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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 title (traditional) - DOS version
  • "Duke Nukum 3D" -- Working title
  • "Duke Nukem: Total Meltdown" -- PlayStation title
  • "Duke Nukem 64" -- Nintendo 64 title
  • "Duke Nukem" -- European PlayStation title
  • "Duke3D" -- Informal title

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The Press Says

IGN Nov 14, 1997 8 out of 10 80

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Trivia

Want to see something weird and gruesome?

Check this: Turn on God Mode (I won't spoil it here, check the tips section). Then turn your jetpack on. Fly really, really high. When you are at the top, suddenly turn the jetpack off. You will fall, of course. Now, change the view to third person perspective. Not very close to a beauty contest... :)


This entry was contributed by Picard (13177), Trixter Bronze Star Contributing Member (8888), keth (179) and murcalumis (716)
 

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