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Platform: Xbox 360 | Edition: Standard
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Duke Nukem Forever is a First-Person Shooter (FPS) that finally resurrects the infamous Duke Nukem franchise. Designed as a blend of the over-the-top ego, humor, risqué scenarios and un-PC attitude that players of the original 1990s PC game releases will still relish, with for technological upgrades that modern gamers demand, Duke is definitely back and better than ever. Features include: a gameworld full of interactive opportunities; over-the-top humor; outlandish settings, vehicle driving, and puzzle solving; Duke specific multiplayer modes and more.
Heroes Come and Go, But a King Reigns Forever
Did the Alien bastards not learn their lesson the first time? Duke has been on hiatus for some time now, kicking back and franchising himself on the fame he gained from saving Earth from the first invasion. The Aliens have returned to Earth yet again, messing up Duke's sweet routine of dirty leisure habits. The Alien invaders are stealing Earth's women, especially the hot ones! And they drank Duke's beer. This-Won't-Stand. As Duke battles his way through waves of aliens, the once beautiful gambling haven and Duke Nukem franchise chains are crumbling before his eyes. Time to bring the pain
Duke Nukem returns to kick alien butt, indulge in his infamous vices and save the world, again.
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Duke Nukem is one of the biggest and most recognizable brands in gaming history. Irreverent, UN-PC, and uber-Macho, Duke Nukem is the perfect antidote to the overdose of today's clichéd gaming archetypes. The game's cocktail of alien invasion, busty babes, bawdy comedy and big guns never gets old. The highly anticipated Duke Nukem Forever is a celebration of what video games are really about: an out loud good time. The game is huge, with hours and hours of over-the-top single player action, and a range of bodacious multiplayer modes like Duke Match, Capture the Babe and Hail to the king, players can rest assured knowing that the fun will last.
Key Game Features
- Ego, and Then Some - Step into the shoes of Duke Nukem, the steroidal one-man army who never fails and always gets the babes.
- Bust-a-Gut - Duke pulls no punches. He does and says the things you are thinking. Duke's constant stream of hilarious one-liners throughout the game will have gamers rolling.
- World Interactivity - Spend as much time as you want shooting hoops, lifting weights, playing pinball, pool, air hockey, and slots.
- Scale and Variety - This game has it all -- packed with explosive FPS action, outlandish settings, vehicle driving, and puzzle solving -- gamers will never tire of the endless fun.
- Multiplayer Like No Other - Duke re-envisions classic modes of play in his own hilarious and humiliating way. Shrink your opponent and squash him with your foot. Freeze and shatter him. Attach explosives to his back. Roll a pipe bomb between his legs, or just frag him old-fashioned with a rocket.
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Product Description
Put on your sunglasses and prepare to step into the boots of Duke Nukem, whose legend has reached epic proportions in the years since his last adventure. The alien hordes are back and only Duke can save the world, again. Pig cops, alien shrink rays and enormous alien bosses won't stop our hero from accomplishing his one and only goal: to save the world, save the babes and to be a badass while doing it. The King of All Shooters is back with over-the-top weapons, massive aliens and unprecedented levels of interactivity. This game puts pedal to the metal and tongue firmly in cheek, among other places. Shoot hoops, lift weights, read adult magazines, draw crude messages on whiteboards or ogle one of the many beautiful women that populate Duke's life; that is if you can pull yourself away long enough from kicking ass and taking names. Duke Nukem was and will forever be immortalized in gaming history, and this is his legend. Experience the action and creativity derived from the pedigree of one of gaming's most innovative and respected developers
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58 of 70 people found the following review helpful
By RadInd
Platform for Display:Xbox 360|Edition:Standard
Fun:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Let me start off by saying I've played all the Duke Nukem games (including the original 2-D side scrollers) and loved them. I was really looking forward to see the latest incarnation. I was disappointed to see all the negative reviews and thought it couldn't possibly be as bad as they say. I rented the game from Redbox to check it out before shelling out the full price. I am saddened to say the game really is bad.
