Although Bonfire Night is cancelled, due to COVID-19, and the lockdown that our readers (or viewers, if you're watching on YouTube) in England are facing, but fear not! The fireworks are about to go off in DGR As we review a remaster in one of the more notable franchises of the FPS sub-genre. Does this game live up to the legacy of its original game?
Let's find out!
Best enjoyed with headphones on!
In the 90s, 3d maze shooters were all the rage, for example, Id Software's Wolfenstein 3d, released in 1992 and later Doom, released in 1993, in 1996. 3D Realms decided to take their side-scrolling, action movie hero inspired, Duke Nukem to the third dimension
FUN FACT: Did you know our equal opportunity ass-kicker was original to be named Heavy Metal?
Upon its release the community loved it! Sales of the game in the US alone was roughly 3,.5 million copies, and was widely recognised as a cult classic from the Dos Era. The game received a few expansions (More on that later!) and ports. In 2016, the 20th anniversary of the game, Gearbox Software released a remaster of the game.
The game is set sometime in the 21st century. The Cyclkoids has begun an invasion of Earth while Duke was on vacation in L.A, it is up to you beat back the invasion, send the invaders back to their motherships, most importantly, to kick ass and chew bubble gum, and you're all out of gum!
The accessibility scores are as follows-
Visibility 10
There is no colourblind mode, but there is little need for one, there are no colour-coded element twill cause issues for colourblind players
Audibility 10
Due to the game's age, there is very little dialogue, so no subtitles are required. The only thing you'll be missing is Duke's witty one-liners
Mobility 8
There is no legacy layout in the console version, so you might need to avoid this game. On the flip side is that you can rebind controls, so you can customise the buttons to suit your impairments,. The PC version, on the other hand, has fully customizable controls. So it's best to go for the PC version.
Gameplay 8
First off, the developers missed a golden opportunity- they missed out the official expansions like Duke in the Caribbean: Life's a Beach. It still has the base game, with an additional chapter- World Tour. This game has a fair bit of lifespan, but if it had the expansions contained in the Megaton |Edition, it would have been countless times longer. Yes, it has multiplayer, but there is no one playing it now. Gameplay-wise, It's a Doom clone, first and foremost. you go from the level entrance to the exit, killing any enemies along the way.
In summary, Duke Nukem 3d: 30th Anniversary: World Tour still retains the classic Dioom-esque feeling to the game. But as I said, if it had the expansions that the Megaton Edition had, it would've been countless times better. The developers have done great work on remastering the engine with a few graphical upgrades to make it stand up to Xbox One standards while keeping the original graphics, and models intact. |For fans of the Duke Nukem Series, this game is a very good choice.
OVERALL SCORE 90%
See you guys in the next review!
SpartanCommander1990 of the Accessible Gaming Network out!
Roll out, Spartan Company!
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