@ghostadv: This Wii owner is buying it for sure.

ObZen

it looks pretty nice especially for the wii. i'll definitely been gameflying it first but im definitely interested.

demonknightinuyasha

Looking very nice! A bit generic but still, it it controls well and is fun thats great! hopefully it gets a publisher soon! c'mon someone....EA or somebody!

excel_excel

What the hell high voltage? What is this "Conduit" crap? I want my "The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy" sequel!

Hamsfork

Hm, sounds good. Hopefully they'll be able to really exploit the Wii's controls now and make a great handling game. And I'm holding out for this game to prove successful; then maybe other companies will jump in and help to remedy the dearth of FPS games on the Wii.

AvidAbey

@ZetaCrossfire: Out of interest, what are the other 2?

Gossy

Ok, that looks cool

dude49

Man, I'm pumped for this game. I hope enough copies are sold to tell other third-party developers that effort pays off.

Santa_Lock22

so, nintendo isnt publishing it? damn

bigman88zz

This game is looking mighty fine. A little generic, but extremily well done. Heres to hoping red steel 2 looks just as good.

fadecy

OMG OMG OMG....I feel so gay but im soo excited for this game now!

Chrinkster

Hopefully enough Wii owners will BUY THIS GAME so that more 3rd parties will give it more attention. It's up to you Wii owners!

ghostadv

this is 1 of only 3 Wii games im interested in please be good

ZetaCrossfire

I think it's too soon to talk about a sequel. But I really want to something from this guys in the Wii after that game. If they could do that much in this game, now that they have knowledge of all the limits of the Wii, they'll be able to do much more.

CockroachMan

Nintendo should publish that game. It would show what the Wii really can do

Shin-san

No. Nintendo made a mistake during the Conference by referring to The Conduit as a "First-party game".

In addition, High Voltage Software said that it has found a publisher but it is not yet able to announce who it is due to legal reasons. It said we'll probably have to wait another 1-2 weeks for the announcement.

Killer7

I really admire High Voltage for truly utilizing the strengths of this console. I hope their publisher really gives this game a huge ad push, because people deserve to hear about this one. I'll absolutely be buying this game.

ThisCharmingMan

woot if this game was a must buy already it has now bumped to stand at store before they open!!!

hevensxj

@Tubatic: Read the first part of the sentence.

Espiox

But didn't Nintendo just say they were publishing it?

Tubatic

I've heard of it but now im more interested lol, I'll hopefully buy...

austy108642

Sequel?? How about releasing it first? I'm FPS starved...

NeVeRMoRe666

@Forestbear: Well Metroid Prime 3 is one of the best FPS-games I have played, right there with original Half-Life and Deus Ex.

Hansel

Wow, this game looks sweet. It might top MP3's controls. I hope it does.

Darthvinder

I have to give HVS credit for doing a fine job promoting their game without the help of a publisher.

Killer7

DANGA' DANGA' HIGH VOLTAGE! I dunno, hard for me to imagine FPSs on the Wii being good. The idea of using the wii-mote too aim the gun is solid, but in practice, it's like walking around with an invisible brick wall with a window in the center for you to shoot out of. I know it's a bad example, but Red Steel just left a bad taste in my mouth.

Forestbear

@excel_excel: Ill go with EA with this...they handled MOH:Heroes' online multiplayer pretty well

DOWN WITH THE FRIEND CODES!!!!!!!

Kuririn

Hate to nitpick, but I still wish this game had voice chat with non friends online. Not their fault, just Nintendo's for wanting online to be child safe.. even for mature games.

But for a Wii game, very impressive features, hope it turns out good.