My complaint is with the mechanics of the game play and not the crude humor. It's Duke Nukem after all. If you don't like crude, vulgar, sexist humor (and I do) then you shouldn't buy it to start with! The problem is the poor game play, boring levels, frustrating targeting and unbalanced damage received vs inflicted.
You have to interact with your environment by opening doors, picking up objects and pushing buttons, many times while trying to avoid enemies. Duke has to align precisely with the objects in order to interact. This is tedious when not fighting and deadly when trying to pick up an object to throw at an enemy while it is inflicting damage on you. The targeting on the weapons is difficult to control while in a battle resulting in a lot of wasted ammo. Also, the crosshairs are white and tend to blend into the background making it hard to determine where you are shooting. You can also only carry two weapons, which takes away a lot of the fun of the old game where you could kill enemies in varied ways by switching between the many weapons you carried. You also tend to run out of ammo quickly because you only have two weapons.
Some levels are frustratingly tedious like the RC car level where Duke is shrunk down and drives an RC car. The whole level is spent driving around and trying to figure out where to go with no obvious destination in mind. The plot and action in general are very slow (you can't jump past story line video even if you've already played it once). The load time between levels is also exceeding long for some reason.
The graphics are good with some humorous references to old Duke Nuken games and more modern first-person shooters (like Halo) but overall the game is not worth paying full price for. Wait a few months and I suspect you will find it in the bargain bin.
My complaint is with the mechanics of the game play and not the crude humor. It's Duke Nukem after all. If you don't like crude, vulgar, sexist humor (and I do) then you shouldn't buy it to start with! The problem is the poor game play, boring levels, frustrating targeting and unbalanced damage received vs inflicted.
You have to interact with your environment by opening doors, picking up objects and pushing buttons, many times while trying to avoid enemies. Duke has to align precisely with the objects in order to interact. This is tedious when not fighting and deadly when trying to pick up an object to throw at an enemy while it is inflicting damage on you. The targeting on the weapons is difficult to control while in a battle resulting in a lot of wasted ammo. Also, the crosshairs are white and tend to blend into the background making it hard to determine where you are shooting. You can also only carry two weapons, which takes away a lot of the fun of the old game where you could kill enemies in varied ways by switching between the many weapons you carried. You also tend to run out of ammo quickly because you only have two weapons.
Some levels are frustratingly tedious like the RC car level where Duke is shrunk down and drives an RC car. The whole level is spent driving around and trying to figure out where to go with no obvious destination in mind. The plot and action in general are very slow (you can't jump past story line video even if you've already played it once). The load time between levels is also exceeding long for some reason.
The graphics are good with some humorous references to old Duke Nuken games and more modern first-person shooters (like Halo) but overall the game is not worth paying full price for. Wait a few months and I suspect you will find it in the bargain bin.
25 of 31 people found the following review helpful
Platform for Display:Xbox 360| Edition:Standard|Amazon Verified Purchase
Fun:
2.0 out of 5 stars
For the first time in my life, I am considering selling a game before finishing it. I wanted to love this game, and it really pains me to say this, but this game isn't worth the frustration it causes--and it certainly isn't worth the absurd price tag.
Sadly, this review won't contain any information that hasn't already been stated ad nauseam by all the other frustrated players who are probably wishing they hadn't bought the game, either. Even so, I figured I would add my 2-star review in the hopes that others will take us seriously when we say YOU SHOULD NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY!
Let's start with the basics. There's the graphics. It's blatantly obvious (at least to me) that most of the graphics were developed a decade ago, and then were retextured at the last second before final release. Unfortunately, the developers did an abysmal job covering their laziness. In the very first level, all one has to do is walk up to a wall and look at the posters to see the developers' error. Extreme pixelation that becomes blockiness up close? I wouldn't even expect to see that in a game from 5 years ago. I wouldn't even expect to see that on a Wii, which has a fraction of the graphics-rendering power of the XBOX 360. This should not be happening, period. It speaks volumes about the amount of effort that went into this game.
