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[[caption-width-right:300:[[TemptingFate Pssh, this is nothing!]]]]
'''''Earth Defense Force 2017''''' is a ThirdPersonShooter developed by Sandlot and published [=D3Publisher=] for the {{Xbox 360}} as a budget title. It is also the follow-up to the Japan and Europe-only ''EarthDefenseForce2'' (released as ''Global Defense Force'' in the European version). The events of the game see you assume the role of a soldier known only as Storm-1, a member of Storm Team in the eponymous Earth Defense Force, in order to fend off an invading extraterrestrial army. Said army happens to consist of giant ants, giant spiders, [=UFOs=], gunships, several flavors of titanic robot, some Godzilla-sized monsters and a mothership powerful enough to kill you and everyone you've ever met.

Good luck out there!

The later received an UpdatedRerelease on the {{PlayStation Portable}} as [[SuperTitle64Advance Earth Defense Force 2017 Portable]]. A SpiritualSuccessor to this title, ''VideoGame/EarthDefenseForceInsectArmageddon'' by Vicious Cycle, is also available on the Xbox 360, {{Playstation 3}}, and {{Steam}}. A true sequel to this game titled ''EarthDefenseForce2025'' will be released on Xbox 360 and [=PlayStation=] 3 on the first quarter of 2013.

Not to be confused with the ShootEmUp game, ''Earth Defense Force'' by Jaleco.

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* {{Badass}}: Storm 1, the player character and a HeroicMime. Just think about it. He almost single handedly repels and defeats an invasion of Earth by thousands upon thousands of alien beings and weapons more powerful and advanced than anything Earth had ever seen. These include hordes of giant, mutant ants and spiders, gigantic, plasma gun wielding robots, fleets of small airships, also with plasma guns, fleets of large carrier ships that deploy more giant ants and spiders, gigantic, fire breathing, part machine dinosaurs, two of said dinosaurs simultaneously, now with fire breath replaced with dual plasma cannons, a gigantic four-legged walking robot with an absurd amount of lasers, including one that it uses to decimate cities, and the alien mothership, which has even more lasers than the four-legged walker, deploys air ships, and has an even more powerful city decimating laser. He does all of this while being able to carry two weapons to the battlefield at a time, some armor, and the ability to roll. All of the other EDF soldiers are mostly useless and are nothing compared to him. There is a reason that Storm 1 alone is sent to destroy entire mutant bug nests and back up whole teams later in the game.

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* {{Badass}}: Storm-1, the player character and a HeroicMime. Just think about it. He almost single-handedly repels and defeats an invasion of Earth by thousands upon thousands of alien invaders wielding weapons more powerful and advanced than anything Earth had ever seen. These include hordes of giant, mutant ants and spiders, powerful combat robots, fleets of small airships, fleets of large carrier ships that deploy more giant ants and spiders, humongous fire-breathing dinosaurs, humongous cyber-dinosaurs armed with dual plasma cannons, a gigantic four-legged walking robot with an absurd amount of lasers (including one that it uses to decimate cities), [[spoiler:and the alien mothership, which has even more lasers than the four-legged walker that can deploys air ships ''and'' has an even more powerful city decimating laser]]. He does all of this while being able to carry two weapons to the battlefield at a time, some armor, and the ability to roll. All of the other EDF soldiers are mostly useless and are nothing compared to him. There is a reason that Storm-1 alone is sent to destroy entire mutant bug nests and back up whole teams later in the game.
* BeatThemAtTheirOwnGame: As you progress, you may come across weapons made from Ravager technology, however most of them like A1 Plasma Launchers are mostly useless since they cannot be reloaded. [[spoiler:That is until you get the Genocide Gun, the game's ultimate weapon.]]

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