Editing Duke Nukem Forever (section)

===Critical reception===
{{Video game reviews
| MC = (PC) 54/100<ref name="MCPC">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/duke-nukem-forever/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=Duke Nukem Forever for PC Reviews |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=May 19, 2022 |archive-date=June 18, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110618133913/http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/duke-nukem-forever |url-status=live }}</ref><br />(PS3) 51/100<ref name="MCPS3">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/duke-nukem-forever/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-3 |title=Duke Nukem Forever for PlayStation 3 Reviews |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=June 20, 2011 |archive-date=June 17, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617083630/http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-3/duke-nukem-forever |url-status=live }}</ref><br />(X360) 49/100<ref name="MCX360">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/duke-nukem-forever/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-360 |title=Duke Nukem Forever for Xbox 360 Reviews |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=June 20, 2011 |archive-date=June 13, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613143021/http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/duke-nukem-forever |url-status=live }}</ref>
| 1UP = F<ref name=1up-review>{{cite web |url=http://www.1up.com/reviews/duke-nukem-forever-review |title=Duke Nukem Forever Review for PC, 360, PS3 from 1UP.com |work=[[1UP.com]] |date=June 14, 2011 |access-date=June 14, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120203143744/http://www.1up.com/reviews/duke-nukem-forever-review |archive-date=February 3, 2012 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}</ref>
| Destruct = 2/10<ref name=destructoidreview>{{cite news|url=http://www.destructoid.com/review-duke-nukem-forever-203658.phtml |title=Review: ''Duke Nukem Forever'' |author=[[Jim Sterling]] |newspaper=[[Destructoid]] |date=13 June 2011 |access-date=13 July 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110709224343/http://www.destructoid.com/review-duke-nukem-forever-203658.phtml |archive-date=July 9, 2011 }}</ref>
| Edge = 3/10<ref name="edgereview">{{cite web|url=http://www.next-gen.biz/reviews/duke-nukem-forever-review |title=Duke Nukem Forever review – Edge Magazine |publisher=Next-gen.biz |access-date=July 13, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718021108/http://www.next-gen.biz/reviews/duke-nukem-forever-review |archive-date=July 18, 2011 }}</ref>
| EuroG = 3/10<ref name="EG">{{cite web|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-06-12-duke-nukem-forever-review?page=3#justposted |title=Duke Nukem Forever |publisher=[[Eurogamer]] |date=June 11, 2011 |access-date=June 11, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615041244/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-06-12-duke-nukem-forever-review?page=3 |archive-date=June 15, 2011 }}</ref>
| GI = 6.75/10<ref name="gameinformerreview">{{cite web|last=Reiner |first=Andrew |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/games/duke_nukem_forever/b/ps3/archive/2011/06/14/12-years-in-the-making.aspx |title=Duke Nukem Forever review: 12 Years In The Making.. |publisher=[[Game Informer]] |date=June 14, 2011 |access-date=June 17, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110618012315/http://www.gameinformer.com/games/duke_nukem_forever/b/ps3/archive/2011/06/14/12-years-in-the-making.aspx |archive-date=June 18, 2011 }}</ref>
| GamePro = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="gamepro">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamepro.com/article/reviews/220392/review-duke-nukem-forever-360-ps3/ |title=Duke Nukem Forever Review from |publisher=GamePro |access-date=July 13, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111202203722/http://www.gamepro.com/article/reviews/220392/review-duke-nukem-forever-360-ps3/ |archive-date=December 2, 2011 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
| GameRev = D+<ref name=GRevolutionReview/>
