thanks, sleazy.
some say no and some say yes ...
here's where i got the info from in the first place (
https://special.reserve.co.uk/reviews...KINGS_(I-LINK))
... and a moderator of another PS2 board said "AOE 2 (PAL) was one of the PS2's early titles and has been about for some time now."
will try looking for it just in case.