When comparing Lightbot vs The Typing of The Dead: Overkill, the Slant community recommends The Typing of The Dead: Overkill for most people. In the question“What are the best educational games on PC?” The Typing of The Dead: Overkill is ranked 12th while Lightbot is ranked 17th. The most important reason people chose The Typing of The Dead: Overkill is:
While words per minute type counts for a lot in the game, the player does need to keep track of what mutants are moving faster towards them and plan out attacks accordingly. This means that the player needs to access the situation to then type out the word or words for the mutant they deam the most immediate threat. This makes for a lot of fun as it requires some skill with gaming by judging what the game is throwing at you, which can be a lot.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Works multi-platform
Runs on iOS, Android and Windows.
Pro Actually requires some strategy
While words per minute type counts for a lot in the game, the player does need to keep track of what mutants are moving faster towards them and plan out attacks accordingly. This means that the player needs to access the situation to then type out the word or words for the mutant they deam the most immediate threat. This makes for a lot of fun as it requires some skill with gaming by judging what the game is throwing at you, which can be a lot.
Cons
Con Windows requires flash
Flash should probably not be installed on your system if you enjoy a safe, virus-free system. Though the Chrome browser uses their own Flash fork which is safe to use being that the browser is constantly updated for security.
Con Poor graphics
Originally released for the Dreamcast, this game does show its age. While this is a port of the Wii version,simply the graphics look poor. Textures and models look pretty poor, though that does mean the game is not that demanding, so is good for people with low end hardware.