not enough to cause any problems. Tokichiro is powered up, but a strong peasant is still just a peasant. On the third floor, Tokichiro is back with his army again. This time, there is more variety in the unit. Plus, he now has some officers, including one unique one, Nene. However, Tokichiro himself is still just a powered up peasant, so just beat him down and worry more about the other officers. On the fourth floor, Tokichiro has turned into Hideyoshi Hashiba. His army is back again and it's now bigger. Hideyoshi is now actually a threat, but not much of one. Run through his army one more time. This time, besides himself being unique, he's also added Mitsunari Ishida to Nene as his unique officers. Hideyoshi is powered up on this floor, so try to keep him for last in a one on one battle. On the fifth floor, Hideyoshi has once again changed his name. He is now Hideyoshi Toyotomi. He's still the same old Hideyoshi though. This time, he's added some new officers to his army. This time, along with Mitsunari, he's added Tachibana Ginchiyo, Yukimura Sanada, and Masamune Date. However,

each general is off in their own little area, so you should be able to defeat them one at a time. Hideyoshi is extremely powerful on this map, but teach him that the student will never surpass the teacher. ------Greed 4 ------Mission: Great Tournament Floor: 71F Fee: 2250 Reward: 8500 Notes: This mission will make the skill Greed 4 available for purchase in the shop if you complete it with a person who already has the skill Greed 3. Mission: The greatest contest of all time is about to begin! you've got what it takes, sign up! Completion Method: On the first floor, you will get a random task to complete. This could either be completing a combo within a certain timeframe or defeating a certain amount of enemy officers within a timeframe or something completely different. On the second floor, you again need to defeat three generic officers. This time there isn't a time limit, but the entire stage is filled with riflemen. Try to clear out a section of the riflemen and then do your battle there. A Resilience 3 skill will help out here a lot. On the third floor, you will once again need to defeat three generic officers. This time, the catch is that you're fighting on a floor with a lot of ninjas on it. There are Wind Ninjas and Sky Ninjas here, so it can be a pain in the butt to have them around while trying to kill off the officers, so take care of the ninjas first. On the fourth floor, you will need to defeat five generals in one on one battles. During the battles, the mysterious announcers will provide color commentary and all the play by play action. Each time you defeat an opponent, he will drop some life. The generals will get progressively harder, but they are still all generics. When you have defeated the fifth opponent, you will receive four rice balls to restore your health. On the fifth floor, it's once again a single elimination tourney with you going one on one against five more generals. This time, the generals are unique generals, so this will be much harder. The color commentary is still there to...well...just be there. However, whenever you defeat an opponent, they will drop a tray of rice balls, giving you the chance to gain more health after each battle. The generals will get progressively stronger, with the last general being an extremely powered up Keiji Maeda. Keiji won't stagger If you think

when hit, so he will be very difficult to beat. Well, when you get through with Keiji, you think it's over, right? In order to get a special bonus, you will need to defeat the last two people you faced in a three way battle. This time, both generals powered up to where he doesn't stagger when attacked. The good thing about this is that both generals can hurt each other, so use that to your advantage. If you don't want to fight this battle or you're too hurt to continue, you can leave by taking the stairs. You will still get the rare skill if you don't fight in this battle, but if you win the battle, you get three weapon boxes as your prize. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 7. Survival Mode SW2SURVI \____________________________________________________ Survival Mode is back from the first Samurai Warriors. In this Survival Mode, you will need to pick a mission every five floors. The floors will change based on your mission. The missions can make the floors easier or harder. Every time you start a mission, you must pay a fee (sometimes the fee is 0). However, if you complete a mission, you will be rewarded handsomely. As you go higher in the castle, the enemies get harder and harder. You also do not recover life after you complete a floor. Your life and musou bar will carry over to the next floor, even if you complete five floors. There are two types of missions. Regular missions can appear at anytime on any floor, although some regular missions only appear on higher floors. Special missions only appear on a specific floor. Some special missions have requirements to unlock them. Special missions can be very rewarding and can unlock a variety of things, like mounts and skills. I have broken down the special missions by their rewards. Special thanks to diandra_deborah, Kane Knight, James Lopez, and Alastair Tan for providing corrections and insight to a couple missions in this section. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 7a. Regular Missions SW2SMREG \____________________________________________________ Regular missions make up the bulk of the missions on the list. These missions can appear on any floor, although some regular missions only appear on higher floors. The walkthroughs I have provided are what I have personally experienced. A lot of the floors through these missions have randomly generated goals, so it is hard to document with accuracy what each floor is. The costs and the rewards of the missions also vary based on what floor you are on. --------------------

Calling All Warriors -------------------Notes: Mission: army. None I need someone to hire some strong warriors for me to strengthen my

Completion Method: On the first floor, you will run into Okuni. She will decide to join you. After a little while, she will suggest finding more warriors on the other floors, which will open up the staircase. Okuni says she will wait for you upstairs. On the second through fourth floors, the floors will be random. If there is an officer on the floor, normally you can get him or her to join you. Sometimes, you will run into a floor with no officers that can join you. Here is a list of what could happen: Ginchiyo Tachibana and Yoshihiro Shimazu will be fighting each other. You must assist the officer you want to join you. If you defeat Yoshihiro Shimazu, Ginchiyo will join you and wait for you upstairs. If you defeat Ginchiyo Tachibana, Yoshihiro will join you and wait for you upstairs. Keiji Maeda will challenge you to a fight. If you defeat Keiji without trying to run away, he will join you and wait for you upstairs. Kotaro Fuma and Ujimasa Hojo are fighting each other. You must assist the officer you want to join you. If you defeat Ujimasa Hojo, Kotaro will join you and wait for you upstairs. If you defeat Kotaro Fuma, Ujimasa will not join you. Oichi will be trying to run away from Hideyoshi Toyotomi. If you defeat Hideyoshi, Oichi will join you and wait for you upstairs. Yukimura Sanada will challenge you to a fight. If you defeat Yukimura, he will join you and wait for you upstairs. On the fifth floor, you will have to defeat a lot of enemy officers. Use the help of your allies to defeat them all. The enemy officers are all generic officers, but they are powered up generic officers. If you manage to defeat all the officers and you have Kotaro Fuma in your party, he will become bored and attempt to attack you. You will have to defeat Kotaro to move on. When all the enemy officers are defeated, the stairs will open. -----------------Damsel in Distress -----------------Notes: None And capture

Mission: Please rescue a beautiful maid who's been abducted. her abductor, too. Completion Method:

On the first floor, you must find the retainers that were taken prisoner. They are hidden somewhere on the floor, but when you are close to the

retainers, you will be told. abductor.

Find the retainers to get some clues about the

On the second floor and fourth floors, this will be a random floor. You can get lucky sometimes and end up in the Luck Zone, which will give you gold for every hit you perform on an enemy, but you can also wind up in the Bad Luck Zone, which causes you to lose gold for every hit you take. Also, you might end up getting some kind of mission like killing a certain amount of soldiers or clearing the floor within a certain amount of time. On the third floor, you will either have to talk to Nobunaga Oda, Nagamasa Azai, or Tadakatsu Honda. This depends on which damsel was kidnapped. Nobunaga Oda wants No back while Nagamasa Azai can't go on living without his Oichi. Tadakatsu Honda wants his daughter, Ina, back. Either way, they are all pretty distraught over their missing lover or daughter and want to take it out on you. Beat some sense into the distraught spouse or father to get another clue as to who the kidnapper is. Be careful, as the husband or father is powered up. On the fifth floor, you will have four suspects and must use your clues to defeat the correct opponent. If you choose the right suspect, the other suspects will turn into allies and you will rescue the damsel in distress, which will give you the reward for the mission. If you choose the wrong suspect, the other suspects will become powered up and charge after you, which will cause you to have to defeat them all. Also, you don't rescue the damsel and you won't get a reward if you choose the wrong suspect. You will be given the clues again, so you don't have to remember the clues from the start. I've personally never seen the kidnapper be anyone other than Okuni or Kojiro Sasaki, but you never know. It might end up being another one of the suspects. ------------Dead or Alive ------------Notes: None If you drive them out,

Mission: Bandits have taken over part of the castle. their stash of gold is yours to keep. Completion Method:

On the first floor, you must go to each corner of the map and complete a certain mission, like completing a certain combo within a timeframe or defeating Raiders within a certain timeframe. Every time you complete a mission, you get 100 gold. When you have completed all three missions, a Marauder will appear. Defeat the Marauder to get 100 more gold. On the second floor through the fourth floor, you will get a random mission. Most of the time, you will have to defeat Raiders within a certain period of time or you will need to defeat a unique officer, but there could be other

missions. After you have completed the mission, you will either get 100 gold or enter bonus time, where every time you hit an enemy, you will get gold. On the fifth floor, you will need to escape this floor within 10 minutes. Powered up bandits will be guarding each door and a powered up Marauder will be guarding the staircase. Also, every time you get hit, you lose gold. The Marauder drops 100 gold. ----------Fire Rescue ----------Notes: Mission: can! None A portion of the castle is on fire! Rescue as many people as you

Completion Method: On all the floors of this mission, the floors are on fire, causing you to gradually lose health. Also, most of the enemy officers on these floors will drop rice balls to help you recover the health you lost to the fire. On the first floor, you must find the hidden allied officer. When you get close to where the allied officer is, he will appear out of thin air, opening up the stairs. Most of the enemy officers on this floor will be guarding doors. You will have to defeat the enemy officers to open those doors. On the second floor, you must rescue a certain amount of Peasants and then make your way towards the staircase. To rescue the Peasants, just go near them and they will start following you. There are a lot of Raiders on this floor trying to kill off the Peasants, so kill off the Raiders first. On the third floor, you must allow the Peasant to escape through the stairs. To do this, you will have to defeat the enemy officers that are guarding the locked doors. Each time you defeat an officer, the door they are guarding will open. The last set of enemy officers will be guarding the staircase. Defeat them to open up the stairs, allowing you to rescue the Peasant. On the fourth floor, you must rescue a certain amount of Peasants and then make your way towards the staircase. Once again, simply walking near the Peasants will get them to follow you. When you have enough Peasants following you, make your way towards the staircase. A powered up Marauder will be guarding the staircase, so you must defeat him first. On the fifth floor, you must protect a Peasant. A bunch of enemy officers will charge both you and the Peasant. Defeat all of these enemy officers and then make your way towards the staircase. Another powered up Marauder will be guarding the staircase. Defeat him and make your way up the stairs to rescue the Peasant. --------Gold Hunt

--------Notes: None Why don't you

Mission: Lord Tokugawa is hiding a big wad of gold somewhere. see if you can find it? Completion Method:

On the first floor, you must prevent the Supply Captain from escaping. The Supply Captain is powered up, but he's still just a regular soldier so he should go down in only a couple of hits. When the Supply Captain is defeated, you will gain 30 seconds to hunt for gold on the last floor of the mission. On the second floor, you must answer the question correctly by defeating the correct enemy officer. If you defeat the right officer, you will gain 30 more seconds to hunt for gold on the last floor of the mission. On the third floor, you must find 10 Spy Captains and defeat them. They are hiding, so you have to look around everywhere. There is normally one near the closed off staircase (the ones you used to enter the floor), so if you have defeated 9 Spy Captains and are looking for the tenth one, look in the area where you started at. When you have defeated all 10 Spy Captains, you will gain 60 more seconds to hunt for gold on the last floor of the mission. On the fourth floor, you must defeat Tadakatsu Honda and Ina. They will be powered up, so be careful. When you have defeated one of these two officers, Ginchiyo Tachibana will appear. You will need to defeat Ginchiyo as well. When you have defeated all three officers, you will gain 60 more seconds to hunt for gold on the last floor of the mission. On the fifth floor, break open as many boxes as you can. The boxes will hold treasure chests worth 100 gold each. Make sure you make your way up the stairs before you run out of time. If you run out of time, Hanzo Hattori, Tadakatsu Honda, and Ina will appear and the stairs will be closed. You will have to defeat all three of these officers to open up the staircase. You will also lose your reward for this mission. ----------Great Trial ----------Notes: This mission only appears on higher floors. Awaken the true

Mission: I issue a challenge for only the truly strong. power that rests inside you. Completion Method:

All of these missions seem to be random. You may have to defeat a certain amount of powered up generic officers or perform a combo within a certain timeframe or make it to the staircase within a certain time or another

different scenario. ------------Medicine Hunt ------------Notes: This mission unlocks Transport Rescue on 71F. I hear

Mission: I'm looking for the ingredients to make a potent medicine. they're somewhere in the castle. Can you find them for me? Completion Method:

On the first floor, you must find and grab three boxes of medicine. They are being held inside yellow boxes. Luckily, the mini map points out where all the boxes are located at. On the second floor, you must grab ten boxes of medicine. They are being held by Miscreants. There are a lot more than ten Miscreants on the floor, so you should have no problems finding ten boxes. On the third floor, you will only have to find one box of medicine. However, the problem is that the box is hidden. When the Supply Captain says that the box is nearby, search every corner of the area that he has indicated. If a lot of time has elapsed, move on to another area, as the box of medicine probably has already moved. This can be very hard to find, as the Supply Captain may say the box is near, but you still have a large area to search in. Plus, the Supply Captain really isn't very specific. Normally, the box is hiding in a corner. On the fourth floor, there will be a bunch of generic officers on this floor. Each one is holding a box of medicine. You will need to collect ten boxes of medicine, which means you will have to defeat ten officers on this floor. On the fifth floor, there will be a bunch of Raiders on the floor and a Marauder guarding the staircase. Make your way over to the Marauder, defeating the Raiders in your path, and then defeat the Marauder. The Supply Captain won't tell you what the medicine does, but you will eventually find out if you fight your way to 71F. -----------------Reward for Capture -----------------Notes: This mission only appears on higher floors. You can keep as

Mission: Wanna know the location of some secret treasure? much as you can find. Completion Method:

On each floor, there will be powered up generic officers with numbers over their heads. These officers are fugitives and the number over their heads is

their bounty.

Defeat the officers to collect that much gold.

