Duke Nukem 3D SE (Now FREE -12/Dec)

[ImNoSuperMan]

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/duke-nukem-3d-se/id365228715?mt=8

[dar512]

I've been playing through this. It's one of my favorite games ever from the PC. The graphics are quite good and mostly all there - you don't actually see duke's reflection in mirrors. But he's still "looking good".

I think I may have found a problem in the very first level. There's an armor available in the lobby of the cinema. You're supposed to open the cash drawer which opens a room up high on the right wall. (This works).

However to get up there you are supposed to press the wall below it. That doesn't seem to do anything.

Anyone else run into this?

[nippyjun]

Did they add the music in this version. The iphone version doesn't have the music.

[nightbeaver]

i sure hope the menus are as enjoyable as they appear in the screenshots :)

[mrkgoo]

I got burned on Duke Nukem on the iPhone, so I'm not supporting this.

[Fafner]

Me too! That iPhone version was awful!
I really hope they made the controls better in this version

[dar512]

Nope. No music.

The game is barely playable. It has two methods of control - analog and digital. I'm using the analog method, so far. It's most like wasd and mouse method on the pc. But the virtual joystick areas are too small and finicky. I may try the digital method - not sure how it is different.

I am basically playing this for the nostalgia factor.

[Fafner]

Me too! That iPhone version was awful!
I really hope they made the controls better in this version

Sorry for double post

[ENERTRON]

man when i saw the title of this thread i was like "i hope there are some great screenshots of all the menus!"

and once again, machineworks delivers!!

their attention to accurate controls will surely shine on the SE version as it did on the iphone version

[JamesDean69]

man when i saw the title of this thread i was like "i hope there are some great screenshots of all the menus!"

and once again, machineworks delivers!!

their attention to accurate controls will surely shine on the SE version as it did on the iphone version


Lol. Best post.

[blades]

Lol. Best post.

I agree. The Iphone version IS an Embarrassment. If you can't do it right. Don't put it out at all. Those controls were horrible and would it really kill them to put some music in there(common, they are Midi files).

I was duped, and I can't even play through the Iphone version of DN now. Especially where Doom's controls kicked Dukes ass up and down.

The developers should do everyone a favor and FIX the IPHONE version(with apology no less). At least fix the controls. Something like Doom's controls. But they probably won't.

Just cashing in on a name and nostalgia to make a quick buck.


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[KRATOS]

So is the control good or bad?

[dar512]

So is the control good or bad?
It's pretty bad. Sometimes it seems too sensitive. Sometimes not sensitive enough. But the biggest flaw, I think, is that the control areas are too small. if your finger strays out of the little circle, duke just stops.

[Duke Floss]

I didn't hate the iphone port, I was just extremely disappointed with it - for 99 cents I won't cry, but at the same time it seems like maybe 13 seconds of actual human thought and effort went into it.

[SicMX]

But the biggest flaw, I think, is that the control areas are too small. if your finger strays out of the little circle, duke just stops.

That is exactly the problem! You wouldn't thing it would be too difficult to fix...

[PHUCK-O]

Bump. Another plea to fix the problem with the controls already stated many times

[ImNoSuperMan]

$4.99 -> $.99

[songbird]

$4.99 -> $.99

WOW! Sweet! :D

[ApOkwARG]

$4.99 -> $.99
WOW! Sweet! :D

Gee, I wonder why :rolleyes:
I still don't understand why they refuse to fix the controls on the iPhone version, such a shame! :/

[pluto6]

WOW! Sweet! :D

Songbird - I am sort of assuming you are getting this based on your post - if you do - please comment as to the controls - I never found that the iPhone version controls ever really got fixed appropriately even though they did have a couple of revisions, and ultimately just deleted the app, and regretted the purchase. Even at $1 it's not worth it if the controls are still poor - especially on the iPad where the controls can be difficult to implement?

Thanks.

[elimcfly]

I beat the iPhone version... Just had to mess with the sensitivity feature then it works just fine!!!!

[pluto6]

I beat the iPhone version... Just had to mess with the sensitivity feature then it works just fine!!!!

Thanks - I messed, and messed, and never did find them to be comfortable. I know that a lot of folks ultimately found the controls to be OK, but I don't know that many people would ever recommend them to be a model of a dual stick control..

[jchampl]

I like this on the iPad. With movement and all turned down while on analog controls. It's not perfect but it works. Also tap to shoot is nice. I think well worth a dollar.

[Mindfield]

Free for Halloween weekend -- if you can put up with the absurdly horrible controls.

[Borgqueenx]

That is exactly the problem! You wouldn't thing it would be too difficult to fix...

Amen to that. Omg let the devs but the cheapest gameloft 3d shooter game and let them learn.

such a great game then wasted like this...

on a small note i also miss the music.

PLEASE DEVELOPER! Fix the controls! you can learn alot from the posts in this topic.

[Twizzler]

Waste of memory space. :)
Crap game.

[powersurge]

Great game awful port and controls. :(

[Vimukti]

a definite buy!!

[hasio_john]

Free ... again! :)

[MelonMasher]

and the controls still suck.... suckered in to downloading again!

[writingsama]

whats up with these guys? a control fix for this would take about a day to code. then they'd have one of the best games on the whole app store. instead they let it rot and put it free sometimes...

[Singapura]

It seems that the developers just don't give a rats @ss. I loved this game but the iPhone and IPad version are a disgrace to the franchise. :mad:

[Nausicaa]

Yeah, I'm really glad I never caved and bought this before. The controls are really, really bad. Worse than I ever had imagined. It really does make the game pretty much unplayable. Completely inconsistant and jumpy.