You know, the xbox sequel, as different as it is, being a completely arcade flight combat game, is pretty damn good too!
The grand sense of adventure, the atmosphere, the story, the voice acting, playability (and challenge! It's really hard on Hard and I don't think I could beat it on the unlockable Very Hard difficulty), great graphics...
Purely third person and purely arcade though. If you're broad minded enough to accept that it's a really good game.