Earth Defense Force 2017

Earth Defense Force 2017
North American Xbox 360 box art
DeveloperSandlot
PublisherD3 Publisher
Directors
  • Toshio Noguchi
  • Takehiro Honma
Producers
  • Shiro Kuroda
  • Nobuyuki Okajima
DesignerTakehiro Honma
Composers
SeriesEarth Defense Force
PlatformsXbox 360, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch
Release
December 14, 2006
  • Xbox 360
    • JP: December 14, 2006
    • NA: March 20, 2007
    • EU: March 30, 2007
    PlayStation Vita
    • JP: September 27, 2012
    • NA: January 8, 2013
    • PAL: January 16, 2013
    Nintendo Switch
    • JP: October 14, 2021
GenreThird-person shooter
ModesSingle-player, multiplayer

Earth Defense Force 2017 is a third-person shooter developed by Sandlot, and published by D3 Publisher, for the Xbox 360. It is the follow-up to Global Defence Force, and is the first game in the Earth Defense Force series (as well as the first game based on D3's Simple series of budget games) to be released in North America. Earth Defense Force 3 was the best selling Games on Demand game in Japan for 2009. The game was released on the PlayStation Vita in Japan on 27 September 2012. It was released digital-only in North America on January 8, 2013 and in the PAL region on January 16, 2013. A port of the game was released for the Nintendo Switch in Japan on October 14, 2021.