Duke Caribbean: Life's A Beach
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Duke Caribbean: Life's A Beach is an expansion pack for the highly acclaimed first-person shooter, Duke Nukem 3D. It was released on December 31, 1997 by Sunstorm Interactive.
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[edit] Plot
Aliens have set up a new breeding ground in the Caribbean, terrorising the islands. Duke, being on vacation, quickly responds to the situation. Players once again take the role of Duke Nukem through one new episode set in the hot Caribbean, destroying the aliens who wrecked his vacation.
[edit] Level design
Duke Caribbean: Life's A Beach owes much of its popularity to its happy and unique levels. Players venture through many Caribbean locales including water parks, beach side hotels, tropical lagoons and cruise ships throughout the course of the game.
[edit] Weapons and items
Duke Caribbean: Life's A Beach features a whole new arsenal of weapons, all of which reflect the Caribbean spirit. They are purely cosmetic changes to the existing weapons, replacing both the sprites and the sounds, and as such all act the same as their original counterparts.
Similarly, it introduces exotic alternatives to the items the player picks up, from Credit Cards to Snorkels. Health is represented by bananas (with the Atomic Health replaced by a Pearl). A few of the items are unchanged, such as the Jetpack, the Night Vision Goggles and the Body Armor.
[edit] Enemies
Duke Caribbean: Life's A Beach contains most of the enemies from the original game, now dressed in Caribbean clothing. The only enemy not featured in the game is the Assault Captain, as its code was required for the Beach Babes.
Three new enemies are also introduced: the Inflatable Sea Monster, the Seagull and the Beach Babe. The latter does not behave as an enemy (i.e. it does not attack), and only walks around aimlessly.
[edit] Reception
Duke Caribbean: Life's A Beach was met with praise from players. It is often hailed for its fun innovation and excellent level design, and many consider it the best of the official expansion packs released for Duke Nukem 3D.
| Duke Caribbean: Life's A Beach | |
|---|---|
| Enemies | Assault Commander | Assault Enforcer | Assault Trooper | Beach Babe | Inflatable Sea Monster | Mini Battlelord | Octabrain | Pig Cop | Pig Cop Tank | Protector Drone | Protozoid Slimer | Recon Patrol Vehicle | Seagull | Sentry Drone | Shark | Turret Boss: Cycloid Emperor |
| Weapons | Sandal Foot | Water Pistol | Super Soak'em | Triple Poison Shooter | Coconut Launcher | Voodoo Ring (shrinker) | Voodoo Ring (expander) | Pineapple | Conchanator | Voodoo Trip Bomb | Ice Crusher |
| Expansion packs | Duke Caribbean: Life's A Beach | Duke: Nuclear Winter | Duke it out in D.C. |
| Fan-made content | User maps | Mods & Total Conversions | High Resolution Pack | Source ports |
| Other | Items | Levels | Hazards | Sunstorm Interactive | Duke Nukem (character) | Cheat codes | Quotes | Build engine | Multiplayer |
