The mechanics of Typing Fingers are interesting but not in a good way. Even for a game aimed at children, it's hard to take it seriously. As such the subtitle read 'Zzzzzzzzzz' as you'd expect, except the character actually vocalised the letter 'Z' over and over again. The funniest incident was when a character was supposed to be asleep. If the subtitles denote static over the radio for 3-5 seconds, then the character will literally state '3-5 seconds'. This has the consequence of every subtitle being taken too literally. Just think of Microsoft Sam as a voice actor and you know what to expect. The game doesn't utilise voice actors and instead seems to use a text-to-speech program instead. However, these transmissions usually end up being unintentionally funny. The aliens aren't that interesting and just seek to destroy all humanity. You usually receive transmissions from a human soldier and eventually receive alien transmissions as well. The second way the story is conveyed to you is by radio chatter during each level. It feels like a missed opportunity to make the story more engaging by actually showing you objectives and making you complete them.

You don't ever see any of this and you're only told by other characters what's going on and what the consequences of your actions are. Occasionally, a level will also tell you that you may be liberating a planet or chasing an alien signal. Each level sees you destroying any alien presence in each sector. This means you're the only one who can take on the enemy. A hostile alien race has come and taken control of the human fleet and you're the commander of an experimental ship. Being a game aimed at a younger generation, the story is straight forward and uncomplicated.

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