Duke Nukem Forever gets a rare 0/10 on Metacritic

The Duke gets a rare award on Metacritic.com as a 0/10 review score is posted there.

[shades72]

C'mon, it's bad but not 0/10 bad. How can they allow such nonsense?

[MaggieA]

That's really not fair of 1Up. I've played DNF and it's far from a 0/10 game.

[DrFUD]

1UP can only look past a bunch of flaws in a game and give it a great score when that game is Gears of War

[nix]

here's that 1UP Gears review.

http://i16.photobucket.com/...

[Jezuz]

DrFUD, LOL. I don't even

[WildArmed]

Apparently the goal is to generate hits as much as possible w/ review scores now.
It might be a 7/10 or a 5/10 but i'll give a 0/10 so i can be special...
Retarded special, maybe.

Ugh, I've played plenty worse games than DNF.
0/10 should be reserved for broken unplayable games.. What are the standards of reviewers these days?

[SilentNegotiator]

Well, as anyone with a working mouse, I clicked the article, the link, and the review link.

First of all, 1UP's score isn't a 0/100. It is an 'F'
Metacritic often gives scores 'based' on what a review says. It's the reason Uncharted 1 fell short of a 90/100....because they decided that a B- was equivalent to a 67. Yeah. (They've since added some more unknown sites that gave it lower scores, and it is now an 88/100....no signs of bias from metacritic here..../s)

Second of all, it's not like Duke Nukem doesn't deserve a low score. The metascore is BELOW 50. In a generation when reviewers almost never deviate from a 6-10 review scale, this is REALLY low. You can be like so many on this site and say "LALALALA I can't hear you! I'm going to go spend $60 and find out for myself" or be in denial and claim "This proves that DNF is successful! COD players can't handle it!"
But the reality is that most of the 'humor' falls flat, the level design is awful and outdated, and the gameplay isn't anything special by any measures.

[SonyPS360]

@SilentNegotiator

Finally, someone who actually READ THE ARTICLE BEFORE POSTING.

[ThanatosDMC]

^Wow! An A+ after all those problems?!

[BulletToothtony]

If you played the original in 96 this game has a special place in your heart. I'm enjoying it LOTS,
but if you are new to TRUE gaming you have NO idea why this game is awesome.

Yes it ain't no 10/10 but due to all the funny remarks and awesome sense of humor I give it a nice 8/10.

Still I had to play this on pc to remind me of how it used to feel. Definitely worth a rent if you played Duke 3D.

[IaMs12]

Haha oh i think its actually pretty hilarious. Its not a 0 but its just funny.

[ZombieNinjaPanda]

1Up are a bunch of retards. A zero out of ten means that the game is virtually unplayable. Hell, half the games that are virtually unplayable now adays still score in the 7s and 8s.

Edit:

Also the link won't load for me...

[SilentNegotiator]

"That's really not fair of 1Up. I've played DNF and it's far from a 0/10 game"
"1Up are a bunch of retards. A zero out of ten means that the game is virtually unplayable"
"it might be a 7/10 or a 5/10 but i'll give a 0/10 so i can be special...Retarded special, maybe"
"i see the game has issues but its not a 0/10"
"Big surprise. the entire gaming journalists are unprofessional. Especially the high profile ones because they think they can get away with it"
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The die hard Duke fans obviously didn't read the review, but instead started ranting here. It's an 'F', not a 0 given by 1up. And what's with the pathetically liberal use of the word "Retard" from you guys? Are you really THAT angry over a review that exposes Duke Nukem for it being stuck in the past, flat humor (the staple of Duke Nukem), ruining the best parts of the last installment, boring physics puzzles, ugly graphics, etc?

"The 0/10 is a prime example of why the 2K PR was spot on IMO"
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No. The metacritic conversion doesn't show that "the 2K PR was spot on". The average score is still 50-, and this review still gives an 'F' (like most of them).

[seinfan]

I think everyone here should know that 1up goes with a letter system to review games. They did not give this game a 0/10. An F can be any low score.

[joydestroy]

lol i just think that score is funny dude

[Oner]

I posted this like over a year ago right here on N4G ~

It's all right here on their "About" Page ~ http://www.metacritic.com/a...

<Quote>
Q: So, how do you compute METASCORES anyway?

A: To put it simply, a METASCORE is a weighted average of reviews from national critics and publications for a given movie, book, TV show, videogame, or album
<End Quote>

Along with confirmation that they do not...scratch that WILL NOT release how they weigh each site ~

<Quote>
Q: Can you tell me how each of the different critics are weighted in your formula?

A: Absolutely not.
<End Quote>

The real questionable area is where they choose/decide what a verbal review without a numerical score gets! So if you read a review and it sounds like a 90+ they can give it an 80 because that is their decision on what to score it as! That is without a doubt some of the stupidest BS I have ever read...

Also their numerical score calculations of 4 star & A+ thru F are wrong because an "F" does not equal a Zero. An F on an educational level (where these letter grade denominations actually come from) usually equals anything between a 55 AND 0 so to unequivocally say an F = 0 is by definition false.

