5. The Typing Of The Dead (1999) (Arcade)
When you pick up a video game, "learning" is probably the last thing on your mind, given that "absorbing information" is boring and video games are supposed to be "a right laugh." But once upon a time, one particularly media-savvy person thought that Sega's zombie shooter,
The House of the Dead, could be utilised as a tool for making people better at typing. Thus,
The Typing of the Dead was born, and secretaries with psychopathic tendencies leapt for joy. Yes, instead of shooting down hordes of the undead with a light-gun or controller as in
House of the Dead 2, you stop yourself from being mauled by using a keyboard to type words and phrases to take down the enemies. And oh boy, what a wild selection of phrases the game has assembled! If you've ever wanted to take down hordes of the undead by typing the words "smart looking boy," this one's for you. Likewise, what other game will let you frantically type out "I am dating the head cheerleader" to such bad-ass effect? None is the answer.
None.