PuppyGuarder

While I'm very interested in this game and will certainly buy it on Day One, I think it's beginning to reach the line of being overhyped, especially if we're starting to already talk about sequels before a publisher has even been announced.

eclipsegryph

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD.
Please please please have the aiming system from CoD3 or atleast the option for it. I hate the Red Steel way of aiming and it looks like the Conduit has it (move all the way to the right or left to move that direction).
CoD3 had the aiming system of a invisible box in the middle of the screen and if you moved near the edges your guy would look around.
Or Metroid Prime 3. I forgot what that had. :\

Pattypie

@Chrinkster: It's okay to be gay, man. You don't have to hide it anymore.

eclipsegryph

I hope the quality of the game far exceeds it's content (which it's certainly looking capable of doing) since 'shooting Metroid/Halo style aliens' is in my view an utterly depleted FPS game premise.

The dev team seems to have a lot of passion though, and that can go a long way.

russtophiles

I don't like seeing that crosshair at the top of the screen. I sure hope the player's holding an aim button down or something.

Wolfers

@bigman88zz: Reading comprehension fail.

i.of.the.storm

@Lezard: well, there really arent that many on the wii. only about, what, 6 or 7 out? mp3 and moh:h2 vs red steel, far cry vengance, moh: vanguard, history channel: battle for the pacific, and cod 3. 2 good vs 5 bad. you would think more companies would have figured it out by now, or put forth a better effort, or some effort at all. i dont want to see the wii get bogged down by a ton of shooter that all look like each other, but i would like more than a handful

bigman88zz

Just think, if Nintendo publishes this game, Shooters will be come relevant to their fans again. It would be the equivalent of the Pope coming out and saying pre-marital sex was A-OK ;) Seriously, if people are that hungry for shooters, the thing holding them back isn't the Wii.

okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)

@Pattypie: you can adjust the bounding box size in this game

bigman88zz

@Forestbear: If you're using Red Steel as your barometer for FPS quality on the Wii, you probably need to play more FPS games.

Lezard

@Hamsfork:
I know you're joking, but, High Voltage does have a game that almost looks like a spiritual succesor to that game called Los Animales Muertes

stealthpengu

@Killer7:
I wouldn't be surprised if Ninty was publishing it

stealthpengu

@russtophiles: Very true. Unlike a lot of other third-parties, High Voltage really seems intent on getting all the can out of the Wii. Whether or not the plot of the game feels particularly original or inventive, they're putting their hearts into the game's technical aspects, and I have to applaud them for it. I hope that whatever publisher they sign with has the sense to give this game a marketing effort worthy of the technical work being done.

Lezard

@PuppyGuarder:
for me, it's not the voicechat with non-friends that bothers me... but the roundabout way you have to add friends. If you see someone playing that you'd like to add, you should be able to add them, then be able to talk... plain and simple. For a game that'll be rated T or possibly M, there's no reason that you have to use the friend-code system

stealthpengu

@bigman88zz:
No, they are... They just announced they were at the SF conference... Maybe Klepek missed that notice...

BPMΣ

@AvidAbey: They already pretty much nailed the FPS controls on the wii, just look at metroid prime 3 and medal of honor : heroes. The only reason why there isnt alot of FPS on the wii is due to its graphics. its sad, but i would really like to see more quality FPS, hope this is one of em.

zgnoud

This game looks like it's got some potential to really good, but I'm still not sure if I'm going to get it. Despite the quality graphics and interesting guns, it still looks a bit generic of a shooter, and with Resistance 2 coming out soon, I'm not sure if I'd care enough to spare the time and money on this.

Blah8

@mlubczyk: The fact that it's for the Wii.

Ashurahori

I mean, I doubt the story will be any good and with a sequel underway, I can see High Voltage making a trilogy and draining Wii owners dry for games that would have looked outdated 5 years ago.

mlubczyk

With no Co-op or split-screen, what is keeping this from being a generic alien FPS? I mean, you might as well play the original Half-Life and it's expansion packs.

What does this bring to the table that hasn't yet been done or is available for cheaper?

mlubczyk

@okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under):

Agreed.

Nintendo publishing this would their way of announcing that they are for supporting true gaming efforts.

