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.

Available on: Xbox 360
Genre: Action
Release date: Mar 20, 2007
Published by: D3Publisher of America
Developed by: Sandlot

Multiplayer Modes:

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2 player CO-OP

2 player VS

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A shooterrific attack of the sci-fi clichés that you won't want to miss

Mar 20, 2007

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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Earth Defense Force X - hands-on

The enemies of earth are swarming... and here's you, guns blazing

Dec 12, 2006

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

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doomdoomdoom - 4 months 4 days ago

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elilupe - 7 months 17 days ago

First! Sorry, thats the first time i have gotten a first post. This game is so much fun, even though the cover makes it look really same-ish. Its soooo hard though

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