The Conduit is set in Washington D.C. where Michael Ford, a Secret Service agent, gets involved in a conspiracy. The Trust commands you to take on some insect-like aliens called The Drugde. It comes down to preventing an alien invasion with your arsenal of weapons. Unfortunately the story is extremely cliché and at no time manages to fascinate, amaze or even amuse.

Despite the weak story, the game does shine in gameplay, more specifically the perfect integration of the Wii-mote. Of course it's used for aiming while you move through the levels with your Nunchuck. All buttons are used cleverly and are easily accessible. The controls can also be completely adjusted to your liking by means of several bars. A small downpoint is experienced after doing a melee attack. As you have to waive your Wiimote the camera dares to act strange so that you have to reorient yourself again.

In total The Conduit has nine missions but unfortunately these pass by faster than the ending credits. You'll need only a small four or five hours to finish the singleplayer which is extremely short! Luckily the guys from High Voltage added a decent multiplayer mode that performs excellently for a Wii game. No crap with exchanging Friends codes, but immediately shooting each other online in 6vs6 games. The multiplayer also supports the optional Wii Speak with which you can tear down opponents or run over the strategies with your team mates. The seven playable maps are based on the singleplayer levels with as result an uninspired "been there, done that" layout though.

Overall the game is put together quite skimpy. Next to the simple story and inspirationless multiplayer maps also other shortcomings are present. The opponent AI is certainly not the best we've seen. Adversaries either come straight to you or jump behind a crate or wall at regular intervals. Also increasing the difficulty degree won't deliver smarter aliens or more hostiles but only a small increase of their health.

Audiovisually The Conduit is the best we've seen on the Wii. The developers promised equal graphics to the first generation on the PS3/X360 but unfortunately the game doesn't live up to that promise. Still, the enemies look detailed, weapons react correctly and the moves your character makes feel realistic. Next to that the in-game soundtrack makes for a good atmosphere and the sound effects are pretty decent as well. Unfortunately all levels look similar with only here and there a small difference in color and there are no outdoor landscapes.