Press A to select a character, then press X, Y, or Start. Press A to start the match with the alternate appearance. Note: Not all characters have an alternate version.

Complete Story mode to unlock an alternate costume with the following characters. If available, the next alternate costume for that character will be unlocked when Story mode is completed again with them.

Ayane C3, C4, C5, C6
Bass C3, C4
Bayman C3
Brad Wong C3
Christie C3, C4
Elliot C3, C4
Hayabusa C3, C4
Hayate C3, C4
Helena C3, C4 C5
Hitomi C3, C4, C5, C6, C7, C8
Jann Lee C3, C4
Kasumi C3, C4, C5, C6, C7
Kokoro C3, C4, C5, C6, C7
La Mariposa C3, C4, C5
Leifang C3, C4, C5, C6, C7
Tina C3, C4, C5
Zack C3, C4

Complete Time Attack mode under the default settings to unlock an alternate costume with the following characters. If available, the next alternate costume for that character will be unlocked when Time Attack mode is completed again with them.

Ein C3, C4
Genfu C3, C4
Leon C3, C4
Spartan-458 C3, C4, C5, C6, C7

In the options menu, notice that you can choose different voices for the system announcer. To unlock additional voices, enter sparring mode and bring up the sparring menu. Select "Exercise" and you will be prompted to run through an extensive moves list. Once you complete it, that character's voice will be available as a system announcer.

To unlock the voice of Alpha-152, unlock the system announcer voice for all characters except Ein.

Successfully complete Story mode.

To unlock Ein in other modes, play through Story mode as Hitomi and defeat him at the end. After the intermission sequence you will be notified that Ein is unlocked. This applies to all modes but Story mode, as hidden characters do not have a story.

Play through the game as Eliot and finish his Story mode. After the intermission sequence you will be notified Gen Fu is now playable in all modes except Story mode. No hidden characters can be used in Story mode.

Complete Story mode with all sixteen characters to unlock her in all modes.

Complete Story mode as Zack to unlock him in all modes except for Story mode.

As in the previous Dead Or Alive games, you may enter your age as "99" by going into your profile from the main menu. The female characters will be more "bouncy" than usual.

Successfully complete Story mode.

Complete Story mode as Helena to unlock a stage similar to the first stage of Halo 2, the hangar area.

Complete Story mode as Helena to unlock Spartan-458 from Halo in all modes except for Story mode.

Unlock all costumes and system voices and complete story mode for all seventeen characters to access the Tatami stage, which has a floor mat with no walls.

Complete Time Attack mode with all characters, including the bonus characters.