Each 'Episode' can be played individually, but sequenced together they tell the minimal story of Duke Nukem 3D – essentially, 'kill the aliens, save the babes'.īriefly addressing this slightly antiquated premise, it's worth noting that the supposed 'adult content' of Duke 3D is downright quaint these days, and his beefheaded machismo is played for laughs rather than setting him up as any kind of serious role model. One of the very best classic first-person shooters, it packs in a formidable bestiary, some of the best weapons in gaming history (shout-out to the Ripper chaingun), The levels are diverse, expansive, challenging and packed with secrets (including full secret levels). If you haven't had the privilege of playing Duke Nukem 3D before, you're in for a treat. Movement is slick, and the game's performance didn't falter once in our time with it 60fps all the way, as you'd expect. The controls are generally excellent, responsive and placed very logically – of course, you can remap them if you want to.

It's still impressive to play, helped along by the Switch version's multitude of options, including (yes!) gyro aiming, an enormous help given the precision you'll often require.