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Description

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 game is a third-person 3D shooter featuring fights with floods of large enemies on gigantic, sprawling maps.

The game's story is set in 2017 when hordes of alien invaders attack planet Earth and the Earth Defense Force (EDF) is the only chance for human survival. The game features 53 missions where you fight againts 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 can 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 game features 2-player split-screen multiplayer where you can play cooperative or versus battle. There is no online multiplayer however.

Alternate Titles

  • "Fuerza de defensa terrestre 2017" -- Spanish title
  • "Force de Défense Terrestre 2017" -- French title
  • "Chikyuu Boueigun 3" -- Japanese title

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Earth Defense Force 2017 Xbox 360 $10.39  
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User Reviews

Spectacular-looking, simple playing giant-bug and robot shooting festival Greg Mitchell Bronze Star Contributing Member (71) 3.71 Stars3.71 Stars3.71 Stars3.71 Stars3.71 Stars

The Press Says

GotNext Apr 10, 2007 4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars 90
Armchair Empire, The Mar 27, 2007 8 out of 10 80
UOL Jogos Apr 12, 2007 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars 80
Games Radar Mar 20, 2007 8 out of 10 80
GameSpot Mar 22, 2007 7.1 out of 10 71
Jeuxvideo.com Nov 07, 2007 14 out of 20 70
Netjak Jan 09, 2008 7 out of 10 70
IGN Mar 20, 2007 6.9 out of 10 69
Xboxdynasty (XD) Jul 02, 2007 6.8 out of 10 68
GamingExcellence Apr 23, 2007 6.8 out of 10 68

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This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by Stratege (15452) on Apr 01, 2007.
 

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