Earth Defense Force: World Brothers

 Switch
Metascore
69

Mixed or average reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. Digitally Downloaded
    Jun 2, 2021
    90
    I was concerned that D3 Publisher and the development teams behind EDF were losing sight of the purity of vision behind what they were doing. Iron Rain painted a bleak vision of the future of the series. Thankfully, the developers themselves seem to have realised what a misstep Iron Rain was, and the team at Yukes has pivoted a full 180 degrees with World Brothers. This game is just such great fun.
  2. CD-Action
    Jul 23, 2021
    85
    This fresh take on the EDF franchise got almost everything right. Decimating alien invaders is as fun as you’d expect it to be, and the ability to instantly switch between 4 characters (there are over 100 of them to unlock, each with a unique weapon and a special attack!) makes the voxel-powered destruction even more thrilling. I only wish the Switch version ran smoother and the split screen mode wasn’t exclusive to PlayStation. [08/2021, p.57]
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  3. COGconnected
    Jun 7, 2021
    80
    While Earth Defense Force: World Brothers innovates nothing, it is incredibly fun. It more than makes up for its lack of originality with a clever, family-friendly graphical style, and boatloads of content. Anyone looking for some mindless shooter action can’t go wrong with World Brothers. I highly recommend it over other games mainly because of the size of its enemy swarms, the scope of its destructible buildings, and its endless amount of content.
  5. Pure Nintendo
    Jun 24, 2021
    75
    Earth Defense Force: World Brothers is a good third-person shooter that’s a little on the light side in terms of graphical style and humour, but don’t be fooled – there are many missions to conquer and plenty of characters to unlock as you seek your ultimate team. The fast-paced action should keep you busy for hours.

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User Score
6.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5
  1. DriverMan
    May 29, 2021
    8
    Woah. Was expecting something way worse. Game stutters a little bit on Switch. but still in my opinion it is the best EDF that you can buy forWoah. Was expecting something way worse. Game stutters a little bit on Switch. but still in my opinion it is the best EDF that you can buy for your kid. World Brothers is funny, still gameplay solid, with tons of things to collect, filled with arcade vibe music. Another game in the series, another gem.… Full Review »
  2. Tspeed
    Feb 5, 2022
    7
    A friend pressured everyone into getting this so we could play local multiplayer. It’s good fun as a mindless shooter, but wtf is up with theA friend pressured everyone into getting this so we could play local multiplayer. It’s good fun as a mindless shooter, but wtf is up with the gyro controls? The game decides how you hold your switch/pro controller so you’re looking forward, which is at some mad angle. You can’t calibrate it yourself or use the sticks to realign, that we could find anyway. If I’m wrong please let me know but that bs really let’s the game down, so can’t go above an average 7… Full Review »
  3. NindieSpotlight
    Dec 17, 2021
    8
    While I’ve generally heard good things about the Earth Defense Force series, to date it’s one that I’ve never had the pleasure to check out.While I’ve generally heard good things about the Earth Defense Force series, to date it’s one that I’ve never had the pleasure to check out. But I’ll tell you what, it pretty quickly and easily turned me into a fan. It’s all about giant bugs and kaiju-sized monsters, the end of the world, and blowing everything in sight up real good… and while perhaps that doesn’t make it terribly nuanced it sure can be a blast (quite literally). While I obviously can’t contrast it with previous entries or comment on how it has either evolved or stagnated in the greater series, viewed as a stand-alone title I’m impressed by the great voxel-based look which works perfectly for maximum destruction, the pretty wide variety of compatriots you’ll rescue along the way to continue to add more diversity into your squad, and the bonkers story that makes no attempt at all to let concepts like reality enter into the mix. Best yet, you can enjoy it with friends or even online, though as always I’ll throw in the caveat that online support for Switch games outside of the massive AAA titles tends to come and go in a hurry. All in all it’s a great and ridiculous distraction from all of the troubles you may have, allowing you to lock in, destroy everything you see, and embrace the controlled chaos of it all.

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