As much as Sony dribble on about not giving up on the system, it's pretty clear they already did like two years ago. But that doesn't really matter!
Shining DragonUS: 29th of this month
PAL: LOL
Localized perverted beat 'em up, play as a number of school girls who beat the crap out of other students around the school grounds. Your uniform shreds apart for lol. Graphics look like something out of a public toilet but for $15, hey!
Yakuza 2US: Next month
PAL: Also next month!
If you didn't play the first Yazuka you should... play... the first Yakuza. >=( Same thing, adventure-ish beat 'em up with a story that doesn't suck. Yakuza 2 will also leave the original Japanese voice acting in and only feature subs. Which is awesome, because the dub in the first game was SO HORRIBLE.
SEGA Ages: Fantasy Zone Complete CollectionJapan: 11th of September
US: LOL
PAL: LOL
The next in SEGA's amazing AGES line-up that for some reason never see the light of day outside Japan. Includes! Fantasy Zone (Arcade and SMS versions), Fantasy Zone II: The Tears of Opa-Opa (Arcade and SMS), Fantasy Zone Gear (Game Gear), Super Fantasy Zone (Mega Drive), Fantasy Zone: The Maze (SMS), Galactic Protector (SMS) and rumours of a beta of the unreleased Fantasy Zone/Space Harrier cross-over thing-a-jig. Oh, plus a remake of Fantasy Zone II using fancy high resolution sprites just for this collection.
Thunder Force VIJapan: 30th of October
US: LOL
PAL: LOL!
The Genesis series is back! Looks incredible in motion, though the music seems like a bit of a downer. Tries too hard to be cheese. SEGA's publishing and have teased at the promise of reviving more dead shoot 'em up IP's if this does well. Which it probably won't.
Persona 4US: December
PAL: LOL!!
Persona 3 surprised me, because it was an RPG I didn't hate. Persona 4 seems to play exactly the same, but they've swapped the busy busy city with a smaller town rural what'cha'macall it setting.
King of Fighters '98 Ultimate MatchUS: December? Some sites say December, others have it as 2009. Mystery. December 2009? Oh my.
PAL: LOOOOOOOOL
IT'S KING OF FIGHTERS '98 WITH NEW STUFF. Including new sprites! No doubt they'll remove the online option for the US release.
IGN sure do take horrific screens, but they save a fair bit of time!
Samurai Shodown AnthologyUS: October:
PAL: LOLSMCKENZIE
Seven Samurai Shodown games. On one disc! Blu-Ray owned.
Ferrari Challenge Trofeo PirelliUS: Dunno, just have Q4 2008 listed everywhere
PAL: This month
PS3 version's already out, but PS2 and Wii are coming. It looks solid and the developers have kept all the features from the PS3 game. Seems like it'll be a pretty great racer!
Pipe ManiaUS: Just came out
PAL: Next month
Do you remember the old Pipe Dream game? No? That's okay, nobody does. But it's been dug up and rebranded as Pipe Mania. The graphics are ****, but it looks to be a pretty good puzzle game. Only $15 US. :]
Wipeout PulseUS: LOL
PAL: September
I'm not a fan of the series myself (though I loved the very first one on Saturn) but a lot of people are, and this got great reviews on PSP. Only PS2 screens I can find are tiny things trapped in flash, so here's a PSP screen.
Dokapon KingdomUS: October
PAL: LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLL
Also due to hit Wii, but the PS2 version looks and plays exactly the same plus it's $20 cheaper. RPG/board game combination fried rice. What? Damn right.
Budget re-releases!Okami, Maximo 2, Odin Sphere and Disgaea are all hitting the Greatest Hits line in September. Not because they sold well, but Sony's just desperate to give the illusion PS2 still matters.
WILL UPDATE WHEN MORE GAMES GET ANNOUNCED BECAUSE AT THE MOMENT IT'S LIKE PUBLISHERS JUST CHUCK STUFF ONTO RETAIL SHELVES WITH NO WARNING.