On the first floor, you will be given various missions to complete. If you stick around and kill off too many fugitives, Nene and Keiji Maeda will start appearing and punish you for your greed. They are also powered up, so they will not be easy to defeat. You don't get anything for beating them. If you defeat enough fugitives, more will appear. On the second floor, the fugitives will be fighting amongst themselves. Defeat the fugitives to collect their bounties. Once again, greed is one of the seven deadly sins and is punishable by the court of Nene and Keiji. Nene will hand out spankings as punishment while Keiji will just beat you up. Collect all you want and move on. On the third floor, the fugitives have found a common goal and have decided to work together towards that goal. Their goal? Destroying you of course. All the fugitives will rush you, so this can turn really ugly really quick. This could also turn really profitable really quick if you're skilled enough. Of course, what is profitable to one person is greedy to another person. Nene and Keiji are still around. Nene is still on her mission to turn everyone into a good little boy and girl. Keiji is just looking for an excuse to pound on someone and your greed is good enough for him. I'm sure if you coughed the wrong way he'd find that a good enough excuse to beat on you. On the fourth floor, other bounty hunters are here trying to get in on some of the action. Of course, you don't want them to take your kills, so you might as well fight them off too. Of course, Nene and Keiji don't mind fighting off the other bounty hunters as well. To them, it's just more people to spank and beat up and the more the merrier. It's like they want the fugitives to escape. On the fifth floor, the fugitives have a new trick. They will dress up like unique officers and then beat you up. Of course, they don't just dress up. They also have their move sets too. Each unique officer you take down is worth 1000 gold. However, each unique officer is powered up and tough to take down. As you defeat unique officers, more will appear. They will also carry 1000 gold. Eventually they will stop coming, but you might as well get as much gold as you can, right? There will be some regular fugitives on this floor. They are still worth the amount that is over their head. ----------------Search for a Hero ----------------Notes: None

Mission: There's a strong samurai looking for a fight on one of the above floors...

Completion Method: On the first floor, the mission normally involves defeating a random amount of officers, but there could be other missions on this floor. On the second and fourth floors, the mission will normally involve defeating Raiders within a certain timeframe or reaching the exit within a certain amount of minutes, but again, there could be other missions. These missions normally reward you with either a 100 gold bonus or bonus time at the end, but not always. During bonus time, every time you hit an enemy, you will get gold. On the third floor, you could face a number of challenges. One of the most common ones is finding yourself in a special unit's room, such as a Sumo room or a Sky Ninja room. In these rooms, you will have to defeat all of the enemies that match the room's name and then face off with a unique officer at the end. Also, you could end up having to escape the Hojo mansion, having to find a hidden Spy Captain, or you could end up inside Ginchiyo Tachibana's room, which is not as fun as it may sound like. On the fifth floor, you will randomly encounter a unique general. Each general has either a unique stage or condition that you must deal with. If you do end up fighting the unique general, that general will be powered up. I have managed to reach the special floors of all 26 officers (although getting the last one took forever to get, damn Kotaro Fuma). Yukimura Sanada: The entire floor is on fire. You will slowly lose health. Keiji Maeda: There will be 25 Miscreants on the floor. You must defeat more than Keiji. You don't get the reward for the mission if you fail. Nobunaga Oda: There are a lot of generals on this floor along with Nobunaga. Also, all the enemies on this floor, other than the bodyguards for the generals, will be riflemen. Mitsuhide Akechi: Mitsuhide is getting attacked by his own officers and you must rescue him by defeating all enemy officers on the floor. The officers will charge both you and Mitsuhide. Kenshin Uesugi: Kenshin will give you a challenge that you must complete before you can face him. It's normally something along the lines of defeating a certain amount of enemies within a certain time frame. Oichi: Her personal guards, which are all generic officers, will charge after you, along with a bunch of soldiers. You must defeat all the officers before you can fight Oichi. Okuni: Every time you get hit, you will lose money. Magoichi Saika: All the enemies on this floor will be riflemen. Magoichi will also charge after you. Shingen Takeda: All the enemies on this floor will be Sumos. Masamune Date: Most of the enemies on this floor will be riflemen. There will be some regular soldiers mixed in with the riflemen. No: No's "servants", which are generic officers, will charge after you. Once you have defeated all the officers on the floor, No will challenge you herself. Hanzo Hattori: There will be multiple Hanzos on this floor and you must find the real one. Ranmaru Mori: Ranmaru will heal himself multiple times until he gets tired. Then, he will no longer heal himself.

Hideyoshi Toyotomi: There are no enemies on the floor except for Hideyoshi and his bodyguards. When Hideyoshi is defeated, the entire floor will fill up with enemies that will drop gold every time you hit them. After a period of time, Hideyoshi will tell you to leave and the enemies will no longer drop gold. Tadakatsu Honda: You must defeat Naomasa Ii, Tadatsugu Sakai, and Yasumasa Sakakibara to force Tadakatsu Honda to withdraw. However, you get 1000 gold if you defeat Tadakatsu. Ina: As soon as you get close to Ina, Tadakatsu Honda will appear and charge after you. Ieyasu Tokugawa: All the enemies on this floor will be spear wielders and shield guards. Mitsunari Ishida: All the groups of enemies on this floor will be led by a Fire Ninja. Nagamasa Azai: Nagamasa and a bunch of his officers will charge you. There are only officers on this floor. Sakon Shima: Sakon will give you a trivia question and you must defeat the enemy general that is the correct answer. You don't get the reward for the mission if you provide an incorrect answer. Yoshihiro Shimazu: A lot of the enemy soldiers will charge after you. Yoshihiro will not. Pretty much, just a normal fight. Ginchiyo Tachibana: All the enemies on this floor will be lady guards. Kanetsugu Naoe: All the enemies on this floor will be peasants. Nene: Nene will transform into a regular soldier and you must defeat the regular soldier that Nene transformed into. Kotaro Fuma: Ninjas and kunoichis will appear out of no where as you travel across the floor. Musashi Miyamoto: You must defeat more enemy generals than Musashi. When you complete this mission, Musashi will challenge you to a fight. -------------Test Your Fate -------------Notes: Mission: you. None Do you feel lucky, samurai? Find out if fate truly smiles upon

Completion Method: On the first floor and third floor, you will have to complete a certain type of mission, normally involving defeating a certain amount of enemy generals, but there could be other missions. On the second and fourth floor, the mission will normally involve defeating a certain amount of Raiders within a certain period of time or clearing the floor within a certain period of time, although there could be other missions as well. Also, normally you will either get a bonus of 100 gold or bonus time for completing the mission. During bonus time, every time you hit an enemy, you will get gold. Sometimes, you will enter the Luck Zone, which is the same as bonus time, but requires no missions to be completed to be able to get gold

for every hit you land on an enemy. You start off in the Luck Zone being able to get gold for every hit on an enemy. There also could be a chance that you can enter the Bad Luck Zone where you lose gold for every time you get hit, but I haven't seen it yet. On each floor, you will randomly encounter a unique general. Each general has a unique stage that you must deal with. These stages are listed in the "Search for a Hero" mission, as they are the same. -----------------Test Your Strength -----------------Notes: Mission: None You've survived this far. Can you survive against me?

Completion Method: On each floor, you will randomly encounter a unique general. Each general has a unique stage that you must deal with. These stages are listed in the "Search for a Hero" mission, as they are the same. The only difference is that "Search for a Hero" has only the last floor with the unique general and this mission has every floor with a unique general. If you do end up fighting the unique general, that general will be powered up. -------------Test Your Will -------------Notes: This mission only appears on higher floors. Are you

Mission: The time has come to push your abilities to their limits. up to the challenge? Completion Method:

On the first floor, you will have to survive for three minutes against four powered up unique officers. You don't have to defeat the officers. You just need to survive, so just run around and avoid attacks. If you do manage to defeat one of the enemy officers, that officer will drop 100 gold. Also, look for Treasure Vaults on the map. They are normally secluded areas on the map. Gold will appear when you enter a Treasure Vault. When the time is up, the stairs will open. On the second floor, you will again have to survive for three minutes. Again, there are four powered up unique officers, but they will constantly reappear if you manage to kill one of them off. Just avoid them for the timeframe.

Make sure to look for Treasure Vaults while you are running around. Normally, a vault is guarded by one of the unique officers. When time is up, make your way towards the staircase. On the third floor, you must defeat one of the powered up unique officers to open up the staircase. When the officer is defeated, he will drop 100 gold and the stairs will open. There are Treasure Vaults on this floor as well, so make sure you explore some. On the fourth floor, you will need to defeat one of the powered up unique officers once again to open up the staircase. When you have finished off the officer, the stairs will open, allowing you to explore the area for Treasure Vaults. The Treasure Vaults on this floor hold more gold. On the fifth floor, you will need to defeat all the Tadakatsu Hondas to make your way up the stairs. There are three of them at various points on the floor. The officers on this floor are not as powerful as they were on the other floors except for the last Tadakatsu Honda. He's still very much powered up. The Tadakatsu Hondas will drop gold while the other officers will drop life. Again, there are Treasure Vaults on this floor. Once again, the Treasure Vaults are holding more gold inside of them. ---------------The Master Thief ---------------Notes: None But it be guarded well, so

Mission: There's gold in that there castle. don't let yourself draw notice! Completion Method:

On the first floor, there will be three Defense Captains patrolling the area. Treasure chests will appear in various areas of the floor. You must make your way towards the stairs without being spotted by a Reserve Captain. Also, you might as well grab some gold while you're here. On the second floor, there will be four Defense Captains patrolling the area. Again, treasure chests will appear in various rooms. Make your way to the stairs without getting caught. On the third floor, you will get a mission at random. You may have to kill off a certain amount of enemy soldiers or complete a combo in a certain period of time or you may get another different mission. On the fourth floor, it is back to breaking through without being spotted. First, you will need to get the key to the staircase. There are three Defense Captains on this floor, so sneak past them without getting caught. When you get to the staircase, the staircase will be locked. An allied Spy Captain

will appear in the northeast corner of the map. You need to make it here without getting caught. Once you have reached this Spy Captain, he will say he doesn't have the key. Another Spy Captain will appear in the southwest. Make your way to this Spy Captain. He will give you the key to the staircase. Now, make your way to the stairs. On the fifth floor, you will need to defeat Hideyoshi and his gang. He will be here with a couple of generics and Mitsunari Ishida. Everyone will be powered up. When you get near Hideyoshi, Nene will appear to try to protect her husband. Defeat everyone to get the stairs to open. ---------------The Tiger of Kai ---------------Notes: Mission: None Can you beat me? I'd like to see you try.

Completion Method: On the first floor, you must pass the Takeda Wind Trial. You must defeat a certain amount of officers as swiftly as the wind, which just means in a certain timeframe. On the second floor, you must pass the Takeda Forest Trial. You must be cautious of enemies that move silently as the forest, which just means that regular soldiers will pop out from no where. You must defeat the enemy officers on this floor to pass this trial. On the third floor, you must pass the Takeda Fire Trial. You will have to defeat an enemy who burns with raging fire, which is Yukimura Sanada. You will need to defeat Yukimura within a given timeframe. However, when you defeat Yukimura, you will realize that the Yukimura you have defeated is merely a double. Three more Yukimuras will appear on the floor. You must defeat the real Yukimura within a given timeframe. The real Yukimura is powered up, so defeat the Yukimura that is glowing red to move on. On the fourth floor, you must pass the Takeda Mountain Trial. You will have to defeat an enemy who has the strength to crush mountains, which is Shingen Takeda himself. You will need to defeat Shingen within a certain timeframe. The entire floor is filled with Sumos, so be careful. Shingen is also powered up. On the fifth floor, defeat enemies that have to defeat each will have to defeat -------------------The Traveling Dancer -------------------you face off with one final trial. You will have to are immovable as the mountains, which just means you will general you see before moving on to the next one. You all generals on this floor within a certain timeframe.

Notes: If you are playing as Okuni and are above 60F, you can obtain her fourth weapon during this mission. Mission: Will you help me collect the gold I need to build a new shrine in Izumo? Completion Method: On the first floor, just defeat enemies until the stairs open. On the second through fourth floors, you will have to convince a lord to donate to your cause. You must defeat a general or generals (normally) to get that lord to come out. When the officer's lord appears, you must defeat him to force him to make a contribution. The officers and lords are as follows: A bunch of generic officers protect Shingen Takeda. Kanetsugu Naoe protects Kenshin Uesugi. Nene protects Hideyoshi Toyotomi (Hideyoshi will appear first, but Nene will arrive when you start fighting Hideyoshi). Ranmaru Mori protects Nobunaga Oda. Tadakatsu Honda protects Ieyasu Tokugawa. On the fifth floor, you must defeat Okuni. Keiji Maeda is your ally and will assist you in defeating Okuni. Okuni is powered up, so she's not just going to go down easily. If you are playing as Okuni and are above 60F, you will fight a fake Okuni with Keiji. When you have defeated the fake Okuni, Keiji will then say he has something for you, but you have to defeat him first to get it. Keiji will turn into an enemy and fight you. He will be powered up. If you defeat him, he will drop Okuni's fourth weapon. --------------The Way Forward --------------Notes: This mission only appears on higher floors. Can

Mission: The way to proceed through the castle from here is blocked. you find the way through? Completion Method:

On the first floor, you must defeat Defense Captains to open up gates. There is normally a group of Defense Captains in front of each gate. One Defense Captain is controlling the gate, so you must defeat the one that does. The others are just annoying distractions. Eventually, you will find gates that won't have any Defense Captains in front of them. However, there are mechanisms that control the gates that don't have Defense Captains in front of them. Destroy the statue that is blocking the mechanism to get the gates to open. Normally, a mechanism will open up a gate on the other side of the stage, so you will do a lot of backtracking. Finally, at some gates, you must defeat all the Sky Ninjas that are at that gate to get the gate to open. Oh, Sakon Shima and Mitsunari Ishida are here also to annoy you.

