Rival Schools: United by Fate

Rival Schools: United by Fate is a 1997 3D fighting game created by Capcom for the arcade and that it would later get a 1998 PlayStation port, with the port itself soon receiving a Japanese-only update titled Shiritsu Justice Gakuen: Nekketsu Seisyun Nikki 2. A single sequel, Project Justice was released in 2000.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) A unique and diverse cast of characters based on high school stereotypes.
 * 2) An interesting story that isn't too weak nor complexed.
 * 3) Fluid and responsive fighting gameplay with amazing and impressive special, super, and team-up moves and attacks.
 * 4) An awesome and memorable soundtrack, with the most notable tracks being "Taiyo High School Rooftop", "Taiyo High School Athletic Field", "Justice High School Main Gate", and "Space of Illusion".
 * 5) Remarkable and extraordinary artwork for the characters.
 * 6) Sakura Kasugano from Street Fighter makes a special guest appearance as a playable character.
 * 7) The PS1 port has a couple of special extras, including two new playable characters to the roster (Daigo Kazama and Hayato Nekketsu), an awesome anime intro, a few mini-games, and 24 custom-made extra characters.
 * 8) As mentioned before, the PS1 port had received a Japanese-only update titled Shiritsu Justice Gakuen: Nekketsu Seisyun Nikki 2, which had added two new playable characters to the roster (Ran Hibiki and Nagare Namikawa), as well as an upgraded and enhanced Nekketsu Seisyun Nikki mode which had included additional mini-games and further plot developments.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) The polygon graphics for both the characters and the stages have aged quite greatly and isn't as impressive as they were back in 1997.
 * 2) The PS1 international release of the game had removed the Nekketsu Seisyun Nikki mode, which had allowed the player to create their own custom character and go through a typical Japanese school year with the rest of the cast. Capcom had originally planned to include this mode for the international release, being rebranded as School Life mode, but eventually cancelled it, citing the amount of time it would take to translate it from Japanese to English.
 * 3) In order for the player to get the chosen character's true ending, they must first defeat Raizo Imawano in Chapter 7 with a team-up move. Failure to do so will result in the bad ending for the chosen character while success in doing this task will then allow the player to face off against the true final boss, Hyo Imawano and once he's defeated, the chosen character will then have their own true ending being shown and played out.

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