The Typing of the Dead

The Typing of the Dead

1999 Smilebit

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About The Typing of the Dead

The Typing of the Dead is an action and arcade game developed by Smilebit and published by SEGA, released on 31 December 1999.

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.

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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.

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Gameplay

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Genres

Action Arcade Educational Shooter

Modes

MultiplayerSingle player

Perspective

First personText

Multiplayer

Offline co-opCampaign co-opDrop-in

Engine

Sega NAOMI

Tags

Best couch co-op gamesBest multiplayer gamesBest single-player games

Rankings

Best Shooter games on PCBest Shooter games on PlayStation 2Best Shooter games of 1999Best PC gamesBest PC games of 1999Best games of 1999

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