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Duke Nukem Forever left many critics and players feeling cold when it was finally released last month after an almost comically extended amount of time spent in development. 2K Games continues to support it though, with a newly announced DLC release called "Hail to the Icons Parody Pack" set to add three modes and four familiar maps to the game this fall.
Freeze Tag is probably the most unusual of the new modes, requiring players to "freeze and shatter their opponents in succession" to score big point combos. Hot Potato mode puts a Duke twist on an old idea, with players competing to keep a "babe" away from everyone else by carrying her around. Finally, Hail to the King is a "Duke style" free-for-all mode, whatever that means.
The new maps are really where the DLC title's "parody" is captured. I'll just reprint the descriptions here straight from 2K Games' website and leave you to draw your own conclusions. You shouldn't have any trouble identifying which games are being lampooned on each map:
- Call of Duke – Duke engages in modern combat in a war-torn city. Foes don’t stand a chance against the Duke when he spams the map with the N00b T00b.
- Sandbox – Players take the role of mini-Duke in a giant sandbox with two bases at either end made out of children’s toys. This map features Sticky Bombs.
- Inferno – Time machine engage! Duke does combat in a hellish landscape of lava and teleporters. Who turned on the 16-bit graphics, and more importantly, where did this DFG come from?
- 2Forts1Bridge – Hats? Duke doesn’t need no stinking hats. Give him a minigun and he’ll beat off all comers.
Those who signed up for the game's First Access Club prior to release will be able to nab the DLC for free. Everyone else will have to pay (no price revealed), though one could argue that anyone who bought the game has already paid pretty dearly.
Source: 2K Games
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DrowNoble
Strange that the reasons G4's review said DNF sucked are the same reasons Fear 3 was great. Both games were linear, with only 2 weapons at a time and a thin plot. Yet Fear 3 "good" and DNF "bad". *shrug*
I enjoyed DNF, it met my expectations and parodied 80's action movies well. I think some people didn't get that so therefore, the game "sucked".
xG4Lx
You know, I read all the reviews, on DNF, and then got it cheap off a friend. I think the game is good. Sure if your easily offended, you will hate this game, but what did people expect? Its Duke Nukem! Theres only 2 things i disliked about DNF, Loading screens and no party system for MP. I love reading comments on DNF because I feel like everybody hates the game because reviews said it was bad. Barely any comments I read say WHY the game sucked. Just because it doesn't innovate, doesn't mean this game is bad and I dont think its fair to write the game off as garbage. You just cant take the game seriously. Its no where near being the greatest shooter ever but that doesent mean it isn't any good. It at the very least deserves a rental.
mronoc89
I see they're using the modern definition of "parody." (i.e. "reference the fact that something exists")
BONERJAM
I played the demo for all of 20 minutes before I gave up and deleted it. The shooting was boring, the controls sucked and the graphics were bad, if this had come out before Halo, COD and Battlefield I might have enjoyed it.
lilhotdude1313
I just finished playing through the game's single player campaign on a rental. It's NOT TERRIBLE, if anything it's meh. The "offensive" content in the game is largely outweighed by the overall meh-ness of the experience. The level design is confusing, most jokes fall flat, the world is a little lifeless (with barely any music), the game on the whole is a little aimless, and Duke himself is the only character that isn't entirely generic. But the game is still worth a playthrough for anyone that considers themself a gamer. I don't really play ANY FPS games so take from that what you will, but Duke Nukem Forever isn't AS bad as many reviews are leading you to believe.
crocodilius
Of course they support this game, it sold like hot cakes.
The DLC also sounds a hell of alot better than anything you'll get from CoD.
Let us hope they took fan suggestions from DNF so the next game will be even better.
Bigburito
that pack actually doesn't sound half-bad for a dlc, especially since it sounds like every map has a weird gameplay mechanic...and it still beats the hell out of horse armor, that's for sure! XD
Lunar122
meh why bother, the game is simply terrible .
CoIoneI Klink
Uhm, shouldn't the game first be good before it starts making fun of other successful games???
yogi_bear_rules
duke nukem was fun on the first play-through but i wouldn't play it again with or without dlc. as for multiplayer... it is the most unbalanced multiplayer game i know that's still running. probably one of the reasons i found it fun for a while.
at its core duke nukem is a story based action shooter. if you look at it any other way your not going to like what you see.
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