An explosive, refined Justice Gakuen sequel with manga style staging. The cast expands, the system deepens and the humor stays irresistible. A peak of Japanese versus.
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Fighting2 players12+
Description
Justice Academy students battle opponents from all schools to protect their campus in this Capcom Project Justice game. Published by Capcom, released in Europe in April 2001. 3D fighting game with students from varied academies, double two-fighter team, storylines per school. European version.
Project Justice Rival Schools 2 PAL is the European edition of Capcom's fighter via Virgin Interactive. The European sleeve carries the Rival Schools 2 subtitle absent from the Japanese version.
An underrated gem
A wild sequel to Rival Schools, this three-on-three fighting game pits high-schoolers against each other with spectacular moves and gloriously over-the-top team-up attacks. Capcom released it late in the Dreamcast's life with little fanfare, which cost it an audience. Bursting with personality and surprisingly deep, it'll delight fans of generous, colourful versus.
Better with friends
A team school fight where three students coordinate joint attacks and support moves to overwhelm the opponent. The competition blends individual technique and collective timing, opening rich strategies between in-sync players. Charming and readable, it serves good-natured humor, and pulled-off team combos draw cheers around the pad.
Is Project Justice - Rival Schools 2 still worth playing in 2026?
A sequel to Rival Schools released on Naomi then Dreamcast, Project Justice adds three person team attacks for the spectacular assaults that mark the series. The hyped up schoolkid roster, the tag in techniques and the support strikes craft a very readable versus full of surprises. Visually more mature than the first game, the title retains a striking freshness. For anyone hunting for a lesser known Capcom 3D fighter brimming with personality, the experience remains entirely recommendable today.