| GSpot = (PC) 3.5/10<ref name="GSPC">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/duke-nukem-forever/index.html?tag=topten%3Ball%3B1 |title=Duke Nukem Forever (PC) reviews at |publisher=[[GameSpot]] |date=June 14, 2011 |access-date=June 14, 2011 |archive-date=February 15, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120215083227/http://www.gamespot.com/duke-nukem-forever/platform/pc/ |url-status=live }}</ref><br />(X360) 3/10<ref name="GSX360">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/duke-nukem-forever/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-360 |title=Duke Nukem Forever (Xbox 360) reviews at |publisher=[[GameSpot]] |date=June 14, 2011 |access-date=June 14, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613143021/http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/duke-nukem-forever |archive-date=June 13, 2011 }}</ref>
| GSpy = {{rating|2.5|5}}<ref name=GSpyReview/>
| GRadar = 6/10<ref name="gamesradarreview">{{cite web |last=Reparez |first=Mikel |url=http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/duke-nukem-forever/review/duke-nukem-forever-review/a-20110613195512526064/g-20100903112053378011 |title=Duke Nukem Forever review |publisher=[[Future Publishing]] |date=June 14, 2011 |access-date=June 15, 2011 |archive-date=October 14, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014091043/http://www.gamesradar.com/duke-nukem-forever-review/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| GT = 5.4/10<ref name=GT-review>{{cite web|url=http://www.gametrailers.com/video/review-hd-duke-nukem/716476 |title=Duke Nukem Forever Review HD |work=[[GameTrailers]] |date=June 16, 2011 |access-date=June 16, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110618123430/http://www.gametrailers.com/video/review-hd-duke-nukem/716476 |archive-date=June 18, 2011 }}</ref>
| IGN = 5.5/10<ref name="IGN">{{cite web|url=http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/117/1175639p1.html |title=Duke Nukem Forever |publisher=IGN |date=June 11, 2011 |access-date=June 11, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615005045/http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/117/1175639p1.html |archive-date=June 15, 2011 }}</ref>
| Joystiq = {{rating|2|5}}<ref name="joystiq-nelson review">{{cite web|last=Nelson |first=Randy |url=http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/10/duke-nukem-forever-review-fail-to-the-king-baby/ |title=Duke Nukem Forever review: Fail to the King, Baby |publisher=Joystiq |date=June 10, 2011 |access-date=June 10, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613012714/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/10/duke-nukem-forever-review-fail-to-the-king-baby/ |archive-date=June 13, 2011 }}</ref>
| PALGN = 5/10<ref name="PALGN">{{cite web|url=http://palgn.com.au/19171/duke-nukem-forever-review |title=Duke Nukem Forever |website=PALGN |date=June 11, 2011 |access-date=June 11, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612062441/http://palgn.com.au/19171/duke-nukem-forever-review/ |archive-date=June 12, 2011 |df=mdy }}</ref>
| PCGUS = 80/100<ref name="PCG">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/06/10/duke-nukem-forever-review/3/ |title=Duke Nukem Forever |magazine=[[PC Gamer]] |date=June 11, 2011 |access-date=June 11, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613133009/http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/06/10/duke-nukem-forever-review/3 |archive-date=June 13, 2011 }}</ref>
| XPlay = {{Rating|1|5}}<ref name=xplay>{{cite web|url=http://www.g4tv.com/games/xbox-360/43893/duke-nukem-forever/review/ |title=''Duke Nukem Forever'' Review |author=Jason D'Aprile |publisher=[[X-Play]] |date=21 June 2011 |access-date=20 May 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150102061234/http://www.g4tv.com/games/xbox-360/43893/duke-nukem-forever/review/ |archive-date=January 2, 2015 }}</ref>
