GamesRadar: The Conduit Review

GamesRadar writes: "Few developers bother to utilize Nintendo's ageing guts and motion controls to churn out exclusive, traditional content, and fewer still refine that into anything resembling a meaningful experience. The solid, yet unremarkable single-player won't win any awards, but The Conduit still features the most finely honed online outings available on the Wii, thus making it supremely worthy of our third highest score. We can't wait to see what else the Quantam3 engine has in store".

[akashifire]

That was one of the funniest reviews I've read.

[kunit22c]

Everybody with a Wii add my wii friend code, 1516909582273678 and tomarow ill be getting the conduit! so everybody that gave me their wii friend code, ill give you my Conduit friend code too! :D and reply to this giving me your friend code.

[wiizy]

good solid score..not sure why sony and xbox owners are complaining..you dont own a wii

[TheMART]

Yes I do, I own all 3 of them. The Wii just softmodded to be able to emulate all the consoles I own or owned once.

The Wii just can't do real hardcore games that even come close to the 360/PS3 games, it just falls short in every way. I just guess with the Wiimote and the 'power' of the supercharged gamecube only shiatware fits, or just special creative ones like Madworld. Too bad those don't sell to the nongamer Wii audience.

[ChickeyCantor]

" real hardcore games "

*desk slam*
LOL

[pangitkqb]

But not what many hardcore Wii gamers were hoping for. Still, good overall and to be appreciated.

[ChickeyCantor]

"But not what many hardcore Wii gamers were hoping for"
What more do they want? It confirms its a solid game =)

[wiizy]

good review , great game.. i love hearing sony and microsoft fanboys...they cant let go of the fact that their system dont sell cause of variety....obviously all your system offers is shooters so to you this is not much...but to a system that actually has variety this is a very good game.

[bjornbear]

Why are you hating on PS3 and 360? This has nothing to do with them.

And if by variety you mean Wii Fit, Wii Fit Plus and Wii Sports Restort, and the other countless Wii "Add Casual Market Hook Here" products, you are wrong.

All 3 consoles have variety, just each console caters to a certain crowd. And its not about sales, its about quality - and the Wii has (unfortunately) proven that sales aren't synonym to quality gaming.

None the less, glad this game is getting good reviews =) HV is very promessing and i hope to see more from them!!

[HQLocated111]

lol This is the first Wii fanboy I've seen this gen.

[N4g_null]

wiizy don't even bring them up man. They will come only to the reviews that have bad scores. Only a few true fanbois will show up at the good reviews.

Also HVS is raising their stock on this game and I wish them luck tomorrow. The game dev community is rooting for you guys! If it does not do crazy numbers then it will surely have legs.

[ZuperAmazingCooKie]

Last-gen ports, children games and mini-games is suddenly variety? Oh, so now that it has a shooter that is barely above average, you can say it has variety? Wait, I forgot rail-shooters... you can keep those.

Anyway, really, why risk being humiliated? Because you know, the genres that PS3 and 360 have covered (and Wii does not) are:

-Western RPGs: Fallout, Oblivion, Bioshock, Borderlands
-First Person Shooters: Killzone 2, Call of Duty 4, Halo 3, Resistance Fall of Man, Resistance 2, Halo ODST, Halo Reach, Modern Warfare 2
-Third Person Shooters: Uncharted 1 and 2, Gears of War 1 and 2, SOCOM, GRAW 1 and 2, Lost Planet 1 and 2, Red Faction, etc
-Open World/Sandbox games: GTAIV, Infamous, Prototype, Crackdown, Saints Row, Assassin's Creed, etc
-Fighting games: Tekken, Soul Calibur, Virtua Fighter, Street Fighter, Marvel VS Capcom, etc
-Horror Games: Resident Evil 5, Condemned, Silent Hill, Siren: Blood Curse, etc
-Platformers: Ratchet and clank FTOD, R&C: ACIT, Banjo Kazooie, Kameo, Little Big Planet
-Racing games: Motorstorm 1, Motorstorm 2, GT5: Prologue, Forza 2, Forza 3, Need 4 Speed, Burnout Paradise
-Flying sim: Warhawk, Hawx, Ace Combat 6
-RTS: Command n' Conquer, Halo Wars

Even on JRPGs, the Wii doesn't have much. Not like the PS3 does, but it has a few gems and so does 360. White Knight Chronicles, Valkyria Chronicles, Demons Soul, Folklore, Magna Carta, Eternal Sonata, Tales of Vesperia, Blue Dragon, Lost Odyssey. Then again, they have more than the Wii on that genre too.

