This game is fun and you should play this before EDF 6 but wait util it is on sale.

EDF ROCKS - The first level is an awful experience but this is one fantastic amazing EDF game with quality of life improvements over 4.1. - EDF 4.1 is still the GOAT but 5 is amazing!

This game would be amazing it is amazing except for the fact the devs hate solo players. In online player scaling is set like this:
1 player = 4 player scaling
2 & 3 = 2 player scaling
4 player = 4 player scaling

so solo its just ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ stupid, 3 its way too ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ easy. Complete braindead design. Cant farm hard mode either to play normal missions solo with better weapons because of difficulty wepon level caps. So no I dont reccomend this game at all unless you are playing only offline, do not get it for multiplayer. IN fact just become a pirate ♥♥♥♥ this company