The Conduit
$13.94
- Dive into an engaging story set in modern day Washington D.C. involving secret agents, invading aliens, and government conspiracies
- Robust calibration and controls customization built from the ground up for the Wii allow you to Tailor the game to your preferred style
- Up to 12 players can join up online to battle in a variety of multiplayer modes
- Vast numbers of incredibly realistic AI enemies react to player¿s moves by taking cover and utilizing elements in the environment to their advantage
- Supports Nintendo¿s new Wii Speak peripheral during multiplayer matches
Product Description
After a full-scale alien attack on Washington D.C., suspicions arise as to the involvement of the U.S. government. Armed with sci-fi gadgets and high-powered weapons, players will battle aliens, rogue agents and enemy forces as a former secret service agent codenamed Mr. Ford. Built exclusively for Wii, The Conduit pushes the boundaries of the platform from incredible award-winning graphics to robust controls that are customizable on-the-fly. This action-pack… More >>
If this came out on any other console it would be laughed at, and I’m not talking about the graphics, I’m talking about the mundane game play. This game screams generic. For the Wii, it may be the best shooter available, but that’s not saying much AT ALL! If you compare this game to other games in the genre, on all platforms, which is what we should be doing in a review, this game compares poorly in every category.
At best this game is average, compared to the rest of the genre, it’s poor. If you want good FPS action, you should look elsewhere.
Rating: 2 / 5
oh yeah!!!!!! first review!
if you are a hardcore gamer,
and you have a wii this is the game you need to buy.
the online is the best!(better then call of duty’s)
the conduit is the first real great fps for the wii.
it is a must buy!!!
Rating: 5 / 5
A quality video game. Worth playing. Works great with the Wii Motion Plus. Great graphics. It is very violent and would not give this to my kid until he or she understand that we are really this dumb and have to kill each other like animals. But I still play, but don’t give me a gun after playing this for an hour or so cause I can shoot your for being the former. Wiiiiiiii
Rating: 4 / 5
Let me start by saying I prefer Call of Duty (as a shooter & online play) because it doesn’t bore me. The graphics in the Conduit are well done. I applaud those.
I would take elements from other games and add them because I think it would make the game better.
For example… Being able to adjust the HUD is nice. I may have checked that option once or twice and haven’t used it since. I think most games just need to focus on displaying the information during the game as simple, and easy as possible. In other words if you can tell me how many shots I have without showing me a huge flashing number I like that.
As well I am really bummed about the online play. Call of Duty WaW is a great example of how the online in this game could have been. Conduit’s online system is very primitive! I felt like I was just running through hallways the whole time. I couldn’t get the range I have in call of duty where I can stand on a ledge and pick people off one by one. The level they call the street is one of the worst I have seen in any online game. You basically shoot each other off in a demolished intersection and have a few buildings to run into for cover. The maps just feel small and it’s so easy to find someone just listen for the sound and you’ll get them.
Maybe its me but some of the smaller enemies have funny voice acting? Like a toy or something. I was being chased by little puppets in some parts of the game. The larger enemies growl like bears or something and why I don’t know. They could have been a little less of what ever it is they are doing…
As for the gameplay I sometimes wondered why I was picking up the alien guns. They moved like lizards and seemed to be breathing in between firing. This game is definitely made for the sci-fi & battle star galactica crowd.
I liked that I could remap my buttons something most games don’t allow anymore. I found that I basically mapped all of them similar to how they would be in World at War. I can’t help but compare this game with WAW because it’s one of the best Wii shooters next to this one (forgive me). Only thing I found that was unchangeable was throwing a grenade. I still had to wave the Nun chuck like an idiot. My accuracy in where I wanted the thing to land was always off due to this simple gesture which as in Call of duty I would simply turn that option off, and the grenade throw is mapped to the D pad. Accuracy is always on point.
I just think this game is a great example of the graphic capability of the Wii. The system is small but it can put out some detail. You can see it clearly in this game. Graphics are crisp but this game falls short compared to the last shooter we got. Call of Duty in no way compares graphically to this game but Conduit has some lessons to learn when it comes to online shooters. They maybe can take some tips from the guys that worked on in my opinion one of the best shooters on any system. The Call of Duty Franchise. I’d keep this game in my library just to show the graphics off but more than likely I will go back to playing COD4 for the long haul well into 2010.
Rating: 3 / 5
Forget about the linear boring single player game. High Voltage software seemed to forget all about scripted sequences, I would have loved to be walking in the street and all of sudden a space ship crash or aliens pour out of a building before it explodes…
But, Multiplayer… is awesome. Truly the best online fps on the Wii hands down.
One BIG MINUS though, Interface design is horrible. I accidently deleted my profile twice. That is enough for me to say avoid this game (There’s nothing worse then working your way to the final boss or level 28 multi player and then delete your hard work…)
Rating: 2 / 5