The only video game that’s proud of how many bugs it has returns with a very familiar premise but some excellent co-op action.
Earth Defense Force celebrated its 20th anniversary last year, which means that for two decades now Japanese developer Sandlot has been churning out sequels and spin-offs, despite no sign of mainstream success or significant innovation. In fact, for much of that time they’ve merely been trying to recreate the magic of the early games, which overcame their low budget origins to become some of the most enjoyable third person shooters on the PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360.
Sandlot was never able to take advantage of improving technology though, or the franchise’s relative fame, and while the last few games have been an improvement it does feel very much like the moment has passed for the series. Mild success is better than no success though and so we arrive at sequel number six.
The main selling point of Earth Defense…
