Sadly, Duke Nukem just isn’t as funny and subversive as he once was, unless you think that dick jokes and endless repetition of one-liners from Commando and Evil Dead are the cutting edge of wit.ĭuke Nukem Forever is crass. You’d think in today’s shooter market, which is even more homogenised than it was then, there would be plenty of space for the king. Who’s the boss? Duke takes on a battlelord (click to enlarge) Its colourful lead character - an affectionate parody of bone-headed action movie heroes like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sly Stallone - stood out for having something the likes of Doom guy didn’t: a personality. The last time we met Duke in a full retail game was 1996’s Duke Nukem 3D, which was a refreshingly politically incorrect take on the young first-person shooter (FPS) genre. With its abysmal loading times, dated graphics and wobbly gameplay, Duke Nukem Forever is in every way an authentic 1998 experience.
On the other, it’s a shame to see such a great developer sully its name by associating it with such a substandard product. On one hand, it seems miraculous that Gearbox managed to salvage a playable and shippable game out of Duke Nukem Forever after all this time. Gearbox Software, which now owns this decidedly unintellectual property, stepped in to save Duke Nukem after its original developer 3D realms cancelled it after more than 12 years of work. Duke Nukem Forever is here after 14 years in development and it feels about as irrelevant and embarrassing as a Sex Pistols reunion tour. The videogame industry’s longest-running joke has finally arrived at its painfully unfunny punchline.
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