
Can use highly explosive weapons at close range while barely any damage done to yourself. They can be upgraded all the way to tier eight by earning experience points, though difficulty levels limit the maximum tier each armor can be upgraded to you can only reach Rank 5 on Normal, Rank 7 on Hard, and Rank 8 (Maximum) on Inferno.īattle: The Battle Armor is the heavy tank type in the game. Each one has its own advantages and disadvantages and starts at tier one. There are four upgradeable armors in Insect Armageddon. Mechs - equipped with a Gatling gun and heavy cannon.Tanks - one player controls movement and the main gun, two others can operate the machine gun turrets.Turrets - autocannon (Gatling gun), anti-aircraft gun, missile and anti-tank varieties.In addition to the player's weapons, three vehicle types can be found at preset locations in the campaign and in survival mode. Most weapons can be purchased through the new credit system while many very powerful weapons have to be collected by killing giant enemies. Assault Rifles, Rocket Launchers, Missile Launchers, Grenade Launchers, Shotguns, and Sniper Rifles. There are over 300 weapons in Insect Armageddon. The game has the lowest number of difficulties of any EDF game, just three, with normal, hard, and inferno. It also features four upgradeable armor types and 300+ weapons. It also has short sequences where the player(s) operate gun turrets on their Lander as it flies around the combat area. Unlike later entries in the series, players do not need to collect 'Armor Boxes' to increase their max health, and collecting health packs when at maximum health will provide a temporary 'armor boost' (also known as an 'overheal') above and beyond their standard maximum health. It was also the first in the series to have a revival system for downed teammates in co-op.


The game features many mechanics not seen in other EDF games such as a Gears of War-style active reload and a weapon purchase system and experience system in addition to the drop system of other games. The game has a darker, more 'gritty' aesthetic, with less over-the-top action as seen in the rest of the series. Players take control of Lightning Alpha, the leader of Strike Force Lightning, implied to be the American analog of the Storm Teams used by the Japanese EDF.

Insect Armageddon is set in North America in the city of New Detroit, during what is supposedly the same Ravager invasion depicted in 2017.
