# Online manuals for console video games? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 14, 2005, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-manuals-for-console-video-games/289950 "2005-02-14T01:49:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![duffer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duffer/32/1026_2.png) [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2005, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-manuals-for-console-video-games/289950/1 "2005-02-14T01:49:48Z")
I rent a lot of X-Box games from Hollywood Video to see if I want to buy them. The problem is, the only thing that comes with the case is the basic button commands and a synopsis. No copy of the original manual that comes with the game to explain special moves and the such. I vivit a lot of the cheat sites but have never found one that has an online version of the manual. Any help? ---
**Author:** ![klintypooh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3da27b/32.png) [@klintypooh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/klintypooh)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2005, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-manuals-for-console-video-games/289950/2 "2005-02-14T02:52:24Z")
There aren’t many but some can be found [here.](http://www.xbox-hq.com/html/downloads-cat26.html) And I would think that all of the special moves etc would be found in FAQs like the ones at [www.gamefaqs.com](http://www.gamefaqs.com)🙂 ---
**Author:** ![klintypooh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3da27b/32.png) [@klintypooh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/klintypooh)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2005, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-manuals-for-console-video-games/289950/3 "2005-02-14T03:03:08Z")
Some more here. [http://microsoftgamesinsider.com/xbox\_manuals.htm?c00=1](http://microsoftgamesinsider.com/xbox_manuals.htm?c00=1)