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Portabliss: Bug Princess (iOS)
Did you know that you can download handheld games now? That's amazingly convenient! The only inconvenient part of it is finding the right games to buy -- and that's where we come in, with our Portabliss column. In each installment, we'll tell you about a downloadable game on the iPhone, iPad, Android device, DSi, 3DS, PSP, etc. Today: Bug Princess. The iOS App Store has taken away almost all of the "mystique" from Cave games. For years, if you wanted to play one of the company's brilliant shooters, you had to find an arcade that had an import cabinet (good luck!) or import one of the console ports yourself, an effort that often required modifying your system. The scarcity added an element of allure. Now, Cave games couldn't be more accessible. You can download a Cave shooter from anywhere you can get a wi-fi signal -- or even elsewhere, if you don't mind eating into your 3G limit. As if to symbolically mark the final transition from rare oddity to easily acquired pastime, Cave has renamed its 2004 shooter Mushihimesama to the notably less exotic Bug Princess for its iOS release.
Mushihimesama Bug Panic breaks out on iPhone Nov. 18
Cave's iPhone bug-smashing action-adventure spinoff, Mushihimesama Bug Panic, will incite insect-related hysteria on November 18, when it will launch on the App Store. If you're panicked about spending too much on a non-shmup Cave game, you'll be happy to know that for the first four days of release, it'll be available for $4, a buck off its regular price. Check out some new screenshots of Princess Reco's quest to save the insect kingdom (by destroying insects) in our gallery, and then head past the break to see the trailer, which isn't new -- but we can't stop watching it again anyway, because the music is so damn catchy.%Gallery-107074%