Especially when you look at how a B-, C+ & C translate to 67, 58 & 50 respectively...how the "F" (to make a pun) is something that is a 67 a B-?!?! That makes absolutely NO SENSE! It is inherently flawed and on top of that they fudge the numbers to whatever THEY choose which CANNOT be confirmed by ANY means!

Lastly they have a consistent provable record of putting multiplatform PS3 & 360 combined review scores that are low ONLY on the PS3 side and the high ones ONLY on the 360 side when the review is CLEARLY a combined review for both versions!

The information is clearly in the open and right there for anyone to see/verify for themselves but it's a dirty little secret that somehow doesn't get media attention...makes you wonder huh?

[YodaCracker]

@Oner: "Lastly they have a consistent provable record of putting multiplatform PS3 & 360 combined review scores that are low ONLY on the PS3 side and the high ones ONLY on the 360 side when the review is CLEARLY a combined review for both versions!"

Absolutely ridiculous! Prove it. If the game is reviewed on the PS3, they put the score only under the PS3 version. If the game is reviewed on the 360, they put the score only under the 360 version. If the game is reviewed on both platforms, they put the score under both versions. Enough with this "everyone's biased against the PS3" nonsense. It's pathetic!

A lot of multiplatform games actually have a 1 or 2 point higher Metascore for the PS3 simply because the PS3 versions of multiplatform games almost always get less reviews than the 360 versions.

[ChrisW]

Maybe it's an "F" out of A-Z?

[ChrisW]

I take it 1UP is in serious need of hits lately...

[xVeZx]

@nix omg thats hilarious...that guy should be fired immediately

[Oner]

@ YodaCracker ~ Sure...NO PROBLEM

Jim Sterling (of all people) did a review for FF13 and gave it a 4. But on Metacritic it is ONLY put on the PS3 side

PS3 FF13 Meta ~
http://www.metacritic.com/g... <-- Sterling's Destructoid review is here

360 FF13 Meta ~
http://www.metacritic.com/g... <-- Sterling's Destructoid review is NOT here

And before you go "b,bu,buh,but teh are some on teh 360 side and not on the PS3 side"...you would be correct BUT the difference is that MORE of the lower scores are on the PS3 side of which belong on BOTH sides.

Metacritic SPECIFICALLY chooses which review goes where to "even the score" (so to say), because there are 83 reviews for the PS3 version while only 54 for the 360 side in an attempt to raise the score for the 360 version.

PLUS how is it that FF13 was CONFIRMED to be better on the PS3 and WORSE on the 360 but yet it has almost the same Metacritic score!?!? BULL$#@! plain and simple no matter how you try to spin it.

Why/How is this? (those of us who might ask of which have better common sense)

Simple...It's PROBABLY because Viacom is the parent company of Metacritic (also MTV, CNET, Gamespot & other media outletts) and guess who has a 5 year deal with Viacom?

MICROSOFT

Source Proof ~ http://blog.seattlepi.nwsou...

So there you go. PROVEN. Now STFU as you've been proven WRONG (again) and put in your place (as usual).

What I really find funny is how you fail to mention ANYTHING else of what I talked about...because it is also TRUTHFUL (of which you cannot deny), so you try to brush it off to the side and not talk about it at all.

Talk about TRULY pathetic! LMFAO

[Blitz001]

Yes,this is like a chain reaction and it is getting really hilarious!!

[ASTAROTH]

Well. . . I work as a teacher and in my work a grade like an F means something between 0 - 59. I dont know how Metacritic came to a conclusion that its a 0 but these guys have no idea when to asign a score that its not based on the 0- 10 scale. Just my opinion.

[ilikegam3s]

ooooo now that is harsh. :/

[paintsville]

Yeah I'm not sur ethat I ever saw a game get a 0 score before.

[rabidpancakeburglar]

There is something weird going on with the reviews for this game if a website has the balls to give it a 0/10.

[cochise313]

Not even quantum theory or rouge warrior got a zero, and those were far far worse.

[davidmccue]

Dont you mean 0/100 not 0/10 thats what metacritic base they review scores out of. Well at least it looks like Duke Nukem is making video game history again, this time for all the bad reasons.

[LastDance]

wouldn't 0/100 mean it doesn't have a score?

[DrFUD]

The 0/10 is a prime example of why the 2K PR was spot on IMO.

[AdrianHD]

Exactly. This was the difference between "venomous" and "negative."

[Christopher]

Yeah, this is an absolute misuse of one's review power here. There's no way you can give any game a score of 0 out of 100. That would require that no game exists that could be played at all. I could totally understand if they gave it a 1/100 at the least, being the worst game ever reviewed, but even then I find it extremely hard to believe that DNF is worse than Superman 64.

[nnotdead]

1up didn't give it a 0/10. they gave the game a F, or a 1/5. metacritic changed that into a 0/100. Just like they gave Brink a D (2/5) but meta has it listed at 25.

[heroicjanitor]

Everyone is giving it bad scores so this score was trying to stand out rather than being an actual review.

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

LOL This game is the biggest flop that LOL everyone will play once.

[iNFAMOUZ1]

your the biggest flop to be brought upon earth.

