Combat Queen

Mysterious giant insects have invaded Japan! These flying monstrosities have reduced Tokyo to a ghost town in less than 24 hours. Humanity only has one hope left: a team of five beautiful-yet-deadly female android soldiers. They must find and destroy the source of these creatures before Earth is overrun completely.

Combat Queen is an FMV-based rail shooter in the Digital Pictures tradition. Each stage consists of multiple shooting-gallery sections where the player must destroy oncoming insects against a video backdrop. These are connected by short scenes of the characters interacting, moving the story forward. Certain sections also feature basic third-person walking and shooting in the vein of Resident Evil.

In both modes, the player must watch their energy level, which powers both the characters’ shields and weapons. Energy can be swapped freely between them, but getting hit by enemies will deplete the red bar, and firing the weapon will deplete the blue. If the blue bar is empty, the player cannot fire, and if the red bar empties, it’s game over and the stage must be restarted. Depending on the number of enemies destroyed on each, stage bonus videos and energy refills are earned.