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Mushihimesama

ShooterArcade

Steam
Released

Dec 15, 2011

5,434 days ago
Platforms
  • iOS
  • PS2
  • Arcade

Release dates

North America dates
  1. Dec 15, 20115,434 days ago
    • iOS

About

Mushihimesama is a manic shooter developed by Cave and released by Taito in 2004. 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 significantly changed "version 1.5" was released to arcades in 2011. The game has an insect theme as all of the enemies resemble various insects such as beetles 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 game entitled Mushihimesama Bug Panic.

Trailers

Screenshots

How long to beat

HowLongToBeat ↗ · 78 players
Main story
44 min
Main + extras
6 h
Completionist
37 h

Reviews

Steam97%Overwhelmingly Positive · 1,463 reviews
Critics (IGDB)87/1003 reviews
IGDB players86/10013 ratings

Game info

Released
2004 · see every game from that year
Modes
Single player · Multiplayer
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric

Editions, DLC & expansions

Other versions

Studios

Languages

4 languages
Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, Japanese
LanguageAudioSubtitlesInterface
Chinese (Simplified)简体中文––
Chinese (Traditional)繁體中文––
EnglishEnglish (US)––
Japanese日本語––

Themes & tags

Story & names

Huge insect-like creatures called Koju roam the forest outside the village of Hoshifuri. When Reco's people fall to a mysterious sickness, the young princess decides to leave the village and meet the God of the Koju, who may provide a cure. Riding her faithful Golden Beetle friend Kiniro, Reco must traverse the wilds, braving the hostile landscape and the aggressive Koju beasts on her journey through the Shinju Forest.

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Also known as

  • Mushihime-SamaAlternative title

Release dates by region

3 releases in 2 regions

worldwide

  • Dec 15, 2011iOS

japan

The Mushihimesama series

All 8 games
  1. This gameMushihimesama2004
  2. Puzzle! Mushihimetama2005
  3. Mushihime-sama Futari2006
  4. Mushihime-sama Futari: Black Label2007 · Standalone expansion
  5. Mushihime-sama Futari Ver 1.52009 · Expanded edition
  6. Mushihimesama Bug Panic2010

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Where to find it

Data from IGDB and Steam. Critic scores from OpenCritic. Dates shown for North America, in your local time zone.