Earth Defense Force 2017 (2006)

3.68 from 56 ratings

177 members have it in their collection · 4 playing now · 60 backlogged · 29 wish listed

An arcade style TPS, which in 53 levels, pits you against giant ants, giant spiders, giant robots and UFOs. Luckily for you, the game has an arsenal of over 150 different weapons and 4 different vehicles, all collectible throughout the game. And don't forget, every building is destructible! And how. The Xbox 360 version features 2-player split-screen multiplayer where you can play cooperative or versus battle.

Details

Developers: Sandlot
Publishers: D3 Publisher
Genres: Shooter
Themes: Action, Science fiction
Series: Earth Defense Force

Release dates

Dec 14, 2006 (Full Release) (Japan) Xbox 360
Dec 14, 2006 (Full Release) (North_America) Xbox One
Mar 20, 2007 (Full Release) (North_America) Xbox 360
Mar 30, 2007 (Full Release) (Europe) Xbox 360

Also available on

Earth Defense Force 2017 Portable (2012) · VITA
Earth Defense Force 3 for Nintendo Switch (2021) · NSW

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Status SIGINT Apr 12, 2024

I somewhat enjoy this as a very straightforward thing to do while listening to a podcast at the end of the day, but I can only play a few missions at a time before getting tired of it. Don’t think I’ll likely be joining the cult following, but I could see myself popping in to kill some time on it …

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