Earth Defense Force 2017
| Earth Defense Force 2017 | |
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| Developer(s) | Sandlot |
| Platform(s) | Xbox 360 |
| Release |  December 14, 2006  March 20, 2007  March 30, 2007 |
| Genre(s) | Third-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single player, two player co-op |
Earth Defense Force 2017, known in Japan as Chikyû Boueigun Surî (地球防衛軍3, lit. "Earth Defence Force 3") is a third-person shooter developed by Sandlot, and published by D3 Publisher, for the Xbox 360. It is the follow up to Global Defence Force, and is the first game in the series (as well as the first game based on D3's Simple series of budget games) to be released to North America.
Overview
The player takes control of a soldier who is part of a paramilitary group known as the Earth Defense Force, which was formed to combat a hostile extraterrestrial race known as the Ravagers, who aim to take over the Earth with an arsenal of weapons including giant ants, spiders, robots, dinosaur like creatures, and gunships.
To fight these alien forces, the player can access over 150 weapons in the game, ranging from machine guns to rocket launchers and some laser weapons, and in certain levels also has access to a tank, a helicopter, a speeder bike and a bipedal mecha. The game takes place across more than 50 levels featuring destructible environments. There is no penalty to the collateral damage that is inflicted on the environment, nor to EDF soldiers that can ally with the player leaving them to focus primarily on surviving the alien attacks.Some levels are very short, but these are still action packed.
There are five difficulty levels. Better weapons are dropped by the enemies in the game at the higher difficulty levels, encouraging players to repeat the missions. In addition to weapons, armor enhancements (health bonuses) are dropped along with healing items. The player also has the option to select two weapons that they can take with them before starting any mission.
Reception
Reviewers pointed out the game suffered from relatively poor graphics, a lack of many standard features and characteristically poor voice acting (a typical vice for cost-effective English translations of Japanese games). However, the game still received solid reviews from American critics, whose general consensus was that the game is "inexplicably fun".[1] Some outlets however, have claimed that the game pales in comparison to its predecessor, which had a larger range of enemies, missions, weapons and a second playable character.[2]
As of December 2007, Earth Defense Force 2017 has a Game Rankings score of 71%.[3]
In the May 2007 issue, Electronic Gaming Monthly, the 3 reviewers gave:
Sharkey:8.0/10 (Good) Jeremy:7.0/10 (Good) Milkman:7.5/10 (Good)
Some advocate it as a "gamers' game" with nothing in the way of the pure game, like Kieron Gillen in his 9/10 Eurogamer review. [4]
References
- ^ Ahearn, Nate (2007-03-21). "Earth Defense Force 2017 Review (Xbox 360)". TeamXbox. Retrieved 2007-05-31.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Turner, Benjamin (2007-03-20). "The Earth Defense Force 2017 Review". GameSpy. Retrieved 2007-05-31.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Earth Defense Force 2017 Reviews". GameRankings. Retrieved 2007-05-31.
- ^ Gillen, Kieron (2007-04-05). "Earth Defence Force 2017 Review". Eurogamer. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
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