Duke it out in D.C.
Reviewed by: J.
Driver
Duke it out in D.C. is an add-on pack
created for Duke Nukem 3D. In this expansion pack, you visit
important government buildings, historical monuments,
museums, and utilities, while tracking down the kidnapped
President.
Gameplay:
This is an expansion pack for
Duke Nukem, so the interface is the same. Gameplay is very
fast in this pack, if you have a Power Macintosh. You can go
places where the average person in Washington D.C. could not
go: in the Oval Office, the FBI lab, the sewer system, and
even climb Lincoln's statue! The most visually amazing
level, to me, was the one of the Metro system, Washington
D.C.'s subway system. There were abandoned stations, train
crashes, extra trains, graffiti, and everything that you
would expect out of a big subway system. If you were
disappointed with the original subway level in Duke Nukem,
then get this pack! Subways, of course, are not everything.
My second favorite level was of the Smithsonian! The first
time I played that level, I thought it was a total digitized
version of that museum! The virtual museum had an art
gallery, collections called "Humans in Space", "The Living
Ocean", and "The Lost Worlds", many elevators, information
desks, vending machines, restrooms, fountains, and more! The
only things it were missing were restaurants and gift shops.
Overall, it was the best game I ever played!
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Graphics and Sound:
There are many new
graphics in Duke it out in D.C.: signs of federal
buildings, a new brick texture for sewers, textures
for the subways, and many more! While there were no
new sounds, the textures and levels make up for the
loss.
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Interface:
There is no new interface in this
pack. There were, however, some new graphics in the startup
screen.
Difficulty:
The levels, while being very
large, also supply a good number of enemies. I did feel,
however, that weapons could have been more evenly
distributed.
Conclusion:
Duke it out in D.C. was well
worth the wait for a Macintosh version! You actually felt
like you were in Washington D.C.! I would highly recommend
this expansion pack for anyone interested in America's
capital!
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