Duke Nukem 3D
- Duke Nukem 3D (1996 on DOS, 1997 on PlayStation, SEGA Saturn...)
- Duke Nukem 3D (1998 on Genesis)
Description
The Game.Com version of Duke Nukem 3D plays more like a dungeon crawler rather than an FPS due to Game.Com's hardware limitations. The player can only move Duke forward, backwards, strafe left or right, one screen at a time. By pressing B or C the player can turn Duke to shoot left or right, but can't turn him to face that direction and move.
The game is divided in three episodes (L.A. Meltdown, Lunar Apocalypse and Shrapnel City) comprised of a total of twelve missions loosely based on the original ones of the same name, which can be accessed via passwords (given after the player dies). There are four weapons available (boot, pistol, shotgun and RPG) and four different kinds of enemies: Assault Troops, Pig Cops, Enforcers and Octobrains. Items like armor and key cards can be collected, as well as med kits and ammunition. There are four difficulty levels and the game also features Duke's digitized one-liners and other speech.
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Critics
Average score: 33% (based on 2 ratings)
Players
Average score: 3.2 out of 5 (based on 5 ratings with 1 reviews)
You can't turn around & you walk down corridors most of the time
The Good
Graphics can be good. Has shoot left / shoot right buttons.
The game is so boring that it makes you want to spend your life doing better things. Its not "Eh" boring. It is "What am I doing with my life?" boring. Thus it can inspire you to change the world.
The Bad
You cannot turn around. You only walk straight down corridors shooting enemy after enemy with occasional strafing areas. So tedious! It was hard to know how to open doors. You press the weapon change button & up at the same time but you end up changing weapons over & over & it is unresponsive.
The Bottom Line
This is worse than any FPS I've played. Hovertank 3D is more interesting. You can't turn around. It is a mix of horrible rail shooter with slight FPS controls. If you value your time on earth don't play this game. Just play Duke Nukem 3D with the color turned off on your tv instead.
Game.Com · by Emperor MAR (2598) · 2013
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Game added by chirinea.
Game added May 22, 2009. Last modified May 27, 2024.