Duke Nukem Forever

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  1. Dco326
    May 28, 2023
    7
    Sedmica klasicna bossovi su malo smor, igrao kao igra kratko traje brzo se zavrsi skroz okej prica :D to je bukvalno to nema sta drugo da se doda XD
  2. Pmstz
    Jan 30, 2023
    6
    Ok/pretty nice FPS
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  3. faret
    Jan 11, 2023
    6
    Проходняковая и просто хорошая игра, ничего ужасного в ней нет. Искринне не понимаю почему её так хейтят, просто неплохая игра. Забавно смотреть обзоры критиков, которые пишут про то что испортили великую серию, я прошёл всю серию и она получилось достаточно проходняковой, даже лучшая игра в серии - дюк нюкем 3д - проходняк. Короче не заслуженно обосратая игра, хотя и проходняк.Проходняковая и просто хорошая игра, ничего ужасного в ней нет. Искринне не понимаю почему её так хейтят, просто неплохая игра. Забавно смотреть обзоры критиков, которые пишут про то что испортили великую серию, я прошёл всю серию и она получилось достаточно проходняковой, даже лучшая игра в серии - дюк нюкем 3д - проходняк. Короче не заслуженно обосратая игра, хотя и проходняк.
  4. EVIL_UJIN
    Oct 15, 2022
    5
    Весьма посредственный шутер с устаревшей графикой и скучноватым геймплеем. Это точно не тот Дюк Ньюкем, котрого все ждали столько лет. Первые пара эпизодов более менее веселые, потом игра скатывается к коридорному шутеру в катакомбах и складах. Нововведений ноль, появились простенькие головоломки, но нужны ли они в такой игре? Видимо, у разработчиков закончились идеи и бюджет. Купил толькоВесьма посредственный шутер с устаревшей графикой и скучноватым геймплеем. Это точно не тот Дюк Ньюкем, котрого все ждали столько лет. Первые пара эпизодов более менее веселые, потом игра скатывается к коридорному шутеру в катакомбах и складах. Нововведений ноль, появились простенькие головоломки, но нужны ли они в такой игре? Видимо, у разработчиков закончились идеи и бюджет. Купил только из-за распродажи. Если нужно убить пару вечеров, то пойдет, но целенаправленно покупать не стоит.… Expand
  5. AresMors
    Nov 19, 2021
    7
    I grew up on this game man, It was one of the better games I played, and I can honestly say it's one of the best I've played, but not THE best.
  6. Bloodnes
    Feb 6, 2021
    5
    Не зацепила, думаю времена игры прошли, игра не вылезла из 90-х, сюжет для школьников, шутки туповатые, в целом 5/10 для фанатов, остальным проходить мимо
  7. RealDomtendo
    Aug 13, 2020
    7
    I mean... it´s a duke nukem game. But after literal ages i expected something more impressive than whatever this is. Kinda sad to see the duke nukem franchise die with this being the last game that isn´t a duke nukem 3D port.

    Hopefully duke will be back and everyone can laugh about this game. May´be even some kind of joke about this game would be funny in a new duke nukem game. But i    I mean... it´s a duke nukem game. But after literal ages i expected something more impressive than whatever this is. Kinda sad to see the duke nukem franchise die with this being the last game that isn´t a duke nukem 3D port.

    Hopefully duke will be back and everyone can laugh about this game. May´be even some kind of joke about this game would be funny in a new duke nukem game. But i pray to god that gearbox forgets about this and just reboots this franchise like bethesda did with doom.