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On the review aggregation site [[Metacritic]], ''Duke Nukem Forever'' has a range score between 49–54/100, indicating "mixed or average reviews" on the PC and PlayStation 3 versions and "generally unfavorable reviews" on the Xbox 360 version.<ref name="MCPC"/><ref name="MCPS3"/><ref name="MCX360"/> Criticism focused on the long loading times, clunky controls, offensive humor and dated design. The critics Elton Jones of [[Complex (magazine)|''Complex'']],''<ref name="destructoidreview" />'' [[James Stephanie Sterling]] of ''Destructoid''<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ID_X2tYMO40 Jimquisition: The Ten Worst Games of 2011] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160721145013/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ID_X2tYMO40 |date=July 21, 2016 }}. YouTube (2012-06-26). Retrieved on 2013-07-31.</ref> and [[Yahtzee Croshaw|Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw]], creator of ''[[Zero Punctuation]]'', named it among the worst games of the year.<ref>[http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/5207-Top-5-of-2011 The Escapist : Video Galleries : Zero Punctuation : Top 5 of 2011] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150405032631/http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/5207-Top-5-of-2011 |date=April 5, 2015 }}. Escapistmagazine.com. Retrieved on 2013-07-31.</ref>

Many critics disliked the level design and shooting. Kevin VanOrd of ''[[GameSpot]]'' felt that the "joy" of the ''Duke Nukem 3D'' combat had been "flattened", with "little sense of impact", and found the design tedious. He called ''Duke Nukem Forever'' a "bad, boring, bargain bin kind of game".<ref name="GSPC"/> ''[[Eurogamer]]'' wrote that the locations lacked the "exploration and excitement that made ''Duke 3D'' such a memorable experience", and that the levels were too linear, with "huge chunks of the game are spent simply walking from one fight to another through uninspired corridors".<ref name="EG"/> ''[[IGN]]'' felt the shooting was "simple fun", but criticized the platforming sequences, which "make up an unnecessarily large percentage of the story mode".<ref name="IGN"/> ''[[GamesRadar]]'' concluded that the "world-record development time has produced an ugly, buggy shooter that veers back and forth between enjoyably average and outright boring, with occasional surges of greatness along the way".<ref name="gamesradarreview"/> ''[[GamePro]]'' felt that "unexpected moments ... are really the game's biggest strengths. But they're few and far between."<ref name="gamepro" />

Many reviewers questioned the design choices in comparison to ''Duke Nukem 3D'', with ''[[Kotaku]]'' writing: "Old-school shooters, and this is definitely trying to be one of those with its basic AI and lack of cover mechanics, always had two great things going for them: speed and a ridiculous arsenal of weapons... ''Forever'' eschews this in favour of a plodding pace and two guns."<ref name="Plunkett-2011">{{cite web |last=Plunkett |first=Luke |date=June 21, 2011 |title=Duke Nukem Forever: The Kotaku Review |url=http://kotaku.com/5813461/duke-nukem-forever-the-kotaku-review |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110623063418/http://kotaku.com/5813461/duke-nukem-forever-the-kotaku-review |archive-date=June 23, 2011 |access-date=June 21, 2011 |website=[[Kotaku]] |publisher=}}</ref> ''[[The Escapist (magazine)|The Escapist]]'' agreed: "Having been almost cryo-frozen for more than a decade, then awoken and peppered with modern touches, ''Duke Nukem Forever'' feels so out of place."<ref>{{cite web|author=Duke Nukem Forever Review |url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/reviews/8949-Duke-Nukem-Forever-Review.3 |title=The Escapist : Duke Nukem Forever Review |publisher=Escapistmagazine.com |date=June 13, 2011 |access-date=July 13, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110704114709/http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/reviews/8949-Duke-Nukem-Forever-Review.3 |archive-date=July 4, 2011 }}</ref>

Another common criticism was with the game's lack of technical sophistication, including inconsistent graphics and unacceptably long loading times, which ''[[GameTrailers]]'' called "unholy";<ref name=GT-review/> Eric Neigher of ''[[GameSpy]]'' found the console versions took up to 40 seconds to load a level.<ref name=GSpyReview/> Neigher also criticized the game's multiplayer mode as unplayable without serious [[Lag (video games)|lag]] spikes.<ref name=GSpyReview>{{cite web|url=http://xbox360.gamespy.com/xbox-360/duke-nukem-forever/1176383p1.html |title=Say it ain't so, Duke. Say it ain't so. |author=Eric Neigher |publisher=[[GameSpy]] |date=14 June 2011 |access-date=19 May 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219100035/http://xbox360.gamespy.com/xbox-360/duke-nukem-forever/1176383p1.html |archive-date=December 19, 2014 }}</ref> ''[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]]'' wrote that "the myriad technical shortcomings – particularly prevalent on the console ports – only get worse the further you progress into the campaign",<ref name="edgereview"/> a view echoed by ''[[Game Revolution]]'': "when they started on the design, that tech was already outdated".