Awesome post! Sadly the PS2 never got this game released in the USA. I have been curious since I played the first game. I might have to watch someone play this on the Youtube instead.
There is an alternative but it depends on your desktop/laptop. Just download a PS2 emulator, PCSX2 is a pretty solid emulator with tons of game enhancing features and controls can easily be mappable. If you dont know what your doing youtube has some guides. Just make sure you have at least 4GB RAM and an i3 processor. If your computer is weak just try run it with no enhancements and in PS2 native resolution. Or if its a good one you can even upscale games to 4K with increased frame rate