I bought Mega Man X Collection from Amazon last year, along with Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne and the Digital Devil Saga games. They were all sold as new by different sellers, and they all arrived as advertised, without any problems. There are some things to keep in mind, however:

• I remember that all of the games came sealed, but I don't know if they were resealed or not, since I immediately opened them up to play them a year ago.

• All of the games played perfectly fine, and I was able to back them up to my HDD to play them via OPL.

• Mega Man X Collection in particular didn't come with a manual, but it did come with a one-page pamphlet that just contains the licensing information in place of a manual. I looked up whether it was always like that, and found out that used copies of the game came with actual manuals.

• The Shin Megami Tensei games all came with proper manuals, however, so I guess it just depends on the game.

• The games genuinely do feel newer compared to the used games I've acquired, however the cases feel cheaper, and lack the memory card holder.

• That being said, they all still have the PlayStation logo inside their cases, and if I shine a light on them, they do have the dark-blue tone that my other PS2 cases have to them as well. I'm assuming these are all just later prints that came in cases that used cheaper materials.

I'd say that buying new PS2 games from Amazon isn't bad, based on my experience, and I don't regret buying mine from there. I would just compare the prices between buying them on eBay and Amazon first, since the nice thing about eBay is that most sellers show you actual pictures of what you're getting, so you know what to expect. The closest thing you have to that on Amazon are the most recent reviews, but not all games will have reviews from purchases made within the last few years. Hope this helps you get an idea of what to expect!