To add some spice, each stage contains one or two short challenges with special requirements in addition to the general task of zombie depopulation. Players eliminate the unsavory elements by typing the appropriate combination of characters in a speedy and (hopefully) error-free manner. 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. 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. Typing Of The Dead is a bizarre little game, the likes of which has never been attempted before to my knowledge.

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 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. 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.