Rival Schools, originally titled Justice Gakuen (Japanese: ジャスティス 学園, - Jasutisu Gakuen, Justice Academy) in Japan, is a fighting game series made by Capcom. It focuses on students and teachers from various schools duking it out to fight for justice. Rival Schools was a short-lived Post Hardcore band from New York, formed by members from several influential 80s and 90s underground bands (including Gorilla Biscuits, Quicksand, CIV and Youth Of Today). ... Screenshot of The King of Fighters XI (2005, SNK Playmore). ... For the original NASA meaning, see capsule communicator. ...

Despite being rather obscure, the series is known for being a very plot-heavy game for the genre, where storylines are usually ancillary and disposable. The games feature a story mode with dialogues advancing the story before and after fights, and include a secondary, non-fighting mode that reveal additional details about the characters and their lives.

Games

Rival Schools: United By Fate

Main article: Rival Schools: United By Fate

The first game in the series, Rival Schools: United By Fate (Shiritsu Justice Gakuen: Legion of Heroes in Japan), was released in arcades and on the PlayStation in 1997. The game features 2-on-2 fights, where characters could be switched out between rounds, and the second character could be called out during the fight for team up attacks like in the Marvel vs. Capcom series. arcade, see Arcade. ... For other uses, see PlayStation (disambiguation). ... This article is about the series. ...

The PlayStation version also included a second disc with several minigames, including a date-sim like game where a player could create a character who went through normal school life, interacting with characters from the main game and could be later used as a playable character in the main fighting modes. This mode was initially going to be included in the North American release of the game under the name School Life Mode, but eventually scrapped due to time constraints (the other minigames were included, though). In Fantastic Dizzy, the player has to complete a sliding puzzle to get an extra life. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Shiritsu Justice Gakuen: Nekketsu Seisyun Nikki 2 (dubbed Rival Schools: Evolution 2 by English speaking fans), an update of the game released only in Japan, included a more elaborate version of this date-sim game and two new characters. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

Project Justice

Main article: Project Justice

The true sequel, Project Justice (Moero! Justice Gakuen in Japan), was released in 2000 in Japan and 2001 in the United States and Europe for arcades and the Sega Dreamcast. In comparison to Rival Schools, Project Justice featured teams of 3, adding three-person team-up attacks and the ability to interrupt and stop 2-person team-ups. Like the previous game, Project Justice included a character-creation mode that came in the form of a virtual board game. This creation mode also was never released outside of Japan due to localization issues. Project Justice (released in Japan as Moero! Justice Gakuen Burning! Justice Academy), and suffixed with the subtitle Rival Schools 2 in Latin America and Europe), is a fighting game developed by Capcom. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... The Dreamcast , code-named Dural, Dricas and Katana during development) is Segas fifth and final video game console and the successor to the Sega Saturn. ...

Cameos

Sakura Kasugano, representing Tamagawa-Minami High School, appeared in the first Rival Schools game. In the storyline, she, Hinata and Natsu are childhood friends. Also, Rival Schools makes many cameos in the manhwa Souls to Seoul. Sakura Kasugano ) is a video game character in the Street Fighter series of fighting games. ... Hinata Wakaba ) is a video game character from the Rival Schools fighting game series. ... Natsu Ayuhara ) is a video game character from the Rival Schools series by Capcom. ... Manhwa is the general Korean term for comics and print cartoons (common usage also includes animated cartoons). ...

Comic

Cover to Rival Schools #1. Art by Corey Lewis.

A comic book series based on Rival Schools was produced by UDON Studios and its first issue was released on May 17, 2006, with art by Corey Lewis. Originally, the comic was to be produced by Dreamwave Productions, but when Dreamwave showed signs of financial failure, the rights of the comic were sold to UDON, who already produced the successful Street Fighter comic. The comic has the Rival Schools series take place in the same universe as the main Street Fighter series, thereby explaining Sakura's involvement in the first Rival Schools game. The manga will be available August 31, 2007 in the U.S. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (576x899, 101 KB) Cover to the first issue of the Rival Schools comic, produced by UDON. Art by Corey Lewis. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (576x899, 101 KB) Cover to the first issue of the Rival Schools comic, produced by UDON. Art by Corey Lewis. ... Cover to Sharknife Stage First, published by Oni Press. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... This article is about the Japanese noodle dish. ... is the 137th day of the year (138th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cover to Sharknife Stage First, published by Oni Press. ... Dreamwave Productions is a Canadian art design studio and comic book publisher, best known for their multiple Transformers comic book series. ... “Street Fighter” redirects here. ... is the 243rd day of the year (244th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...

External links

• Rival Schools Network
• Rival Schools retrospective by Hardcore Gaming 101