EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair

Although you can play on your own, coop seems to be the intended approach, especially since it rounds off the weaknesses from any class on its own.

Still, there are use cases for weapons from every category, so it isn't that bad, and there is fun to be had in picking just the right loadout for a particular goal.

You're slow, but have a large amount of armor, and decently powerful weapons.

Either way, with so many stages in the base game, five difficulty levels, and four classes to swap between, it's a title that could last someone for dozens of hours.

The weapon variety and synergy between the 4 classes bring about a lot of amazing moments in the multiplayer, and even if everyone wants to play the same class, you can make that work too.

At first I disliked that online play limited your max health and weapon level based on difficulty and mission progress, but later I began to appreciate the forced challenge that makes multiplayer so special.