On the second floor, the entire floor is filled with Fire Ninjas. You must kill off Fire Ninjas until the central room opens up. Once the central room opens up, you need to destroy vases until a powered up Fire Ninja shows up. Defeat the powered up Fire Ninja to open up the stairs. On the third floor, you will either have to be fast or strong. There are two doors, one where you have to be fast and the other where you have to be strong. Each door is guarded by a Defense Captain. For the fast room, you must reach the staircase within a certain amount of time or the staircase will be blocked off, forcing you to go through the strong room. To clear this room, all you need are the Speed Up sandals that are in the box right next to the stairs you used to enter the floor. For the strong room, you will need to defeat a lot of powered up generic officers before the staircase opens up. On the fourth floor, each gate will be labeled with a number. Every time you defeat a Defense Captain at the gate, it will add that number of the gate to a total. You must reach a random total exactly to move on to the stairs. Katsuie Shibata will tell you the total that you need to hit. This requires you to plan out your route so that you reach the stairs with the exact amount. Some numbers are high and some are low. Obviously, the lower the number, the easier it is and the luckier you are. Try to remember what each gate's number is. The Defense Captains will tell you what gate they are guarding, but sometimes, you can't reach a Defense Captain until you've defeated another one. If you mess up or can't complete the puzzle with the gates you have currently opened, you can defeat the Spy Captain that is in the central room to close all the gates and retry the puzzle. On the fifth floor, you will need to find color coded keys. You can only defeat Defense Captains that corresponds to the keys you currently have. When you find a key, Defense Captains of that color will turn from an ally to an enemy. You can then defeat that Defense Captain to open up the gate he is guarding. Katsuie will give you the first one. You must defeat enemy officers to find the other keys. Normally, you'll get a key for Defense Captains that are on the other side of the floor, so you will do a lot of backtracking on this stage. When you finally reach the staircase, you will find that it is blocked off by a powered up Kojiro Sasaki. Defeat Kojiro to open up the staircase. ---------------Transport Rescue ---------------Notes: None

Mission: A supply captain has been captured and is being held in the castle. Please rescue him. Completion Method: On the first floor, you will need to rescue the Supply Captain, who is being

attacked by four Raiders. out his treasure was stolen.

When you save the Supply Captain, you will find

On the second floor, you will need to fight your way towards Magoroku Saika. Defeat Magoroku Saika to unlock the stairs. On the third floor, the floor is filled with Raiders and Vagabonds. You will again need to fight your way to a Saika. This time, it's Magoichi Saika. Defeat Magoichi to move on. On the fourth floor, you have to fight off Vagabonds and Miscreants to get to Okuni. When you defeat her the first time, she will just come back again a second time, even more determined. After the second time she is defeated, she will appear once again, this time with Magoichi Saika. On the fifth floor, you will need to defeat Kotaro Fuma to move on. Once Kotaro is defeated, Hideyoshi Toyotomi decides he wants to get into the action. Hideyoshi will show up with his loyal officers Nene, Sakon Shima, and Mitsunari Ishida. Also, they will all charge the Supply Captain, so this will more than likely be a four on one battle. Defeat all four generals to complete the stage. -----------Treasure Map -----------Notes: None

Mission: I found a map to a hidden treasure but I can't go looking for it on my own. Will someone strong assist me? Completion Method: On the first floor, you must follow the Supply Captain as he navigates through the floor. He will get ambushed at various points on the floor, which will cause him to stop. Defeat all the enemy soldiers that are in the way to get the Supply Captain moving. Unfortunately, when you get to the treasure, it's just rice balls. You will need to now escort the Supply Captain to the staircase. You end up getting 5 gold from the Supply Captain at the staircase. On the second floor, the Supply Captain will get kidnapped and Raiders will appear at various places on the floor. You must find and defeat the Raider that is holding the Supply Captain. Each Raider holds 5 gold and finding the Supply Captain will net you 25 gold. The only way to tell if the Raider has the Supply Captain is to find and defeat each one until the Supply Captain appears. On the third floor, you must figure out which group of bandits is the Marauder. Each group will give you a clue and you must figure out which group

is lying. The lying group will be the one that is holding the Marauder. I hate this mission the most because I'm colorblind and can't really tell which group is what color all too well, but the logic is simple enough to be able to deduce which group is lying. You get 50 gold for finding the Marauder. When you have completed this mission, make your way up the stairs. Apparently, the Supply Captain had the map all along. On the fourth floor, the Supply Captain will read out a set of directions you will need to memorize. Once he is done reading out the directions, Defense Captains will appear at every door. You must make your way through the rooms in the correct order by using the directions you were given. Defeat the Defense Captain that corresponds to the directions to open up that door. If you make your way across the rooms using the correct path, when you open up the final door, you will be rewarded with 500 gold. On the fifth floor, you will be given a choice. You can either follow the Supply Captain or you can choose to go the other direction. If you follow the Supply Captain, you will find Hideyoshi Toyotomi's little play room where he is hiding all his female companions (the ones other than Nene). He will bribe you with some gold (forgot the amount) to keep quiet around Nene about this room. If you choose to not follow the Supply Captain, you will run into a pissed of Nene. Nene knows about Hideyoshi's secret and doesn't like it. Nene is not in a good mood and doesn't like you snooping around, so she decides to split into a lot of Nenes and fight you. She will split into about ten Nenes (lost count) and attack you. You must defeat all the Nenes before the stairs will open. When you do defeat Nene, you will knock some sense into her. She will realize you aren't the enemy and decides to drop 1000 gold for you. However, she's still in a pissed off mood and decides to see what Hideyoshi is up to. My question is, if you already have Nene, why would you want to have another girl? I mean...Nene is extremely cute with big...daggers...very big daggers... ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 7b. Special Ranmaru Missions SW2SMRAN \____________________________________________________ The Ranmaru missions are a series of mission that lead up to getting both Ranmaru Mori and Ranmaru's fourth weapon. These missions tell a tale of assassination and plays out like a detective story. Each mission listed here goes by the order they are unlocked, which is why they are not in order by floors. ----------------Ranmaru's Request ----------------Floor: 1F

Fee: 0 Reward:

900

Notes: This mission unlocks Keiji's Request on 6F and Mitsuhide's Request on 11F. Mission: Some people are trying to disturb the order under Lord Nobunaga. Please destroy them for a reward. Completion Method: On the first floor, you have to protect your allied generals and defeat Keiji Maeda. The Miscreant shouldn't kill off any allied generals, so just defeat them quickly and focus on Keiji. On the second floor, you need to defeat Kotaro Fuma. He shouldn't be too much of a problem as he is alone. The enemy soldiers shouldn't pose any problems either. Ranmaru Mori is here to assist a little. On the third floor, Ieyasu Tokugawa is your ally. Musashi Miyamoto and Kojiro Sasaki. Your mission is to defeat

On the fourth floor, you have to face off with all the enemy generals you have already defeated once. This means beating Kotaro, Keiji, Musashi, and Kojiro. The first two you face off against is Kotaro and Keiji. After you defeat them, all the gates open. Head to where Ranmaru is and you will find him fighting off Musashi and Kojiro. Defeat those two and the gates will open. On the fifth floor, you have to defeat 30 Miscreants. Not too much of a challenge, just kind of long. However, just when you think it's over, you get to face off with the foursome of Kotaro, Keiji, Musashi, and Kojiro again. This time, it's a four on two match as they all come at you at once. However, just run them all through like you have done in the past. --------------Keiji's Request --------------Floor: 6F Fee: 0 Reward: 1000 Notes: None All big bad

Mission: We're holding a big bad brawl within the castle. brawlers welcome. Completion Method:

On the first floor, you can defeat as many enemies as you like and then move on to the next floor. There seems to be no point in this, so defeat some

enemies and move on. On the second floor, you need to defeat all the enemy officers. There are six generics in the area, so beat them down. They come at you two at a time, but they are just generics, so it should be simple. On the third floor, it's back to defeating as many enemies as you like. However, when you reach the stairs, Ranmaru Mori will pop up and challenge you. Defeat him to unlock the stairs. On the fourth floor, your goal is to defeat Hideyoshi Toyotomi and Nene. They are hiding in the northeastern corner, so head up there and defeat them both. You get a couple of gold treasure boxes from the defeated officers for your troubles. On the fifth floor, it's time to face off against the brawling threesome. Defeat Keiji Maeda, Kojiro Sasaki, and Musashi Miyamoto to complete the mission and unlock the stairs. Although wasn't there a fourth person...? ------------------Mitsuhide's Request ------------------Floor: 11F Fee: 0 Reward: 1350 Notes: This mission unlocks Mitsuhide's 2nd Request on 21F. Will you lend

Mission: I want to infiltrate the castle without being seen. me a hand? Completion Method:

On the first floor, you need to get to the stairs without going into a room with a Defense Captain. Every time you enter or exit a room, the position of the Defense Captains will change. To complete this mission, go through the north gate and then go left. Once in this room, go south twice to reach the stairs. On the second floor, you need to gather information from the rooms without being spotted by the Defense Captains. The Defense Captains move in the same pattern and patrol the same three rooms, so just spend a couple of seconds watching them. You are spotted when you are in the same room as a Defense Captain, so just make sure there isn't a red dot where you are standing. To listen in on the conversation in the southeastern room, you need to stand at the north gate. To listen in on the conversation in the northwestern room, you need to also stand at the north gate. Make sure the Defense Captain is on the way out of the room you need to stand in to make sure you gather all the information. The information you really need is in the southeastern room (the bucket joke is really bad...).

On the third floor, you need to get Keiji away from the stairs. Lure him into the room with the X in it and you will have succeeded in this mission. Keiji is really good at following, so you don't have to worry about him chasing. Once Keiji is in the room with you, wait for Mitsuhide to make his way to the stairs. Once that's done with, make your way to the stairs also. Don't let Keiji out of the room with the X in it, or odds are, he will spot Mitsuhide. On the fourth floor, it's information gathering time again. This time, there are three rooms and two guards. The lower guard moves back and forth in a straight line while the other guard patrols the top two rows of rooms. To gather information in the southeastern room, you need to stand at the north gate. To gather information in the middle room, you need to stand at the north gate. To gather information in the northwestern room, you need to stand at the southern gate. This one is a little bit trickier, as the timing is different each time the guards move. You need the information in the northwestern room. On the fifth floor, it's time for some fighting. You have to defeat all the Miscreants on this floor. Not every Sumo is a Miscreant, so you only have to defeat the named Sumos. Still, it's best that you not leave a single one alive. When all the Miscreants are defeated, make your way to the stairs. ----------------------Mitsuhide's 2nd Request ----------------------Floor: 21F Fee: 0 Reward: 1800 Notes: This mission unlocks Ranmaru's 2nd Request on 31F.

Mission: I want to get a little bit further into the castle without being found out. Can you help? Completion Method: On the first floor, you must defeat all the Miscreants and save Hanzo Hattori. This should be simple, as Hanzo should be able to take care of himself and not die and there aren't that many Miscreants. On the second floor, again it's more Miscreants. This time, you're saving Tadakatsu Honda. If you completed the first floor, then the second floor is more of the same thing. On the third floor, it's more Miscreants. something? It's like they grow on trees. defeat them all to proceed. Is there like a Miscreant farm or Run the gauntlet of Miscreants and

On the fourth floor, the Miscreants have gone away. This time, you're trying to persuade Ieyasu Tokugawa, who looks like a Miscreant, to join your side by defeating him. Ieyasu has a lot of health, but he shouldn't be too much of a

problem after beating down all those Miscreants. Mitsuhide's offer, so move on to the next floor.

Ieyasu turns down

On the fifth floor, apparently the enemy officers think Mitsuhide assassinated Nobunaga, which isn't far from the truth. You need to defeat all the enemy generals within five minutes, which shouldn't be too hard. When you reach the stairs, Mitsuhide is going to go hide. --------------------Ranmaru's 2nd Request --------------------Floor: 31F Fee: 0 Reward: 2250 Notes: This mission unlocks Mitsuhide's 3rd Request on 41F and unlocks Ranmaru Mori in free mode. Mission: Would anyone like to go hunting for information with me?

Completion Method: On the first floor, you need to go around and defeat every enemy general on the floor to beat information out of them. Apparently, Ranmaru isn't as much about finesse as we are lead to believe. Also, you'd just think that talking in a rational manner would get the desired information? Or at least spying... Defeat all the enemy generals to get all the information. Make sure you pay attention to what people had to say. On the second floor, it's the Miscreants again. This time, they have some Oda officers cornered. There are a lot of Sumos surrounding the two allied officers, so it may be a pain to save them. Rescue the Oda officers from the Miscreants and gain information from them. See Ranmaru? You don't have to beat people up to get them to tell you want you want. You just have to save their lives. Pay attention to what people say, as it will affect your choices later on. On the third floor, you will need to pick a path based on the evidence you gathered on the floors. Oh, you did remember to read the evidence right? Pick the appropriate stairs and move to the next floor. In case you didn't pay attention like I told you to, take the eastern stairs to chase down Keiji Maeda. On the fourth floor, you'll fight with Keiji Maeda. Not only that, but your most favorite friends are back again. The Miscreants are back one more time to help out Keiji. Defeat the Miscreants first to make the fight with Keiji easier. Once the Miscreants are out of the way, face off with Keiji. When you defeat Keiji, he will say he didn't do it. Of course, no one ever admits to their crimes, so just move on for now.

On the fifth floor, you must defeat Ieyasu Tokugawa first. Once Ieyasu is defeated, Mitsuhide Akechi will appear. Now you have to fight Mitsuhide. Be careful of Mitsuhide, as he is pretty strong right now. Defeat Mitsuhide to finish the floor. ----------------------Mitsuhide's 3rd Request ----------------------Floor: 41F Fee: 0 Reward: 2700 Notes: Mission: This mission unlocks Keiji's 2nd Request on 31F. They're on to me! Now I need help getting back out of here!

