Duke Nukem Forever

 Xbox 360
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4.5

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 492 Ratings

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  1. Ere1is
    Sep 9, 2023
    0
    Bruh what is this abomination? It's not even fun playing this game. This game is like another flash or unity game.
  2. filip92
    Jan 20, 2023
    2
    So i played this in 2023 on my XBox One via backwards compatibility. I always wanted to try this game knowing that it was produced for 15 years and because of that it became a classic in some strange way, I prepared myself that it will be a bad game before i started.....And it was..I mean,it is not the worst game ever,i finished it (altough it probably has the worst controls ever). ItSo i played this in 2023 on my XBox One via backwards compatibility. I always wanted to try this game knowing that it was produced for 15 years and because of that it became a classic in some strange way, I prepared myself that it will be a bad game before i started.....And it was..I mean,it is not the worst game ever,i finished it (altough it probably has the worst controls ever). It took that long time to produce, but it looks like it was rushed and made in 6 months. It has a few intersting missions and enemy models, it definitely had the potential but at the end it is a bad game. Length is fine, i took my time and it was probably worth for the money i paid (3,4 dollars). I liked the interaction with the enviroment but it should be made much better. At some points, the game is VERY VERY hard, but i think it's more from the glitchy production than the real difficulty. For example, i beat the final boss from the first try, and i had problems with some flying barrels which is hard to evade and they are insta kill, and the flying Octopus-brain things are hard and sometimes you need to have a little bit of luck to beat them because of bad controls. Overall,im glad that i beat this iconic game just to be sure that it is a big junk. Also, fps is too low at some points, and the graphics are awful. The only thing that is rendered good and realistic are b**bs. And i am not kidding. It is the only thing that looks good in the game.… Expand
  3. drlowdon
    Jun 28, 2021
    3
    Following his heroics in saving the Earth from an alien invasion twelve years previously, Duke Nukem has become world famous. On his way to appear on a chat show, he witnesses a news broadcast announcing that aliens have once again invaded.

    Duke Nukem was apparently stuck in development hell for well over a decade, and to be honest it shows. The graphics were outdated even back in 2011,    Following his heroics in saving the Earth from an alien invasion twelve years previously, Duke Nukem has become world famous. On his way to appear on a chat show, he witnesses a news broadcast announcing that aliens have once again invaded.

