Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain

 PlayStation 4
Metascore
69

Mixed or average reviews - based on 49 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 49
  2. Mixed: 30 out of 49
  3. Negative: 1 out of 49
  1. Polygon
    Apr 11, 2019
    Iron Rain feels like EDF on a bigger budget, but as the star of the 1998 Godzilla film’s official soundtrack once taught us: more money, more problems. [Impressions]

Awards & Rankings

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#98 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2019
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#25 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2019

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User Score
5.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 43 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 43
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 43
  3. Negative: 18 out of 43
  1. Ichmawieda
    Apr 27, 2019
    0
    this is not an edf game !!!!!!! just trash and rubbish ! nothing works here (especially online)! nothing happens here (boring).this game hasthis is not an edf game !!!!!!! just trash and rubbish ! nothing works here (especially online)! nothing happens here (boring).this game has nothing to do with the edf we know and love !
    dont buy this crap !!! just a cheap try to copy edf and get more money out of it !    … Full Review »
  2. Malooga
    Apr 11, 2019
    8
    I want to give EDF a perfect score, it always makes me smile and I've been playing since the SHMUP entry on SNES. The thing is, EDF is like anI want to give EDF a perfect score, it always makes me smile and I've been playing since the SHMUP entry on SNES. The thing is, EDF is like an anti-game in a lot of ways, just with a "normal" game skin. Sure there is shooting, and leveling and all the stuff you come to expect from a gaming experience - but it feels purposefully campy.

    There's no reason why this should be the first entry on the newest version of Unreal, but it is - and it STILL looks dated. If that's not intentional, not sure what's going on. The voice work, tone of the game, everything oozes that B-movie feeling (Starship Troopers: The Game) you have come to expect.

    The changes in this entry really set off the gameplay, and for the first time ever I found myself actually pleasantly surprised by the pacing of the game. Don't get me wrong, the changes aren't drastic - but ramping up the party size online, removing class restrictions and generally making each class smoother and more fun to play were all good moves.

    The trade in of a 90+ level campaign for a more modest 50 levels at first did not strike me positively. However seeing how quickly the missions ramped up to be multi-tiered and interesting I see why they opted for a tighter experience overall.

    One thing I'll say in the negative, there is not a great use of level space. The areas look different (not the same muddy greens and browns I'm use to seeing), but there is a LOT of wasted space.

    That's also normal for an EDF title - its just something I would expect to be fixed in this entry. A tighter space would have allowed for more detail and variation, but what's there is still a step above the last few entries.

    This isn't the game with the best story, the best graphics or the best gameplay - but its still the best game that's not best in anything.

    The EDF deploys again! 8/10    … Full Review »
  3. DesNukem
    Apr 12, 2019
    0
    Absolute rubbish! As a big fan of the previous games, I wish I'd never purchased this – it's an insult to the series. Everything that made EDFAbsolute rubbish! As a big fan of the previous games, I wish I'd never purchased this – it's an insult to the series. Everything that made EDF fun is gone. The story and dialogue is juvenile, the controls are clunky, the weapons feel weak, and the graphics are actually worse. It's a complete fail in every respect. Please Yuke's, don't ever make another EDF game.… Full Review »
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