MULTIPLAYER DEETS
4 multiplayer modes:
Dukematch
Team Dukematch
Capture the Babe
Hail to the King(king of the hill)
Different Duke skin: red, blue....
4 on 4 gameplay WAT
Level advancement gained via XP..level cap is 42
Unlock physical customization rewards while leveling up in MP.
10 maps total
Old school gameplay.
"Highway Noon" torn up Vegas freeway
"Casino" two story casino with scattered launchpads)
Freezeray, shrinker, steroids, punching, jetpack, holoduke...
Mutators: infinite ammo, railguns only, heavy weapons, knuckle sandwich(fists only) and default shotguns.
Plant trip mines on players
If shrunk during a match, you can still fire your weapons at normal sized player but you only have a 10th of power!
Capture the babe: ctf style gameplay....babe will "freak out" sometimes when carrying her.....hit a button to give her a reassuring "slap".
"Duke Burger" "magnificant map"....miniatured players running around in normal sized environment...fallen pots and pans, Duke standees and Duke action figures
..some ammo and weapons are placed inside microwaves and garbage
disposals. Other players can turn these on to kill you if you go
in them.
"Morning Wood" Old west locale. crumbling buildings and planks connecting buildings...
Bonus objectives: goals like "Super Ninja" (kill a player while using holoduke) and "OMG" (Suicide via pipebomb)....these reward you with extra XP
Editors were able to play 3 hours of the game. Came away very impressed with both SP and MP. DNF "feels like a welcome burst of nostalgia-an old school shooter that's pure
popcorn entertainment."