[showtimefolks]

i see the game has issues but its not a 0/10

cons

bad frame rates
online has lag issues
too much driving
too much platforming
in the end under water missions bad
too little shooting
it just doesn't look good graphics wise
Short levels separated by long loading screens
Fails to be shocking, sexy, or funny

pros:

game has fun shooting and weapons
story is about 15-20hrs long
one liners are still good
It's fun to shrink enemies and stomp on them

a lot of things in cons can be patched if gearbox is really up to it and prove they are not gonna give up on this game.

I will buy it down the road if there is a patch and even if there isn't one i will still buy it new to support gearbox even if i buy it for $10

i think this game without the patches is 5/10 to 6/10

I will keep my copy just because its just gaming history lol

Also those movie games like beowulf that were actually broken got like 4-5 out of 10 so DNF deserve atleast that much in my opinion

[Bathyj]

I'm all for supporting good devs and all, but every now and then, even the best need to be smacked on the nose with a rolled up newspaper and told, NO, NO!!

[avengers1978]

Is everyone defending DNF (surely the worst game to come out in a long time) the people that wasted there money on it, and are now trying to make themselves feel like they didn't waste it...
Buying a game right now, do yourself a favor pick up L.A noire or Infamous 2, both are fantastic.
InFamous 2 for sure.

[Protag22]

They didn't waste it - anybody who bought Homefront or Brink? They wasted their money.

[Domer25]

Totally absurd.....

[Adam2101]

its very bad and i dropped the game after the chip fight, but a 0/10 isnt logic, 3 graphics 3 story 2 gameplay 2 presentation 5 for duke so the game might get a 2.5 lol but not 0

[n4f]

its technically impossible for a game to have 0

[morkendo23]

0???? YIKES it bad but daaum not that bad.

[snipes101]

Well if we all refer to the grading scale that we had in elementary school (though some of your responses would indicate your scholastic careers didn't last long enough for you to reach that level of education) an F is below a 60% (at least that's what it was at my school).

This "F" can be anything from a 59% to a 0% and after reading the review I'm pretty sure it didn't fall into the 0 category.

[likedamaster]

They were simply trying to 1up Destructoid. See what I did there?

[ChrisW]

100+ Postive reviews on the Metacritic's PC User Score will tell you what kind of gamer likes DNF!!!

[lelo2play]

It seems DNF is selling pretty well.
LOL... People are buying it to see if it's that bad.

As for the game, I haven't played it yet, but no playable game deserves a 0. A game with a 0, isn't a game, it's unplayable, doesn't even start.

[Nate-Dog]

Just looking for hits. Move along nothing to see here...

[DeFFeR]

The problem isn't 1UP - it's the translation of the score 1UP gave to Metacritic score.

1UP gave the game an F, but Metacritic takes an "F" and makes it a 0.

I'm not defending 1UP here, but you guys are ridic if you don't even understand why something happened.

Metacritic needs to change their scoring algorithms when sites use letter system... F =/= 0.

[Prcko]

game really sucks.
well deserved score imo

[unknownhero1123]

it's a mediocore game but it doesn't suck. this game is a 7/10 at minimum. the only bad thing about this game is the load times, the linear leveles, and the slight frame rate dip. Other than those negative points, it's still a duke game. it has Duke's non PC humor, secrets in the form of ego boosts(pinball, magazines, etc.), and all the alien ass kicking you can handle. Duke nukem forever isn't a peice of art like other games set out to be but that's not the point of the game.

[Mmmkay]

how can a mediocre game be 7/10 at minimum ?
7/10 is a great game.
mediocre is more like 4-6 ....

[bennyace]

A mediocre game a 7/10?!?!? How would you rate an excellent game???

No wander when a good game doesn't score a 9/10 all hell breaks loose!

TBH they should've left it on the shelves instead of putting THIS game out! I rented it, played it for maybe an hour, and I've had enough!

[digitaleraser]

@Mmmkay: 7/10 is a mediocre game. The why is explained here:

http://www.crit-hit.net/und...

[unknownhero1123]

okay, mediocore was the wrong word(it was a late night). it was above average but it could have been better.

[CrazyRap]

A pure zero :D

[EliteDave93]

ROFL!

[CaptainMarvelQ8]

i think any game deserves at least a point for being a game that you can actually play

in this case,i think this game deserves the zero

[TheLastGuardian2010]

No game deserves a zero. X-Play (when they were good) had a rule about give 0's. They said they would NEVER give a 0 because they know actual people dedicated actual TIME to work on it. Same with DNF. No matter how much you like it, or hate it, fathers, mothers, sisters, brothers, they all took time and poured alot of there energy into this title.

For shame.

[JD_Shadow]

Okay, so here's the deal:

1. DNF was developed for nearly a decade amidst delay after delay before 3D Realms folded.
2. Gearbox (who I only remember for their Half Life expansions and that Borderlands game - hope to GOD I got the name of that right) picks it up, doesn't take anymore than about a year (if that) to "polish" it.
3. The "polish" comes out, and we seen arcane mechanics that should NEVER be in a Duke game (the weapon limitations, for one). Gearbox said that it was an intended feature (why?).

