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

conus00 · 08-06-08, 02:32 PM

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!

Letum · 08-06-08, 02:53 PM

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

UnderseaLcpl · 08-06-08, 02:53 PM

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

Tchocky · 08-06-08, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by UnderseaLcpl

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.

Letum · 08-06-08, 03:37 PM

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

FIREWALL · 08-06-08, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Tchocky

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Originally Posted by UnderseaLcpl

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.

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

SUBMAN1 · 08-06-08, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Tchocky

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Originally Posted by UnderseaLcpl

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.

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

-S

conus00 · 08-06-08, 10:03 PM

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

larrysellars · 08-06-08, 11:15 PM

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.

08-06-08, 02:32 PM	#1
conus00 Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2008 Location: DB85 Posts: 804 Downloads: 166 Uploads: 0	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! __________________

08-06-08, 02:53 PM	#2
Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Mine came with a 60 page manual, hotkey chart and map. (Europe) __________________

08-06-08, 02:53 PM	#3
UnderseaLcpl Silent Hunter Join Date: May 2008 Location: Storming the beaches! Posts: 4,254 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	well, i got mine from amazon, apparently "new" in the box and everything, and it had no manual. __________________ I stole this sig from Task Force

08-06-08, 03:37 PM	#5
Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Might be useful if people say if they got the US or EU version. __________________

08-06-08, 10:03 PM	#8
conus00 Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2008 Location: DB85 Posts: 804 Downloads: 166 Uploads: 0	Thanks guys. Now, that leaves me in the pickle. Buy or not to buy, dang? Well at $10 delivered I might go for it... __________________

08-06-08, 11:15 PM	#9
larrysellars Watch Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Tennessee, U.S.A. Posts: 22 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	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.