The Conduit, High Voltage Software’s Wii exclusive sci-fi shooter, hits store shelves next week. While I’m still not sure how the game is going to be from a story or gameplay standpoint, I do know that High Voltage has poured their extensive technical prowess into turning out a high-quality visual experience mixed with some fantastic controls and weapons. An array of fun weapons usually keeps me going in a first-person shooter, and if the controls work–which they do, given their level of customization that makes them the closest thing to a keyboard and mouse ever seen on a console–then I’m bound to stick with it, even if the story is a letdown.

Let’s hope that isn’t the case with The Conduit, as it looks pretty promising. For now, I’ve assembled a bunch of screens and some videos for you to check out as you wait for its release next week. We’ll have a review for The Conduit up once we’ve tested and played through both the single player campaign and the multiplayer modes against live competition.

Marc Normandin is the video game editor of Blast Magazine. You can reach him via e-mail at marcnormandin@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter @Marc_Normandin