And, looking at this article, how have they not already given it a go? For crying out loud, this game is using both the WiiSpeak and the MotionPlus. Nintendo needs a way to sell this to their customers, and this is the way to do so. The Conduit could not only serve as an example of quality third party productions, but a show of the benefits of their peripherals.

Mact

@Chrinkster:

Feel gay?

Because the thought of controlling a man excites you?

Mact

@Chrinkster: Sad.

Legion329

honestly i never even heard of this game (since i rarely pay attention to news regarding the Wii). But it looks awesome, I might try it out whenever they decide to release it!

DarthMetalHope

@bigman88zz: Thanks bigman. I'm probably going to get the game then. I haven't bought a Wii game since Brawl and I was disappointed with that game so I hope this one isn't.

Pattypie

I'm just looking for a quality FPS on wii. If this is that (which it seems to be) then I'm all over it. Id really like there to at least be coop in split screen, and split screen online play would be even better.

JokesJokes

@mlubczyk: I can't tell you how much ire this comment inspires in me. The Conduit is absolutely gorgeous for a Wii game. High Voltage is a brilliant light is a sea of wretched Wii-casual darkness.

Swift_

@undefined: Remember, gamers: the power... is YOURS!!!

Sorry, it just had to be said.

MPgmr

@mlubczyk:

What would look outdated?

You have obviously missed the point.

Mact

@Pattypie: there's a video on Gametrailers that shows how much you can adjust the aiming speed of the game. It's pretty extensive, better than C0D3 and MoH2:heros I'd say. [www.gametrailers.com]

Striderhayasa - Phillyyakk on PSN and Live.

@excel_excel: Nintendo is publishing it. It was announced a couple of days ago. Also, to hell with EA. I wouldn't wan them touching the Conduit. MoH2:Heros was a fucking mess online. Too many glitches, too many dropped games and the overall quality was pathetic. Bad animations, bad character models, bad collision detections. It was total trash. I nearly fell out laughing when I saw a player snipe a guy on a rooftop from a good 60 feet away with a shotgun. Dude was coming out of a barn down the pass and shot the guy dead. How the hell do you snipe with a SHOTGUN? LOL

EA sucks.

Striderhayasa - Phillyyakk on PSN and Live.

@Swift_: I have my doubts how true High Voltage's intentions really are. The game's not even out yet, but there's a sequel already planned? Will we have to wait for the sequel to get Split-Screen or Co-op? If that's the case, I'll pick up this game when it drops to the bargain bin and go for the sequel.

It's like the day one DLC, it's just plain lazy and I'll have no part in developers shortchanging us features that should have been included in the first place.

These supposed Wii developers are shortchanging Wii owners the same way the HD developers are.

Wii games not from Nintendo are 5 hour affairs like their HD brethren.

Wii games not from Nintendo lack either split-screen, co-op, online multi and/or a combination of one or more of the three.

I'm not going to take it!!! Why should I settle for no 4 player split-screen, a standard set by bloody Goldeneye 64 over a decade ago?

Wii games, due to their easier and cheaper development should be far longer, include more features and be more local-multiplayer focused then their HD brethren.

The Conduit devs sound just like HD devs in cutting corners.

mlubczyk

@BPMΣ: Not quite. Cammie did say that The Conduit would be a "first-party shooter", but she could have just as easily meant "first-PERSON shooter." Wishing as little disrespect to her as possible, she is quite capable of making such a mistake.

Furthermore, High Voltage has not yet announced its publisher, and it will sometime soon, as the article clearly says.

Paviel

I'm interested, if they just market this one on TV it's bound to sell, especially if it gets an "M" rating, since all the cool kids totally dig that stuff... I wouldn't care on the rating, I'm going to check this one out.

Shaoko

I know this sounds crazy but Nintendo should PACKAGE Wii Motion + with The Conduit. This will lock this exclusive with Nintendo forever and it will seriously boost its sales. Not to mention get that peripheral out there.

c-yber

now they all they need is to get rid of those friends codes. I predict the big N itself will publish this game.

