Typing of Ys cover art

Standalone Expansion

Typing of Ys

2001 · PC (Microsoft Windows) · Arcade

About this game

The Ys Typing Tutor game is a normally hidden mini-game included with the full Zwei!! PC game that can be unlocked provided certain conditions are met. It is based mostly around Ys II Complete, both in sprites and text related material.

Boasting a completely standalone story set on a mysterious “low fantasy” island floating amongst the clouds, Zwei: The Arges Adventure plays out as a classically styled action-oriented 2D dungeon crawler with oodles of optional content and unlockables, player-defined challenge through a unique food-based experience system, and a pervading tongue-in-cheek humor style that helps set it apart from other entries in the genre.

Pokkle and Pipiro are two step-siblings living by themselves in the ho-hum village of Puck on the time-forgotten floating continent of Arges. Pokkle loves making terrible puns and wears a tail for funsies, and Pipiro loves buying fashionable clothes and has no filter whatsoever. Together, they meander through what seems to be a peaceful, monotonous existence in their sleepy little burg where nothing interesting ever happens. Until something does, anyway! A mysterious masked figure shows up one night and steals six holy idols from the local shrine. The self-proclaimed “Archduke of Arges” tenders a hefty reward for their return, and our “brave” duo jumps at the chance to go find them – Pokkle for the glory, and Pipiro strictly for the cash moneys.

Screenshots

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Game facts

Release date

Dec 30, 2001

Developer

Nihon Falcom

Publisher

Nihon Falcom, XSEED Games

Platforms

PC (Microsoft Windows)

Genres

Arcade

Themes

Educational

Game modes

Single player

Franchise

Ys

Perspective

Side view, Text

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Game data and artwork via IGDB.

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