We consider the existence of periodic and unbounded solutions for the asymmetric oscillatorwhere x + = max{x, 0}, x − = max{−x, 0}, a and b are two positive constants, p(t) is a 2π-periodic smooth function and g(x) satisfies lim |x|→+∞ x −1 g(x) = 0. We have proved previously that the boundedness of all the solutions and the existence of unbounded solutions have a close relation to the interaction of some well-defined functions Φ p (θ) and Λ(h). In this paper, we consider some critical cases and obtain some new sufficient conditions for the existence of 2π-periodic and unbounded solutions. In particular, the obtained periodic solutions are new and cannot be deduced from Landesman-Lazer's and Fabry-Fonda's existence conditions. In contrast with many existing results, the function g(x) may be unbounded or oscillatory without asymptotic limits.