Duke Nukem Forever was released earlier this month to a… poor reception from critics — 1UP gave it an F. A demo was made available prior to release, but only to those who had already expressed interest in buying the full game by placing a pre-order at certain retailers (or picking up Borderlands: Game of the Year Edition). Now that we’re a full week past the game’s launch, Gearbox has released the demo for everyone to try out for themselves.
The demo is live right now on the Xbox Live Marketplace and Steam. PlayStation 3 owners will have to continue to wait; community manager Chris Faylor says Gearbox is “working with Sony to get the demo out as soon as possible.”
There’s been quite a backlash to the criticism seen in reviews, and members of the 1UP community seem to come down on all different sides of the argument. If you haven’t felt compelled to try out the game for yourself before now, here’s your perfect opportunity to do so for free, whether it be out of a morbid curiosity or genuine interest in seeing what Forever is all about.
