Yep xD And is technically a "no" to their question.
they are just the worst company ever, not even kidding
The big fear to be honest is when an IP is very band handled by certain companies
I've seen that happening before
I just want to hope they don't screw up the game...
https://69.media.tumblr.com/d21ab879150ecc3cc6a6ed39596068ea/tumblr_prrsozYdY11tsw93oo1_540.gif
They will

Was he crying when they threatened to boil him?
He made this face after Asterix asked him to try the "soup"
Poor fellow. Hopefully I'll be proven wrong and he won't have to feel sad.
My suspicion:
The game will be pretty much alright but they completely mess up the performance again .-.
Do XXL 1, XXL 2 and OG have NTSC PS2 releases?
I know XXL 1 has one under the name Kick Buttix but that one is out of the picture for me
XX1 and XXL 2 had NTSC releases now OG
You may have to use the FreeMcBoot to play a copy of the disc in your PS2
Or just play it through a USB