Duke Nukem

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Duke Nukem is a first-person shooter video game series created by 3D Realms. The series centers around a character named Duke Nukem as he fights against various enemies for his own personal gain.

History

On July 1st, 1991, the first Duke Nukem video game was released for the MS-DOS (shown below, left). The game follows Duke Nukem in the year 1997 as he tries to stop a mad scientist named Dr. Proton from taking over the world with his army of techbots. On December 3rd, 1993, Duke Nukem II was released for the MS-DOS (shown below, right). The game takes place one year after the events of the first game and once again follows Duke Nukem as he fights against an alien race known as the Rigelatins who are attempting to take over the earth. Unlike later titles in the series, The first 2 games were third-person platformers.

On January 29th, 1996, Duke Nukem 3D was released for the MS-DOS (shown below). The story takes place right after the events of Duke Nukem II as Duke must travel to various locations to stop an alien invasion on earth. Duke Nukem 3D is the first game in the series that replaces the third-person platforming gameplay from previous games in favor towards a first-person shooter.

On June 10th, 2011, Duke Nukem Forever was released for the PS3, Xbox 360. and PC. Originally developed by 3D Realms, the game went into development hell for 14 years before finally being picked up by 2K Games and developed by Gearbox Software and Piranha Games. The story takes place 12 years after the events of Duke Nukem 3D as Duke must once again face off against an invading alien force who have come for revenge against the hero.

Reception

Duke Nukem has been both praised and criticized by critics for its use of themes such as violence, sexuality, drugs, and obscenities. Duke Nukem 3D is highly regarded to be the best in the series, selling over 3.5 million copies and scoring a 89 metascore on metacritic.

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