A third-person Duke adventure that's meatier than it looks. Four eras with strongly contrasted atmospheres, a satisfying arsenal and the mascot's macho humour intact. The engine wheezes a touch, but the variety and staging make it a perfectly decent bonus shooter.
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Category
First-Person Shooter1 player16+
Split screen
Description
Duke Nukem battles aliens across different historical eras in this third-person adventure. Published by GT Interactive, released in 1999 in Europe and North America. Four time periods including the Wild West and a post-apocalyptic future, Duke's signature arsenal, boss fights, and versus multiplayer.
Duke Nukem - Zero Hour review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
2/5
Story
★★★★★
"Classic"
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"From the very first minutes"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾0,02 GB📅28/06/1999
Published by GT Interactive
Duke Nukem - Zero Hour (N64) price, value & rarity
The pan-European PAL release of Duke Nukem Zero Hour is the most common of the title's three editions. Sealed copies climb noticeably, driven by a thin late-1999 print run rather than any deep demand, since the third-person outing is a decent bonus shooter without cult status. Loose carts stay affordable, making this the baseline against which the scarcer France and USA variants are usually measured.
Is Duke Nukem - Zero Hour still worth playing in 2026?
Duke Nukem - Zero Hour offers a third-person action adventure in which the series' macho hero travels through different historical eras to repel an alien invasion. The blend of shooting, exploration and time travel brings welcome variety, and the crude humor faithful to the character sets the tone. The handling and camera call for some adaptation and the presentation is dated. For fans of retro action and Duke Nukem's offbeat universe, it is a solid adventure, more ambitious than it looks.
