The Hive is a shooter, released 6 November 1995 on PlayStation, DOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What The Hive is
The Hive was released in 1995. It is available on PlayStation, DOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
The sinister NoirDyne Corporation has reactivated a once abandoned bioweapons production facility: The Hive. Operated by genetically engineered creatures called Hivasects, the Hive is producing a toxic substance to be used as a biological weapon. You and your partner, Ginger, had been given an assignment to infiltrate NoirDyne. Something went terribly wrong ... your cover was blown and now the chase is on. With the help of Ginger's brief data loads, you must battle your way through enemy fighters, ground troops, robot weapons, and deadly alien Hivasects. Destroy The Hive, save Ginger... and the Galaxy.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
The Hive holds a critic score of 30 out of 100. That places it above 2% of the 3,305 rated shooter games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 1995 averaged 66, so it scored 36 points below the year average.
What it launched against
The Hive launched on 6 November 1995, within three weeks of Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, Destruction Derby and Star Wars: Rebel Assault II - The Hidden Empire. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, Destruction Derby, Star Wars: Rebel Assault II - The Hidden Empire.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
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