Austin writes for NE:
"The Conduit has a lot of phenomenal ideas and many facets to keep the player interested. Unfortunately, the way the game is presented is slightly under par, and as the result the creative ideas and high points of the game almost drown in the mediocrity of the execution. Online glitches and bugs are part of this, but shoddy AI and occasionally unpredictable visual quality make up a larger part. If the development team could have simply added another coat of polish to the game before release, The Conduit would really be one of the better FPSes on the market today, Wii or otherwise. Even with that said, while some would consider The Conduit an average FPS anywhere else, it is a highly recommended Wii game with a few notable and stellar features."
There’s a consensus about Splatoon 1 that cannot be disputed: motion controls are the way to play. The Wii U Gamepad had its many problems on the system as a whole, but along with the way in which the touch screen was implemented in the first game like I mentioned in my last piece, using the Gamepad’s gyroscope was deemed a superior way to play compared to traditional joystick control.
Rustyshell.com: The Conduit strived to be the quality FPS experience Wii owners were missing out on, with quality graphics and a robust online multiplayer component.
Hardcore Gamer: The Conduit was an interesting first-person shooter that sneaked its way onto the Wii amid a deluge of shovelware and "family" games.
