Mushihimesama

Mushihimesama

Mushihimesama is a manic shooter developed by Cave and published by Taito in 2004. It was ported to the PlayStation 2 in 2005 and to iOS in 2011. An Xbox 360 port was released in May 2012 (with ver1.5 as the first-print DLC). A heavily modified "version 1.5" was released in arcades in 2011. The game has an insect theme, as all enemies resemble various insects such as beetles and butterflies. The game is set in various forest environments. In 2006, there was a sequel called Mushihimesama Futari and an iOS spin-off game called Mushihimesama Bug Panic.

Story

Giant insect-like creatures called koju roam the forest outside the village of Hoshifuri. When Reco's people fall ill with a mysterious disease, the young princess decides to leave the village and meet the Koju god, who may hold a cure. On the back of her faithful golden beetle Kiniro, Reco must cross the wilderness and brave the hostile landscape and aggressive koju beasts on her journey through the Shinju Forest.