[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"franchise-earth-defense-force":3},{"franchise":4,"games":8,"extras":98,"order":99,"stats":105,"indexable":110},{"id":5,"name":6,"slug":7},77,"Earth Defense Force","earth-defense-force",[9,31,47,64,80],{"id":10,"rank":11,"name":12,"slug":13,"cover_image":14,"avg_score":15,"release_date":16,"summary":17,"review_count":18,"platforms":19,"publisher":24,"quote":25},91967,1,"Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2","earth-defense-force-world-brothers-2","91967\u002Fco8t7k_webp.webp",80.7,"2024-05-23","Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2 tells the story of what happened to the voxel Earth after the events of the first installment. 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