

Duke Nukem II 1993
Developed by Apogee Software, Interceptor Entertainment
- Shooter, Platform, Arcade, Action
Duke Nukem is back. Captured by an alien foe in the middle of promoting his best-selling book, “Why I’m So Great”, Duke must once more defeat the forces of evil to save himself from the knowledge-stealing Rigelatins, and ultimately prove his book’s namesake. In this sequel to the 1991 high-octane, bot-busting video game, Duke Nukem, the King of Action must blast, cannon, missile and flame his way to victory - a victory that would stop the secrets of both ass-kicking and bubblegum from falling into the wrong hands.
ShooterPlatformArcadeActionScience fictionalienscyberpunkbloodydeathrobotsfuturisticspaceshipside-scrollingsteambacktrackingsharewarepixel artPC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, DOS
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Unpretentious, plot-driven, resolved and classical in form.
- unpretentiousprestige
- character-ledplot-driven
- resolvedopen-ended
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
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About the game
- Platforms
- PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, DOS
- Developer
- Apogee Software, Interceptor Entertainment
- Publisher
- Apogee Software, Interceptor Entertainment
- Released
- December 3, 1993
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Side view
IGDB rating 6.9/10 from 36 ratings.
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