So, after a decade of waiting for something, we get...THAT?! I'm sorry, but what the hell was 3D Realms DOING all that time (blaming them because Gearbox didn't exactly do a whole lot more with it, though I blame Gearbox for the mechanics).

So...if there's one game that deserves the 0, it's this one from what I've heard and seen alone.

[RavageX]

The game wasn't being developed for all those years, it was sitting.

There's a difference.

[Soldierone]

They didn't "pour a lot of energy" into this Duke Nukem. Im not saying it completely sucks or anything, but the quality shows the outcome. Its Duke Nukem. They had the option of either 1 going all out, making a badass game that still got bashed by major media outlets, but kept the fans happy. 2 Pushing out a quick product with Dukes name on it, make a quick buck, and possibly work on a real Duke Nukem for the future.

They even went as far to delay it to help keep the joke going. Its nothing but a money grab.

Point of this story? If a game deserves a 0, it deserves a zero. The only time you should feel bad is if its an indie game or it truly does suck and the devs were being serious about trying hard. You can tell by how they represent it and push it themselves.

[JD_Shadow]

I just want to say...MY GOD, SOMEONE got pissed off about my comment, did they? 21 disagrees?

Seriously, what did I say in that that deserved that?

[playboi28]

@darkpower

People obviously disagree with your comment about DNF deserving a 0.

[mrdotcom1]

I have not finished this game but I do not agree with any of the reviews so far. It seems that is en vogue to hate Duke Nukem right now. I feel bad for the developers.

[Ron_Danger]

I gotta agree with you... I'm playing on PS3 and I'm at the hoover dam level and I haven't run across any parts of the game that i haven't liked... I agree the the graphics are dated, but wheres the "graphics don't matter" argument that is used for games like CoD:BO... I guess a FPS where you have to use ur brain to get from point "A" to "B" is a bit much for people... And for the 90% of people on this site who haven't played the full game but still feel like they have an oppinion (the demo doesn't count cause it shows nothing of the full game), go rent the game before posting ur comments... There are puzzles to solve in this game... They aren't on the level of say Portal 1 or 2 (speaking of there are a few Portal/ Valve references that are clever in the game), but DNF's target demo isn't exactly mensa members...

[Revvin]

This is why Metacritic just doesn't work and when sites hand out poor scores like that it undermines the honest games journalists out there. Duke Nukem Forever is by no means a classic and will probably be consigned to the bargain bins pretty quickly but it's s slice of gaming history that harks back to a simpler time for FPS gaming. It's cheesy, it's not that good looking, the levels don't exactly inspire but it's playable and will entertain you. Maybe not as much as the blockbusters like modern warfare but it's worth more than a 0/10.

[CNXN]

the duke doesnt deserve that, his vulgar humor and decent boss fights merit atleast a 4-6

[godsinhisheaven]

Well that's just unprofessional.

[buckley]

Confused as to why you got disagrees. It is horribly unprofessional, and is hosted on a "reputable" website. It's a shining example of how not to write a review.

[undercovrr]

Big surprise. the entire gaming journalists are unprofessional. Especially the high profile ones because they think they can get away with it

[_Empath_]

This. People love being sheep they need someone to tell them what to play.

[Kurt Russell]

But it's not unprofessional to release a shit game?

The game deserves a slating, it plays horribly, looks like dick and has impossible to get a game multiplayer

[godsinhisheaven]

The game probably didn't meet the public expectation but 0/10 is too absolute of a score to be fair.

[nnotdead]

disagrees because 1up gave DNF a F or 1/5. metacritic just converts that into a 0.

[Petro]

As you have probably read already, 1UP didn't give it a score of 0.

[buckley]

Does 1UP.com have a lower score than F?

[earbus]

Meta who ? must be some fancore crap.

[shades72]

It's a review aggregate website that is well used and well known.

[gunnerforlife]

i think he was being sarcastic
everyone knows meta but most of us hate it cuz it causes fanboy wars most of the time

[Quagmire]

If this is a Zero, then what the hell is Big Rigs: Over the Road racing?

[DeFFeR]

-2

[Son_Lee]

Leisure Suit Larry must have to use imaginary numbers, then.

[the_kutaragi_baka]

fail to the king baby!

lol

[_Empath_]

Anime sucks.

[M-A-R-S-H-A-L-L]

....What?! 0/10?

I highly doubt this game is a 0/10.

[dukegodtezza]

9 out of 10 for me
come get some

[arjman]

What a load of bullshit, I've completed it and it's definitely not a zero, it's not a 8 or 9 but it deserves a 5 at least!

[buckley]

Wow. All this review does is make certain that I won't take 1up.com's reviews seriously. Dude should be ashamed of himself, and I can't believe the reviews editor would allow that kind of crap to be posted.

That's not a review, that's a rant.

[killerhog]

1up has to be one of the very rare most fair review sites I know. They unlike other game websites would take the time to go back to a game and re-review it if they feel a patch/update helps and makes the game better. An example would be MAG. Duke was never a good game and I called this one sucking. I don't care if he was an icon during my years growing up in the 90's. 1up gave it a genuine letter grade that meta transfers into a 0 and like I said 1up will more than likely re-review but don't get your hopes up the highest it'll go is a D-.

