rose tinted glasses for this game because this one is very nostalgic for me, but here we go:

EDF:IA is one of the three weird little brother spinoff EDF 3D games, and it sits in the middle, being better than Iron Rain, but worse than World Brothers.

It's also the shortest EDF game of all time, being only FIFTEEN (!?!?!?!?) missions long, but due to that, the missions are a little bit longer in length. This EDF actually introduced multiple class systems before EDF 4.1 did, allowing you to pick between Trooper (Ranger), Jet, (Wing Diver/Pale Wing), Battle (Fencer) and Tactical (Air Raider, minus the vehicles and Limpet gun, decoys...jesus).
Story is about as corny and badly written as is with every other EDF game, and the gameplay is pretty much as you'd expect from an EDF game, albeit you probably wont end up using most of the vehicles that are provided as the enemies tend to destroy them quicker than they are useful.


Pros:
-EDF as you know and love it
-Grindy as you know and love it
-Unique enemy designs and types not seen in other EDF games
-Good weapon variety
-Quite easy to get into compared to the other games in the series

Cons:
-30FPS locked. trying to change it to 60FPS ♥♥♥♥♥ with the game. very big ouch.
-Grindy is SUPER SUPER grindy, to the point most people recommend rubberbanding...
-Due to the grindiness, the difficulty scaling of Inferno can be quite tough
-Due to the mission amount, it means that stronger enemies later on in Inferno are OMEGA bullet sponges. I think I spent five minutes killing a metal wasp. seriously.
-This game's damage indicators are really not great, so you've gotta pray you've hit or eventually killed it.

This game usually gets missed out on all of the EDF franchise sales (for whatever reason), but even at full price, I'd still recommend giving it a try!