[Wii] The Conduit

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Multi impression: www.gamepro.com/article/previews/21...player-preview/

In our 6 on 6 match the game ran surprisingly smooth for a Wii shooter, and I noticed little to no lag.After Team Objective we checked out a 20-minute free-for-all mode called... Free For All. Normally I'm more apt to playing team deathmatch in my online shooters, but with the variety of over-the-top weapons we chose for this match and the expansive map--a huge multilevel building overlooking a central ground floor which was perfect for picking off players with rocket launcher blasts from above--this mode was actually a great deal of fun. Though we didn't get to check out all the weapon varieties, the "explosive weapons" which we chose for the Free For All match were a whole lot of fun.The last mode we played was an interesting assassination mode called Bounty Hunter. In Bounty Hunter, each player is assigned a target which appears as a white dot on the map, and when the target is in distance he will be highlighted so players don't confuse one target from another. The catch is, players lose points for killing anyone who is not their target, unless you manage to kill the player hunting you. After you take out your target, another player becomes the next on your hit list. Of all the modes we played this was the most engaging, as I was constantly wondering who was hunting me, all the while attempting to sneak up on my target without them knowing.

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Impressioni multi anche da gamespot: www.gamespot.com/wii/action/thecond...tml?sid=6209383

After only a single round of playing The Conduit's multiplayer mode, it's clear that it's been heavily influenced by the Nintendo 64 classic GoldenEye. This is no bad thing, but in terms of look and feel, Voltage's upcoming Wii first-person shooter feels very much like a spiritual successor to the Rare classic.Playing the game with a mix of journalists, Sega employees, and the development team, we really enjoyed our local matches, and were particularly impressed with the lobby system. At the beginning of each game, each player gets to vote on the game type, map, and weapon set to be used in the game, and then the game automatically scrolls through all of the votes to pick a winner. Obviously, the more votes something receives, the more likely it is to come up, but this is just one of the examples in which the team is trying to bring a full multiplayer FPS experience to the Wii.Regional and global games will offer experience points that will count toward your overall ranking, and you'll also be able to unlock new skins, such as scientists and drones, the more you play. WiiSpeak support means voice chat, but to stop things from getting too hectic, the game will relay the chatter only from those in close proximity to you in the game. In fact, High Voltage recommends that players with WiiSpeak use it in conjunction with headphones for an optimum experience.
We were really impressed with the way that The Conduit is shaping up, and on the day that we played it, that developers at High Voltage said that they'd submitted the final code to Nintendo.

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Altre impressioni da g4TV: g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/695346/C...layer-Mode.html

There were 12 of us in the room, filling out The Conduit's maximum player limit. Several of the guys from High Voltage were on hand to guide us through our two-hour playtest, and they wasted no time getting us into the game. After re-arranging the on-screen HUD elements to my liking -- an absolutely fantastic feature, by the way -- we launched into a warm-up round of capture-the-flag, which just so happens to be my favorite mode of every game ever.

It's all 12 players in a free-fire situation, but you only get positive points for killing your one designated target. All other collateral kills bring your score down, so you have to be very careful about pulling the trigger on the right weapon. It's a mode fueled by pursuit and paranoia, since you also have to worry about the guy assigned to kill you (positive points are awarded for defending yourself against your hunter). Your target will switch upon a successful kill, so it's kind of like a constantly rotating 1v1 match played amidst 5 other 1v1 matches. The potential for hilarious chaos is huge.

Between rounds, everyone can vote on the game type, weapon set, and map -- there are many variations and combinations of these elements, which is further evidence of High Voltage's dedication to giving the Wii an online FPS experience that's closer to what we'd find on the PS3/360/PC. Actually, the game did start to vaguely remind me of multiplayer Goldeneye on the N64 with modern online amenities, and that's a pretty good place to be. Here's hoping that other Wii developers take notice and follow suit.

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Altre impressioni: www.eurogamer.net/articles/the-conduit-hands-on

And it's true: graphically, The Conduit looks like little else on the Wii, with shiny reflective surfaces, textures that stay sharp up close, and a range of unexpected lighting effects. It may be a magic trick rather than a miracle - bloom, depth-of-field and excellent reload animations help to draw your eyes away from some fairly simple geometry - yet, far from a criticism, such calculated manipulation suggests High Voltage has the design intelligence to match the technical cleverness of its proprietary Quantum3 engine, hiding you from the elements the console can't handle with some unexpected treats that it can.

While it remains to be seen whether the team's as good at stringing separate encounters into a coherent campaign as it is as papering over the occasional crack in the visuals, so far this is a smart, shapely shooter, with multiplayer that moves at a frantic clip, and a campaign that hits the ground running.

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