The Conduit, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex, Red Steel 2 - Data

Quick Brew Info:
     The last time I compared the game-play data for The Conduit(TCon), Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex(CoD:MWR), and Red Steel 2(RS2) together, was on July 6.
     Let's take a look at the games and see how much they have increased since the July 5 data was captured.

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Approx. Number of Players Reporting Data:
     The Conduit has 78,549 players reporting their play-time data now.
     Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex has 91,451 players reporting play-time data.
     Red Steel 2 now has 24,932 players reporting their play-time data for the game.

Player Increase Since Last Story:
     The Conduit has increased by 7,431 players reporting data, since the data from July 5.
     Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex now has 20,853 more players reporting play-time data.
     Red Steel 2 has 9,108 more players reporting their play-time data, than it did on July 5.

Average & "Total" Game-Play Hours Increased/Reported:
     The Conduit's average hours reported per person are now 22 Hours 57 Minutes.  TCon's current average game-play session, per player, is about 1 Hour 51 Minutes.
     The Conduit's average hours per person, 22 Hours 57 Minutes, have increased by 26 Minutes since the July 5 data.
     The Conduit now has 1,802,113 Total Hours reported for game-play, an increase of 201,160 game-play hours since the July 5 Nintendo Channel data.

     Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex's average hours reported per person are now 57 Hours 22 Minutes; with the current average game-play session, per player, being about 2 Hours 21 Minutes.
     Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex's average hours per person, 57 Hours 22 Minutes, have increased by 7 Hours 3 Minutes since July 5.
     Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex now has 5,245,775 Total Hours reported for game-play, an increase of 1,693,551 game-play hours since July 5.

     Red Steel 2's average hours reported per person are now 9 Hours 41 Minutes.  Its average game-play session, per player, is about 1 Hour 53 Minutes.
     Red Steel 2's average hours per person, 9 Hours 41 Minutes, have increased by 24 Minutes since July 5.
     Red Steel 2 has 241,336 Total Hours reported for game-play, an increase of 94,571 game-play hours since July 5.

Sale Rank & Advertised Price:
     The Conduit's Amazon.com sale rank is #3,962, and the current sale price is $25.68.
     Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex's Amazon.com sale rank is #352, and its current sale price is $40.54.
     Red Steel 2's Amazon.com sale rank is #465, and the current selling price is $19.93.

     Both The Conduit and Red Steel 2 are currently being advertised/sold from third-party vendors on Amazon.com, at the prices listed above.

Thoughts:
     Amazon.com has been out-of-stock of The Conduit, basically every day I have checked, since July.  Red Steel 2 seems to be having issues with staying in-stock, directly from Amazon.com also.  I don't know if the issue is supply from Sega and Ubisoft for the games, or if demand has decreased enough for Amazon.com to request copies less frequently.
     Also, I think it is interesting this is the first time since I have compared these games directly, that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex has more players reporting play-time data, than The Conduit does.

Questions:
     Has anybody picked up Red Steel 2 since it received a price drop back in July?  Also, if anybody owns any of these FPSes, have you found yourself playing any of them recently; or have you moved onto other Wii games right now?
     I still have not played either Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex or Red Steel 2, perhaps that will change in the next few months.

You can see new & used prices for some of the games linked on Amazon.com below:
  

All Call of Duty Games Play-Time Data for Wii

Quick Brew Info:
     The Call of Duty series, on the Wii, started with the Wii launch and Call of Duty 3.  All of the Call of Duty games on the Wii have been developed by Treyarch, even Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex; which was a port of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare from the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC.

     Do Wii owners enjoy the Call of Duty games?  Let's take a look!

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Approx. Number of Players Reporting Data:
     Call of Duty 3 has 271,237 players reporting play-time data, since it released in November 2006.
     Call of Duty: World at War has 211,013 players reporting play-time data, since the game released in November 2008.
     Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex has 81,438 players reporting play-time data, since it released in November 2009.

"Total" Game-Play & Average Hours Played Reported:
     Call of Duty 3 has 3,598,861 Total Hours reported, with 13 Hours 16 Minutes averaged per person reporting data.  The average play-time per person, per play session, is about 1 Hour 29 minutes.
     Call of Duty: World at War has 10,764,662 Total Hours reported, with 51 hours 1 Minute averaged per person/console reporting data.  The average play-time per person, per gaming session, is about 2 Hours 9 minutes.
     Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex has 4,409,356 Total Hours reported, with 54 Hours 8 Minutes averaged per player reporting data.  Its average play-time per gaming session is about 2 Hours 22 minutes.

Sale Rank & Advertised Price:
     Call of Duty 3's Amazon.com sale rank is #1,473, and the current advertised listed price is $69.00.
     Call of Duty: World at War's Amazon.com sale rank is #730, and its selling for $29.26.
     Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex's Amazon.com sale rank is #483, and is selling for $40.54.

