First battle won. They are not forcing major western countries to link to PSN.
But as Sony being Sony, they:>

Blocked the game from being purchased in any region that doesn't support PSN which is close to 170 countries.

Keeping the bad review until they liberate the game.

EDIT: Unfortunately, the game became repetitive, stopped playing after the first month. :*(

First battle won. They are not forcing major western countries to link to PSN. But as Sony being Sony, they:> Blocked the game from being purchased in any region that doesn't support PSN which is close to 170 countries. Keeping the bad review until they liberate the game. EDIT: Unfortunately, the game became repetitive, stopped playing after the first month. :*(