I played for a couple of month now. It is the best beat 'em up game out there right now after my opinion as it includes a small amount of realism. not like Mortal Kombat where they bleed more than what is good for ya. And the fact that it uses normal martial arts move and style, not like DBZ where u just push the damn buttons as crazy as you can.
Though i must say, Jinpachi and Some of the high ranked guys in Arcade mode... are Cheating pigs!!!!
Jinpachi is overpowered, but as long as he isn't a usable character i guess its okay (as long as you're not playing the very difficult mode.
Arcade mode and the high ranked fighters... They are just cheating! they have a too quick recovery after guarding hits, guard is just a normal thing for them that works everytime, and the fact that they about 60% of your HP by kicking you around in the air and on the floor is just bad... I dont even do that when i pwn my friends in this game.
but all in all. THE best fighting game for ps2 yet.
-Da Monstar