Review Score Averages:
     The image above in the article shows the GameRankings.com review score averages for each game, and the number of "professional" reviews associated with each game.

Here is what each game looks like from Amazon.com customer reviews:

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     Call of Duty 3 has a 3.5 out of 5 Star rating, based on 71 customer reviews.

     Call of Duty World at War has a 4 out of 5 Star rating, based on 90 customer reviews.

     Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex has a 4.5 out of 5 Star rating, based on 63 customer reviews.

Thoughts:

     I think it's interesting that Call of Duty 3 has 60,224 more players reporting play-time data, than Call of Duty: World at War.  I really thought Call of Duty: World at War would have more players reporting data, because of its online multi-player.  I guess the two year head-start of Call of Duty 3 is the main reason it's still leading.

     On Friday, I posted the article, "What Is the Most Played FPS Game on the Wii?" I reported that Call of Duty: World at War is currently the most played FPS Wii game, according to "total game-play hours reported, not just the average hours per person/console."

     A reader, WesFX, asked in the comments section of the article, "So does the trophy for most hours played per individual go to a different game?"

     While Call of Duty: World at War is the Wii's most played FPS according to "Total" game-play hours reported; the trophy for most hours played per individual goes to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex.  As the data picture shows and I stated above, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex has an average of 54 Hours 8 Minutes per player reporting data, about 3 hours higher than Call of Duty: World at War's average.

     I think the play-time data for the Call of Duty Wii games clearly shows Wii owners enjoy the online aspect of the games; especially when considering Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex passed Call of Duty 3's "total hours" reported, only a few months after it released this past November.

Questions:

     Have you played any of the Call of Duty Wii games?  If so, are your average hours per game close to what is being reported?

If you are interested in any of the Call of Duty Wii games, you can see them listed below on Amazon.com:

   

2009 Wii FPS Games Data (7-19-10)

Quick Brew Info:
The play-time data shown below was captured this past Monday, July 19, 2010.
The Amazon.com sale ranks and review score averages were captured July 24, 2010.

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Approx. Number of Players Reporting Data:
The Conduit has 72,685 players reporting their play-time data.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex has 74,946 players reporting play-time data.

Player Increase:
The Conduit has increased by 1,567 more players reporting play-time data, since 2-weeks ago.
Call of Duty Modern Warfare Reflex has increased by 4,348 more players reporting their play-time data, since the last report.

Game-Play Hours Reported/Increased:
The Conduit has 1,639,939 Total Hours reported, an increase of 38,986 hours since the July 5 data.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex has 3,876,863 Total Hours of game-play reported, an increase of 324,639 hours since the last report.

Amazon.com Sale Rank & Advertised Price:
The Conduit's Amazon.com sale rank is #2,930 and the current new copy price is $33.37.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex's Amazon.com sale rank is #258 and the current selling price is $40.54.

Thoughts:
This is the first week that I have reported the play-time data on both of these games, that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex has more players reporting play-time data on the Wii's Nintendo Channel, than The Conduit does.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex now has approximately 2,261 more players reporting data than The Conduit, and has 2,236,924 more game-play hours reported than The Conduit.

As for the Amazon.com sale rank of The Conduit being so low, the game is still currently only available from 3rd Party Vendors on Amazon.com, as I reported back on June 13.
When I contacted Amazon.com about it today, they said to just keep checking the product's page for any updates, but wouldn't specify if they are still carrying the game itself.

Questions:
If you own either Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex or The Conduit, are you looking forward to the "sequels" for both games releasing later this year?
I don't own Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex or The Conduit(anymore), but I am interested in both sequels.
I am really interested in Call of Duty: Black Ops, because Treyarch seems to have done the online really well in the two past Call of Duty games on the Wii; while Conduit 2 looks like it should be an improvement over the first in most areas, though I'm approaching it more cautiously.

If you are interested in either Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex or The Conduit, you can see prices for them on Amazon.com below:
  

Wii Shooter Games Data

Quick Brew Info:
It has been since June 13, that we looked at the data for The Conduit, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex, and Red Steel 2.  The data from the June 13 story, was reported on June 7.  If you want to take a look back at the past data story, you can find it HERE.

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Approx. Number of Players Reporting Data:
The Conduit has 71,118 players reporting their play-time data.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex has 70,598 players reporting play-time data.
Red Steel 2 has 15,824 players reporting play-time data this week.

Player Increase Since Last Story:
The Conduit has 3,555 more players reporting data this week, than the data from June 7.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex has 9,126 more players reporting their play-time, than it did on June 7.
Red Steel 2 has 4,428 more players reporting play-time data, than from the data on June 7.

