Knowing what weapons are best against what enemies also helps. You can apply many of the same strategies used to engage several of the new foes as you would existing foes since these new ones feel like reskins with some minor changes. And either I missed a lot of ammo pickups or there’s just not enough lying around because by the third level, I found myself rushing passed enemies because I wanted to conserve what little ammo I had. In fact, it throws a lot of Assault Commanders at you which can become frustrating. The DLC pack includes a lot of ambushes and enemies just spawning in after you do something significant or reach a specific location. Since the gameplay is that of Duke 3D, that means enemies are deadly and you should always pay attention to your surroundings. The final boss of the main campaign is a brand new boss-type and I found the battle to be extremely easy. There are some boss battles peppered throughout the main campaign and only one in the DLC pack which is just a Cycloid Emperor. There’s also naked Pig Cops that rush you. New to the enemy roster are humans or soldiers controlled by alien parasites, a new type of flying drone that shoots at you, Terminator-looking foes that fire lasers, and I saw a couple different types of Enforcers like one that I’m guessing wields a Freeze Ray. Late in the campaign, you’ll get to ride a donkey and blow away foes. There are some neat sequences that make riding more exciting but, ultimately, the on-foot areas are much more enjoyable. Some levels are specifically designed for you to ride it and it feels more like a novelty than anything else since there’s not much to do other than follow the paths. One of the more interesting additions is the motorcycle which you can ride. An M-16 Assault Rifle is added to the arsenal, the Shrink Ray looks different, and the DLC includes a new shotgun sprite which I think looks awesome. You’ll run through levels trying to figure out how to progress and kill a ton of aliens along the way. And, of course, Duke will spout his humorous one-liners during gameplay.Īll of the Duke Nukem 3D mechanics are present in the mod as are most of the weapons and enemies. There are some voice clips heard throughout the levels which I believe were ripped from the 2001 trailer. The DLC pack adds three new levels and I have no idea if these are actually part of the plot but basically the aliens have infiltrated the Duke Dome and Duke is asked to go there and kill the Cycloid Emperor. Once again, Duke sets out to save the world. Satellites picked up strange energy readings from the Hoover Dam area and it’s believed that the aliens are preparing a portal there which will result in a massive invasion if it’s not closed. From what I gathered, the aliens have returned and unleashed a parasite that can control human bodies. The story is told through interactions with NPC’s and text. However, it also states that OpenGL is supported. Duke Nukem Forever 2013 comes packaged with the eDuke source port and the readme states the mod was meant to be played with the Software Renderer so that’s how I played it. I think these guys felt the same way or at the very least wanted to play what was shown at E3 2001. The official game was in development hell for years and it’s obvious that the final product did not reflect what the 2001 trailer showed us or even the 1998 one for that matter. That would mean the creators had to take what was shown and put it all together and also fill in what wasn’t shown to make a coherent campaign. Obviously, the mod cannot replicate exactly what the developers originally intended for Duke Nukem Forever and I believe most of the content here is based primarily on that 2001 trailer. This review will cover the mod and DLC level pack. And that mod is called Duke Nukem Forever 2013. Well some people attempted to recreate what was seen in the 2001 trailer as a mod for Duke Nukem 3D. Remember the early trailers for the game? Oh, what could have been. Remember Duke Nukem Forever? That was disappointing.

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