In part, this makes High Voltage Software’s upcoming FPS effort, The Conduit, even more appealing.

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High Voltage demonstrates a graphically-intensive shooter for Wii.

Aside from Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, Red Steel, and a handful of requisite WWII games, there’s not a heck of a lot of options available for Wii owners to get their shoot on.

If a game looks really promising, we’ll pass on our excitement.

If you answered yes to both of those questions, The Conduit seeks to turn that frown upside down with a plot centering on an alien invasion in the near future.

High Voltage Software plans on tapping a group of gamers all but forgotten on the Wii with its straightforward first-person shooter The Conduit.

With a quick glance at The Conduit in action, it’s possible to mistake the game for an Xbox 360 or PS3 title, and the visuals hold up well under closer scrutiny.

GZPAX08: High Voltage Games’ Wii shooter sports a fantastic graphics engine and some very solid gameplay.

High Voltage Software, making games for 15 years, is one company well underway with a title built from the ground up for Wii.

Online multiplayer modes are still in-development, though High Voltage is striving for 16 player matches with a variety of standard modes.

To that end, they’ve set out to bring a mature game to the system that pushes the hardware and delivers a fast-paced FPS experience on par with the competition.

Unlike the floaty, imprecise mechanics of other Wii first-person shooters, High Voltage is squarely aiming for the most accurate controls of any Wii shooter.

High Voltage’s proprietary Quantum3 engine raises the bar substantially in terms of graphics and gameplay, and it makes a broad range of visual effects typically seen on higher-powered systems possible on the Wii.

It’s identical to the control scheme used in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption among others, although the responsiveness is far better.

… the game still features traditional FPS staples such as monster closets and a fairly uninspiring boss battle.

What would normally receive little attention for being formulaic has become a high profile push on a console with little credibility for delivering compelling content.

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The game makes up for its predictable premise in sheer quality, promising fine-tuned motion-controls and online multiplayer.

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