Cave's new Mushihime-sama game! (Not a joke)

Cthulhu · Post by **Cthulhu** » Thu May 12, 2005 4:04 am

I was flipping through random sites on my cell phone here (bored at a restaurant while waiting for my food), and I stopped by Cave's site... apparently their new game is on location test out at HEY! Akihabara this weekend. It's a new Mushimesama game!

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Seems it's a puzzle game. This makes Mushihime-sama a 3 game series (the real one, the cell phone game, and a puzzle game) and only one of the three is actually a shmup. No pics on the site though. The logo is just some pre-existing Mushi art with extra words plastered on the top. The working title is "Mushihime-sama Puzzle Game." Real original, that one

If I can make it out to Akiba this weekend I'll take my camera along and get some pics. Dunno if I'll make it though... hopefully someone will start posting pics and such to 2CH. I'm sure someone will...

EDIT: Removed several "unfortunately's" from the article and the title. Why? I got over the new game not being a shmup.

Neon · Post by **Neon** » Thu May 12, 2005 4:08 am

Don't forget the flash bowling game!

...that one might be better to forget, actually.

alpha5099 · Post by **alpha5099** » Thu May 12, 2005 4:25 am

Why is that unfortunate? Puzzle games kick ass, and Uo Poko is one of the best out there. I'm quite glad that Cave is making another puzzle game, I hope it turns out well.

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Thu May 12, 2005 4:27 am

Yeah, not new news, but I'd say good news. I love puzzle games if they're done right.

Dylan1CC · Post by **Dylan1CC** » Thu May 12, 2005 7:11 am

As long as I'm getting Mushihime on a home system they can make a flash based Price is Right game with her for all I care.

chtimi-CLA · Post by **chtimi-CLA** » Thu May 12, 2005 9:32 am

i agree, why would it be bad news? cave can't churn out one shmup every 3 months anyway. i have to get uo-poko sometime ..

Cthulhu · Post by **Cthulhu** » Thu May 12, 2005 1:17 pm

Hrm, I guess you're all right about the "bad news" bit. I guess I just felt a little dissapointed at the moment.

Here's hoping it's good! ^^;

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Thu May 12, 2005 8:09 pm

I guess the odds are against this being included as an "extra" on the PS2 port of the "original" Mushi then...that would've been a cool little extra.

Nei First · Post by **Nei First** » Thu May 12, 2005 10:05 pm

I can't wait for this, damn the PS2 is starting to kill it for shmups.

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Fri May 13, 2005 1:36 am

Mushipoko-sama

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Fri May 13, 2005 1:52 am

"Mushipoko?" Does that mean it's some sort of pseudo-followup to Uo Poko? Or does "poko" just mean "puzzle" in Japanese or something like that?

Recap · Post by **Recap** » Fri May 13, 2005 2:01 am

BulletMagnet wrote:"Mushipoko?" Does that mean it's some sort of pseudo-followup to Uo Poko? Or does "poko" just mean "puzzle" in Japanese or something like that?

It's indeed a Mushi version of Uo Poko.

alpha5099 · Post by **alpha5099** » Fri May 13, 2005 2:39 am

Am I the only one who finds something extremely dirty about Reko leaning over to reach for that joystick?

Mushi-style Uo Poko, eh? Interesting. Is it really just a cash-in carbon copy of Uo Poko with Mushi graphics, or is it a legit sequel? Any screenshots? Does Reko drown?! She had better, because that was the best part of Uo Poko.

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Fri May 13, 2005 3:29 am

alpha5099 wrote:Any screenshots? Does Reko drown?! She had better, because that was the best part of Uo Poko.

Hey! are pretty nazi-ish when it comes to taking pictures of games...especially on location test. Hopefully some of our rather stealth Japanese friends are able to get a few pics/vids.

iatneH · Post by **iatneH** » Fri May 13, 2005 4:01 am

She's still nopan in that pic...

Cthulhu · Post by **Cthulhu** » Fri May 13, 2005 2:57 pm

iatneH wrote:She's still nopan in that pic...

LOL, I noticed that too. I actually came over here just to comment on the pic, but looks like someone beat me to the punch!

Cave's next game: An adult-rated PC game starring Mushihime-sama characters!

