News of Yakuza 2 before Yakuza 1 is released

Yakuza 2 Reported here at gamespot. That's got to be a good sign for the first game, right? I'm not so sure. At first I was excited to see a new game from Sega that seemed to incorporate at least some of the genius of Shenmue. But from what I saw of the gameplay it looks like a really simple beat-em-up. So now I've got some reservations. Still it comes out next week so we'll see then.

Also in the news, apparently a third Xenosaga game has been released, to decent reviews. I've personally never been a fan of the series.