Description
Aliens have landed in futuristic Los Angeles and it's up to the Duke to bring the pain and show them the door. After the initial entries of side-scrolling platform games,
Duke Nukem 3D introduced a first-person perspective to the series and turned the game in a full-fledged shooter with 2.5D graphics.
Duke's arsenal includes pistols, pipe bombs, laser trip mines, Nordenfelt guns, a chain gun and various rocket launchers, but also his mighty foot to kick enemies. The game sports a high level of interactivity. Many objects in the environment can be broken or interacted with, such as pool tables, arcade machines, glass, light switches and security cameras. As a mature game, the protagonist is also able to hand strippers a dollars to have them remove their top.
The character, voiced by
Jon St. John, also regularly delivers commentary on the events through one liners. There are 28 levels, divided over three episodes, set in locations such as streets, a church, a space station, a Japanese villa, a football field and many modern environments. Enemies mainly include aliens, mutated humans and members of the police force that have been turned into Pig Cops. Next to weapons, Duke also has access to medikits, steroids to enhance his speed, nightvision, protective boots, a hologram known as the holoduke, and a jet pack to reach higher areas. Most of the gameplay is action-oriented, but there is also an amount of puzzles needed to progress or access secret areas.
The game includes network play through the IPX protocol, for deathmatch and cooperative games.
Alternate Titles
- "毀滅公爵" -- DOS Chinese spelling (traditional)
- "Duke Nukum 3D" -- Working title
- "Duke Nukem: Total Meltdown" -- PlayStation title
- "Duke Nukem" -- European PlayStation title
- "Duke3D" -- Informal title
- "デューク ニューケム トータル メルトダウン" -- Japanese PlayStation Spelling
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User Reviews
The Press Says
| GamePro |
May 04, 2005 |
 |
100 |
| Kingdom of Desire |
May 12, 2006 |
9.5 out of 10 |
95 |
| PC Player (Denmark) |
1996 |
94 out of 100 |
94 |
| Adrenaline Vault, The (AVault) |
May 01, 1996 |
 |
90 |
| FZ |
Dec 16, 2006 |
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90 |
| GameSpot |
May 01, 1996 |
8.8 out of 10 |
88 |
| Shooterplanet |
Dec 26, 2004 |
82 out of 100 |
82 |
| GameSurge |
Jun 25, 1997 |
80 out of 100 |
80 |
| PC Player (Germany) |
Jun, 1996 |
 |
80 |
| HonestGamers |
Nov 02, 2007 |
7 out of 10 |
70 |
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Trivia
On 1997 ReSaurus released "Duke Nukem Action Figures" based on this popular game. The only series released consists of: Duke Nukem, Night Strike Duke, OctaBrain, PigCop, BattleLord and the limited edition S.W.A.T. Duke Nukem.
