The game that was doomed to never be released…. Duke Nukem will be soon be kicking ass and chewing bubblegum once again. Get ready, aliens. Here comes Duke and his badass one-liners.
“OH PISS!!” was my reaction when I read the news in my email. Being a member of the Duke Nukem Fan Club, I not only will be one of the many to play the beta before anyone else, but know the release date.
Since pretty much anyone can join this “exclusive club”, the release date is May 3rd, 2011 for us (May 6th for everyone). May Duke’s awesome one-liners ring out against the non-believers!
But let’s get one thing straight; I got hyped up to the max when Rig’N’Roll got released, and look where it got me. Shitty AI drivers, no cheats, sub-standard graphics compared to today’s graphics (I still found them awesome), and no updates from the devs since the release.
Duke Nukem Forever I believe will be in the same area, as in graphics quality. Cheats, however… I hope they’ll put Duke3D’s in it.
I have found however, actual gameplay of the game in Alpha. Was posted April 2nd of last year, though… but it’s the only “new” gameplay action.
Just click here and fast forward to 1:11 in the video. And as you can see in it, it uses almost the same weapons from Duke3D, and almost the same models. Still has the RPG, the Pistol, the shotgun, the Three-barreled machine gun, the pipebomb, and the dual rocket launchers. All having the iconic Atomic icon on them.
I just hope it comes equipped with an enhanced BUILD editor. I can’t wait to build my house again.