Street Fighter IV How To Unlock Characters, Achievement, Trophy Lists

From the Vault — originally published February 18, 2009. Some links, videos or prices may be out of date.

I have received a few requests asking how to unlock the hidden characters in Street Fighter 4 so here goes. Also hit the jump for a full achievement / trophy list and trick on how to unlock them all SUPER FAST!

Unlock Characters:

Akuma – Complete Arcade mode with all unlockable characters except Gouken
Cammy – Complete Arcade mode with C. Viper
Dan – Complete Arcade mode with Sakura
Fei Long – Complete Arcade mode with Abel
Gen – Complete Arcade mode with Chun-Li
Gouken – Complete Arcade mode with Akuma
Rose – Complete Arcade mode with M. Bison
Sakura – Complete Arcade mode with Ryu
Seth – Complete Arcade mode with all 16 default characters

The easy way to unlock all characters:

Set arcade mode on easy, set rounds to 1, and keep pressing hard kick and that should defeat just about every one. Check the video:

Achievement / Trophy List:

10 Years Too Early – 20 – Win 50 Xbox LIVE battles.
10 Years Too Late – 50 – Win 100 Xbox LIVE battles.
All Dolled Up – 10 – Set your Title and Icon.
Arcade Rat – 20 – Clear Arcade Mode with one character on medium or higher difficulty.
Challenge Expert – 30 – Clear all challenges in Challenge Mode.
Challenger – 10 – Clear a challenge in Challenge Mode.
Color Guard -10 – Unlock all colors.
Crowd Pleasing Master – 10 – Perform 10 Personal Actions (Taunts).
EX-cellent Master – 20 – Perform 100 EX-Moves.
First Victory -20 – Win 1 ranked match.
Focus Master – 10 – Perform 100 successful Focus Attacks.
The Gold Standard – 50 – Earn gold medals in all challenges.
Hard Fought Battles – 20 – Play 200 Xbox LIVE battles.
I Got Next! – 30 – Win 5 ranked matches in a row.
Icon Master – 50 – Collect all Icons.
Last Man Standing – 20 – Clear Hard Survival in Challenge Mode.
Legendary Champion – 50 – Defeat Gouken and clear Arcade Mode on the hardest difficulty.
Lobbyist – 10 – Create 10 multiplayer lobbies.
Medal Collector – 10 – Collect 100 Medals.
Medal Hunter – 10 – Collect 500 Medals.
Medal Master – 30 – Collect 1,000 Medals.
Medals Get! – 30 – Collect all Medal types.
No Challenge Too Hard – 20 – Clear Hard Trial in Challenge Mode.
No Sweat – 10 – Unlock all Personal Actions (Taunts).
Playing To Win! – 50 – Win 10 ranked matches in a row.
Proof of Battle – 20 –
Play 500 Xbox LIVE battles.
Rapid Fighter – 10 – Clear Normal Time Attack in Challenge Mode.
Save Your Quarters – 30 – Clear Arcade Mode without using a single continue on medium or higher difficulty.
Simply Perfect – 10 –
Achieve 10 Perfect victories.
Special Move Master – 10 – Perform 100 Special Moves.
Speed King – 20 – Clear Hard Time Attack in Challenge Mode.
Storied Reputation – 30 – Clear Arcade Mode with all characters on medium or higher difficulty.
Sunny Daze – 40 – Perform 365 flashy background finishes.
Super Combo Champion – 10 – Perform 50 Super Combo finishes.