Conduit 2

« Conduit 2 is a good example of a sequel done right: it's an evolution of the previous game with a multitude of major improvements. With a bolder, brasher single player game, for better or worse, and a far more robust multiplayer mode, Conduit 2 isn't just a good first person shooter by Wii standards. It's a damn good shooter, period. »

« In the end, I enjoyed Conduit 2 but my only drawback was the game was over before I knew it. Even so, this is the best the Nintendo Wii has to offer in quite some time and if you're needing your first person shooter fix than this is the game to get. It may not break the mould in terms of originality but when it comes to controls and gameplay, Conduit 2 is very sturdy. »

« A wonderful level design and nice graphics will offer a very good Wii shooter. In Conduit 2 you will get action from start to finish. »

« Conduit 2 is a huge improvement over the original game. It's still not without its problems, such as its awkward controls and the B-movie production values but it's still well worth a look if you're a fan of first-person shooters. »

« Conduit 2 has awesome multiplayer... for a Wii game; the connection is a little slow, and there was some lag every now and again. »

« It's a lot of fun, and while it's not without flaws, I think it's a definite improvement on the original, and certainly one of the better multiplayer shooters available on the Wii. »

« Awesome graphics, jaggy gameplay, grasping story and loads of action. »

« Conduit 2 isn't a revolutionary shooter by any means. The plot is cookie-cutter, the graphics and sound design are good but not exactly eye- or ear-popping, and the campaign doesn't present a plethora of new features. The experience is still enjoyable, especially the multiplayer portion and its robust gameplay options. The game still shows a willingness to experiment with a few new guns and modes, and those who love finding bonus material will find a bevy of them here. It's a familiar but solid shooter that Wii owners will appreciate with open arms. »

« If you like the first one then you will love the second one because it's even bigger , better and badder in every way. They also managed to make this game feel bigger and look more impressive than the first which is amazing. »

« Really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really underrated »

« As the video game industry has evolved over the years, it is quite easy to ignore the small development teams, and studios who tried to make it to the top. It is very easy to get caught up in games like Halo, Call of Duty, Battlefield, and Overwatch. While Xbox 360 and PS3 had the FPS genre covered on all fronts, it is often overlooked that the Nintendo Wii didn't really have a shooter of such caliber on their small piece of hardware. Now I know what you may be saying to yourself. "Why, the Wii did have Call of Duty! It was a run down port of Call of Duty, but it was a game from that series regardless!" Well naive reader. You are correct. The Wii did have Call of Duty titles. However, what it didn't have was an exclusive shooter that could compete with other games of the FPS genre at that time. Sure there was Metroid Prime 3 (and soon after the Prime Trilogy was ported all together.) However, Metroid Prime was more like Bioshock rather than a multiplayer centric shooter like Halo or Killzone. Enter High Voltage Software. This small dev team was setting out to put themselves on the map by doing something no other developer would dare to do. High Voltage would create an exclusive shooter for the Wii. Did they succeed? Well, sorta. Conduit 1 was a major success yet was considered as a pretty generic game all things considered. The plot line was considered silly and took itself way too seriously. The single player campaign was quite linear and didn't give much reason for players to play through again. There were few modes and it just wasn't the greatest thing on the system. Heck, even artistically it was almost lacking. High Voltage Software would need to make some massive improvements in order to maintain their rise as a studio. So how did Conduit 2 do in the end? Although Conduit 2 sold quite poorly due to several factors in not only the industry, but their own internal problems as a company (which can quickly be gone over in a watch of Did You Know Gaming's videos about the company) Conduit 2 was High Voltage's clear response to every single complaint made about the original and more. The story was silly in the first game and took itself too seriously? Well now the game is going be outright silly on purpose and really make fun of itself (and the original.) There were many modes? Well here's local multiplayer, improved online, several vs types, and even a survival mode where you fight off waves of enemies. Oh! And there are a ton of unique weapon types that you haven't seen anything like since Perfect Dark on N64. The single player was very repetitive and had little replay value? Well now every single level feels like a whole different culture, has dozens of secrets, a ton of lore, a much greater array of enemies and scenarios. Oh, and the writing is hilarious to fit the stupidity of the original game's plot. It's brilliant. Conduit 2 is the result of a small dev team working their butts off to please consumers while dealing with constant losses at all ends due to things they just couldn't control. Normally you'd expect an end result similar to that of Superman 64 or Mighty No. 9. However High Voltage Software managed to create what is easily one of the greatest titles on Wii, hands down in the top 15 if not top 10. Conduit 2 gets a solid 9 out of 10. »

« This is great sequel even if it falters in some areas the original didn't. The addition of the local multiplayer was a missed opportunity, since it often crashes the Wii,but the campaign alone is worth the purchase for Nintendo Wii owners. »

« Fairly lame sequel to a great game. The new multiplayer mode tried to be like cod but failed. Very unbalanced. The story mode isn't fun at all. Part of the problem might've just been the limitations of the Wii but either way this game was not as good as I'd have hoped. »

« Conduit 2 should not have been put on to the Wii, it should have been made the Wii U. As a result of using a standard definition console, Conduit 2 seems to really suffer. Bugs, glitches and frame-rate dips galore. The motion controls for some reason which were great in the original Conduit here seem too loose and difficult to control. Visuals are a mixed bag, nice and varied environments mostly hide the average character models though the animation is decent to be fair. Gameplay wise the game is one step up, two steps down from it's predecessor. There is more action this time round and some really impressive set pieces, although these get fewer and fewer as the game progresses. The control scheme makes what would have been a average at best shooter into a often frustrating one. Yes there is the option for classic controller play but that doesn't really add to the experience nor take away. Multiplayer is surprisingly deep and entertaining but lag issues are what makes the online multiplayer uncomfortable to play. Fair to say it's no Call of Duty beater when it comes to online multiplayer, but High Voltage Software should be praised for making an attempt at a HD console quality online multiplayer experience on Nintendo's online shy platform. The story lasts about 3-4 hours (each level gets shorter and shorter literally!) Multiplayer lasts the same amount of time as your patience which means it varies for each person. Graphics: 7.5/10 Gameplay: 5/10 Features: 6/10 A disappointing sequel to The Conduit but it puts up a fight for itself, something that should be commendable. I would support High Voltage if they propose to port the game (in HD) to the Wii U, I believe it would find it's home there. I would also go so far to say, don't blame HVS for this disappointment...blame Nintendo and their fear of progression into territories that other companies ventured into years before. Of course, I am talking about HD. »

« Better Conduit and takes advantage of motion plus, headset and online. I like this better than any Halo or Call of Duty and weapons are unique. Any gun that acts like Kirby you know is sweet action. On-line is better and survival mode is great. I love killing hackers, but story could be more detailed. »

« The single player game is quite short. But the game itself is pretty enjoyable. What disappoints the most is the storyline. It is really boring and weird at times. If you have nothing else to do and you like just to shoot at things than this may just be you're game. »