Mushihimesama
| Mushihimesama | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Cave |
| Publisher(s) | |
| Director(s) | Tsuneki Ikeda |
| Producer(s) | Kenichi Takano |
| Designer(s) | Akira Wakabayashi
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| Programmer(s) | Tsuneki Ikeda Takashi Ichimura |
| Artist(s) | Tomoyuki Kotani |
| Composer(s) | |
| Series | Mushihimesama |
| Platform(s) | |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Vertically scrolling shooter, bullet hell |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
| Arcade system | CAVE CV1000-B |
Mushihimesama (Japanese: 虫姫さま, "Bug Princess") is a manic shooter developed by Cave, originally distributed by AMI in 2004 and later redistributed to arcades in 2011 as the significantly changed "version 1.5". It was ported to the PlayStation 2 in 2005 and iOS in 2011. An Xbox 360 port was released in May 2012 (with ver1.5 as first print DLC). A version for Microsoft Windows was also published by Degica in 2015. In 2021, the game was ported to the Nintendo Switch.
The game has an insect theme as all of the enemies resemble various insects such as beetles, like the Japanese rhinoceros beetle and butterflies. The game is set in various forest environments. It received a sequel in 2006, known as Mushihimesama Futari, and a spin-off iOS and Android game entitled Mushihimesama Bug Panic.