Duke Nukem Forever

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  1. C3ML1SH
    Jul 17, 2023
    3
    Waiting Time 0/10
    Graphic 4/10
    Fun 3/10
    Story 4/10
    Overall 2,75/10
    Sh*tty Game
  2. DonldTrump_45Th
    Jan 27, 2023
    3
    Hello, this is a default review because i'm forced to use 75 characters. I'll edit this review in the future talking about the game, don't worry ;)

    My final rate is: 3
  3. BenzoSt
    Jul 12, 2022
    4
    After all these years in development after the amazing Duke Nukem 3D we received… a turd. Or at least the most fun thing I did in this game was literally scooping a turd out of a toilet and throwing it around the room. As for the rest of the game, some parts offered a moment or two of amusement, but overall, the whole experience was dull, repetitive, and blurry looking. And yet, I stillAfter all these years in development after the amazing Duke Nukem 3D we received… a turd. Or at least the most fun thing I did in this game was literally scooping a turd out of a toilet and throwing it around the room. As for the rest of the game, some parts offered a moment or two of amusement, but overall, the whole experience was dull, repetitive, and blurry looking. And yet, I still have hope that Duke will be back in the future, but this time is a game that is actually good. The optional DLC is only slightly better than the main game.… Expand
  4. AngryGeek
    Jun 6, 2022
    3
    It was a crap game. Even as a kid I didn't like it.
    I remember the loading times were too long.
  5. StarkAgentos
    May 25, 2022
    2
    Разрабы как-то переборщили с уровнем трэша и пафоса. Не знаю, кому может такое понравиться.
  6. ImTheHackerman
    Mar 24, 2022
    0
    This game isn't bad, but the 14 years of development and all the hype made this game a deception. Maybe if Gearbox made like Bulletstorm and made a "Duke Nukem: Forever - Chew-Gun Edition", removing the motion-blur and polishing it's mechanics, it would be far more recommendable to take!
  7. MaxmilianKohler
    Nov 7, 2021
    4
    Guns aren't fun to use, most of the gameplay is not fun, frequently annoying and bad design parts. Some nice statutes and other naked girls.
  8. joao_da_silva
    May 21, 2020
    0
    Parabens 3D realms. 10 anos e voce nos da esses pedaço de m***a? Serie duke nukem foi pro limbo.
  9. r03vg
    Apr 17, 2020
    4
    Здесь можно трогать фекалии в унитазе. Только за это можно ставить 100 из 10.
  10. Khazar2
    Apr 15, 2020
    1
    If this game came out in 2001, I would consider it giving it a 5. The game is not enjoyable even though I was a huge fan of the classic Duke Nukem games on the N64. I couldn't find anything that would be considered good in the game. The story is terrible, the jokes are terrible, the mechanics are terrible, even the graphics were terrible. Don't play this game, even if someone gave it toIf this game came out in 2001, I would consider it giving it a 5. The game is not enjoyable even though I was a huge fan of the classic Duke Nukem games on the N64. I couldn't find anything that would be considered good in the game. The story is terrible, the jokes are terrible, the mechanics are terrible, even the graphics were terrible. Don't play this game, even if someone gave it to you for free because this is one of the few games that has virtually no redeeming factors.… Expand
  11. Bottlecaps
    Apr 26, 2019
    3
    Duke nukem forever is an infamous game to say the least , being stuck in development hell for years only to feel rushed out the door some how. i'm finally playing it for my self to see how bad of a game it actually is.

    Story/characters: there isn't much of one really aliens come and attack and YOU gotta kill them while also screwing around . this is fine in a game like this , its a    Duke nukem forever is an infamous game to say the least , being stuck in development hell for years only to feel rushed out the door some how. i'm finally playing it for my self to see how bad of a game it actually is.

