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Duke Nukem Forever: PS3
Reviewed by: Aaron Waller
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Story:
To begin telling you about the plot of this game, I should explain some of the history behind it. Having the title Forever is quite ironic seeing as how this video game has been in production since 1995/1996. The original Duke Nukem Forever was slated to be released in 1997. Obviously this did not happen and ended up finally releasing this year 2011. There is actually a huge history behind this game and I urge you to try and research it. Out of any game in history I would have to say this one probably has the largest legend/jokes behind it.
The game begins in the Football stadium of the latest Duke Nukem game. As any fan of the last Duke Nukem PC game would know, the antics run high and thick. One of the first things I noticed about the game, that possibly foreshadowed my enjoyment through the game was walking up to a bathroom stall and grabbing a turd. The quotes that Duke relays to the player are priceless and classic and range in vulgarity. At first like most games and first person shooters it allowed the player to become accustomed to the controls and the character you are playing. The former emperor from the previous game is your target and it ends up being rather easy. Just dodge his attacks and collect the ammo drops your allies drop off for you by chopper. After defeating the boss Duke will take a moment to really show the aliens who is boss and desecrate the emperors body, classic.
The game progresses hilarious quotes and antics ensue. The story line is actually very basic, eventually the aliens start to attack. At first the aliens only attack anything related to Duke, whether you live there, or your name is in the title ex: Duke Burger. It starts to look like the Aliens are really only after Duke for revenge from the last time Duke and the aliens met. But eventually it ends up the way any great alien invasion ends up, and the aliens begin to kidnap women from Earth. Of course I believe the women that are kidnapped are actually employees (strippers) from Dukes strip clubs. Duke could barely handle the aliens attacking his tower, and burger business but when they took his women the fight was really on.
Game design & Graphics:
Now to be honest and fair, the graphics here are not that great. It was almost like playing on the original XBox, or even an earlier game for the 360. I played the PS3 version, so that alone tells you they did not take any extra time to up the graphics for PS3 users. I found only one section of the game that had a design/programming error a.k.a. bug. But it didn't lessen the game experience any, if anything I made jokes about Duke having too much to drink.
That was the bad news, the good news however is simply just common sense for any gamer out there that likes a game passed its graphics. Sadly I think the newer age gamers out there put the graphics before the story, or in Duke Nukem Forevers' case the graphics turn them away from its inner awesomeness. I've read the reviews out there on this game, and I respect that opinion. However I also think that most of those critics were either forced to grow up and leave fun behind them, or they were pressured into thinking like everyone else. The graphics were not great, frankly they sucked. But in Dukes' case I'm not basing my experience solely on this alone.
Overall game-play re-play value:
As I was saying previously I will not be taking the graphics of this game as a main basis for my review. The story was "old" as critics liked to put it, but old for who and what?... The only game in history as far as I'm concerned that uses Dukes' plot is Duke himself. The last game he had was in the mid 90's, which means half of the demographic for this game was not around then or can only remember random acts of Duke awesomeness. So the story itself might be "old" to you old farts out there, but for me it was a great time reminiscing of those times I found pissing in a game hilarious (I still do).
I remember playing it for the first time when it FINALLY came out, and the thing that made me realize how fun this game was going to be was a toilet floater. That's right, poop. I grabbed the turd and Duke said "What now, s--t finger painting?". That made my day, and my entire gaming experience. In Duke Nukem Forever you can interact with almost anything, from microwaves to "personal massagers". They will even reward you for interacting with the environment on occasion. Of course like I said earlier you can even use the bathroom in game, which has always been an important staple in the Nukem franchise. I think the best thing about this game, isn't its story or game-play. It was just the opportunity to be a grown kid, having fun with the vast amounts of inappropriate moments and quotes.
The re-play value for this game is low, I don't know if I'll be playing it again. I only see myself playing it again if it takes another 18 years to come out with a sequel. Which is very possible, considering its unfortunate and legendary past.
I recommend this game for anyone looking to just forget about looks and enjoy the immature kid that is in all of us. Of course because of its language and sexual content I would avoid letting your children play this, or even watch you play it. Play this game by yourself or with friends that just want to watch, while your kids and wife (or whomever) are out.
The game progresses hilarious quotes and antics ensue. The story line is actually very basic, eventually the aliens start to attack. At first the aliens only attack anything related to Duke, whether you live there, or your name is in the title ex: Duke Burger. It starts to look like the Aliens are really only after Duke for revenge from the last time Duke and the aliens met. But eventually it ends up the way any great alien invasion ends up, and the aliens begin to kidnap women from Earth. Of course I believe the women that are kidnapped are actually employees (strippers) from Dukes strip clubs. Duke could barely handle the aliens attacking his tower, and burger business but when they took his women the fight was really on.
Game design & Graphics:
Now to be honest and fair, the graphics here are not that great. It was almost like playing on the original XBox, or even an earlier game for the 360. I played the PS3 version, so that alone tells you they did not take any extra time to up the graphics for PS3 users. I found only one section of the game that had a design/programming error a.k.a. bug. But it didn't lessen the game experience any, if anything I made jokes about Duke having too much to drink.
That was the bad news, the good news however is simply just common sense for any gamer out there that likes a game passed its graphics. Sadly I think the newer age gamers out there put the graphics before the story, or in Duke Nukem Forevers' case the graphics turn them away from its inner awesomeness. I've read the reviews out there on this game, and I respect that opinion. However I also think that most of those critics were either forced to grow up and leave fun behind them, or they were pressured into thinking like everyone else. The graphics were not great, frankly they sucked. But in Dukes' case I'm not basing my experience solely on this alone.
Overall game-play re-play value:
As I was saying previously I will not be taking the graphics of this game as a main basis for my review. The story was "old" as critics liked to put it, but old for who and what?... The only game in history as far as I'm concerned that uses Dukes' plot is Duke himself. The last game he had was in the mid 90's, which means half of the demographic for this game was not around then or can only remember random acts of Duke awesomeness. So the story itself might be "old" to you old farts out there, but for me it was a great time reminiscing of those times I found pissing in a game hilarious (I still do).
I remember playing it for the first time when it FINALLY came out, and the thing that made me realize how fun this game was going to be was a toilet floater. That's right, poop. I grabbed the turd and Duke said "What now, s--t finger painting?". That made my day, and my entire gaming experience. In Duke Nukem Forever you can interact with almost anything, from microwaves to "personal massagers". They will even reward you for interacting with the environment on occasion. Of course like I said earlier you can even use the bathroom in game, which has always been an important staple in the Nukem franchise. I think the best thing about this game, isn't its story or game-play. It was just the opportunity to be a grown kid, having fun with the vast amounts of inappropriate moments and quotes.
The re-play value for this game is low, I don't know if I'll be playing it again. I only see myself playing it again if it takes another 18 years to come out with a sequel. Which is very possible, considering its unfortunate and legendary past.
I recommend this game for anyone looking to just forget about looks and enjoy the immature kid that is in all of us. Of course because of its language and sexual content I would avoid letting your children play this, or even watch you play it. Play this game by yourself or with friends that just want to watch, while your kids and wife (or whomever) are out.
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| Game-play photo found: http://www.amazon.com/Duke-Nukem-Forever-Playstation-3/dp/B002I0JBL4/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1320220730&sr=8-2 |
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| In Service to the Emperor Photo origin unknown Aaron Waller 11/2/2011 |
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