Duke Nukem might finally have another good game
3D Realms has announced that indie sidescrollerRad Rodgerswill be coming to Switch on February 26. The port to Nintendo’s platform will include local co-op support, new characters, and a versus mode. Along with some original characters (like Evil Rodgers), icons likeDuke Nukem, Lo Wang and Shelly Bombshell (fromIon Maiden) will be playable.
Co-owner of 3D Realms, Frederik Schreiber, said, “We love Rad, and we thought he deserved some awesome new friends to play with. With new levels, weapons, couch co-op and a versus mode, I think our fans may have a hard time putting this game down.” If you already ownRad Rodgerson PC, PS4 or Xbox One, all this new content will be available as a free update on the same day as the Switch version’s launch.
Rad Rodgersis a very strange case for me. I had some fun with theinitial episodic launch, but then the full release came out and the gamefelt worsein nearly every respect. A1.5 patchcame out a few weeks later and was a dramatic improvement, making the game feel a lot more like its initial launch in early-access. Since then, it’s been slightly improved and tweaked to become a pretty decent retro side-scroller.
I’m not sure that co-op would completely change the experience, but having classic 3D Realms characters is a really nice gesture. I’ll have to see how the multiplayer mode turns out, especially with Duke now selectable.
