So far here are the reviews.

http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/wii/conduit  (sorry for not linking, Giantbomb interface isn't presented correctly).

What do you mean, "Nintendo so far hates the Conduit". These are good scores - the game certainly seems fun, but it doesn't seem amazing.

That is far from hate, my friend. Looks like a solid game, but there are definitely not "bad" scores. More like average to "very good".

Why would i get this and not a high quality fps for xbox/ps3 though?

Eh... They're the expected scores as far as I'm concerned, good to see it lives uo tp expectations. And Nintendo doesn't run those mags.

Anyway, good game or not, HVS has done things all other developers should have. The way they use friend invites, how the game uses the Wii's friend codes as opposed to a new set, the customisable controls, voice chat implementation, etc. Those all should become standard from now on at least, since multimillion dollar corporations couldn't achieve it yet a nobody independent developer does it all on their first real try. Meh.

I guess they call them as they see them.

Did it ever cross your mind that, and this may shock you, the game might not actually be the second coming of Christ/Half Life, like desperate-to-play-something-different Wii owners have been making it out to be?

I didn't see any Wii owner make any claims like that, only non-Wii owners present it as a strawman argument to put it further down >_>

Why do people consider anything less than 9 a bad review?   Fuck sakes.

" Why do people consider anything less than 9 a bad review?   Fuck sakes. "

Those really aren't negative reviews.

"The best pure first-person shooter on the Wii"

Jesus Christ, I never knew Nintendo Power was capable of being so savage towards a video game.

So it just seems like a god shooter...(whisper) for the Wii. Those are good scores, assuming they aren't out of 1,000. Too bad I can't actually read the review. What's the game all about, anyway? Ign's Nintendo team keeps raving about it, but looks average to me. However, it's doing some smart things with custom controls. 

" Why would i get this and not a high quality fps for xbox/ps3 though? "

" @Pie said:

" Why would i get this and not a high quality fps for xbox/ps3 though? "

If the gun aiming controls are solid, I bet it'd be more fun than a 'high quality' (you mean graphics, yes?) FPS on the other consoles. "

Takes a LOT more than controls to make a game good. "

" @Diamond said:

Takes a LOT more than controls to make a game good. "

Sure, but we can't speculate on anything except that its controls (how they work, not how good they are) and graphics.So my point was that we can't bash this game yet because we don't know enough. "

" @Pie said:

" Why would i get this and not a high quality fps for xbox/ps3 though? "

If the gun aiming controls are solid, I bet it'd be more fun than a 'high quality' (you mean graphics, yes?) FPS on the other consoles. "

" Did it ever cross your mind that, and this may shock you, the game might not actually be the second coming of Christ/Half Life, like desperate-to-play-something-different Wii owners have been making it out to be? "

I love how anything less than 90 is considered horrible and trash among most gamers.

Those aren't hateful scores?

How does "best pure first-person shooter on the Wii" strike you as hate...?

Scores aren't that bad, if your looking for really good looking games the Wii isn't the spot to be looking.  Other wards seems like it will be a good 1st person shooter not excellent but good.

I hate scores for video games. I don't really think you can score them out of 10. If I ran a reviewing site i'd probably go for medals, so Platinum for Excellent games, Gold for Great games, Silver for Very Good games, and a bronze medal for a good game. If the game wasn't good, but not bad it'd get a reef or something, and then as we slip into the bad and disgustingly bad game they'd get something else...I haven't thought that far into it.

I think saying '5/10 is average' is a bit off. Personally I feel the majority of games out there are good games, a 7/10 if you will. So a 7 is average in my books - that's not saying it's average in terms of inbetween good and bad, but average in terms of it's in the catagory that's most populated, 'good'. However, I don't go by this 100%, as I said I don't like reviewing games with numbers. I just read the review.

And on The Conduit, 76 and 80 would fall in my 'good' to 'very good' catagory, so there's no hating from Nintendo there.

I am not seeing the hate. The games looks alright. Nothing im really interested in. And it is getting some good scores.

Correction: so far everyone hates the Conduit.

Looks like fun.

I've always stated it looks like a good game, but it doesn't look my type of game.

I really never expected much out of the game. It's been hyped like crazy by dedicated Wii owners, but it's never really looked so hot to me. I'm actually kind of glad it's not getting very good scores, because I really wasn't too interested in playing it.

I don't get why people think anything below 85-90 spells ''BAD or NOT GOOD'' for a game, it just seems to me people don't even understand review scores, what's the point of having them anymore.

Examples: Twilight Princess got 8.8 on GS and people were fucking furious over that, and MGS4 got like 9.4 on GT and even then people were pissed.

Since when was a 7 or 8 bad? sorry, but people must have a strange way of rating games around here.

Just wait for The Conduit Party for the scores to light up.

"Well, their not bad scores, just not very good ones."

Some people have said the AI isn't very smart. But these aren't bad scores.