TheUnlovingSonOfCammieDunaway

Every time I read comments by these guys they seem so honest and they really seem to be interested in making a genuinely core game for Wii.
One of the best comment was that they wanna make a game they themselves should enjoy.

SOLD!!

babelfisher

Like others, I really think Nintendo will publish this game.

david78

@mlubczyk: While having a planned sequel isn't the best thing to announce, I wouldn't let it worry you. Metroid Prime was a planned trilogy from the beginning and look how that turned out. In fact the majority of games these days have planned sequels, they just don't go about letting people know...

Xaif

That's good news. At least some other developers and games are making use of MotionPlus, as Nintendo haven't said anything about it aside from Wii Sports 2.

With Wii Speak support, all they have to do is make sure that online functions well with plenty options to choose from (something Brawl suffers from). I'd like Nintendo to publish, but they're strict with online FCs and contact between players, so it may ultimately affect the game. I can see them marketing the game well however, and maybe HVS have stood their ground with what they want online play to achieve...

Xaif

@mlubczyk: since when are games required to have split screen or co-op? its their game, they can add it in if they want to or not.

bigman88zz

Nintendo buy these guys. Shame Activision is publishing... wait no... its not... Third party hit? YAY!!!

The game really jumped up in graphic and is comparable to some 360 games on non HDTVs. The gameplay looks like a tighter version of Halo crossed with metroid prime and old school FPS games.

Motions plus makes me really want a sequel light sabers in Conduit fit in. Wii Speak seems awesome... well for the Wii.

Really the weapons and graphics from the gameplay I seem seem great. They seem like what I was expecting from the Wii.

The only thing I can say is I hope the put more brightly glowing spots and reflections on the enemies to make the graphics seem stronger. Aside from that its graphics are comparable to Halo3 with a better art style, more diversity,stronger graphics in certain aspects with smaller enviroments and no vechicles.

I mean to say this game rocks and Halo 3 might have worked on the Wii and Gears kicks its ass.

This may set the Wii up for FPS games.. I was a Metroid Prime Hunters type game on the Wii... these guys might be able to do it.

SaanZ

I really hope this game isn't a disappointment.

TalesOfFan

THIS IS GOING TO BE FREAKING AWESOME

TOAsT

FallingToast

i find it strange that people knock the wii controller when ms and sony is working on development of their own wiimote clone.

it should be releasing with xbox 720 and ps4 and everyone will hail it as the only way to play fps on consoles.

when it is said that the wii did it first, all the nintendo haters will say but ms and sony did it better.

dash134

Looking better and better, I am interested for sure.

WPack911

I looked up this developer on Wikipedia and it turns out these were the guys that made the last Leisure Suit Larry game.... Eh..... hmmmmm I hope this DOES turn out well

Tehman

@Striderhayasa - Phillyyakk on PSN and Live.:
I'm pretty sure Nintendo isn't publishing it. Or if they are, they haven't announced it yet.
The error comes from the NA conference and Cammy supposedly said "first party shooter", but she meant to say first PERSON shooter". That's my understanding of the situation, at least.

That said, it could have been a Freudian slip.

MR. FAP☆FAP!

@Striderhayasa - Phillyyakk on PSN and Live.: I used to do that in Counterstrike all the time. You just aim up.

mjn328

@bigman88zz: @bigman88zz: We just don't know but most likely yes.

MattB92

@mlubczyk:

I'll agree with you on the split-screen.

There is no real reason that an FPS nowadays should not have a multiplayer mode. It's a staple of the genre. In fact, it's why most people buy them.

However, getting upset at the thought of a planned sequel is unfair. Granted, they were dumb to say it, but there is rarely a series in which a sequel isn't planned during production of the current game. Many times, it's because the developer comes up with ideas that they'd love to do, but would either hinder the current production schedule or feel too forced and ruin the quality. Look at MGS4. [kotaku.com]

Also, how the hell can you accuse a developer of cutting corners and denying features when they could easily have ignored MotionPlus and WiiSpeak altogether for this and put it in the sequel without trying?