The controls are clunky. They just don't feel right. They lack the kind of smoothness one would hope to see in an FPS. Then there's the slow gameplay in the beginning, and the fact that you find yourself going through the levels with no weapons or enemies to fight for such an amount of time that you will find yourself wondering if you're even playing an FPS. And then there's the weapons... One of my favorite things about Duke Nukem 3D was the ability to carry all of the weapons. In this game, you are limited to 2. This makes ammo a problem. I've found myself running around with empty weapons more times than I care to mention. To be fair, the developers put in a lot of stocking crates, but what about later in the game when the more interesting weapons--such as the Shrink Ray--appear? Am I really going to fight off an army with the Shrink Ray and the RPG? It may be more realistic, but Duke Nukem has never been known for its realism. The ability to carry all of the weapons was a charming aspect of the originals that is sorely missed here.
Finally, the deal-breaker: The loading times in this game are Draconian. If you die in the game, you'll wish you'd have died in real life; by the time Duke is restored to the last checkpoint, you may already have from old age. I have never played a game with such long loading times. Worse, you find yourself looking at loading screens frequently. A skilled FPS player may find himself spending more time looking at loading screens than shooting at Pig Cops; an unskilled player certainly will. Today's sophisticated gaming console allows for a near total absence of loading screens except for those that are necessary between levels. Player death simply does not warrant such long pauses. It's abusive, both of the console's capacity and the player's patience. Having just replayed the same scene 7 times in the last 30 minutes (which speaks more to my poor FPS skills than the game's quality, but I do believe it has to do with the clunkiness of the controls), I put down the controller and stopped playing--for good this time. Until some sort of patch is released to address this issue, the game is unplayable as far as I am concerned.
The makers of this game are probably kicking back in Aruba with Pina Coladas and little umbrellas, toasting to their brilliance--and they should be; they duped a generation into buying a video game only because it bore the label of a predecessor that was released a decade earlier. While they are busy laughing their way all the way to the bank, I'm going to be trying to find a way to sell this monstrosity before it depreciates into worthlessness. As of this date (July 9, 2011, less than 1 month from the date of release), the game is already selling for $37.99 from Amazon--just over half of what I paid to buy it.
Sadly, this review won't contain any information that hasn't already been stated ad nauseam by all the other frustrated players who are probably wishing they hadn't bought the game, either. Even so, I figured I would add my 2-star review in the hopes that others will take us seriously when we say YOU SHOULD NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY!
Let's start with the basics. There's the graphics. It's blatantly obvious (at least to me) that most of the graphics were developed a decade ago, and then were retextured at the last second before final release. Unfortunately, the developers did an abysmal job covering their laziness. In the very first level, all one has to do is walk up to a wall and look at the posters to see the developers' error. Extreme pixelation that becomes blockiness up close? I wouldn't even expect to see that in a game from 5 years ago. I wouldn't even expect to see that on a Wii, which has a fraction of the graphics-rendering power of the XBOX 360. This should not be happening, period. It speaks volumes about the amount of effort that went into this game.
The controls are clunky. They just don't feel right. They lack the kind of smoothness one would hope to see in an FPS. Then there's the slow gameplay in the beginning, and the fact that you find yourself going through the levels with no weapons or enemies to fight for such an amount of time that you will find yourself wondering if you're even playing an FPS. And then there's the weapons... One of my favorite things about Duke Nukem 3D was the ability to carry all of the weapons. In this game, you are limited to 2. This makes ammo a problem. I've found myself running around with empty weapons more times than I care to mention. To be fair, the developers put in a lot of stocking crates, but what about later in the game when the more interesting weapons--such as the Shrink Ray--appear? Am I really going to fight off an army with the Shrink Ray and the RPG? It may be more realistic, but Duke Nukem has never been known for its realism. The ability to carry all of the weapons was a charming aspect of the originals that is sorely missed here.
