History VideoGame / DukeNukemForever

* MercyKill: In The Hive, Duke Nukem can remorsefully put the women that have been impregnated out of their misery.

* GameMod: unfortunately [[AvertedTrope averted]] because of [[ExecutiveMeddling the current policy of 2K Games]] of not forbidding the inclusion of modding tools.

* ArcNumber: 69, [[FreudWasRight for obvious reasons.]] It's the number of rockets the Devastator can hold, Duke lives on the 69th story of a building, and, if the ending is correct, [[spoiler: Duke will be running to be the 69th president]].

* FreudWasRight: That's a very strategically placed pistol on the cover of the game...

*** Many players have a hard time appreciating the joke after discovering the NintendoHard nature of the game.

* {{Retcon}}: In one level, you visit a musuem containing artifacts from Duke's previous games, including screenshots from them. One is from the opening from the first game, where Duke says he'll kick Proton's ass and still have time to watch Oprah. The text has been changed from "Oprah" to "Lenoman", a talk show host that briefly appears in the game. Strangely, Duke's ''salmon'' shirt still remains.

* GameplayAllyImmortality: MauveShirt Captain Dylan, who can't die because he's a named character. [[spoiler: Averted in that he does get critically wounded late in the game and dies of said wounds.]]
--> '''Duke Nukem''': ''[[spoiler:Guess he won't be in the sequel]]''

** Taken BeyondTheImpossible with the My Digs location. Everything you can unlock for it is either cosmetic, a babe you can ogle, a trophy, or an interactive distraction that serves no other purpose than to be interactive. And it is awesome.

[[SavedFromDevelopmentHell Against all odds]], it finally became available on June 14th, 2011 for [[{{Xbox360}} Xbox 360]], [[{{PlayStation3}} PlayStation 3]], and PC on DVD or via {{Steam}}, just in time for Duke's Twentieth Anniversary. The [[http://www.dukenukemforever.com/hailtotheicons Hail to the Icons Parody Pack]] was released on October 11th as the game's first [[DownloadableContent DLC]] pack. It includes four new maps, each making fun of an iconic FPS series with a parody-weapon based on said series, and three new game modes. A second DLC pack titled [[TheSpyWhoLovedMe The Doctor Who Cloned Me]], released December 12, 2011, has a smaller campaign taking place right after DNF's ending which gives proper closure to the story along with four new multiplayer maps.

[[SavedFromDevelopmentHell Against all odds]], it finally became available on June 14th, 2011 for [[{{Xbox360}} Xbox 360]], [[{{PlayStation3}} PlayStation 3]], and PC on DVD or via {{Steam}}, just in time for Duke's Twentieth Anniversary. The [[http://www.dukenukemforever.com/hailtotheicons Hail to the Icons Parody Pack]] was released on October 11th as the game's first [[DownloadableContent DLC]] pack. It includes four new maps, each making fun of an iconic FPS series with a parody-weapon based on said series, and three new game modes. A second DLC pack titled [[TheSpyWhoLovedMe The Doctor Who Cloned Me]], released December 14, 2011, has a smaller campaign taking place right after DNF's ending which gives proper closure to the story along with four new multiplayer maps.

[[SavedFromDevelopmentHell Against all odds]], it finally became available on June 14th, 2011 for [[{{Xbox360}} Xbox 360]], [[{{PlayStation3}} PlayStation 3]], and PC on DVD or via {{Steam}}, just in time for Duke's Twentieth Anniversary. The [[http://www.dukenukemforever.com/hailtotheicons Hail to the Icons Parody Pack]] was released on October 11th as the game's first [[DownloadableContent DLC]] pack. It includes four new maps, each making fun of an iconic FPS series with a parody-weapon based on said series, and three new game modes.

** In one boss fight, Duke says "I'm gonna kill you old style!' a reference to the woman/kid who threatened the harasser. After defeating the boss, Duke will say "I've got balls of steel.", one of the mainly spammed phrases from Duke during the harassment (also made popular due to BALLSBALLSBALLSBALLSBALLS being spammed as well)

* ShotgunsAreJustBetter: Unless you need to use explosives to kill a boss, the game's shotgun is generally the most useful weapon in the game.

* SequelSnark: Duke meets a dying character and merrily quips that he won't be in the sequel. Time will show if this trope applies.

* CaveMouth: More like [[{{Squick}} Cave]] [[TheCinemaSnob An]] [[{{Priest}} us]].

* OlderThanTheyThink: The alien-impregnated chicks in the Hive level could be found all over in previous games.

* SunglassesAtNight: Duke is never seen without his shades. [[{{JustifiedTrope}} Justified]] in that they have now {{night vision|Goggles}}.

* HeTriedToKillMeWithAForklift: One segment of Duke's trip inside the Hoover Dam encourages him to use a forklift to kill a bunch of pigcops.
--> ''"Fork you!"''

'''Duke:''' ''"Yeah, but [[DevelopmentHell after 12 fucking years]], it '''[[LampshadeHanging should]]''' be."''

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* NoExportForYou: ZigZaggingTrope, the Russian version of the game is a separate Steam entity. Meaning: it is locked out of Steam's usual language-selection options, as well as ANY patches and DLC, both Existing and future, because the localization company and 2K Games cannot settle about whose responsibility it is to adapt them for the locked-down Russian-only release. All the appropriate access and unlock codes are provided, they are simply not compatible with the Russian version.

* CaveMouth: More like [[{{Squick}} Cave Anus]].