Group Description
This group contains official games featuring the character Duke Nukem. The character was conceived as a generic representation of the action hero stereotype, such as those portrayed by
Arnold Schwarzenegger (whom Duke resembles visually) or the character Ash Williams from
the Evil Dead series of movies. He has gradually evolved from a tough, yet silent Earth-saving hero to a primitive, fairly violent man known for his politically incorrect remarks. Humorous elements began with
Duke Nukem II (1993), portraying Duke as the author of a book entitled
Why I Am So Great and increased in later installments, with deliberately crude and offensive humor prevailing.
The first installments of the long-running franchise were 2D platform shooters developed by
Apogee Software. With the 3D first-person shooter
Duke Nukem 3D (1996) the series have achieved widespread popularity. Some of the subsequent independent installments (besides add-ons and level packs) however, favored third-person shooter gameplay with platforming elements or returned to the series' 2D platforming roots.
In September 2010,
Gearbox Software announced that it owns the rights to the Duke Nukem character and franchise.
Trivia
The character Duke Nukem was parodied in an episode of
Die Redaktion (the Editorial Team), a monthly comedy video produced by the German gaming magazine
GameStar. It was published on the DVD of issue 12/2010.
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Game Title | Year | Platform | Publisher | User Score |
Bulletstorm: Duke of Switch Edition | 2019 | Nintendo Switch | Gearbox Publishing, LLC | ... |
Duke Nukem's Bulletstorm Tour | 2017 | PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One | Gearbox Publishing, LLC | ... |
Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition | 2017 | PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One | Gearbox Publishing, LLC | ... |
Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour | 2016 | Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One | Gearbox Publishing, LLC | 4.14 |
Duke Nukem: Kill-A-Ton 2015 Collection | 2015 | Macintosh, Windows | 3D Realms Entertainment, Inc. | ... |
Duke Nukem 3D: Megaton Edition | 2013 | Linux, Macintosh, PlayStation 3, PS Vita, Windows | Devolver Digital, Inc. | 4.46 |
Duke Nukem Platformer Pack | 2013 | Macintosh, Windows | Interceptor Entertainment ApS | ... |
Duke Nukem 1+2 | 2012 | Linux, Macintosh, Windows | 3D Realms Entertainment, Inc. | ... |
Duke Nukem Forever Collection | 2012 | Macintosh, Windows | 2K Games, Inc. | ... |
Duke Nukem Forever (Balls of Steel Edition) | 2011 | PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360 | 2K Games, Inc. | ... |
Duke Nudem | 2011 | Browser | 2K Games, Inc. | ... |
Duke Nukem Forever | 2011 | Macintosh, OnLive, PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360 | 2K Games, Inc. | 3.11 |
Duke Nukem: Critical Mass | 2011 | Nintendo DS | Apogee Software, LLC | 2.31 |
Duke Nukem Forever: The Doctor Who Cloned Me | 2011 | Macintosh, PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360 | Aspyr Media, Inc. | 2.97 |
Duke Nukem Forever: Hail to the Icons Parody Pack | 2011 | Macintosh, PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360 | 2K Games, Inc. | ... |
Duke Nukem Arena | 2007 | BREW | SkyZone Entertainment, Inc. | ... |
Duke Nukem Mobile: Bikini Project | 2005 | J2ME | 3D Realms Entertainment, Inc. | ... |
Duke Nukem Mobile | 2004 | BREW, J2ME | SkyZone Entertainment, Inc. | ... |
Duke Nukem Mobile | 2004 | BREW, J2ME, Zodiac | SkyZone Entertainment, Inc. | ... |
Duke Nukem Advance | 2002 | Game Boy Advance | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. | 3.46 |
Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project (Limited Edition) | 2002 | Windows | ARUSH Entertainment | ... |
Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project | 2002 | iPad, iPhone, Macintosh, Windows, Xbox 360 | ARUSH Entertainment | 3.68 |
Duke Nukem: Land of the Babes | 2000 | PlayStation | Infogrames, Inc. | 3.24 |
Duke Nukem | 1999 | Game Boy Color | GT Interactive Software Corp. | 3.17 |
Duke Nukem: Zero Hour | 1999 | Nintendo 64 | GT Interactive Software Corp. | 3.56 |
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