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Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain

Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain

Released: 4/11/2019

●50+ Missions in Five Difficulties The furious battle against the invader Aggressors is full of chaos. Includes 50+ severe missions, where you must fight against gigantic enemy creatures and huge invader weapons in 5 different difficulties. ●4 Mobile Soldiers and Weapons You will become the legendary mobile soldier which controls 4 different PA Gears, several hundreds weapons, arms and items. Regain hope to human beings. ●Bring Personality to the Battlefield Includes character creation mode. You can select your favorite gender, face, hair style, weight, voice and outfit. You can also change the personality of yourself. ●Enriched Offline and Online Mode When playing the off-line mode, the split-screen will be supported. Also, when playing the on-line mode, you can co-op with other EDF members around the world.

●50+ Missions in Five Difficulties The furious battle against the invader Aggressors is full of chaos. Includes 50+ severe missions, where you must fight against gigantic enemy creatures and huge invader weapons in 5 different difficulties. ●4 Mobile Soldiers and Weapons You will become the legendary mobile soldier which controls 4 different PA Gears, several hundreds weapons, arms and items. Regain hope to human beings. ●Bring Personality to the Battlefield Includes character creation mode. You can select your favorite gender, face, hair style, weight, voice and outfit. You can also change the personality of yourself. ●Enriched Offline and Online Mode When playing the off-line mode, the split-screen will be supported. Also, when playing the on-line mode, you can co-op with other EDF members around the world.

●50+ Missions in Five Difficulties The furious battle against the invader Aggressors is full of chaos. Includes 50+ severe missions, where you must fight against gigantic enemy creatures and huge invader weapons in 5 different difficulties. ●4 Mobile Soldiers and Weapons You will become the legendary mobile soldier which controls 4 different PA Gears, several hundreds weapons, arms and items. Regain hope to human beings. ●Bring Personality to the Battlefield Includes character creation mode. You can select your favorite gender, face, hair style, weight, voice and outfit. You can also change the personality of yourself. ●Enriched Offline and Online Mode When playing the off-line mode, the split-screen will be supported. Also, when playing the on-line mode, you can co-op with other EDF members around the world.

Critics
69
Steam
59
Metacritic
54

Score Breakdown

68.8

Critic Average

66 reviews

59

Steam User Score

1,498 reviews

54

Metacritic User Score

47 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
+9.8
Metacritic Disparity
+14.8
Combined Disparity
+12.3

Average of both sources

Review Timing

4 early (6%)51 launch window (77%)11 late (17%)