Bug Princess Review
Price: $4.99
Version: 1.0
App Reviewed on: iPhone 3GS
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Giant bugs known as the Koju have been attacking Utakata village relentlessly. In a desperate attempt to stop the senseless violence, the village queen's son, Aki, wanders into the forest to find the Koju's leader and make things better. Or at least amicable. The attacks abruptly stop, but the young prince never returns. Princess Rico of the Hoshifuri village sets out to look for him, braving the dangers of the forest and the anger of the Koju. Players take control of Rico as she makes the perilous journey with the help of her Rhinoceros Beetle Koju, Kiniro. From there, it's classic Cave with all sorts of manic dodging, shooting and more shooting.
There's very little I found issue with while playing Bug Princess. The story is practically non-existent (I had to look it up on the website) and it lacks the more robust offerings that some other Cave games provide, with the exception of Score Attack, but it was originally an arcade game and that's kind of how they wanted to keep it.
Suffice it to say, Cave has done it yet again. Bug Princess is another great shooter to add to the ol' iOS library. It's significantly cheaper than its brethren, too, so it's also bound to appeal to frugal entomophobics everywhere.