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Game manuals are pieces of literature that accompany video game releases that help owners use their product, explain the how the game works, and sometimes give incite into the game's plot. Up to the mid-2010s, they were usually only given as printed books but have since become shared by Capcom electronically with physical books no longer being printed.
History[]
As standard in the video game industry up to the 2000s, Capcom's video game manuals contained extra flavor text and lore information. A lot of this information was entirely rewritten during the localization process. When Capcom released port of games on different consoles, entirely new manuals would be printed with new information and art work.
Starting with Resident Evil 6, Capcom began using electronic web manuals with all of them available on the RESIDENT EVIL.NET web service or viewable as an in-game option. They also began using one standard template for each game and make only small edits for each version and subsequent port.
List[]
| Image | Name | Release date(s) | Console/Ports |
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Resident Evil manual | 1996 | Sega Saturn |
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Bio Hazard PSX manual | 1996 | PlayStation (PSX) |
| Resident Evil 2 manual | 1998 | ||
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Bio Hazard 2 PSX manual | 1998 | PlayStation (PSX) |
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Resident Evil 2 Game.com manual | 1998 | Game.com |
| Resident Evil 3: Nemesis manual | 1999 | ||
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Biohazard 3: Last Escape Manual | 1999 | PlayStation (PSX) |
| Resident Evil 3: Nemesis Dreamcast manual | 2000 | Sega Dreamcast | |
| Resident Evil CODE:Veronica Dreamcast manual | 2000 | Sega Dreamcast | |
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Resident Evil CODE:Veronica X PlayStation 2 manual | 2000 | PlayStation 2 |
| Resident Evil Survivor 2 CODE:Veronica manual | 2001 | PlayStation 2 | |
| Resident Evil Survivor 2 CODE:Veronica cabinet art | 2001 | Arcade cabinet | |
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Resident Evil Instruction Booklet | 2002 | Nintendo GameCube |
| Resident Evil 0 manual | 2002 | Nintendo GameCube | |
| Biohazard Outbreak manual | 2003 | PlayStation 2 | |
| Resident Evil Outbreak Public Beta manual | 2003 | ||
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Resident Evil 4 GameCube manual | 2005 | Nintendo GameCube |
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Resident Evil 4 PlayStation 2 manual | 2005 | PlayStation 2 |
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Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition Instruction Booklet | 2007 | Nintendo Wii |
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Resident Evil 5 manual | 2009, 2016 | PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One |
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Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City manual | 2012 | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |
| Resident Evil: Revelations 3DS manual | 2012 | Nintendo 3DS | |
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Resident Evil 6 Online Manual | 2012, 2016 | PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One |
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Resident Evil: HD Remaster manual | 2014, 2015 | PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One |
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Resident Evil: Revelations 2 manual | 2015 | PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 |
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Resident Evil 0 HD Remaster manual | 2016 | PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One |
| UMBRELLA CORPS Manual | 2016 | PlayStation 4 | |
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Resident Evil 4 Web Manual | 2016, 2019 | PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch |
| Resident Evil 7: Biohazard manual | 2017 | PlayStation 4, Xbox One | |
| Resident Evil 2 1-Shot Demo Official Web Manual | 2019 | PlayStation 4, Xbox One | |
| Resident Evil 2 Official Web Manual | 2019 | PlayStation 4, Xbox One | |
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Project Resistance OFFICIAL WEB MANUAL | 2019 | PlayStation 4, Xbox One |
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Resident Evil 5 Nintendo Switch Manual | 2019 | Nintendo Switch |
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Resident Evil 6 Nintendo Switch Manual | 2019 | Nintendo Switch |
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Resident Evil 3 Raccoon City Demo Official Web Manual | 2020 | PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One |
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Resident Evil RESISTANCE OPEN BETA Official Web Manual | 2020 | PlayStation 4, Xbox One |
| Resident Evil 3 Official Web Manual | 2020 | PlayStation 4, Xbox One | |
| Resident Evil Village Official Web Manual | 2021 | PlayStation 4, Xbox One |
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