    Story/characters: there isn't much of one really aliens come and attack and YOU gotta kill them while also screwing around . this is fine in a game like this , its a classic style fps game the game play should take center stage so i'm ok with a non existent story, it dose do its best to offend you especially in the hive level. duke himself is a parody of the big macho man stereotype you would see in 80s action movies . but duke nukem feels more like a pro wrestler personality adding to the already awful story this makes kinda hilarious in a so bad its good kinda way
    story: 3/10

    world building: its always a good idea to inject your game with a healthy bit of lore but this game really doesn't care about that stuff and like i said before its an action game and it doesn't really need it . besides weapon types and enemy types there isn't much lore to be found
    world building: 1/10

    Graphics: graphics are really ugly and plastic in this game it makes some of the guns looks like kids toys and that really takes away from the whole super bad ass feel you should have as duke . every thing looks grainy and ugly and a game made in 2011 should not look this bad . animations are stiff are stiff and awkward . lighting is terrible to the point where the awful nigh vision effect is needed in places where it shouldn't be needed. there is no style to this game everything looks flat and with a a character like duke who has a lot of personality the game should have a style that reflects that . although over all iv seen worst looking games and it least ran at 60 fps for me.
    Graphics:3/10

    Game play: the first person shooter genre has always been a fun one to me and for the most part even awful fps games still have a tendency to be fun. duke nukem is fun if you take it with a grain of salt . the shooting feels good , even if the guns look like plastic . i found my self useing the shotgun the most as it felt the best to use unless it was a boss and i needed a rocket launcher . this game also has some interesting physics puzzles and that was kinda refreshing to see some thought go into some where in this game . the driving parts are meh at best and control like a rock. but the game play it self is adequate
    Gameplay: 5/10

    sound design: sound design i think is extremely important to fps games. gun sounds in games have a sort of fandom and i always liked seeing different portrayals of guns in games . dukes gun sounds are weird , the shot gun sounds normal nothing to special , the m1911 sounds powerful but i really think a deagle would have been a better choice . the machine gun sounds like a toy as well as looks like a toy. dukes "hurh" sound effect got on my nerves with how repetitive it is and just sounds awkward to begin with. the best part of the sound in this game was the main menu music
    sound design: 3/10

    3+1+3+5+3=15
    15/5 = 3
    overall i give duke nukem forever a 3/10    … Expand
  12. Gustavph
    Mar 23, 2017
    0
    parabens uma bosta!...................................................................................................................................................................................e ponto final.
  13. GolovA
    Aug 29, 2016
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. FAIL.

    When 3D games started coming out, there was this cereal company which as a promotion made this ridiculous looking tiny 3D game, where you run around collecting vitamins, shooting aliens with green bubbles, and win a box of cereal after completing this 15 minute game. It cam free with the purchase of the cereal for a limited time.
    Duke Nuke Forever feels like that game.

    In reply to people who say that nothing groundbreaking should be expected from this title, i'll say right away - i wasn't. I wasn't expecting a game revolution. I was however hoping ("hoping" underlined) for a solid fun and dynamic shooter with good level design and silly remarks from the Duke.
    I did not get what i was hoping for.

    Opening Scene - i fight a badass boss with a weapon that feels like a toy water gun, although in the game it's a double-barreled rocket launcher or whatever.
    Graphics are a true pain to look at - even with post-effects disabled, they are neither fully cartoony (thinking of Serious Sam), nor realistic (thinking F.E.A.R.). My poor eyes begged for mercy - and i did try many things, including editing the shaders... Lost cause.
    Level and Overall Presentation Design is pretty much a disaster - start game by urinating. Ok. Interesting choice. 5 minutes into the game - kill baddass boss. Amm. Ok. 15 to 45 minutes - get small and ride on a remotely controlled car, which keeps turning over. Keep dying in frustration in futile attempts to find the next exit. And this lasts for half an hour? FAIL!
    Dialogue and Voice acting - ok at the very most. Duke seems to be the same Duke, which is the only good thing in this disaster of an attempt for a sequel. But the dialogues with others, the two girls blowing Duke off while he is playing video games, etc. - that is just superficial, heavy-handed, and finally retarded.
    Weapons and physics - none-existent: weapons don't feel like weapons, killing monsters feels less real than shooting sprites in the original Doom! Damn son!

