<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japanese	O
arcades	O
in	O
1999	O
and	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
in	O
2001	O
by	O
Smilebit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2000	O
and	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
port	O
followed	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Typing	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
is	O
a	O
modification	O
of	O
Sega	O
's	O
1998	O
light	O
gun	O
arcade	O
game	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
which	O
the	O
gun	O
is	O
replaced	O
by	O
a	O
computer	B-Device
keyboard	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
secret	O
agent	O
in	O
a	O
zombie-infested	B-Application
Venice	B-Application
and	O
must	O
quickly	O
type	O
letters	O
,	O
words	O
and	O
phrases	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
kill	O
fast-advancing	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Typing	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
sold	O
120,000	O
units	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
port	O
was	O
called	O
The	B-Application
Typing	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
:	I-Application
Zombie	I-Application
Panic	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
late	O
December	O
2004	O
and	O
was	O
packaged	O
with	O
a	O
USB	B-Protocol
keyboard	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
mostly	O
unchanged	O
,	O
although	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
backpacks	O
were	O
replaced	O
with	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
backpacks	O
and	O
new	O
minigames	O
were	O
incorporated	O
into	O
the	O
main	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Typing	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
2	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
English	O
of	O
the	O
Dead	O
,	O
another	O
revision	O
of	O
House	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
language-learning	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
an	O
iOS	B-Application
remake	O
was	O
released	O
entitled	O
Flick	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Typing	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
:	O
Overkill	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
:	I-Application
Overkill	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
in	O
October	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Typing	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
has	O
been	O
described	O
variously	O
as	O
a	O
remake	O
or	O
as	O
a	O
mod	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
retains	O
the	O
original	O
's	O
first-person	O
rail	O
shooter	O
style	O
,	O
but	O
instead	O
of	O
shooting	O
zombies	B-Application
and	O
other	O
enemies	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
type	O
out	O
words	O
or	O
phrases	O
to	O
kill	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
levels	O
contain	O
specific	O
challenge	O
areas	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
required	O
to	O
kill	O
a	O
certain	O
number	O
of	O
zombies	B-Application
in	O
a	O
limited	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
other	O
changes	O
are	O
superficial	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
replacement	O
of	O
the	O
weapons	O
wielded	O
by	O
zombies	B-Application
with	O
harmless	O
items	O
and	O
equipping	O
the	O
AMS	O
agents	O
with	O
keyboards	B-Device
attached	O
to	O
backpack	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Dreamcasts	I-Operating_System
with	O
oversized	O
batteries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
closely	O
follows	O
that	O
of	O
House	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
begins	O
on	O
February	O
26	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
when	O
several	O
AMS	O
agents	O
have	O
been	O
dispatched	O
to	O
investigate	O
a	O
zombie	B-Application
outbreak	O
in	O
Venice	B-Application
,	O
Italy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Typing	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
arcades	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
1999	O
with	O
a	O
special	O
cabinet	O
equipped	O
with	O
dual	O
QWERTY	O
keyboards	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
home	O
console	O
release	O
was	O
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
market	O
on	O
March	O
30	O
,	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PC	B-Device
port	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Empire	O
Interactive	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
PC	B-Device
release	O
,	O
Typing	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
2003	O
,	O
featuring	O
support	O
for	O
higher	O
resolution	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
Kid	O
's	O
mode	O
"	O
featuring	O
a	O
new	O
character	O
with	O
Japanese	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
only	O
;	O
several	O
other	O
Japanese-exclusive	O
PC	B-Device
versions	O
followed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
GameTap	B-Operating_System
in	O
October	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
The	B-Application
Typing	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
on	O
their	O
March	O
15	O
,	O
2000	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
fourth	O
most-successful	O
dedicated	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Typing	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
was	O
regarded	O
overall	O
by	O
critics	O
as	O
an	O
enjoyable	O
game	O
,	O
receiving	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
both	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
GameSpots	O
annual	O
"	O
Most	O
Innovative	O
"	O
prize	O
among	O
console	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
35	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sub-par	O
voice	O
acting	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
House	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
considered	O
to	O
enhance	O
this	O
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
graphics	O
was	O
criticized	O
to	O
varying	O
degrees	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
had	O
not	O
been	O
updated	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
House	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
2	I-Application
arcade	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	B-Device
World	O
was	O
so	O
unimpressed	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
premise	O
that	O
they	O
listed	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
runner	O
up	O
on	O
a	O
"	O
Top	O
Ten	O
Worst	O
Games	O
"	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
