Duke Nukem 3D

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  • Summary: Prepare yourself for the ultimate 3D Slugfest. Murderous aliens have landed in futuristic Los Angeles, and the humans suddenly find themselves atop the endangered species list. The odds are a million-to-one. Just the way Duke likes it. Dive into realistic 3D scenarios, with 28 totallyPrepare yourself for the ultimate 3D Slugfest. Murderous aliens have landed in futuristic Los Angeles, and the humans suddenly find themselves atop the endangered species list. The odds are a million-to-one. Just the way Duke likes it. Dive into realistic 3D scenarios, with 28 totally realistic levels, as you drive the sinister aliens through the streets of LA, out to an orbiting station, and onto the surface of the moon itself! An you'll be armed to the teeth with 10 hi-tech weapons. Clear crowds with the pump action Assault Shotgun, blast through enemies and walls with the Rocket Propelled Grenade, splat enemies under foot after blasting them with the Shrinker, cut through trouble with the 3-barel Ripper machine gun, set DukeMatch traps with the wall-mounted Laser Mine, watch enemies shatter after cooling them off with the Freeze Cannon, and 4 more! [FormGen]… Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. PC Gamer
    93
    It's the ultimate game for unleashing all your pent-up aggression. It is the most astonishing game we've laid our eyes on for ages! In fact, it makes pretty much every PC game we've ever seen - "Doom" included - like slightly dull. Honestly! [July 1996, p.78]
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  2. Computer and Video Games
    93
    It's more inventive, and more entertaining, than "Doom." I know they've had long enough to get it right (but so have many others, who've tried and failed). [PC Zone]
  3. Game Revolution
    91
    Where Duke really excels is it's beautiful backgrounds. The game settings are magnificently rendered. They have all kinds of animated objects built into them, and the attention to detail is terrific. Hopefully, with Duke Nukem on the scene, the days of endless identical looking corridors and rooms are finally gone for good!
  4. Adrenaline Vault
    90
    Alien scum in the final version of DN3D are still tricky devils ducking for cover, teleporting in and out, lying in ambush, and even laying traps in later episodes. However, the monsters are still stupid enough to walk into a tripbomb so overall intelligence isn't perfect.
  5. PC Gameworld
    90
    I couldn't stop laughing while playing this extremely enjoyable trip through what unfolds like a 1950's science fiction B-movie: Space Aliens Invade Earth for Women!...Duke Nukem has what most first-person shooters don't - character!
  6. GameSpot
    88
    It's rare when a game comes along that really kicks your ass. 3D Realm's full version of Duke Nukem 3D is just that kind of posterior pummeler. With its free-flowing 3D action, over-the-top weapons, and ruthlessly attitudinal protagonist, Duke Nukem will have PC gamers worldwide rubbing their rumps with spine-tingling glee.
  7. Computer Games Magazine
    80
    Gameplay is ultimately what we're interested in, and in this area, Duke is the king. But so what? If 3D Realms really wants to impress us, they can move beyond this type of gameplay.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 54 out of 61
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 61
  3. Negative: 2 out of 61
  1. ShawnH.
    Nov 21, 2005
    10
    A classic. I can still remember some of the dialogue years later. "Shake it baby", or "Do you wanna dance?", and the classic "That's A classic. I can still remember some of the dialogue years later. "Shake it baby", or "Do you wanna dance?", and the classic "That's gotta hurt". The game featured 28 levels, and an extra 11 levels were added later. The wide open levels kept me playing for hours, especially since I was obsessed with finding every hidden area in the game. Duke Nukem and Lo Wang (from Shadow Warrier) were my two favorite characters from the 90's era. "You want to wash Wang, or you want to watch Wang wash wang?"… Expand
  2. Delta_Rexxus
    Sep 25, 2020
    10
    Uno de los mejores personajes jamás creados en la industria de los videojuegos, un juego que dio vida a todos los shooters de hoy en día juntoUno de los mejores personajes jamás creados en la industria de los videojuegos, un juego que dio vida a todos los shooters de hoy en día junto con los míticos juegos de su época como DOOM, Wolfenstein y QUAKE. Es una pena que no se haya hecho un reboot de la saga como hicieron con el legendario DOOM.… Expand
  4. DeusXCom
    Aug 5, 2014
    10
    Probably my favourite and definitely the most fun FPS ever. LAN sessions of Duke Nukem 3D were just insane, so much fun, such fantasticProbably my favourite and definitely the most fun FPS ever. LAN sessions of Duke Nukem 3D were just insane, so much fun, such fantastic gameplay, I tried it recently again and it still is the same level of fun, it didn't age at all, just a pity that Duke ended up so bad with Forever title, that should never happened. First 2 levels in LA were so amazing to play in multiplayer it's not even funny. 10/10… Expand
  5. Duke_Nukem
    Mar 3, 2017
    10
    What a game, so original and fun to play... great level design and action packed to the teeth!

    The Duke is next to Lara Croft the biggest    What a game, so original and fun to play... great level design and action packed to the teeth!

    The Duke is next to Lara Croft the biggest star from the PS1 era, I spend hours running around in claustrophobic corridors wondering where I'm supposed to go.

    Oh, and you just gotta love his funny quotes:

    - "Damn, I'm looking good!"
    - " It's time to kick ass and chew bubble gum. And I'm all out of gum."

    -    … Expand
  6. Rox22
    Sep 27, 2013
    9
    Absolutely fantastic. Duke Nukem 3D just kicked @$$!

    Great visuals, great levels, tons of secrets and loads of variety. This is how a    Absolutely fantastic. Duke Nukem 3D just kicked @$$!

    Great visuals, great levels, tons of secrets and loads of variety.

    This is how a Duke Nukem game should be made.

    If I had one complaint, it would be that the enemy types do get a little repetitive. A bit more variety would have been welcome. Still, great none the less.

    Overall:
    Hail to the King baby.    … Expand
  7. Amig
    Jun 19, 2012
    9
    A great old school FPS game, just as fun to play today as it was back in the 90's. Hunting for keycards, tapping walls for secret areas andA great old school FPS game, just as fun to play today as it was back in the 90's. Hunting for keycards, tapping walls for secret areas and shooting sprite-enemies with an arsenal of fancy toys is a very refreshing break from all those "realistic" modern shooters. But what really "makes" this game is the protagonist - his quips just never cease to entertain. And if the archaic controls put you off, there's an excellent mod called DukePlus, which implements keyboard and mouse controls, along with a bunch of other modernizations and fixes. So, if you ever feel like knocking some alien heads good ole 90's style, look no further. Duke 3D has what you need.… Expand
  8. AnonymousMC
    Dec 2, 2008
    1
    game doesnt even deserve my time. fucking awful. first of all, the aliens look like pigs, and if that wasn't enough for you, duke nukemgame doesnt even deserve my time. fucking awful. first of all, the aliens look like pigs, and if that wasn't enough for you, duke nukem is pretty lame. he has this nerdy blonde buzzcut and twerp-trousers, it's terrible, I felt no love for the character, and thus didn't care when I dided. the controls were slippery at best, 1/10, bad game. i only enjoyed the strippers… Expand

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#5 Best PC Game of 1996
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#3 Most Discussed PC Game of 1996
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#5 Most Shared PC Game of 1996

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