Defend the World From Creepy Bugs in This iPhone Game

If you've longed to tour the streets of cities near and far, an iOS game hitting shelves on Thursday will give a glimpse of life outside your hometown — while you battle waves of bugs.

Critter's Inc. [iTunes link] puts you in charge of defending famous landmarks around the globe, such as the Empire State Building, the Forbidden City and the Great Sphinx, from creeping bugs. This tower-defense-style game tasks you with hindering the bugs' path with cute animals.

The game was created by Explorence, an indie studio that is trying to bring gaming into the real world, according to CEO Mike Suprovici. Suprovici added that Critter's Inc. is a product of the designers' desires to travel