| Aka: | Earth Defense Force 3, Earth Defence Force 2017 |
| Console: | Nintendo Switch |
| TV Standard: | NTSC-J |
| Country: | Japan |
| Developer(s): | Sandlot |
| Publisher(s): | D3 Publisher Inc. |
| Release Date: | 2021-10-14 |
| Players: | 4 |
| Co-op: | Yes |
| ESRB: | Not Rated |
| Type: | Action, Role-Playing, Shooter |
2013 AD: A radio transmission is intercepted from an unknown extraterrestrial source 2014 AD: Attempts are made to establish contact with the source but to no avail. 2015 AD: A technologically advanced international army, the EDF, is established. 2017 AD: A large fleet of alien spaceships, dubbed the Ravagers, arrives on Earth and begins indiscriminately attacking humans... "Earth Defense Force" is a shooting action game and follow-up to "THE Earth Defense Force" and "THE Earth Defense Force 2", released in Japan. In this game, the player becomes a soldier of an international army, the EDF, trying to defeat an alien army that suddenly arrives on Earth.
