Duke Nukem 3D/Reception

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Critical reception

Ratings

Publication awards

Score	Date	Region	Version
91	1997-xx-xx	FR<img alt="France" src="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/fa/Flag_FR.svg/20px-Flag_FR.svg.png" decoding="async" title="France" width="20" height="13" srcset="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/fa/Flag_FR.svg/30px-Flag_FR.svg.png 1.5x, https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/fa/Flag_FR.svg/40px-Flag_FR.svg.png 2x" /> FR	PAL	^[1]	[]
100	1997-10-15	UK<img alt="United Kingdom" src="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/fe/Flag_UK.svg/20px-Flag_UK.svg.png" decoding="async" title="United Kingdom" width="20" height="10" srcset="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/fe/Flag_UK.svg/30px-Flag_UK.svg.png 1.5x, https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/fe/Flag_UK.svg/40px-Flag_UK.svg.png 2x" /> UK		^[2]	[]
90	1997-10-29	UK<img alt="United Kingdom" src="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/fe/Flag_UK.svg/20px-Flag_UK.svg.png" decoding="async" title="United Kingdom" width="20" height="10" srcset="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/fe/Flag_UK.svg/30px-Flag_UK.svg.png 1.5x, https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/fe/Flag_UK.svg/40px-Flag_UK.svg.png 2x" /> UK	PAL	^[3]	[]
80	1997-10-08	UK<img alt="United Kingdom" src="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/fe/Flag_UK.svg/20px-Flag_UK.svg.png" decoding="async" title="United Kingdom" width="20" height="10" srcset="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/fe/Flag_UK.svg/30px-Flag_UK.svg.png 1.5x, https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/fe/Flag_UK.svg/40px-Flag_UK.svg.png 2x" /> UK		^[4]	[]
75	1997-1x-xx	US<img alt="United States of America" src="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/f6/Flag_US.svg/20px-Flag_US.svg.png" decoding="async" title="United States of America" width="20" height="11" srcset="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/f6/Flag_US.svg/30px-Flag_US.svg.png 1.5x, https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/f6/Flag_US.svg/40px-Flag_US.svg.png 2x" /> US	NTSC-U	^[5]	[]
85	1998-xx-xx	PL<img alt="Poland" src="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/f7/Flag_PL.svg/20px-Flag_PL.svg.png" decoding="async" title="Poland" width="20" height="13" srcset="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/f7/Flag_PL.svg/30px-Flag_PL.svg.png 1.5x, https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/f7/Flag_PL.svg/40px-Flag_PL.svg.png 2x" /> PL		^[6]	[]
93	1997-xx-xx	US<img alt="United States of America" src="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/f6/Flag_US.svg/20px-Flag_US.svg.png" decoding="async" title="United States of America" width="20" height="11" srcset="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/f6/Flag_US.svg/30px-Flag_US.svg.png 1.5x, https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/f6/Flag_US.svg/40px-Flag_US.svg.png 2x" /> US	NTSC-U	^[7]	[]
90	1997-xx-xx	US<img alt="United States of America" src="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/f6/Flag_US.svg/20px-Flag_US.svg.png" decoding="async" title="United States of America" width="20" height="11" srcset="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/f6/Flag_US.svg/30px-Flag_US.svg.png 1.5x, https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/f6/Flag_US.svg/40px-Flag_US.svg.png 2x" /> US	NTSC-U	^[8]	[]
79	1998-xx-xx	PL<img alt="Poland" src="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/f7/Flag_PL.svg/20px-Flag_PL.svg.png" decoding="async" title="Poland" width="20" height="13" srcset="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/f7/Flag_PL.svg/30px-Flag_PL.svg.png 1.5x, https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/f7/Flag_PL.svg/40px-Flag_PL.svg.png 2x" /> PL		^[9]	[]
