Even that flimsy B-movie tribute plot is resolved (sort of) half way through-DNF becomes simply about shooting aliens 'cause they're ugly, and bits of the script are little more than profane Mad Libs. Sure, he's a ham-fisted action hero parody, but Duke remains one of the most memorable characters in gaming history for a reason: he's simply more fun to play as than SERIOUS FACE ARMY MAN.Īs two-dimensional as Duke himself, the story gets right to the point: intergalactic sex-criminal aliens are re-offending, and Duke must defy orders and step in to defend Earth's chicks. He's the stereotypical teenage boy's power fantasy personified and turned up to 11. It's reinforced by an entire world of people who worship him as an infallible man-god and sex idol-women want him, men want to be him. The source of his superhuman action-hero powers is his own ego, which doubles as a literal recharging shield over his (also recharging) health. Though 12 years have passed since the events of Duke Nukem 3D, he's the exact same trash-talking, cigar-chomping, muscle-bound man of action, still rocking that '90s-style buzz cut and red tanktop.
Like a hyper-violent, over-sexed Peter Pan, Duke Nukem refuses to grow up.
