The Shotgun is a strong weapon in every Duke Nukem game from Duke 3D onwards. It is mostly accessible early on in every game and is very popular among players. It is used both by Duke and the Pig Cops, among other enemies. The shotguns are always a grayish black, and usually have Pistol grips.

Duke Nukem 3D Edit

Shotgun Game(s) Duke Nukem 3D Duke Nukem 64 Duke Nukem: Total Meltdown Duke Nukem 3D (Game.com) Duke Nukem 3D (Sega Saturn) Duke Nukem 3D (XBLA) Weapon number 3 First found L.A. Meltdown, Hollywood Holocaust Statistics Weapon type Hitscan Damage per shot 10 Rate of fire 8.6 shots/second (0.8 fires x 7 shots per fire) Ammo Carry limit 50 In new weapon 10 In ammo box 5

A sleek 12 gauge single barreled pump-action shotgun with a pistol grip. Its sprite resembles a Mossberg 500 Cruiser shotgun with forend pistol grip and heatshield. It is a good, close range weapon, very damaging, but inaccurate at large distances. It has an average rate of fire. Duke pumps it after each shot.

When the Shotgun is fired, seven hitscan trails are projected from the player, with each trail inflicting 10 damage. The trails are spread out a little, meaning distant enemies will likely only be hit by a couple of the trails, and so take less damage than they would at close range.

Tips and Tricks Edit

• Always try to use this weapon at close range. As mentioned above, the Shotgun is much more effective at close range. Given the low ammo limit, it makes sense to conserve ammo where possible.
• You should never use this weapon to hit shootable buttons. It is a waste of ammo, and may be inaccurate. Leave those buttons to the Pistol.
• The Shotgun in the Nintendo 64 port pumps a bit slower than its counterparts.

Trivia Edit

• It takes 1 shot from the Shotgun to kill an Assault Trooper or Assault Captain, even at mid range. Bear this in mind when facing a group of them.
• With the exception of the Pipebomb and the Laser Tripbomb, which have no direction, the Shotgun is the only weapon whose sprite points right.
• A four-barreled variant of the Shotgun appears in Duke Nukem Advance by the name Lead Cannon.
• The ammo box that contains the shotgun shells has the Remington logo printed on it.
• The Shotgun is named Super Soak'em in Duke Caribbean and humorously squirts water whenever fired.
• The Shotgun in Duke Nukem 64 is slightly different, it has a normal shotgun pump instead of a pistol grip and takes 2 types of ammo, explosive and regular. It resembles a Franchi SPAS-12.
• Though this weapon is dropped by Pig Cops, it is aesthetically different from theirs in that it has all composite furniture with a foregrip, while the Pig Cops' has wooden furniture and appears to be missing the foregrip.

Duke Nukem: Land of the Babes Edit

Combat Shotgun Game(s) Duke Nukem: Land of the Babes Statistics Damage per shot 20 Close Range 5 Long Range Rate of fire Slow Ammo Carry limit 75 In new weapon 24

The Combat Shotgun is the main shotgun in LotB. Its appearance is very different from other shotguns in the franchise, almost resembling a minigun.

A very effective weapon at close quarters but almost useless at longer distances. The only real drawback to its power is it's slow rate of fire especially against enemies with faster weapons. However the disadvantage of a slow rate of fire decreases significantly if the player manages to find the Super Shotgun in Mission 5 as it can fire up to three shots at a time which is more than a match for most of the stronger enemies.

If the player finds the Super Shotgun the Combat Shotgun will be upgraded to that for the remainder of the game.

Stats Edit

• Maximum Ammo - 75 shots

• Ammo Pickup - 10 Combat Shotgun Ammo

• Weapon Pick Up - 24 Combat Shotgun Ammo

See also Edit

• Pistol