Game-Play Hours Increased Since June 7:
The Conduit has increased by 90,921 "Total" game-play hours.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex has increased by 686,425 "Total" game-play hours.
Red Steel 2 has increased by 43,418 "Total" game-play hours, since the June 7 data.

Amazon.com Sale Rank & Advertised Price:
The Conduit's Amazon.com sale rank is #3,585 and the current advertised price is $53.99.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex's Amazon.com sale rank is #253 and the current selling price is $40.54.
Red Steel 2's, the game only, Amazon.com sale rank is #1,024 and the current selling price is $44.18.
Red Steel 2 w/ Wii MotionPlus' Amazon.com sale rank is #1,179 and the current selling price is $56.99.

Questions:
Has anybody played any of these three games for the first time, since I last reported their data?
If you own any of these games, have you been playing any in the last few weeks?

If you are interested in any of these games, you can see new and used prices for them on Amazon.com below:
   

Wii FPS Games Data

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Approx. Number of Players Reporting Data:

The Conduit has 67,563 players reporting their play-time data this week.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex has 61,472 players reporting their play-time data.
Red Steel 2 has 11,396 players reporting play-time data this week.

Player Increase Over Last Week:

The Conduit had 2,323 more players reporting their data this week, than from the data captured May 17.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex had 5,851 more players reporting their play-time data this week, compared to May 17th's numbers.
Red Steel 2 had 2,811 more players reporting data this week, since Monday, May 17.

"Total" Game-Play Hours Reported/Increased:

The Conduit has 1,510,032 Total Hours reported, an increase of 54,074 hours from May 17.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex has 2,865,799 Total Hours reported, an increase of 421,942 hours from May 17.
Red Steel 2 has 103,347 Total Hours reported, an increase of 27,867 hours since Monday, May 17.

Amazon.com Sale Rank & Advertised Price:

The Conduit's Amazon.com sale rank is #1,558 and its current selling price is $28.80.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex's Amazon.com sale rank is #259 and its current selling price is $40.54.
Red Steel 2's, the game only, Amazon.com sale rank is #1,187 and the current selling price is $46.99.
Red Steel 2 w/ Wii MotionPlus' Amazon.com sale rank is #1,241 and the current selling price is $55.36.

GameRankings.com Review Score Averages:

The Conduit's review score average is 72.23%, based on 64 reviews.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex's review score average is now 78.50%, based on 34 reviews.  It was 78.76%, based on 33 reviews on May 24.

Red Steel's review score average is now 81.09%, based on 45 reviews.  It was 81.00% back on May 24, based on 44 reviews.

Thoughts:
When I checked Amazon.com for The Conduit's sale rank, Amazon.com actually did not have the game in stock, just 3rd Party Vendors on Amazon.com.  I will be watching Amazon.com to see if they get The Conduit back in quickly, or if they do not; perhaps Sega is making a bundle of games for North America, like they released in Australia?
Red Steel 2's sales ranks have varied greatly since I started tracking them on Amazon.com.  They will range from the 600s, into the 1000s as they were today.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex seems to still be selling well, and had the most game-play hours added and the largest increase in number of players reporting data, since May 17.

Questions:
Has anybody been playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex, Red Steel 2, or The Conduit in the last few weeks?  If not, what have you been playing?


While I have not played any of these three games, in the last week I have been playing some more Rage of the Gladiator, and a little of Monster Hunter 3, and Max & the Magic Marker.

If you are interested in any of the Wii FPS games covered, you can see new and used prices for them on Amazon.com below:
    

FPS Wii Games Data

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Approx. Number of Players Reporting Data:

The Conduit has 65,240 players reporting their play-time data this week.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex has 55,621 players reporting their play-time data.
Red Steel 2 has 8,585 players reporting play-time data this week.

Player Increase Over Last Week:

The Conduit had 2,917 more players reporting their data this week, than from the data captured April 19.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex had 6,772 more players reporting their play-time data this week, compared to April 19th's numbers.
Red Steel 2 had 902 more players reporting data this week, since Monday, May 10.

"Total" Game-Play Hours Reported/Increased:

The Conduit has 1,455,958 Total Hours reported, an increase of 71,670 hours from April 19.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex has 2,443,857 Total Hours reported, an increase of 454,817 hours from April 19.
Red Steel 2 has 75,480 Total Hours reported, an increase of  9,002 hours since last Monday, May 10.

Amazon.com Sale Rank & Advertised Price:

The Conduit's Amazon.com sale rank is #1,407 and its current selling price is $27.99.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex's Amazon.com sale rank is #201 and its current selling price is $42.30.
Red Steel 2's, the game only, Amazon.com sale rank is #683 and the current selling price is $46.99.
Red Steel 2 w/ Wii MotionPlus' Amazon.com sale rank is #886 and the current selling price is $56.99.