    Goodbye Forever Duke Nukem.    … Expand
  14. Liliana
    May 23, 2016
    2
    I love the characters and places. But I hate the part Duke get very tiny. I hate the part where Duke control remote toy car. Stupid. and punching part. bad.
  15. Detraxxx
    Mar 23, 2016
    3
    Quite disappointing game and I must say it was not fun at all... The graphics are outdated and the level design is poor. Driving vehicles is very boring, missions are boring...
  16. Colinthatguy
    Apr 30, 2015
    4
    I really wanted Duke Nukem But this game is a piece of **** don't **** buy this **** game this really ruined the Duke franchise I don't know who to blame 3D realms Piranha Games or Gearbox Software all really good companies I don't know who **** up Duke but I hope some one see's the potential of duke nukem and makes a good game thanks for reading
  17. Signas501
    Mar 22, 2015
    3
    Duke Nukem Forever and its 15 year development cycle sets the player off after Duke plays a video game, playing the tournament from where the previous game ended. Duke Nukem is still being praised, until he finds out that aliens have began attacking, taking earths woman and impregnating them for their own offspring. Duke sets out on a quest to take down the alien mother ship and save earthDuke Nukem Forever and its 15 year development cycle sets the player off after Duke plays a video game, playing the tournament from where the previous game ended. Duke Nukem is still being praised, until he finds out that aliens have began attacking, taking earths woman and impregnating them for their own offspring. Duke sets out on a quest to take down the alien mother ship and save earth woman, also being accompanied by many easter eggs, such as dead space engineer, and halo armor… Expand
  18. ave
    Feb 11, 2015
    0
    I played Duke Nukem 3D years ago and it was a really great shooter.

    This sequel features decent-to-good level design, and a nice set of enemies to fight. The gameplay is more modern since you cannot carry all weapons and your health refills along time. One disappointing thing comes with the relative low efficiency of some weapons you imagined more potent (relative to the ego of    I played Duke Nukem 3D years ago and it was a really great shooter.

    This sequel features decent-to-good level design, and a nice set of enemies to fight.

    The gameplay is more modern since you cannot carry all weapons and your health refills along time.

    One disappointing thing comes with the relative low efficiency of some weapons you imagined more potent (relative to the ego of the character), namely the revolver and the shotgun. So you end up gunning down aliens mostly with the triple cannon machinegun.

    The story is purely decorative and the characters flat as a carpet. Half of the time the soldiers are coward and stupid, but that does not make Duke intelligent or brave.

    It could have been a decent shooter but the game is blatantly sexist. Of course it comes with the character, but as far as I remember, all the female characters are either : horny at the mere sight of the Duke, blowjob providers, incapable of saving themselves, sex workers, alien surrogate mothers begging you to shoot them. I don't recall any female soldiers, scientists or civilians worth noticing. The developers pushed the envelope up to the following point : aliens are only abducting women, so you have to save them!

    Is there an irony here? Maybe aliens are in fact abducting women to protect from the Duke? That would have been a hell of a twist!

    So if you're confortable with that level of sexism, Duke Nukem Forever deserved a 6/7 as a shooter. Otherwise it's preferable to ignore it.    … Expand
  19. jimbobslimbob
    Nov 24, 2014
    1
    Waste of money. The game is short, boring and generally speaking not very enjoyable. Couple this with a level that involves jumping puzzles and you have a contender for the worst game ever made. It captures nothing of what made Duke Nukem 3D so enjoyable - and is woefully insuperior to the old game in almost every aspect.

    Did you like Duke Nukem 3D? If so, don't buy this, just play Duke    Waste of money. The game is short, boring and generally speaking not very enjoyable. Couple this with a level that involves jumping puzzles and you have a contender for the worst game ever made. It captures nothing of what made Duke Nukem 3D so enjoyable - and is woefully insuperior to the old game in almost every aspect.

    Did you like Duke Nukem 3D? If so, don't buy this, just play Duke 3D instead.

    Jimbo Rating: 1/10    … Expand
  20. Sirik_Matak
    Sep 8, 2014
    3
    It stopped half-way between being an somewhat old-school shooter and being modern military peek-a-boo. It resulted in a spectacular failure.