    i miss you duke please come back :I    … Expand
  8. Garian
    Jun 26, 2020
    6
    I enjoyed the game to a degree. The Duke's funny lines and the story, while predictable, was pretty entertaining. Though to be fair, the majority of the enjoyment was just through comedy. Some of the levels were quite ridiculous and took really long to complete/figure out what to do, it didn't feel like a 2011 game at all, it was great only as a self-parody.
  9. JaydenPickens
    May 22, 2019
    6
    It's actually not that bad. It's also not a fully oldschool FPS as they want you to believe. While the game starts promising, has that stupid humour that's fine, big weapons, it all falls flat, when you notice the two major flaws. First is that there is regenerating health. I hate that feature, it's the reason, why I don't like newschool fps games. The second point is that you can onlyIt's actually not that bad. It's also not a fully oldschool FPS as they want you to believe. While the game starts promising, has that stupid humour that's fine, big weapons, it all falls flat, when you notice the two major flaws. First is that there is regenerating health. I hate that feature, it's the reason, why I don't like newschool fps games. The second point is that you can only carry 2 weapons (but that's actually changed to 4 with the dlc and patches, but IT'S STILL NOT ENOUGH). if I wanted to walk with two weapons, I'd play Halo, not Duke Nukem. This is not an oldschool shooter... it just has some oldschool elements from time to time. It's not bad, but it's not great either. I'm giving this 6/10, because it was enjoyable. Pickens out.… Expand
  10. mr-NachoMen
    Jun 4, 2018
    6
    "Hail to the king baby". That should sound exiting when Duke Nukem Forever came to stores after been in development since 1997, people were like i said exited for the news but in the end it was a disappointing experience of a game.
    Well... is it really bad? not at all, it has it's moments but they are way to short, and the game feels boring way to soon.
    The game plot's uninspiring and    "Hail to the king baby". That should sound exiting when Duke Nukem Forever came to stores after been in development since 1997, people were like i said exited for the news but in the end it was a disappointing experience of a game.
    Well... is it really bad? not at all, it has it's moments but they are way to short, and the game feels boring way to soon.
    The game plot's uninspiring and lame with a really simple story and no character development what so ever just Duke, The humor from the plot is silly even for a M rated game, the jokes are not funny only like one or two. Female character in this game are placed just like sexual objects and they all feel and look the same, with the stereotype of being silly, dumb with huge boobs and small brain like the twins from the beginning of the game.
    GAMEPLAY: The game is a first person shooter so... you'll guess it. Now the levels in the game are lineal, the game don't give to you the freedom to explore the environments which are not that big areas in general, at some points in the game Duke will have access to a vehicle to move faster some large trims of the environments, great thing is that you can run over enemies with the car and... damn it's fun as hell... The levels have lots of destructible objects and some others are totally interactive like, light switches, toilets, phones, etc. That immerse the player into the world.
    In the game there are sections were the player will be shrink to open some doors or get through areas with electrified water, this mechanic can't be used at any time you want.
    Now moving to the most important factor of the gameplay is the shooting mechanics, which i didn't feel that great, most of the time the hit detection is so random, Some times the enemies will die with one shot but other times they will handle 4 to 5 shots which become unfair and annoying.
    The game do so little to tell to the player what to do or were to go (even if the levels are lineal). The best way to play this kind of games is playing it in hard difficulty it can be frustrating at times because you can die so easily with one or two hits, ammunition is most of the times abundant and in the levels there are ammo crates to refill you weapons which you can only carry two at a time (lame) this crates can be located more often in areas were you will fight against waves of enemies or boss fights, now this boss fight are not that complicated and their attack patterns are way to obvious at the end of a boss battle you will be forced to some little quick time events to finish the kill.
    LEVEL DESIGN: The good thing in this game is the level design which is really good the use of lighting and shadows makes each level vivid, the environments are well crafted and each one looks totally different from the other so they don't feel lazy like copy-paste or something like that.
    At the end the game is a mix experience, and is a really short game, if you play it carefully without dying that much you can beat it in 6 hrs max. so... it has boring gameplay, bad shooting mechanics, silly plot, bad character development, but it have a great level design and environment immersion.    … Expand
  11. iamevilhomer
    Jun 8, 2017
    5
    This is not a good game. It's mediocre at best and far from being as good as 3D was and still is from back in the day. The load times are crap. Glitches like crazy. And it's just very lacking...

    Proof that having all of the time in the world to make a video game doesn't mean anything. Especially when games like Majoras mask get made in less than 1 year...
  12. dr9188
    Mar 18, 2017
    7
    Seen with fresh eyes 6 years after release, Duke Nukem Forever surprised me. As the hyped shooter it was claimed to be, it doesn't live up to the mark. And yet, it acts as a curious and hugely entertaining snapshot of the late noughties, with a degrading sense of humour that never evolved from the nineties.
  13. Melgacius
    Mar 17, 2017
    5
    1 – GENERAL

    Duke Nukem Forever it's a first person shooter that does not take itself very seriously. The King is back. Plot is nowhere to be found, over the top weapons are everywhere. Maybe to compensate. Graphics are a mess, and they should be dated even in 2011. Sounds are fine, despite the casual asmatic chicken sound here and there. 2 – GAMEPLAY If you played Duke Nukem    1 – GENERAL

    Duke Nukem Forever it's a first person shooter that does not take itself very seriously.