Hell, even the casual genres are covered by 360 and PS3. Singstar, Buzz, In the movies, Lips, EyePet, Eye of Judgment, Natal, and lots of original PSN and XBL content; not so much on Wiiware.

Seriously... there's a lot more 3rd party support and original IP on PS3 and 360 than on Wii. Not saying the Wii is complete crap, just not the best choice for a hardcore gamer. I'm mostly interested in Mario and Zelda and a few new IP games that might be bound to get the port treatment on PS3 and 360 with their new motion controls anyway.

[N4g_null]

ZuperAmazingCooKie some one stole your cookie? The wii is fine in fact conduit is the best controlling FPS so far. Online is great and the graphics are actually really really good for the spec limits.

I'm sorry you can find any thing too play. on another note I don't like any of the games you listed. Clearly HD gaming is not my preference because if I'm going to play HD games then I want a real HD game on a PC.

Also that list you have has nothing on the VC that has loads of classic that blow those new games out of the water. On top of that I have access to some of my favorite neo geo games. I'm not missing any of those games you listed.

I love games with good art but I also love game with great controls and on top of that I'm not really liking what you guys are calling HD console right now. I have this on PC and it is night and day. So I think I'm covered like most people I'm not really impressed by HD visual alone.... These games still play like UT from the first PS1. I'm not interested in that.

If any thing why are you not bring up the real hardcore HD games? I mean do you even know what they are? What you listed was a award ceremony for some stuck up magazine. If those games where really that good then I would be hooked on them right now.

How about you just stop coming to Wii article and you will not have to take up for poor sony? I think we have said all that needs to be said about those guys. It's their problem now yet I'm not going to rain on your parade since you guys are dead last. Believe me things could get worst really fast for that system. Hey but why talk on bad stuff huh? SONy will be fine they have 20 million people to sell games to.

[Gr81]

Looks like Scissor had his hand in a ZuperAmazingCookie Jar and decided to take a bite outta it. Only to find it wasn't ZuperAmazing at all just ZuperLame! Funny how you had to name off a bunch of games from TWO platforms to make your argument Zupe, that's weak. Also you must not really know what the Wii has to offer gamewise beyond Cooking mama..And you call yourself hardcore...

[EvilTwin]

Zupe -- how does the Wii not have variety? (And what's with making Bioshock a "Western RPG" instead of a FPS?)

Wii now has a few darn good FPS games: Metroid Prime 3 (and actually, the entire Metroid Prime trilogy this summer) and now The Conduit, plus two decent shooters in MOH: Heroes 2 and COD:WAW.

Platformers? Galaxy, Paper Mario, de Blob, and two more Marios on the way.

Action/adventure/RPG? Zelda: TP and the best version of Okami available.

Brawlers? NMH and MadWorld. Add in Smash Bros. for fighting, and you could even toss Punch Out in here.

RTS? Little King's Story and Swords & Soldiers.

Sports? Pro Evo Soccer and Tiger Woods have their best iterations on Wii this gen. Grand Slam and Virtua tennis will only get better with M+. Shaun White snowboarding is pretty good, too.

Puzzlers? World of Goo, Boom Blox and Zack & Wicki.

Does the Wii have gaps in its lineup? Sure. It doesn't have enough TPS or sandbox games. But it has its own strengths. I sure as heck wouldn't play Trauma Center on any other console.

[mrv321]

8.0 means is dreadful... I can not have fun now... SOMEONE disliked the game and now I must.

/sarcasm.

Sorry, I get annoyed at review scores and people arguing about them, someone wise once said 'the best review is your own' this looks like a great game and I'm sure many will enjoy it, and to those who don't state your complaints in a valid manor but don't be fanboy and hate on the people who like it. I would've bought this if I owned a Wii but this and MadWorld isn't reason alone to buy one. I hope Wii owners enjoy and buy this game and help get more hardcore games released.

[Baka-akaB]

I truly can't seems to like this game , for some reasons , some being the art and design ... but it's good the wii gets finally a real fps experience .

