Consciously or not, the whopping 3.2GB download for this downloadable Duke Nukem Forever add-on creates a high expectation. For all of that bandwidth, this had better be good , we thought.

+ Begins with a funny

? When will Gearbox take a shot at this franchise themselves

There are few games in the gaming history with as long and sordid a past as Duke Nukem Forever . The follow up to Duke Nukem 3D , a truly innovative and advanced shooter from 1996, this sequel has been in development limbo ever since.

Shrink Ray is still fun..

Offensive; banal; and boring all at the same time; Terrible level design and pacing; Sluggish controls; Bad multiplayer

I like to think of Duke Nukem Forever as the game that has single-handedly changed gaming forever, not necessarily in a good way, but in a way that has changed the way we work in this industry.

+ Nostalgia-filled experience; + We finally get to play it

Graphics are a hot mess; Dated gameplay mechanics; Third act falls flat; Still feels rushed

I was initially thinking of publishing this review 12 years down line as an ode to the Duke Nukem game that has finally emerged. This, as you can appreciate, would probably not appease 2K Games or Gearbox although I hope that they would find the humour in it.

I think I was like the only person in the world who got a huge kick out of playing Duke Nukem Forever. Sure, the game was rough around the edges or as some would say dated and the main character was an ass but there was still something endearing about playing the world's awesomest action hero and...

Although I applaud Gearbox Software for trying to please fans by bringing this project out of its developmental coma, the final product just isn't that memorable or interesting. Fans of the series may enjoy parts of this title but, those who are new to the whole shebang, might as well avoid it and...

As far as multiplayer goes, I find it enjoyable, because I dont have to be hell-bent on getting achievements, and the entire multiplayer rank system is boostable. plus I personally think the rewards are way cooler than just having gun upgrades. Graphics? Amazing for using Unreal Engine 2.

Parents need to know that Duke Nukem Forever is a first-person shooter with an excess of bloody violence, sexual imagery, profanity, and player-controlled substance abuse. A drunken, foul-mouthed Duke will tear aliens to crimson shreds in one scene, then collect sex toys and prophylactics for a lap...

Not many games can say their development cycle reads like a high score, but that's exactly what 131,400 represents for Duke Nukem Forever: the number of hours it was in development, give or take a few thousand.

People expecting a masterpiece from Duke Nukem Forever are asking way too much. Sure it doesn't live up to the hype but it doesn't mean you shouldn't at least check it out when the price tag is a little cheaper.