    Duke Nukem was apparently stuck in development hell for well over a decade, and to be honest it shows. The graphics were outdated even back in 2011, and in that time the FPS genre had moved on leaps and bounds to the point that we now had games like Halo and Modern Warfare gracing our consoles. To make matters worse the game insists on focusing as much on awkward platforming as it does shooting bad guys with big guns, and it would have probably been best if the Duke has stayed buried.    … Expand
  4. BrunoGG98
    Jan 19, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. this game is one of the worst i ever played and i will play it in my **** life, i couldn't even stay 3 minutes in this game without criticizing something that happens, loading every 10 minutes where you stop in almost the same place, stupid bosses, humor idiot, duke walks like a son of a **** useless objects, and he could spend the whole day talking about **** but the biggest **** is when you get the car, you drive it with the joystick more after the **** loading screen you walk with RT THIS IS A **** when the enemy dies and drops a bomb the bomb goes at you as if he is alive, when you are under a platform and the enemies are on top he starts throwing grenade for no reason and the grenades for some reason do not damage them, and the bugs that are everywhere can’t play this **** without bugs, and the game doesn’t change in the entire gameplay and it’s always the same, and the duke is moaning when you enter in a car, get off the ground, jump, get out of the car and wed and the whole game, and the complete opposite of 3D that the focus was different, this is a ****ty version of Halo that is even my favorite game, to finish the only good thing in the game are the interaction levels (which are only 2 ) that are very Duke Nukem style but that's all, the rest of the game sucks and I wouldn't recommend this **** to my worst enemy… Expand
  5. Miguelbpaes
    Jul 6, 2019
    4
    Uma pena. Realmente uma pena o resultado final de Duke Nukem: Forever. Desde 1997, foi prometido como ''um dos maiores jogos de todos os tempos'' ou ''o melhor Duke Nukem de todos os tempos'' e foi sendo adiado diversas e diversas vezes, até ser lançado oficialmente em 2011.
    Ao adquirir uma cópia do game, digo que me decepcionei e MUITO com o que foi entregue. Gráficos dignos de um game    Uma pena. Realmente uma pena o resultado final de Duke Nukem: Forever. Desde 1997, foi prometido como ''um dos maiores jogos de todos os tempos'' ou ''o melhor Duke Nukem de todos os tempos'' e foi sendo adiado diversas e diversas vezes, até ser lançado oficialmente em 2011.
    Ao adquirir uma cópia do game, digo que me decepcionei e MUITO com o que foi entregue. Gráficos dignos de um game de 2007-2008, framerate horroroso, I.A burra e fraca, campanha extremamente mal concluída e vazia e mecânicas que não funcionaram.
    Duke Nukem:Forever não merece ser chamado de Duke Nukem. Uma desonra com os antigos games, que trazia um protagonista badass, com inimigos memoráveis e fases ainda mais.
    Este game? Apenas consegue trazer sua ruindade em memória, mesmo que o próprip Duke seja engraçado algumas vezes.
    Recomendar? Difícil.    … Expand
  6. JPK
    Aug 20, 2018
    3
    VERY VERY Disappointing
    Duke Nukem Forever Really Isn't The Duke Nukem That We Knew And Loved.
  7. Broyax
    Apr 16, 2017
    2
    Sacré tour de force que de cumuler les défauts de jouabilité d'un jeu d'une génération désuète et surannée (et pour cause, 13 ans de retard Monsieur le Duc !) aux tics de la génération actuelle, c'est-à-dire tout ce qui fait qu'Halo est Halo (quels que soient les numéros) mais évidemment, ce qui marche avec Halo ne fonctionne pas avec le cadavre du Duc (revenu des morts et ressuscité àSacré tour de force que de cumuler les défauts de jouabilité d'un jeu d'une génération désuète et surannée (et pour cause, 13 ans de retard Monsieur le Duc !) aux tics de la génération actuelle, c'est-à-dire tout ce qui fait qu'Halo est Halo (quels que soient les numéros) mais évidemment, ce qui marche avec Halo ne fonctionne pas avec le cadavre du Duc (revenu des morts et ressuscité à l'insu de son ignorance).

    Ainsi, la vie qui remonte toute seule et le fait de ne porter que deux armes par exemple est un choix grotesque pour un jeu aussi rétro que le Duc Pour Toujours. Sans oublier ces maudits points de sauvegarde automatique également !

    Du côté rétro qui a remonté le temps jusqu'à nos jours et qui ne fonctionnait déjà pas à l'époque, on peut citer la progression par énigmes alors que Monsieur le Duc est pourtant réputé pour sa beauferie inégalée. Bourrin le Duc ? non juste chiant et depuis toujours ! A l'époque, c'était certes bien pire puisque les niveaux entiers étaient des énigmes à s'arracher les cheveux. Personnellement je n'ai plus le temps de regarder des solutions pour résoudre de tels jeux de piste : j'appuie sur "eject". En fait, à l'époque je m'amusais surtout à faire des cartes rigololes pour le multi avec l'excellent éditeur intégré, le "Build" mais point de cela ici évidemment !

