EDGE: The Conduit Review

Nintendo is claiming that The Conduit might attract Halo fans to its console, but this game isn't fit to wait Master Chief's table. It is, however, a good argument for the abandonment of that pernicious and so often misleading label, 'hardcore'.

'Danger! High Voltage Software' shouts the developer's logo. On this evidence, it's a warning that should be taken seriously

[wiizy]

who pays attention to edge. i know not sony and xbox fanboys since they have recently cried about edge scores.

[xtkxCracktheSkye]

Another game destroyed by the almighty Let's Fap, which earned an 8 on Edge.

[GFahim]

yet another b/s review from edge

[phosphor112]

Though I wouldn't have given it much of a higher score to be honest. It's a decent game, but just because its the best FPS "On the Wii" doesn't constitute it as a good game. The "on the Wii" excuse is stale, and having other things like "best graphics" on the Wii is a scapegoat. Black for Xbox looked better and frankly, I'm pretty upset that they pretty much ripped off the Grunts and Elites of Halo. Play the game, and you'll know what I mean. It's originality is around the 10 out of 100 scale.

I would have probably given it a 5, maybe 6 for Online mode. (though hit registry is really bad)

[mastiffchild]

WEll, most sites and mags HAVE given The Conduit a higher score, but I'd trust you to be honest way before I'd trust Edge.

Look, like I ALWAYS say, Edge will take any given exclusive(preferably one which is important to fanboys but not one they'll lose readereship over-hence not too harsh on Gears or MGS)for any given console and mark it WAY lower than it's meta just for the controversy hits which helps sell ads. Pathetic is what it is and the last shred of credibilty washed away well before this predictably short sighted hatchet job.

It's sad only because some of the staff are decent writers but the fact is the very last reviewers you can trust are those who will always take the overly harsh route just to bolster site hits.

Well done you lot. You managed to wreck a once better than decent mag and site. Congrats you preuds-I'm just glad I'm not into your little elite clique in ANY way. You write about games and not politics and novels so cut the pretense and admit you have to do cack like these "reviews" just to help keep your jobs by generating hits dishonestly.

[poopsack]

did nintendo actually ever claim Halo fans would go over to wii for this game? or is it edge with another load of crap?

[table]

nintendo probably did... and with good cause!

[callahan09]

Yeah, chalk up another pretentious critique from Edge.

[Whut]

wtf

[Figboy]

Edge manages to plug the Xbox 360, or Xbox titles in EVERY review they do.

review Resistance? Plug Halo.
review Metal Gear Solid 4? Plug Gears of War.
review inFAMOUS? Plug Crackdown.

i'm getting really tired of reviewers constantly mentioning other games in their reviews.

i admit that i think i may have done that in some of my reviews (i honestly can't remember), but i'm getting tired of the trend, because it sets up unfair expectations for the game being reviewed.

i haven't played the Conduit, because i'm not a fan of the Wii, but at the least, general consensus seems to be that it's a pretty decent Wii FPS.

comparing it to ANYTHING from this gen or last is simply unfair.

Halo was fantastic for the Xbox back in the day. Halo 3 on the 360 was pretty good (although other FPS games have since gone beyond it). but it's simply not fair to bring those titles up when reviewing a new IP like The Conduit.

Edge is one of the worst "gaming publications" in the industry right now. people need to stop giving them the air time.

[mastiffchild]

To be fair they never promoted the 360 when calling Mass Effect average did they? Or when praising LBP to the hilt(which they HAD to after preaching innovation over everything the previous week!)?

NO exclusive outside the HUGE are really safe from Edge's ludicrous hit whoring MO.

[poo342947294792]

edge is poo poo

[AEtherbane]

Any review that says wii speak is a bad addition to this game looses credibility. second that they dont justify the 4/10 at all in their review. wait, caonduit deserves a 4 becasue it's not like halo?
The conduit is by far an 8 game, its a shame too many reviewers are caught up in the trendy tredn saying the game isnt like halo therefore sucks idea...

[Shnazzyone]

Guess edge can't use next gen controls either. Bet they suck at PC shooters too.

[ico92]

i really hate EDGE its so obvious there bias towards the 360 i mean why bother comparing a wii game to a 360 game its simply unfair there judging it as if it was on the 360 not on the wii this was a very harsh and almost unproffessional review

[xtkxCracktheSkye]

It seems like they ENJOY hating on video games......

Let's Tap must be better than Killzone 2.

[mastiffchild]

Again, that's another oddity thrown up by the policy of [praising innovation and hating on big exclusives that aren't Halo(if Halo was on the DS they's still like it as the fanbase is too big to upset but I do not hold they have a bias)regardless of platform.

If you take gameplay innovation over EVERYTHING else in both games then you might justify the scores back then. It's srilll BS but I'm just saying why it happened, imo.

[Grandreaper9999]

KZ2 is stellar, but yeah... Let's Tap. That's an 11/10 for sure. Unattainable. On it's own level.

[Grandreaper9999]

Another edge review? Don't the contributors know that these guys are only harmful? They rate everything poorly, and their reviews are never something a potential consumer should refer to.

[omimasum]

wasnt EDGE the one that had halo 3 on its cover and said

FORGET GAME OF THE YEAR, THIS IS GAME OF THE DECADE.

sheeesh

[xtkxCracktheSkye]

Let's Fap is better than Killzone 2 and as good as MGS4.

LOL.

Let's Fap is phenomenal.

[N4Sony]

Edge Magazine is to the 360 as Gamepro is to the PS3.

To say Edge are hardcore 360 fanboys is a serious understatement. Every console has this sorta favorite website issues, even Wii. The difference with Wii is that it gets hardcore overscoring from it's branded media sources, such as Nintendo Power. It worked the same way during the 64 vs PSX days, back when Gamepro preferred Nintendo (anyone remember that bs?)

For the record, I don't think The Conduit is a great game at all. Just okay, 6.5-7.5. But 4? Yeah, okay there Edge. And yeah, Halo-Halo-Halo-Halo-blah blah blah...

[coolman229]

This is an absolutely shoddy review. EDGE should be embarassed with this. I really think that this is just a way to lower The Conduit's Metacritic, which I personally don't ever look at (the system is flawed).