I strongly believe that The Conduit deserves way more credit than GI gives it here. For real, you're going to compare the graphics of a Wii game to Modern Warfare? That's a low blow. You just can't do that!

With that out of the way, I'll get on with the review.

Concept

Basically, create a great hardcore Wii game. And High Voltage Software succeeds.

Graphics

The graphics are the best that I've seen on the Wii. I would say even better than Super Mario Galaxy, basically considered the most beautiful game on the Wii. However, because the game goes for a realistic look, there's not much style. It could use more art direction. But The Conduit's graphics are definitely amazing, and it does things I never though my little white box could. I would definitely like to see developers take advantage of what the Wii really can do now, as every game on it just looks a little worse knowing it could be so much better.

Controls

These controls are AMAZING. Do not believe what GI said. The controls are smooth, the Wii Remote is a way more accurate shooting device than any analog stick. At first I was totally fine with the default controls, but I just had one little snag, which I can't exactly remember. But you know what? It was okay, because even if you absolutely hate everything about the default scheme, its ALL customizable. So basically, don't like that the shoot button is B because you're used to the Metroid Prime default of A? Switch them around. All the buttons can have their functions changed. And it doesn't stop there. You can change the run speed, turn speed, remote sensitivity, bounding box, etc.

Gameplay

Just a bit too simple. The game entirely consists of running and shooting aliens. Well, not entirely. There are also points where you have to stop and find little biological nodes on the walls to unlock a door, and a couple puzzles to solve, but these don't add much variety to the game. The most interesting thing to break up the action with is searching for hidden secrets, but again, beside this, the entire game is running and shooting.

Multiplayer

Again, this is GREAT for the Wii. The gameplay modes are what you would find in any shooter, but they are very addictive nonetheless, and it provides a great Halo-esque experience. My personal favorite is ASE Football, where an in-game device called the ASE (All Seeing Eye) is dropped somewhere in the level, and you have to try to find it and hold on to it as long as you can to rack up points. Another good one is Bounty Hunter, in which you are assigned one person to kill, and killing any others gets you penalized. The levels provide some variety and are pretty well designed. Beware though: playing with friends will be tough, as you must still go through the swapping of friend codes.

In Conclusion

The Conduit is not earth shattering. There isn't a ton thats different about when put against all the FPS's out there. But change the background, make it a little more Wii flavored, and The Conduit shines like light at the end of a tunnel. In a sea of shovelware and party games, there is a good hardcore FPS. I would recommend it just for the controls alone, and to see what can really be done on Wii. But throw in a fun, if not amazing, single player campaign, and multiplayer that can stand up to even the likes of Halo all by itself, and you've got a title that should set an example for more titles to come, FPS or not.