Mact

@Xaif:

Glad you beat me too it. Prime is the first thing that came to mind after reading what he said.

Mact

now here's a developper that is working hard! unlike others out there >_<

Sintonado

Hmmmm, I wonder if they can be the next Retro Studios.

ZinkO: preferred the old theme AND comment system

The best news about the sequel is that they've already announced that it'll have vehicles. As for the comments about it being a 'generic' FPS game, having generic FPS games certainly hasn't done the 360 any harm lololol.

One minute people are saying that they need 'hardcore' games, the next minute they're complaining about an exceptional looking sci-fi FPS game featuring expected 16 player online goodness at a smooth 30fps (at least!) framerate without split-screen multiplayer lol. What more do you people want?!!?

Really, who gives a monkey's about split-screen or co-op bollocks when you have a great looking FPS game that's guaranteed to control like a dream if Metroid Prime 3 and Medal of Honor Heroes 2 are anything to go by. Add to that the fact that High Voltage Software are also working on allowing users to rearrange their HUD to their own personal liking, and I'd say you've got a quality game on the horizon that's going to be a strong candidate for Game of The Year 2009.

snowdog

Good. Good. I'm liking this game so far.

armchairnixon

I'm kinda sceptic on what could M+ possibility help this game, its a FPS, what need does it have for precise hand movement

Still, man, can march 2009 come any faster????

cjlopez

@Chrinkster: I love trying to figure out what these say. I get the last bit, but what's the MG MG MG mean?

LastFace

@zgnoud: Well, two games might have nailed it, but it's been more miss than hit, hasn't it?

That's the general message I've been receiving.

AvidAbey

@LastFace: OMG OMG OMG?

i dont know what the m s stand for though.

dakimstar

i want this game to be good sooooooo badly.

FlapDangerous

I would love for this game to do excellent, but even if it just does decent, I hope it inspires other developers to work equally hard on their games instead of rushing trash out. Amazes me how much is going into this game, can't wait to test it out for myself.

thaswizz

For god sake I WILL publish it myself if someone else doesn't.

Rybo5000

So, ummm... does anyone else think High Voltage appears to be miraculously immune to the economy? Or is this game (and / or its sequel) going to be an unfortunate innoncent bystander in the crossfire of history?

BtownDesignGuy

@MattB92: I'm speculating that Nintendo isn't the publisher, actually. The whole reason they developed the game without a publisher is to avoid letting the publisher meddle with the game, ultimately watering down the game's vision.

And Nintendo totally has a history of meddling, so... there you go. I wouldn't be surprised if EA published it, honestly. They've got the core gamer audience, they support the Wii, and a lot of developers have recently signed publishing deals, saying EA seemed to be the most hands-off (despite the reputation they've earned in the past decade).

BtownDesignGuy

@dakimstar: 'I'm so'

cheeseboybeans

360/ps3 owners need to pray that the game doesn't get released. doing so would destroy their systems and will be an even greater reason why the wii is better then the 360/ps3. 2009 is the year the 360/ps3 will cry, badly!

newave

@newave: This is the most uninformed, blatantly fan-driven piece of internet fodder I've read in a long, long time. I really don't even need reasons to debunk your ridiculous assertion that the release of ONE FPS on one console will "destroy" two consoles who have much, much bigger market shares among that game's target demographic already and probably could not care less that the Wii is just now catching up to online standards set four+ years ago.

Good day to you, sir.

zgrowler2

How are they going to use the Wii MotionPlus if it already use the nunchuck? From what I saw of Nintendo's presentation, there is no way to use both at the same time..

m-p{3}

@m-p{3}: You need to watch that again, i'm pretty sure they used both at the same time.

Dirame

Im buying it, deffinetly, this and sins and punishment 2 too.

HELLSRIDER