The Hive is an on-rails shooter similar to Rebel Assault within a sci-fi setting. All levels are pre-rendered, the player controls the cross-hair to fire at enemy ships and turrets. The levels are connected with cutscenes using the same visual style of the actual levels. The shooting happens both in space, within the atmosphere of different planets, and even indoors. Control alternates between spacecraft, turrets, ground based vehicles and on foot. In some cases such as when controlling a turret the player has camera control.

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Alternate Titles

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

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Console Generation Exclusive: PlayStation

User Reviews

Beautiful graphics, ludicrously difficult gameplay.	Windows	Trixter (9115)
An addictive alien shoot-fest!	Windows	Macintrash (2633)

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Critic Reviews

Coming Soon Magazine	Windows	Mar 14, 1996	92 out of 100	92
Power Play	Windows	Dec, 1995	83 out of 100	83
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
PC Joker	Windows	Dec, 1995	44 out of 100	44
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

Difficulty

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.

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