Maybe it's because it's just an average shooter? 
Not bad scores to be honest though. 

I really wouldn't call that hatred.

If they hated it, it would have 1.0-5.0 scores

Its a Terrible game. Those scores are way too high

" Its a Terrible game. Those scores are way too high "

86

IGN

While the game does not turn the genre upside-down, it is innovative in certain areas -- for example, it features the most customizable, precise and enjoyable controls of any console shooter created, hands down. 

85

NintendoWorldReport

Its disappointing single-player component seems hastily-designed with its cookie-cutter plot, limited range of enemies, and myriad elements copied wholesale from popular recent first-person shooters. On the other hand, its multiplayer component is great, matching online shooters on other platforms feature-for-feature and providing a no-hassle experience that's among the best on Wii. 

85

Nintendojo

Taken as a whole, The Conduit is a solid effort on Wii, although it is more of a jack of all trades than a master of one. 

80

Games Radar (in-house)

The solid, yet unremarkable single-player won’t win any awards, but The Conduit still features the most finely honed online outings available on the Wii, thus making it supremely worthy of our third highest score. 

80

Nintendo Power

The best pure first-person shooter on the Wii. [July 2009, p.84]

80

Cynamite

Quotation forthcoming. 

80

GameZone

Technically impressive, The Conduit benefits from graphical prowess and solid controls, but falls a bit short. 

78

Cheat Code Central

If you only own a Wii, this game does provide sporadically impressive visuals, one of the best online experiences on the console, perhaps the best/most customizable controls of any Wii FPS, and a reason to blow the dust off of your system for awhile. 

78

GameTrailers

The Conduit deserves credit for getting the most important stuff right. In spite of the disappointing single-player campaign, it delivers as a shooter on the strength of its multiplayer component. The Wii finally has a competitive FPS worthy of spending time with. 

78

Gamervision

The Conduit isn't the Wii's Halo no matter how much Nintendo fans want it to be. It's more in line with Killzone 2 for the PlayStation 3, but not in the way of quality. Just as was the case with Killzone 2, The Conduit shows exactly what is possible on the system. The difference is, in the case with the Wii, the answer isn't that much. 

77

Extreme Gamer

High Voltage did a great job pushing their technology on the Wii making The Conduit a stand out title. 

76

Official Nintendo Magazine UK

Nowhere near classic status, but this is a welcome companion to "Metroid Prime: Corruption." [July 2009, p.78]

75

Gaming Age

I definitely think Conduit's worth checking out if you're a Wii owner, it's easily the best FPS on the system, and the multiplayer is handled quite well. I'm a bit hesitant to suggest it if you're only going to play the campaign, as I don't think it's particularly strong or interesting, but even then it's worth a rental. 

72

Gamers' Temple

It can be fun (I guess) if you are able to find a control scheme/sensitivity that works for you, but if you're like me and can't, you'll be stuck with a game you can't play and really can't enjoy. 

70

Game Informer

There’s not much to hate about The Conduit outside of some lamentably uninspired design decisions. There isn’t much to love, either. It feels like a 10-year-old game at times, albeit a reasonably polished one. It’s on Wii, though, and that will be enough for some people. 

70

GamePro

To be blunt, The Conduit is a by the numbers shooter that offers a couple of thrills but ultimately doesn't make much of an impact. 

70

GameSpy

Wii owners have been waiting a while for a top-notch FPS to call their own, and although the single-player mode has its faults, The Conduit's multiplayer experience helps to lessen the pain. 

70

GameDaily

While The Conduit didn't thrill us, we still think it's a solid first effort and one of the Wii's best shooters so far. Just don't expect it to revolutionize anything and you'll enjoy the bug hunt. 

70

AtomicGamer

Ultimately, the game is a solid but flawed first attempt from High Voltage Software at a first person shooter on the Wii. 

65

GameSpot

The excellent control scheme is able to save this otherwise average adventure for a little while, but the many missteps of the campaign become suffocating before too long. The multiplayer, too, is entertaining for a few hours, but the seven maps are too simple and predictable to provide a consistently thrilling experience. 

58

1UP

In the heat of this action, The Conduit comes closest to realizing its aspirations to become the first epic shooter for the Wii. By comparison, the best moments in single-player only highlight the missed potential for The Conduit to be more than the rather ordinary game it turned out to be. 

40

Giant Bomb

If you're just comparing it to other action games released on the Wii, The Conduit does some interesting things with its control and with its multiplayer modes. But other aspects, like the poor story, bland design, and awful voice acting, would be just as bad on any platform. It's that stuff that drags The Conduit down into an area where it's tough to recommend without providing a boatload of caveats. 

So does Giant Bomb...

Well the game isn't really that good.  As IGN said its good for a Wii FPS but if this was on 360 or PS3 it would have scored a lot worst.  Basically Wii doesn't have hardly any FPSs so the standards are pretty low.