<ref name=GRevolutionReview>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/duke-nukem-forever |title=This took 14 years? Seriously? |author=KevinS |publisher=[[GameRevolution]] |date=21 June 2011 |access-date=19 May 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924174839/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/duke-nukem-forever |archive-date=September 24, 2015 }}</ref> The PC version has since been patched to greatly decrease loading times and to add two optional inventory slots.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}}

The use of the series' trademark humor received a mixed response. In one regard, some critics such as ''[[Team Xbox]]'' praised the voice work of [[Jon St. John]], who did an "excellent job as always with Duke's persona",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://reviews.teamxbox.com/xbox-360/1922/Duke-Nukem-Forever/p1 |title=''Duke Nukem Forever'' Review (Xbox 360) |author=Sparky |publisher=[[Team Xbox]] |date=17 June 2011 |access-date=30 May 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110620180948/http://reviews.teamxbox.com/xbox-360/1922/Duke-Nukem-Forever/p1 |archive-date=June 20, 2011 }}</ref> while others such as [[Machinima.com]]<ref name=machinima>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-oIUnSyYMM |title=''Duke Nukem Forever'' Review |author=Rob Smith |publisher=[[Machinima.com]] |date=20 June 2011 |access-date=30 May 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316103135/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-oIUnSyYMM |archive-date=March 16, 2016 }}</ref> appreciated the comedic gameplay tips and pop culture references. However, the same critic also noted that "parts of the narrative and dialogue show clear evidence of the game's elongated development. Many pop culture references refer to media in the early 2000s, with one-liners co-opted from 'guy' movies like ''Old School'', ''Highlander'', and ''Commando'', which in itself could cause blank stares from most of the current potential audience."<ref name=machinima/> The Australian website ''PALGN'' felt the game was "saved only by its humor and nostalgic value".<ref name="PALGN" /> 

Several critics objected to the depiction of women; ''[[X-Play]]'' described it as "creepy" and hateful.<ref name="xplay" /> ''[[Joystiq]]'' wrote that the multiplayer mode "Capture the Babe", which involves [[spanking]] women, "really is as painful as it sounds".<ref name="joystiq-nelson review" /> The hive level, in which Duke encounters abducted women who have been forcibly impregnated with aliens, attracted particular criticism. The level and its inclusion of disembodied "wall boobs", which the player can slap, were listed in GamesRadar's "8 worst moments in ''Duke Nukem Forever''".<ref>{{cite web |last=Reparaz |first=Mikel |date=June 21, 2011 |title=The 8 worst moments in Duke Nukem Forever |url=http://www.gamesradar.com/the-8-worst-moments-in-duke-nukem-forever/?page=2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014091142/http://www.gamesradar.com/the-8-worst-moments-in-duke-nukem-forever/?page=2 |archive-date=October 14, 2012 |access-date=September 7, 2011}}</ref> Croshaw found that the level was "as jarring a shift of tone as you can get without splicing five minutes of ''[[The Human Centipede (First Sequence)|The Human Centipede]]'' into the middle of ''[[Mallrats]]''".<ref>{{cite web |last=Croshaw |first=Ben |date=June 22, 2011 |title=Zero Punctuation: Duke Nukem Forever (for real this time) |url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/3581-Duke-Nukem-Forever-for-real-this-time |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110902045751/http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/3581-Duke-Nukem-Forever-for-real-this-time |archive-date=September 2, 2011 |access-date=September 6, 2011 |work=The Escapist |format=Video}}</ref> ''Destructoid'' wrote: "Duke does not come across as cool, witty or likeable in the least. He comes across as a vile, callous, thoroughly detestable psychopath ... According to Gearbox, seeing women tortured was funny enough."