So I load up the Okami DVD onto HDD via WinHIIP and the game works perfectly. When I dump the image back onto my computer with WinHIIP and burn the iso, it'll just give me a black screen when I load it onto the PS2's DVD drive. Is this to be expected? I've tried several other games to no avail .. this is with correct DVD+R media at optimal burn settings.

Funny thing is, if I make a straight backup of an original DVD on my computer, the game loads fine on the ps2, without a hitch.

Odd behavior ..