Hints & Tips

Easier third weapons
Play the Battle At You Ting level as Meng Huo's forces within any difficulty setting. When the north gate is opened you should obtain a valuable item message. The weapon is to the west of Sun Ce's spot even though it says "item", it is a weapon.

Getting fifth weapons
When you are attempting to access fifth weapons, you have to play the game within the very hard difficulty setting.

Easier fifth weapons
Acquire Cao Cao's fifth weapon, then boost his stats. When you wish to get a fourth or fifth weapon, have the first player be the one you want the weapon for and the second player as Cao Cao. Have the first player get to safety and do what is needed with Cao Cao. When the weapon or Supply Captain appears, get it with Cao Cao and finish the mission.

Flashing question mark
You may see a small purple flashing question mark in the lower right corner of the screen. In order to finish it, you have to create 120,000 Perfect combos or make 999,999 combo in game points. Once you do make it one fourth of the way, you will receive a purple to yellow question mark. Once you reach halfway, you will receive a red question mark. Once you get the full amount, you will acquire the Musuo Armor, which will allow you to get hit by an arrow and just receive the damage without losing your footing.

Bodyguard third weapons
When you are attempting to get the third bodyguard weapons, play the game within the hard difficulty setting or above on the the Yi Ling Level. Be sure to have your bodyguards strong enough to survive through the level. It could also be easier to use the two player trick, where player one is weaker and player two is close to or at maximum.

Cao Cao: Fifth weapon
To acquire Blue Steel, which has no element and gives Life +86, Defense +51, Bow Defense +58, Reach +24, and has Musou Armor built in, play in the Mt. Ding Jun level as Wei forces within the very hard difficulty. To make it appear, beat Huang Zhong in less than five minutes. It will appear southwest of Huang Zhong's starting position.

Diao Chan: Fifth weapon
To acquire the Imperial Mace weapon, which has flame on her fourth charge attack and gives Jump +21, Life +72, Attack +25, Reach +30, and Musou Charge +10, play Diao Chan's Escape as Diao Chan's forces in the very hard difficulty setting. Beat Lu Bu (he will drop it) when he appears, after to clear the third gate. All of the officers north will retreat after you do beat him. He is fairly hard. Try using a maxed out Wei Yan with a fourth weapon, Lu Xun with a fourth weapon, or Sun Quan with a fifth weapon. Lu Xun and Sun Quan have instant death on their fourth charge attacks, and Wei Yan has instant death on his sixth and seventh charge attack.

Huang Gai: Fifth weapon
Play the Yellow Turbans level in the very hard difficulty setting. Then go to the bottom right of the map. Without beating any other generals, beat He YI, then Zhang Bao in this order. Then, wait for the precious item message. The weapon is the Spiked Mace, and its element is lightning.

Lu Bu: Fifth weapon
To acquire the Demon Slayer, which has flame on the second, fourth, and sixth charge attack and gives Musou +90, Life +90, Attack +30, Reach +30, and a Red Hare Saddle built in, play Battle At Chi Bi as Lu Bu's forces in the very hard difficulty setting. To have it appear, beat Lu Meng, Huang Gai, Taishi Ci, and Gan Ning when they get there. It will appear above the Place Prayers in the southwestern part of the map. You can kill them in any order you like, however killing Lu Meng first is best as he will kill Diao Chan if you give him the chance. Also, if you are using two players use a maxed Diao Chan with her fifth weapon (to assure that her death does not occur).

Zhuge Liang: Fifth weapon
To acquire the Griffin Feather weapon, which has Wind on his second and last charge attack and gives Speed +22, Life +80, Attack +30, Luck +22, and Reach +25, play on the Battle At Chi Bi level as the Shu forces in the very hard difficulty setting. To make it appear, have either the first or second player obtain 1,000 kills. It is suggested that you use anyone with instant death when doing this. However, your best selection would be Lu Xun or Sun Quan, as they both have instant death on their fourth charge attack, which is better than someone having it on their last charge attacks.

7 Stars Sword
Acquire over 1000 combo points in the Combo Mania Xtreme Challenge. This item helps you obtain combos easier by having the numbers go away slower.

