Earth Defense Force 2017

Also known as: EDF: 2017
A glorious third-person shooter that blends campy sci-fi staples like monster ants and giant robots so enthusiastically - and with such huge bursts of gears and guts - that you won't mind if it doesn't look quite as amazing as other games.

Genre: Action
Release date: Mar 20, 2007
Published by: D3Publisher of America
Developed by: Sandlot
Multiplayer Modes:
Offline
2 player CO-OP
2 player VS
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Screenshots updated Feb 26, 2007
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Earth Defense Force 2017
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Giant ants shoot orange acid from their butts, but explode into green goop when blasted with a grenade. 30-story-tall robots with plasma cannons for arms explode in fireballs so big, they obscure your entire field of vision. You can bring down an entire skyscraper with a single, well-aimed rocket, and then climb into the helicopter that used to be on its roof to make it easier to pump a mutant alien dinosaur full of missiles without being torched by its flame ...
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As Gears of War proves, shooters seem to be moving more toward the methodical and the complex: smart enemies, intense battles. But what happened to the old days, when twitchy trigger fingers ruled over swarms of mindless drones? Earth Defense Force X is one of the few games - maybe the only game - to ever try to meld together the intensity of an arcade style shoot 'em-up with the gameplay of a third-person shooter. When you begin to play, it seems odd that a simple rifle can blast the hell ...   » Read Full Earth Defense Force 2017 preview
ESRB Rating
Earth Defense Force 2017 is rated:
Teen
Animated Blood, Violence, Mild Language
Mediocre Game Babes
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