Kiken · Post by **Kiken** » Fri May 13, 2005 3:26 pm

alpha5099 wrote:Am I the only one who finds something extremely dirty about Reko leaning over to reach for that joystick?

It's a rather questionable pose, yes.

iatneH wrote:She's still nopan in that pic...

Yeah... I guess she likes to feel a breeze down below. Cave certainly seem to be pushing that aspect quite heavily. Maybe it's a big joke for them...

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Fri May 13, 2005 4:19 pm

"Joke?" It's called "fan service."

IlMrm · Post by **IlMrm** » Fri May 13, 2005 8:08 pm

Cthulhu wrote: Cave's next game: An adult-rated PC game starring Mushihime-sama characters!

Is there even a term when "it's" between a girl and insects?

Nuke · Post by **Nuke** » Fri May 13, 2005 10:01 pm

Cave: We push Lori Kons to new extremes!!!!

Cthulhu · Post by **Cthulhu** » Sun May 15, 2005 4:33 pm

Okay, I made it out to Akiba today to do some shopping and I popped in TRY to see the game. It's exactly what we expected - a Mushi-themed Uo Poko. Instead of beads you have blobs now, and it has a lot more "special" blocks. There are boss levels too, where you need to hit a monster crawling up the screen in specific places before it can reach the top. Pretty neat overall, and VERY colorful. I wanted to take pics but there was a big "no photography" sign and loooots of people watching. (There was a festival in Akiba today too, which didn't make it any less crowded >_>)

If you play it single player, the actual game are is the right half of the screen and the left half is a big animated picture of Reko. She's wearing a really tight sailor top and seems to be no-pan again

. The joysticks were kinda cute - plastic bug-shaped molds on top of the regular sticks - but I imagine they'd get REAL old real fast. Dunno if they'll be in the final production though.

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Sun May 15, 2005 9:11 pm

Thanks for the impressesions. I quite look forward to this...won't be back in Japan for a while though. Seems that when you live near the beach, everyone wants to come visit you.

And to get pictures off in Hey! you gotta be a pretty sneaky bastard... ninja style.

Cthulhu · Post by **Cthulhu** » Mon May 16, 2005 8:53 am

GaijinPunch wrote:Thanks for the impressesions. I quite look forward to this...won't be back in Japan for a while though. Seems that when you live near the beach, everyone wants to come visit you.

And to get pictures off in Hey! you gotta be a pretty sneaky bastard... ninja style.

You're welcome.

I can't go ninja-style with my camera though... it's a fairly large old clunker and the place was packed. Perhaps it's simply that my stealthy-ninja-photo-skills are lacking. I must train!

Tar-Palantir · Post by **Tar-Palantir** » Tue May 17, 2005 4:25 am

Kiken wrote: Yeah... I guess she likes to feel a breeze down below. Cave certainly seem to be pushing that aspect quite heavily. Maybe it's a big joke for them...

Well, it solves the question of clean underwear she gets hurt and is rushed to the hospital after the 'Game Over', don't you think?

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 11:20 pm

Did anyone notice the title of the game has changed from Mushipoko-sama to Mushihime-tama? Comes out this Fall apparently.

FYI: Tama = ball... like the ball's the drop in many puzzle games.

http://www.cave.co.jp/amvisual/newgame/index.html

Capt. Takehiko · Post by **Capt. Takehiko** » Sun Jun 19, 2005 12:44 am

I plan to buy it for the art alone.

TVG · Post by **TVG** » Sun Jun 19, 2005 3:59 am

i hope it gets a release...ON THE GBA!!!! because that's the only system i put a puzzle game in, wait for it to load and play.

it's not that i dont love puzzle games, if they were on cartidges ill play them all the time, but waiting 1-2 minutes for a console to load to play sometimes 5 minutes, i cant.

anyone feels the same?

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 7:38 pm

Who said they wanted a cheap game?
Opening price at Mak JP: 248,000 yen. O_o

ResOGlas · Post by **ResOGlas** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 11:08 pm

Cthulhu wrote:The joysticks were kinda cute - plastic bug-shaped molds on top of the regular sticks - but I imagine they'd get REAL old real fast. Dunno if they'll be in the final production though.

My dreams have come true! From now on I'm only gonna' play shooters with a beetle joystick. I'm sold on this kit.

biocat · Post by **biocat** » Sun Sep 04, 2005 12:24 pm

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images from the AM show.