<s>
is	O
a	O
manic	O
shooter	O
developed	O
by	O
Cave	O
,	O
originally	O
distributed	O
by	O
AMI	O
in	O
2004	B-Application
and	O
later	O
redistributed	O
to	O
arcades	O
in	O
2011	O
as	O
the	O
significantly	O
changed	O
"	O
version	O
1.5	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
2005	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
port	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
2012	O
(	O
with	O
ver1.5	O
as	O
first	O
print	O
DLC	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
was	O
also	O
published	O
by	O
Degica	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
an	O
insect	O
theme	O
as	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
enemies	O
resemble	O
various	O
insects	O
such	O
as	O
beetles	B-Application
and	O
butterflies	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
a	O
sequel	O
in	O
2006	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
Mushihimesama	B-Application
Futari	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
spin-off	O
iOS	B-Application
game	O
entitled	O
Mushihimesama	B-Application
Bug	O
Panic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
world	O
of	O
Mushihimesama	B-Application
is	O
a	O
wild	O
,	O
untainted	O
one	O
where	O
large	O
desertic	O
areas	O
abruptly	O
change	O
into	O
lush	O
forests	O
,	O
all	O
inhabited	O
by	O
arthropods	O
called	O
Koujuu	O
:	O
such	O
beasts	O
(	O
basically	O
oversized	O
insects	O
)	O
are	O
capable	O
of	O
surviving	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
hardened	O
shells	O
and	O
,	O
upon	O
their	O
deaths	O
,	O
leave	O
them	O
behind	O
for	O
vegetation	O
to	O
grow	O
around	O
them	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
natural	O
cycle	O
of	O
life	O
and	O
death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
save	O
her	O
people	O
,	O
she	O
enters	O
Shinju	O
Forest	O
once	O
more	O
,	O
riding	O
the	O
golden	O
Koujuu	O
beetle	B-Application
Kiniro	O
(	O
with	O
which	O
the	O
golden	O
bracelet	O
grants	O
a	O
telepathic	O
link	O
)	O
on	O
a	O
quest	O
to	O
meet	O
the	O
Koujuu	O
god	O
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taito	O
released	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
port	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2005	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cave	O
ported	O
Mushihimesama	B-Application
to	O
iOS	B-Application
platforms	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Bug	B-Application
Princess	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cave	O
released	O
an	O
HD	O
version	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
on	O
May	O
24	O
,	O
2012	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
Novice	O
,	O
Arrange	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arrange	O
is	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
Arrange	O
mode	O
;	O
while	O
no	O
Arcade	O
mode	O
is	O
included	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
mode	O
is	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
arcade	O
release	O
bar	O
HD	O
visuals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Degica	O
released	O
a	O
port	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
through	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
digital	O
distribution	O
platform	O
on	O
November	O
5	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
release	O
,	O
developed	O
chiefly	O
by	O
Cave	O
,	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
"	O
HD	O
"	O
port	O
,	O
and	O
includes	O
the	O
same	O
Novice	O
,	O
Original	O
,	O
and	O
Arrange	O
modes	O
rendered	O
with	O
HD	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
where	O
Version	O
1.5	O
mode	O
and	O
the	O
arranged	O
soundtrack	O
were	O
only	O
available	O
in	O
limited	O
quantities	O
,	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
version	O
offers	O
these	O
as	O
paid	O
DLC	O
available	O
to	O
all	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
whereas	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
port	O
was	O
region-locked	O
to	O
NTSC-J	O
hardware	O
,	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
version	O
is	O
an	O
international	O
release	O
with	O
no	O
region	O
restrictions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
HD	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
eShop	O
on	O
June	O
15	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
magazine	O
awarded	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Mushihimesama	B-Application
a	O
score	O
of	O
26/40	O
based	O
on	O
four	O
reviews	O
(	O
6/7/6/7	O
)	O
,	O
while	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
got	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
31/40	O
(	O
8/7/8/8	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoid	O
gave	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
9/10	O
,	O
referring	O
to	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
must	O
play	O
"	O
title	O
and	O
"	O
required	O
reading	O
for	O
shmup	O
fans	O
"	O
and	O
concluding	O
that	O
,	O
"	O
solo	O
or	O
with	O
a	O
friend	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
highest	O
difficulty	O
setting	O
or	O
the	O
lowest	O
,	O
Mushihimesama	B-Application
is	O
incredibly	O
easy	O
to	O
spend	O
an	O
afternoon	O
with	O
for	O
years	O
to	O
come.	O
"	O
</s>
