SEGA has grabbed the publishing rights to one of the best looking Wii games we’ve ever seen – The Conduit. If you haven’t heard of this game, then look no further than YouTube for some gameplay videos and developer walkthroughs to see the game in action. The Conduit looks to shake things up on the Wii by delivering some great looking visuals, tight controls, and great gameplay.

There really is a great amount of material out there to look at and read about, which makes an announcement of this type pretty great. The Conduit speaks for itself, it has a great look and it’s been publicly available for view since E3. I’m an avid First Person Shooter player and I’ve got a few things that have me juiced about getting my hands on an early build.

The Tech
Developed by High Voltage Software, The Conduit is a futuristic First Person Shooter with a healthy amount of Next Gen tech thrown in to make it look fantastic on the Wii. The game features a number of features not normally viewed on the console, such as Bump Mapping and Real Time Reflections. That’s the pitch, and really, after viewing the game online and in meetings, I can say without a doubt it delivers. I’m personally excited about the weapon and environment animations, which I’ve always felt make a great game look and feel truly great.

Controls
Of course a First Person Shooter game can look amazing, but without controls the game won’t be worth playing. Thankfully, Voltage Software has done a great job in crafting a system that will rival the current Wii standard of Metroid Prime. Additionally, the Conduit will leverage full support for the recently announced Wii Motion Plus, which gives the Wii controller a new level of accuracy.

Multiplayer
I’m a multiplayer fan through and through, so having great controls and tech is only great if I can reach out and frag someone. Unfortunately, the multplayer info is a bit light, but we do know it will feature the new Wii Speak peripheral. Hopefully this means we’ll see some coordination in online matches and maybe something more than the typical deathmatch and capture the flag modes.

That’s my take on this big release, if you want to read more about the game and read the more official text, head over to our Product Page or read the full press release. And if you want to talk about it, head to our forums!