Completion Method: On the first floor, you must escort Mitsuhide Akechi to the staircase. This shouldn't be too hard. There are a lot of wrong turns on this map, but no enemy generals to worry about. The enemies are all riflemen, spearmen, or ninjas. On the second floor, you must again escort Mitsuhide Akechi to the stairs. This time, there is more variety in the enemies. The only problem with this mission is that the enemies keep reappearing, making this level not fun, but frustrating. When you get Mitsuhide to the stairs, Keiji Maeda appears. Defeat Keiji and Keiji will join your merry band of runaway convicts. On the third floor, you need to defeat all the enemy generals. There are a lot of them, but they are all generic. Also, since you have two allied generals on your side, the odds should be evened. On the fourth floor, it's another lovely escort mission. This time, the enemies don't reappear infinitely, making this floor more bearable. On the fifth floor, it's another escort mission. The enemies do reappear infinitely, but since this floor is shorter than the second floor, it's not as bad. It's not fun, but it's not as bad as the second floor. Ranmaru Mori will appear when you get close to the stairs. Defeat him to raise the gate to the stairs. ------------------Keiji's 2nd Request ------------------Floor: 31F Fee: 0 Reward: 2250 Notes: This mission unlocks Keiji's Real Request on 46F.

Mission: I'm throwing a party! I mean "fight," of course. Completion Method:

Would you like to come?

Oh, and by "party"

On the first floor, it's just a good old fashion brawl with all the usual suspects. Keiji Maeda, Kojiro Sasaki, Mitsuhide Akechi, and Musashi Miyamoto are here just beating up on some enemies. Defeat as many enemies as you want. Wait a minute...Mitsuhide Akechi? Something definitely seems wrong if Mitsuhide is joining a beat down. Go over to say hi to Mitsuhide and he will turn on you and attack you. Defeat him to unlock the stairs. On the second floor, there are a bunch of generic officers that have joined the party. You will need to defeat all of them. They won't wait for you to come to them. They will come to you instead, so you will have to kill quickly. Otherwise, you may be facing pretty bad odds. While fighting, you will receive word that a guy with long hair ran up the stairs. Quickly defeat all these enemy generals and then run up the stairs after him. On the third floor, Keiji will join you as an ally. Make your way to the stairs with Keiji. When you get a little bit into the floor, Mitsuhide will assassinate Nobunaga Oda near the stairs. Run over to the stairs and you will meet with Hanzo Hattori. You will have to defeat Hanzo. Hanzo is powered up, so he won't be the easiest kill in the world. On the fourth floor, Nobunaga will once again get assassinated. He seems to die often. Run to where the flashing dot is. Mitsuhide is here, claiming he assassinated Nobunaga. But didn't Hanzo just do it? Something's going on here. Defeat Mitsuhide to move on to the next floor. Mitsuhide is powered up, but shouldn't be too much trouble. You will find out that Kotaro Fuma changed into Mitsuhide. However, there's still no body. On the fifth floor, you will need to rescue Mitsuhide this time. Run to where Mitsuhide is located. Once you rescue Mitsuhide, the storyline will be revealed. -------------------Keiji's Real Request -------------------Floor: 46F Fee: 0 Reward: 2925 Notes: If you are playing as Ranmaru Mori, you can obtain his fourth weapon during this mission. Mission: The truth lies embedded in darkness. Or maybe it's just in the castle somewhere. How about we take a look? Completion Method:

On the first floor, you will need to ask questions to a lot of people. Detective Keiji Maeda will be your assistant and ally through these floors, so he will provide some nice help in the interrogation process. An interrogation inside the castle, of course, normally means beating down someone, so run over to Katsuie Shibata and "interrogate" him. Once he is defeated, he will let you know that he was somewhere else, which means he has to be telling the truth. Make your way to the staircase. On the second floor, it's Lady No's turn to be "interrogated". Defeat her and she will also say it wasn't her. Like the real fugitive will just tell the truth. On the third floor, Oichi is here. Keiji wants to "interrogate" her, so go over to her and ask her about that night. Of course, Oichi doesn't want to talk and will fight you over it. Even the cute ones are violent. Oichi also has two generals that will assist her with her Fifth Amendment rights. Kindly remind Oichi that she's not in the United States by defeating her and her two allies. Of course, when she does talk, she denies everything, so move on. After all, it's never the cute ones. On the fourth floor, Hideyoshi Toyotomi and Nene are having a conversation about ninjas. It's obviously not a conversation about two ninjas walking into a bar, so the suspicion level is high. "Interrogate" Hideyoshi and Nene. They will attempt to double team you, but remember, you have Detective Keiji on your side. After the battle, Hideyoshi confesses to the crime, move to the next floor. On the fifth floor, Detective Keiji decides to throw a little party to celebrate solving the crime. And by "party", he means "fight". Your first objective is to defeat 100 enemy soldiers. Once you have done this, Keiji will think you want to have a little throw down. Keiji will turn hostile and begin to attack you. When Keiji is injured, he will regain life and then become harder to stagger, so just when you think you have him beat, you really don't. If you are playing as Ranmaru Mori and you defeat Keiji, you will get Ranmaru's fourth weapon. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 7c. Special Mount Missions SW2SMMOU \____________________________________________________ There are two mounts in Survival Mode that you can only get by completing missions. These two horses are probably the two best horses in the game, so you will definitely want to try to get them.

------------------Shopkeeper's Escort ------------------Floor: 71F Fee: 1350 Reward: 4950 Notes: This mission will make the mount Moon Child available for purchase from the shop. Mission: me? I must locate a very important horse of mine. Will anyone protect

Completion Method: On the first floor, there will be no enemies until you reach a certain point. Then the Supply Captain will begin to taunt his enemies, which will cause a bunch of Miscreants to appear. You will need to defeat all the Miscreants. On the second floor, the Supply Captain will start moving around at random. He will stop at various places. When he stops, you need to find some Musou Wine to get him to keep going. You can get Musou Wine by either finding it in a container or defeating enemies. On the third floor, you will face off with four Raiders. The Supply Captain will run away, which is basically a good thing. You don't have to worry about him dying now. When you defeat the four Raiders, the gates in that room will open. On the fourth floor, the Supply Captain will be fighting off with a Marauder. Go to where the Marauder is and defeat him. Then make your way to the staircase. On the fifth floor, you will get stopped by Ginchiyo Tachibana, Ina, and Tadakatsu Honda. You will have to defeat these three generals. Of course, you should focus on getting rid of Tadakatsu first, as he's the biggest pain. When you defeat all three enemies, you can purchase the special horse from the shop. ---------------Transport Rescue ---------------Floor: 71F Fee: 2250 Reward: 5400 Notes: You must first complete the "Medicine Hunt" regular mission before this mission will be available. This mission will make the mount Persian Mare available for purchase from the shop. Mission: There's a supply captain trapped in the castle. He has an item

that will help make the horses at the shop stronger. Completion Method: This mission is the same as the regular mission Transport Rescue in terms of what you must do on each floor. However, the description for this Transport Rescue is different from the regular mission Transport Rescue. On the first floor, you will need to rescue the Supply Captain, who is being attacked by four Raiders. When you save the Supply Captain, you will find out his treasure was stolen. On the second floor, you will need to fight your way towards Magoroku Saika. Defeat Magoroku Saika to unlock the stairs. On the third floor, the floor is filled with Raiders and Vagabonds. You will again need to fight your way to a Saika. This time, it's Magoichi Saika. Defeat Magoichi to move on. On the fourth floor, you have to fight off Vagabonds and Miscreants to get to Okuni. When you defeat her the first time, she will just come back again a second time, even more determined. After the second time she is defeated, she will appear once again, this time with Magoichi Saika. On the fifth floor, you will need to defeat Kotaro Fuma to move on. Once Kotaro is defeated, Hideyoshi Toyotomi decides he wants to get into the action. Hideyoshi will show up with his loyal officers Nene, Sakon Shima, and Mitsunari Ishida. Also, they will all charge the Supply Captain, so this will more than likely be a four on one battle. Defeat all four generals to complete the stage. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 7d. Special Guard Missions SW2SMGUA \____________________________________________________ There are two guards in the game that can only be gotten in Survival Mode. These two guards are the two unique NPC characters, Katsuie Shibata and Kojiro Sasaki. ------------Woeful Beauty ------------Floor: 76F Fee: 3325 Reward: 8075 Notes: This mission will make the bodyguard Katsuie Shibata available for

purchase from the shop. Mission: Will somebody capture Lady Oichi for me? Anybody?

Completion Method: On the first floor, you will need to defeat Oichi. When you approach her, it just looks like she has a couple of guards. When you get too close to her, her personal guards show up, which includes a few riflemen. Get rid of the distractions and defeat Oichi. On the second floor, Hideyoshi Toyotomi will be across the map. Make your way past all the enemy soldiers and approach Hideyoshi. You will be given a mission to defeat Hideyoshi within one minute. This will be tough a tough battle because Hideyoshi likes to jump around a lot. Defeat Hideyoshi quickly and move on to the next floor. On the third floor, Ranmaru Mori and Mitsuhide Akechi will show up for battle. You will need to defeat these two bodyguards within 3 minutes. This is another tough battle that will require you to kill quickly. Once you have defeated these two, Nobunaga Oda will appear near the exit and begin to run away. Cut him off and defeat him before he can escape. On the fourth floor, you will have to face off with Nagamasa Azai's officers. Well, you don't really have to, as the stairs are open the entire time, so you can just run away to the next floor. However, you can defeat all of Nagamasa's officers if you want the experience. They are all generic, but this will be about a seven on one battle. Plus, the officers will constantly reappear. This will go on until Nagamasa Azai appears and decides he wants to fight you. When Nagamasa appears, focus on him. The other officers will continue to reappear if you defeat them, so focus on Nagamasa. Once Nagamasa is defeated, make your way towards the stairs. On the fifth floor, Oichi is here, but she is not your opponent. Your opponent is Katsuie Shibata. He is powered up and very strong, but after the last three floors you just went through, Katsuie should be a breeze. Defeat Katsuie, have a nice little conversation with Oichi about Katsuie Shibata being available as a bodyguard, and make your way towards the stairs. Wait...weren't you supposed to capture Oichi? ---------------------Employment Opportunity ---------------------Floor: 76F Fee: 3325 Reward: 8075 Notes: This mission will make the bodyguard Kojiro Sasaki available for purchase from the shop.

Mission: Show me what you can do. sword instructor. Completion Method:

If you pass the test, I'll hire you as my

On the first floor, you will need to defeat 100 enemies in five minutes. On the second floor, you must defeat three enemy generals within five minutes. You will need to beat Kanetsugu Naoe, Mitsunari Ishida, and Yukimura Sanada. The generals will charge after you, so you will need to defeat one quickly in order to avoid a three on one situation. On the third floor, you must defeat three enemy generals within five minutes again. The generals are the same, but this time, they are powered up and more difficult to beat. Again, the generals will charge at you quickly to try to triple team you. On the fourth floor, you will need to defeat Kojiro Sasaki within five minutes. He is powered up and has a few bodyguard generals around to distract you. Try to fight Kojiro without alerting any of the other generals on the stage. On the fifth floor, you will need to defeat a powered up Musashi Miyamoto. Musashi is extremely powered up, to the point where regular attacks don't stagger him. However, he is alone, which will make things a little bit easier. After you have beaten Musashi, Kojiro Sasaki will show up and challenge you again. Kojiro will be powered up just like Musashi, so use the same tactics as you did with Musashi. Defeat him to make him available for purchase as a bodyguard in the shop. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 7e. Special Skill Missions SW2SMSKI \____________________________________________________ There are three skills that can go up to level four. These skills must first be gotten through Survival Mode by a character that already has the indicated skill at level 3. Once you have completed this special mission in Survival Mode, the level 4 version of the skill will be available for purchase at the shop for 10000 Gold. ---------------Great Tournament ---------------Floor: 71F Fee: 2250 Reward: 8500 Notes: This mission will make the skill Greed 4 available for purchase in the shop if you complete it with a person who already has the skill Greed

3. Mission: The greatest contest of all time is about to begin! you've got what it takes, sign up! Completion Method: On the first floor, you will get a random task to complete. This could either be completing a combo within a certain timeframe or defeating a certain amount of enemy officers within a timeframe or something completely different. On the second floor, you again need to defeat three generic officers. This time there isn't a time limit, but the entire stage is filled with riflemen. Try to clear out a section of the riflemen and then do your battle there. A Resilience 3 skill will help out here a lot. On the third floor, you will once again need to defeat three generic officers. This time, the catch is that you're fighting on a floor with a lot of ninjas on it. There are Wind Ninjas and Sky Ninjas here, so it can be a pain in the butt to have them around while trying to kill off the officers, so take care of the ninjas first. On the fourth floor, you will need to defeat five generals in one on one battles. During the battles, the mysterious announcers will provide color commentary and all the play by play action. Each time you defeat an opponent, he will drop some life. The generals will get progressively harder, but they are still all generics. When you have defeated the fifth opponent, you will receive four rice balls to restore your health. On the fifth floor, it's once again a single elimination tourney with you going one on one against five more generals. This time, the generals are unique generals, so this will be much harder. The color commentary is still there to...well...just be there. However, whenever you defeat an opponent, they will drop a tray of rice balls, giving you the chance to gain more health after each battle. The generals will get progressively stronger, with the last general being an extremely powered up Keiji Maeda. Keiji won't stagger when hit, so he will be very difficult to beat. Well, when you get through with Keiji, you think it's over, right? In order to get a special bonus, you will need to defeat the last two people you faced in a three way battle. This time, both generals powered up to where he doesn't stagger when attacked. The good thing about this is that both generals can hurt each other, so use that to your advantage. If you don't want to fight this battle or you're too hurt to continue, you can leave by taking the stairs. You will still get the rare skill if you don't fight in this battle, but if you win the battle, you get three weapon boxes as your prize. -----------Tutor Wanted -----------If you think

