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PS4 / PC - 12/8/2015
This updated version of Earth Defense Force 2025 marks the series first current-gen appearance. It sports improved performance, new content amounting to more than 50 percent of the original, two-player local co-op, and four player online co-op. The game is also being ported to PC "It's a fight for the future of the planet between the Ravagers, a merciless swarm of alien invaders, and the Earth Defense Force (EDF) in this third-person shooter. As an EDF soldier you will go head to head in fierce combat against the hordes of giant alien insects and their slaughtering machines. Play as four different classes in over 80 missions with a range of 800 weapons at your disposal. The most overwhelmingly numerous forces of Ravagers the series has ever seen will take the EDF fighters to the depths of despair and back! Online co-op play supported."
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Critic avg
67
28 scored reviews
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28
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Score range is 31+ points
The critic average is 67 across 28 scored reviews, with a 70-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
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Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair Review – Check Your Brain at the Door (PS4)
Published 12/9/2015
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60
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Read originalEarth Defense Force 4.1: A Shadow of New Despair: PS4 review
Published 12/9/2015
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70
+3 vs critic avg
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Read originalReview: Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair (PS4)
Published 12/9/2015
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70
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Read originalHardcore Gamer Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair Review
Published 12/8/2015
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90
+23 vs critic avg
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Read originalGaming Nexus Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair Review
Published 12/8/2015
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85
+18 vs critic avg
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Read originalDestructoid Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair Review
Published 12/8/2015
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80
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Read originalEarth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair Review
Published 12/8/2015
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40
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Read originalDigital Chumps Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair Review
Published 12/8/2015
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46
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