It's been a while since we last had the opportunity to cover ourselves in the gooey bits of giant, extraterrestrial insectoids, but that doesn't mean we haven't been craving it all the same.  Luckily for us, we have a brand new reason to venture forth onto the streets  in search of alien bug gut showers (which is coincidentally the name of my new sci-fi punk band).  Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair has made its way onto the PC and brings with it all the four player online co-op your body can handle.

Who hasn't had their dreams haunted by the chant; EDF! EDF!?  Recently it would be everyone without a Playstation 4 as the latest outing for the series, Earth Defense Force 4.1, is only out on that platform.  To increase any potential jealousy, new DLC is out for the game and is free to download for the first two weeks.

If you've never played an EDF game before, it's hard to describe really. The game is intentionally "bad" - like a B movie. It's campy, over the top, and pure popcorn action. We've seen a few iterations of the game since the original launched early on in the Xbox 360's life. Last year's Earth Defense Force 2025 saw several additions to the series, but it seemed that the older consoles simply weren't capable of handling the game.