    The King is back. Plot is nowhere to be found, over the top weapons are everywhere. Maybe to compensate.

    Graphics are a mess, and they should be dated even in 2011. Sounds are fine, despite the casual asmatic chicken sound here and there.

    2 – GAMEPLAY

    If you played Duke Nukem 3D you will be at home. This game is not a classic, at least a good one, is more a mess of a game. Some additions to the game, like driving, are bad, so most of the time the game is all over the place, and nowhere around at the same time.

    There's no replay value whatsoever. If you are man enough to finish this game once most likely you will uninstall it and forget that you have it.

    Jumping is not very intuitive, sometimes Duke jumps a lot, in other occasions he's unable to jump over a coin.

    Puzzles are laughable. Well except if you hate them. They are as hard breathing.

    Key cards where used once... in the tutorial.

    3 – CONCLUSION

    This is clearly a Duke Nukem's game. Can't go around that. Is very similar in every aspect of original ones. Ok you can grab and throw a turd... and you have wall boobs... but just try to forget about that. The game is fun for a while, but then you realize that you are not 16 anymore and you like proper games. You have grown. You have wife and kids, newer generations does not relate with Duke anymore. Does the game holds up without Duke? No. Without him is a uninspired lazy piece of a game. And with him? Well, it still is an uninspired lazy piece of a game, but it has Duke... and it's a cheap game if in sale or in a bundle. I've sunk some hours in it. I had fun. I was unable to finish it.    … Expand
  14. russiangamer
    Jan 2, 2017
    5
    Ужасно скучная и невзрачная игра.
    Я не против, если разработчики берут хорошие элементы из других игр и добавляют их в свою игру, но когда эти элементы устарели на лет 5, то они не смотрятся свежо, а порой и раздражают. К этой игре скорее относится второе.
    Пройдусь по некоторым аспектам игры, которые мне не понравились. Скучно, игра устарела уже во время выхода, не смешной юмор и др.    Ужасно скучная и невзрачная игра.
    Я не против, если разработчики берут хорошие элементы из других игр и добавляют их в свою игру, но когда эти элементы устарели на лет 5, то они не смотрятся свежо, а порой и раздражают. К этой игре скорее относится второе.
    Пройдусь по некоторым аспектам игры, которые мне не понравились.
    Скучно, игра устарела уже во время выхода, не смешной юмор и др.
    Меня хватило на пару часов, но их хватило, что бы сложить мнение. Игра - слабенький проходняк, если это не первый шутер в который вы будете играть, то вы не найдёте чего-либо нового.    … Expand
  15. TheArchetypes
    Sep 9, 2016
    5
    Having just beaten the game, I can honestly say that Duke Nukem Forever is not as terrible as many people are claiming it is. For everyone that is absolutely sh&^%ng themselves over what a disappointing game this is for the wait, I have to say I'm a little baffled. It's really no better or worse than these other "Triple A" titles getting churned out in less than a year coming out the gateHaving just beaten the game, I can honestly say that Duke Nukem Forever is not as terrible as many people are claiming it is. For everyone that is absolutely sh&^%ng themselves over what a disappointing game this is for the wait, I have to say I'm a little baffled. It's really no better or worse than these other "Triple A" titles getting churned out in less than a year coming out the gate lately. In an industry filled with disappointing redundant sequel after disappointing lack of improvement sequel, it's kind of nice to have this blast from the past finally get released.

    In my time playing the game I encountered only one glitch, which by my count is frankly surprising. Considering what a train wreck this game must have been to work on once 3DRealms was out of the picture I expected to encounter a lot more hiccups than I did. The graphics look and feel a lot like they do in Prey. Dated by today's standards, but still passable. The real tragedy here was the lack of consistency in development and if, god forbid, Gearbox had had more time to work on it this could have been an even better game.