    Full of annoying fillers where we yawn bored as **** The game doesn't start immediately as it should and before we get to the actual shooting we waste - like - about 2 hours walking around and throwing statues that kill in one hit due to the broken    It stopped half-way between being an somewhat old-school shooter and being modern military peek-a-boo. It resulted in a spectacular failure.

    Full of annoying fillers where we yawn bored as **** The game doesn't start immediately as it should and before we get to the actual shooting we waste - like - about 2 hours walking around and throwing statues that kill in one hit due to the broken physics?
    Levels are closed, there're no real pick-ups, health is regenerating, we're often being closed in a small area and told to wait here for 5 or more minutes killing trash by a peek-a-boo tactic.
    You can carry 2 weapons max. 2. I mean - what the actual F?
    The game has its moments, some boss fights are pretty good and weapons do feel nice.

    But it misses what Duke Nukem was about entirely. This game has identity problems, since it's half-way a call of turd game, with occasional old-school features on a top.    … Expand
  21. PyongyangMayor
    Aug 18, 2014
    3
    This game is infamous for being delayed for 13 YEARS (from 1997-2011). This was originally gonna be a PS1/N64 title but due to some stupid **** this game got delayed again & again & again. It kinda shows. This game feels like it wants to be a new shooter but can't be. It's pretty bad. If you want a new, good shooter, get Battlefield Bad Company, CoD 4-BO1 or damn near anything else (justThis game is infamous for being delayed for 13 YEARS (from 1997-2011). This was originally gonna be a PS1/N64 title but due to some stupid **** this game got delayed again & again & again. It kinda shows. This game feels like it wants to be a new shooter but can't be. It's pretty bad. If you want a new, good shooter, get Battlefield Bad Company, CoD 4-BO1 or damn near anything else (just don't get Aliens: Colonial Marines or Rogue Warrior) This game sucks balls.… Expand
  22. DeusXCom
    Aug 5, 2014
    4
    How could this happen? Duke, what have you done to us? It's not a terrible game, I played through it an meh, it was playable, but it should have never happened in the first place. I understand the hell of a development cycle this game must have gone through over the years, so I guess it's understandable, but it's a pity. Duke Nukem 3D was one of the best, if not THE best FPS ever and DukeHow could this happen? Duke, what have you done to us? It's not a terrible game, I played through it an meh, it was playable, but it should have never happened in the first place. I understand the hell of a development cycle this game must have gone through over the years, so I guess it's understandable, but it's a pity. Duke Nukem 3D was one of the best, if not THE best FPS ever and Duke deserved more. This was quite embarrassing, 4/10… Expand
  23. 1am4critic
    May 6, 2014
    4
    This game is very bare bones. Don't know what took the developers so long, but it doesn't even seem like a game that took really long to develop. Graphics are mediocre, jokes are bad. Duke Nukem has never been less bad ass. Plot was also incredibly unreasonable, and what is up with the really bad references to other video games?
  24. quakke
    Mar 8, 2014
    2
    I did not wait 12+ years to have a generic CoD clone.

    DNF is not what it was supposed to be. It was supposed to be a good old school FPS sequel to Duke3D. Instead it turned into what was popular at the time (Call of Duty). Just a modern game for the casual gamers. Because the gameplay mechanics are from Call of Duty, cinematics are from Call of Duty, quicktime events are from Call of    I did not wait 12+ years to have a generic CoD clone.

    DNF is not what it was supposed to be. It was supposed to be a good old school FPS sequel to Duke3D. Instead it turned into what was popular at the time (Call of Duty). Just a modern game for the casual gamers. Because the gameplay mechanics are from Call of Duty, cinematics are from Call of Duty, quicktime events are from Call of Duty, linearity is from Call of Duty.

