Manuals were introduced in THPS2. Since then it became the key feature that allows player to link different tricks in a combo. To be able to hold the balance, there is a special bar on the screen that is only shown while performing a manual trick. If player let the arrow leave the balance range, skater will bail. While the game features real life tricks, there are a lot of fictional tricks as well, including enormous acrobatic tricks and just mocking ones.