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The following is a comprehensive list of all creatures in The House of the Dead III. Serving as the main enemies, these creatures were the result of human genome experiments within the EFI Research Facility. After the collapse of civilization in 2019, AMS agents investigated the facility.
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This is a Japan-only upgraded version of Typing Of The Dead which was also released on Windows. The upgrades include new minigames and a new feature where you can compete against a clone of yourself. The Mac version also has the characters carrying compact Macs on their backs. One of the very few titles that Sega released specifically for Macs in Japan. Released August 30, 2007.
Unfortunately the Mac version is a very sloppy port job with graphical errors and horrendous framerates on my 1.6Ghz G4. You may want a G5 or Intel Mac for this one.
Mount the DVD and then copy the タイピングラリアット application to your hard drive, then use the application on the included update patch to update. No DVD burning or mounting is required to play.
License Key: 11330-794330-23302
The update patch fixes the following:
Buggy tutorial
Compatibility between PPC and Intel saved games
Playing on an OS upgraded system
CompatibilityBuggy tutorial
Compatibility between PPC and Intel saved games
Playing on an OS upgraded system
Architecture: PPC x86 (Intel:Mac)
OS 10.4 Tiger through 10.14 Mojave
PPC G4/G5 1.6GHz or Intel Mac 1.3GHz
512GB RAM (1GB recommended)
1GB hard drive space
64MB VRAM
PPC G4/G5 1.6GHz or Intel Mac 1.3GHz
512GB RAM (1GB recommended)
1GB hard drive space
64MB VRAM
Typing of the Dead is essentially Sega's House of the Dead 2, a shooter released as an arcade game and then ported to the Dreamcast. Instead of shooting at zombies with a gun, though, you type them to death, which, in a strange way, makes the game more exciting than the original version. The typing gameplay draws out the tension missing in House of the Dead 2, especially when dealing with bosses. Your heart starts to pound as you desperately hunt for the last few keystrokes to complete a phrase before the boss comes near enough to kill you. In House of the Dead 2, tension takes a backseat since gameplay is literally a one shot, hit or miss, affair.
Boss meetings are more interesting because of the typing aspect. Usually boss encounters in gun shooters tend to be prolonged versions of battles with regular enemies. Bosses may move faster, hit harder, and take more punishment, but are eventually dispatched the same as any moving target. Here, defeating most bosses requires special methods, like typing away fireballs, or being able to use keystrokes only when the boss is vulnerable. To damage one particular boss, you have to choose and type the correct answers to his questions.
Intensity of gameplay is nicely contrasted by the game's humor. Most often you type relatively meaningless sentences, but at times the game elicits the occasional chuckle or two with its self-referential phrases, such as zombies saying, 'I'm coming' or 'I don't think you can win,' or the thoughtful, 'What was I going to say?'
Typing of the Dead has problems, though none that hamper gameplay. The English subtitles make it obvious the game is from Japan, though there aren't any obvious spelling or grammatical flaws. Some phrases, however, like 'I will destroy and hate all mankind,' may seem a bit odd to native English speakers. Console gamers used to this type of phrasing won't be distracted, but some PC gamers not exposed to it may find it a bit disconcerting.
Regardless of the phrasing, the voice acting is horrendous and couldn't have been worse had it been designed that way on purpose. Some speech has emphasis on every single word, while in other instances, strange inflections give words different meanings than what was intended. Voice clips not suffering from these problems are delivered deadpan, as if the voice actors are reading straight from a script.
Like the arcade and Dreamcast versions, no mouse support is provided, limiting you to menu scrolling via the keyboard, as well as the Alt-F4 combo to quit the game. Despite some localization flaws, the game is innovative and enjoyable, and should appeal to most anyone open-minded enough to give it a try. And, you learn typing skills! Typing of the Dead may be based on a dumb idea, but it's an incredibly fun game nonetheless, with effective subtle, self-deprecating humor that adds a flourish to gameplay.
Graphics: The arcade version of this game was two years old when the PC port was released, and the age shows in the graphics. Still, there are occasional moments when the game's special effects will impress you.
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Sound: The game has good sound and music, but suffers from one of the worst voice acting jobs to ever be inflicted on a home computer.
Enjoyment: The gameplay is highly original and quite intense. If typing isn't a chore for you then the gameplay can become somewhat addictive too.
Replay Value: An array of options gives the game high replay value. You can play through the game in either arcade or original mode, or just play boss battles. There are also two modes designed to improve your typing skills. Each mode also has multiple levels or options to choose from.
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