History VideoGame / EarthDefenseForce

* ''VideoGame/EarthDefenseForce5'' (2018): Released in Japan, the US, and Europe on the PS4. It is another reboot of the series. Once again players are taken back to the first invasion of the alien threat. This iteration of the series updated its graphics, added more blood and gore, new weapons and equipment, a few new enemies, some enemies from previous titles and introduced new character features to the four classes introduced in earlier games.

* ''VideoGame/EarthDefenseForce5'' (2018): Released in Japan, the US, and Europe on the PS4. It is another reboot of the series. Once again players are taken back to the first invasion of the alien threat. This iteration of the series updated its graphics, added more blood and gore, new weapons and equipment, a few new enemies, some enemies from previous titles and introduced new character features to the four classes introduced in earlier games.

* ''VideoGame/EarthDefenseForce5'': Released in Japan, the US, and Europe on the PS4. It is another reboot of the series. Once again players are taken back to the first invasion of the alien threat. This iteration of the series updated its graphics, added more blood and gore, new weapons and equipment, a few new enemies, some enemies from previous titles and introduced new character features to the four classes introduced in earlier games.

TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture, scientists have discovered radio wavelengths from outer space, thus proving the existence of extraterrestrial life. Unfortunately, these aliens aren't here to give humans an olive branch and welcome baskets, [[AlienInvasion they're here to take over the Earth]]. Moreover, before they do so in person, they deploy shock troops in form of swarms of [[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever giant]] [[BigCreepyCrawlies bugs]], [[KillerRobot robots]], [[EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs dinosaurs]] and other assorted {{BMovie}} MonsterMash. Not to sit idly by and let the aliens pave a path of destruction, governments of the world establish the eponymous Earth Defense Force, an unified multinational military effort, to stand up against the invaders.

* ''VideoGame/EarthDefenseForce5'': Released in Japan, the US, and Europe on the PS4. It is another reboot of the series. Once again players are taken back to the first invasion of the alien threat. This iteration of the seriese updated its graphics, added more blood and gore, new weapons and equipment, a few new enemies, some enemies from previous titles and introduced new character features to the four classes introduced in earlier games.

* ''VideoGame/EarthDefenseForce5'': Released in Japan on December 7, 2017. It is a another reboot of the series. Once again players are taken back to the first invasion of the alien threat. The game updated its graphics, added more blood and gore, and introduced new character features to the four classes introduced in earlier games.

** ''VideoGame/EarthDefenseForce5'': Released in Japan on December 7, 2017. It is a another reboot of the series. Once again players are taken back to the first invasion of the alien threat. The game updated its graphics, added more blood and gore, and introduced new character features to the four classes introduced in earlier games.
** ''[[VideoGame/EarthDefenseForceIronRain Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain]]'': A [[SpinOff spin-off]] title announced on Tokyo Game Show 2017 for the ''Playstation 4'' with a different take on combat and storytelling.

* ''Monster Attack'' / ''The Earth Defense Force'' (2004, [=PS2=]) -- Originally released in Japan in 2003 as Vol. 31 of D3 Publisher's Simple 2000 Series of budget title games for the [=PlayStation=] 2 and the first game in the ''Earth Defense Force'' series. It was never released in North America but was released in Europe in 2004 as "''Monster Attack''", a title most likely intended to be a ShoutOut to the MarsAttacks series of trading cards, while also have aliens invade Earth with robots, flying saucers and giant bugs simply because they can.

** ''[[VideoGame/EarthDefenseForceIronRain Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain]]'': A spin off title announced in Tokyo Game Show 2017 for the Playstation 4 with a different take on combat and storytelling.

** ''VideoGame/EarthDefenseForce5'': Rleased in Japan on December 7, 2017. It is a another reboot of the series. Once again players are taken back to the first invasion of the alien threat. The game updated its graphics, added more blood and gore, and introduced new character features to the four classes introduced in earlier games.
** ''[[VideoGame/EarthDefenseForceIronRain Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain]]'' a spin off title was announced in Tokyo Game Show 2017 for the Playstation 4.

''VideoGame/EarthDefenseForce5'' is currently in production and is scheduled to release in early-2018 for the Playstation 4. A spin-off; ''[[VideoGame/EarthDefenseForceIronRain Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain]]'', was announced in Tokyo Game Show 2017 for the Playstation 4.

''VideoGame/EarthDefenseForce5'' is currently in production and is scheduled to released for the Playstation 4. A spin-off; ''[[VideoGame/EarthDefenseForceIronRain Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain]]'', was announced in Tokyo Game Show 2017 for the Playstation 4.

''VideoGame/EarthDefenseForce5'' is currently in production and is scheduled to released for the Playstation 4. A spin-off; ''[[VideoGame/EarthDefenseForceIronStorm Earth Defense Force: Iron Storm]]'', was announced in Tokyo Game Show 2017 for the Playstation 4.

VideoGame/EarthDefenseForce5 is currently in production and is scheduled to released for the Playstation 4. A spin-off; VideoGame/EarthDefenseForceIronStorm, was announced in Tokyo Game Show 2017 for the Playstation 4.

Earth Defense Force 5 is currently in production and is scheduled to released for the Playstation 4.

* DecapitatedArmy: The ravagers really don't handle their big cheese getting blown up very well and tend to give up soon after that. Justified in the case of the giant ants, given their HiveMind. [[Spoiler:The destruction of the brain by Storm Team also causes the entire ravager fleet to withdraw from Earth, despite having nearly destroyed all of human civilization by that point.]]

