High Voltage: The Conduit can be Game of the Year contender
Posted on April 10, 2009 by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii
“Well I think we certainly can be a contender for Game of the Year. Obviously we can’t compete with them graphically. I mean the Wii just doesn’t have that kind of horse power. Let me put it this way, as a game designer myself I thoroughly believe that a game can be fun even if it’s just stick figures, or dots across the board. Gameplay-wise that’s where I think we have our shot at competing against big titles like that. Because we really take advantage of the Wii’s motion control system, which we’ve maintained throughout this development is just begging for a First Person Shooter game. Somebody to get it done right. We’ve gotten tons of feedback from our great fans talking about how when they actually get their hands on it, it’s easy to pick up, it’s intuitive, it feels like you are actually in the game, that you are actually, lining up shots, and things like that. You aren’t just thumbing joysticks around. So gameplay wise, I’d say we’re definitely a contender because The Conduit is fun, it’s easy to use, it’s customizable moreso than those other titles. So that if you are a hardcore gamer, kick that difficulty up, remap your control scheme, customize however you personally need it to be to make The Conduit fun and exciting for you.” – Rob Nicholls, High Voltage Software
The Conduit will definitely be facing some tough competition for the Game of the Year. Like Mr. Nicholls said, the game won’t really be able to be placed in the same category as far as graphics go (though the game looks very impressive on the Wii). However, if the gameplay is solid The Conduit certainly has a chance of becoming the best – if not one of the most entertaining – game of the year.
