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" -- Chinese DOS spelling (traditional)
- "Duke Nukum 3D" -- Working title
- "Duke Nukem: Total Meltdown" -- US 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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Trivia
There is an interesting story regarding the Australian release of
Duke Nukem 3D.
The OFLC, the Office of Film and Literature classification, refused to classify the uncensored version, which was distributed in the US as well as the UK. The local distributors were told that Duke3D would not pass inspection of its uncensored form, so they released a crippled version with all violence, nudity, and language removed. Furthermore, the adult lock feature was permanently switched on.
Later, die-hard gamers developed a crack that allowed access to the uncensored version, and gamers were playing the proper game in no time. When the OFLC found out that this was happening, they recalled the game for reclassification and all copies of the game were withdrawn from sale around the country.
A court found that the censors had exceeded their authority, and irritated by the controversy, the distributors encourage people to sign a petition that asked for an R18+ classification to be added to computer games, but its fate is unknown.
In April 1997, the censors decided to release the US uncensored version of Duke3D, but it is unclear why the OFLC changed their minds - whether it had been due to the new Classification Board membership, or to slightly political attitudes that changed regarding computer games.
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