This is conjecture on my part, but we have been told that Typhoon isn't a heavyweight study sim, more a action flying game. I am reminded of two recent study sims, JF15 and Falcon 4, both of which could be played in 'casual' mode, for which you had a seperate manual of around 30 pages.
I expect Typhoon's systems to be similar to these casual modes, therefore it won't require a 200 page manual, so won't require a large box, meaning it will probably be presented in the DVD style case.
Presumably there will be a strategy guide available seperately when the game is released.
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