The Finnish gaming magazine, Pelit, gave the game a respectable
82. It was reviewed by my favorite reviewer Niko Nirvi (I remember emailing him maybe two years after Duke3D was released, asking if he still liked the game).
Some picks:
I giggle at tasteless sex jokes, play with a turd and pinball machine and occasionally I'm delighted to find a foolish, dated pop culture reference.
Duke is a stupid [I disagree with this]
muscle man so the game's humor is very stupid on purpose. The purpose is to create Duke feel, not to make you laugh, but at times the game does both.
I'm happy, at Pelit.fi nine out of ten gamers are happy, so let the angry monkeys throw poop online, we'll throw it happily in Duke.
Duke, what do you wish to say to your critics? Eat what and die?
The reviewer also hates the 2-weapon limit and health regen. I found it odd that he seemed to
like the game's dated graphics (identified as such). He also found the puzzles and vehicles refreshing, good for pacing.
Here's a picture of the review (I lowered the resolution so you can't make out the text; not that you'd understand it anyway):