Metroid was outstanding , but more an adventure than something akin to a halo , cod or kz .

I do hope that this time around hardcore wii gamer DO support the game , unlike what happened with No more heroes or Madworld .

[condorstrike]

Quantam3 engine....

lol.

good review though.

[Dsnyder]

About the best score wii games will ever get with its aging hardware. At least wii owners arent getting screwed as badly as last year.

[ChickeyCantor]

Remind all of us what has basically one of the highest score this gen?(yes its on the Wii, now c'mon tell us you can do that)

[bjornbear]

I don't want to give it away easy for him, but it might help =3

He does pack a point though =/ this year is looking a lot more promessing for "gamers" on the Wii than last year =) and HV has a lot to do with that (don't they have 2 more IP's coming for the Wii?)

[Dsnyder]

GTA 4? That doesnt start with an M nor was it on the wii....

You miss the point of my comment. You forget last year how wii screwed you guys over by offering no hardcore games (except animal crossing according to nintendo) at least you guys get something this year that actually has a respectable score on it and doesn't embarrass the console.

[Double Toasted]

my hand would like a word with your avatar...

[Seferoth75]

Highest rated exclusive this gen is SMG. GTA4 means nothing dude... Pick a game where half the reviewers didnt come out and say the game didnt deserve the score and maybe I'll buy it. Too many complaints about that game after release. Even most gamers admit it isnt a 10

[N4g_null]

Dsnyder Well I'm glad you got a prefect game... question do you still play it? if not then what is your point.... it seems you guys got screwed along with all the studios that got shut down because of HD gaming cost.

Also didn't mario kart come out last year? No it didn't but people are still playing it like it did hmmmmmm also I wonder what game sold 18 million copies? Hey man you can have the hype I want people to play with and have fun. You win the HD console are so great I bought a PC to play their games ain't that some thing?

So I agree PC HD gaming is great and so is the controls? Oh you have a HD console I mean really does that even make sense? Your a graphics whore with inferior hardware? Have you every see a texture that was not pixelated on those consoles? I mean I expect it on the Wii but hey they are not bragging about HD gaming are they?

Another thing is why hate this game if it is not for you. We let you play your halos and uncharteds so let us play our game.

See you guys tomorrow!

[Syronicus]

Does not make up for the plethora of shovelware the Wii has in its library at the moment.

http://www.gamedaily.com/ar...

I hope that the hardcore fans of gaming appreciate the Conduit and that the game helps support the idea that Ninty has not forgotten those that like to play good games that do not end in -Fit or -Sports.

[N4g_null]

Syronicus the 3rd party is starting to show up right now. Had the conduit came out before red steel we would not be talking about nintendo forgeting any one.

Well since you bring up the subject we all know it was the 3rd parties that forgot about the hard core on a nintendo console. Nintendo continue to make their hardcore games but the hardcore you speak of only wanted COD and ninja blade it seems. The hardcore on the Wii are playing VC games and loving it. We are playing Wii ware games and loving it and we are even buying stuff like paper mario, BWii, and mario kart and loving it.

The whole nintendo forgot the hardcore is viral marketing by sony and MS. What is funny is MS and SONY can not even get more hardcore gamers on their consoles. Even though their systems are more powerful I've yet to see they get the important things right like controls, and even art styles.

HD gaming relys on normal mapping a scripted evens way too much. If you guys would have said some thing about all of that earlier then you wouldn't be waiting on motion control in 2011....

[Cajun Chicken]

Hmm, might give this a look in after all.

[EvilTwin]

The score certainly seems fair considering the complaints about the game.

Even with great graphics, the art style isn't blowing anyone's skirt up with The Conduit (and recycling too many rooms is another big no-no). Neither is the linear, straight forward run 'n gun gameplay.

[But can reviewers please get off of the "the single player is too short and the story is generic" schtick? You could beat COD4 in a lunch break. And the ONLY FPS I've played this gen with a truly good storyline was Bioshock.]

This game would get lost in the pack on other consoles...because it would have dual analog control. The ridiculous customization is what props this game up into "B" territory.

It isn't AAA/spectacular. It's just good. Nothing more, nothing less.

This isn't the Wii's "Halo."
It's the Wii's "Black" -- solid, but it won't redefine the genre.