tried the game for the 1st time on my copyversion on PS2..
my observations from a first-time player of the game:
personally, i think it's overhyped... trying to be too many
things... it's trying to be simulator but the physics is all
wrong.. it's trying to be an arcade game but does not have the
over-the-top stuff like in Crazy Taxi... it's trying to be like a
movie with a plot, but no one knows what's going on coz it's in
Japanese... it's trying to be "bad" with unsavory characters
around... it's trying to win over the "wholesome crowd" with a lack
of mayhem...
so it ends up being a very trying game...
i'd rather play Def Jam Vendetta or Gran Turismo