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Duke it out in D.C.

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Duke it out in D.C.
Developer(s) Sunstorm Interactive
Publisher(s) WizardWorks
Game engine Build
Platform(s) PC (MS-DOS)
Release date(s) March 17, 1997
Genre(s) First-person shooter
Play mode(s) Single player
Multiplayer
Released on CD-ROM

Duke it out in D.C. is an expansion pack to the popular first-person shooter, Duke Nukem 3D, developed by Sunstorm Interactive and published by WizardWorks. The addon was released on March 17, 1997.

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[edit] Plot

Aliens have crash-landed into the capitol building, and have begun a massive invasion of DC, capturing and destroying crucial government locations. One man is called for the job of wiping out the alien vermin - Duke Nukem. As Duke, players will go through one new episode in an attempt to defeat the aliens and rescue the president.

[edit] Level design

While many have complimented Duke it out in D.C.'s level design, others have criticized the levels for being too large and, in some cases, confusing. One map which has been disliked by a large majority is Smithsonian Terror, a massive museum based on the real place.

[edit] Reception

Duke it out in D.C. has had mixed results with players. While some find it the best of the expansions, it is also considered by many as the worst because of its frustrating level design. Furthermore, it contains no new weapons nor enemies which was disliked by some.

[edit] Trivia

  • The downloadable demo of Duke it out in D.C. includes a number of screenshots; these screenshots are mock-ups in Build, not in-game screenshots, and don't represent real gameplay. This is evident by the presence of locator objects (only found in Build), over-large RPG explosions, the Overlord being in several locations and larger than usual (it is not in this expansion pack at all), and various sprites that are unaffected by sector palette.
  • As the game is set in Washington, D.C. it features a lot of landmarks such as the White House, United States Capitol, Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial and the Smithsonian Institution (or Smithsonian Terror as it's named in the game) all in their full glory for the player to explore.
  • The president in the game, although it's never actually written or told out loud, is obviously Bill Clinton during the years 1993 to 2001 he sat as the United States President.

[edit] Screenshots


Duke it out in D.C.
Enemies Assault Captain | Assault Commander | Assault Enforcer | Assault Trooper
Mini Battlelord | Octabrain | Pig Cop | Pig Cop Tank | Protector Drone
Protozoid Slimer | Recon Patrol Vehicle | Sentry Drone | Shark | Turret
Boss: Cycloid Emperor
Weapons Mighty Boot | Pistol | Shotgun | Chaingun Cannon | RPG | Pipebomb
Shrink Ray | Microwave Expander | Devastator | Laser Tripbomb | Freezethrower
Items Health: Small Medkit | Large Medkit | Atomic Health | Armor
Access Card | Holoduke | Jetpack | Night Vision Goggles | Portable Medkit
Protective Boots | Scuba Gear | Steroids
Levels Hell to the Chief | Memorial Service | Nuked Files | Smithsonian Terror
Capitol Punishment | Metro Mayhem | Brown Water | Dread October | Nuke Proof
Secret level: Top Secret
Expansion packs
& add-ons
Duke Caribbean: Life's A Beach | Duke: Nuclear Winter | Duke it out in D.C.
Duke Xtreme | Duke!ZONE
Main game: Duke Nukem 3D
Fan community User maps | Mods & Total Conversions | High Resolution Pack | Source ports
Level editing (index} | Speedmapping | Speedruns
Other Multiplayer | Hazards | Difficulty | Cheat codes | Quotes | Music
Game bugs | Build engine | Sunstorm Interactive | Duke Nukem (character)