Put on your shades and prepare to step into the boots of Duke Nukem, whose legend has reached epic proportions in the years since his last adventure. The alien hordes are invading and only Duke can save the world. Pig cops, alien shrink rays and enormous alien bosses can't stop our hero from accomplishing his goal: to save the world, save the babes and to be a bad-ass while doing it. The King arrives with an arsenal of over-the-top weapons, non-stop action, and unprecedented levels of interactivity. This game puts the pedal to the metal and tongue firmly in cheek. Shoot hoops, lift weights, read adult magazines, draw crude messages on whiteboards or ogle the many hot women that occupy Duke's life - that is if you can pull yourself away from destroying alien invaders. With hours and hours of over-the-top single player action, and a range of bodacious multiplayer modes, rest assured knowing the fun will last. Duke Nukem was and will forever be a gaming icon, and this is his legend.
Story:
Did the Alien bastards not learn their lesson the first time? Duke has been on hiatus for some time now, kicking back and franchising himself on the fame he gained from saving Earth from the first invasion. The Aliens have returned to Earth yet again, messing up Duke's sweet routine of dirty leisure habits.
The Alien invaders are stealing Earth's women, especially the hot ones! And they drank Duke's beer. This. Won't. Stand. As Duke battles his way through waves of aliens, the once beautiful gambling haven and Duke Nukem franchise chains are crumbling before his eyes. Time to bring the pain!
Features:
Ego, and then Some: Step into the shoes of Duke Nukem, the steroidal One-Man Army who never fails and always gets the Babes.
Bust a Gut: Duke pulls no punches. He does and says the things you are thinking. Duke's constant stream of hilarious one-liners throughout the game will have gamers rolling.
Positives: Weapon selection is OK, monsters are decent and challenging, humor may be a bit over the top but still funny, engine was smooth and able to handle a lot going on at once, monster truck is great, and the bosses are fun.
Negatives: lighting underground, lack of music, puzzles are a bit weak, 8 second ending, being shrunk is not fun at all, no CG scenes, weak story, no 3rd person view, no stats upon completion,
DNF gets a lot of hate because it does not live up to the hype. Lets get this out of the way: the graphics are dated (like 2006 era), the game play mechanics are old school, and the first few levels are blah. However, once you throw away your bias, there is a game underneath that I found surprising decent. All the reviews make this sound like a 3/10 game but in reality it is closer to 6.5.
This game is the perfect example of why Duke Nukem should have stayed vapourware. Bad sound, shoddy graphics, crude humor, insane difficulty in some parts even on normal.
Just plain not good.
I remember playing Duke when I was younger. Should have kept those memories safe as this is not Phantom Menace bad but it's just got nothing to remember it by. To many other good games for me to waste my time on this just to get more gamerscore. The time to points ratio just ain't worth it.
I've read a lot of reviews about this game, a lot of complaints about this and that. Honestly, I disagree with what people from professional and non-pro avenues have stated. This game is classic first person shooter; if you've been playing first person shooters since the days of Duke Nukem 3D and Wolfenstein then you'll have a little more appreciation for this game. It's not overly funny unless you're really into the raunchy stuff but all in all it's not boring. Rent this one, get some!
