Restore health:
Press Start to pause game play, then hold L1 + R1 and press Down, Up, Right,
Left, Down, Up, Square. A sound will confirm correct code entry.
Restore stamina:
Press Start to pause game play, then hold L2 + R2 and press Right, Left,
Right, Left, Down(2), Square. A sound will confirm correct code entry.
Extra money:
Press Start to pause game play, then hold L1 + L2 and press Left, Left, Up,
Down(2), Up, Square. A sound will confirm correct code entry.
More store items:
Press L1, R1, L1, R1, R2(2), Triangle at the main map. A sound will confirm
correct code entry. In the Japanese version of the game, press L1, R1, L1, R1,
L2, R2, Triangle at the main map.
All characters:
Enter the character customization screen and highlight the "Name Selection"
option. Quickly press L1, R1, R2, L2, L1, R1, R2, L2, Square. Press Left or
Right to select a new character.
Hard mode:
Successfully complete the game under the easy and normal difficulty setting
to unlock the hard difficulty setting. Alternately, collect over 1,000 points
after completing the game.
Very Hard mode:
Unlock the hard difficulty setting, then successfully complete the game
under the easy difficulty setting again.
Sudden death mode:
Collect over 7,500 points after completing the game.
Alternate costumes:
Successfully complete the game to unlock more costumes. Additional
selections will be unlocked each time the game is completed.
Bonus characters:
Successfully complete the game to unlock more characters at the character
customization screen.
Demon Mask:
Get the townspeople to hate you by killing civilians. Afterwards, talk to
the neutral job broker in Amakaze. He will tell you to defeat 100 guards at the
shrine. If you defeat them all, you can buy the Demon Mask at any textile store
for 1,000 Mon.
Excalibur:
The sword that the government general had in the original Way Of The Samurai
is also in Way Of The Samurai 2, except it is called Excalibur. To get this
sword, you must be extremely loyal to the town's people (do a lot of jobs from
the Amakaze Inn Job Broker). Once you have earned enough trust from the
townspeople, go to the sword informant at the Amahara Shrine. She will say
something about a wild dog visiting Amahara. Quickly go directly to Otemon Gate
and talk to the foreigner. Make sure to agree to fight him. Be prepared for a
tough fight, and try not to break his sword or all your hard work will be for
nothing. Just in case, save the ame before this tough fight. Before you get this
sword you must to visit the sword informant at least one time. Note: To get this
sword, you cannot fail a single Amakaze Inn job. Try to save the game frequently
before jobs. Also, do not pick fights with people unless someone attacks you
first, and do not rob any stores. Also, this must be done under the normal,
hard, or sudden death difficulty settings.
Murasame:
The Murasame is obtained under the normal or hard difficulty setting. Select
to work for either the Aoto gang or the Magistrates' office. Make sure that
whichever you choose, you are completely loyal to the selected job broker. If
you choose Aoto, do not work any other broker during the entire game. The same
goes if you choose the magistrates; work only for them. One very important
factor is that you must not fail a single job from either man you selected. If
you chose to work with the Magistrates' office and you have done sufficient
jobs, he will give you a job where he will ask you to kill the Aoto Gang job
broker. This man wields the Murasame. Kill the job broker and collect his sword.
This is the simpler way. Your other option is to work for the Aoto Gang instead
and kill the Magistrate job broker when the job arises. After you do this,
during the next nighttime period, approach the edge of town. A samurai will be
there with a name above him reading "Killer". Talk to him and you will fight
him. After his death, he will admit who sent him. Confront the Aoto gang broker
as soon as this happens (as in the same time period), and choose the option to
kill him. After you are victorious, you will have his sword, the Murasame.
Sword Powder:
Start a score under any difficulty setting and wait until late at night. Go
Numata-Cho and kill the blacksmith. He drops a Sword Powder which will add 5
Attack to your weapon. Repeat this for unlimited Sword Powders.
Weapon Safe upgrade:
You can increase the size of your weapon safe by talking to a woman next to
the blacksmith at night time. She will increase the size of your safe for the
following prices.
Increase from 20 to 30 slots: 500 Mon
Increase from 30 to 40 slots: 1000 Mon
Increase from 40 to 50 slots: 1600 Mon
Increase from 50 to 60 slots: 2400 Mon
Increase from 60 to 70 slots: 3200 Mon
Special accessories:
Get 2,100 points to unlock the Afro.
Get 2,400 points to unlock the Shades.
Festival fight:
On the 26th, during festival battle, sheathe your weapon and run away. The
opponents will kill each other, even if you are not fighting. Kill off any
survivors afterwards.
Quick item pick-up:
To quickly pick up an item, even in battle, hold R1 and tap Square when you
are near the desired item.
Unlimited food:
In Part 1, Start a new game under the easy difficulty setting. Bring a good
weapon. Talk to the "no name girl" at the begging and say "Thanks, you saved my
life!" to skip past her part. When you talk to the Aoto Gang 3, say "I'm
searching for the way of life" and they should leave you alone. Go to the
Magistrate's office and complete the intermission sequence where you have to
fight Goshiro. In Part 2, after the first part, keep going to the Magistrate's
office and getting jobs. Sleep when needed and keep doing jobs for them. Note:
Do not anger or harass people or this will not work later. A day before the
Festival on the 26th, on the morning of the 25th, go to Otsuka-cho (where your
home is located). Go to the greengrocer there. Buy lots of radishes then go back
to the map. Press Start, display the menu, then choose "Safe Selections". Open
your item box and store them. Go back and repeat until you are out of money.
Then, either finish a game mode or leave Amahara and save the game. In Part 3,
once you have done all this, start a new game in any mode. In the starting
screen where you can select swords and your look, go to items and take out as
many radishes as desired. You can keep doing this trick repeatedly to get more
food, and can get food from your safe at any time in any game. Note: If you die
you will lose all of your items, swords, and money you are carrying if you save
the game afterwards. Note: Radishes cost 250 Mon at the greengrocers. Radishes
heal 600 HP.
Sleeping:
Nap: 1 time period
Lie down: 2 time periods
Sleep a bit: 3 time periods
Sleep: 4 time periods
Deep sleep: 5 time periods
Broken sword warning:
If you have Dojima work on your sword and he says "There's not much more i
can do for this weapon", do not have your sword worked on. If you choose to have
it worked on, it could break and you will lose that sword.
Gold title:
To obtain the Gold title, find a weapon with a quality of at least 15. Have
Dojima assess the weapon's quality. This increases the quality by 5.
Ogre title:
To obtain the Ogre title, improve a weapon's attack to at least 100. Talk to
Dojima the Blacksmith, and have him assess the weapon's attack. This will
improve your attack by 100 with absolutely no side effects. A weapon can only be
assessed one time.
Pure title:
To obtain the Pure title, improve a weapon's defense to at least 45. Talk to
Dojima, and have him assess the weapon's defense. This will improve your defense
by 20, again, with no side effects.
Silver title:
To obtain the Silver title, find a weapon with a quality of at least 11.
Have Dojima assess the weapon's quality. This increases the quality by 2.
