Scurge: Hive review

Call Nintendo, somebody stole Metroid!

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Pros

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    Cool retro style sci-fi art design

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    Awesome atmospheric music

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    Plenty of earnable special weapons

Cons

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    Steep learning curve on controls

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    Rehash of Metroid Fusion

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    No

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    seriously

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    it's just like Metroid

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Scurge: Hive may be derivative at first glance, but once you penetrate its familiar shell, you'll find a fresh take on a classic genre. Granted, Scurge is essentially Metroid Fusion in an isometric (better known as three-quarter) view, but the simple fact is that Metroid Fusion is still an excellent game, so it follows that Scurge is as well.

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GenreShooter
DescriptionSpace-faring bounty hunter tracks down a parasitic organism while finding suit-enhancing power-ups. Shh, don't tell Nintendo.
PlatformDS
US censor ratingRating Pending
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