Scurge Hive

by Southpeak

Product Features

• Explore a massive world consisting of over 350 levels ranging from indoor, outdoor, above and below ground settings
• Engage over 50 enemies in fast paced real time combat
• Race against constant countdown pressure as you seek out decontamination stations to suppress the Scurge that has infected your body.
• Power Ups - Slow down time, sling shot across giant gaps; locating technology for your prototype battle suit will be a must
• Use a top-secret projectile gauntlet search out multiple energy alignments to effectively dispose of different enemy classes

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000H7J8YK
• Product Dimensions: 5 x 5 x 1 inches ; 1 pounds
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: October 17, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #36,975 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Scurge: Hive features fast-paced action and survival in a massive single player adventure. Take control of Jenosa Arma, abandoned in a research facility that has been quarantined to suppress the spreading of an infection that could destroy all life. Collect power-ups to increase your strength and abilities as you overcome puzzles and obstacles and take on hoards of enemies intent on your destruction. There is nowhere to hide from the Scurge!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great action/shooter for the GBA, January 4, 2007

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N. Durham "Big Evil" (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Scurge Hive (Video Game)

Scurge: Hive puts you in the role of a female bounty hunter in space named Jenosa taking on alien parasitic organisms. Yes, that's Scurge: Hive, not anything with the word Metroid in the title. Despite the derivative storyline, Scurge: Hive for the GBA provides some great action and shooting elements that fit right at home on the GBA. The overhead isometric view of the game provides for plenty of fun shooting elements to go along with exploration and puzzle solving. Throw in some memorable boss battles to go along with the fluidly animated and colorful graphics and you get one of better action/shooters to come out on the GBA in a long time. What stops Scurge: Hive dead in it's tracks from being an instant classic is that you will backtrack a lot, and I mean a lot. Combine that with the fact that the shooting and puzzle elements will eventually get boring the longer you're in the game, and that stops Scurge: Hive from being a must own. Not to mention that there is a time limit tied into Jenosa's health, which you must constantly find medical stations to refill, which will either add degrees of challenge or frustration depending on the gamer. That aside though, Scurge: Hive is still a great game for the GBA that should be checked out by those still holding on to their GBA's and craving some solid action. The game is also available for the DS as well, which has the advantage of showing more on the screen as well as displaying the area map at all times. If you own a DS and want to check this game out, you may want to go for that version for those reasons alone, but if you want a cheaper game, the GBA version is sufficient.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Contagiously Fun, April 12, 2008

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J. Sherman "The Critic" (New York, USA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Scurge Hive (Video Game)

I've seen quite a few copies of this game, going from one GameStop to another in search of a GBA game to spend my store credit on. Seeing this game almost everywhere, two thoughts came to mind: 1) "Man, this game must suck," and 2) "Why did so many people buy it in the first place?" After looking at some reviews, I took a chance and bought "Scurge: Hive" for the GBA. Best 5 bucks in credit that I've ever spent.

This is an action RPG best compared to the likes of "Metroid;" in some ways, it's almost exactly like "Metroid." You play as Jenosa Arma, a bounty hunter with a freakishly long ponytail, sent to the planet Inos to infiltrate a research lab after an attempt to contain a parasite called the Scurge goes awry. Starting out with just a pea-shooting gauntlet, you fight a bunch of enemies--and I mean a LOT of 'em--while exploring each level, which takes quite a toll on your health bar. But when killed, these enemies give off balls of green goo that refill your health, increases your hit points, and even improve your rank. And that's just for starters.

Before you even make it through the first level, you're suddenly infected by the Scurge. A gauge appears at the top of the screen to show the rate of infection and if it reaches 100%, you'll transform into the Scurge itself and the game ends; basically, it limits the time you have to explore a level. To prevent this, you have to access sick bays that are located throughout the game in order to keep the infection down. These also serve as save points in the game. But having to go back and forth to a sick bay to keep your infection low can get pretty frustrating. Luckily, you can activate a map with the Select button to keep from getting lost.

Needless to say, this game puts a lot on your plate. When you're not uncovering new weapons, you must accomplish various tasks in order to advance in the game. You also have to find special security cards in order to open certain doors. And then there's a horde of boss characters with their own specific strengths and weaknesses. Even moving around the isometric platforms is a chore. Add the little buggers that are already chasing you, and you've got a game that's tough to beat--even at its lowest difficulty setting.

"Scurge" is also available for the Nintendo DS. This is exactly the same as the GBA port save for a map provided on the touch screen. When choosing between both versions, the choice should be clear for GBA owners. For DS owners, it comes down to whether you want added convenience or a cheaper game. Either way, you can't go wrong with this challenging title.

This game is rated E10+ for ages 10 & up: Violence.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars TONS of diagonal movement, more finger olympics than fun, March 10, 2010

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Brian S. Walker - See all my reviews
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= Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Scurge Hive (Video Game)

Very good basic game layout, but the user controls just suck. Way too much diagonal movement and aiming is required, and combined with holding the L and R buttons. Simply unacceptable. More a test of finger olympic skills than fun. To make matters worse each level is timed, and some levels leave little to no time for a single finger error. And then add that these "olympics" areas (where the door locks behind you no less) are several rooms from the save area so you must keep repeating and repeating and repeating. Many rooms can not be traversed without dying multiple times anyway, you have to memorize where the traps/monsters are. Get Metroid instead, it is done right. Too bad that the game design of Scurge gives intense action, but they totally ignored the capabilities of the platform it plays on. Some designers get around the problem by allowing the remapping of the control pad to move diagonal on the compass points, not Scurge and it absolutely ruins the game and will halt your progress permanently.