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.

Labels: WAR ON PS3