Planetary guardians blast through thousands of giant B-movie alien invaders in Earth Defense Force 2017. Gamers take on campy creatures like enormous ants, super-sized spiders, UFOs, evil robots, and hulking monsters standing 20 stories tall, in this arcade-style third-person shooter. Many of the game's 50-plus missions take place in fully destructible city environments that practically encourage collateral damage.
Players can destroy aliens and skyscrapers alike with seven types of weapons including assault rifles, rocket launchers, grenades, and flamethrowers. Expiring extraterrestrials drop health, armor, and weapon upgrades, and with 150 weapon variations and military vehicles like tanks, helicopters, hover-bikes, and armored mechs, firepower is never far away. Gamers can try to save the world alone or team up with a friend in co-op mode.