Despite the graphics, this is a must play!
User Rating: 8.8 | The Typing of the Dead PC
Let's get the bad stuff out of the way: The graphics are very blocky, very ugly, very bland, etc. The character models are blocky, ugly, bland, etc. The voice acting is laughably horrific. (Takes the edge off of a real beating, though) The plot is ludicrous. Now, bad stuff aside, this is one of the most dependably entertaining games on the market, still. Since you will be typing your enemies to death, there is a certain degree of replayability in the fact that, on any given play through, you will be typing completely different words. Unlike TTotD's predecessor, The House of the Dead 2(the game which this title is completely based off), it's not just a matter of remembering where the enemies pop out and where to shoot them. It feels different every time you play. Also, this game REALLY DOES help you type better. It comes with a set of requisite typing tutorials, and they ARE worth looking at, especially the numbers and special key tutorials. (I never learned quite how to reach those numbers UNTIL this game) Every stage becomes a little more challenging, even to a seemingly impossible state, but be advised that even I have gotten so good, I can beat the game with little trouble. Anyone with just a rudimentary knowledge base of typing will find themselves compelled to achieve better typing, if only for the sake of blowing the crap out of zombies. Have you ever seen Mavis Beacon do THAT? Bottom line: If you can get past the graphics standard of yesteryear and handle some VERY bad-funny dialog, this game will inspire you to type better, faster, and cleaner than ANY OTHER tutor I've ever picked up. This is the only game that has ever kept me entertained while ACTUALLY teaching me something constructive.