91	1997-xx-xx	FR<img alt="France" src="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/fa/Flag_FR.svg/20px-Flag_FR.svg.png" decoding="async" title="France" width="20" height="13" srcset="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/fa/Flag_FR.svg/30px-Flag_FR.svg.png 1.5x, https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/fa/Flag_FR.svg/40px-Flag_FR.svg.png 2x" /> FR	PAL	^[10]	[]
88	xxxx-xx-xx	TR<img alt="Turkey" src="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/9/97/Flag_TR.svg/20px-Flag_TR.svg.png" decoding="async" title="Turkey" width="20" height="13" srcset="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/9/97/Flag_TR.svg/30px-Flag_TR.svg.png 1.5x, https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/9/97/Flag_TR.svg/40px-Flag_TR.svg.png 2x" /> TR		^[11]	[]
95	1997-xx-xx	IT<img alt="Italy" src="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/4/42/Flag_IT.svg/20px-Flag_IT.svg.png" decoding="async" title="Italy" width="20" height="13" srcset="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/4/42/Flag_IT.svg/30px-Flag_IT.svg.png 1.5x, https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/4/42/Flag_IT.svg/40px-Flag_IT.svg.png 2x" /> IT	PAL	^[12]	[]
80	1997-xx-xx	PL<img alt="Poland" src="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/f7/Flag_PL.svg/20px-Flag_PL.svg.png" decoding="async" title="Poland" width="20" height="13" srcset="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/f7/Flag_PL.svg/30px-Flag_PL.svg.png 1.5x, https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/f7/Flag_PL.svg/40px-Flag_PL.svg.png 2x" /> PL		^[13]	[]
94	1997-09-17	UK<img alt="United Kingdom" src="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/fe/Flag_UK.svg/20px-Flag_UK.svg.png" decoding="async" title="United Kingdom" width="20" height="10" srcset="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/fe/Flag_UK.svg/30px-Flag_UK.svg.png 1.5x, https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/fe/Flag_UK.svg/40px-Flag_UK.svg.png 2x" /> UK	PAL	^[14]	[]
94	1998-xx-xx	GR<img alt="Greece" src="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/7/70/Flag_GR.svg/20px-Flag_GR.svg.png" decoding="async" title="Greece" width="20" height="13" srcset="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/7/70/Flag_GR.svg/30px-Flag_GR.svg.png 1.5x, https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/7/70/Flag_GR.svg/40px-Flag_GR.svg.png 2x" /> GR		^[15]	[]
85	1997-xx-xx	PL<img alt="Poland" src="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/f7/Flag_PL.svg/20px-Flag_PL.svg.png" decoding="async" title="Poland" width="20" height="13" srcset="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/f7/Flag_PL.svg/30px-Flag_PL.svg.png 1.5x, https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/f7/Flag_PL.svg/40px-Flag_PL.svg.png 2x" /> PL		^[16]	[]
97	1997-09-17	UK<img alt="United Kingdom" src="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/fe/Flag_UK.svg/20px-Flag_UK.svg.png" decoding="async" title="United Kingdom" width="20" height="10" srcset="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/fe/Flag_UK.svg/30px-Flag_UK.svg.png 1.5x, https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/fe/Flag_UK.svg/40px-Flag_UK.svg.png 2x" /> UK	PAL	^[17]	[]
100	1997-xx-xx	RU<img alt="Russia" src="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/e/e9/Flag_RU.svg/20px-Flag_RU.svg.png" decoding="async" title="Russia" width="20" height="13" srcset="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/e/e9/Flag_RU.svg/30px-Flag_RU.svg.png 1.5x, https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/e/e9/Flag_RU.svg/40px-Flag_RU.svg.png 2x" /> RU		^[18]	[]
80	1997-1x-xx	US<img alt="United States of America" src="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/f6/Flag_US.svg/20px-Flag_US.svg.png" decoding="async" title="United States of America" width="20" height="11" srcset="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/f6/Flag_US.svg/30px-Flag_US.svg.png 1.5x, https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/f6/Flag_US.svg/40px-Flag_US.svg.png 2x" /> US	NTSC-U	^[19]	[]

