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 God Rugal, and if you play with a SNK groove you
will get Shin Gouki.
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 Gouki 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 (God Rugal, Shin Gouki) must
already be defeated and unlocked. Hold [Triangle] + [Square]
while selecting arcade mode.
Extra options
Clear Boss challenge mode with no continues. The "Extra
Option" becomes available in the game.
Use the following trick to easily clear Boss challenge mode and
unlock the "Extra Option" mode. When both Shin Akuma
and Demon Rugal are unlocked, go to the main menu and enter the
arcade mode while holding [Triangle] + [Square]. While
still holding the buttons, select EX1 or EX2 Groove and Maki (the
girl). Then, when you start, never attack. Instead wait for your
opponent's attack and hit him with Maki's counter move. Use a
hard kick on the left of the controller. Note: Before starting,
go to the normal option, select the easiest difficulty setting
and increase the damage level.
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.