Publisher's Description
From Doc White SW:
This colorful program is the most entertaining way to learn how to type on your mac. The constant action on the screen keeps your eyes from peeking at the keyboard (you will have no choice if you want to survive!) and the library of the 10000 most commonly typed English words familiarizes your fingers with the word that you will type most often every day. Normal typing tutors are dry and boring but Arcaded Typing Tutor was designed from the ground up to be have all the attributes of an arcade game: great graphics, fast paced action, high scores with bonus scores and multiplier given based on you ability to type bonus words and maintain accuracy and speed while you type. This newest version now natively supports Intel bases Macs while maintaining support for older PPC machines with a Universal Binary. There is no better or more enjoyable way to learn how to type. Perfect for kids and their parents alike.
What's new in this version:
- Text is much smoother now.
- Added Preferences window.
- Fixed Snow Leopard bug in which the letter to be typed wouldn't highlight.
- Under new management: Rivulus Software has now taken over development from Alex White.
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"Lots of fun - helps develop speed but not letter layout"
Version: Arcade Typing Tutor 1.5
Pros
This is a great concept especially for pre-teen boys. You get to use your typing skills to shoot asteroids and meteors before they attack your personal fleet of ships. A great foundation - would love to see other aspects of the platform developed.
Cons
The game is helpful only after you know the basic keyboard layout. There are no elements that actually teach touch typing. If you don't have a typing speed of 5 wpm I don't see how you could play at all, much less improve.
Summary
If you already touch type and want to have fun as you increase speed, this is a good value. It could be a fun addition for a child or adult who has learned touch typing on another program, but if you are trying to teach a child touch typing from the beginning, it doesn't do the job.
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"fun game but lacks some basic options"
Version: Arcade Typing Tutor 1.1.6
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This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.
there is no way to abort/start new game, just pause/resume.
still, very fun. -
"I agree it's typing game"
Version: Arcade Typing Tutor 1.1
Summary
This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.
I enjoyed the game and thought $12 was a good price. I wouldn't be willing to pay $19.
I agree, it isn't a tutor, but it is exactly what I was looking for to improve my typing speed. =)
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Add some feedback on fast/slow keys or words and you may make a tutor out of it.
The graphics are pretty good and don't distract from the game. -
"Typing Game, Not Typing Tutor"
Version: Arcade Typing Tutor 1.1
Summary
This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.
Playing the demo, I have to say that it's kind of a fun diversion from the original mouse-driven game. However, I don't think it's worth $12.
For one thing, other than the typing aspect, it's the exact duplicate of an existing game. Secondly, it doesn't actually tutor -- it's only really playable if you know how to type already. It's a game for people that already know how to type to possibly improve their typing speed, but it's more an exercise in hand-eye coordination (like most video games) than a teaching tool.
At least games like Mario Teaches Typing, for example, tried to teach finger placement and had multiple levels of difficulty (not based on WPM as your game's levels are, but rather, based on letter placement -- like a level that covered just the letters 'asdf', then it'd add the letter 'g', then would be 'jkl;', then 'h', then finally 'asdfghjkl;' all together, and then adding other lines of the keyboard) to actually teach before it started asking for real words as your game does. Like I said, this game's for intermediate-expert typists, I see it being fairly frustrating for beginners and not being of much teaching potential except perhaps as a reward after having learned how to type from another program or method.
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