<s>
Earth	B-Application
Defense	I-Application
Force	I-Application
2017	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
developed	O
by	O
Sandlot	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
D3	O
Publisher	O
,	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
follow-up	O
to	O
Global	B-Application
Defence	I-Application
Force	I-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Earth	B-Application
Defense	I-Application
Force	I-Application
series	O
(	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
D3	O
's	O
Simple	O
series	O
of	O
budget	O
games	O
)	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Earth	B-Application
Defense	I-Application
Force	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
the	O
best	O
selling	O
Games	O
on	O
Demand	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
27	O
September	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
October	O
14	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
year	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
Earth	B-Application
Defense	I-Application
Force	I-Application
,	O
a	O
unified	O
multinational	O
military	O
organization	O
sponsored	O
by	O
nearly	O
every	O
country	O
,	O
is	O
established	O
in	O
case	O
these	O
space	O
aliens	O
are	O
proven	O
to	O
be	O
hostile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
UFOs	B-Application
soon	O
release	O
more	O
ants	O
,	O
showing	O
these	O
such	O
hostile	O
intentions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
air	O
assault	O
is	O
attempted	O
on	O
this	O
mothership	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
destroyed	O
by	O
alien	O
UFO	B-Application
gunships	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Storm	O
1	O
destroys	O
the	O
mecha	O
before	O
it	O
can	O
cause	O
too	O
much	O
harm	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
neutralizes	O
several	O
cyborg	O
creatures	O
of	O
Godzilla	B-Device
proportions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
levels	O
also	O
contain	O
vehicles	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
commandeered	O
;	O
a	O
tank	O
,	O
a	O
helicopter	B-Application
,	O
a	O
hoverbike	O
and	O
a	O
bipedal	O
mecha	O
are	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
June	O
5	O
,	O
2012	O
as	O
Earth	B-Application
Defense	I-Application
Forces	I-Application
3	O
Portable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
version	O
includes	O
both	O
local	O
and	O
online	O
co-operative	O
play	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
Palewing	O
from	O
Earth	B-Application
Defense	I-Application
Force	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
digital-only	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
January	O
8	O
,	O
2013	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
on	O
January	O
16	O
,	O
2013	O
as	O
Earth	B-Application
Defense	I-Application
Force	I-Application
2017	I-Application
Portable	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
both	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
two	O
sevens	O
and	O
two	O
eights	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
and	O
three	O
eights	O
and	O
one	O
seven	O
for	O
the	O
Vita	O
version	O
;	O
while	O
Famitsu	O
X360	B-Operating_System
gave	O
the	O
former	O
console	O
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
one	O
seven	O
,	O
two	O
eights	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
nine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
pointed	O
out	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
suffered	O
from	O
relatively	O
poor	O
graphics	O
,	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
many	O
standard	O
features	O
and	O
characteristically	O
poor	O
voice	O
acting	O
.	O
</s>
