Earth Defense Force 2025

The PC version received "generally favorable reviews", while the rest of the console versions received "mixed or average reviews", according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of one nine, two eights, and one nine for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions; and all four eights for the PlayStation 4 version. James Cunningham of Hardcore Gamer gave the PS3 version 4.5 out of 5, calling it "a fantastic example of everything that makes pure action gaming so much fun, packed with replay value and over the top set pieces, and a more than worthy sequel that tops its predecessor in every way." Edge gave the Xbox 360 version five out of ten, saying, "EDF was never about careful aiming or strategic cover or any of the other things that drive modern shooters, though – it's about superior firepower earned through RPG grind, but 2025 has made the happy grind gruelling." The magazine later gave the PS4 version six out of ten, saying, "To enjoy EDF, you've always needed to be willing to compromise. Those days are gone. It's never felt so fluid." GameZone gave the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions each 8.5 out of 10, saying, "When a gun seems purposefully terrible, or an enemy reacts in a hilarious way, it leaves you wondering if Sandlot is full of comedic genuises, or if they have a lot of happy accidents. Whatever the case, they've managed to make the best Earth Defense Force game yet, so they must be doing something right." Forbes gave the PS4 version a score of eight out of ten and called it "a raucous and fun shooter with a different as well as more open ended approach compared to the more scripted movie wannabe type games out there. The dialogue is both silly and endearing and the combat is very satisfying." Shacknews gave the Xbox 360 version a score of six out of ten, saying, "Shortcomings aside, Earth Defense Force 2025 is an action experience that will put a big, stupid grin on your face. Like Starship Troopers, EDF is a campy adventure that doesn't attempt to redefine the paradigm, but offers a reliably good time." However, The Digital Fix gave the PS3 version five out of ten, saying that it "has a fiercely loyal following, and fans are likely to be happy embracing this latest title, bugs and all. For everyone else though, EDF 2025 is the gaming equivalent of Sharktopus: a bargain basement, low-budget cheesefest of the highest order, mildly amusing for a short time, filled with awful lines, and completely forgettable." James Stephanie Sterling of The Escapist gave the Xbox 360 version two stars out of five, saying that it "tries too hard at not trying hard enough, like one of those awful SyFy mutant movies. It knows it's terrible, and thinks it can get away with it by doubling down on its own awfulness. Clearly, this has worked for some, as the series has a fanbase. I don't get it, though. This is not so bad it's good. It's just plain bad, and there aren't enough giant insects in the world to convince me otherwise." Slant Magazine gave the Xbox 360 version two-and-a-half stars out of five, saying that "Even though it tries so very hard to jam-pack a pick-up-and-play shooter with missions, weapons, and multiplayer options aplenty, it's a game that has limits to its staying power, leaving the player hungry for something more substantial." However, the same magazine gave the PS4 version three stars out of five, saying that it "doesn't ever completely shy away from using filler material after successfully building so much momentum." Metro gave the PS3 version five out of ten, saying that it was "No longer the Deadly Premonition of action games, just an outdated, half-broken, shooter that offers only glimpses of what it could've been." The newspaper later gave the PS4 version four out of ten, calling it "A remake of a rehash of a disappointing sequel... that only hints at what Earth Defense Force could be if the series would only show some forward momentum."