Jason, you and I seem to have the same opinion on this subject. In fact, I don't even mind if a game doesn't have a built in help screen at all. So long as it has a manual I can print out or comes with a manual. Seems that everyone focused on a self playing or teaching tutorial for so long that they forgot how to write a manual for their game.

As I said, I opted for a simple single screen in game help and a full 21 page manual that you can print if you so choose.