    Le Duc à la bourre est desservi par un moteur Unreal qu'on a du mal à reconnaître tant ce dernier est à bout de souffle : temps de chargement à la limite du scandale, crénelage à gogo et fluidité très discutable. Un bon point quand même : le doublage de Monsieur le Duc par le doubleur de Schwarzy, Sam Fisher (et Batou dans GITS !), l'excellent Daniel Beretta. Mais ça ne sauve pas les meubles hélas.    … Expand
  8. Shadow1
    Sep 10, 2016
    3
    This game is **** but we love this game anywhere, because this game is from Duke Nukem Series. First and best game in Duke Nukem Series, is Duke Nukem 3D, second and proggesive game in series, is Manhattan Project and latest Duke Nukem Game, that ruined all series, is Duke Nukem Forever. Duke Nukem Forever has got normal graphics, but **** phisics, not interesting storyline and boreThis game is **** but we love this game anywhere, because this game is from Duke Nukem Series. First and best game in Duke Nukem Series, is Duke Nukem 3D, second and proggesive game in series, is Manhattan Project and latest Duke Nukem Game, that ruined all series, is Duke Nukem Forever. Duke Nukem Forever has got normal graphics, but **** phisics, not interesting storyline and bore gameplay, but in this game there are plus, this is women, women, which the hasnt got clothes, but one plus can't help this game. Duke Nukem Forever is ruined all series DN and the worst game in this series, SHIIIT… Expand
  9. Termin8ter
    Jan 31, 2016
    1
    Duke Nukem Forever is a colossal disappointment and a TURRIBLE game. How can a game that was in development for 12 f@#ing years be this bad? First off, the game is buggy and glitchy as hell, load times take forever, and the textures are just plain bad. Second, the gameplay is way too similar to Halo, and every weapon feels useless except for the shotgun. Thirdly, the story isDuke Nukem Forever is a colossal disappointment and a TURRIBLE game. How can a game that was in development for 12 f@#ing years be this bad? First off, the game is buggy and glitchy as hell, load times take forever, and the textures are just plain bad. Second, the gameplay is way too similar to Halo, and every weapon feels useless except for the shotgun. Thirdly, the story is uninteresting as hell with a bulls@# ending. I got so tired of hearing Duke make jokes about better games. Don't buy this game for 60$, 30$, or even 5$, in fact, don't even buy this game for free. Destroy all copies of this game on sight.… Expand
  10. pedropaulo
    Sep 1, 2015
    0
    R.I.P Duke Nukem 1992-2011, uma mensagem para todos os BR'S, a palavra é simples, HUE HUE HUE BR, me deem yes no meu comentário que você vai fazer parte da #legiaohuebr
  11. banda89
    Aug 12, 2015
    4
    Big Duke fan here, got a laugh or two from the jokes, had a nostalgia trip, but this game just feels unfinished and unpolished and not fun. The classic duke humor is still there, but that's just about it.
  12. RiddleMeThis
    Jan 27, 2015
    3
    This game is offensive, outdated, unfunny, boring and outright disastrous. The game is not funny under any standards, and the mockery it makes of many video games is more ironic than sarcastic.

    If you play the game on hard, you will find out that the difficulty lays not on fair challenge, but on cripplin the player with cheap boss fights, a boring array of weapons and constant 50 second    This game is offensive, outdated, unfunny, boring and outright disastrous. The game is not funny under any standards, and the mockery it makes of many video games is more ironic than sarcastic.

    If you play the game on hard, you will find out that the difficulty lays not on fair challenge, but on cripplin the player with cheap boss fights, a boring array of weapons and constant 50 second loading screens.
    In fact, i think you spend more time on loading screens than playing the game.

