The Typing of the Dead

The Typing of the Dead
The Typing of the Dead Box Art (original Japanese Dreamcast)
The Typing of the Dead Box Art (original Japanese Dreamcast)
Japanese Dreamcast cover art
Developer(s)WOW Entertainment
Smilebit
Publisher(s)Sega
Director(s)Masamitsu Shiino
Producer(s)Rikiya Nakagawa
Shun Arai
Composer(s)Tetsuya Kawauchi
Platform(s)Arcade, Dreamcast, Windows, PlayStation 2,
ReleaseArcade
  • JP: 1999 (1999)
Dreamcast
  • JP: March 30, 2000
  • NA: January 23, 2001
Windows
  • JP: December 7, 2000
  • NA: September 23, 2001
PlayStation 2
  • JP: December 22, 2004
iOS
May 10, 2012
Genre(s)Survival horror, educational
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer
Arcade systemSega NAOMI

The Typing of the Dead[a] 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 Microsoft Windows version was released in 2000 and a PlayStation 2 port followed in 2004.[1]

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.[2]

Despite falling under the criteria of "edutainment", the game was lauded by mainstream game critics for its humor, difficulty and originality.[2][3] The PC version of The Typing of the Dead sold 120,000 units in 2003.[4]

A PlayStation 2 port was called The Typing of the Dead: Zombie Panic. This version was released in Japan in late December 2004 and was packaged with a USB keyboard. The game was mostly unchanged, although the Dreamcast backpacks were replaced with PlayStation 2 backpacks and new minigames were incorporated into the main story.[5][6] A sequel, The Typing of the Dead 2, was released in Japan in 2007. English of the Dead, another revision of House of the Dead 2, was released as a language-learning game for the Nintendo DS in Japan in 2008.[7] In 2012, an iOS remake was released entitled Flick of the Dead.[8] Typing of the Dead: Overkill, based on The House of the Dead: Overkill, was released on Windows in October 2013.


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  5. ^ Gantayat, Anoop (2004-09-17). "Typing of the Dead to PS2". IGN. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2014-02-16.
  6. ^ Torres, Ricardo (2004-09-24). "The Typing of the Dead: Zombie Panic Hands-On". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 2019-02-20. Retrieved 2008-03-09.
  7. ^ Fletcher, J.C. (2008-02-06). "Learn English like G did". DS Fanboy. Archived from the original on 2008-02-07. Retrieved 2008-03-09.
  8. ^ Spencer (2012-05-09). "Text Or Die! Typing Of The Dead Gets iOS Remake". Siliconera. Retrieved 2012-05-18.