[buckley]

It's not a matter of the letter grade, it's that there's very little explanation in what shaped up to be a tirade rather than a review.

[joeorc]

you cannot call it a review if the score is a zero, that would be saying the game is completely unplayable. which is not even close to the case at all.

giving a zero to the game is a slap in the face to the developer's. what your saying it's not even worth a score for the review.

if that's the case than so be it, just do not come crying when your review site gets the next game to review "Last after every other game review site has got it before you or they may even misplace your copy"

the strangest thing happened your copy was shipped to another review site...lol

this is things that damage the reputation as a review site, I hope it was worth it.

[Aloren]

The score is not 0, it's F. That's very different. Now F is a very bad "score", but it's still not 0... (and no, it's not about credits, it's about the percentage)

[killerhog]

oh yeah another game would be King of Fighters. They re-reviewed it but it didnt get a significant grade boost

[mrsatan]

Any website that uses letter grades for reviews is terrible. I am not in school, I want a numerical value.

[WillGuitarGuy]

Wooooow! That's a low blow to the developers.

[Krakn3Dfx]

I think the blow to the developers was when their studio spent 14 years trying to put out a game, only to hand it over to Gearbox and have them release it a year later.

George Broussard is a disaster for game development.

[fullymoated]

Did anybody actually read the article? They gave it an "F", not a 0/10. It was metacritic who converted it to a zero score.

[Peaceful_Jelly]

because an F is a 0 and an A+ is a 10...

[voodoochild346]

an f is anywhere between a 59-0. basic stuff taught in schools....

[joeorc]

"Did anybody actually read the article? They gave it an "F", not a 0/10. It was metacritic who converted it to a zero score. "

an "F" is a zero, IE: no credit

I could understand that if the Game could not be played at all.

but that is not the case the game
play is still there.

can the game be played at all?

that's by 1up's review they are giving the gameplay a :ZERO

no game deserves a Zero for the simple fact is if the game can be played an based on just that very basic principle if it was completely unplayable it would never get past the Play test stage. while There is some cases that certain parts of a game can have bugs, if the game goes gold there is very much no chance the game is completely unplayable.

thus even if you hate the game you cannot give it a fail on playability no matter how much you hate it. giving any game a zero that's playable is just wrong on so many level's.

[killerhog]

a game being able to turn on and be played shouldnt be a standard to automatically get a few points. no game will ever release 100% not working/functional. every game whether real bad or real good will always work/run. reviewers review every aspect of the game. maybe he thought the gameplay was crap too and overall just gave the game an F which doesnt mean "its not playable".

[PR_FROM_OHIO]

1UP?? I didn't know they still exist LMAO

[Pollak]

This just highlights the overall problem with metacritic. 1up gave the game an F and metacritic translated it into a 0/100. Metacritic doesn't know how to interpret the letter grade to a number. A prime example is some games which received a D+ have a score of 45 while other have a score of 33.

[Rikan]

@ undercovrr I pissed you off? oooOOOooo lol

[voodoochild346]

even though i agree with you i had to give you a disagree because of your picture of lady gaga holding up the "666" symbol

[Krakn3Dfx]

1Up.com - Reviewing for the hits.

[Raoh]

lol, has 1up every graded a game with an F? I recall D and D- but never an F

LOL

[Simco876]

I'd still hit it!

[artsaber]

But is it really worse than Anubis 2?

http://www.metacritic.com/g...

Or Ninjabread Man

http://www.metacritic.com/g...

[danielle007]

When you get an F in school or college, it generally means below a 50 or 45. I don't think stupid letter scales belong on metacritic, and I never really have.

I dunno, I really think that while that Rebner PR guy should have gotten fired by 2k, the guy made a good point. People are being way too harsh and, like he said, venomous based on the title of the game and the hype from 14 years of waiting.

If this game had a start button, and once you pressed it, the game was over, that would be a 0/10. The only flaw this guy mentions in the entire review was how offended he was and how Duke is from a different time. Yes, Duke is from a different time. Obviously. He grades the game solely on Duke's mannerisms, solely on the title of the game. Not any other details. Like, this guy should not be allowed to affect the metacritic. His review was a Fox News rant.

[Legionaire2005]

Agreed and Fox News is unfair and unbalance.

[Mr_Luke]

This show how trustworthy is Metacritic.... i don't like the game, i think it's one of the worse ones lately (and i loved the first one and even Time To Kill), but i wouldn't give 0.
Maybe 5...

[_LarZen_]

I have lost so much respect and faith in many sites reviewing DNF.

[Excalibur]

I think its important to note that this game was even released, its historically important, and it closes the book on this chapter of gaming history.

For some of these reviewers to not take that in to account is asinine.

Gearbox made no secret in telling people they would be getting DNF in its original form.

The biggest thing people fail to realize is Gearbox had a very difficult job to do, to basically take a 13 year old, stinky mound of code, touched and modified by a dozen different teams and somehow make it work.

