Duke Nukem Advance | |
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Developer(s) | Torus Games |
Publisher(s) | Take-Two Interactive |
Series | Duke Nukem |
Engine | Southpaw |
Platform(s) | Game Boy Advance |
Release | |
Genre(s) | First-person shooter |
Mode(s) | Single player, Multiplayer |
Duke Nukem Advance is a portable video game in the Duke Nukem series. Although it is a first-person shooter and many of the graphics and sounds have been ported from Duke Nukem 3D, the game has an original storyline and levels.
Four difficulty levels can be selected at the beginning of the game. Multiplayer games are possible, with up to four players requiring a copy. An option to save one's progress appears at the completion of each level, with five save game slots to choose from.
Hands down the best FPS available for the GBA. It was the 6th FPS released for the system. Duke Nukem Advance brings all the attitude and fire power to the small screen in a richly detailed FPS. The game feautures 4 exotic locations taking you to Area 51, the Temple of Amun in Egypt, the streets of Sydney, Austrailia, and an alien ship orbiting.
Storyline[edit]
Duke Nukem, working for General Graves, is asked to investigate Area 51, after reports indicate the hostile infiltration of an alien species. After getting rid of much of the alien threat there, Duke learns about how the aliens require 'environmental regulators' to exist, and follows them to the Temple of Amun in Egypt.
While in Egypt, Duke Nukem discovers a vast collection of alien hybrid creatures in stasis, apparently an army meant to take over the world. A nearby power source detected by General Graves seems to supply their environmental regulators, so Duke is sent to shut it down. Subsequently, he learns that activating an override pump will drain the hibernation tanks, killing the entire alien hybrid army.
Nukem also manages to destroy the controller alien overseeing the stasis area, but it turns out that the alien activated a self-destruct sequence just before his death. Duke manages to narrowly escape the collapsing temple, using one of the alien transporters to get away.
Having re-establishing contact with the general, Duke Nukem discovers he has materialized in Sydney, Australia. Graves tells him to find one of the agency's undercover agents, who has sent out a distress call from a nearby nightclub.
After rescuing the agent, Duke locates a doomsday weapon being created by the aliens. The controller alien in Egypt had mentioned it to be able to wipe out Earth's atmosphere, so Nukem is quickly sent to destroy the device. Once successful, he transports on board the orbiting alien spaceship.
Once Duke establishes his signal with General Graves, he learns that he must hack into the spaceship's system to find a weakness. After transmitting all the data from the ship he can find, Graves tells him they have detected four human females on board which Duke must once again rescue. He finds the first one and teleports her back to Earth, and after analysis, the general learns that she is in fact a cloned version of their undercover agent, Jenny. Duke deducts that the aliens are using the clones to help propagate their species.
By the time Duke has rescued the Jennys one by one, his General friend informs him that he can destroy the ship by shutting down its engine's coolant system. He does just that, then teleports 'Jenny 5' back to Earth. The General's teleportation system is unable to beam out Duke Nukem too, however, requiring him to wade through more alien assailants in order to transport out using their teleporters. The ship subsequently blows up, and Duke Nukem arrives safely back on Earth.
Controls[edit]
Since the Game Boy Advance has a limited number of controls, the game offers four different control setups. These set the buttons for shooting, jumping, strafing, weapon selection and looking up and down. When pausing the game, the player can also view the level's map. The player can pan around the map, as well as zoom in or out. Some of the level's secrets can also be discovered simply by looking at the map.
Reception[edit]
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Duke Nukem Advance received 'generally favourable' reviews, according to review aggregatorMetacritic.[1] Craig Harris of IGN called it 'without a doubt the most fun first-person shooter on the GBA to date.'[9] Frank Provo of GameSpot said: 'On the basis of technical merit, Duke Nukem Advance is nowhere near as pretty or diverse as the original 1996 PC game, but it's easily the best FPS to hit the GBA since Doom.'[6] Martin Taylor of Eurogamer said: 'It breaks no new ground in gaming conventions, and it won't keep you playing for months, but it looks good and it plays well, which is more than can be said for some of its competition.'[3]
References[edit]
- ^ ab'Duke Nukem Advance for Game Boy Advance Reviews'. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
- ^Marriott, Scott Alan. 'Duke Nukem Advance - Review'. AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
- ^ abTaylor, Martin (October 5, 2002). 'Duke Nukem Advance'. Eurogamer. Gamer Network.
- ^McNamara, Andy (October 2002). 'Duke Nukem [Advance]'. Game Informer. No. 114. GameStop. p. 94. Archived from the original on July 27, 2009. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
- ^'Duke Nukem Advance'. GamesMaster. Future plc. 2002.
- ^ abProvo, Frank (September 3, 2002). 'Duke Nukem Advance Review'. GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
- ^Steinberg, Steve (September 3, 2002). 'GameSpy: Duke Nukem Advance'. GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on November 10, 2005. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
- ^Tha Wiz (August 30, 2002). 'Duke Nukem Advance Review'. GameZone. Archived from the original on January 28, 2006. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
- ^ abHarris, Craig (August 14, 2002). 'Duke Nukem Advance'. IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
- ^'Duke Nukem Advance'. Nintendo Power. Vol. 160. Nintendo of America. September 2002. p. 165.
- ^Baldwin, Michael (September 27, 2002). ''Duke Nukem Advance' (GBA) Review'. X-Play. TechTV. Archived from the original on October 14, 2002. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
External links[edit]
- Duke Nukem Advance at MobyGames
Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Duke_Nukem_Advance&oldid=916487043'
- Publisher:Take 2 Interactive
- US, EU
- Genre:Action
- 2002
Area 51 seems to be going on unusual events. General Graves has always trusted in Duke Nukem so that he assigned him to investigate. As a matter of fact, enemies have broken in and were trying to do something criminal. After a period of collecting evidence, alien creatures were discovered. In a way, they disabled the satellites to invade Earth and made plans to kidnap all beautiful women, then destroy the rest of living creatures. While trying to break into an enemy ship to steal data, the legendary American hero discovered four people in captivity. He saved them and was fortunate to meet “Jeny 5” – a Jeny clone, and later revealed how to destroy the entire system. However, this is not easy to do because it is under strict protection. What will Duke have to do?
“DUKE NUKEM ADVANCED” missions are divided into two phases, including areas on Earth and outer space. In turn, players will be taken to Area 51, Egyptian temples, Australian shopping malls, and alien spaceships.
Threats can only be stopped entirely if those aliens are wholly eradicated. So, you need to destroy all of their forces and also the ship so that there is no coming back. This game is typical for the first-person-shooter style. Move everywhere, through mysterious corridors and gates to destroy targets, while searching for the key to open up the next level. Of course, there will also be the appearance of vitality recovery items and weapons. You can pick them up as a helpful aid to overcome difficulties. Compared to the 3rd version of the series, weapons are included as the original ones, including pistols, rifles, missiles, and laser guns with very significant damage. Most of the time, the play background takes place inside buildings, so sometimes it makes the player feel a bit monotonous. But the truth is not so bad, as challenges tend to increase and you probably will not have time to think about this. Besides, the quality and character of Duke Nukem’s character are also deeply exploited. Anyone can feel it through the text dialogue shown on the screen.