Do all sealed retail version of SH3 come without PRINTED manual?
 

I am about to buy a copy of SH3 from Ebay because I wanted a printed manual. I have contacted people who bought the game from this particular seller that their copies came WITHOUT printed manual even though their games arrived sealed.

Can someone confirm for me that SH3 does not have a printed manual, just a pdf on the disk?

Thanks!

Mine came with a 60 page manual, hotkey chart and map. (Europe)

well, i got mine from amazon, apparently "new" in the box and everything, and it had no manual.

Got mine from amazon with a manual and wall map

EDIT - Good point Letum. Mine was the US version.

Might be useful if people say if they got the US or EU version.

Got mine at GameStop store $29.99 US version came with everything.

I have the US version - it had the map, book, etc. too

-S

Thanks guys. Now, that leaves me in the pickle. Buy or not to buy, dang? Well at $10 delivered I might go for it...

Mine also had the manual, map, and hotkey chart. But I bought mine within a day or two of release, and I'm sure most of the people here did the same. I've noticed that when a game is a couple years old and the price has dropped to $20 or under, the publisher stops shipping a printed manual to help save money. I've bought several "brand-new" games from Amazon.com and brick and mortar Gamestops that lacked a manual. Shrink wrap and security tape were in place, and it had that delicate "new game" smell, so I'm pretty sure it wasn't a used item pawned off as factory sealed.