Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon
Thousands of giant insects and aliens once again ravage the earth, and only the Earth Defense Force can stop them. Defend the city of New Detroit against an infestation bigger and meaner than ever before. Destroy these monsters at all costs, even if it means turning entire city blocks into rubble! Enjoy raw arcade shooter satisfaction on a gigantic modern scale. Collect over 300 weapons: assault rifles, rocket launchers, energy weapons, sniper rifles, grenade launchers and more! Play with 4 upgradeable armor types: Jetpack, Battle, Tactical, and Trooper. Experience Massive replayability through arcade style scoring, tons of weapons to collect, and multiple difficulty levels in every game mode! In addition, the game also features a six player Survival mode that pits a human squad against a nonstop onslaught of the largest enemies the aliens have to offer. New Detroit’s giant bug problem is unavoidable, and mankind’s last hope lies with the Earth Defense Force. Defend the world from the insect invasion, even if it means blowing up the entire city as part of the extermination process. Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon and the soldiers are equipped better than ever in the latest cult classic iteration that follows in the footsteps of Earth Defense Force 2017 (Japanese Title “Earth Defense Force 3” developed by Sandlot), and Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon continues the rich history and hardcore fun of the series.
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You get to upgrade your weapons and armour and have a choice of different troops to fight the aliens with be they heavy guys with massive weapons or small, light armed soldiers that can fly in the air for a set amount of time. I definitely recommend this if you just want to play a game for fun. Not managed to get into multi-player yet, but that will most likely enhance the fun. You can also revive teammates like in SR3.
Edit: Though I have still not completed this game and really need to get back to it sometime, for the moment I have far too many games in my backlog to give this a look in as of yet. I'll certainly give this an update later when I give this a real good girl and even finish it!
Known in the community as 'the American EDF game', IA introduced the three new classes which have gone on to become a series staple, but that's about it. The core of the gameplay is there, but the entire thing takes place in a single location, the zany variety of weapons is missing, and the classes haven't really found their feet mechanically yet leaving Wing Divers feeling fast but weak, Fencers too slow to live, and Air Raiders are mostly useless.
The games are known for bright colourful and silly scenarios with comical radio chatter as HQ bumble around figuring out about the invasion, but IA went for a much darker more serious tone, everything is gritty, and the story ends on a bleaker note. All of the levity and fun from earlier games is completely absent. They tried to make the banter between units more silly but this just become incredibly repetitive as you trudge through endless empty tunnels and large stretches of war-torn city.
I ended up beating the game on hard which was a slog and without the weapon variety, the location variety, and the fun cheesy tone of previous games it was a dull grind all the way through. The only saving grace is they got the basic gameplay feel right. If you're new you should grab EDF 5, or World Brothers - or just wait for 6 to come out. This one is very much old news and has been improved upon.