<s>
Earth	B-Application
Defense	I-Application
Force	I-Application
5	I-Application
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
main	O
installment	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
eighth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Earth	B-Application
Defense	I-Application
Force	I-Application
video	O
game	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
Sandlot	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
D3	O
Publisher	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
7	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
simultaneously	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Europe	O
,	O
China	O
,	O
and	O
South	O
Korea	O
on	O
December	O
11	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
digital	O
exclusive	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Earth	B-Application
Defense	I-Application
Force	I-Application
5	I-Application
departs	O
from	O
the	O
continuity	O
established	O
by	O
Earth	B-Application
Defense	I-Application
Force	I-Application
2017	I-Application
and	O
Earth	B-Application
Defense	I-Application
Force	I-Application
2025/4.1	I-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
new	O
continuity	O
where	O
the	O
Earth	B-Application
Defense	I-Application
Force	I-Application
is	O
a	O
private	O
military	O
corporation	O
and	O
sees	O
action	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Earth	B-Application
Defense	I-Application
Force	I-Application
5	I-Application
follows	O
the	O
same	O
gameplay	O
style	O
as	O
the	O
previous	O
4.1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Earth	B-Application
Defense	I-Application
Force	I-Application
5	I-Application
has	O
an	O
available	O
season	O
pass	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
which	O
guarantees	O
players	O
access	O
to	O
all	O
downloadable	O
content	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Earth	B-Application
Defense	I-Application
Force	I-Application
5	I-Application
has	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
72/100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
based	O
on	O
44	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
