Global Defence Force

Global Defence Force
European PlayStation 2 box art
Developer(s)Sandlot
Publisher(s)
Director(s)Takehiro Honma
Toshio Noguchi
Producer(s)Nobuyuki Okajima
Programmer(s)Toshio Noguchi
Nobuo Fujii
Artist(s)Masatsugu Igarashi
Composer(s)Masafumi Takada
Jun Fukuda
SeriesEarth Defense Force
Platform(s)PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch
Release
July 28, 2005
  • PlayStation 2
    • JP: July 28, 2005
    • EU: June 29, 2007
    PlayStation Portable
    • JP: April 7, 2011
    PlayStation Vita
    • JP: December 11, 2014[1]
    • NA: December 8, 2015
    • EU: February 12, 2016
    • AU: August 1, 2016
    Nintendo Switch
    • JP: July 15, 2021
Genre(s)Third-person shooter
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Global Defence Force[a] is a PlayStation 2 third-person shooter video game developed by Sandlot. The game was originally published as The Chikyū Bōeigun 2 in Japan by D3 Publisher, as volume 81 of the Simple 2000 series of budget games.[2] It was later released in Europe by Essential Games, the brand created by D3 Publisher to publish Simple 2000 series games in Europe.[3]

Players assume the role of a member of the Earth Defense Force and fight giant insects and other enemies who have invaded Earth from outer space.[4]

A PlayStation Portable version of the game, titled Earth Defense Forces 2 Portable was released on April 7, 2011 in Japan. A PlayStation Vita version, titled as Earth Defense Force 2: Invaders from Planet Space (known in Japan as Earth Defense Forces 2 Portable V2), was released for the first time in North America by Xseed Games in December 2015.[5][6] A port of Earth Defense Force 2 was released for the Nintendo Switch in Japan in July 2021.[7]

  1. ^ Romano, Sal (August 20, 2014). "Earth Defense Force V2 announced for PS Vita". Gematsu. Archived from the original on September 22, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  2. ^ "Previews: Earth Defense Force 2". 1UP.com. July 29, 2005. Retrieved October 10, 2007.[dead link]
  3. ^ Sheffield, Brandon (February 1, 2007). "Q&A: D3 - Not Just A Simple Company?". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on November 12, 2007. Retrieved October 12, 2007.
  4. ^ Sewart, Greg (September 27, 2005). "Earth Defense Force 2 Import Review". X-Play. Archived from the original on November 22, 2005. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
  5. ^ Ishaan (May 29, 2015). "Earth Defense Force 2: Invaders From Planet Space Coming To North America". Siliconera. Archived from the original on May 30, 2015. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  6. ^ Dunning, Jason (May 29, 2015). "Earth Defense Force 2 Invaders From Planet Space PS Vita US Release This Fall". PlayStation LifeStyle. Archived from the original on May 30, 2015. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  7. ^ Romano, Sal (April 26, 2021). "Earth Defense Force 2: Invaders from Planet Space and Earth Defense Force 2017 coming to Switch". Gematsu. Archived from the original on April 27, 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2021.


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