Floor: 86F Fee: 4200 Reward: 10500 Notes: This mission will make the skill Acclaim 4 available for purchase in the shop if you complete it with a person who already has the skill Acclaim 3. Mission: I'm looking for someone who will train me to become a better fighter. Completion Method: On the first floor, you will fight Tokichiro Kinoshita. That is the only enemy on this floor. It's easy, but there's a reason for it. You will end up fighting him five times. He doesn't get harder, so this shouldn't be too bad. On the second floor, you will fight Tokichiro and his peasant army. Just about every soldier on this floor is a peasant, so they shouldn't be too hard to defeat. There are a couple of archers, some riflemen, some regular soldiers, but not enough to cause any problems. Tokichiro is powered up, but a strong peasant is still just a peasant. On the third floor, Tokichiro is back with his army again. This time, there is more variety in the unit. Plus, he now has some officers, including one unique one, Nene. However, Tokichiro himself is still just a powered up peasant, so just beat him down and worry more about the other officers. On the fourth floor, Tokichiro has turned into Hideyoshi Hashiba. His army is back again and it's now bigger. Hideyoshi is now actually a threat, but not much of one. Run through his army one more time. This time, besides himself being unique, he's also added Mitsunari Ishida to Nene as his unique officers. Hideyoshi is powered up on this floor, so try to keep him for last in a one on one battle. On the fifth floor, Hideyoshi has once again changed his name. He is now Hideyoshi Toyotomi. He's still the same old Hideyoshi though. This time, he's added some new officers to his army. This time, along with Mitsunari, he's added Tachibana Ginchiyo, Yukimura Sanada, and Masamune Date. However, each general is off in their own little area, so you should be able to defeat them one at a time. Hideyoshi is extremely powerful on this map, but teach him that the student will never surpass the teacher. ----------------Beyond All Limits ----------------Floor: 96F Fee: 0 Reward: 9999

Notes: This mission will make the skill Master 4 available for purchase in the shop if you complete it with a person who already has the skill Master 3. Mission: You've come a long way. prove your strength? Completion Method: On the first floor, and on all the floors for that matter, it will be bonus time, meaning every hit you make will earn you gold. Every officer you defeat will drop a treasure chest of gold. Also, each floor is a symbol in the title of the game when it's written in Kanji. On this floor, you need to defeat Shingen Takeda and Kenshin Uesugi. It's hard to separate the two, so focus on beating one first and then move on to the other one. On the second floor, the two officers guarding the stairs are Tachibana Ginchiyo and Nene. Again, it's hard to separate the two so this will be a two on one battle. On the third floor, you will be fighting Kojiro Sasaki and Kotaro Fuma. a weird pair they make. On the fourth floor, it's Ieyasu Tokugawa and Hanzo Hattori who will challenge you. On the fifth floor, Mitsunari Ishida and Yukimura Sanada are guarding the final staircase. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 8. Sugoroku SW2SUGOR \____________________________________________________ Sugoroku is a board game. It is kind of like Monopoly where you try to get land and have your enemies land on your territory. Also, like Monopoly, getting lands that are in a row is a good thing. The more territories that you can link together in a row, the higher the value of all your lands will be. You start off at your Home Space. This is kind of like your start and finish line. Your goal is to gather the three flags that are spread out across the board. These flags are indicated by an X on the mini map at the bottom of your screen. When you have collected all three maps, you must return home. When you return home, you will receive gold based on how many laps you have completed and based on the value of the territories you have occupied. If you land on an enemy's territory, you must pay then 1/3 of the value of the land (unless it's their home space, in which case you must pay 1/2). If your What But just how far are you willing to go to

opponents land on your territory, they must do the same thing. When you or your opponents land on a territory, you will be given the option to challenge the owner for that territory, if you pay the value of the land. If you do, you will face off with your opponents in one of six minigames. The person who challenged will have a disadvantage, normally in the form of enemy generals trying to hinder your progress. Also, before the minigame starts, a random effect will be added to you and your opponent, adding a touch of randomness to it all. You can only challenge an opponent if you have enough money to pay the value of the land and if you have a challenge start. Challenge stars refill when you return home with all your flags and you gain more stars when you complete more laps. Finally, there are Shrine spaces. When you stop at a Shrine, you must roll two dice. These two dice will indicate what happens. There are a variety of effects, some good and some bad. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 8a. Minigames SW2SUMIN \____________________________________________________ There are six minigames in Sugoroku. They encompass a wide variety of skills. If you are playing a minigame from a Shrine event, it will be a one player game with a set goal. Those goals are listed in the Shrine Event section. If you are playing against an opponent, before the match, you will have a random effect placed on both you and your opponent. These effects can be any one of the following: Attack Up Attack Down Attack Range Up Attack Range Down Defense Up Defense Down No Musou Speed Up Speed Down Unlimited Musou The worst effect is probably Speed Down. So many of the events rely on speed that if you get a Speed Down card, it's almost a guaranteed loss (although I have won things like Race with a Speed Down card). I have provided a list of the minigames, along with notes about them. ---------Annihilate ---------Goal: Defeat as many enemies as possible. Highest KO count wins.

Notes: This is just a regular beatdown of enemies. Use your mini map to find the areas where enemies are grouped together. ----Chase ----Goal: Defeat as many fleeing Fire Ninjas as possible. wins. Highest KO count

Notes: The Fire Ninjas will sometimes block your attacks, so don't assume that an attack will kill a Fire Ninja automatically. Also, use your mini map to plan your next course of action. Your mini map can show you places where there are Fire Ninjas that are grouped together. Of course, faster characters rule this game. A Speed Down card will ruin you completely. ------Destroy ------Goal: Break as many boulders as you can. Highest point total wins.

Notes: There are two types of boulders. One boulder is actually four smaller pieces of rock. These are brown and the pieces don't take as many hits to break. The other boulder is grey that takes more hits to break. Sometimes, when you break a grey boulder, you will uncover a fish statue. These take a long time to break, but I'm not sure if they are worth any points, so it may not be worth it to break the fish statues. ---Race ---Goal: Break through as many doors as possible. First person to reach the end wins. If neither person makes it to the end by the end of the time limit, then the highest point total wins. Notes: You have to destroy one of three doors. One door will break as soon as you hit it, one door is trapped with an explosion that will go off as soon as you hit it, and one door will take multiple hits to break. If you manage to get lucky and get the unlimited musou for the random effect, you will be unaffected by the explosions from the trapped doors. -----Reveal -----Goal: Uncover and as many Sky Ninjas as you can. Highest KO count wins.

Notes: To get them out of the ground, you will need to use your jump charge attack. However, some attacks, such as the opening shockwave of your musou attack, can uncover Sky Ninjas. It is best to pay attention to your mini map rather than your screen, as your map can pick up Sky Ninjas that

your screen can't pick up. Ninjas grouped together. ----Steal ----Goal:

Try to focus on areas that have multiple Sky

Run and collect the most gold.

Notes: The single coins are worth 5. The symbols with three coins on it are worth 25. The symbols with coins stacked three layers high are worth 50. The treasure chests are worth 100, but they are extremely rare. A person who gets a treasure chest will probably win if the other player doesn't get one, so luck does play a huge factor in this game. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 8b. Shrine and Port Events SW2SUSHR \____________________________________________________ When you land on a Shrine, you will have to roll two dice. What happens at a shrine depends on what you get on the dice roll. Order does matter. Therefore, a 1 and 6 is different from a 6 and 1. 1 1 1 1 1 1 and 1: Annihilate Minigame - Try to get 30 KOs. and 2: Bonus - Roll the die and gain gold based on the roll. and 3: Bonus - Roll two dice and gain gold based on the roll. and 4: Bonus - Gain gold based on position. and 5: Bonus - Gain gold based on rank. and 6: Gamble - If you accept, you get to roll a die. If you get an even number, you double your current money. If you get an odd number, you halve your current money.

2 and 1: Festival - One of your occupied spaces increases its value. Linked squares will also increase in value. 2 and 2: Steal Minigame - Try to get 500 gold. 2 and 3: Harvest - Increases the value of the squares next to the shrine you are currently on. 2 and 4: Buy Out - Buy any occupied or unoccupied square for the double its value. 2 and 5: Survey - Move to an unoccupied space of your choice. 2 and 6: Spy - Move to an occupied space of your choice. 3 3 3 3 3 3 and and and and and and 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: Rickshaw - Roll one dice and move that many spaces. Horsecart - Roll two dice and move that many spaces. Destroy Minigame - Try to get 100 points. Recover - Refills all the challenge stars. Training - Rank goes up one level. Pilgrimage - Retrieve all remaining flags.

4 and 1: Lose a turn - Does exactly what the title says. 4 and 2: Revolt One of your squares at random goes down in value. Linked squares to that square also go down in value. 4 and 3: Famine Decreases the value of the squares next to the shrine you are currently on. 4 and 4: Reveal Minigame - Try to get 10 KOs. 4 and 5: Tax - Roll the die and lose gold based on the roll. 4 and 6: Charity - Gives the person in last place 10% of your gold. 5 and 1: Visit Hokkaido - Move to the port on Hokkaido, the northern island on the map. If playing the small map, this becomes the same thing as 1 and 5. 5 and 2: Visit Shikoku - Move to the port on Shikoku, the southern island on the map. If playing the small map, this becomes the same thing as 3 and 1. 5 and 3: Visit Kyushu - Move to the port on Kyushu, the western island on the map. If playing the small map, this becomes the same thing as 3 and 2. 5 and 4: Regroup - Return to home square. 5 and 5: Race Minigame - Try to get 100 points. 5 and 6: Field Trip - Go to any square. 6 6 6 6 6 6 and and and and and and 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: Gathering - All players are sent to the current square. Fortune - All players gain 10% of their current gold. Recession - All players lose 10% of their current gold. Fresh Start - Changes the positions of everyone's flags. Typhoon - All players move to a new space. Chase Minigame - Try to get 7 KOs.

----------Port Events ----------Sometimes, when you land at a port, you will see a special event from one of the three removed characters from Samurai Warriors and Samurai Warriors: Xtreme Legends. Here is a list of characters that you could possibly see and what they can do. Goemon Ishikawa: Goemon steals gold from the person in first place and gives it to the person in last place. Kunoichi: Kunoichi steals some of your gold and just keep it to herself.

Yoshimoto Imagawa: Returns the gold stolen from you by Kunoichi. You must have had gold stolen from you by Kunoichi in order to get this event. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 8c. General Tips SW2SUGEN \____________________________________________________ A lot of people have been complaining about how hard the game is. The thing

about this game is that it does take a little time to learn all the nuances to the game. If you lose the first time, don't get frustrated. Take the knowledge you gained from your first play through and use that to your advantage. I will list tips here as I play Sugoroku more and as I think of them. Some characters have flags that appear close together on a regular basis. Some characters have a much longer track to make a complete lap. Some characters that I know have their flags grouped together are Mitsuhide Akechi, Ranmaru Mori and Nene. Other characters, such as Yukimura Sanada, Hideyoshi Toyotomi, and Masamune Date, have flags that appear on opposite sides of the board. Just because a character has to go further to complete a lap. A longer lap means that there's more time and chance to collect territories. More territories mean each lap is worth more. A shorter track means you have less time to collect territories. Also, you're landing on the same spaces over and over again, reducing your chance to land on an unoccupied territory. When playing longer games, characters with longer laps can hold an advantage. Try to link your territories whenever possible. Save your challenges for when you have a chance to link your territories. Linked territories not only raise the value of that land, but they also give you more gold as Revenue whenever you complete a lap. There are two types of maps. There is the small map and the large map. The small map is just mainland Japan. The large map is mainland Japan plus three small islands. These three islands are located in the northeast, the west, and the southwest. When you are playing a large map, the flags can appear on the islands. Luck plays a huge part in completing the game. Rolling high numbers is always helpful. Getting favorable Shrine events can also help. Getting a Pilgrimage event early can set the tone for the entire game. Getting a Gamble event late can make a person in last place jump into first place. On the other hand, an ill-timed Fresh Start or Typhoon can cause havoc to your pace, especially if you and the flag you need are separated by the entire board. When you are playing games with a higher monetary goal, even some games with the lower goals, it is easy to come from behind. Just because you're behind early does not mean the game is over. You can easily go from fourth to first with the help of some good luck. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 9. Guards SW2GUARD \____________________________________________________

Each Guard has their own type and their own set of stats. You can take one guard with you to battle and you can have a total of 8. Each guard has their own unique properties about them. I will be listing each guard, their type, their starting stats, and their maximum stats. There are two special bodyguards. They can only be gotten by completing a special mission in Survival Mode. Once you have completed the special mission for the bodyguard, then you can purchase them from the shop. There are skills that will increase the stats of your bodyguards. The ability skill Sensei will increase the stats of your bodyguards during a stage. The growth skill Sensei will give your bodyguards stats a boost every time they level up. However, you do not need to have the growth skill Sensei to max out your bodyguards. The growth skill Sensei will just allow your bodyguards to reach their max stats sooner. I have documented an experiment that I did to test this theory at the end of this chapter. Special thanks to zero00057, SHADOW JACKY, LordofWei, PS2kid, marlborolights_, and DarkPriest for providing stats and corrections to this section. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 9a. Samurai SW2GUSAM \____________________________________________________ Samurai bodyguards fight with swords. They have high attack and defense, but they are a step slower than ninjas and lady samurais. Samurais have high life, but are a little bit lacking in terms of musou. ---------------Takanobu Ryuzoji ---------------Cost: 900 (Initially Available) Maximum Stats: Life: 256 Musou: 233 Attack: 167 Defense: 167 Ride: 167 Speed: 156 Dex: 156 Luck: 156

Starting Stats: Life: 136 Musou: 125 Attack: 90 Defense: 90 Ride: 90 Speed: 85 Dex: 85 Luck: 85 -------------Kosuke Anayama --------------

Cost:

1600 Maximum Stats: Life: 260 Musou: 237 Attack: 170 Defense: 170 Ride: 170 Speed: 159 Dex: 159 Luck: 159

Starting Stats: Life: 140 Musou: 129 Attack: 93 Defense: 93 Ride: 93 Speed: 88 Dex: 88 Luck: 88 -------------------Shikanosuke Yamanaka -------------------Cost: 2500

Starting Stats: Life: 144 Musou: 133 Attack: 95 Defense: 95 Ride: 95 Speed: 90 Dex: 90 Luck: 90 ----------------Masatoshi Hoshina ----------------Cost: 2500

