The Typing of the Dead has been described variously as a remake or as a mod of the original The House of the Dead 2. It retains the original's first-person rail shooter style, but instead of shooting zombies and other enemies the player must type out words or phrases to kill them.

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The Typing of the Dead is a fun and addictive typing 'game' from SEGA, essentially taking House of the Dead 2 and replacing the player's gun with a keyboard.

This review of the Dreamcast version (which is identical to this PC download in every aspect except the PC replaces a couple of game modes with IPX multiplayer) at GameCritics.com says it all: 'A perfect example of such creative, atypical game design is Typing Of The Dead—published by Sega and designed by in-house team Smilebit.

Typing Of The Dead is a bizarre little game, the likes of which has never been attempted before to my knowledge. [The game] takes the entire content and framework of the arcade-style shooter House Of The Dead 2, but replaces the light-gun with a keyboard as the main method of interaction. Players still progress through the game in a first-person perspective while countless hordes of zombies, monsters and various other enemies attack, but the twist here is that each creature has letters, words or phrases floating in front of them. Players eliminate the unsavory elements by typing the appropriate combination of characters in a speedy and (hopefully) error-free manner.

To add some spice, each stage contains one or two short challenges with special requirements in addition to the general task of zombie depopulation. The game also includes a full-fledged tutorial which instructs the virtues of touch typing, as well as a choice between Arcade, Original, [or multiplayer] modes for gameplay enjoyment once a sufficient level of secretarial skill has been mastered.

Typing Of The Dead is a crazy, irreverent game, and such madness needs to be cherished whenever it appears, in my opinion. There's definitely an intrinsic, enjoyable quality to blowing off a zombie's head by typing the words 'Rhythm Method.' While some may not immediately see the appeal or value of a game that is played by typing, all it takes is five minutes on the keyboard to turn a crowd of naysayers into party people having a good time.

The main draw here is that the game is just raw, unadulterated fun. While House Of The Dead and its sequel were good gun games, Typing Of The Dead is just so much more enjoyable due to the funny words and phrases which add to the level of irreverence Smilebit aims at itself. With phrases and snippets like 'I'll take him for 8 dollars.' 'La Dolce Vita,' 'Stop chewing on my toenails' and 'Golf is seventeen holes too long,' the silliness factor is a perfect match for the incredibly cheesy voices and stiff story scenes that the House series is famous for.

The difference here is that it while it was embarrassingly bad in House Of The Dead, it works to create a comical B-movie atmosphere that makes people crack up while delivering the big sleep to hordes of evil leg-draggers in Typing Of The Dead. A brilliant way the game subtly increases the appeal to people looking for a good dose of fun, the game has an excellent difficulty-adjustment system in place which makes sure players don't get overly frustrated. While going through a stage, the game will throw out long words and phrases with the first few zombies. If the player can type out the words quickly and with few errors, the zombies' floating marquees get longer and progressively more difficult the further a player goes without taking damage.

Conversely, if a player's fingers fumble and you start losing chunks of flesh to the rotters, the game picks up on this immediately and shortens the required inputs starting with the very next enemy. Going from 'Burned lingonberry pancakes' to 'Disco ball' is a big difference, and makes it more enjoyable and accessible to those who aren't good friends with Mavis Beacon.'

Highly recommended, even for HOTD2 veterans.

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abubakkar2019-07-020 point

this game is the best game

AbdulAhad2019-05-180 point

ok problem is solved now thanks

AbdulAhad2019-05-181 point

why is there no sound??

pile2019-05-090 point

i found a trick for red blood
-go to 'C:Program Files (x86)SEGAThe Typing of The Dead UStex'
-delete 'scr_blood_green.bin'
-copy and paste 'scr_blood_red.bin'
-and rename the pasted one into 'scr_blood_green.bin'
yeah bloody shizzle

pile2019-05-080 point

its kool but i want red blood and is that bellow windows 10 patch or what

XD242019-04-270 point

Good for typist... ????

5n1p3r_4rt3mi52019-04-23-4 points

what's the difference between iso and rip?

blamemehjones2019-03-300 point

CD Key wont work. Keeps saying I need to input the key but where? I tried literally everything and the most I get is a black screen and something about NVIDIA lighting then a not responding error. Oh well.

WKO7O2019-03-271 point

nice typing master

phearak2019-02-261 point

best typing for first study computer

Utoe2019-02-251 point

i want to try my son this typing game.

siraj khan2019-02-190 point

best typing game in computer apps

zsinatz2019-02-16-2 points

how to download? why my computer can't to play?

adnan2019-02-081 point

this game is so good for developing the skill of typing.
when i was kid i play it alot due to which now a day my typing speed is 70 wpm without taking any type of classes for typing.

kris2019-02-033 points

no sound, why

Arif rezaei2019-01-292 points

I used to play this game when I was a kid.
And right now after many years I'm gonna download and play it again.
Its awesome!!!

raqeebullah seemabb2019-01-140 point

indeed the game typing of the dead is my typing tutor,it taught me much more

Sader2018-12-160 point

This Game Is Awesome! It Is Very Usefull FOR Typing. Thanks So Much????

Dae Thara2018-12-080 point

I really like this game and trying to make myself in typing lesson.

VirusTotal2018-11-26-3 points

This contains a trojan

Pwin2018-11-23-1 point

It is really good for typing practice....

saad2018-11-220 point

i love it

master 062018-11-140 point

this is like freaking fun i like it so much

lighting2018-11-130 point

i like this game because it brush up my typing skill

jamaluddin2018-10-281 point

thanks,
It's a very nice and intersting

Heng Heng2018-10-131 point

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I like to play this game

minecraft boy2018-09-220 point

this game is cool
and amazing

Vanthy2018-09-172 points

this game is cool i didnt know how to beat the three dargons but thank you the game

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MEY2018-09-082 points

I like this game too much

Shadab2018-08-250 point

I played this game... It's an enjoying material as well as learning tool

hadi2018-08-230 point

i like because i the game is osam

Seven VannaK2018-08-230 point

I like this game it is more important than game because it have improve my typing skill

ghulam hazrat2018-08-19-1 point

a perfect games for english improve skill

THE SAMARIAN2018-08-042 points

why the cheats can't work??

Gotokuryuga2018-08-040 point

Can This game run on Windows 10??

raqeebz seemabb2018-08-010 point

The game the typing of the dead is one of the fantastic games I have ever played

sadam2018-07-171 point

i want to improve my typing

kimhak2018-06-140 point

good gane

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Dogo2018-05-310 point

This game is so much fun! Sometimes I couldn't stop laughing at the ludicrous sentences the game came up with and got myself killed a few times! The earlier levels are easy enough, but eventually it evolves to full sentences.

lucero2018-05-02-4 points

quisiera contar con el juego en mi pc sin riesgos de virus

Jefferson `2018-04-23-2 points

Good Work

farjam2018-03-30-1 point

this is the best typing game ever i have seen in my tierd life

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