Author: Dertrick "ninjadertle" Winn

Once again, Mikado Arcade has uploaded over an hour of in-house gameplay footage of Rival Schools 2: Project Justice, the sequel to the 3D Capcom fighter that has now become a cult classic.  Like their other uploads, the footage is of a full tournament, as you can tell by the commentary and players using various teams coming in and out periodically.

Fans of Rival Schools have been practically begging Capcom for a successor to Project Justice for years now. In 2015, director Hideaki Itsuno entertained the idea of a new Rival Schools story, but it seems even he is in the same boat as the fans. Still, with all of the crazy developments we’ve seen in the world of fighting games lately, like the existence of Dragon Ball FIghterZ, Akuma and Geese Howard crossing over to Tekken, and ARIKA creating a new EX game, there’s no telling what the future holds.

In any case, it seems that the patrons and employees of Mikado arcade are keeping the school spirit alive. Check out their latest Project Justice footage below, and a load of their previous streams here.

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For players of Injustice 2 who are slightly unfamiliar with DC comics characters and their lore, there are bound to be lots of questions about the mysterious mariner Black Manta, who was recently revealed to be part of Injustice 2‘s 2nd fighter pack. While his exact intentions in the Injustice 2 storyline are still unknown, there is one thing that we can always count on with Black Manta: He really, really hates Aquaman.

For those who would like a little background on the deep-sea assassin’s feud with the king of Atlantis, History Behind the Warrior has got you covered. Check out his video below, to hear why this bad blood runs deeper than the ocean.

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Before Bob came along in Tekken 6, Paul had been the resident American karate man since the beginning of the Tekken franchise. Though there is certainly room on the roster for two USA users of hybrid martial arts, Paul’s straightforward, powerhouse approach certainly earned him his longevity in the 3D fighting game series.

HurtboxTV’s combo guide for Paul Phoenix in Tekken 7 shows us that there is more to playing him than just landing heavy blows, though that is most of what you’d be doing as a Paul main. You don’t need a lot of hits to pull most of the strings in this video, but you will need to keep a forward dash at the ready as Paul’s hard knocks tend to send the opponent flying more often than not.

Check out the guide below to add these essential Paul Combos to your Tekken 7 repotoire, and find more of HurtboxTV’s combo guides here.

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Juri’s V-Trigger runs on a meter that depletes with every attack executed; JusticeSoulTuna has made a great video that shows you how to circumvent the scale to get the most out of Juri’s V-Trigger combos in Street Fighter V. The trick, JST explains, is to make the starting attack of the combo the most powerful one, rather than racking up a high number of hits, since the aim is to make the meter last as long as possible.

The combos are performed with attack and damage data on screen for you to observe, and a walkthrough is provided via more on-screen text. Check out the video below and check out more of JusticeSoulTuna’s Juri tech tutorials.

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In the midst of the mounting hype surrounding the arrival of the androids in Dragon Ball FighterZ, Bandai Namco has released a breakdown video for the atomic blonde Android 18. The video features GameGoons and Super Delayed Radio personality Hellpockets, who lends a hand in explaining an important aspect of 18’s playstyle.

As many are sure to have realized by now, Android 17 isn’t officially a playable character in Dragon Ball Fighter Z. Instead he acts as sort of a partner-in-crime for Android 18 and is brought out on screen to deliver her special moves. Since specials are obviously a crucial part of any fighting game, it’s not exactly like 18 is the main character and 17 is her accessory. It’s more like you get two androids for the price of one, with the duo displaying the high-powered, ill-willed teamwork that made them popular in the anime and manga series.

Hellpockets explains it in more detail in the video below, and if you find it helpful, you should check out Bandai Namco’s Piccolo breakdown featuring Rhymestyle.

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Hop kicks, wall carry, low parries, godfists… when learning to play Tekken competitively, it’s easy to get caught up in the lingo. Terms like these and others can be especially confusing for those who are used to playing traditional 2D fighters and are entering the 3D land of the iron fists for the first time.

Here to show 2D-heads that they’re not alone in their Tekken 7 journey is YouTuber raidhyn, who has created a great beginners guide filled with tips and tricks designed to help you conquer that 3rd dimension. raidhyn does a great job of trimming the fat and getting down to the nitty-gritty of what you do and don’t need to know about Tekken 7‘s core mechanics.

While we hope you can find all of the tech and strategy help you need in Tekken 7 here at SRK, this guide is a practical reference for everything those videos assume you already know as a Tekken player. Even Heihachi Mishima was a noob once, so check out the video below to begin mastering the basics.

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Out of all of the hosts of the Mishima bloodline, Jin Kazama is definitely an outlier. Though he does carry some of his family’s electrifying techniques, there is a fluidity to his style that is simply not present in that of his quarreling father and grandpa.

HurtboxTV’s latest combo breakdown illustrates the benefits of Jin’s simple-and-clean style. Though you may not be able to play as aggressively as you would with Heihachi or Kazuya, you won’t have as much to focus on execution-wise with Jin. The video also demonstrates the terrific wall carry that his strings have, which gives Jin an advantage when playing on any stage with walls.

If you admire the Mishimas for their straight-forward simplicity in battle and have yet t0 try Jin, this combo breakdown has what you need to get started. Check it out below and feel free to examine more of HurtboxTV’s  Tekken 7 combo guides.

Source: HurtboxTV