To further aid the player in their victory, the game includes various different useable items such as first aid kit, scuba gear, body armor and more unconventional items such as Holoduke, steroids, and a jetpack. Besides the traditional firearms such as a pistol and a shotgun, Duke Nukem 3D includes many innovative weapons such as the shrink ray, pipe bombs and the freezethrower. To overcome the enemies, the player had a wide range of very different and unique weapons at his disposal. The enemies all have different characteristics and attributes, which allowed the designers to create interesting combinations to challenge the player. Players have various ways of interacting with the environment light switches can be turned on/off, urinals can be used, water can be drunk, strippers can be tipped, etc.ĭuke Nukem frequently spouts one-liners the majority of which are lifted directly from various movies with heavy cult followings like Big Trouble in Little China, Army of Darkness, They Live, and others.ĭuke Nukem 3D contains a big roster of enemies ranging from simple sharks to huge missile-firing Assault Commanders. Unlike many other games in the genre at the time of release, the levels of Duke Nukem 3D took place in relate-able and recognizable real-world locations such as movie theaters, streets, Chinese restaurants, and even strip clubs.Īnother aspect of the level design that made Duke Nukem 3D stand out from other games in the genre at the time of release, was the unseen high amount of interactivity the player had with the game-world.
To reach the exit, the player must often search the level for key cards and open their corresponding doors. To complete a level, the player must find the exit marker, which is depicted as a nuclear symbol, and press it.
The player was able to crouch, jump, and look up and down, which allows for more interesting level design and enemy placements than was previously seen in other games in the genre. Gameplay The first level of the game.ĭuke Nukem 3D was a technical step forward for the first-person shooter genre at the time of release. The gaming market was filled with first-person shooters at the time of release, but Duke Nukem 3D's unique mix of setting, attitude, and sense of humor made the game into an instant hit. For the first time in the series, the franchise was taken to a first-person perspective and took the big rival franchise of Doom head-on. As Duke Nukem, players will make use of a variety of unique weapons, such as the Devastator, Shrink-ray or Freezethrower, all in the name of saving Earth's women and busting alien skulls.
The aliens are turning police officers into Pig Cops, abducting women and impregnating them with alien fetal spawn, and generally causing massive death and destruction across a variety of locations.
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