Confirmed: Nintendo Power review score of The Conduit

Pandemic - 218 days 21 hours ago

Wait, what did Nintendo Power give this game out of 10?

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Menchi - 218 days 20 hours ago

They gave it an 8. Cited a number of flaws however, and the review sounded more like a 6~7.5

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CobraKai - 218 days 19 hours ago

I was expecting this kind of score. There is nothing in the gameplay and art design that makes it really stand out. At least they polished the game so that it was still a fun romp, unlike Red Steel.

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Timesplitter14 - 218 days 15 hours ago

Has anyone really been far even as decided to do look more like?

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morganfell - 218 days 11 hours ago

^^^^Kids, remember. Drugs can be bad for you.

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Buttons - 218 days 10 hours ago

Wasn't really expecting too much from High Voltage, honestly. They haven't done much worthy of awesomeness. Interestingly, I live in the same town where they're located in (Hoffman Estates, IL)

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sidar - 218 days 8 hours ago

Buttons, they have been living of on other licenses.
An 8 for their inhouse IP can't be considered bad at all.

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Buttons - 218 days 7 hours ago

No, it isn't, you're right. The way the summary was worded made it look worse than the 8 it was given

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scissor_runner - 218 days 6 hours ago

Nintendo power does not give out high scores like most gaming mags. Also the guys over at NP are not really into FPS are they?

Seriously if you have a blog you should go to E3 and play it your self.

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Avenged Sevenfold - 218 days 6 hours ago

Hoffman Estates?? I live in Schaumburg and go to Conant Highschool. =P. Small world.

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Buttons - 218 days 4 hours ago

Haha, cool. I go to Hoffman (And I know our football team sucks)

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BWS1982 - 218 days ago

I went to school in Schaumburg at the Art Institute where some of the HV guys went too (though they graduated a few years before me)....

I think to look at the attempt made (whether the game is "amazing" or not) is noteworthy, simply because of the game's target console. At least they didn't succumb to making more shovelware and garbage for the Wii. They are/were trying to push graphics and an engine on a system that has been condemned to virtually purely, casual gaming and one of the least hardcore systems Nintendo has ever put out. The system needs a void filled, why should we hope that void remains?

I say whether the game is a real 8 or not, props for defying the stereotype to the best they could. Better than watching the Wii's hardcore gaming hopes wither and die, maybe this will push other devs somehow...It'll be interesting to see a broad spectrum of scores for this within the coming weeks, or better yet, to try the game myself one day (don't have a Wii though).

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Tiberium - 212 days 3 hours ago

So I guess MP3 is still the best fps on the wii (it got a 10 from NP). *sigh*

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mrnintendo96 - 218 days 16 hours ago

What is so bad about a 8? It is still a good score, and beats most other Wii FPS games out there (most, not all). I am still buying it.

Just remember that IGN, X-Play, GT, GameSpot, GameInformer, Destructoid, etc still have to review the game. Who knows??

Still awesome, and this leaves room for a sequel.

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SuperMario290 - 218 days 3 hours ago

An 8 really isn't a bad score, it's actually pretty high. I personally think that Metroid Prime 3 will be better, but I guess I'll just have to judge when I pick it up.

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bigjclassic - 218 days 7 hours ago

We still get gems like NMH, Madworld, TvC etc. While the HD consoles get FPS after FPS or TPS after TPS. The Wii has more fighting games and better platformers/adventure games than the HD consoles so it evens out.

I actually own 13 consoles and the Wii and DC, get more playtime than the PS3. KZ2 and SFIV are the only reasons I touch PS3.

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scissor_runner - 218 days 7 hours ago

The other consoles don't hold a candle to the tech above them either, I mean what is your point? Yet this game does have what we wanted great controls and more polish. I think this was a good effort by HVS. It will only get better.

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LeonSKennedy4Life - 218 days 16 hours ago

You mean what Tribes did years before Halo 2?

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caladbolg777 - 218 days 15 hours ago

Albeit a little harsh, the same thought had crossed my mind. If NINTENDO POWER is making statements like...

- Doesn't measure up to “big guns” of the genre.
- Predictable story.
- Unimpressive AI.
- Little innovation.
- Lack of destructible environments is a disappointment.
- Level of detail in locales can be inconsistent.

Then I wonder what a non-Nintendo magazine is going to say. That's a little disconcerting. However, best not to judge until after release.

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mrnintendo96 - 218 days 14 hours ago

Lack of destructable environments?? Uhhh...hello?? Most games don't have destructable environments. Only Red Steel and Strangehold really have this.

Doesn't live up to the "big guns" of the genre?? How come it seems that Nintendo Power talks about Microsoft and Sony alot. Weird.

I will give the game a review when I get it. I think that the game is really suited for multiplayer, so I will play with all of you guys to test this. Killzone 2 didn't have a great single player, but awesome multiplayer, so I'll see how that goes.

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BrotherNick - 218 days 9 hours ago

They did seem to focus too much on the engine and controls and online. May their sequel be better. Some of NP's review shows that maybe they don't realize that the system isn't as powerful, and decided to focus on awesome controls, multiplayer, and make it look as best as they could haha. I think it's a pretty awesome score for their first new IP.

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sidar - 218 days 10 hours ago

But then realise how many games rated high havn't done much innovation either.

Reviews and Ratings aren't important...what is important that people try A game themselves.