Maximum Stats: Life: 264 Musou: 241 Attack: 172 Defense: 172 Ride: 172 Speed: 161 Dex: 161 Luck: 161

Starting Stats: Life: 145 Musou: 134 Attack: 96 Defense: 96 Ride: 96 Speed: 91 Dex: 91 Luck: 91 --------------Moriyasu Tozawa --------------Cost: 3600

Maximum Stats: Life: 265 Musou: 242 Attack: 173 Defense: 173 Ride: 173 Speed: 162 Dex: 162 Luck: 162

Starting Stats: Life: 148 Musou: 136

Maximum Stats: Life: 268 Musou: 244

Attack: 98 Defense: 98 Ride: 98 Speed: 93 Dex: 93 Luck: 93 ---------------Sekishusai Yagyu ---------------Cost: 3600

Attack: 175 Defense: 175 Ride: 175 Speed: 164 Dex: 164 Luck: 164

Starting Stats: Life: 150 Musou: 138 Attack: 100 Defense: 100 Ride: 100 Speed: 95 Dex: 95 Luck: 95 ------------------Nobutsuna Kamiizumi ------------------Cost: 4900

Maximum Stats: Life: 270 Musou: 246 Attack: 177 Defense: 177 Ride: 177 Speed: 166 Dex: 166 Luck: 166

Starting Stats: Life: 152 Musou: 140 Attack: 101 Defense: 101 Ride: 101 Speed: 96 Dex: 96 Luck: 96

Maximum Stats: Life: 272 Musou: 248 Attack: 178 Defense: 178 Ride: 178 Speed: 167 Dex: 167 Luck: 167

______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 9b. Lady Samurai SW2GULSA \____________________________________________________ Lady Samurai fight with swords. They have lower attack and defense stats than their male counterparts, but they are faster in terms of speed. Also, lady samurais have less life and more musou compared to male samurais. However, lady samurais are cuter than their male counterparts. What this has to do in regards to battle, I have no idea. ----

Koma ---Cost: 900 Maximum Stats: Life: 248 Musou: 241 Attack: 167 Defense: 162 Ride: 162 Speed: 162 Dex: 162 Luck: 162

Starting Stats: Life: 132 Musou: 129 Attack: 90 Defense: 88 Ride: 88 Speed: 88 Dex: 88 Luck: 88 ---Nana ---Cost: 1600

Starting Stats: Life: 136 Musou: 132 Attack: 93 Defense: 90 Ride: 90 Speed: 90 Dex: 90 Luck: 90 -------Inu Oura -------Cost: 2500

Maximum Stats: Life: 252 Musou: 244 Attack: 170 Defense: 164 Ride: 164 Speed: 164 Dex: 164 Luck: 164

Starting Stats: Life: 140 Musou: 136 Attack: 96 Defense: 93 Ride: 93 Speed: 93 Dex: 93 Luck: 93 ----------Matsu Maeda ----------Cost: 3600

Maximum Stats: Life: 256 Musou: 248 Attack: 173 Defense: 167 Ride: 167 Speed: 167 Dex: 167 Luck: 167

Starting Stats:

Maximum Stats:

Life: 144 Musou: 140 Attack: 98 Defense: 95 Ride: 95 Speed: 95 Dex: 95 Luck: 95 --Kai --Cost: 4900

Life: 260 Musou: 252 Attack: 175 Defense: 169 Ride: 169 Speed: 169 Dex: 169 Luck: 169

Starting Stats: Life: 148 Musou: 144 Attack: 100 Defense: 98 Ride: 98 Speed: 98 Dex: 98 Luck: 98

Maximum Stats: Life: 264 Musou: 256 Attack: 178 Defense: 172 Ride: 172 Speed: 172 Dex: 172 Luck: 172

______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 9c. Ninja SW2GUNIN \____________________________________________________ Ninjas are quick attackers. Their attack isn't as high as a samurai, but they are faster and their attacks are faster. Ninjas have less life when compared to a samurai, but more musou. Ninjas like jump attacks more than samurais. -----------------Nagato Fujibayashi -----------------Cost: 900 (Initially Available) Maximum Stats: Life: 248 Musou: 256 Attack: 162 Defense: 156 Ride: 167 Speed: 167 Dex: 167 Luck: 156

Starting Stats: Life: 132 Musou: 136 Attack: 88 Defense: 85 Ride: 90 Speed: 90 Dex: 90 Luck: 90 ----------------

Isuke Ninokuruwa ---------------Cost: 1600 Maximum Stats: Life: 252 Musou: 260 Attack: 164 Defense: 159 Ride: 170 Speed: 170 Dex: 170 Luck: 159

Starting Stats: Life: 136 Musou: 140 Attack: 90 Defense: 88 Ride: 93 Speed: 93 Dex: 93 Luck: 88 ------------Tamba Momochi ------------Cost: 2500

Starting Stats: Life: 140 Musou: 144 Attack: 93 Defense: 90 Ride: 96 Speed: 96 Dex: 96 Luck: 90 --------------Sasuke Sarutobi --------------Cost: 3600

Maximum Stats: Life: 256 Musou: 264 Attack: 167 Defense: 161 Ride: 173 Speed: 173 Dex: 173 Luck: 161

Starting Stats: Life: 144 Musou: 148 Attack: 95 Defense: 93 Ride: 98 Speed: 98 Dex: 98 Luck: 93 ----------Koji Kashin ----------Cost: 4900

Maximum Stats: Life: 260 Musou: 268 Attack: 169 Defense: 164 Ride: 175 Speed: 175 Dex: 175 Luck: 164

Starting Stats:

Maximum Stats:

Life: 148 Musou: 152 Attack: 98 Defense: 95 Ride: 101 Speed: 101 Dex: 101 Luck: 95

Life: 264 Musou: 272 Attack: 172 Defense: 166 Ride: 178 Speed: 178 Dex: 178 Luck: 166

______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 9d. Kunoichi SW2GUKUN \____________________________________________________ Kunoichis are female ninjas. Kunoichis are weaker in terms of attack and defense when compared to male ninjas, but kunoichis are faster and have more dex. Also, kunoichi's have higher luck stats. Like ninjas, they like to use jump attacks and have some pretty cool charge attacks. ------------Maria Konishi ------------Cost: 900 Maximum Stats: Life: 241 Musou: 248 Attack: 162 Defense: 156 Ride: 162 Speed: 173 Dex: 173 Luck: 162

Starting Stats: Life: 129 Musou: 132 Attack: 88 Defense: 85 Ride: 88 Speed: 93 Dex: 93 Luck: 93 ---------Tiger Gamo ---------Cost: 1600

Starting Stats: Life: 132 Musou: 136 Attack: 90 Defense: 88 Ride: 90 Speed: 96 Dex: 96 Luck: 90 ----

Maximum Stats: Life: 244 Musou: 252 Attack: 164 Defense: 159 Ride: 164 Speed: 176 Dex: 176 Luck: 174

Usui ---Cost: 2500 Maximum Stats: Life: 248 Musou: 256 Attack: 167 Defense: 161 Ride: 167 Speed: 178 Dex: 178 Luck: 167

Starting Stats: Life: 136 Musou: 140 Attack: 93 Defense: 90 Ride: 93 Speed: 98 Dex: 98 Luck: 93 ---------Tsune Kato ---------Cost: 3600

Starting Stats: Life: 140 Musou: 144 Attack: 95 Defense: 93 Ride: 95 Speed: 101 Dex: 101 Luck: 95 ----------------Chiyojo Mochizuki ----------------Cost: 4900

Maximum Stats: Life: 252 Musou: 260 Attack: 169 Defense: 164 Ride: 169 Speed: 181 Dex: 181 Luck: 169

Starting Stats: Life: 144 Musou: 148 Attack: 98 Defense: 95 Ride: 98 Speed: 104 Dex: 104 Luck: 98

Maximum Stats: Life: 256 Musou: 264 Attack: 172 Defense: 166 Ride: 172 Speed: 184 Dex: 184 Luck: 172

______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 9e. Musketeer SW2GUMUS \____________________________________________________ Musketeers specialize in using rifles for long range attacks. Rifle shots will break the guard of the enemy, with the downside that they must reload

after every shot. Stat wise, they are normally weaker in just about every statistical category when compared to melee fighters. However, their range can sometimes give them the advantage in battle. --------------Sukenao Inadome --------------Cost: 900 Maximum Stats: Life: 241 Musou: 241 Attack: 156 Defense: 150 Ride: 150 Speed: 150 Dex: 150 Luck: 156

Starting Stats: Life: 129 Musou: 129 Attack: 85 Defense: 82 Ride: 82 Speed: 82 Dex: 82 Luck: 82 -------------------Hisatoki Tanegashima -------------------Cost: 1600

Starting Stats: Life: 132 Musou: 132 Attack: 88 Defense: 85 Ride: 85 Speed: 85 Dex: 85 Luck: 88 ---------------Zenjubo Sugitani ---------------Cost: 2500

Maximum Stats: Life: 244 Musou: 244 Attack: 159 Defense: 153 Ride: 153 Speed: 153 Dex: 153 Luck: 159

Starting Stats: Life: 136 Musou: 136 Attack: 90 Defense: 87 Ride: 87 Speed: 87 Dex: 87 Luck: 90 -------------

Maximum Stats: Life: 248 Musou: 248 Attack: 161 Defense: 155 Ride: 155 Speed: 155 Dex: 155 Luck: 161

Dojun Igasaki ------------Cost: 3600 Maximum Stats: Life: 252 Musou: 252 Attack: 164 Defense: 158 Ride: 158 Speed: 158 Dex: 158 Luck: 164

Starting Stats: Life: 140 Musou: 140 Attack: 93 Defense: 90 Ride: 90 Speed: 90 Dex: 90 Luck: 93 ---------Juzo Kakei ---------Cost: 4900

Starting Stats: Life: 144 Musou: 144 Attack: 95 Defense: 92 Ride: 92 Speed: 92 Dex: 92 Luck: 95

Maximum Stats: Life: 256 Musou: 256 Attack: 166 Defense: 160 Ride: 160 Speed: 160 Dex: 160 Luck: 166

______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 9f. Archer SW2GUARC \____________________________________________________ Archers are the female ranged unit in the game. Archers have higher musou, speed, and luck when compared to a musketeer, but lower life, attack, and defense. Plus, archer arrows don't break the guard of a blocking enemy. However, they do attack faster than a musketeer. -------Koshosho -------Cost: 900 (Initially Available) Maximum Stats: Life: 233 Musou: 248 Attack: 150 Defense: 150 Ride: 150

Starting Stats: Life: 125 Musou: 132 Attack: 82 Defense: 82 Ride: 82

Speed: 85 Dex: 85 Luck: 85 --------------Tatsuko Kyogoku --------------Cost: 1600

Speed: 156 Dex: 156 Luck: 162

Starting Stats: Life: 129 Musou: 136 Attack: 85 Defense: 85 Ride: 85 Speed: 88 Dex: 88 Luck: 90 ----------------Myorinni Yoshioka ----------------Cost: 2500

Maximum Stats: Life: 237 Musou: 252 Attack: 153 Defense: 153 Ride: 153 Speed: 159 Dex: 159 Luck: 164

Starting Stats: Life: 133 Musou: 140 Attack: 87 Defense: 87 Ride: 87 Speed: 90 Dex: 90 Luck: 93 ---------------Chiyo Yamanouchi ---------------Cost: 3600

Maximum Stats: Life: 241 Musou: 256 Attack: 155 Defense: 155 Ride: 155 Speed: 161 Dex: 161 Luck: 167

Starting Stats: Life: 136 Musou: 144 Attack: 90 Defense: 90 Ride: 90 Speed: 93 Dex: 93 Luck: 95 -----

Maximum Stats: Life: 244 Musou: 260 Attack: 158 Defense: 158 Ride: 158 Speed: 164 Dex: 164 Luck: 169

Tsuru ----Cost: 4900 Maximum Stats: Life: 248 Musou: 264 Attack: 160 Defense: 160 Ride: 160 Speed: 166 Dex: 166 Luck: 172

Starting Stats: Life: 140 Musou: 148 Attack: 92 Defense: 92 Ride: 92 Speed: 95 Dex: 95 Luck: 95

______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 9g. Monk SW2GUMON \____________________________________________________ Monks fight with naginatas. They are not particularly powerful, lacking in both the attack and defense categories. Their life and musou also don't really stack up when compared to other bodyguard units. However, what monks do specialize in is providing your character with items. They can give your character Attack x2, Defense x2, Speed Max, Musou Full for 5 or 10 Seconds, and Life Recovery +50 during battle. They tend to give items out more when you are injured than when you're at full health. ------------Sansa Honinbo ------------Cost: 900 Maximum Stats: Life: 233 Musou: 256 Attack: 150 Defense: 150 Ride: 150 Speed: 150 Dex: 150 Luck: 167

Starting Stats: Life: 125 Musou: 136 Attack: 82 Defense: 82 Ride: 82 Speed: 82 Dex: 82 Luck: 90 -----------Shoki Kaisen -----------Cost: 1600

Starting Stats: Life: 129 Musou: 140

Maximum Stats: Life: 237 Musou: 260

Attack: 85 Defense: 85 Ride: 85 Speed: 85 Dex: 85 Luck: 93 ----------Suden Ishin ----------Cost: 2500

Attack: 153 Defense: 153 Ride: 153 Speed: 153 Dex: 153 Luck: 170

Starting Stats: Life: 133 Musou: 144 Attack: 87 Defense: 87 Ride: 87 Speed: 87 Dex: 87 Luck: 96 ----------Soho Takuan ----------Cost: 3600

Maximum Stats: Life: 241 Musou: 264 Attack: 155 Defense: 155 Ride: 155 Speed: 155 Dex: 155 Luck: 173

Starting Stats: Life: 136 Musou: 146 Attack: 90 Defense: 90 Ride: 90 Speed: 90 Dex: 90 Luck: 98 -------------Tenkai Nankobo -------------Cost: 4900

