Modern Gaming: Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour (Nintendo Switch) Review

A new edition of Modern Gaming Reviews is up as we take a look at the remastered of Duke Nukem 3D on Nintendo Switch. We might be at the end of the summer, but it’s still August and there are many games based on the season to enjoy. Now, Ol’ Duke for years was an afterthought for me since the series never followed the traditional badass space mariner. It must have something to do with the usual 90s action heroes not being as interesting as their 80s counterparts. People by that time must have grown tired of the typical American fighting jacked up guy taking out hundreds of henchmen. There is so much of going to the well too many times that story writers could do in TV and film before viewers get tired of the same tropes. Did that stop many studios from producing the typical action hero? No but it did lead to better ways to introduce these action heroes as seen by Jason Bourne and John Wick. They weren’t the typical jack up guy but rather specialists and if not, assassins who could take on several people in a believable manner.

Now, DN3D was a game I will admit was never into considering Golden Eye and the Turok series became my “go to” games. As you can tell the hype of Golden Eye shielded me from actually enjoying Duke. Even though Rare’s famous Bond shooter was a hit, this also hindered me from enjoying Quake and Doom 64. It’s a good thing these classic FPSs are easy to find today when considering most older games are now digital. There have been many releases I skipped due to my casual gamer thinking unlike now. I might not be the best player when it comes to shooters but as a seasonal gamer there is much to appreciate about Ol’ Duke and Quake.

Duke Nukem 3D: 20TH Anniversary World Tour (Nintendo Switch) Review