![]() ![]() Things turn nasty as Duke is attacked and as the babes are abducted, Duke fights back against the President’s orders, although the Earth Defence Force are more sympathetic with him. Now a casino, fast-food and property mogul, Duke hasn’t laid rest since Duke Nukem 3D, but his inappropriate and one-dimensional lines of speech portray how he’s still as inarticulate as ever.Īfter Duke plays through a recreation of Duke Nukem 3D’s final battle on a gridiron football field, he learns of a ‘friendly’ visit from aliens on his way to a media interview. A parody of contemporary action hero figures, his carnage now and question later approach made him the quintessential American badass. Starting off as a modest soldier in 2D Amiga games, when 3D Realms called themselves Apogee, Duke got a makeover with Ray-Ban’s, huge biceps and a few crude lines of speech when the series was first released in 3D. He didn’t intend to star in a highly anticipated release that was the industry’s longest-running gag. While the comic shooting game would never live up to the decade-plus of pent up hype and shifting expectations, to their credit, they shipped the thing. With DNF increasingly resembling the acronym, Did Not Finish when 3D Realms went under, Gearbox obtained the rights and cleaned up the remnants of the project. Having undergone constant delays and cosmetic changes, there were long stretches in its fourteen year development where nobody saw the game and most believed it would never come to fruition. It would be remembered by all as a cautionary tale of development hell and a holdover of a different era of shooters. If you see this game out for cheap in a Steam sale, it’s an entertaining singe-player game that, while often cringingly crude, is a respite from the more ‘realistic’ online-shooters like Call of Duty."Įven if Duke Nukem Forever was never released it would have continued to exist as a piece of videogame folklore. ![]() "No game can justify fourteen years of development and DNF is no different. ![]()
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