• Units with a crest to the left of their icon are leaders.  Every army (up to 4 units) needs at least one leader.
• Don't leave castles which have road(s) to enemy castles unprotected for too long as you're sure to lose them.
• Let your armies rest in between battles (by leaving them in a castle) so that they can heal their wounds.
• Send a weaker army first against a strong enemy followed immediately by your strongest army.  If your first army fails, they'll be sent back to the nearest castle, but at least you should be able to wear down the enemy for your strong army.
• Don't forget to occasionally try recruiting enemy units as they don't fight against you when you succeed.
• During battles, the units with a blue circle are friendly and those with a red one are the enemy.
• Formation Abbreviations: R=Runner, D=Defend, A=Attack

Tactical Mode

• A - Tactical Menu
• B - Cancel
• X - Main Menu
• Start - Pause

Pre-Battle Mode

• A - Strategy Menu
• B - Cancel
• Start - Pause

Battle Mode

• A - Attack
• B - Technic (magic; only available when the Technic bar is full)
• X - Command Menu:
A - Attack
B - Defend
C - Move Back
• Y - Battle Menu:
A - Command Menu (see X)
B - Information
C - Retreat
• R - Rotate view to the right
• L - Rotate view to the left
• Start - Pause
• D-pad - Move your leader
• A-stick - Change view angle/ zoom

A - Unit> Select Unit> View Unit Stats

B - Army> Select Army> Select Unit> View Unit Stats and Set Formation

C - Castle> Select Castle> View Castle Stats

D - Map> 

A - All Castles
B - Castles by Ruler

E - System

A - Save> Select New or File
B - Load
C - Options
D - Information> (all Japanese)

Tactical Menu (press A during Tactical Mode) 

• A - Move> Select Army, then select castle with D-pad and A
• B - Army> 
A - Form Army> Select Army or <New>
B - Arrange Units
C - Unit Stats
• C - Shop> Select Item
• D - Search> Select Unit (could take a while to come back)
• E - ?
A - ?
B - ?
C - Kill Unit> Yes or No
• F - Stats> Select Unit> View Unit Stats

Strategy Menu (press A during Pre-Battle Mode) 

• A - Formation> Select Formation Using Right/ Left D-pad (not always available)
• B - Arrange> Select Two Units to Switch Places
• C - Talk> Attempt to Recruit An Enemy Unit
• D - Stats> Select Unit (press Up/ Down/ Left/ Right)> View Unit Stats
• E - Retreat (only available when you are the attacker)
• F - Map> Sweeping Tactical View
• G - Battle

Battle Menu (press Y during Battle Mode) 

• A - Command Menu>
A - Attack
B - Defend
C - Move Back
• B - Information
• C - Retreat


Note: Pressing X brings up the Command Menu and Y brings up the Battle Menu (which also has a Command Menu selection).  The Command Menu looks just like the Battle Menu.