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Duke Nukem: Total Meltdown

Aliens have landed in futuristic Los Angeles and it's up to the Duke to bring the pain and show them the door. After the initial entries of side-scrolling platform games, Duke Nukem 3D introduces a…

1 December 1997

Duke Nukem: Total Meltdown is a shooter developed by 3D Realms, released 1 December 1997 on PlayStation.

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What Duke Nukem: Total Meltdown is

Duke Nukem: Total Meltdown is a shooter game developed by 3D Realms and released in 1997. It was published by GT Interactive Software. It is available on PlayStation only. It runs on Build.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Aliens have landed in futuristic Los Angeles and it's up to the Duke to bring the pain and show them the door. After the initial entries of side-scrolling platform games, Duke Nukem 3D introduces a first-person perspective to the series and turns the game into a full-fledged shooter with 2.5D graphics. Duke's arsenal includes pistols, pipe bombs, laser trip mines, Nordenfelt guns, a chain gun and various rocket launchers, but also his mighty foot to kick enemies. The game sports a high level of interactivity. Many objects in the environment can be broken or interacted with, such as pool tables, arcade machines, glass, light switches and security cameras. The protagonist is also able to hand…
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, comedy and thriller. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Duke Nukem: Total Meltdown launched on 1 December 1997, within three weeks of Klonoa: Door to Phantomile, Diddy Kong Racing, Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers and Time Crisis II.

Released around the same time: Klonoa: Door to Phantomile, Diddy Kong Racing, Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers, Time Crisis II.

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When did Duke Nukem: Total Meltdown come out?
Duke Nukem: Total Meltdown was released on 1 December 1997 for PlayStation.

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