<ref name="destructoidreview" /> ''[[Official Xbox Magazine]]'' UK thought that the humor was not "so much offensive or misogynistic as just suffering from an adolescent fixation with boobs and crowbarred-in innuendo".{{Cn|date=June 2022}} The [[Kusoge]] of the Year Wiki named ''Duke Nukem Forever'' one of the worst games of 2012.{{efn|''Duke Nukem Forever'' released in 2012 in Japan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Surprise: Japan doesn't like Duke Nukem Forever either – Destructoid |url=https://www.destructoid.com/surprise-japan-doesnt-like-duke-nukem-forever-either/ |access-date=2022-05-10 |website=Destructoid |date=April 11, 2013 |language=en-us |archive-date=May 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220510064404/https://www.destructoid.com/surprise-japan-doesnt-like-duke-nukem-forever-either/ |url-status=live }}</ref>}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Japanese Gamers' Worst Game of 2012 Is... |url=https://kotaku.com/heres-japanese-gamers-worst-game-of-2012-472389737 |access-date=2022-05-10 |website=Kotaku |date=April 11, 2013 |language=en-us |archive-date=May 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220510064404/https://kotaku.com/heres-japanese-gamers-worst-game-of-2012-472389737 |url-status=live }}</ref> 

Critics cited the long development time as a factor in the finished product. In a positive review ''[[PC Gamer]]'' noted that "years of anticipation will spoil ''Duke Nukem Forever'' for some", adding, "There’s no reinvention of the genre here, no real attempt at grandeur... Check unrealistic expectations at the door and forget the ancient, hyperbolic promises of self-deluded developers", and concluded, "Don’t expect a miracle. Duke is still the hero we love, but struggles to keep up with modern times."<ref name="PCG" /> ''[[Game Informer]]'', while disappointed in the game, concluded: "I'm glad Gearbox stepped up and finished this game, but after hearing about it for 12 years, I have no desire to relive any of it again. I’m now satisfied in my knowledge of what ''Duke Nukem Forever'' is and ready to never talk about it again. Welcome back, Duke. I hope your next game (which is teased after the credits) goes off without a hitch."<ref name="gameinformerreview"/> ''[[Giant Bomb]]'' concluded that for those "part of that faction that finds yourself so fascinated by this whole project that you need to know how it ends, I recommend you play ''Duke Nukem Forever'' for yourself. But I'd practically insist that you do so on the PC and try to wait for a sale. If you're not willing to play a sloppy, cobbled together first-person shooter just because it has some kind of weird historical meaning, though, just forget this ever happened and move on."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.giantbomb.com/duke-nukem-forever/61-20721/reviews |title=Review: Duke Nukem Forever |date=June 14, 2011 |publisher=GiantBomb |access-date=December 12, 2011 |archive-date=December 19, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111219172326/http://www.giantbomb.com/duke-nukem-forever/61-20721/reviews/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Jake Denton of ''[[Computer and Video Games]]'' wrote that parts of the game were fun to play and listed it as one of the "5 most underrated games of 2011", while admitting the game's overall faulty structure.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/329718/features/5-most-underrated-games-of-2011/?page=4 |title=5 most underrated games of 2011: Hidden gems from the last year... |last=Denton |first=Jake |date=December 16, 2011 |access-date=March 16, 2012 |publisher=[[ComputerAndVideoGames.com]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225212918/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/329718/features/5-most-underrated-games-of-2011/?page=4 |archive-date=February 25, 2012 }}</ref> Joseph Milne of ''FPSguru.com'' featured the game on his list of "Top 5 underrated games" at number 4 on the list.<ref>[http://www.fpsguru.com/article/77 The List: Top 5 Underrated Games] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131205050754/http://www.fpsguru.com/article/77 |date=December 5, 2013 }}. Fpsguru.com (2011-08-11). Retrieved on 2013-07-31.</ref>