The Conduit Gets Real
By Spook. Tuesday, 2. September 2008, 04:55:53

Real-time motion sensing, that is. Our friends at GameSpot had a little hands-on session with The Conduit at the Penny Arcade Expo 2008 and they unearth a few sweet 'secrets'. According to their 'exposé', High Voltage's highly anticipated game will not only feature WiiSpeak support, but also Motion+ support (as to what exactly will you be able to do with that, is yet to be seen).
The other important thing they unveiled is the release date: March, 2009. And in the process, they maybe also revealed that Motion+, as well as WiiResort, would undoubtedly be released somewhere around those dates as well. Read more 'juicy' details after the break...
Via GameSpot.
As for other details they mention the 10-hour long single-player survival campaign, online multiplayer support, fully customizable screen elements and responsiveness, and my personal favorite, FINALLY a good game with LAN support. Yup. LAN support. You read it. Thank you, High Voltage.
While on the subject of online play, there are your standard game modes: death match, team death match, and capture the flag.
Also they reveal a nifty shooting feature where you can shoot around corners by twisting the WiiMote in just the right moment (has anyone seen 'Wanted'?). That and the cursor-guided missile launcher will definitively be a lot of fun...
High Voltage is surely putting A LOT of effort into this game, and so far it looks quite impressive...let's just hope the hype doesn't undermine the final release with impossible-to-meet expectations (Smash Bros. Brawl, Mario Kart, Nintendo's E3 conference...). One thing that I am grateful for is that they are NOT bit%*@#! about Nintendo not telling anyone about Motion+ until E3's announcement like OTHER companies (cough... Lucas Arts... cough...) and are actually working towards integrating the technology into their game. Again, I can't possibly think of a novel use of this improved motion sensing thing into a shooter, but we'll just have to wait and see...









Pikachu Electron # 2. September 2008, 13:33
The MotionPlus gyroscopes comined in with the Wii Remotes Acclometers can do some pretty amazing things but im worried that a too many people think the motionplus is a crappy addon thus fuiling poor sales .
Cheeres for the motion plus
Ace Jon # 2. September 2008, 17:06
MK # 2. September 2008, 18:27
Anton # 2. September 2008, 21:08
Smash bros Brawl is still amazing to me.
Animal Crossing: Wii is already forcing me to get the Wii Speak.
Pikachu Electron # 2. September 2008, 23:01
Well i may be a bit too big headed here but still .