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Global Defence Force

The second game in the The Chikyuu Boueigun series, renamed Global Defence Force for its English release (similarly the first game was renamed Monster Attack for its English release). It's been two years since…

28 July 2005

Global Defence Force is a shooter developed by Sandlot, released 28 July 2005 on PlayStation 2.

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What Global Defence Force is

Global Defence Force is a shooter game developed by Sandlot and released in 2005. It was published by D3 Publisher. It is available on PlayStation 2 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The game takes place two years after the 2017 war of Monster Attack, with the Ravagers (known only as "Invaders" in the English translation) repelled after the destruction of their Mothership and the Gigantors thought to have been exterminated. The introductory cutscene states that the Earth Defense Force was established in the aftermath of the first war with the Ravagers, which rather contradicts Monster Attack saying it already existed before the first Ravager invasion. Reports come in of Gigantor sightings in the city of London, and what begins as a cleanup effort soon becomes a struggle for survival as massive numbers of Gigantors emerge across the world. A giant above-ground hive…
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Single player and Split screen.

Where it sits in the Earth Defense Force series

Global Defence Force is the first of 3 entries we hold in the Earth Defense Force series. The next entry was Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain in 2019.

See all 3 Earth Defense Force games in release order →

What it launched against

Global Defence Force launched on 28 July 2005, within three weeks of Dungeon Siege 2, Dungeon Siege II, Fatal Frame III: The Tormented and Codename: Panzers - Phase Two.

Released around the same time: Dungeon Siege 2, Dungeon Siege II, Fatal Frame III: The Tormented, Codename: Panzers - Phase Two.

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When did Global Defence Force come out?
Global Defence Force was released on 28 July 2005 for PlayStation 2.

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