The Conduit (Wii)

A solitary main character who prefers working on their own, massively varying environments and monstrous looking enemies. This may sound familiar to fans of the Metroid Prime series and this is no coincidence. Though it is not named as inspiration for The Conduit, it is obvious, to me at least, that High Voltage took some inspiration from the series, along with Cloverfield and War of the Worlds. Prior to release, High Voltage had promised a great looking game, claiming they would produce a fun and unique shooter whilst putting a lot of focus on the graphical side of the game even to the rather outlandish claim of being close to PS3/360 standard. Published by Sega, this ...  Read the complete review

The Conduit is a futuristic first-person shooter video game developed by High Voltage Software, which has been built around the Quantum 3, engine, a game engine designed by High Voltage Software specifically for the Wii console. The story of the game focuses on an alien invasion of Washington, D.C. in the near future. The alien race, known as the Drudge, uses the eponymous portal-like Conduits to deploy their forces throughout the city. A shadow government organization called the Trust sends newly inducted agent Michael Ford into the area initially to disrupt a terrorist threat, but he quickly becomes embroiled in the fight to stop the invasion and save the ...  Read the complete review