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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User Reviews
The Press Says
| Eurogamer.net (UK) |
Apr 05, 2007 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
| GotNext |
Apr 10, 2007 |
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90 |
| Digital Press - Classic Video Games |
Apr 09, 2007 |
8 out of 10 |
80 |
| Armchair Empire, The |
Mar 27, 2007 |
8 out of 10 |
80 |
| VGcore |
Aug 21, 2007 |
8 out of 10 |
80 |
| 1UP |
Mar 21, 2007 |
8 out of 10 |
80 |
| FiringSquad |
Mar 26, 2007 |
75 out of 100 |
75 |
| Xboxdynasty (XD) |
Jul 02, 2007 |
6.8 out of 10 |
68 |
| GamersHell.com |
Jun 15, 2007 |
6.5 out of 10 |
65 |
| Game Captain |
Dec 22, 2007 |
60 out of 100 |
60 |
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This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by
Stratege (15451) on Apr 01, 2007.
