Hey there.

Is OPL for PS2 considered an emulator or real hardware as you can play the game on a hard drive, thereby faster loading times but still on the console?

Thanks in advance for answering.

I would consider OPL an emulator due to the faster loadings over an unmodded console. If you are interested in running the game you could run the Individual levels with an emulator. If you enjoy running the game I would suggest getting a copy of the game.