This is Downloadable Content (DLC) for Duke Nukem Forever, requiring the base game to play. Released in 2011, it adds a full new single-player campaign where Duke fights Dr. Proton's clones at Area 51, introducing new weapons, enemies, and bosses. It also expands multiplayer with four distinct maps—Sky-High, Command, Drop Zone, and Biohazard—supporting all retail modes, offering a substantial extension to the established shooter experience.
This content package is downloadable content (DLC) designed to extend the single-player campaign experience of the base title, Duke Nukem Forever. It requires ownership of the original game to access and was released in late 2011 for PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Mac platforms. This expansion delivers additional over-the-top action consistent with the franchise's established tone, focusing on a new narrative chapter in Duke's conflict against alien forces.
New Single-Player Campaign Content
The primary addition is a complete, new single-player campaign. The story places Duke deep within Area 51, where the antagonist Dr. Proton is executing an evil plan. Fueled by new ego boosts, Duke is tasked with confronting evil clones and alien queens to save the world.
This new campaign integrates several specific gameplay enhancements into the existing framework:
- Introduction of brand new weapons to the player's arsenal.
- Inclusion of all-new enemy types and bosses for players to overcome.
- Addition of new interactive items scattered throughout the environment.
- A set of new Achievements available for unlocking.
Multiplayer Map Expansion
In addition to the single-player content, this DLC significantly expands the competitive multiplayer component by adding four distinct new maps. These arenas are fully compatible with all existing retail game modes found in the base game.
What new environments are available for multiplayer combat?
The four new arenas provide varied settings for combat:
- Sky-High: Set in the alien-infested corporate offices of Pooty, Inc. near Las Vegas, this map features three indoor floors, two rooftops, and utilizes jump pads for vertical engagement.
- Command: This map is built around an EDF command center containing an imprisoned BattleLord. It is structured across two levels, featuring winding stairs and straightaway corridors, and includes jump pads.
- Drop Zone: Located on the rooftop of Duke’s Lady Killer Casino, this arena mixes indoor and outdoor combat, incorporates stairwells for platforming, and features an EDF dropship on a landing pad adjacent to a bottomless pit.
- Biohazard: Players compete within the Breston Plant Nuclear Power facilities across multiple floors, including locker rooms, restrooms with showers, control rooms, and the nuclear waste storage area.
Furthermore, players who own the prior add-on content, the "Hail to the Icons Parody Pack," gain access to additional multiplayer modes within this DLC, including Freeze Tag, Hot Potato, Hail to the King Free For All, and Predator.