SS6 Survival Mode Guide

[Black Shroud]

In Survival mode, you are presented to mission screen with 3 missions.
Mission data is
[1)Spirit which you will use] VS [2)Opposing character's name]
[3)The mission objective] [4)The reward for completing objective]

Rewards can be of two types: time bonus - adds the time to timer; life bonus - replenishes part of your lifebar.
You can also replenish your lifebar during fights via healing items such as sushi.

After 1st mission select screen where you selected your mission, you are presented with 99 seconds on timer, and with full lifebar. After a fight you will be transported to next mission select screen. If you completed mission objective, you will be presented with your reward bonus to lifebar or timer. Rewards are crucial because you will lose when you either run of time or of lifebar, so you wont be able to complete survival mode (its possible to complete it, you fight nearly all characters, then bosses and Demon Gaoh is the last opponent. Dont remember do you fight Kuroko there or no though..)

Because everything is in japanese, I translated mission objectives / rewards to english:

[Ophelian]

I completed survival mode with Zankuro, and I have some general tips.

1) You fight ALL characters. Yes ALL, including the PS2 original characters like the animals. it goes like you first fight 10 characters, and then you fight a boss - Amakusa. Then you fight another 10 characters, and fight Mizuki, and then fight another 10, then Zankuro, then another 10, then normal Gaoh. Then after you have fought all arcade characters, you fight with the PS2 original characters. Then you fight Kuroko. After Kuroko your life (and time if i remembered correctly) will be replenished to full and you play Demon Gaoh at the end.

2) After you complete a character in survival, the next time you put your cursor on that character in survival mode, the top right hand corner of the screen will show "complete". If not, it will show how many opponent you won.

3)The difficulty of CPU in survival mode is not high, it is just that you have to fight so many of them. Do not try anything fancy, just use safe moves. If your character has a projectile then just keep to a corner and spam projectile at a safe distance.

4)If the objective for gaining a bonus is to finish your opponent with a super, do not choose one with gauges 2 or 5 because they are so difficult to charge.

[Black Shroud]

For english version of game, theres also Survival Mode guide on gamefaqs:
http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/ps2/file/943395/56468

I'd say survival mode should be played just because arcade mode blows for single player there (short, predetermined chars, fight Andrew/Iroha/Ochamaro and occassionally Sugoroku each time)

[Ophelian]

In general I guess we should forget about gamefaqs as far as samsho is concerned... they are written by amateur playes after all.

[xm216x]

You beat it with zankuro!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have only beat it with mina, and its really easy with her cause they dont block arrows. Also ive done it with wanfu(grab loop). I would think it would be really hArd with zankuro. The cpu starts to get really tough and actulyl becomes better than the arcade cpu on level 8.

The hard part about the survival mode is translating what stuff means. SOme one made good guide on you tube ill copy and paste it for you.

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Requirement Name | Meaning
Spirit Mode | (Command)
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3 Times_Chohatsu | Taunt 3 times during the match
All | (f or b + Start)
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3 Times_Doll | Use the Doll Transformation 3 times during the match
II | (Character specific command + SP)
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3 Times_Mikiri_Slide| Avoid an attack with a Mikiri move 3 times during match
VI | (SP)
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Each_Air_Guard | Block an attack in the air 3 times during match
III | (SP while jumping)
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Each_Counter | Reward each time you interrupt opponent's attack
All | (damage opponent while they are attacking)
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Each_Haziki | Reward each time you deflect an attack with Bounce
All | (d, df, f + SP)
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Each_Item_Hit | Reward each time you hit the opponent with a thrown item
All | (L+K near prop, bomb damage doesn't count)
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Each_Item_Haziki | Reward each time you deflect a thrown item with Bounce
All | (d, df, f + SP)
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Finish_Hand | Finish match while weaponless
All except VII | (f + Start to manually drop your weapon)
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Finish_Hi_Ougi | Finish with Secret Move
II | (Character specific command + M + S, once per round)
VI | (d, df, f + M + S when life is in the green)
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Finish_High | Finish with a Strong slash, unarmed doesn't count
All | (standing, crouching, jumping or running S)
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Finish_Hyper | Finish with a Hyper Slash
I | (L + M)
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Finsh_Issen | Finish with a Flash Strike
IV | (L + M + S to explode Rage, then L + M + S)
V | (K + SP when life is in the blue, then L + M + S)
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Finish_Kuzushi | Finish with a Throw
All | (M + S near opponent)
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Finish_Mu | Finish while under the Null state
V | (K + SP when life is in the blue, then attack)
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Finish_Oiuti | Finish with an Appended Attack
All | (df + S when opponent is down)
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Finish_Renzan | Finish with a Continuous Slash
IV | (L + M to initiate, then L + L + L et cetera)
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Finish_Special | Finish with a special command move
All | (anything on the character's move list pretty much)
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Finish_Weapon_Blow | Finish with a Weapon Blow
III, IV, V, VI, VII | (d, df, f, L + M when Rage Gauge is maxed)
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Finish_Weapon_Break | Finish with a Weapon Break
II, 0 | (d, df, f, L + M when Rage Gauge is maxed)
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Non | Just win
All | (You can do it!)
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Over 3_Combo | Perform a 3 hit or greater combo during match
All | (Lots of options for most characters)
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[Ophelian]

Well complete survival mode using Zankuro isn't hard.

You just stay in one corner and spam projectile. usually that will do. If opponent comes within half screen distance, hard slash them and usually they get hit.

When near the end as you fight the animals, use a gauge that makes you charge up fast and spam his big projectile super since they can't block. There was once I got a mission where the reward is finish the opponent with a super with Gauge III. At that time my life is red so I can spam infinite super, and the opponent animal can't block, I got a huge reward

For final boss Gaoh, just stay at one corner and jump backwards, and spam air hard slash. Usually you counter Gaoh and that gives you a deep hit effect and you can hard slash him again. (This strategy works with all characters on boss Gaoh, provided they have a good anti-ground air hard slash)