| Aka: | 一撃殺虫!! ホイホイさん [Konami the Best] |
| Console: | Sony Playstation 2 |
| TV Standard: | NTSC-J |
| Country: | Japan |
| Developer(s): | Konami |
| Publisher(s): | Konami |
| Release Date: | 2006-03-02 |
| Players: | 1 |
| Co-op: | No |
| ESRB: | E - Everyone |
| Type: | Action, Shooter |
HoiHoi-san, full title Ichigeki Sacchu!! HoiHoi-san (One-Shot Bug Killer!! Interceptor Doll HoiHoi-san), is a manga by Kunihiko Tanaka that spawned a PlayStation 2 game and a ten minute OVA (sold with first printing of manga tankobon.) In the year 20XX, insects have become immune to all pesticides. To combat the rising plague of cockroaches and other household pests, the tiny, doll-like extermination androids known as "Hoihoi-san" were created. They can hunt down insects and kill them with such miniaturized weapons as minuscule machine guns and tiny combat knives. They can also (and at the same time) be treated as dolls, by dressing them up in costumes and buying accessories for them. The main robot of the anime wears a maid uniform and rabbit ears as accessories.
The game (Ichigeki Sacchuu!! HoiHoi-San), released 2003-11-27, is a third person shooter game where the main aim is to complete levels defeating hordes of various kinds of insects, all while avoiding collateral damage to furniture and other household items. Completing a level gives the player credits with which one can buy upgrades for the Hoihoi-san, ranging from the useful like missile packs, ammunition and weapons upgrade but also less useful items like new clothing and new voices.
In the game the muzzle blast is about the size of the robot, which combined with an impressive rate of fire makes for a definite statement in the girls-with-guns genre. A modicum of style, finesse and Japanese tradition is retained by featuring a katana in the weapons selection. The game allows the player to use both a katana and a machine gun at the same time.
If the player acquires all Hoihoi-san accessories, the backdrop turns pink on returning home.
She's tiny, she's cute, she terrifies bugs. Ichigeki Sacchu Hoi Hoi-san is coming to end the reign of pests on your desktop. Send Hoi Hoi-san on her mission to wipe them all up.
She is dressed as a battle maid by default, but gamers will receive new costumes as they clear missions. So they can dress and accessorise her the way they like. And when they switch Hoi Hoi-san to different modes, her voice will change as well, listen to the Kugimiya Rie version, the Tanaka Yukari version, the Hiramatsu Akiko
