Murderous aliens have landed in futuristic Los Angeles, and the humans suddenly find themselves on the endangered species list.

In Duke Nukem 3D, the 3rd in the Duke Nukem series from Apogee, you play Duke Nukem (obviously). The irrepressible hero who in the original "Duke Nukem" defeated the evil Dr. Proton and proceeded to kick some Rigelatin butt in "Duke Nukem II". Well now Duke's back to kick some more alien butt in Duke Nukem 3D the new (1996) RPG from 3D Realms, a division of Apogee Software.

This time Duke's got 3 new episodes that take him from the streets of L.A. to Lunar Space stations and back to earth again. His mission is to slaugter Lizmen, Pigcops, and other alien badguys to save the world's babes from extiction.

This game suppots up to 8 Multiplayers via modem or internet, and also comes with it's own "Build" level editor, so you can create your own levels to destroy.

...so what do I think?

This game, like every game has it's highs and lows. For it's time this was a great game. But this is 1999 so visually it's a bit outdated. It does however have Direct 3D support and is still loads of fun. Lots of weapons provide a variety of ways to slaughter enemies, and there is a lot less monotony as far as the levels are concerned than in other games. The Build level Editor is a great feature for those who like creating. Build is rather difficult to use however until you get used to it.

In conclusion, although the game is getting old, and consequently devalued, it can still provide hours of entertainment, playing or building the game. I give this game 3 K-Stars.

System Requirements

Minimum: An IBM or 100% compatible 486 with 8 MB RAM, a VGA graphics card, 30 MB free hard drive space, and a CD-ROM drive.

Recommended: A 486 DX2/66 (Pentium required for SVGA modes) with 16 MB RAM, VGA local bus video, 30 MB free hard drive space, CD-ROM, and a sound card.

Also Supported: Joystick, mouse, GamePad, Cyberman, and Space Player.

For an explanation of the K-Star rating symbols see the "About K-Haven" section.

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