Earth Defense Force: World Brothers (デジボク地球防衛軍 Dejiboku Chikyū Bōeigun) is an upcoming spinoff game in the Earth Defense Force series, scheduled for release on the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 sometime in 2020 in Japan and in early 2021 in the West. It is developed by Yuke's, who previously developed Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain. World Brothers is a unique take on the EDF formula, featuring pixelated block-shaped voxel graphics akin to games like Minecraft. It once again uses Unreal Engine 4 rather than Sandlot's custom engine.
Gameplay
The player has the ability to build a team of four using characters that the player can rescue during missions. The player can freely switch between all four characters during the gameplay. Every character has a unique ability and an SP Move that the player can use upon filling the SP Bar. Each character can be equipped with a weapon and an accessory. Every character has a Skill Level that determines what types of weapons they can use. After a mission, each character in the team receives an upgrade to the armor. Each rescued character has the possibility to have a new weapon and a new accessory. The level of these weapons and accessories depends on a mission difficulty.
Soldier Classes
World Brothers features the largest array of soldier classes of any EDF game. Every soldier class from every main game in the series is playable, from the original Monster Attack all the way to Earth Defense Force 5. In addition, the game's official site states that characters from the spinoff games will appear as well, with the Trooper from Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain appearing in a screenshot alongside the characters from the Sandlot games. In the game, the player will recruit other EDF soldiers found throughout the game to create a team of four.
Enemies
Likewise, enemies from all of the EDF games will be featured in World Brothers. This includes enemies from the ranks of the Ravagers as well as the Primers and Aggressors. Confirmed enemies so far include:
- Ants
- Crimson Ants
- Spiders
- Hornets
- Darogas
- Hectors
- Erginus
- Beizal
- Sideros
- Robotic Praying Mantis
- Shield Bearers
- Dragon Centipede
- Quadruped Fortress
- Gunships
Weblinks
| Main series and remakes | Monster Attack • Global Defence Force / Earth Defense Force 2: Invaders From Planet Space • Earth Defense Force 2017 / Earth Defense Force 2017 Portable • Earth Defense Force 2025 / Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair • Earth Defense Force 5 • Earth Defense Force 6 |
| Spin-offs | Space War Attack • Global Defense Force Tactics • Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon • TapWars: Earth Defense Force 4.1 • Earth Defense Force 4.1: Wing Diver The Shooter • Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain • Earth Defense Force: World Brothers |