Beast Harness
In order to receive the Beast Harness, you must go past the Speed Demon challenge. The Beast Harness will allow you to see the last horse/elephant you rode on in the radar.

Xu Huang: Fifth weapon
First select the very hard difficulty setting and the Tong Gate level. Then kill every leader, but not Han Sui or Ma Cho. Han Sui will defect, and the weapon will appear near the northwest corner, close to the gate.

Yuan Shao: Fifth weapon
When you are at Hu Lao Gate in the very hard difficulty setting in two player mode, kill the officer (Jia Xu) close to the top of the screen with one player. This will trigger an event with backup troops appearing quicker. When Jia Xu dies, go straight down to Diao Chan and start fighting her. If you wait, Cao Cao or Sun Jian will die. You should have her roughly half or two thirds killed when the troops come along, so Sun Jian should not die. Yuan Shao's fifth weapon, the Imperial Saber, will appear. Its stats are: Element: Flame, Basic Attack +44, Speed +21, Attack +27, Defense +54, and Arrow Defense +49.

To acquire the Imperial Saber weapon, which has Flame on his fifth and last charge attack and gives Speed +21, Attack +27, Defense +54, Bow Defense +49, play on the Battle at Hu Lao Gate level as Yuan Shao's forces in the very hard difficulty setting. To make it appear, kill Diao Chan prior to the Dong Zhou ambush event with Liu Bei, Cao Cao, Sun Jian and Lu Bu all alive. It is not likely anyone will kill Lu Bu while you are beating Diao Chan; only worry about the others. It is suggested that you do not kill Lu Bu because it is a waste of time and you are also putting yourself in harms way. The weapon will appear in the northwest area.

Masters Cloak
Simply beat Lu Bu's top score for the Balancing Act (100). This item automatically performs the mid-air evade.

Scroll Of Accuracy
Simply play the Battle Of Mt. Ding Jun level in the hard or very hard difficulty setting as Dong's forces. Then kill these people in this order: Zhuge Liang, Guan Yu, then Huand Zhong (who is carrying the item). This item will provide Attack x2, but your defense will drop.

To acquire the Scroll of Accuracy, which will double your attack and lower your defense for a few seconds after being knocked down, play as Dong Zhuo's forces on Mt. Ding Jun in any difficulty setting. Beat Huang Zhong, who will drop the item.

Combo+ item
For you to get the Combo+ item, you must surpass Diao Chan's record for Combo Mania (1000 combos). The characters best to attempt this with are Zang He, Nu Wa, or Zuan Yu.

Divine Gauntlet
Simply play as Dong Zhuo, on Dong Zhuo's side, in the Wu Zhang Plains level in at least the hard difficulty setting. Then move upwards and keep fighting until you reach the bridge at the top. Around there, an intermission sequence will appear showing Dong Zhuo standing and looking up at the sky. He sees shooting stars and says something about "them" all dying. In time, a supply unit will appear on the plateau where Lui Bei and Zhuge Liang are at. Kill them fast, because they move directly for the gate at the bottom left part of the map. Beat the Supply Captain and he should drop a red glowing bag. The Divine Gauntlet lets you deal damage to a blocking enemy, but you need to have the Attack x2 item in effect.

Magic Drum
Simply play the Nanman level as Zhang Jiao in the very hard difficulty setting. Wait for Zhuge Liang's ambush party to arrive. An intermission sequence featuring Zhuge will start. Beat Zhuge do not worry about any of his other officers. The Magic Drum will appear close to the southern-most bridge on top of a tiny hill. This item raises how fast your forces gain their morale.

Body guards automatically restore HP one time when zero
In order to obtain this item, finish the Iron man Competition with a score above 351. You must finish the Speed Demon, Balancing Act, and Combo Mania competitions. These have to be done in the Iron Man competition. The best way to do this is to get Red Hare in the Speed Demon and accumulate the points in the Balancing Act. If you receive 100 KOs, you get 100 points. Keep going beyond the 100 maximum. Finally, use his combo charge 3, then charge 2, then charge 5, then charge 6, then finish with a short Musou in the Combo Mania. Once these three are done and you top the invulnerable Lu Bu, your will obtain the item.