    Some of Duke's hardcore fans (now around sixty years old due to the amount of time this overpriced piece of garbage took to develop) and mentally immature people will like this game. Want a funny and irreverent game? Go play Deadpool. The game is not masterpiece, but it is much more fun than this sad excuse of a game.    … Expand
  13. Kaprawiec
    Oct 13, 2014
    2
    Damn this game was bad. After Years of waiting, we got this piece of crap. I have to say this - duke nukem games always was overrated, that being said this game is also overrated compared to meta score (4.4? for what?).
  14. PyongyangMayor
    Aug 18, 2014
    2
    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
  15. coopert
    Apr 25, 2014
    0
    Possibly the biggest flop in gaming history, 12 years in the making and you can tell as the graphics fluctuate between the different console generations, I swear there are Playstation standard textures scattered everywhere. The physics are poor, the gameplay is poor and the humour is poor, there is nothing on offer at all beyond the games introduction. As a big fan of Duke Nukem 3D IPossibly the biggest flop in gaming history, 12 years in the making and you can tell as the graphics fluctuate between the different console generations, I swear there are Playstation standard textures scattered everywhere. The physics are poor, the gameplay is poor and the humour is poor, there is nothing on offer at all beyond the games introduction. As a big fan of Duke Nukem 3D I bought this game on release and tried to defend it, and my purchase, but in the end I just felt a fool for buying this game, at least the majority were not suckered in by the crap. Pure garbage.… Expand
  16. Mitchellsymes
    Apr 14, 2014
    4
    this game is very good for what it's been thought 13 years in development hell it turn out good I like the story the music and we got to see a few bit of **** but I want to see more and graphics are not that good but there ok the Multiplayer ok it's not the best some of the min games are fun(:
  17. BaconConoisseur
    Nov 7, 2013
    3
    This game is as much of an over the top ass kicking action adventure that man can create. That being said it is so campy that I could only enjoy it in short doses. I would play for about an hour and a half before the fun started to wear off. Then I would repeat the next day. Sex is a part of Duke Nukem, but in this game it needed to be toned down about 8 to 10 notches. Overall thisThis game is as much of an over the top ass kicking action adventure that man can create. That being said it is so campy that I could only enjoy it in short doses. I would play for about an hour and a half before the fun started to wear off. Then I would repeat the next day. Sex is a part of Duke Nukem, but in this game it needed to be toned down about 8 to 10 notches. Overall this game is fun but can' be enjoyed in one go.… Expand
  18. Dicklebutt
    Oct 22, 2013
    3
    Wasted 60 bucks on this A terrible game. A game that was in development for over 10 years and it failed utterly. The story line is just stupid. So stupid that It isn't even funny. The graphics are okay at best. The physics of that are just The game is too linear and terribly glitchy. Sometimes you can't even run but yet just move like pac man at a slow rate. Combat is pretty ****ty too.Wasted 60 bucks on this A terrible game. A game that was in development for over 10 years and it failed utterly. The story line is just stupid. So stupid that It isn't even funny. The graphics are okay at best. The physics of that are just The game is too linear and terribly glitchy. Sometimes you can't even run but yet just move like pac man at a slow rate. Combat is pretty ****ty too. I just don't want to even talk about this anymore so I will review some good stuff. The game does have its moments. Slappable wall boobs in the Hive which I found funny and a few easter eggs too. If the game didn't have humor, I may have not even rated it a 1 much less a 3.
    I do feel bad for those who got it for 60 bucks. Now if you're lucky, you could just get it for free at Gamestop.
    Never buy this game. Please. Don't. Buy something good.    … Expand
  19. joao1198pedro
    Oct 20, 2013
    0
    duke nukem forever is truly one of the worst games I've ever played in my entire life, I could not even play this game until the end of what was being so horrible.
  20. gstiker5
    Jul 14, 2013
    0
    The graphics are horrible the gameplay isnt Duke Nukem there are so many puzzles the multiplayer is just WTF you can only carry 2 weapons it isn't Halo horrible FPS platforming just
  21. DanteTheCynic
    Feb 13, 2013
    0
    Randy Pitchford AND gearbox, you should be ashamed of yourselves for squatting down and pushing this horrid, unfunny, unpleasant, dated, clunky, and all around ugly game out of your bum.
  22. Muchomexicano
    Jan 17, 2013
    1
    Terrible poorly made game. Impossibly long loading times, unimaginative tiny and liner levels. Graphic have never been a issue for me but this game looks poorly made over a weekend. I would recommend avoiding this at all costs.
  23. Speed4Runs
    Dec 19, 2012
    3
    The game is not even comparable to Duke Nukem 3D. The game doesn't have action, or it has it in very little portions, because it's based on **** around.
  24. Rox22
    Dec 11, 2012
    4
    Well, considering its development history. I think Gearbox did the best it could with what it was given to them. At least it finally got released rather than being remade from scratch AGAIN for a another 5 years.Happy to see that the Duke is still Duke and it at least GB tried to stay true to the source material. Just a shame that there is far more wrong with this game, than there isWell, considering its development history. I think Gearbox did the best it could with what it was given to them. At least it finally got released rather than being remade from scratch AGAIN for a another 5 years.Happy to see that the Duke is still Duke and it at least GB tried to stay true to the source material. Just a shame that there is far more wrong with this game, than there is right.. What I hated the most about this game if I had to mention just one thing: The loading times between sections: Holy F*****g S***! WHY WHERE THEY SO DAMN LONG!!!… Expand
