The Typing of the Dead

Description

This is essentially the same game as the arcade light-gun rail-shooter House of the Dead 2, except they've turned it into a edu-tainment typing trainer. Instead of guns, your characters have keyboards strapped to them, and instead of shooting the zombies that constantly jump out at you you'll need to type out the words attached to the zombies in order to kill them before they crack open your head and feast upon the goo inside. The game ranks you on your typing speed and provides various tutorials and other edu-tainment sundries.

Otherwise it's pretty much the same game as House of the Dead 2. Much like the Resident Evil series, the zombie hordes have gone from infesting a vaguely gothic creepy old mansion to infesting a vaguely gothic decaying city, and its your job to stop them and save the human race (as usual).

Alternate Titles

• "死亡打字员" -- Chinese title (simplified)

Part of the Following Groups

• The House of the Dead series
• Zombie-themed games

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User Reviews

WASD is not most dangerous four letter word in gaming	Windows	lasttoblame (392)
This is... funny	Windows	Unicorn B. Lynx (60462)
I don't think I've seen anything more bizarre in my life...but I sure as hell liked it!	Dreamcast	Satoshi Kunsai (1852)
type or die... but for experienced typists only	Windows	tante totti (15)
The greatest typing tutor ever programmed.	Windows	Dr.Bedlam (53)

The Press Says

The Video Game Critic	Dreamcast	Feb 18, 2001	A-	91
Official Dreamcast Magazine (U.S.)	Dreamcast	Mar, 2001	8 out of 10	80
GameSpot	Windows	Oct 09, 2001	7.5 out of 10	75
Gamezilla	Windows	Oct 17, 2001	72 out of 100	72
Game Over Online	Windows	Jan 23, 2001	70 out of 100	70
Shooterplanet	Windows	Aug 15, 2004	69 out of 100	69
PC Gamer	Windows	2000	69 out of 100	69
GameGenie	Windows	2000		40
PC Player (Germany)	Windows	Jan, 2001	34 out of 100	34
GameStar (Germany)	Windows	Jan, 2001	21 out of 100	21

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Trivia

Quite possibly the only M-rated typing game (or edutainment for that matter).