I wouldn’t classify MoonType as a ‘Typing of the Dead’ style time waster with a twist. In fact it is pretty surprising a game of this caliber is recommended by the guys from Adult Swim, the same ones who brought you Lesbian Spider Queen and Robot Unicorn Attack.

In MoonType, you have to defend the moon from an armada of space vessels by typing in words to launch your defenses. There’s an assortment of ships, from fast moving scouts that can be downed in two letters and the slower carrier vessels that launch the scouts, which need to be downed by typing words with three or more syllables. And then it dawns on me why it’s an Adult Swim recommendation. Once in a while a bonus artifact starts floating across the screen and you need to spell out the sexual innuendo to grab the points.

Like so …

And case file #2 …

PLAY NOW: MoonType by Armor Games

It was then I realized how hard it was to actually spell OMGINEEDITNOW! under pressure. It could have been me caving in, stifling a snicker while I tried to get that word — along with all the other more serious words in. Sucker punched.

And really, that’s pretty much all there is to it. As you progress in levels (with the awesome BGM kicking into your secretarial grooves of typing) the ships come in droves. Bigger carriers start coming and launch out the smaller fighters that move faster.

I wish there were more variety. I wish you could grab more power ups with the NSFW words. That would have been more fun. But still it’s worth a play!