Earth Defense Force (video game)

Earth Defense Force
Earth Defense Force
Developer(s)	Jaleco
Publisher(s)	Jaleco
Producer(s)	Yuki Arai
Programmer(s)	Yuji Takahashi
Artist(s)	Nekomasa ; Takeshi Shimizu
Composer(s)	Tsukasa Tawada
Platform(s)	Arcade, iOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Super NES, Virtual Console
Release	January 1991 Arcade NA: January 1991; JP: March 1991; Super NES JP: October 25, 1991; NA: January 1992; EU: 1992; Virtual Console; Wii EU: October 29, 2010; JP: January 11, 2011; NA: July 14, 2011; Wii U NA: May 22, 2015; JP: August 26, 2015; iOS WW: January 14, 2011; Switch WW: September 17, 2020; AU: September 18, 2020; PS4 JP: September 17, 2020; ;
Genre(s)	Scrolling shooter
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Earth Defense Force is a horizontally scrolling shooter developed by Jaleco and published as an arcade video game in 1991. It was ported to the Super Nintendo Entertainment System as Super Earth Defense Force, dropping the two-player cooperative gaming mode while adding graphics and selectable weapons. The Super NES version was released in Japan on October 25, 1991, and in North America in January 1992. The Super NES version was eventually released on the Wii Virtual Console in Europe on October 29, 2010, and in 2011 for Japan on January 11, and North America on July 14. It is included in Nintendo Switch SNES Online as of September 2019.