* RedShirtArmy: Zig-zagged. The various NPC soldiers that fight alongside you aren't exactly known for their longevity, especially since FriendlyFireproof only works in your favor, but they've often plenty capable of mowing down enemies almost as well as you.

* DeathFromAbove: The Air Raiders forte is calling in various flavors of these. Airstrikes, missiles, orbital lasers - You name it, he's got it.

* FluffyTheTerrible: "Hector" isn't exactly a name befitting a 10-story-tall HumongousMecha capable of trampling over houses. They're tough customers despite the name.

'''''Earth Defense Force''''' is a series of budget title ThirdPersonShooter games developed by Sandlot and published by [[Creator/D3Publisher D3 Publisher]].

* ''Monster Attack'' / ''The Earth Defense Force'' (2004, [=PS2=]) -- Originally released in Japan in 2003 as Vol. 31 of D3 Publisher's Simple 2000 Series of budget title games for the [=PlayStation=] 2 and the first game in the ''Earth Defense Force'' series. It was never released in North America but was released in Europe in 2004 as "''Monster Attack''".

* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture: The series started in 2004 (2003 in Japan) and the story of the games so far took place between 2017 (''Monster Attack'', ''Earth Defense Force 2017'') to 2025 (''Global Defence Force'', ''Global Defence Force Tactics'', ''EDF 2025'').

** ''Earth Defense Forces 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair'' (2015/2016, [=PS4=], PC) -- An UpdatedRerelease of ''2025'', released in Japan for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 in April 2015, following in December for North America and the next February for Europe. A PC port through UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} came worldwide in July 2016.

** [[/index]]''Earth Defense Force 2017 Portable'' / ''Earth Defence Forces 3 Portable'' (2012, [=PlayStation=] Vita) -- Re-release of ''EDF 2017'' for the [=PlayStation=] Vita. Adds the Pale Wing character from it's predecessor ''Global Defence Force'', and includes eight new levels and new weapons, including some uses by the Fencer in ''2025''.

** [[/index]]''Earth Defense Force 2017 Portable'' / ''Earth Defence Forces 3 Portable'' (2012, [=PlayStation=] Vita) -- Re-release of ''EDF 2017'' for the [=PlayStation=] Vita. Adds the Pale Wing character from it's predecessor ''Global Defence Force'', and includes eight new levels and new weapons, including some uses by the ''Fencer'' in ''2025''.

* ''Global Defence Force'' / ''The Earth Defense Force 2'' (2007, [=PS2=]) -- Released in Japan in 2005 as Vol. 81 of the Simple 2000 Series and a sequel to ''The Earth Defense Force''. The sequel expanded on the original with more missions, new enemies, and introduced the Pale Wings, female soldiers equipped with jet-packs with the ability to fly and reach higher ground. Like its predecessor, never got a North America release but it was released in Europe as "''Global Defence Force''" and "''Terra Defense Force''" in Korea.
** ''Earth Defense Forces 2 Portable'' (2011, [=PSP=]) -- A re-release of ''Global Defence Force'' for the UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable. Only released in Japan.
** ''Earth Defense Forces 2 V2'' (2014 Playstation Vita) -- Another re-release of ''Global Defense Force'' for the UsefulNotes/{{PlayStation Vita}}. Adds the Air Raider character from ''Earth Defense Force 2025''. Is set for release in North America in Fall 2015 courtesy of Creator/XSEEDGames under the title ''Earth Defense Force 2: Invaders from Planet Space''.

** [[/index]]''Earth Defense Force 2017 Portable'' / ''Earth Defence Forces 3 Portable'' (2012, [=PlayStation=] Vita) -- Re-release of ''EDF 2017'' for the [=PlayStation=] Vita. Adds the Pale Wing character from it's predecessor ''Global Defence Force''.

* ''VideoGame/EarthDefenseForceInsectArmageddon'' (2011, [=PS3=], 360, PC) -- More or less a follow-up to ''Earth Defense Force 2017'', however it was developed by Vicious Cycle Software instead and the first game developed outside of Japan. Unlike the previous games, ''Insect Armageddon'' lost some of the giant monster movie feel of the previous games but still keeps the spirit of the gameplay intact.
* ''VideoGame/EarthDefenseForce2025'' / ''Earth Defense Forces 4'' (2013, [=PS3=], 360) -- Released in July 2013 in Japan and February 2014 overseas, it is the true sequel to ''Earth Defense Force 2017''. Taking place eight years after the events of ''Earth Defense Force 2017'', the Ravagers have returned in an attempt take over Earth again. Applying elements from the previous installments, ''Earth Defense Force 2025'' features four playable classes (Rangers, Wing Divers, Air Raiders, and Fencers) and online multiplayer.

** In ''EDF 2017'', we have Easy, Normal, Hard, Hardest, and [[FakeDifficulty Inferno]].

* InsistentTerminology: The oversized bugs will ''always'' be referred to as "giant insects." Not "aliens," not "bugs," not even a colorful nickname. If an NPC refers to them, they will never call them anything else.

* FakeDifficulty: Any difficulty past HarderThanHard since the enemies can deal out insane amounts of damage to you and they have an absurd amount of health compared to yours, especially those God-forsaken spiders.