<s>
Rival	B-Application
Schools	I-Application
:	I-Application
United	I-Application
by	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
produced	O
by	O
Capcom	O
originally	O
released	O
as	O
an	O
arcade	O
game	O
in	O
1997	O
and	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
23	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Capcom	O
released	O
United	O
by	O
Fate	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
fighting	O
game	O
is	O
best	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
polygonal	O
Marvel	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
game	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
notable	O
differences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Control	O
wise	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
imitates	O
Star	B-Application
Gladiators	I-Application
four	O
button	O
setup	O
(	O
two	O
punches	O
and	O
two	O
kicks	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
SNK	O
game	O
format	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
like	O
the	O
Marvel	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
games	O
,	O
launchers	O
can	O
be	O
done	O
that	O
allow	O
air	O
combos	O
to	O
be	O
performed	O
,	O
with	O
all	O
characters	O
having	O
universal	O
low	O
and	O
high	O
launchers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tardy	O
Counters	O
acted	O
much	O
like	O
Alpha	O
Counters	O
from	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
,	O
allowing	O
a	O
player	O
to	O
immediately	O
counter-attack	O
from	O
a	O
blocking	O
position	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
Rival	B-Application
Schools	I-Application
introduces	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
a	O
Japanese	O
city	O
called	O
Aoharu	O
City	O
,	O
where	O
several	O
local	O
schools	O
are	O
the	O
victims	O
of	O
unknown	O
attacks	O
and	O
kidnappings	O
of	O
students	O
and	O
staff	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
structure	O
of	O
the	O
single	O
player	O
game	O
of	O
Rival	B-Application
Schools	I-Application
varied	O
depending	O
on	O
how	O
characters	O
were	O
selected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
,	O
character	O
selection	O
is	O
initially	O
limited	O
to	O
selecting	O
two	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
same	O
school	O
and	O
free	O
selection	O
of	O
any	O
character	O
is	O
accessed	O
through	O
time	O
;	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
all	O
characters	O
unlocked	O
by	O
default	O
,	O
has	O
no	O
such	O
restrictions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rival	B-Application
Schools	I-Application
:	I-Application
United	I-Application
by	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
entered	O
development	O
when	O
director	O
Hideaki	O
Itsuno	O
wanted	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
60fps	O
polygon-based	O
fighting	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Capcom	O
's	O
earlier	O
3D	O
fighting	O
title	O
Star	B-Application
Gladiator	I-Application
was	O
already	O
set	O
to	O
30fps	O
,	O
because	O
of	O
things	O
such	O
as	O
sword	O
effects	O
and	O
backgrounds	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
did	O
n't	O
exceed	O
the	O
limitations	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
character	O
Sakura	O
was	O
included	O
as	O
"	O
insurance	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
worries	O
of	O
bad	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
54%	O
complete	O
version	O
of	O
Rival	B-Application
Schools	I-Application
was	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
Capcom	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
September	O
1997	O
JAMMA	O
show	O
,	O
drawing	O
larger	O
crowds	O
than	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
2nd	I-Application
Impact	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
its	O
initial	O
arcade	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
came	O
in	O
two	O
CDs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Rival	B-Application
Schools	I-Application
:	I-Application
United	I-Application
by	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
on	O
their	O
February	O
1	O
,	O
1998	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
most-successful	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
To	O
be	O
honest	O
,	O
Rival	B-Application
Schools	I-Application
is	O
a	O
button	O
masher	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
good	O
,	O
clean	O
button	O
mashing	O
,	O
packaged	O
a	O
little	O
differently.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
This	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
enjoyable	O
fighting	O
games	O
available	O
,	O
and	O
hardcore	O
players	O
should	O
give	O
Rival	B-Application
Schools	I-Application
a	O
try	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Capcom	O
released	O
a	O
PlayStation-exclusive	O
update	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Rival	B-Application
Schools	I-Application
titled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
featured	O
two	O
additional	O
characters	O
,	O
Ran	O
Hibiki	O
,	O
Taiyo	O
High	O
School	O
's	O
newspaper	O
club	O
photographer	O
,	O
and	O
Nagare	O
Namikawa	O
,	O
a	O
swimmer	O
who	O
studies	O
at	O
Gorin	O
High	O
School	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Nekketsu	O
Seisyun	O
Nikki	O
school	O
sim	O
mode	O
,	O
which	O
features	O
additional	O
minigames	O
and	O
further	O
plot	O
developments	O
over	O
the	O
original	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
Shiritsu	O
Justice	B-Application
Gakuen	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Justice	B-Application
Gakuen	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2000	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
2001	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
Europe	O
for	O
arcades	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
comparison	O
to	O
Rival	B-Application
Schools	I-Application
,	O
Project	O
Justice	O
featured	O
teams	O
of	O
3	O
,	O
adding	O
three-person	O
team-up	O
attacks	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
interrupt	O
and	O
stop	O
2-person	O
team-ups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
appearance	O
of	O
Sakura	O
Kasugano	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Capcom	O
has	O
established	O
the	O
Rival	B-Application
Schools	I-Application
series	O
as	O
taking	O
place	O
within	O
the	O
same	O
world	O
as	O
its	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
series	O
,	O
with	O
characters	O
from	O
Rival	B-Application
Schools	I-Application
appearing	O
in	O
various	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hinata	O
,	O
Natsu	O
and	O
Shoma	O
all	O
featured	O
prominently	O
in	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Legends	O
:	O
Sakura	O
comic	O
series	O
,	O
while	O
Hinata	O
and	O
Tiffany	O
make	O
cameo	O
appearances	O
in	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
V	I-Application
.	O
On	O
August	O
16	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Akira	O
was	O
added	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
to	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
V	I-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
5th	O
season	O
of	O
downloadable	O
content	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
first	O
playable	O
Rival	B-Application
Schools	I-Application
character	O
in	O
a	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
game	O
,	O
with	O
her	O
brother	O
,	O
Daigo	O
as	O
her	O
assist	O
;	O
Edge	O
and	O
Gan	O
make	O
cameo	O
appearances	O
in	O
her	O
accompanying	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
at	O
least	O
2013	O
,	O
director	O
Hideaki	O
Itsuno	O
has	O
expressed	O
an	O
interest	O
in	O
continuing	O
the	O
Rival	B-Application
Schools	I-Application
series	O
by	O
developing	O
a	O
third	O
installment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
comic	O
book	O
based	O
on	O
Rival	B-Application
Schools	I-Application
was	O
produced	O
by	O
UDON	O
Studios	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
first	O
issue	O
published	O
on	O
May	O
17	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
with	O
art	O
by	O
Corey	O
Lewis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
,	O
the	O
comic	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
produced	O
by	O
Dreamwave	O
Productions	O
,	O
but	O
when	O
Dreamwave	O
showed	O
signs	O
of	O
financial	O
failure	O
,	O
the	O
rights	O
of	O
the	O
comic	O
were	O
sold	O
to	O
UDON	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
already	O
produced	O
the	O
successful	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
comic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
comic	O
was	O
not	O
as	O
successful	O
as	O
the	O
same	O
universe	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
series	O
that	O
is	O
based	O
.	O
</s>