That they shipped it at all is a triumph and Kudos to Gearbox.

This is a game for Duke fans, plain and simple.

I am very excited for the NEXT Duke game, which Gearbox would produce on its own from the ground up.

[tunaks1]

"Gearbox made no secret in telling people they would be getting DNF in its original form.

The biggest thing people fail to realize is Gearbox had a very difficult job to do, to basically take a 13 year old, stinky mound of code, touched and modified by a dozen different teams and somehow make it work.

That they shipped it at all is a triumph and Kudos to Gearbox. "

yeah, kudos to them for selling a terrible game at full price! If this went for $10, then maybe it would be excusable.

[fullmetal297]

Duke Nukem is equivalent to Justin Bieber. It's so easy to hate on Duke Nukem and makes you look cool.

[A7XEric]

It's not really fair to get a 0 since 1up uses a letter grading scale and that's hard to translate to a number scale.

[sam2236]

That's casuals for you.

This gen is an utter embarrassment for gaming, it really is.

[KillerPwned]

This means nothing everything that is long awaited or just big that comes out. It gets this sort of treatment if its a 0 then its not a video game to me. But it is a video game, I`m playing it right now and i am loving it so suck it!

[HINDERIZATION]

FEMINISTS!!!

[banjadude]

Duke Nukem Forever is worse than all those shovelware MOTION CONTROL games out in the current market? Yeahhh, okay, something is very wrong here!

I'm playing Duke Nukem Forever, and people seem to be forgetting, the developers never hyped the game to be a genre-changing FPS. They only hyped the game around the fact that "Duke is back"- as in, you get to play AS DUKE AGAIN...

[teedogg80]

Damn. Could have at least gave it a 0.5/10. That's pretty harsh. Never in all the years I've been gaming have I seen such a low score.

[NLGSean]

This shows how childish the gaming community has become. Most of these idiots are not even old enough to purchase the game...

Did any of you even play the game? Its not that bad.

[nilamo]

Sorry but this is going too far. It's like this game killed their mothers or something.

I think it's time for critics that rate other critics..

[Noctis106]

Come on, the game deserves at least 01/10 not 00/10 XD

[Wagz22]

I don't care what reviews say, yes the graphics aren't great and there are glitches but its fun and funny as hell so that's what counts in my book.

[tunaks1]

game looks like garbage anyways, too bad its probably going to sell.

[Saryk]

If the game is great or not, rest in peace Duke! I doubt he will ever be as great as he once was. And if he returns, he would be gay or some BS like that!

[Optical_Matrix]

Gaming journalism is a joke beyond comprehension in this day and age

[Tzuno]

People have expectations after over a decade. Developers seems that are out of ideas and imagination.

[Fel08]

And this is why u should not overhype a game to death.

[BlackSharinganX]

i know duke game is bad but come on doesnt deserve a 0 lol this guy have never played charlies angels for gamecube, which was horrible in everyway and received a 3/10

[BYE]

Stupid media. I played it on PC and it's a 7.5 at least.

[Shield]

Metacritic deserves a swift kick in the ass! DNF may not be perfect but it definitely isn't unplayable.

[Soplox]

Wow never seen a game get a 0. Remember that everyone were waiting this game for such a LOOOOOONG time. And now that they play it and is bad(cuz the is bad) make them even more upset, mad, frustrated and thats why it got that score **IMO**

[K1LLSburyPWNboy]

haha....this is funny is was dumpin' on this game a few days back and I was getting ragged on by a bunch of people here on N4G. I can't believe people were upset I was trashing this trashy piece of gutter trash for a game. Check it out... Wow, I really question some people on here ..

http://n4g.com/news/783374/...

[AngelicIceDiamond]

Though I never liked the Duke Nukem Series. Being a game reviewer is being brain dead. 0/10 for them, to the average gamer most likely a solid 6.0

A lot of reviewers won't even rate some games (Gamespot) though they will rate most (If they wanna keep there job) But games like this and others that come out will get an average of 6.0 or a 7 if luck a 8. but comes Cod or Halo and they automatically give it a 9 or 10 praising it for this and that. When (intelligent) gamers know all in all its the same thing they been buy/playing for years.

Game reviewers are only seasonal most will be reviewing around the holidays leaving the rest of the year bashing or scoring other franchises low. Thats why I don't pay mind to most reviews.

It almost seems reviewers score games low just because they can, almost like they can control the storefronts, knowing you have been so anxious to see a score on you're most anticipated game only to click out of the site to feel empty and uninspired (Brink is my example).

Word of mouth is ya best bet folks use friends as references. And not local stores like gamestop they are the worst.

[Garethvk]

This is an example of a gutless so called journalist who is trying to get traffic and a name by doing this. No real person with any integrity could say the game was a 0/10 People like this make us all look bad and are nothing more than a blogging troll and have zero journalistic ethics or integrity. I would wager if they even studied this in school they missed the whole point about being fair, objective, and ethical at all times. Screw that I have attention to get and a headline to make.

[nemesiscw]

0/10? More like D/10!

Anyways, obviously they're trolling for hits. I've played roughly 4 hours and I agree that it's mediocre so far. But horrible? Meh, there's worse.

