Great idea, but somewhat poor execution.
In the game you play the part of Kazuma Kiryu, a former Yakuza soldier in the Dojima family. After and incident (I don't want to give the story away) you are locked up in the slammer for 10 years. After getting out of jail you go on a mission to find some old friends, and set things right again.
Graphics:
The main characters look great during the fights and the cut-scenes. However, the NPC look horrible and unfortunately is a small problem that gets slightly annoying after a little while.
All in all the game is fun and if the sequel can fix these small prblems it would be great.