Duke Nukem: Critical Mass trailer skips the PSP version for good reason

After a mysterious quiet period (which is totally uncharacteristic for a Duke Nukem game), Deep Silver and Apogee are planning to release Duke Nukem: Critical Mass for DS this week in Europe and next month in North America. You can see it in action in the trailer after the break, and, well ... it looks like a thoroughly humiliating experience, narrated by Jon St. John.

Surprisingly, the press release accompanying the trailer says that the PSP version is coming out at the same time -- but Deep Silver informs us that it was actually canceled. So if you're in Europe and in line for Critical Mass on PSP ... go home.

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7th April 2011 – Hampshire, UK /... Deep Silver has released the international trailer for Duke Nukem: Critical Mass, released on 8th April for Nintendo DS and Sony PSP.

The King of Action is back and ready to kick some ass! Duke's original nemesis, Proton, is back and has unified all those who have opposed Duke in the past. The Earth Defense Force attempts to ensure the Earth's continued security by transporting Duke into the future. Ironically, just moments after Duke's departure, Proton launches a devastating attack on Earth!

Get the full Duke experience as you guide him through a world invaded by aliens. Save earth and of course all babes with blazing guns....or sometimes just a well placed kick of your mighty boot.

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..and nothing of value was lost.

@Ezio Auditore da Firenze

Also, from the trailer, this game should've been released on the Game Gear.

@Ezio Auditore da Firenze

I think it development may have started on the Game Gear

@Ezio Auditore da Firenze I remember reading through the comments before watching it and thinking, "They're exaggerating, there's no way it could be that bad."

I stand corrected.

@Ezio Auditore da Firenze seen a gameplay video of this and it looks bad, really bad, considering its had years of development would of thought they would of put a bit more effort into it.

@Ezio Auditore da Firenze

I rate that trailer...sad face :(

looks like.....total shit :/

*distant cough*

Looks like a flash game.

They need to find out who was in charge of that game...
and kick their ass.

@Cavall

And chew their gum?

@DangerMouse001 Or maybe jam it into their windpipe just so that they choke on it.

The oldschool Duke Nukem games weren't that far off from those graphics, but that could very well be part of the charm.

Something tells me you aren't remembering quite right.

http://old-cans.com/games/duke2/2.gif

@AkumaFTW
And that is just fine... Should it be 1991. I don't think enough people played Duke Nukem before "3D", and even if they did, it's no excuse to release a game with such sloppy graphics. Don't get me wrong, I'm no graphics whore, but I don't think Deep Silver was trying to pull a Capcom (I mean, the awesome throwback that Megaman 9 was...), they're just... not good.

DS? That's soooooo last month.

Was there a game in that trailer?

You know a game is just awesome when they don't let you get a good look by putting better graphics on the outside of the game and move the screen right when you're about to understand what is going on.

That way, no one is the wiser to that the game is ugly and has awful gameplay.

It seems they spent more on the marketing budget than the actual game.

Where the hell are the crotch shots? I was promised close ups of crotch! And why is there game footage!?

@original fred
In case anyone hasn't seen what I'm referring to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6K00DCK1l98&feature=player_embedded

Glorius.

As I said the last time this wasn mentioned, this looks like a port of Duke Nukem: Manhatten Project.

Which would date the graphics to 2002.

@Drakkenfyre
Actually Manhattan Project looks better. Someone mentioned Game Gear before and I totally agree, the choppy framerate screams it.

You guys realize the Game Gear couldn't do polygons at all, right?

@Drakkenfyre

Neither can this game.

Jesus, someone actually gave that trailer the green light to be viewed by the public.

the least they could do is throw that crap away, and port the original game, that game better be three year long in story, because every other corner looks cut in that mess.

uh huh.....

I can't take this Pegi rating seriously. it just sounds so stupid.

Let the DS have it, I'd rather have good games on the PSP. These people need to be shot for making a shitty Duke Nukem game. In fact, they need to be dressed in Master Chief's armor, then shot with the same rocket launcher Duke used to blow the hell out of ClapTrap.

GOTY

@deaftly

GTFO

@Frostblade10
Tits or

@deaftly

TGIF

Whaaaa? Did everyone commenting on this really see the trailer posted?

I've been looking forward to this, and I'm buying it. Reminds me of Manhattan Project.

Damn. Why'd they cancel the better-looking PSP version?

Looks like a critical mass of shit.

Duke Nukem Forever, please don't take forever.

This game has been in development for 3 years!

Please, Deep Silver, drink the Cool-Aid...

"They came without warning."
That's what she said!

The comments here made my day. I love you Joystiq.

Forever will be much worse if it ever comes out.

Lego Duke Nukem

"Apogee" Man I really miss the Commander Keen days :(

... Although I'm actually surprised they're still around.

well, the thing that causes the grand amount of failure is...
"PEGI 12"

Duke Nukem: Critical Mass

Duke Nukem: Critical Mass trailer skips the PSP version for good reason

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