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The Typing of the Dead

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First release
1999
Publisher
Sega
Genres
Shooter · Educational, Action, Horror, Survival, Comedy
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2, Dreamcast, Arcade

The Typing of the Dead is an arcade game that was developed by WOW Entertainment and published by Sega for the NAOMI hardware. The game was released in Japanese arcades in 1999 and was ported to the Sega Dreamcast in 2001 by Smilebit. A Windows version was released in 2000 and a PlayStation 2 port followed in 2004. The Typing of the Dead is a modification of Sega's 1998 light gun arcade game The House of the Dead 2 in which the gun is replaced by a computer keyboard. The player takes the role of a secret agent in a zombie-infested Venice and must quickly type letters, words and phrases in order to kill fast-advancing enemies.

Also known as Za taipingu Obu za deddo Zonbipanikku, Typing of the Dead, The Typing of the Dead: Zombie Panic, Za taipingu Obu za deddo
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Storyline
The plot of the game closely follows that of House of the Dead 2.[2] The story begins on February 26, 2000, when several AMS agents have been dispatched to investigate a zombie outbreak in Venice, Italy. The player can control two characters, James and Gary, who are sent to find the original game's "G" and then tasked with restoring order.Responsibility for the outbreaks is soon traced to "Goldman," a banking tycoon and scientist who attempts to end human control of the earth. Much of the game revolves around destroying Goldman's creations, concluding with the final boss of "the Emperor." One of three possible humorous ending sequences occurs, depending on the answers given to the questions asked to defeat the Emperor.Read more

The plot of the game closely follows that of House of the Dead 2.[2] The story begins on February 26, 2000, when several AMS agents have been dispatched to investigate a zombie outbreak in Venice, Italy. The player can control two characters, James and Gary, who are sent to find the original game's "G" and then tasked with restoring order.Responsibility for the outbreaks is soon traced to "Goldman," a banking tycoon and scientist who attempts to end human control of the earth. Much of the game revolves around destroying Goldman's creations, concluding with the final boss of "the Emperor." One of three possible humorous ending sequences occurs, depending on the answers given to the questions asked to defeat the Emperor.

Release dates
Arcade
1999
Dreamcast
Mar 30, 2000
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Dec 07, 2000
All 7 release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Dec 08, 2000
Dreamcast
Jan 23, 2001
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Sep 23, 2001
PlayStation 2
Dec 22, 2004
Age ratings
ESRB M
Game modes
Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Text, First person
Keywords
zombies, rail shooter, minigames, death, edutainment
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80
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Multiplayer

  • Local co-opIGDB · 9 Nov
  • Co-op campaignIGDB · 9 Nov
  • Drop-in, drop-out co-opIGDB · 9 Nov

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