The Conduit

THE GOOD:
+ Superb FPS Gameplay
+ Lush visuals
+ Excellent voice acting
+ Great 12 player online mode
+ Large selection of weapons
+ Cool storyline

THE BAD:
- Dull cutscenes
- Few faults with online server
- Single player gets too hard
- No offline multiplayer

SUMMARY:
The Conduit could be considered the Wii's answer to Halo on the X-Box. Both involve you blasting the living hell out of aliens (as do many other shooter games out there) and have frantic online modes. But is The Conduit a worthy opponent to the popular Halo franchise? Let's find out...

STORYLINE
You are Agent Michael Ford who is contacted by John Adams, head of the shadow government known as the Trust, which have secretly protected America for over 200 years. You are sent to recover a stolen Trust artifact called the All Seeing Eye (ASE)....and I'll leave it there. I don't want to spoil now,...

THE GOOD:
The story, the graphics were amazing for the wii, the levels, the easter eggs gave me something to look for while playing when I finished campaign.

THE BAD:
The online was sort of disappointing. It lagged a bit, and it was kind of a mess. I also noticed some similarities and possible ripoffs from the game "Halo".

SUMMARY:
Instead of a catchy introduction, let me just clear somethings out for people who never played the game. Drudge = weird mutant creatures that are your enemy. Trust = Humans with advanced weapons and suits. Also your enemy. Michael Ford = The main character. Prometheus = The guy who guides you through the game.

Story: 9/10

A good story I would say, instead of being one of those games that you just go around shooting stuff with no real meaning at all, it gives us some nice speeches on certain parts. They even went as far to quote George Orwell. I start to wonder if this is a game or a lesson....

THE GOOD:
~Deep backstory
~Fantastic graphics engine
~Solid soundtrack
~Arguably the best controls of any console FPS ever
~Addictive Multiplayer with a variety of online modes

THE BAD:
~Single player is short, generally lasting between 5-7 hours with no real replay incentive
~The story isn't particuarly impressive unless you delve into the backstory
~Mediocre art direction leads to bland environments and do the graphics engine no justice whatsoever
~Online tends to be laggy with 8+ people

SUMMARY:
Introduction
Once upon a time there was a video games console called the Nintendo Wii. He wasn't as big or strong as his brothers the 360 and PS3 and all he had was kiddy games with a few good titles to his name. Then one day, a nice group of people called High Voltage Software came along and said "we're going to make you a quality FPS" and they lived happily ever after.

Well I never was good at...

THE GOOD:
-Precise and well done Wii controls with little hassle due to them being fully customizable.
-One of the best looking games on the Wii with many different graphical effects. Not quite at 360/PS3 level, but close enough that this is the best looking game on the Wii.
-Many different weapons, all very fun to use. Each one requires skill in some way or another and none of them are considered over powered. One of the few games out there with great weapon balancing.
-A short but sweet Single Player experience. AI is well made (nothing breath taking, however) and the difficulty will keep you busy for a while.
-Online multiplayer with 12 players is a great addition as well as Wii Speak for friends matches.
-Plenty of well made maps in multiplayer.
-Good storyline with some nice twists.
-Ranking system involved in multiplayer that will keep some players addicted.
-Plenty of extras such as Cheats, Concept Art, and even...