Z-Type
Z-Type is a typing shoot 'em up video game developed by Germany-based developer Dominic Szablewski of PhobosLab, originally developed for web browsers in 2011 and later released for mobile in 2016. Its gameplay is similar to Space Invaders and Mario Teaches Typing. Instead of shooting, players defeat enemies by typing on their keyboard.
Z-Type
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- 2011
- Genre
- shoot 'em up
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Z-Type is a typing shoot 'em up video game developed by Germany-based developer Dominic Szablewski of PhobosLab, originally developed for web browsers in 2011 and later released for mobile in 2016. Its gameplay is similar to Space Invaders and Mario Teaches Typing. Instead of shooting, players defeat enemies by typing on their keyboard.
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• Developer — PhobosLab • Designer — Dominic Szablewski • Platforms — Web, Android, iOS • Released — January 10, 2011
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- 1.Developer Interview: PhobosLab on XType Plus, Impact and Why the Nintendo Web Framework Matters. Nintendo Life. February 18, 2014.
- 2.Z-Type: será que você é ágil para vencer este Space Invaders de digitação?. www.tecmundo.com.br. 4 April 2015.
- 3.Savov, Vlad. Play this: ZType proves that typing games can be fun on phones too. The Verge. 2016-01-25.
- 4.GameSetWatch Z-Type: HTML5, Typing Shoot'em Up. www.gamesetwatch.com.
- 5.Monday Mind Teasers: Z-Type, Word Shoot, Ys Typing Tutor. Destructoid. 2011-04-05.
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