And there was me thinking it was my birthday or something when I pulled this out of the padded envelope. Until I noticed the suffix that is. The danger that 3D Realms faces in agreeing to push out this small franchise canape while they work tirelessly on the main course is considerable, as there's a chance of spoiling the player’s appetite altogether with a lacklustre game instead of whipping up a frenzy of excitement. Less of the extended metaphors, though. What does this one do?

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It’s ostensibly a 2D horizontal platform game working in a 3D engine, Duke Nukem is restricted to either going left or right, with the camera swinging around on rails if he should ever turn a pre-set corner. Think back to games such as Pandemonium or Klonoa on the PlayStation and you’ll get the idea. Which also means it can often feel a little frustrating, having to find an alternative way to get past objects despite there being a huge gap just two feet away, or running past an enemy mutant on a different level and having no chance to shoot him there and then. It may not betray the constrictions it sets itself but it doesn’t have to go out of its way to tease the player that this isn’t Duke Nukem Forever.

Even if we’re going to judge it on its platform game merits, it doesn’t fare as well as it should. For starters, the levels are full of cliches: exploding barrels, sewers and keycards. It’s for the best that the game at least manages to attain a similar atmosphere to Duke Nukem 3D. The misogynist hulk comes replete with an array of wisecracks and an abandonment of any form of political correctness sex-wise. Take that away and it’s just a bog-standard platformer with flashy 3D effects and eight three-part levels of depressingly drab scenery that would have looked tired in Manic Miner’s day.

Claustrophobia

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Naruto shippuden ninja generations mugen moveset. The camera sometimes feels a little too close to the action making it difficult to plan ahead or see where the next enemy is coming from. In such a case, there’s little scope for manoeuvrability anyway. Most encounters seem to end up in a straight forward stand-off, with Duke standing still and firing at the mutants before picking up one of the abundance of health packs. It’s not even worth trying to avoid the enemies, as this method of mindless firing is far simpler to use.

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Duke also seems a little sluggish in his movements, lacking that extra little bit of athleticism that provides you with a slicker playing experience. And it’s a little easy with auto-save points generously provided throughout the levels. Though I did get stuck a small number of times in later levels the game’s pretty straightforward, letting you know which way to go.

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There you go, then. It’s fun for a day or so but it’s not really what we want, is it? ’Load up Duke Nukem 3D again and keep your fingers crossed that Forever sees the light of day before the sun starts to burn out.