In the game, players will take control of Agent Ford and attempt to unravel the secret behind the alien invasion of Washington. Of course, to do this, lots of guns (used with the games customisable control system) will be involved.
In the process of showing off this game to IGN, High Voltage made its feelings towards some other Wii developers completely clear, calling them out for not really trying to push the machine.
"We think it's a real shame that publishers and developers aren't taking advantage of the technical possibilities of the Wii platform. Most Wii games don't even look as good as the later day PS2 titles and that's a real slap in the face to consumers," said High Voltage boss, Kerry Ganofsky. "We believe that third-party developers need to step up to the plate and deliver. The Wii platform is capable of a lot more than what consumers have seen so far. We're hoping to raise a new bar."
Company creative guy, Eric Nofsinger, rather bluntly agreed.
"Most of the games on the Wii look like crap. We want to change that, so we've invested heavily in our Wii tech over the past year. Our goal is to be the most technically innovative Wii developer on the planet."
In addition, Nofsinger cited a catch 22 situation in regards to their being a perceived lack of 'mature' games in the Wii in comparison to other consoles.
"There is this pervasive and cyclical argument that Wii consumers don't want mature titles, when there aren't those types of products available to them. And even more frustrating is the claim that Wii consumers only care about great gameplay. Of course they care about gameplay, but we believe if given the choice, they would want great graphics as well. It's just a cop out. With Conduit, we are trying to make a Wii game that looks like a 360 title."
High Voltage hasn't had an abundance of success in the past (its latest effort is Ben 10: Protector of Earth), but has aimed high with The Conduit. The game currently has no publisher, but if things continue has the company hopes, we are sure that will change soon.
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