    There are certainly glimmers of the game that could have been sprinkled throughout the experience, and to be honest that's not such a bad thing. I'm glad some of the old Duke charm actually made it into the final product instead of none at all. Hopefully when work starts on the sequel they can focus their efforts on improving the gameplay instead of having to clean up a mess first.    … Expand
  16. Deadly
    Jan 30, 2016
    6
    It's a half decent linear shooter if you're a fan of Duke Nukem if you're not then it will just feel like an outdated game, it's level design isn't brilliant, weapon variety isn't as good as it could be, no jet pack in campaign.

    But hey if you appreciate the cheesy stuff it will keep you going I sure did, the mechanics are solid enough, there just isn't enough breathing room to play in    It's a half decent linear shooter if you're a fan of Duke Nukem if you're not then it will just feel like an outdated game, it's level design isn't brilliant, weapon variety isn't as good as it could be, no jet pack in campaign.

    But hey if you appreciate the cheesy stuff it will keep you going I sure did, the mechanics are solid enough, there just isn't enough breathing room to play in the levels imo.

    PS Stop giving the game 0/10 and 10/10 ffs that sort of stuff ruins metacritic scores that could be useful to everyone just give it fair score.    … Expand
  17. N1CK3Y
    Apr 21, 2015
    6
    This game has received some harsh criticism, which is understandable for reasons that should be obvious to most. This game has been in development hell for 14 years, after all, so people were expecting a lot from it. The undeniable fact is that Duke Nukem Forever did indeed not deliver quite a few of its promises. BUT it is objectively a decent game and I had fun playing it.
    First of all,    This game has received some harsh criticism, which is understandable for reasons that should be obvious to most. This game has been in development hell for 14 years, after all, so people were expecting a lot from it. The undeniable fact is that Duke Nukem Forever did indeed not deliver quite a few of its promises. BUT it is objectively a decent game and I had fun playing it.
    First of all, I didn't encounter any bug, which can't be said about quite a few other games.
    Secondly, even that is not a major factor for me, the graphics are fine. True, there were games with far better graphics at the time but Duke Nukem Forever was in not THAT ugly.
    The gameplay is okayish. There are more than a few lousy choises, such as the "Ego bar", the puzzles and a few QTEs.
    The story is decent as a whole but the humour is totally lame.
    A 6/10 sounds fair to me.    … Expand
  18. Wazzles
    Feb 5, 2015
    6
    This game has a bad reputation because of it's over-long development, so that alone skews many critic and user scores. I like to look at this game in two ways: both how it stands alone and how closely it lived up to the hype. I'll start with the latter: it didn't. Not even remotely. If I were to score it based on hype alone, I'd say somewhere around a 2-4, but I think it has more to offerThis game has a bad reputation because of it's over-long development, so that alone skews many critic and user scores. I like to look at this game in two ways: both how it stands alone and how closely it lived up to the hype. I'll start with the latter: it didn't. Not even remotely. If I were to score it based on hype alone, I'd say somewhere around a 2-4, but I think it has more to offer if you pull it out of that context. This game is fun. I really enjoyed playing. It's got good gunplay, good interactivity, good multiplayer. Where it fails is tone- it eschews the parody nature of Duke 3D and falls into the territory of self-parody. Duke is no longer the homage to b-list action and horror movies and stands out as all that was wrong with 90's video game characters. His swearing also feels incredibly forced, and as a result loses much of its humor. There's not much more to say about it, but if you are interested in this game's history or older-style FPS games, buy this game on Steam when it is $5 or less.… Expand
  19. Veska
    Oct 2, 2014
    5
    t is game for console, not for pc. Four weapons in Duke game? Really? Autoheal? Really? What the ♥♥♥♥ is this? I try to love this game, but it is so boring. I want end it before game ends. Locations in game were designed by 5 yers old kid: Interesting maps? Forgot for it. No jetpack, nightvison causes pain of my eyes..And enemies? One thing, that´s good in this game. But if you want playt is game for console, not for pc. Four weapons in Duke game? Really? Autoheal? Really? What the ♥♥♥♥ is this? I try to love this game, but it is so boring. I want end it before game ends. Locations in game were designed by 5 yers old kid: Interesting maps? Forgot for it. No jetpack, nightvison causes pain of my eyes..And enemies? One thing, that´s good in this game. But if you want play Duke with 4 weapons and autoheal, play something else, what has not developed in 10 years and ended disastrously. The game is a disappointment for me.… Expand
  20. pierrem
    Sep 27, 2014
    7
    This game came from another time. Even on release it was old. As a 2005 game would have been great. Still feels good to play. Best fit to retrogamers!!!!!!!!!!!
  21. Arleos
    Jul 23, 2014
    7
    Arleos
    I really liked this game, it may not be perfect but a dicsent shooter,I can see where some of the criticsism come from about the some of the weird and somewhat disgusting sexual content. I just feel that it`s been judged far to harsly
  22. Warlord8
    Jan 15, 2014
    7
    This is Duke. He's back. He's badass and does what he always did well. Harass people, kill aliens and desire women.

