If you really want a cinematic Hong Kong action movie simulator for the PS2, then Rise to Honor might be worth checking out. I'd say the combat gets stale after a while despite its control scheme being fairly unique, but to be honest I don't think this game lasts long enough for that to become an issue. The melee combat and the boss fights remained my favorite things all the way to the end, shooting sections occur every now and then and they do a decent job at adding some variety to the gameplay, but the stealth sections can fuck right off.