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scissor_runner - 218 days 3 hours ago

Actually infamous has these same problem even with the lame evil deed scripting LOL.

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mastiffchild - 218 days 10 hours ago

Yes, Sidar. It has a different job than FPS on PS360 does and only really had to get the basics right to be the first fyll package Wii shooter-which I'll bet it's done.

Nobody ever said it could look like KZ2 or that it would be a "Halo Killer"-those are irrelevant to HVS. They are doing their first big self funded game, no licenced stuff this time and they've really tried to push the Wii. That not everything has fallen together isn't shocking but I'd bet, again, that the controls(the MAiN reason to even bother with a Wii game in this genre)are tight as you like and will carry this first outing. The MP, if better than what Wii has so far had(and I think it should well be with a couple of decent modes)is something I'm still looking forward to as a change from Killzone2-we haven't had a game really work as an online shooter just yet for Wii.

Bottom line is that they needed to get the basics tight and only the AI seems to be lacking as far as I can see so 8/10 might be very fair and iot certainly isn't a disaster so I'll be giving this a good go-I suspect that it could well be a real hit online-at least I'm still hoping.

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sidar - 218 days 10 hours ago

A game should just be enjoyable and if it is i don't see why people are being such asses about it.

Many said it feels like GE or PD, seriously i need to try this out.
If it can give the same feeling as i had on the N64 with those games then i don't care if it gets a 1/1000000.

Its pathetic that some actually go by ratings.

While in fact a 7 is considered DECENT.
From a scale from 1 to 10, 6 is actually already above the "bad" zone.
8 is good so, if people are really swayed by ratings. I can't see why they are bashing this game.

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Seferoth75 - 218 days 10 hours ago

Already got mine paid for. Its telling that the kids crying over an 8 are Sony fans. Yet when WKS got a 67 it was all fake. Couldnt be real for that AAA must own.

I'm not really buying the reivew anyway. If its from Nintendo that is really sad. Taking off points for something very few FPS contain is just a little too much imo. Of course it works out great for SOny fanboys. They can act like an 8 is horrible even though that is the same thing most PS3 games get.

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caladbolg777 - 218 days 6 hours ago

Seferoth75's icon fits him perfectly. Rather than bashing PS3 titles, which he does almost incessantly, he should be talking up all the great Wii titles (which in MY opinion there are MANY great Wii titles, but what do I know? I'm a PS3 fanboy). He's a perfect example of a gamer who would rather QQ and spew negativity than play games.

Enjoy your games, Sef. I'll enjoy mine. PS3 fans will enjoy theirs. 360 fans will enjoy theirs. Multi-plat owners will enjoy them all. There's no reason to piss on anybody's cornflakes.

@Sidar: It's not the rating that is putting people off. Everyone universally agrees that an 8/10 is still GOOD. What may put people off is the content of the review. When NINTENDO POWER, of all publications, is using words and phrases like "Doesn't measure up", "Predictable story", "Unimpressive AI" and "disappointment" then one has to wonder about the quality of The Conduit.

It'd be like PSM saying that Killzone2's graphics were "disappointing" or that it's enemy AI seemed "unimpressive". These publications are clearly lenient toward the console that they represent. If these publications are disappointed, then what does that say for magazines that choose to cover all platforms equally?

Magic 8-ball says, "Outlook not good."

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sidar - 218 days ago

@calad,
I still say, try the game yourself.

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caladbolg777 - 217 days 19 hours ago

Agreed. Truer words never spoken.

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TomAB - 218 days 3 hours ago

You can't be serious

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Hockey11 - 218 days 2 hours ago

Yes disregard the other 50 reviews that are 8's and 9's and the fact that it is rated higher than every exclusive for xbox 360 this year and will probably remain that way for the rest of the year. http://www.metacritic.com/g...

Halo 3 got a 78 and a 70

netjak-
The best thing I can say is that if you never really cared about the single player game in the first place, you can expect to have a great time with Halo 3 for years to come. If however, you are looking to “Finish the Fight”, and don’t plan on paying for Xbox Live Gold, you would be best served to wait for a price drop or two… or three.
score-78

GameCritics-
The ads promise an epic tale of tragedy, sacrifice, and heroism that Halo 3 really had no hope in hell of ever delivering. More troubling, however, is the fact that after playing the game, I can suggest with some certainty that they promised a game that Bungie didn't even
bother trying to produce.
score-70

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knox - 218 days 19 hours ago

thats actually a dumb comment there's been like 2 or 3 fake reviews of the conduit already so is it that surprising?

at least now we finally have a real, "confirmed" nintendo power review. i'm glad that this game is coming out already so that people can stop complaining about this game in all types of ways.

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Uncle Rico - 218 days 18 hours ago

They had the same picture has Nintendo Everything...

you were saying my comment is dumb?

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caladbolg777 - 218 days 5 hours ago

I agree that Nintendo may no longer have control over the content of NP's reviews, however I still expect Nintendo Power to overrate Nintendo products just as I expect PSM to overrate Sony products and OXM to overrate Microsoft products.

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sidar - 218 days 7 hours ago

Why not get this one and the others as well?
Why limit yourself to games? Sounds nonsensical.

You havn't played this, and BETTER = Subjective ;).

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Intrepid - 217 days 21 hours ago

You are AWESOME! Did you know that?

/sarcasm

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mrnintendo96 - 217 days 21 hours ago

Is Ottoenie Latin for SPAM???

EPIC FAIL!!!!

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