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D3Publisher of America Brings Pulse-Pounding Third-Person Shooter Earth Defense Force 2017 to Xbox 360(TM).


Action-packed, Arcade-style Shooter Puts Players on the Last Line of Defense Against Hundreds of Gigantic Alien Ants, Spiders, Robots and More

LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850.  -- D3Publisher of America, Inc. (D3PA) is out to save the world by recruiting gamers across the nation to ward off enormous, ravaging space invaders Space Invaders
Noun

Trademark a video game in which players try to defend themselves against attacking enemy spacecraft
 in Earth Defense Force 2017, coming exclusively to the Xbox 360[TM] game and entertainment system from Microsoft in March 2007. The arcade-style third-person shooter Third-person shooter (TPS or 3PS) is a genre of 3D computer and video games in which the player character is seen at a distance from a number of different possible perspective angles, as opposed to the first-person model in which the player views everything in the game world as if  equips players with an extensive arsenal of diverse weapons, pilotable vehicles and loyal teammates in order to defeat a wide variety of attackers ranging from gigantic ants and spiders to robots and monsters standing more than 20 stories tall.

"2007 promises to be a booming year for D3PA, and we're excited to start it off quite literally with a bang with Earth Defense Force 2017," said Alison Quirion, vice president of marketing, D3PA. "Sandlot sand·lot  
n.
A vacant lot used especially by children for unorganized sports and games.

adj.
Of, relating to, or played in a sandlot: sandlot baseball.
 has created an explosively fun game in EDF (algorithm) EDF - earliest deadline first.  2017, and we look forward to astounding a·stound  
tr.v. a·stound·ed, a·stound·ing, a·stounds
To astonish and bewilder. See Synonyms at surprise.



[From Middle English astoned, past participle of astonen,
 gamers with the sheer scope and size of the game's colossal enemies and expansive environments."

Earth Defense Force 2017 lands players on the front lines of an onslaught of extraterrestrial invaders, with non-stop swarms of hundreds of enemies on screen at once. Gamers aren't alone. Not only do they have more than 150 weapon variations to choose from--including assault rifles, rocket launchers and flamethrowers--but they have the support of AI-controlled Earth Defense Force teammates who battle beside them throughout the game. Players can also join forces with live teammates in co-op mode and battle together. Fighting within a wholly destructible de·struc·ti·ble  
adj.
Breakable or easily destroyed: destructible glassware.



de·struc
 environment where bridges, skyscrapers and other structures can just as easily be destroyed by friend or foe, players can either save their world or demolish it in the process. With more than 50 missions to complete and a seemingly endless barrage of attackers, the Earth Defense Force has their work cut out for them.

Earth Defense Force 2017 for the Xbox 360 was developed by Sandlot (Japan) and is not yet rated.

About D3Publisher of America, Inc.

D3Publisher of America, Inc. is a subsidiary of D3, Inc. with headquarters in Tokyo. D3Publisher of America's strategic focus is on licensed and original titles from leading third-party developers that appeal to mass-market consumers or gaming enthusiasts. Based in Los Angeles, D3Publisher of America distributes and publishes software for personal computers and the major console platforms including Game Boy[R] Advance, Nintendo GameCube[TM], Nintendo DS[TM], PlayStation[R] game console, PlayStation[R]2 computer entertainment system, PSP (PlayStation Portable) See PlayStation. [R] (PlayStation[R]Portable) system, and the Xbox[R] video game system from Microsoft. For additional information on D3Publisher of America and its products, visit the website at http://www.d3publisher.us.
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