Mushihimesama

Mushihime-sama is a manic shooter developed by Cave and released by Taito in 2004. It has been ported to many consoles over the years and in 2021 it was ported again, this time to Nintendo Switch. The Switch version of Mushihime-sama includes the standard, Arrange, and v1.5 versions. It also includes modes like normal gameplay, Score Attack, and Training. You can save your Replay Data as well and check out Leaderboards to see how well you’re doing. Different difficulty levels are available too, ranging from Easy to Hard. There are also Original, Maniac, and Ultra mode options for each difficulty.

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.