Hidden Bosses
Hidden Bosses can be used once they have been defeated. The conditions of the Bosses to appear are to fulfill two out of the following three conditions. If you play with a Capcom groove you will get Ultimate Rugal, and if you play with a SNK groove you will get Shin Akuma.
Achieve over 1500 GPS by the end of the game.
Defeat the Middle Boss (Geese or Bison/Vega).
Achieve at least one Finest KO.
To unlock Shin Akuma or Ultimate Rugal, defeat whoever shows up as the final Boss. Choosing the Groove system and whatever character goes with the Groove system is not needed. For example, defeating Ultimate Rugal with Shin Akuma equipped with the N-groove in the final stage will unlock him.
Custom Grooves
The Custom Groove option appears once a normal Boss has been defeated (normal Akuma or Rugal). Normal Bosses appear by fulfilling two of the four following conditions.
Achieve over 1000 GPS by the end of the game.
Achieve four or more special KOs.
Middle Boss has appeared.
Achieve two or more LV3 super combo KOs.
Boss challenge mode
Boss challenge mode becomes available under the following two conditions. Both hidden Bosses (Ultimate Rugal, Shin Akuma) must already be defeated and unlocked. Hold [X] + [Y] and press [Start] while highlighting arcade mode.
Extra options
Clear Boss challenge mode with no continues. The "Extra Option" becomes available in the game.
Infinite custom groove
Defeat all characters straight in survival mode. The custom groove option settings will become infinite.
Middle Boss conditions
The middle Boss appears when the following conditions are all fulfilled:
No time over has occurred.
The CPU has not made over six "first attacks".
The CPU has not made three or more Special KOs.
Victory quotes
Hold [Start] + "FP" after winning a stage to make your character say an opponent specific quote. Hold [Start] + "FK" to make the character talk with a team member.