The European version's been out for a while now. Your local stores must just suck.

You could try ordering online if you have a credit card or (legitimate) access to one. Many online shops will even accept PayPal.

I know that there are lots of PC and PS2 copies available on eBay, but it's mostly the American and Japanese versions. That's not so bad, though, us Canadians got the American version, and it's working just fine for me even though I know the correct spelling of such words as colour and honour. I think Mik's running the Yank version and he's in Finland, but then again, that's possibly because the excrement inclement weather has frozen his braincase.

EDIT: <Found it!>: http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...6link_code=xm2