    The game has problems with bugs, AI and weapons carried are only two, which is horrible, but it is the good old Duke where we left it. Maybe it's me who lives almost of nostalgia, but I've found that the game hits the spot and gives Duke a good game. I honestly don't know    This is Duke. He's back. He's badass and does what he always did well. Harass people, kill aliens and desire women.

    The game has problems with bugs, AI and weapons carried are only two, which is horrible, but it is the good old Duke where we left it. Maybe it's me who lives almost of nostalgia, but I've found that the game hits the spot and gives Duke a good game. I honestly don't know what people were expecting. Maybe too much as always.

    Grab the gun, get in the fight and kill those damn aliens and save our chicks !    … Expand
  23. harryjc
    Jan 14, 2014
    7
    This game is not as bad as people say -- it's certainly not a 2 out of 10. Now I know it's not the best game ever, but it's fun, if you like the Duke Nukem series. Although I can see why it gets such a low rating. The humor is very offensive and sexist, plus there's swearing.
  24. TheUnbeholden
    Nov 9, 2013
    5
    There is something wrong here... I don't mean the horrendously long development time and all the jokes its suffered over the years... but the game that we ended up getting.

    It seems like 3d realms just took some idea from the previous game (duketalk, enemies and weapons) and did nothing to improve on it. Same enemies and same weapons, only difference is, Duke has more to say this time    There is something wrong here... I don't mean the horrendously long development time and all the jokes its suffered over the years... but the game that we ended up getting.

    It seems like 3d realms just took some idea from the previous game (duketalk, enemies and weapons) and did nothing to improve on it. Same enemies and same weapons, only difference is, Duke has more to say this time around.

    Everything new like Regenerating health & 2 weapon limitation,
    just seems to me that who ever made this thing forgot what made Duke great. It was the multilayered level design! Here theres no secrets to find or optional routes to take.
    2 weapon limitation makes certain weapons useless because you need 1 that has decent ammunition as well as one that fires explosives to take on bosses. Guns like the shrink ray will see zero use... not to mention less guns means LESS FUN.
    Then theres things like Duke commenting on how the Power Armor from master chief is for yet Duke health regenerates like power armor. Retarded.
    Duke says "I hate valve puzzles", yet we are forced to do them anyway.
    Then theres the lame turret sections.

    They had a good idea with the Ego health system in Manhattan project, that they could have expanded upon.. find new and interesting ways to give Duke health, like for executions, headshots, for finding secrets/saving babes, freezing enemies and shattering them, or squashing a shrunken enemies, blow them up into gibs could give bigger ego boosts... drinkin beer & punching enemies in the face... instead they just gave us health regeneration & said 'that'll do'.

    Heres what we ended up with:

    +High level of interactivity
    +Hearing Dukes voice again, and boy does he have alot more to say this time around
    +A few vehicle sections where fun although would have preffered to shoot and drive at once
    +Average storyline with some jokes that are funny while others are hit and miss.

    -Linear & bland level design
    -functional but bland gameplay
    -Health regeneration ruins what challenge it could have had
    -2 weapon limitation
    -Really bad puzzles that feel out of place
    -Lame turret sections
    -Unplayable mini games, something as simple as pinball barely works
    -The 4 new weapons are some generic alien ones
    -Only one new boss
    -No Jetpack in single player

    +A recently released patch allows for Duke to carry 4 weapons. So thank god Gearbox came to their senses, but even so, it feels like only a SDK can save this game.

