So we have the first conduit 2 review from UK Broadsheet The Guardian which is a serious political newspaper.

The Guardian said:

Two years ago, The Conduit attracted attention from the gaming press simply for being an original first-person shooter on a format that offered precious little competition in the genre. That developer High Voltage Software loudly suggested its game was pushing the Wii to its graphical limits ensured a level of expectation which it could never live up to. Decent if hardly spectacular looks and superb controls weren't enough to compensate for the slightly lacklustre action.

Conduit 2 may well benefit from lowered expectations; certainly, this is a more accomplished release than its predecessor. It's a globetrotting adventure that sees gruff, cyber-suited agent Michael Ford once again tackle the mysterious Trust organisation and its extraterrestrial army. Ford can use the titular portals to hop between locations and has the ability to revisit earlier levels with upgrades and weapons gained from later stages. It's a more substantial campaign than you'll find in recent shooters such as Homefront, with additional missions and secrets adding replay value and a certain self-awareness that was lacking from the rather humourless original.


Although some of Ford's enemies suggest that if there is life out there, it's not necessarily intelligent, most demonstrate more of a survival instinct than their suicidal counterparts from the original game. During fierce indoor skirmishes, they'll flip tables over to use as cover and attack from all angles in the more expansive outdoor areas. What the game lacks in sophistication, it makes up for with intensity, as muculent sacs spit out more alien foes to be taken down with Ford's arsenal of powerful and satisfying weapons.


Beginners may initially find the controls a little twitchy, though they can be fully customised, and there's welcome support for Nintendo's MotionPlus device, which allows for finer, subtler motion recognition. It's a convincing reminder of how well-suited the Wii's unique controllers are for the shooter genre.


Those who wield the remote and nunchuk most efficiently may be tempted to dive straight into the multiplayer modes, of which there is a bewildering array. High Voltage certainly hasn't skimped on the content – offering split-screen as well as online play across all game types – though at times it does feel as if quantity was a greater concern than quality. That said, the fast-paced action is rarely less than entertaining, making Conduit 2 a solid addition to the relatively slim line-up of shooters on Nintendo's console.

Also we have new screens from FAST racing WiiWare from Shin'en

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Jett Rocket, for instance, is one of the best-looking titles on the Wii even though it is a downloadable release and weighs in at less than 40 megabytes. Again, that’s because the developers over at Shin’en truly work their magic on Nintendo platforms.


Shin’en’s next WiiWare title, FAST – Racing League, is looking equally as impressive. The game has finally been pinned for a May release in Europe and it should hit the North American Wii Shop Channel around the same timeframe. To celebrate the upcoming release of FAST, Shin’en has sent us some new screenshots of the title. You can check those out above. Company CEO Manfred Linzner has also explained why fans should be excited about the game.


1. Fresh Gameplay


Extreme fast races build with a new design idea. You can switch between a white and black phase. Doing so lets you use various gadgets on the tracks like speedup ramps, overhead passages or giant jumps. You can also choose instead to use your ‘switch energy’ to give your vehicle a massive boost anytime. This makes each race unique and a great overall

experience. On top of the general racing experience we added tons of unlockables and over 20 racing missions, all on unique build tracks.


2. Best tech


- FAST looks fabulous when moving, still screens do no real justice. First footage is coming as soon the game is scheduled by Nintendo.


- FAST runs in super smooth 60fp, 16:9 or 4:3 for singleplayer and twoplayer splitscreen. It supports upto 4 player splitscreen.


- For multiplayer you can choose to split the screen vertically or horizontal.


- It uses the latest iteration of our tech, continually in development since 2005 and previously used in games like Nanostray 2′ or more recently ‘Jett Rocket’.


- For FAST we exclusivley added occlusion culling to our tech to maintain solid framerates anytime. The latest tech also includes stuff like ambient occlusion, emboss mapping, reflections, refractions, dynamic ambient lighting, a weather system (with morning, day, afternoon, night, ice, storm, snow, rain, sandstorms,…), 3d soundeffects, etc.

gamingeek said:

It's only when you see it side by side that you realise how its been improved.

Nintendo is basically doing exactly what Microsoft did with some of Rare's old N64 games on XboxLive like Perfect Dark and Banjo Kazooie; Touch them up and clean up the image, give it better controls, etc. Its a great idea and I'd like to see it done to all the old classics.

Nintendo needs to redesign the Wii and lower the price to $99 in this case:

Or just for kicks, they should re-release it in Platinum Gamecube shells.

Iga_Bobovic said:

edgecrusher said:

gamingeek said:

It's only when you see it side by side that you realise how its been improved.

Nintendo is basically doing exactly what Microsoft did with some of Rare's old N64 games on XboxLive like Perfect Dark and Banjo Kazooie; Touch them up and clean up the image, give it better controls, etc. Its a great idea and I'd like to see it done to all the old classics.

OoT 3D is not just a clean up. The characters clearly have more polygons. The environment has better and new textures and it runs at 30 fps instead of 20 fps. Still dissapointed that we do not get a new dungeon.

That's exactly what they did with Rare's games on Live. And Perfect Dark has online multi-player also.

Wasn't MDK2 supposed to come out awhile ago on Wiiware? What is the point in even releasing a game like that on Wiiware at this point? Nobody knows what the hell it is and they'll be lucky to sell 100 copies. It wasn't even all that big of a deal when it came out on Dreamcast back in 2000.

gamingeek said:

Double agreed.

TBH the power of Wii 2 doesn't really turn me on. I have an HD console and I can buy 3rd party games for it already. The power will please 3rd parties who want to port games and maximise revenue in the easiest way. When I think of Nintendo games with HD graphics the only title that I can think of that would benefit greatly would be Metroid Prime. I'm happy with the stylised designs of Mario and Link with the current level of graphics. I'm much more interested in what the new hook will be with Wii Too.

Count on it, bitches the name will be Wii Too.

MORTAL KOMBAT ! ! !

*ahem! sorry!*

How did you get into the beta so early, Archie?

Dvader said:

GG think of what endless ocean will look like with modern graphics.

And with 8GB of RAM to work with!