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Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair

Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair

Released: 12/8/2015

The wild sci-fi action of the "EDF" series comes to the PlayStation4 for the first time in this complete reimagining of Earth Defense Force 2025, now with silky smooth framerates, beefed up graphics, and over 50% new content. After selecting from one of four unique playable classes and customizing their weapons, players will lead NPC troops into city-wide battles against hordes of seemingly endless giant bugs, robots, and other colossal enemies. Two players can enjoy local co-op and versus modes, while online co-op supports up to four players to increase the odds against a massive swarm of enemies.

The wild sci-fi action of the "EDF" series comes to the PlayStation4 for the first time in this complete reimagining of Earth Defense Force 2025, now with silky smooth framerates, beefed up graphics, and over 50% new content. After selecting from one of four unique playable classes and customizing their weapons, players will lead NPC troops into city-wide battles against hordes of seemingly endless giant bugs, robots, and other colossal enemies. Two players can enjoy local co-op and versus modes, while online co-op supports up to four players to increase the odds against a massive swarm of enemies.

The wild sci-fi action of the "EDF" series comes to the PlayStation4 for the first time in this complete reimagining of Earth Defense Force 2025, now with silky smooth framerates, beefed up graphics, and over 50% new content. After selecting from one of four unique playable classes and customizing their weapons, players will lead NPC troops into city-wide battles against hordes of seemingly endless giant bugs, robots, and other colossal enemies. Two players can enjoy local co-op and versus modes, while online co-op supports up to four players to increase the odds against a massive swarm of enemies.

Critics
66
Steam
95
Metacritic
73

Score Breakdown

66.3

Critic Average

42 reviews

95

Steam User Score

10,394 reviews

73

Metacritic User Score

90 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
-28.7
Metacritic Disparity
-6.7
Combined Disparity
-17.7

Average of both sources

Review Timing

24 launch window (57%)18 late (43%)

Review summary

Updated May 8, 2026

Based on 42 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 66.3/100. Critics score this game 28.7 points lower than Steam users and 6.7 points lower than Metacritic users.

How these comparisons are calculated
Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 42)+
  1. Kinglink Reviews StaffviaKinglink Reviews
    Feb 16, 2019·Late review
    70/100View review
    Steam 95.0/100 · -25.0 ptsMetacritic 73/100 · -3.0 pts
  2. Elias BlondeauviaCGMagazine
    Aug 8, 2016·Late review
    90/100View review
    Steam 95.0/100 · -5.0 ptsMetacritic 73/100 · +17.0 pts
  3. Ben LatimoreviaNiche Gamer
    Aug 7, 2016·Late review
    85/100View review
    Steam 95.0/100 · -10.0 ptsMetacritic 73/100 · +12.0 pts
  4. Scott Ellison IIviaSaving Content
    Jul 29, 2016·Late review
    80/100View review
    Steam 95.0/100 · -15.0 ptsMetacritic 73/100 · +7.0 pts
  5. Phil SavageviaPC Gamer
    Jul 27, 2016·Late review
    80/100View review
    Steam 95.0/100 · -15.0 ptsMetacritic 73/100 · +7.0 pts