    Now that Gearbox has conveniently given Duke Nukem 3D: Reloaded guys (Interceptor Entertainment) the go ahead to release their title (after they have already moved on) now that DNF isn't selling DLC anymore, it just seems like our only hope for a good dukenukem game is up in the air.

    I'm disappointed in Gearbox for not giving DNF enough development time, and 3d Realms for wasting so many years making a rather average shooter that any professional development studio could have made in 2 years, and probably would have been better than what we got.    … Expand
  25. jkrules
    Oct 16, 2013
    5
    This game had me waiting for years. I desperately wanted to like this as much as I did Duke 3d, but sadly I can't. The game wasn't as fun as I hoped and I seem to feel it strayed away from the Duke "feel". The graphics were already outdated on release(Not saying they are terrible) and the level design seemed boring and felt rushed. I really hate to say this about a game with Duke Nukem inThis game had me waiting for years. I desperately wanted to like this as much as I did Duke 3d, but sadly I can't. The game wasn't as fun as I hoped and I seem to feel it strayed away from the Duke "feel". The graphics were already outdated on release(Not saying they are terrible) and the level design seemed boring and felt rushed. I really hate to say this about a game with Duke Nukem in the title but I was very disappointed with the release.… Expand
  26. chenocorp
    Sep 29, 2013
    6
    Juego bastante sólido, apesar de que en la mitad se aleja de entornos divertidos y originales y se mete en las cavernas y fábricas de siempre. No es mal juego, dura 6 horas en fácil y es disfrutable.
  27. huskobon
    Sep 1, 2013
    7
    I might be one of the few who really enjoyed this. This isn't a perfect Duke Nukem game by far not, nor does it give that classic feel, but it is Duke in a way that i'd enjoy seeing him in a modern time. The gameplay copies other games from the HUD look, to the limited weapons you can carry, but it's solid in terms of being playable, and good enough the get through. The graphics are parI might be one of the few who really enjoyed this. This isn't a perfect Duke Nukem game by far not, nor does it give that classic feel, but it is Duke in a way that i'd enjoy seeing him in a modern time. The gameplay copies other games from the HUD look, to the limited weapons you can carry, but it's solid in terms of being playable, and good enough the get through. The graphics are par considering the standards expected, but fair enough over the PS2/Xbox level. This game only lacks from mostly over expectations of high-end reviews and fans.Is it perfect? NO!!! Is it fun? Yes! It really is if given an open minded chance. I went in with just wanting to play Duke Nukem, and I got it! My only (odd) gripe... Duke works alone. He doesn't need a supporting cast as the game pushed you with.… Expand
  28. ERB
    Jul 24, 2013
    7
    I like it you can do anything!
  29. Deeperlook
    Feb 12, 2013
    6
    Was the 15+ years of wait worth it?...hell to the no! DNF should of came out 10 years ago and should be playing duke nukem 6 by now, but thanks to the fat lazy of george, joe, and scott, we will all die knowing that will never happen. but i digress. see thou as the game is glitchy, inferior graphics, poor taste in humor, and a small hint of promoting Misogyny, it still sticks the middleWas the 15+ years of wait worth it?...hell to the no! DNF should of came out 10 years ago and should be playing duke nukem 6 by now, but thanks to the fat lazy of george, joe, and scott, we will all die knowing that will never happen. but i digress. see thou as the game is glitchy, inferior graphics, poor taste in humor, and a small hint of promoting Misogyny, it still sticks the middle finger at todays shooters. DNF paces it self good, a good hand full of mini games, so it's not all bad really.… Expand
  30. Ordish
    Dec 2, 2012
    6
    After playing the originals in the series when they were first released I can say that this episode of the series was true to the original as far as comedy, crudeness, and innuendo. That being said, the game mechanics were pretty bad considering the amount of time spend in development. It isn't a terrible game, but it certainly didn't bring the duke back in style.
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#14 Most Discussed PC Game of 2011
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#29 Most Shared PC Game of 2011

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Metascore
54

Mixed or average reviews - based on 48 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 48
  2. Mixed: 24 out of 48
  3. Negative: 17 out of 48
  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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