At the end of the day, this game feels very much like a B-rated movie. Everything about it feels very low budget and seems like a joke. However, that really works in the game’s favor. Even without the multiplayer segment, this game will keep you playing for a very long time. 78 missions? 3 ways to play? 6 Difficulty levels? You’ll be playing this forever. Plus the Inferno difficulty makes it very easy to kill you, and extremely hard to kill the opponents so you’re provided a healthy challenge as well.
VGChartz's Adam Cartwright: "Thanks to the timing of the Vita’s release and its relative power compared to the home consoles at the time (PS3 & Xbox 360), it saw the benefit of a number of these late ports which have remained the ‘definitive’ versions to this day. It’s these games that I’m aiming to look at in this article – titles that are best on Vita by virtue of extra bells and whistles, tweaked controls, and content, or in some cases just a general feeling that Sony’s portable hardware is the most enjoyable way to play."
Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair has been discounted to $29.97 while Earth Defense Force 2: Invaders from Planet Space is also on sale at $17.03.
Got EDF PS4 for $20 free shipping last week from Toys R US, and EDF 2 Vita from GameStop for $18. These aren't really good deals from Amazon. I've seen much better. Both games are awesome! PS4 version is the best EDF game and great to have original EDF 2 finally, and on a handheld ontop of that!!!
Seriously EDF 4.1 is freak'n amazeballs, TIMES FOUR if you can get some people to co-op it with you. Most fun i've had in a game in years
Robert writes:
"A little while ago, I reviewed Earth Defense Force 4.1 for the PlayStation 4, giving it high marks due to its sheer entertainment. No, its visuals and set-up won’t win any game of the year awards, but when it comes down to brutally saving the world from an alien invasion, it gets the job done. Can’t argue with that."