[IWentBrokeForGaming]

This is definatley 1 particular game that it's cool to jump on the hate bandwagon. I bought it tuesday and I DON'T regret it. It's a very fun light hearted expierence. People are too enveloped in graphics amongst other s#!t this gen that they let some good games get by. I will say the game isn't amazing, but it's definatley good. The graphics ARE next gen, just not up to current standards... more like PREY graphics. But in no way has anything detracted me from having a fun ass time with this game. I wish people didn't let magazines/websites dictate their gaming choices... be your own critics for christs sakes!

Back to playing the Duke soon!

[pepsilover_2007]

I think the reviews arent getting the point of the game it might be dated to them, but the people who played the old games are gonna be at home remembering all those good memories of the old ones, it will probably be fun to them, which they are the people the game was probally made for

[Krimson-Rage]

0/10? Just as knee-jerk as a raving 10/10 and just as worthless.

[Otheros00]

O_O

[th3_d3an]

IVE SAID IT BEFORE ILL SAY IT AGAIN ALL REVIEWS ARE OVERRATED! ESP AFTER THE WHOLE MICROSOFT PAYING SEVERAL MAGAZINES FOR HIGH HALO 2 SCORES A WHILE BACK AND YES ITS TRUE AND FACT SEVERAL MAGAZINES GOT IN ALOT OF TROUBLE AND SOME ARE NO LONGER AROUND. THERE ALL BASE ON THE PREFERENCES OF THE REVIEWERS ANYMORE NOT ACTUAL MERIT PLAIN AND SIMPLE AND IF YOU DONT BELIEVE THAT YOUR STUPID AND NAIVE.

[femshep]

people expect so much today, its an n64 game brought back from the grave how can you be mad with that? n64 and Everything before it were awesome but call of duty and fanboyism not to mention journalist have ruined gaming

i bought it and yeah compared to today's games it pretty bad but the game by itself is fine....yeah the could have fixed some stuff but every game could use more dev time to be fixed and polished

[ASSASSYN 36o]

Never in all my years of gaming have I seen that.

[T3MPL3TON]

I think the 0 was given outta rage. We waited forever for this game guys.. and then it comes out and it sucks major spheres. It may not deserve the 0.. but I'm not surprised it got one. I'd give it a 4/10.

[blackburn10]

Not to be too negative or anything but what does it matter if it is a 0 or a 5? By todays standards that seems to basically be the same thing. Just being playable is just not good enough especially for the price your asking for it. I watch people grind a game because ONE of the scores is a 6 despite it getting mostly 8s and 9s far less DNF with has many 4s and 5s. The point is you can argue all you like about a zero score but it won't change the fact that most reviewers and gamers seem to think it tanks. Giving it a 4 or 5 out of 10 isn't going to convince anyone to buy it anyway.

[Pozzle]

It depends, tbh.

I've played plenty of 5/10 games and enjoyed them. They might not be perfect, but they have elements that are fun and/or enjoyable. People still buy average games...even if they wait until they hit the bargain bin to do so.

But a 0/10 game implies that there is absolutely nothing worth playing in the game. It implies that the game is either broken and/or has no pros that the reviewer could find. They're the games that usually go straight to the bottom of the bargain bin and still nobody touches them.

[Neko_Mega]

I think 6.5 or 7 would be ok for this game, its good and fun.
But it isn't something big (Big as good story telling or other).

But I been happy with this game and laughing to.

[Garethvk]

Dead On, I am hovering about a 6 to 7 for it so far. the multiplay has been pulling it up for me. I am not doing my review until the weekend as I wanted to do a proper playthrough and review.

[metalhead]

What really gets me about this game is that it got so much hype that people thought it was going to be the best thing to grace our lives since sliced bread. Many people forgot that this is a Duke Nukem game. It's not revolutionary. It's just plain hilarious, perverted, Bruce Campbell style B-movie humor in a videogame. I enjoy these games like how I enjoy the Evil Dead movies to be honest.

[mrmancs]

think i recall a 1/10 bot a zero? lmao

[outwar6010]

kane and lynch scored higher than that!

[mrmancs]

but^ hey maybe thats the biggest joke of all , the games sh*t?

[assmonkey]

That's ridiculous! 0/10. Seems like they're just doing it to piss off 2k and Gearbox

[zod]

DrFUD & Nix

Are you both retard or what ? or just stupid psfaggots ?

You comparing awesome Gears with this garbage of shit DNF ?

I have played DNF and man its horrible...Frame-rate is bad,graphics sucks and game has many annoying bugs...Gameplay is not fun now..its boring and those dialogues gets old very fast...Level design is bad...its just horrible...

.Duke was fun back in time..it was something fresh at that time but now after 12 years we have moved on to new games.We are use to play stellar games like Mass Effect,Uncharted nd all...We can't take this shit anymore...Innovate nd try something new Gearbox...Its time to bury Duke Nukem and let him R.I.P...

FFS Stop bashing other games coz DNF is getting bad reviews ...This is not fair...

Iam with 1UP..I have played the whole game and i hated it...

