Most of the world has spent the weekend with the opportunity to play through the just-released Duke Nukem Forever (the US gets its shot at it in a matter of hours) and reviews are quickly popping up around the internet. Things are not looking good for the Duke, though it seems that console versions are experiencing more technical hurdles and scores are correspondingly lower.
Metacritic compiled scores are as follows: Xbox 360 50/100, PS3 62/100, and PC 76/100. One of the more critical 360 reviews comes from Eurogamer which states:
Metacritic compiled scores are as follows: Xbox 360 50/100, PS3 62/100, and PC 76/100. One of the more critical 360 reviews comes from Eurogamer which states:
This is a game that only works when considered in isolation, and even then any praise must come laden with caveats. But Duke Nukem Forever does not exist in a bubble. It shares shelf space with far more worthy rivals, and competes for our affections with games that have done far more in far less time. Nostalgia only gets you so far, and in Duke's case, it's not far enough.