The game would have on both platforms a multi-mode where players could easily switch between third person, first person, isometric and side scrolling views including some extra options as a sniper mode, a jetpack mode and different boss battle modes. The trilogy would consist of three separate games with Critical Mass being the first its original release date set in the fall of 2009 and would be followed by the other chapters Duke Nukem: Chain Reaction and Duke Nukem: Proving Grounds.īesides the storyline the games on DS and PSP would however be completely different from each other the Nintendo DS version would be more of a side scroller while the Playstation Portable would be more of a third / first person shooter. After being rebranded to 3D Realms this would also be the revival of the Apogee brand in game development and publishing.
Rumours on the game started early as the beginning of 2008 and were later in July of that year confirmed when Apogee Software announced a completely new Duke Nukem adventure: a Trilogy which would be developed for both systems in cooperation with publisher Deep Silver and which would be developed by Frontline Studios. The game was originally intended to also come out as a Playstation Portable game but was later cancelled for unknown reasons. Duke Nukem: Critical Mass is a run & gun shooter game, released on the Nintendo DS platform in 2011 by Apogee Software.
