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Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour (2016)

Duke returns to save Earth from a world-scale alien invasion in the 20th Anniversary World Tour.

Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour is a 2016 version of the 1996 first-person shooter Duke Nukem 3D, published by Gearbox Software. It includes a fifth episode titled 'Alien World Order'.

Quick Facts

Publisher
Gearbox Software
Engine
Build engine (enhanced original)

Lore & Background

In the fifth episode, Duke finds out that the aliens initiated a world-scale invasion, so he sets out to repel their attack on various countries. Duke proceeds to clear out aliens from Amsterdam, Moscow, London, San Francisco, Paris, the Giza pyramid complex, and Rome, with the final showdown with the returning alien threat taking place in 'The Queen's Lair', a space station/alien environment. There, he defeats the Cycloid Emperor, the current alien leader, stopping their threat for good.

Reader's Guide

The 20th Anniversary World Tour version adds the 'Incinerator' weapon, the opposite of the freezethrower, with fiery projectiles instead of ice. The episode includes levels set in multiple real-world locations, culminating in Los Angeles.

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