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A lean, mean, first-person shootin' machine, Duke Nukem comes at you with two fistfuls of firepower and a take-no-prisoners attitude toward the alien scum infesting his universe. Duke's put-downs and penchant for blowing up anything in his path made the original game a PC hit. In making the leap to the N64, the game's 'tude and content have been toned down -- somewhat. The game still boasts a Mature rating, though, for its potty humor and other exercises in dubious taste. The 3-D worlds look suitably grungy, with plenty of mock movie posters and other visual jokes. Explosions and other special effects are excellent, but the 2-D enemies tend to pixilate at close range, just before you waste 'em. Play control is fast and hit detection is first-rate. Eurocom removed much of the music, leaving plenty of room for sound effects and the game's trademark Dukeisms. As the big guy himself would grunt, "Come get some!" [Nintendo]
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GT Interactive
First-Person Shooter, Action
Players: 4
M (Mature)
Developer: Eurocom
Released November 1, 1997
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Critic Reviews
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Electric Playground
Duke Nukem 64, while certainly not the fulfilling banquet that Rare's Goldeneye proved to be this year, is definitely meaty enough to fatten you up. Even if you feel like you're drowning in first person shooters these days, Duke 64 delivers enough innovative secrets and bullet riddled action to silence your cries.
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| 85 |
Nintendojo
N64 is a great FPS. Its not ground-breaking, or cutting edge, just good, solid shoot’em up fun.
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| 84 |
TotalGames.net
The definitive action game for hardcore gun fetishists -- it''s second only to Goldeneye in the first-person adventure stakes, and a close second at that!
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| 80 |
Nintendorks
You have came to the right place for challenge. 4 difficulty levels, ranging from totally pitiful, to "Damn I'm good!" Instead of throwing more monsters in there, those good folks at Eurocom have decided to regenerate the dead for this difficulty. Oh yeah, it's hard.
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| 80 |
Games Domain
Gameplay is top notch. The ability to interact with the surroundings in an adventurous manner makes the game quite interesting.
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| 80 |
IGN
Duke Nukem 64 is definitely a better and much more intense shooter than Hexen and Doom 64, and currently the best N64 game whith a two-player co-op mode. If you don't already own the PC or Saturn version of Duke, do yourself a favor and get it.
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| 80 |
GamePro
Although enjoyable, Duke could have used more fine-tuning in gameplay and perks. It seems so ordinary without the PC raunchiness - so much like Doom that there's little to separate it from other corridor shooters.
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| 73 |
GameSpot
It's sad but unsurprising that the game's look pretty much duplicates the original PC game. While texture-mapped scenery looks a little better, all monsters, items, and basically anything changeable in the environment are implemented as sprites - essentially, sets of still pictures that show the same character in different perspectives. It's not very vivid.
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| 60 |
All Game Guide
Nintendo's censors required the removal of many of the game's more "suggestive" elements (sex shops and strippers), which is obscene in my mind. It is okay to include violence but not sex? Isn't this a double standard?
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| 60 |
Hot Games
A great effort, but when compared to games like Turok or Golden Eye, it falls short. With glaring problems in the multiplayer modes, it's hard to see Duke Nukem 64 being taken seriously as a contender in the 3D shooter category.
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| 50 |
Game Revolution
There is some good stuff here. It's a shame they had to ruin the rest of the game.
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