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Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour

Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour

General Information
Genre Original developer Originally released Current developer Remade in Characterization
First person shooter 3D Realms 1996 Gearbox Software 2016 Remake
Specific Information
Category Specifics Sources / Comments
Purchase Copy purchase SubscriptionFree to play$19.99
Cut Content Graphic CharacterGameplay Expansions Other None of the available expansions have been included. Red Cross symbol was removed from medkit (source). References to 3D Realms (previous developer) were erased as well.
CensorshipLanguageViolenceNudityAt least they kept what made Duke the Duke.
DRMuPlay Steam DenuvoOrigin Other DRM-FreeXbox and PS4 versions available, which also have DRM.
In-game purchasesCosmeticsBoostersItemsCharactersMapsOtherI guess there was really nothing to shove in there.
Paid DLCCosmeticsBoostersSoundtrackItemsCharactersMapsExpansions
Free DLCCosmeticsBoostersSoundtrackItemsCharactersMapsExpansions
Modding supportBanned None LimitedFull
False advertising No YesAs far as I can see.
Demo availability No YesOriginal had a demo which you can still download.
Bugs at launchNone Insubstantial ModerateHeavySome small sound issues according to duke4.net forums. See here and here.
MultiplayerOn one machine Official server P2P LAN User servers Unofficial
Moderation (online) None InsubstantialModerateHeavy
Comparison to originals / fanmade mods
Category Included in World Tour Included in fanmade mods Sources / Comments
ExpansionsNoNoWorld Tour DOES NOT INCLUDE expansions such as Duke It Out In D.C and Nuclear Winter. So, they made a remake 20 years later, and could not even bother to add the expansions that have existed for so long.
Higher resolutions Yes Yes eDuke32
Online multiplayer Yes Yes eDuke32, though requires command line fiddling.
Show level stats while playing Yes Yes eDuke32
Recording gameplay Yes Yes eDuke32
3D enemiesNo Yes High Resolution Pack has 3D models of enemies. World Tour's enemies are the same old 2D sprites as in the original.
Updated texturesNo Yes High Resolution Pack has pretty looking bullets, weapons, card readers, medkits and many others. World Tour? Same old, same old.
Linux supportNo Yes eDuke32 runs on Linux.
Map editorNo Yes Mapster32 - it's pretty bad, but it's there.
Developer commentary Yes NoIf you enable it, World Tour will have microphones put in various places that, when you pick them up, will play developer commentary relating to that place on the map. Only some levels have it though.

Gamer's Opinion

Cash grab. After Duke Nukem Forever's failure, Gearbox needed to justify the acquisition of the IP, and this is it. A 20 year old game was dug up from the grave, decorated with a lipstick and dumped onto nostalgic players. The new episode, (barely) updated graphics, new soundtrack and developer commentary are sure nice - if this was an expansion pack released in 1999 or so, not a full-priced game from 2016. They did not even include all the Duke content that was already there. Also, there's zero modding support unlike in eDuke32. But there's a darker story behind this game. Some time before its release, Gearbox took down EVERY SINGLE other Duke version from the Internet. Now, eDuke32 requires original game files, so you cannot legitimately play Duke Nukem 3D without buying Gearbox's version, unless you get a used CD. Pretending to revive him, they killed The King.