Breakdown

Region	Version	№ reviews	Average	Lowest	Highest	Range	Views
World	All	19	89	75	100	25	Very positive
World	NTSC-U	4	85	75	93	18	Very positive
World	PAL	6	93	90	97	7	Very positive
US	All	4	85	75	93	18	Very positive
US	NTSC-U	4	85	75	93	18	Very positive
UK	All	5	92	80	100	20	Very positive
UK	PAL	2	96	94	97	3	Very positive
FR	All	2	91	91	91	0	Very positive
FR	PAL	2	91	91	91	0	Very positive
IT	All	1	95	95	95	0	Very positive
IT	PAL	1	95	95	95	0	Very positive
GR	All	1	94	94	94	0	Very positive
PL	All	4	82	79	85	6	Very positive
RU	All	1	100	100	100	0	Very positive
TR	All	1	88	88	88	0	Very positive

Sales

Date	North America	Europe	Worldwide

Software charts

Date	Position
1997-11-01	4
1997-12-01	4
1998-01-01	4

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References

↑ Consoles +, "Octobre 1997" (FR; 1997-xx-xx), page 100
↑ Computer & Video Games, "November 1997" (UK; 1997-10-15), page 60
↑ Digitiser (UK) (1997-10-29)
↑ Edge, "November 1997" (UK; 1997-10-08), page 98
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1997" (US; 1997-1x-xx), page 194
↑ Gambler, "1/1998" (PL; 1998-xx-xx), page 1
↑ GameFan, "Volume 5, Issue 11: November 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 26
↑ GamePro, "December 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 178
↑ Gry Komputerowe, "1/1998" (PL; 1998-xx-xx), page 1
↑ Joypad, "Octobre 1997" (FR; 1997-xx-xx), page 98
↑ Level, "2/98" (TR; 1998-xx-xx), page 1
↑ Mega Console, "Novembre 1997" (IT; 1997-xx-xx), page 64
↑ Neo, "Grudzień 1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 46
↑ Saturn Power, "November 1997" (UK; 1997-09-17), page 68
↑ Sega Power, "Dekémvrios 1997-Ianouários 1998" (GR; 1998-xx-xx), page 32
↑ Świat Gier Komputerowych, "12/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 51
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "October 1997" (UK; 1997-09-17), page 66
↑ Strana Igr, "Avgust 1997" (RU; 1997-xx-xx), page 75
↑ Ultra Game Players, "December 1997" (US; 1997-1x-xx), page 122

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[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_069.pdf_p100-1] Consoles +, "Octobre 1997" (FR; 1997-xx-xx), page 100

[:File:CVG_UK_192.pdf_p60-2] Computer & Video Games, "November 1997" (UK; 1997-10-15), page 60

[digitiser1997-10-29-3] Digitiser (UK) (1997-10-29)

[:File:Edge_UK_051.pdf_p98-4] Edge, "November 1997" (UK; 1997-10-08), page 98

[:File:EGM_US_101.pdf_p194-5] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1997" (US; 1997-1x-xx), page 194

[6] Gambler, "1/1998" (PL; 1998-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:GameFan_US_0511.pdf_p26-7] GameFan, "Volume 5, Issue 11: November 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 26

[:File:GamePro_US_111.pdf_p178-8] GamePro, "December 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 178

[9] Gry Komputerowe, "1/1998" (PL; 1998-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:Joypad_FR_068.pdf_p98-10] Joypad, "Octobre 1997" (FR; 1997-xx-xx), page 98

[11] Level, "2/98" (TR; 1998-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:MegaConsole_IT_42.pdf_p64-12] Mega Console, "Novembre 1997" (IT; 1997-xx-xx), page 64

[:File:Neo_2_PL.pdf_p46-13] Neo, "Grudzień 1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 46

[:File:SaturnPower_UK_06.pdf_p68-14] Saturn Power, "November 1997" (UK; 1997-09-17), page 68

[:File:SEGA_Power.28GR.29_3_Dec1997-Jan1998.pdf_p32-15] Sega Power, "Dekémvrios 1997-Ianouários 1998" (GR; 1998-xx-xx), page 32

[16] Świat Gier Komputerowych, "12/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 51

[:File:SSM_UK_24.pdf_p66-17] Sega Saturn Magazine, "October 1997" (UK; 1997-09-17), page 66

[18] Strana Igr, "Avgust 1997" (RU; 1997-xx-xx), page 75

[:File:UltraGamePlayers_US_104.pdf_p122-19] Ultra Game Players, "December 1997" (US; 1997-1x-xx), page 122

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Duke Nukem 3D/Reception

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Contents

Critical reception

Ratings

Breakdown

Sales

Software charts

References