High Voltage Software, developers of the Wii first-person shooter The Conduit, have released a neat little trailer showcasing the multiplayer component of the game – it’s looking excellently hectic!

More details have also been revealed about The Conduit multiplayer, including the fact that the developers have reduced the number of players from sixteen to twelve to improve the balance and performance of the game. More details below, after the trailer that is:

Read about the rest of The Conduit’s multiplayer features below:

• Changed from 16 players online to 12 for better balance/gamer performance
• Free for All - fast match, finishes when a player reaches specified kill count
• Marathon - Have the highest kill count at the end of the specified time limit
• Three Strikes - Only have 3 lives to play with
• Last Man Standing - Be the last player to survive
• ASE Football - Tag game - Player who holds on to ASE for the longest time is the winner
• Bounty Hunter - Players go after specified player, if you hit an incorrect player you receive a penalty
• Team Reaper - Quick Match/Marathon, Shared Stock as well - Have additional lives from a pool
• Team Objective - CTF mode with ASE - Teams need to obtain own ASE
• Another mode requires teams to obtain one ASE - team that takes in the most in specified time limit wins
• WiiSpeak support reconfirmed
• Can only hear players that are closest - will hear 6 players are the most while battling

Source: Nintendo Everything