Maximum Stats: Life: 244 Musou: 268 Attack: 158 Defense: 158 Ride: 158 Speed: 158 Dex: 158 Luck: 175

Starting Stats: Life: 140 Musou: 152 Attack: 92 Defense: 92 Ride: 92 Speed: 92 Dex: 92 Luck: 101

Maximum Stats: Life: 248 Musou: 272 Attack: 160 Defense: 160 Ride: 160 Speed: 160 Dex: 160 Luck: 178

______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 9h. Shrine Maid SW2GUSHR \____________________________________________________ Shrine Maids also fight with naginatas and can provide your character with items during battle. They are the female equivalent of the monk. However, shrine maids have lower life, attack, and defense. They do have a higher musou and speed compared to a monk. They can provide Attack x2, Defense x2, Speed Max, Musou Full for 5 or 10 Seconds, and Life Recovery +50 during battle when your health is low. ----------Itoko Ikeda ----------Cost: 900 Maximum Stats: Life: 226 Musou: 263 Attack: 145 Defense: 145 Ride: 145 Speed: 150 Dex: 150 Luck: 173

Starting Stats: Life: 122 Musou: 139 Attack: 80 Defense: 80 Ride: 80 Speed: 82 Dex: 82 Luck: 93 -----Sayuri -----Cost: 1600

Starting Stats: Life: 125 Musou: 143 Attack: 82 Defense: 82 Ride: 82 Speed: 85 Dex: 85 Luck: 96 --Ise --Cost: 2500

Maximum Stats: Life: 229 Musou: 267 Attack: 147 Defense: 147 Ride: 147 Speed: 153 Dex: 153 Luck: 176

Starting Stats: Life: 129 Musou: 148 Attack: 84 Defense: 84 Ride: 84 Speed: 87 Dex: 87 Luck: 98 --Aya --Cost: 3600

Maximum Stats: Life: 233 Musou: 272 Attack: 149 Defense: 149 Ride: 149 Speed: 155 Dex: 155 Luck: 176

Starting Stats: Life: 132 Musou: 152 Attack: 87 Defense: 87 Ride: 87 Speed: 90 Dex: 90 Luck: 101 -------Otsu Ono -------Cost: 4900

Maximum Stats: Life: 236 Musou: 276 Attack: 152 Defense: 152 Ride: 152 Speed: 158 Dex: 158 Luck: 181

Starting Stats: Life: 136 Musou: 156 Attack: 89 Defense: 89 Ride: 89 Speed: 92 Dex: 92 Luck: 104

Maximum Stats: Life: 240 Musou: 280 Attack: 154 Defense: 154 Ride: 154 Speed: 160 Dex: 160 Luck: 184

______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 9i. Sumo SW2GUSUM \____________________________________________________ Sumos are powerful fighters. They are the strongest bodyguards in the game (other than the special bodyguards). They have high life, musou, attack, and defense. Their only downside is their speed. They are slow. A sumo's attacks can be very powerful in battle and can interrupt an enemy general's combo on you.

-----------------Mataichiro Namasue -----------------Cost: 900 Maximum Stats: Life: 263 Musou: 226 Attack: 173 Defense: 162 Ride: 145 Speed: 145 Dex: 145 Luck: 150

Starting Stats: Life: 139 Musou: 122 Attack: 93 Defense: 88 Ride: 80 Speed: 80 Dex: 80 Luck: 82 -----------Yoemon Aochi -----------Cost: 1600

Starting Stats: Life: 143 Musou: 125 Attack: 96 Defense: 90 Ride: 82 Speed: 82 Dex: 82 Luck: 85 ----------Isa Miyoshi ----------Cost: 2500

Maximum Stats: Life: 267 Musou: 229 Attack: 176 Defense: 164 Ride: 147 Speed: 147 Dex: 147 Luck: 153

Starting Stats: Life: 148 Musou: 129 Attack: 98 Defense: 93 Ride: 84 Speed: 84 Dex: 84 Luck: 87 -------Kumawaka -------Cost: 3600

Maximum Stats: Life: 272 Musou: 233 Attack: 178 Defense: 167 Ride: 149 Speed: 149 Dex: 149 Luck: 149

Starting Stats: Life: 152 Musou: 132 Attack: 101 Defense: 95 Ride: 87 Speed: 87 Dex: 87 Luck: 90 -------------Seikai Miyoshi -------------Cost: 4900

Maximum Stats: Life: 276 Musou: 236 Attack: 181 Defense: 169 Ride: 152 Speed: 152 Dex: 152 Luck: 158

Starting Stats: Life: 156 Musou: 136 Attack: 104 Defense: 98 Ride: 89 Speed: 89 Dex: 89 Luck: 92

Maximum Stats: Life: 280 Musou: 240 Attack: 184 Defense: 172 Ride: 154 Speed: 154 Dex: 154 Luck: 160

______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 9j. Fire Ninja SW2GUFIR \____________________________________________________ Fire ninjas are bomb throwing ninjas. Fire ninjas throw bombs in the midst of a battle, causing explosions and can often times break up an enemy's combo. Stat wise, they're a little weaker than samurais and sumos in terms of attack and defense, but they are comparable to other bodyguards. ---------------Rokuro Mochizuki ---------------Cost: 900 Maximum Stats: Life: 241 Musou: 233 Attack: 156 Defense: 150 Ride: 145 Speed: 150 Dex: 150 Luck: 150

Starting Stats: Life: 129 Musou: 125 Attack: 85 Defense: 82 Ride: 80 Speed: 82 Dex: 82 Luck: 82

-------------Ginpachiro Ono -------------Cost: 1600 Maximum Stats: Life: 244 Musou: 237 Attack: 159 Defense: 153 Ride: 147 Speed: 153 Dex: 153 Luck: 153

Starting Stats: Life: 132 Musou: 129 Attack: 88 Defense: 85 Ride: 82 Speed: 85 Dex: 85 Luck: 85 ---------Danzo Kato ---------Cost: 2500

Starting Stats: Life: 136 Musou: 133 Attack: 90 Defense: 87 Ride: 84 Speed: 87 Dex: 87 Luck: 87 ---------------Saizo Kirigakure ---------------Cost: 3600

Maximum Stats: Life: 248 Musou: 241 Attack: 161 Defense: 155 Ride: 149 Speed: 155 Dex: 155 Luck: 155

Starting Stats: Life: 140 Musou: 136 Attack: 93 Defense: 90 Ride: 87 Speed: 90 Dex: 90 Luck: 90 -----------------Hisahide Matsunaga ------------------

Maximum Stats: Life: 252 Musou: 244 Attack: 264 Defense: 158 Ride: 152 Speed: 158 Dex: 158 Luck: 158

Cost:

4900 Maximum Stats: Life: 256 Musou: 248 Attack: 166 Defense: 160 Ride: 154 Speed: 160 Dex: 160 Luck: 160

Starting Stats: Life: 144 Musou: 140 Attack: 95 Defense: 92 Ride: 89 Speed: 92 Dex: 92 Luck: 92

______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 9k. Special Bodyguards SW2GUSPE \____________________________________________________ There are two bodyguards in Samurai Warriors 2 that can only be obtained by completing certain tasks in Survival Mode. These two bodyguards are officers in the game that have unique models. They are NPCs, but they can be used as bodyguards. These two bodyguards tend to be more aggressive in battle than the other bodyguards. Their stats are also much higher than other bodyguards. Kojiro Sasaki is a sword wielding expert while Katsuie Shibata is a spear wielding samurai. ------------Kojiro Sasaki ------------Type: Cost: Expert 6400 Maximum Stats: Life: 274 Musou: 278 Attack: 179 Defense: 169 Ride: 184 Speed: 181 Dex: 181 Luck: 173

Starting Stats: Life: 158 Musou: 158 Attack: 105 Defense: 98 Ride: 107 Speed: 104 Dex: 104 Luck: 102

Requirements: Must complete the mission Employment Opportunity on 76F in Survival Mode. For more information on this mission, including an in depth walkthrough of the mission, check the Survival Mode section. --------------Katsuie Shibata --------------Type: Cost: Samurai 6400

Starting Stats: Life: 160 Musou: 147 Attack: 106 Defense: 106 Ride: 106 Speed: 100 Dex: 100 Luck: 106

Maximum Stats: Life: 280 Musou: 255 Attack: 183 Defense: 183 Ride: 183 Speed: 171 Dex: 171 Luck: 183

Requirements: Must complete the mission Woeful Beauty on 76F in Survival Mode. For more information on this mission, including an in depth walkthrough of the mission, check the Survival Mode section. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 9l. Max Bodyguard Test SW2GUMAX \____________________________________________________ There has been some debate on the GameFAQs message board as to whether or not the growth skill Sensei 3 was required in order to max out a bodyguard or if a bodyguard would max out on their own. I decided I was going to run a series of tests to prove whether or not a bodyguard will max out on their own. I tried to control as many variables as I could during this test to ensure the validity of the experiment. First, from my original save file 1, I saved the game in file 2 and file 3. Then, in the second save file, I would buy a bodyguard from the shop. This bodyguard was the Lady Samurai Koma, the cheapest one in the shop. I would then play the stage Battle of Anegawa on the Oda-Tokugawa side with a brand new Kotaro Fuma. Kotaro does not have the Sensei growth skill, nor will he get it by leveling up. The reason why I chose Battle of Anegawa on the OdaTokugawa forces was because no enemy had the growth skill Sensei at any level. Furthermore, this stage did have a lot of enemies and was relatively easy to complete. I would play this stage until the bodyguard reached level 20. I would then repeat this process on the save file 3, except I would buy the growth skills Sensei 1, 2, and 3 for Kotaro along with the Lady Samurai Koma. I would play the exact same stage, Battle of Anegawa on the Oda-Tokugawa forces, with the unleveled Kotaro until the bodyguard again reached level 20. The data seems to confirm the theory that a bodyguard will max out at level 20 no matter if you have the Sensei growth skill or not. If you look at the first set of data, which was when Kotaro did not have the Sensei 3 growth skill, the bodyguard would level up relatively the same for the first 19 levels. For Koma's Life and Musou stat, these two would gain, on average, at +6. There were some +5 and +7 mixed in, but these were rare. For the rest of Koma's stats, these would normally gain +4, with a couple of +3 and +5 mixed in. However, at level 20, some of Koma's stats other than Life and Musou would gain a +6. Furthermore, these stats were the ones that needed the +6 to

even out with the other stats. The second set of data, when Kotaro did have the Sensei 3 growth skill, you will notice that there is an increase in the amount of stats that the bodyguard does gain for each level. Koma would gain, on average, a +7 to the Life and Musou stat, with a couple of +6 thrown in. For the rest of her stats, she would gain, on average, +5, with the rare +4 mixed in. However, at levels 8, 11, and 16, the stats would gain on average a +4 with a couple of +3 mixed in. By level 17, a couple of Koma's stats would max out. At level 19, all of Koma's stats would max out. On both occasions, Koma had the same ending stats at level 20, which would prove that not all bodyguards need Sensei 3 to max out. While this does not prove that all bodyguards would max out at level 20 without Sensei 3 (the only way to prove that would be to run this test with every bodyguard, and no one has the time for that), this does lend support to the theory that you cannot mess up a bodyguard. Oddly enough, when Kotaro did have the Sensei 3 bodyguard skill, it seemed like the stats were trying to keep themselves from being too high at levels 8, 11, and 16. This could be some coding within the game that prevents a bodyguard from becoming too powerful too quickly. Furthermore, the Sensei growth skill seems to work in a different way than first imagined. Most people believe that the Sensei growth skill simply adds stats to the bodyguard's totals. While this is partially true, the exact method that it adds the stats is different than just simply increasing the number. It seems that a bodyguard's stat will go up a certain base amount, based on the stat and the bodyguard. In Koma's case, Life and Musou would have a base increase of +6 and the rest of her stats have a base increase of +4. However, whenever a bodyguard levels up, there is a chance that the base increase could increase by 1 or decrease by 1. The Sensei growth skill seems to affect the modifiers of the base increase, allowing the base increase to go up by 1 more often and decrease by 1 less often. For Koma, this means that Life and Musou would more likely go up by +7 instead of +5 or +6 and the rest of her stats would more likely go up by +5 instead of +3 or +4. Thus, it would seem like the Sensei 3 growth skill only gives around about a +12 increase in a stat, which is really only 3 levels to a bodyguard. This could be how all the growth skills work. They don't necessarily increase a stat, but increase the chance that the stat will be modified in a positive manner. Here is the raw data from the bodyguard tests I conducted: Lady Samurai Koma without Sensei 3 Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Life 132 139(+7) 145(+6) 152(+7) 158(+6) 164(+6) 170(+6) Musou 129 135(+6) 141(+6) 147(+6) 153(+6) 159(+6) 165(+6) Attack 90 94(+4) 98(+4) 102(+4) 106(+4) 110(+4) 114(+4) Defense 88 92(+4) 96(+4) 99(+3) 103(+4) 107(+4) 111(+4) Ride 88 92(+4) 96(+4) 99(+3) 103(+4) 107(+4) 111(+4) Speed 88 92(+4) 96(+4) 100(+4) 104(+4) 108(+4) 112(+4) Dex 88 92(+4) 96(+4) 100(+4) 104(+4) 108(+4) 112(+4) Luck 88 91(+3) 95(+3) 99(+4) 103(+4) 107(+4) 110(+3)

8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

176(+6) 182(+6) 188(+6) 194(+6) 200(+6) 206(+6) 212(+6) 218(+6) 224(+6) 230(+6) 236(+6) 242(+6) 248(+6)

171(+6) 177(+6) 183(+6) 189(+6) 194(+5) 200(+6) 206(+6) 212(+6) 218(+6) 224(+6) 230(+6) 236(+6) 241(+5)

118(+4) 122(+4) 126(+4) 130(+4) 134(+4) 138(+4) 142(+4) 146(+4) 151(+5) 155(+4) 159(+4) 163(+4) 167(+4)

