So you thought the Wii was just for tennis and fitness programs? Think again. Finally, after months of eager anticipation, Sega’sWii-controlled first-person shooter game is on the shelves: The Conduit. Developed by High Voltage Software, The Conduit features a Mr. Ford who is, not surprisingly, expected to save the world.
The story goes something like this. Since Washington D.C. has come under fire by The Drudge, an alien invading force, Mr. Ford, secret service agent par excellence, is summoned to solve the problem and save the day. Unfortunately, his sponsor “The Trust,” is mixed up in the problem, and Ford finds himself needing to unravel the betrayal as well as battle the bad guys.
If it sounds strangely familiar and vaguely boring, you’re not alone. Gaming artist Tae Kim gives it a passing grade, and but isn’t totally excited over the fact that The Conduit recollects the tenor of GoldenEye (vintage 1997). But while Goldeneye may have a more engaging 007-style story, The Conduit doesn’t. As Kim complained, “[it was a] boring story that had me tapping the A button as fast as I could.” What did he catch? “Some mumbo jumbo about some shadow organization that’s plotting to take over the world using aliens or something; I don’t know, it didn’t make a lot of sense.” Read the rest of this entry »
There are 3 new title updates for the Wii Ware Channel this week.
NEVES Plus (Yukes Company of America, 1 - 4 players, 800 Wii Points): Originally a DS puzzler, the game now comes to Wii in an enhanced state that adds several multiplayer modes spanning across 500 new puzzles. Players can work cooperatively, or against one another, as each tries to complete one silhouetted puzzle after the next.
Family Mini Golf (Aksys Games, 1 - 8 players, 500 Wii Points): Aksys brings the family back again, this time for a round of putt-putt. The press release mentions that there will be several hazard-filled courses to navigate, and that players “can download new courses to expand” the experience. Based on Aksys’s otherFamily titles, however, you may want to wait a bit on this one.
Drill Sergeant Mindstrong (XSEED, 1 - 4 players, 800 Wii Points): Unlike the military’s physically demanding boot camp, this is a training camp for the mind. Players are drilled on a series of questions, with the goal to be the top recruit in the class. We just hope everyone learns something in the end and grows as a person, like in that Major Payne movie.
Ghostbusters news has been pretty focused on the Xbox/PS3 versions of the game as of late, so for those of you hankering for some content to oogle on the Nintendo side, here’s your chance! This “first twenty minutes” video will take you through a short intro, a small tour of the firehouse, and show off
Here’s an upcoming WiiWare title that I had never heard of before until a few minutes ago. It’s going to have 4 player online multiplayer, which pushes it far ahead of most other WiiWare titles in my book.
A while ago I posted a hillarious take on Mega Man’s return to action in Mega Man 9. Well he had some other videos as well, featuring “Cartman,” who causes trouble for Mega Man in one of the videos. The other one crosses Mega Man into Sonic’s world, and we all know what Sonic does to robots…
I’m not sure if this site is dead or not, considering the owner hasn’t responded to me lately. So I have no idea what’s going on.
But in case I decide to keep on posting anyway…what would you like to see on here? Any advice for improvements? I know there should be more reviews, but I can’t afford to buy games lol.
I just know there will be 100 comments telling me how to make my posts better.
Here’s one of the best looking WiiWare titles gameplay wise I’ve ever seen. Between this and Icarian, 2d platformer fans should have plenty to look forward to on their Wii in the next few months.
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