    I can't stress it enough how disappointed i am in DNF. I mean in Duke3D you proceed on your own pace, you take time as much as you want to, and you go where you want to go. But DNF says where you can go and where not (just like a typical modern on-rails FPS does). You have to keep hiding behind cover like a true coward to be able to regenerate your ego (health), because otherwise Duke will die from 2-4 shots. That doesn't sound like Duke to me, and it actually is not Duke. It's just another very lame Modern MIlitary Shooter disguised as Duke. Healthregen, weapon limit, sprint, linear level design and everything. Typical modern game.    … Expand
  25. NiVy
    Jan 26, 2014
    2
    If you hate making choices and the feeling of accomplishment then you will love this game. Everything is event based. Sometimes you will be thrown into some boring mini game that is actually more enjoyable then the game itself. My 3 year old loved the toilet humor tho, so her making me laugh earns this game 2 points.
  26. niteme
    Dec 7, 2013
    3
    I expected a bit more from a remake of what use to be a good game. The weapon system is a bit jacked but the worst of it comes when you try to find your way around. I've been playing FPS since the 90's and although I do find myself lost from time to time... in duke nukem you'll be lost most of the time. Poor level design can really make for break a game.
  27. popisju
    Nov 27, 2013
    2
    Horrible this game is...The only thing keeping it from getting a 0 or a 1 is the beginning. You get this whole huge thing of looking back at the old game and I like that. Other than that I'm sorry to say this but....you will have a better time playing Call Of Duty:Black Ops II. Witch itself is a really bad game...
  28. 7FoX
    Nov 24, 2013
    4
    This is an example that not only humor, graphics and some hot women model is the only important in a Duke Nukem Game, I bet the cancelled 2001 game would be better than this one.
  29. Draculamarth
    Nov 5, 2013
    1
    Wait, this is the culmination of 15 years work? No wonder Duke Nukem is a dead franchise. The graphics are mediocre at best, and I'm not even a "grafix whore" and the gameplay is simultaneously too much like Duke 3D and not enough like Duke 3D. Let me try to explain: the gunplay comes ripped from 1996 and feels weak. There's no satisfaction in killing anyone, but the map design is straightWait, this is the culmination of 15 years work? No wonder Duke Nukem is a dead franchise. The graphics are mediocre at best, and I'm not even a "grafix whore" and the gameplay is simultaneously too much like Duke 3D and not enough like Duke 3D. Let me try to explain: the gunplay comes ripped from 1996 and feels weak. There's no satisfaction in killing anyone, but the map design is straight out of games like Medal of Honor. There's no cleverness to the way the maps work. They're boring. Wolfenstein 3D had more interesting maps and they didn't even have the benefit of a 3rd axis.

    Speaking of cleverness, the game simply isn't funny. While there was a certain charm in Duke Nukem 3D (It helps that that game wasn't awful), it wears off fast here. It's so self-indulgent, it almost made me vomit. Also, I'm all for "offensive humor", but the way this game treats women is sickening. It's like the Gearbox staff have never talked to real women (which wouldn't surprise me). I give it one point for not giving me an STD.    … Expand
  30. mckw
    Sep 3, 2013
    1
    EVERYTHING is wrong with this game, the puzzles, the controversy, the game play, the jokes. If you're sadistic and want a rough ride in hell, play this horrible piece of horse dung. This game deserves nothing, an hour into this game is an hour lost. Poor dated graphics poor physics (and puzzles) and really crap aiming are just a few of the many existent problems with this game. AVOID at all cost.
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 48 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 48
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  1. GamingXP
    Sep 12, 2011
    55
    Duke Nukem Forever would be quite decent if one felt entirely certain it's intended purely as a self-parody. As is, it doesn't do the expectations, the buyer or the Duke justice – oh, had he rather remained a vaporware legend!
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  2. PC Gamer UK
    Aug 6, 2011
    29
    Petty, nasty and anachronistic. Duke is only relevant as a warning from the past. Avoid these mistakes, developers. [Aug 2011, p.76]
  3. FiringSquad
    Aug 1, 2011
    72
    Bottom line: Duke Nukem Forever was not worth the 15-year wait, nor is it worth paying the full $50. However, I cannot deny that I thought it was both fun and funny, which at the end of the day is what this franchise is all about.
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