The Hive

Description

The Hive is very similar to Rebel Assault. All levels are rendered, with limit interactive influence by the user (works best with mouse). At the beginning, the game seems to be cool because of the different level designs, but later it gets repetitive, the designers ran out of ideas.

Alternate Titles

• "The Hive Wars" -- Japanese Title
• "ザ・ハイヴウォーズ" -- Japanese Spelling

Part of the Following Group

• Genre: Rail shooter

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User Reviews

Beautiful graphics, ludicrously difficult gameplay.	Windows	Trixter (8728)
An addictive alien shoot-fest!	Windows	Macintrash (2518)

The Press Says

Coming Soon Magazine	Windows	Mar 14, 1996	92 out of 100	92
PC Games (Germany)	Windows	Jan, 1996	80 out of 100	80
Computer Gaming World (CGW)	Windows	Feb, 1996		60
PC Player (Germany)	Windows	Dec, 1995	57 out of 100	57
Joystick (French)	Windows	Jan, 1996	50 out of 100	50
GamePro (US)	PlayStation	Apr, 1996	2 out of 5	40
High Score	Windows	Feb, 1996	2 out of 5	40
IGN	PlayStation	Nov 25, 1996	3 out of 10	30

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Trivia

The makers of The Hive evidently thought people were "sissies" for wanting an easy mode, so they didn't build one into the original program executable, only a "practice" mode that plays two levels. After much public outcry that the game was too hard, they finally released Hive 1.01, which included an "easy" mode. But the creators released it begrudgingly:

By popular demand, here it is...a build of The Hive's executable that supports an "easy" level of difficulty.

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Keep in mind, this new switch doesn't make the game a gift by any means. It might better be labeled: easier. The enemies all attack you with the same ferocity as "normal", but your health bar repair rate is higher.