Finally, the deal-breaker: The loading times in this game are Draconian. If you die in the game, you'll wish you'd have died in real life; by the time Duke is restored to the last checkpoint, you may already have from old age. I have never played a game with such long loading times. Worse, you find yourself looking at loading screens frequently. A skilled FPS player may find himself spending more time looking at loading screens than shooting at Pig Cops; an unskilled player certainly will. Today's sophisticated gaming console allows for a near total absence of loading screens except for those that are necessary between levels. Player death simply does not warrant such long pauses. It's abusive, both of the console's capacity and the player's patience. Having just replayed the same scene 7 times in the last 30 minutes (which speaks more to my poor FPS skills than the game's quality, but I do believe it has to do with the clunkiness of the controls), I put down the controller and stopped playing--for good this time. Until some sort of patch is released to address this issue, the game is unplayable as far as I am concerned.
The makers of this game are probably kicking back in Aruba with Pina Coladas and little umbrellas, toasting to their brilliance--and they should be; they duped a generation into buying a video game only because it bore the label of a predecessor that was released a decade earlier. While they are busy laughing their way all the way to the bank, I'm going to be trying to find a way to sell this monstrosity before it depreciates into worthlessness. As of this date (July 9, 2011, less than 1 month from the date of release), the game is already selling for $37.99 from Amazon--just over half of what I paid to buy it.
97 of 131 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Unfairly panned; Duke Nukem Forever is a fun and unpolished blast from the past
June 14, 2011
By UziSpray
Platform for Display:Xbox 360| Edition:Standard|Amazon Verified Purchase
Fun:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Duke Nukem Forever is a game that was first revealed in 1997. Later thought to be released in 1999, that never quite happened. It's become the joke of the industry. 3D Realms remade the game multiple times on different engines, delayed it over and over again, then it looked like it was finally going to be released around 2008, but 3D Realms went belly up. Looking like it'd never see the light of day, Duke Nukem Forever fell 6 feet below into its own burial spot, but then came Gearbox to save the day. Gearbox decided not only to bring Duke Nukem Forever to gamers, they also decided to buy the rights to the intellectual property. However, was this a wise move? Read on to find out.
Positives:
- It's Duke - Yes, I know, many people won't find Duke's brand of absurdity very entertaining in the current world we now live in, but I still find his crass and raunchy attitude to be very likable. I've noticed a politically correct movement in gaming today. I've noticed politically correct movements infiltrating every kind of entertainment and deeming something they dislike as "offensive." Now, I'm not here to judge morality and what may offend others, but at the same time I know where to draw the line, as it's quite obvious that Duke is meant to be a parody of sorts. He's not meant to offend any group of people, but to offer the same brand of absurdity that he always has, and Duke Nukem Forever delivers on this front. Say what you will, I enjoy Duke. If that makes me immature, politically incorrect, etc., then so be it. Come get some.
- Variety - Variety is the name of the game in Duke Nukem Forever. While it may let some people down who were expecting non-stop shooting, it'll satisfy those looking for a varied experience. I really enjoyed playing as miniature Duke. Getting in the RC car and racing around is a blast.
- Story - Stupid, silly, fun; Duke Nukem Forever offers a story that doesn't take itself seriously. You're saving women from pigs and aliens. What's not to like? Duke Nukem Forever won't offer you a sophisticated plot like in a Bioshock, it'll offer you more Duke Nukem, more babes, more alien scum, etc.
- It's Fun - Plain and simple, Duke Nukem Forever is just fun. It's a game that stays true to its roots. While the level design is more linear and restricted in comparison to Duke Nukem 3D, it's also a nice blend of action, puzzles, vehicle segments, turret segments, etc. This game isn't revolutionizing a single thing. What you see is what you get.
Negatives:
- It Took 14 Years? - Let's be honest, while it's fun and all that, Duke Nukem Forever reeks of misguided development.
- Unpolished - Duke Nukem suffers from so many technical hiccups, i.e. super long load times, texture pop-in, unstable framerate, etc.
Duke Nukem Forever isn't for everyone, but it is fun, and in the end that's what matters the most to me. Was it worth 14 years of hype? Nope, not one bit. But this one definitely isn't out of bubblegum. Don't listen to every naysayer, but don't blindly spend $60 either. It's not a 5 star game, it's not a 1 star game. Give Duke Nukem Forever a rent and see if it's your cup of tea.
3.5/5
Happy gaming!