[Ace_Man_6]

So they're saying that a game like We Dare is better than Duke Nukem Forever? lol think before you post 1UP

[reggie18]

While I agree that it's unfair of Meta to mistranslate an F into a 0, we're still talking about a review that is, at highest, a 59. 0 or 59, it's still a game I'm not going anywhere near.

Edit: And people keep saying "Oh a zero is unfair, give DNF its due credit!" Anywhere in the spectrum of 0-59 is still pretty awful, IMO.

[crysus]

it got an f not a 0 and it really a 1 out of ten so good job 1up

[subtenko]

a 0/10? seriously? I wouldnt even give xbox360 kinect games that..

no game deserves a 0/10. SOME effort was put into the game...by the looks at this particular game its just just SOME effort either. just saying in general

[theflyindutchman]

what a BS!
but hey a suck ass site will do anything to get some publicity.
just ignore the BS, i always watch the gametrailers review and when i have doubts i check game informer.
BUT must important its all what U think of a game, and not what a publicity horny journo noob think of it.

[Tommykrem]

Lowest and highest score should never be accounted for when looking for an average score like this.

If the scores are
80
60
50
30
30

Then the numbers that matters should be 60, 50 and 30. That way you'll get rid of all the "extremist" reviews, which can be interesting to read, but that really has little to do in an average score as there's no guarantee they'll even out.

[Legionaire2005]

Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that score is a whole mouth full. I'm speechless.

[austin128]

I don't think you're opinion on the crassness of the game should factor into the score you give it.

Also, screw political correctness!

[BrianC6234]

Poor Duke. Everyone is picking on him. I guess he should have stayed in retirement.

[gumgum99]

and this is why review scores are not reliable.

Jude the game for yourself. Don't always take a reviewers word to heart. Create your own experience.

[stonecold3]

is it worth getting duke or should i pass i been hearing alot of nengative reviews so far and dosent sound good at all

[NBT91]

Well at least the game is breaking records then.

[ScytheX3]

damn lol hahahahaha, sucks for all the people that had been waiting for this game for years, and years to finally get it and it to be this bad, i havent played it, duke nukem games never really interested me but damn, game must be pretty horrible for it to be getting blasted by everyone.

[cheameup]

I like 1up reviews. They gave it an F which I'm not sure means a 0/10 but its their lowest score. if you read the review as well as terrible gameplay the reviewer found the whole game offensive in terms of content

a rewiew is about more than just graphics and gameplay. If you find all the dialogue and content unbearable its justified to hate it

[TBONEJF]

this is why I hate gaming journalism. they don't know what's good or bad. they just want to put something in our mind to just sell a product and they get paid by the gaming industry. DUKE NUKEM SHOULD GET A 10 CAUSE IT'S A LONG AWAITED 10YR WAIT.

[Xander756]

1UP should be taken off Metacritic listings after this embarrassment.

[dan_chan89]

Oh come on!
It's at least a 2/10 game!

[-IronMan-]

Unfortunately even with a low review this game will sell like hotcakes.

5/10 for me. Its that bad.

[iliimaster]

disgusting 0/100??? how can these guys have jobs? it seems personal for some reason? ive played the game and well im having fun? i dont get all the hating did they want this game to be MW3? or to look like god of war 3?

[T3mpr1x]

Ah, and here lies the problem with Metacritic - the aggregation completely breaks down when you go to a site that uses the school grading system. An F could be anywhere from 0-59 out of 100, assuming you follow the American school system. So who knows what 1UP would have given this game on a 5, 10 or 100 point system - I know it probably would not have been a flat 0; the game is at the very least playable after all, and does have a few redeeming qualities.

[Solid_Dave]

I don't think any game deserves a 0/10. That's not criticizing, that's hating. Duke Nukem Forever deserves at least a 5/10. Its not a good game, but it is decent.

[bc_jeffro]

ya it sucked eggs
poor level design
AI sucked
don't get me started on the visuals or lack of. it looked ok until the shooting started then is was down the pooper

[yamzilla]

the graphics on the pc version are okay,

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

the game is utter garbage though, i will still buy it for like $5 in a month or two, just to laugh my ass off at the terrible writing

[SlaughterMeister]

I don't understand why everyone is saying the game is so bad. It's far from amazing, but it's still fun. The graphics aren't nearly as bad as all the reviewers are saying, and the gameplay is good enough to be enjoyable. All in all, the game could be better, but I like it.

I wasn't expecting too much, and I got what I was waiting for.

It almost seems as though the reviewers just don't want the game to do well, and everyone's jumping on the bandwagon.

[Bolts]

0/10 is an outrage. There are worst games than this by far. It's sad to see the haters singling out Duke for their nerd rage.

[contra157]

This game could have been way better if gearbox didnt have to compromise to all the fps noob game mechanics of today(sprinting tucking my gun, gameplay speed, only holding a limited amount of weapons . Duke3D can run circles around this game in gameplay speed and thats without the run button activated. I want to run and gun! Duke4 should have a had fast gameplay speed like quake and unreal like it once had, what happened to fps games that they all have to mimic COD mechanics. Shame