Earth Defense Force 2017 is the third game in the Chikyuu Boueigun series well know in Japan, and the first one released in North America (the previous two Chikyuu Boueigun were released in Europe under the names Monster Attack and Global Defence Force respectively). The game is a third-person 3D shooter featuring fights with floods of large enemies on gigantic, sprawling maps.

The game's story, which seems to be a re-telling of Monster Attack as it is set in 2017 (Global Defence Force takes place in 2019 and indicates that Monster Attack occurred two years earlier), places the player in the role of an EDF infantry man tasked with defending the Earth from hordes of alien invaders. The game features 53 missions where you fight against aliens on city streets, in underground caves and on coastal zones. You have access to 170 weapons divided into 7 categories including assault rifles, rocket launchers, flamethrowers, grenades and more.

You unlock new weapons throughout the game by picking up Weapon objects, dropped by killed enemies. Weapon objects provide you random weapons including those the character already has. On some maps there are also helicopters, battlemechs, tanks and bikes that can be controlled.

The Xbox 360 version features 2-player split-screen multiplayer where you can play cooperative or versus battle. The PS Vita version has an online cooperative multiplayer mode for up to four players.

Earth Defense Force 2017 is the first game in the series that features AI controlled EDF forces on its maps; in both previous games, the player fought completely by themselves, despite supposedly being in an army. Unlike Global Defence Force, the radio chatter from the Japanese version was retained for the English release.

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Alternate Titles

"Fuerza de defensa terrestre 2017" -- Spanish title
"Forza Di Difesa Terrestre 2017" -- Italian title
"Force de Défense Terrestre 2017" -- French title
"Earth Defense Force 3 Portable" -- PS Vita title
"Earth Defence Force 2017" -- German & English title
"Chikyuu Boueigun 3" -- Japanese title

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Part of the Following Group

Earth Defense Force / Chikyū Bōeigun series

Merchant	Title	Platform	Price
	Earth Defense Force 2017	Xbox 360	$14.97
	Earth Defense Force 2017
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Spectacular-looking, simple playing giant-bug and robot shooting festival

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The Press Says

Gaming Age	Xbox 360	2007	A-	91
GotNext	Xbox 360	Apr 10, 2007		90
Deaf Gamers	Xbox 360	May 30, 2007	8 out of 10	80
Armchair Empire, The	Xbox 360	Mar 27, 2007	8 out of 10	80
Gamigo	Xbox 360	May 30, 2007	7.7 out of 10	77
FiringSquad	Xbox 360	Mar 26, 2007	75 out of 100	75
GameSpot	Xbox 360	Mar 22, 2007	7.1 out of 10	71
The Review Busters	Xbox 360	2007	7 out of 10	70
GamingExcellence	Xbox 360	Apr 23, 2007	6.8 out of 10	68
GamersHell.com	Xbox 360	Jun 15, 2007	6.5 out of 10	65