According to actual research. Just 12 of the 50 most popular European PS2 games work properly on PS3. 9 have “minor issues” while 13 have “noticeable issues” and 16 “don’t work at all”

TOTALLY BROKEN: Guitar Hero, Guitar Hero II, SSX Tricky, Gran Turismo 4, Metal Gear Solid 2… AND MORE:

HERE ARE THE STATS, COMPILED BY MARK, WHO HAS A LOT OF FREE TIME AT THE MOMENT DUE TO PERSONAL ISSUES:
“I’ve just gone through the top 50 highest-reviewed PS2 games according to Game Rankings (don’t ask me how I got the time, it involves having a breakdown and being a drop-out until I’m sane again) and checked them all against the PS3 backwards compatibility lists for the new European version of the hardware.”

1. Resident Evil 4 – Noticeable Issues
2. Grand Theft Auto III – Works
3. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – Noticeable Issues
4. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty – Doesn’t Work
5. Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec – Minor Issues
6. God of War II – Works
7. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City – Works
8. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 – Minor Issues
9. Pro Evolution Soccer 2 – Minor Issues
10. God of War – Works
11. Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence – Works
12. Burnout 3: Takedown – Minor Issues
13. NCAA Football 2004 – Not released in Europe
14. Okami – Noticeable Issues
15. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 4 – Noticeable Issues

16. Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007 – Not released in Europe
17. Final Fantasy XII – Minor Issues
18. Devil May Cry – Works
19. SSX Tricky – Doesn’t Work
20. Guitar Hero II – Doesn’t Work

21. Madden NFL 2002 – Noticeable Issues
22. Guitar Hero – Doesn’t Work
23. SSX 3 – Doesn’t Work
24. SSX – Doesn’t Work
25. Madden NFL 2004 – Doesn’t Work
26. Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal – Doesn’t Work

27. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time – Minor Issues
28. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater – Noticeable Issues
29. Soul Calibur II – Doesn’t Work
30. TimeSplitters 2 – Noticeable Issues
31. Pro Evolution Soccer 5 – Noticeable Issues

32. Shadow of the Colossus – Works
33. Madden NFL 2003 – Noticeable Issues
34. Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution – Minor Issues
35. Final Fantasy X – Noticeable Issues
36. NCAA Football 2003 – Not released in Europe
37. World Soccer Winning Eleven 8 International – Not released in Europe
38. Virtua Fighter 4 – Minor Issues
39. Tony Hawk’s Underground – Minor Issues
40. Pro Evolution Soccer 4 – Noticeable Issues
41. Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando – Doesn’t Work

42. Burnout Revenge – Works
43. Madden NFL 2005 – Noticeable Issues
44. NCAA Football 2002 – Not released in Europe
45. Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy – Doesn’t Work
46. Winning Eleven 6 International – Not released in Europe
47. ICO – Works
48. Madden NFL 2001 – Noticeable Issues
49. Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King – Doesn’t Work

50. NBA Street Vol. 2 – Works
51. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004 – Works
52. NCAA Football 2005 – Not Released in Europe
53. Ratchet & Clank – Doesn’t Work
54. Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Chaos Theory – Doesn’t Work
55. NBA 2K2 – Doesn’t Work
56. Gran Turismo 4 – Doesn’t Work

57. Tekken 5 – Works

Incredibly, Sony’s OFFICIAL ADVICE includes the following line:

  • You should skip optional FMV sequences
  • UKR’S OFFICIAL ADVICE:
    You should skip PlayStation3.