<s>
Scurge	B-Application
:	I-Application
Hive	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
by	O
Orbital	O
Media	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
follows	O
the	O
protagonist	O
Jenosa	O
Arma	O
,	O
a	O
female	O
bounty	O
hunter	O
tasked	O
with	O
hunting	O
a	O
parasitic	B-Device
lifeform	I-Device
called	O
the	O
"	O
Scurge	B-Application
"	O
an	O
alien	O
entity	O
capable	O
of	O
rapidly	O
adapting	O
to	O
and	O
infecting	O
biological	O
,	O
mechanical	O
,	O
and	O
digital	O
systems	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Jenosa	O
Arma	O
will	O
have	O
to	O
battle	O
various	O
forms	O
of	O
the	O
Scurge	B-Application
virus	O
and	O
race	O
against	O
the	O
clock	O
as	O
the	O
parasite	B-Device
slowly	O
takes	O
over	O
Jenosa	O
's	O
body	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
Scurge	B-Application
:	I-Application
Hive	I-Application
follows	O
Jenosa	O
Arma	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
contracted	O
by	O
the	O
military	O
on	O
a	O
rescue	O
and	O
salvage	O
mission	O
to	O
Confederation	O
Research	O
Lab	O
58	O
on	O
planet	O
Inos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
perpetrator	O
of	O
the	O
disaster	O
is	O
a	O
virulent	O
organism	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Scurge	B-Application
"	O
,	O
a	O
parasite	B-Device
which	O
has	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
transform	O
various	O
organisms	O
and	O
technologies	O
into	O
Scurge	B-Application
derivatives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unfortunately	O
,	O
it	O
can	O
only	O
slow	O
the	O
infection	O
down	O
rather	O
than	O
make	O
her	O
immune	O
;	O
she	O
is	O
infected	O
with	O
Scurge	B-Application
the	O
moment	O
she	O
first	O
encounters	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
establishes	O
an	O
atmosphere	O
that	O
is	O
highly	O
detailed	O
for	O
a	O
portable	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ending	O
leaves	O
the	O
door	O
open	O
for	O
a	O
sequel	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scurge	B-Application
:	I-Application
Hive	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
that	O
incorporates	O
elements	O
of	O
many	O
different	O
games	O
;	O
Scurge	B-Application
emphasizes	O
platforming	O
elements	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
isometric	O
vantage	O
point	O
makes	O
jumps	O
difficult	O
to	O
align	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scurge	B-Application
:	I-Application
Hive	I-Application
frequently	O
throws	O
multiple	O
enemies	O
of	O
different	O
kinds	O
at	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
forcing	O
difficult	O
decisions	O
about	O
which	O
weapon	O
to	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
her	O
health	O
reaches	O
zero	O
,	O
she	O
becomes	O
a	O
Scurge	B-Application
host	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