  25. aventador
    Nov 3, 2012
    1
    even the demo for this thing is bad. it feels like they made it a decade ago, let it on a shelf, worked on other stuff, then remembered it, took it off the shelf as is, then put it on sale. the game has no character to it, the gameplay is just sad, the mechanics are numb. it feels like it was tailor made to suck
  26. Phry
    Sep 26, 2012
    0
    A huge disappointment. I made the vital mistake of investing in the Balls of Steel Edition. The single largest purchase mistake I've ever made. I still regret this purchase to this date. The game's lauded interactivity drops off after about 20 minutes in. The developers even have a jab at Halo, and while perhaps not meanspirited, it's completely out of place when the game fails so hard toA huge disappointment. I made the vital mistake of investing in the Balls of Steel Edition. The single largest purchase mistake I've ever made. I still regret this purchase to this date. The game's lauded interactivity drops off after about 20 minutes in. The developers even have a jab at Halo, and while perhaps not meanspirited, it's completely out of place when the game fails so hard to be taking jabs at far more successful (and well, in my opinion) fun games. The combat is O.K. but quickly becomes boring as **** There's little to no story in this game. It's rushed trash that never should have been released.… Expand
  27. Snipestrifer
    Sep 13, 2012
    2
    The game is garbage. Played the demo and found that it was just another mediocore shooter. Graphics are terrible, and the humor is bad. Burrowed it from a friend and found out that it was exactly like the demo suggested it would be. Bargin Bin material. Emphasis on the bin.
  28. PackAPunch
    Sep 11, 2012
    3
    Im going to tell you guys a story,once upon a time,14 years ago a company called Gearbox announced a game called Duke Nukem Forever.After 14 **** years the company realised the game and began selling it to the world.But something really bad happened.The game was a crappy piece of **** The fans of the game hated and hated,but Gearbox didn´t listen.They should do the same as BiowareIm going to tell you guys a story,once upon a time,14 years ago a company called Gearbox announced a game called Duke Nukem Forever.After 14 **** years the company realised the game and began selling it to the world.But something really bad happened.The game was a crappy piece of **** The fans of the game hated and hated,but Gearbox didn´t listen.They should do the same as Bioware did! The ending of their great game was terrible! So they realised a DLC of an alternative ending!
    Now,turning serious.Gearbox had 14 years to make a good game (With that time it should reach perfection) but it was a whole disaster.The combat ia horrible,it´s graphics are too.
    I have a long list about how bad this game is,but I have to go.    … Expand
  29. sooem
    Sep 9, 2012
    1
    Gra ssie pocałości. Dawno nie grałem w takiego gniota na obecnej generacji konsol. Pomijając lata, które gracze spędzili na czekaniu. Duke Nukem Forever cierpi na tyle bolączek, że śladowy humor i kilka "wtyk" na inne tytuły znikają w gąszczu niedoróbek. Zaczynając od loadingów, które trwają jakbyGra ssie pocałości. Dawno nie grałem w takiego gniota na obecnej generacji konsol. Pomijając lata, które gracze spędzili na czekaniu. Duke Nukem Forever cierpi na tyle bolączek, że śladowy humor i kilka "wtyk" na inne tytuły znikają w gąszczu niedoróbek. Zaczynając od loadingów, które trwają jakby ładowana była najlepsza gra wszech czasów. Drugie z czym się zderzamy to sztywna mechanika, która daje o sobie znać zwłaszcza w partiach platformowych. Partie platformowe razem z "puzzlami" tworzą mieszankę nie do przełknięcia. Etapy "samochodowe" to nieporozumienie. Przeciwnicy są kretyńscy, modele etapów są bardzo mało intuicyjne. Generalnie jest to tytuł niegodny Duke'a. Jest to żart twórców i wielki lep dla rzeszy fanów. Nie warto inwestować w ten tytuł nawet jeżeli chcecie kupić "używkę".… Expand
  30. dory55
    Aug 5, 2012
    0
    OK i never played this game but i saw reviews on youtube and all of them were 5 and down i saw trailer and gameplay . Game is boring there are a lots of use less mini games and to much pornography i mean fricking wall boobs WTF !!!! so my score is total ZERO
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#18 Most Discussed Xbox 360 Game of 2011
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#30 Most Shared Xbox 360 Game of 2011

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Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 76 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 76
  2. Mixed: 39 out of 76
  3. Negative: 34 out of 76
  1. DailyGame
    Dec 12, 2011
    50
    Duke Nukem Forever aspires to take gamers back to a different period in the gaming continuum. What it will really do is inspire you to take it back to the store for a full and complete refund.
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  2. GamingTrend
    Sep 14, 2011
    59
    The potential for a fun but simple shooter is here, but even with Gearbox at the helm Duke Nukem Forever is clearly a hastily-cobbled sum of unfinished parts. It could have been epic if it was released 3 to 4 years ago, but nowadays there are new rivals for the throne.
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  3. Games Master UK
    Jul 25, 2011
    69
    How can Duke be such a dick, have such an inconsistently crappy game and we still enjoy it? [Sept 2011, p.84]
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