115(+4) 119(+4) 123(+4) 127(+4) 131(+4) 135(+4) 139(+4) 142(+3) 146(+4) 150(+4) 154(+4) 157(+3) 162(+5)

115(+4) 119(+4) 123(+4) 127(+4) 131(+4) 135(+4) 139(+4) 143(+4) 147(+4) 151(+4) 155(+4) 159(+4) 162(+3)

116(+4) 119(+3) 123(+4) 127(+4) 131(+4) 134(+3) 138(+4) 142(+4) 146(+4) 149(+3) 153(+4) 156(+3) 162(+6)

115(+3) 119(+4) 123(+4) 127(+4) 131(+4) 135(+4) 139(+4) 143(+4) 146(+3) 150(+4) 154(+4) 158(+4) 162(+4)

114(+4) 118(+4) 122(+4) 126(+4) 130(+4) 133(+3) 137(+4) 141(+4) 145(+4) 149(+4) 153(+4) 156(+3) 162(+6)

Lady Samurai Koma with Sensei 3 Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Life 132 139(+7) 146(+7) 153(+7) 160(+7) 167(+7) 174(+7) 180(+6) 187(+7) 194(+7) 201(+7) 207(+6) 213(+6) 220(+7) 226(+6) 233(+7) 240(+7) 247(+7) 248(+1) 248(+0) Musou 129 135(+6) 142(+7) 149(+7) 156(+7) 163(+7) 170(+7) 176(+6) 183(+7) 190(+7) 197(+7) 203(+6) 209(+6) 215(+6) 221(+6) 228(+7) 235(+7) 241(+6) 241(+0) 241(+0) Attack 90 95(+5) 100(+5) 105(+5) 110(+5) 116(+6) 121(+5) 125(+4) 130(+5) 135(+5) 139(+4) 144(+5) 149(+5) 154(+5) 159(+5) 163(+4) 167(+4) 167(+0) 167(+0) 167(+0) Defense 88 93(+5) 98(+5) 103(+5) 108(+5) 113(+5) 118(+5) 122(+4) 127(+5) 132(+5) 136(+4) 141(+5) 146(+5) 151(+5) 156(+5) 160(+4) 162(+2) 162(+0) 162(+0) 162(+0) Ride 88 93(+5) 98(+5) 102(+4) 107(+5) 112(+5) 117(+5) 121(+4) 126(+5) 131(+5) 135(+4) 140(+5) 145(+5) 150(+5) 155(+5) 159(+4) 162(+3) 162(+0) 162(+0) 162(+0) Speed 88 92(+4) 97(+5) 102(+5) 106(+4) 110(+4) 115(+5) 118(+3) 123(+5) 128(+5) 132(+4) 137(+5) 142(+5) 147(+5) 152(+5) 156(+4) 160(+4) 162(+2) 162(+0) 162(+0) Dex 88 93(+5) 98(+5) 102(+4) 107(+5) 112(+5) 117(+5) 121(+4) 126(+5) 131(+5) 135(+4) 140(+5) 145(+5) 150(+5) 155(+5) 159(+3) 162(+3) 162(+0) 162(+0) 162(+0) Luck 88 93(+5) 97(+4) 102(+5) 107(+5) 112(+5) 116(+4) 120(+4) 125(+5) 130(+5) 133(+3) 138(+5) 143(+5) 147(+4) 152(+5) 156(+4) 161(+5) 162(+1) 162(+0) 162(+0)

As you can see, the amount of stats you gain from Sensei 3 is not very big, as the game seems to try to keep your bodyguard from growing too fast. In short, even if all bodyguards did not max out at level 20 without Sensei 3, the amount of stat would be missing for any one stat would probably be only 5 points at best. If you're really worried about 5 points in a stat so much that you would reset your save file just to try to get those 5 points, you're obsessive compulsive and they make medication for that. ______________________

Samurai Warriors 2 FAQ/Walkthrough SW2MOUNT

\ \ 10. Mounts \____________________________________________________

You can have up to three mounts in your stable. However, if you purchase a fourth mount, you must replace one of the three you have purchased. Each horse has their own unique stats. These stats are not represented by a numerical value, but by a bar. I will try to express the length of each bar in terms of general terms. These are the terms that I will use: Horrible: About 1/5 of the entire bar. Bad: About 1/3 of the entire bar. Average: About 1/2 of the entire bar. Good: About 2/3 of the entire bar. Excellent: About 4/5 of the entire bar. Almost Maximum: Close to the entire bar is filled. Maximum: The entire bar is filled. Remember, these are just approximations and my best guess. The last three horses on the list are special horses and can only be obtained through special methods. -------Chestnut -------Type: Cost: Average 800

Stamina: Horrible Power: Bad Speed: Horrible --------Mochizuki --------Type: Cost: Average 1800

Stamina: Average Power: Good Speed: Average -------Kohibari -------Type: Cost: Average: 3200 Good

Stamina:

Power: Speed: -------Red Wood -------Type: Cost:

Good Good

Average 5000

Stamina: Excellent Power: Excellent Speed: Excellent ---------Stone Hoof ---------Type: Cost: Power 800

Stamina: Bad Power: Good Speed: Horrible -----------Phantom Gray -----------Type: Cost: Power 1800

Stamina: Average Power: Excellent Speed: Bad ---------Hell Shade ---------Type: Cost: Power 3200

Stamina: Good Power: Excellent Speed: Average --------Ink Stone --------Type: Power

Cost:

5000

Stamina: Almost Maximum Power: Maximum Speed: Excellent ---------Ashen Wind ---------Type: Cost: Speed 800

Stamina: Horrible Power: Horrible Speed: Average --------Gold Rush --------Type: Cost: Speed 1800

Stamina: Bad Power: Average Speed: Good ---------Ebony Wing ---------Type: Cost: Speed 3200

Stamina: Good Power: Average Speed: Excellent ---------Pale Cloud ---------Type: Cost: Speed 5000

Stamina: Excellent Power: Good Speed: Almost Maximum --------Matsukaze

--------Type: Cost: Maximum 7200

Stamina: Maximum Power: Maximum Speed: Maximum Requirements: There are several theories out on how to make this horse available. You either have to play the game for a certain period of time, or buy all the horses in one category, buy a certain amount of horses, or buy the highest level horse in a category. Either way, the horse will eventually be available for purchase. -----------Persian Mare -----------Type: Cost: Hellfire (This horse will deal fire damage to enemies) 7200

Stamina: Maximum Power: Maximum Speed: Maximum Requirements: Must complete the mission Transport Rescue on 71F in Survival Mode. For more information on this mission, including an in depth walkthrough of the mission, check the Survival Mode section. ---------Moon Child ---------Type: Cost: Stalwart (You cannot be knocked off of this horse) 7200

Stamina: Almost Maximum Power: Maximum Speed: Maximum Requirements: Must complete the mission Shopkeeper's Escort on 71F in Survival Mode. For more information on this mission, including an in depth walkthrough of the mission, check the Survival Mode section. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 11. Unlockables SW2UNLOC \____________________________________________________ This section is designed to give people a quick list of what all needs to be unlocked and how they are unlocked. Most of this information can be found at various places in the guide, but this chapter is dedicated to consolidating

all that information into one quick and easy to find chapter. however, some new information in this chapter. -------------------Unlocking Characters --------------------

There is,

Most characters are unlocked by playing through another character's Story Mode. Two of these characters, Okuni and Ranmaru Mori, are only available in Free Mode and do not have a Story Mode. Yukimura Sanada: Initially available. Keiji Maeda: Clear Kanetsugu Naoe's Story Mode. Nobunaga Oda: Clear Magoichi Saika's Story Mode. Mitsuhide Akechi: Initially available. Kenshin Uesugi: Clear Kanetsugu Naoe's Story Mode or have a Samurai Warriors save file on your memory card before you start a new game. Oichi: Initially available. Okuni: Beat Sugoroku once in 1 Player Mode. Magoichi Saika: Clear Mitsuhide Akechi's Story Mode. Shingen Takeda: Clear Kenshin Uesugi's Story Mode. Masamune Date: Clear Magoichi Saika's Story Mode. No: Clear Nobunaga Oda's Story Mode. Hanzo Hattori: Clear Kotaro Fuma's Story Mode or have a Samurai Warriors save file on your memory card before you start a new game. Ranmaru Mori: Complete Ranmaru's 2nd Request on 31F of Survival Mode. Hideyoshi Toyotomi: Clear Mitsunari Ishida's Story Mode. Tadakatsu Honda: Clear Ieyasu Tokugawa's Story Mode or have a Samurai Warriors: Xtreme Legends save file on your memory card before you start a new game. Ina: Clear Tadakatsu Honda's Story Mode. Ieyasu Tokugawa: Initially available. Mitsunari Ishida: Initially available. Nagamasa Azai: Clear Oichi's Story Mode. Sakon Shima: Clear Mitsunari Ishida's Story Mode. Yoshihiro Shimazu: Clear Ginchiyo Tachibana's Story Mode. Ginchiyo Tachibana: Initially available. Kanetsugu Naoe: Clear Yukimura Sanada's Story Mode. Nene: Clear Hideyoshi Toyotomi's Story Mode. Kotaro Fuma: Initially available. Musashi Miyamoto: Unlock all characters other than Okuni and Ranmaru Mori. ---------------------Unlocking Dream Stages ---------------------Most dream stages are unlocked by just clearing the Story Mode for that character. However, there are five dream stages that can only be unlocked after clearing another character's Story Mode as well. This will list all

five of those characters and what is required to unlock their dream stage. Kenshin Uesugi: Clear Shingen Takeda's Story Mode and dream stage. Oichi: Clear No's Story Mode and dream stage. Magoichi Sakai: Clear Masamune Date's Story Mode. Mitsunari Ishida: Clear Kanetsugu Naoe's Story Mode. Yoshihiro Shimazu: Clear Yukimura Sanada's Story Mode and dream stage. -------------------------Unlocking Chaos Difficulty -------------------------To unlock the Chaos Difficulty for both Story Mode and Free Mode, you must clear Nobunaga Oda's Story Mode, Hideyoshi Toyotomi's Story Mode, and Ieyasu Tokugawa's Story Mode. ---------------------------Unlocking Special Bodyguards ---------------------------There are two bodyguards that can only be unlocked by going through Survival Mode and completing certain missions on the 76F. Once you have completed the mission, these bodyguards become available for purchase from the shop. Kojiro Sasaki: Must complete the mission Employment Opportunity on 76F in Survival Mode. For more information on this mission, including an in depth walkthrough of the mission, check the Survival Mode section. Katsuie Shibata: Must complete the mission Woeful Beauty on 76F in Survival Mode. For more information on this mission, including an in depth walkthrough of the mission, check the Survival Mode section. -----------------------Unlocking Special Mounts -----------------------There are three special mounts that do not fit into the normal categories of Average, Power, and Speed. These mounts are in their own special categories and have special properties to them. They can only be unlocked by completing certain requirements. Once the requirements have been fulfilled, these mounts become available for purchase from the shop. Matsukaze: There are several theories out on how to make this horse available. You either have to play the game for a certain period of time, or buy all the horses in one category, buy a certain amount of horses, or buy the highest level horse in a category. Either way, the horse will eventually be available for purchase. Persian Mare: Must complete the mission Transport Rescue on 71F in Survival Mode. For more information on this mission, including an in depth walkthrough of the mission, check the Survival Mode section.

Moon Child: Must complete the mission Shopkeeper's Escort on 71F in Survival Mode. For more information on this mission, including an in depth walkthrough of the mission, check the Survival Mode section. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 12. FAQs SW2FREQU \____________________________________________________ I will list FAQs as I get them. I normally put my "You can't use my guide so stop asking" FAQ here, but it doesn't seem to stop my inbox from getting flooded. I think I'm going to start blocking all the people I keep saying no to. Honestly, you people who run these game help websites are worse than spammers. It just makes me think even less of your website and makes me like GameFAQs even more. Q. A. Is there a create-a-warrior feature in this game? No. Please don't e-mail me this question anymore. either. I don't work for KOEI. Don't ask me why

______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 13. Special Thanks SW2THANK \____________________________________________________ Special thanks go out to the following: KOEI: For making another fun and addictive game. For his very insightful Topic FAQ on the GameFAQs message

The Giant Hoeruo: board. EChang:

For his useful and insightful guides on GameFAQs. For providing information in regards to a Survival Mode

diandra_deborah: mission. Kane Knight: mission. saitou1024: zero00057:

For providing information in regards to a Survival Mode For providing information on Mitsuhide's fourth weapon. For pointing out a mistake on Kojiro Sasaki's starting stats. For providing maxed stats for bodyguards.

SHADOW JACKY: LordofWei: PS2kid:

For providing maxed stats for a lot of bodyguards.

For providing maxed stats for bodyguards. For providing maxed stats for bodyguards.

marlborolights_:

DarkPriest: James Lopez: mission. Alastair Tan: mission.

For providing maxed stats for a lot of bodyguards. For providing information in regards to a Survival Mode For providing information in regards to a Survival Mode

And finally, I would like to say a special thank you to all the readers of this guide out there. I hope this guide provided you with much help in this game. ______________________ Samurai Warriors 2 \ FAQ/Walkthrough \ 14. Contact Information and Legal Stuffies SW2LEGAL \____________________________________________________ If you find any mistakes, see any information that may be wrong or missing, or have any good information, contact me at rampidzier@yahoo.com. I retain all rights to post anything in your e-mail on my FAQ and will give you credit if I do. I will only give credit to the first person who sends me something. Hate mail will not be responded to (unless I want to make fun of you) and if you hate my FAQ, don't read it. There are plenty of other FAQs to use and plenty of better ways to use up your time and mine. I will try to respond to all e-mails I get, but if I don't, don't think I'm ignoring you. My job keeps my free time to a bare minimum and that time is used on making FAQs or my side project that is about to come to fruition. This FAQ may only be used on GameFAQs (www.gamefaqs.com). If you see any other site using my FAQ, please let me know so I can power trip on them. Copyright 2006 by Robert Dohner. This document may not be redistributed in any form unless you have obtained permission from the creator (namely, me).