1. Richie

   10

   At a retail price of $39, Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon is a TREMENDOUS value. My friend and I are having an absolute blast playing the co-op campaign (on the hard setting) online, literally blasting our way through everything we see. Unlocking the literally hundreds of weapons and leveling up my soldier class (Trooper) is extremely addicting and rewarding. Once I got my hands on that missile launcher that locks on, and that grenade launcher that fires six at a time, well things got very interesting. There's so much replay value after you've beaten the campaign, tons of weapons to unlock, plenty of soldier classes to level up, and a variety of game modes and difficulties including...INFERNO!!. When you see an online buddy fire a weapon that turns your entire TV screen into a blinding light, all the surrounding bugs go up in flames, and all the surrounding skyscrapers slowly collapse, you'll go, "Wow, this game is awesome".… Expand

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2. MaxEarthbound

   9

   Buy this game. I don't care if you're broke, I don't care if big hits are coming out in the next few months. Buy this game. It's been a long time since I played EDF 2017 on Xbox 360, I loved that game, it has that "B-movie" charm that none other games had back in the days. Now that EDF: Insect Armageddon it's out, I'm proud to say that the charm is back, full f*cking force. The gameplay is mind blowing, and that's a good thing because this game is all about gameplay. It has a lot more story than the first one, and it's more enjoyable that way because it seems to be less repetitive. Sure alot of players will say that this game is repetitive at first, but all games are, especially shooters. Try this one, it's a blast, especially if you have friends to play with both online and offline. Survival mode is an awesome way to expand the lifetime of this already worthy package. The three difficulty modes are great additions and each difficulty add up something new to your inventory, for exemple, the level cap for each armors are increasing, making them more lethal. My only complain would be that when you shoot, there's no vibration in the controller like other shooters, so sometimes you feel like you're not shooting, but it's minor, after 15 minutes you won't even complain about it. Simply love this game, I'll give it a 9, it's not perfect, but it tries to be what games were back in the days; fun, addicting, without 45093 engines to run them, pure, old-school, action. Pick it up, it's only 40$.… Expand

   • Helpful? 4 of 4 users said Yes.
3. SpartanEdge

   8

   Although i liked Earth Defence Force-2017 alot(a very overlooked game,due to its limited production values),This game is improved in all the areas that you'd want it to be.The graphics are better,Character animations alot better,More feeling of story,3 player online Co-Op(still has 2 player split screen,which is great),Much better vehicle handling,coice of 4 upgradable character classes,Better music & Jetpacks! In short,it just plays alot better.There is a 6-player Hoard style survivor mode also,which is a bonus(it can also be played offline),& a campaign option to unlock,which randomised & mixes up the campaign with varying enemies,which is a great idea,& adds replay value once you've completed your first playthrough.There are a couple of minor negatives with the game,which are there is no helicopter,like there was in 2017,& there are only 15 missions as opposed to the 50 in 2017.Though that doesnt sound good,the missions in this game are much longer,which kind of compensates,& the game is a great price,but still,more would've been nice.Hopefully they'll be more missions in the next title,if there is one,but like i said,there is more of a sense of narrative though,so thats good anyway,& regarding the lack of Helicopter,the tighter vehicle controls on the whole,new character classes & pilotable turrets,& Inclusion of Jetpacks do compensate in my opinion.In short,like 2017,this a no messing,massively fun old-school feeling game that sets out & gives you what you want from an EDF game.High entertainment.If you like having fun,or EDF 2017 then i highly recommend this game.… Expand

   • Helpful? 0 of 0 users said Yes.
4. Folstar

   4

   The more I play and think about this game the less I like it. This game takes more steps backwards than forward for the series while losing the heart and soul that 2017 had. From 2017 you sacrifice varied environments, collecting, awesome bosses, epic battles, LOTS of levels, and more bugs (double entrentre- zing) for better graphics, better controls, "classes", revives, and online mode which seems silly as the winning formula of buddy/s+beer+edf does not require internet. The new controls, "classes", and revives are welcome, but the spiffy new graphics come at far to high of a cost. I would gladly have traded the crysis-esq way buildings collapse for some cave levels or the fluidity of my character's movement for a few more baddies on the screen or even the carefully crafted detail of my weapon for a level that isn't a series of checkpoints. Ultimately this game probably has more mass appeal for being as halo as it is 2017, but will never be as beloved by anyone as its predecessor.… Expand

   • Helpful? 0 of 2 users said Yes.

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