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Conduit 2
- Nintendo Wii
- Price: $49.95
- Genre: Action/Adventure
Common Sense Media says
First-person shooter with mild violence, rainbow blood.
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that Conduit 2 is a first-person shooter for the Nintendo Wii. The game features virtually nonstop action, powered by a variety of firearms and explosives. The firefights are realistic and filled with explosions. Alien enemies "bleed" orange or purple, but no human (or human looking) blood is shown. Dialogue is sprinkled with mostly mild profanity, and some scenes contain sexual innuendo. The game features an online multiplayer component, but Nintendo's online system makes it very difficult to play with strangers, which means parents can easily monitor who their children are playing with. And since there is no voice chat in the games, there's no need to worry about offensive comments being tossed about.
What's it about?
CONDUIT 2 picks up where the last game ended, putting players once again in control of Mr. Ford, who is chasing after the villainous John Adams. Adams is killing ancient deities to amass power. Using a special exoskeleton, Ford gathers the strength of other deities, called progenitors, several of whom sacrifice themselves so that Adams may be defeated. Ultimately, Ford wins the battle, but in doing so sets events in motion that will lead to another, bigger battle, which is left as a cliffhanger.
Is it any good?
Conduit 2 is hardly perfect, but it's much better than most shooters on the Wii. The action is fairly well paced and the boss battles are fun. More importantly, though, the game never takes itself too seriously, injecting humor into the action -- such as an enemy who shouts, after you've been shooting him for quite a while, "That's it! I'm through negotiating!" The story, though, is pretty thin and some moments will have you wondering what the heck is going on. The multiplayer mode is a welcome addition, given the natural fit between online play and shooters. For parents, this is an example of the Wii's limited online capabilities working in their favor, as they can easily monitor with whom their children are playing.
Online interaction: Up to 16 people can play together, but since there is no voice chat, you do not have to worry about children being exposed to lewd or offensive language.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about how the desire for power can alter someone's perspective and morality. How far are you willing to go to get what you want? And how far is too far?
Families can also discuss violence in games. Does it make a difference if player aggression is directed toward fantastical creatures rather than humans?
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The B-movie of Video Games.
The graphics are very good, multiplayer is spectacular, they fixed the blood splatter from the the first game (not by much, but it is a bit better) but it is VERY corny. Horrible voice acting can make you want to turn the Wii remote to your head and pull the B button. It is rather violent, and much fake looking blood spurts out of people and aliens, and if you get a head shot on a "Drone," a jet of orange, gooey gore spills out the neck. "S--t," "basterd," and some other mild language can be heard at times, but it's nothing teens playing haven't heard/can't handle. They may have improved on somethings, but did not completely succeed on perfecting a Wii shooter.
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10 and up should be fine
This was actually pretty good for a first person shooter on wii. I think you shouldn't get it if you dont have a classic controller though. Unless you like to aim with the wii remote to shoot. Conduit 2 is a good substitute for halo and is kinda like the Wii version of halo. The violence was regular first person shooter-ish. When aliens died orangish-yellow blood sprayed out of them, and when enemy soldiers died a small amount of red blood sprayed from them, but disappeared quickly. For the language factor, I heard about 3 uses of d-mn, one or two h-lls, maybe an occasional b---ard, and an a--. However, after beating the short campaign, I never heard an s-word. So I think 'mild language' should have been on the cover instead of 'language'. Also, there was a woman who had an outfit that showed MILD cleavage. But nothing to worry about. This game is overall pretty satisfying, with a good online and up to 4 player co-op. I suggest it to those who like FPS games or want halo but cant get it.
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Kid, 12 years old
June 28, 2011
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Still has online problems and is still very awesome.
Conduit 2 is better than the first it even has SPLITSCREEN!!!! But there is problems with it like when you shoot someone you can see blood if you are close enough. I didnt hear any language except 1 a word but thats probabley cause i skip mini scenes
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Kid, 12 years old
October 18, 2011
AGE
Good game is ok for mature 8 year olds.
Its a reaaly good game! The campaign is ok, but the splitscreen mode and online mode are epic! I like the weapons alot too. My personal favorite is the phase rifle. If parents are concerned, there are only two maijor innapropriate things. 1-when you get a headshot on drones this yellow-ish stuff spews out of thier head & neck, 2-you hear h-ll, b-----d, s--t, a-s, d-mn, and crap during campaign.
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A MUST BUY FOR WII!!!!!!!
A very good game as you play as a former secret service agent named Michael Ford. He is a good role model because he is trying to stop a tyrant named john adams (I have no idea why he is named afrter our 2nd president.) Although Mr. ford is trying to save thousands of lives he kills many innecoent people (while killing aliens he also kills people who are manipulated to fight him.) Violence is one of the major issues in the game. Sex is not bad in the game the only problem is that andromeda has some cleavage. Swear words used are s**t D**n basterd ass and b***h.
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AGE
Meh
I liked the first one a lot better, if you're wondering about gameplay. There's unneeded swearing and the voice acting is terrible, and online play sucks unless you're doing a private game, because otherwise, everyone always uses rocket launchers. Though, it's basically the same as the first game for who can play it except they added in B****** very frequently in multiplayer.
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| Platforms: | Nintendo Wii |
| Available online? | Available online |
| Genre: | Action/Adventure |
| Release date: | April 19, 2011 |
| Price: | $49.95 |
| ESRB rating: | T for Animated Blood, Language, Mild Suggestive Themes, Violence |
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