Some areas are just a mass of brown & it pays to not get too close to walls. Time to Kill is an ugly game though…filled with jagged corners & ugly textures. Finding everything a level has to offer is a serious challenge & helps extend the games life & value.
Like its inspiration, Time to Kill comes with its fair share of puzzle solving & secrets to be found. It’s a nice touch that both Duke & the enemies wear the specific garb of the era they are in. The enemies range from the standard pig cops to hulking bosses that take many RPG shots & then some to go down. A wide range of classic weapons help to deal with the numerous Duke Nukem enemies with period specific weapons available as well. He is a lot more flexible in his jumping (pretty much mirroring Lara Croft) & ability to climb. The biggest chance comes from the gameplay…as said above you now play from the 3rd person perspective which alters the way in which Duke controls. Seriously…there are loads hidden around provided you’re willing to hunt around. Once Duke has completed an area he is warped back to the hub which will have changed based on Duke’s actions in time.Įverything you expect my Duke Nukem is there….the one-liners, the strippers, the violence & plenty of tongue in cheek references. Starting in a hub area (modern city) Duke must find 3 crystals that will activate a time portal sending him to 3 points in time…The Old West, Medievil Europe & Ancient Rome. It’s now up to him to travel to various points in time & stop the alien scum. This is the point where the game becomes playable…it seems an alien race has found a way to travel in time & is messing up history for Duke. Duke’s fun is interrupted by pig cops teleporting in forcing a shootout that Duke wins inevitably. The games opening cut-scene showing Duke driving to a strip joint, going in & having some fun while Stabbing Westward’s ‘The Thing I Hate’ plays is iconic. The thing is this didn’t make it a bad game, in fact Time to Kill is one of the best Duke Nukem games out there (made easier to say thanks to Duke Nukem Forever). The most controversial of those though was Duke Nukem: Time to Kill mainly because its gameplay drifted so far from Duke Nukem 3D.
The popularity of Tomb Raider saw a number of clones hitting the shelves in the late 90’s.
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