Positives:
- It's Duke - Yes, I know, many people won't find Duke's brand of absurdity very entertaining in the current world we now live in, but I still find his crass and raunchy attitude to be very likable. I've noticed a politically correct movement in gaming today. I've noticed politically correct movements infiltrating every kind of entertainment and deeming something they dislike as "offensive." Now, I'm not here to judge morality and what may offend others, but at the same time I know where to draw the line, as it's quite obvious that Duke is meant to be a parody of sorts. He's not meant to offend any group of people, but to offer the same brand of absurdity that he always has, and Duke Nukem Forever delivers on this front. Say what you will, I enjoy Duke. If that makes me immature, politically incorrect, etc., then so be it. Come get some.
- Variety - Variety is the name of the game in Duke Nukem Forever. While it may let some people down who were expecting non-stop shooting, it'll satisfy those looking for a varied experience. I really enjoyed playing as miniature Duke. Getting in the RC car and racing around is a blast.
- Story - Stupid, silly, fun; Duke Nukem Forever offers a story that doesn't take itself seriously. You're saving women from pigs and aliens. What's not to like? Duke Nukem Forever won't offer you a sophisticated plot like in a Bioshock, it'll offer you more Duke Nukem, more babes, more alien scum, etc.
- It's Fun - Plain and simple, Duke Nukem Forever is just fun. It's a game that stays true to its roots. While the level design is more linear and restricted in comparison to Duke Nukem 3D, it's also a nice blend of action, puzzles, vehicle segments, turret segments, etc. This game isn't revolutionizing a single thing. What you see is what you get.
Negatives:
- It Took 14 Years? - Let's be honest, while it's fun and all that, Duke Nukem Forever reeks of misguided development.
- Unpolished - Duke Nukem suffers from so many technical hiccups, i.e. super long load times, texture pop-in, unstable framerate, etc.
Duke Nukem Forever isn't for everyone, but it is fun, and in the end that's what matters the most to me. Was it worth 14 years of hype? Nope, not one bit. But this one definitely isn't out of bubblegum. Don't listen to every naysayer, but don't blindly spend $60 either. It's not a 5 star game, it's not a 1 star game. Give Duke Nukem Forever a rent and see if it's your cup of tea.
3.5/5
Happy gaming!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
3.0 out of 5 stars
You get what you pay for
And for what I payed for this I got a great deal. for $10 this was a fun way to burn time.
Published 5 days ago by Paul Stewart
5.0 out of 5 stars
Duke Nukem
This game is awesome and the character is awesome I recommend it if you like playing the Duke Nukem games
Published 8 days ago by Derek Morrow
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hail to the King Baby! Great Deal for $$
So after reading about how much this game sucked since launch, I finally got it last week.
I haven't been able to put it down since. Read more
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Published 15 days ago by Matthew A. Prather
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Best Duke Nukem to Date. Blast your way through plenty of levels as you destroy the alien armada. Balls to the wall game play enjoy.
Published 1 month ago by Black Clown
4.0 out of 5 stars
duke nukem forever
I bought the game.. thinking i would love it. abd i knew i would.. i have played his older game. but when i got home.. my damned dog chewed it up! Read more
Published 1 month ago by dyf2001
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hail to the King
Funny One Liners, Never Politically correct, anyone who has issues with the humor lets check your man card. This game is great like the old action flicks of awesomeness. Read more
Published 1 month ago by redmatrix06
2.0 out of 5 stars
Leave this old horse in the pasture.
Duke Nukem was like an old high school friend that back in the day you thought was funny and cool but after meeting him many years later, you think to yourself why was I ever... Read more
Published 1 month ago by NCGuy
5.0 out of 5 stars
Old school Duke
If you played old Duke Nukem - you are going to like this one too
When it first came out - I had no chance of playing it
Now I am making up lost time - and it is good... Read more
When it first came out - I had no chance of playing it
Now I am making up lost time - and it is good... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Amir
5.0 out of 5 stars
Welcome back, Duke Nukem!
I know I'm one of the few who actually adores this game! The action, the humor, and the interactive enviroments were just best I've seen in a Duke Nukem game. Read more
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