GameRankings.com Review Score Averages:

The Conduit's review score average is 72.23%, based on 64 reviews.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex's review score average is 78.76%, based on 33 reviews.

Red Steel's review score average is 81.00%, based on 44 reviews.

Thoughts:
I have added Red Steel 2 to the list of FPS games that I will track.  It is the only game, out of the three, that does not have any online play; but it is the only one, that is a direct sequel to another Wii game, the original Red Steel.

Speaking of direct sequels, Conduit 2 is due out later this year for the Wii.
The guys over at HDWarriors.com scored an interview with Josh Olson, the Senior Producer on the game.
They asked about the online multiplayer modes and the local multiplayer modes, in Conduit 2.
If you would like to know what Josh Olson said, check out his answer at:
http://hdwarriors.com/?p=913

I find it interesting that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex still has fewer players reporting data, than The Conduit.  I really thought that the Call of Duty name, would have helped it pass The Conduit's number of players reported online already.

Questions:
Have you been playing any of these games in the last four weeks?
I don't own any of them, so I haven't played any of them in the last four weeks.  Red Steel 2 is in my "want to play" list, as well as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.

If you are interested in any of the games covered, you can see new and used prices for them on Amazon.com below:
    

FPS Games Data

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The Conduit & Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex

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Approx. Number of Players Reporting Data:

The Conduit has 62,323 players reporting their play-time data this week.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex has 48,849 players reporting their play-time data.

Player Increase Over Last Week:

The Conduit had 807 more players reporting their data this week.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex had 1,889 more players reporting their play-time data this week.

"Total" Game-Play Hours Reported/Increased:

The Conduit has 1,384,288 Total Hours reported, an increase of 17,519 hours from last week.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex has 1,989,040 Total Hours reported, an increase of 119,706 hours.

Amazon.com Sale Rank & Advertised Price:

The Conduit's Amazon.com sale rank is #590 and its current selling price is $16.20.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex's Amazon.com sale rank is #227 and its current selling price is $39.99.

GameRankings.com Review Score Averages:

The Conduit's review score average is 72.23%, based on 64 reviews.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex's review score average is 78.50%, based on 34 reviews.

Thoughts/Questions:

This past Tuesday, April 20, an Activision employee reconfirmed, that Activision will be releasing three new Call of Duty games in the next two years.(You can follow the discussion here: http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=174058223611&topic=14085)

Do you think the Wii will get all three of the Call of Duty games being developed?  Do you think the Wii will only get the Call of Duty game that Treyarch is developing?  Or, do you think the Wii won't get any of the three Call of Duty games that are in development?

I think Wii owners will get the next Call of Duty game Treyarch is developing, and perhaps even the next Call of Duty game being developed by Infinity Ward.  I am not sure about the action/adventure Call of Duty game though.

If you are interested in The Conduit and/or Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex, you can see new and used prices for both games on Amazon.com below:

  

2009 Wii FPS Games Data

Wii FPS Games

The Conduit & Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex

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Approx. Number of Players Reporting Data:

The Conduit has 61,516 players reporting their play-time data on the Nintendo Channel.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex has 46,960 players reporting their play-time data.

Player Increase Over Last Week:

The Conduit had 884 more players reporting their play-time data this week.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare Reflex had 2,063 more players reporting their data.

"Total" Game-Play Hours Reported/Increased:

The Conduit has 1,366,769 Total Hours reported, an increase of 23,256 hours from last week.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare Reflex has 1,869,334 Total Hours reported, an increase of 143,531 hours.

Amazon.com Sale Rank & Advertised Price:

The Conduit's Amazon.com sale rank is #544 and its current selling price is $17.95.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare Reflex's Amazon.com sale rank is #260 and its current selling price is $41.54.

GameRankings.com Review Score Averages:

The Conduit's review score average is 72.32%, based on 64 reviews.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare Reflex gained one review since last week, dropping its review score average from 78.76%, down to 78.50%, based now on 34 reviews.

Thoughts:

This week, Call of Duty Modern Warfare Reflex passed The Conduit in the total number of game-play sessions reported.

Last week, The Conduit had 696,066 reported game-play sessions.  Call of Duty Modern Warfare Reflex had 690,969 total game-play sessions reported.

The data this week shows Call of Duty Modern Warfare Reflex with 750,898 total game-play sessions reported, and The Conduit has 709,281 total game-play sessions reported.

I'm really interested to see how Conduit 2 and the next Call of Duty will perform against each other this year(again, assuming the next Call of Duty will be on the Wii).

Question:

If you own both The Conduit and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex, do you find yourself playing Call of Duty more than The Conduit, as the data is showing each week now?

If you're interested in either game, you can see new and used prices on Amazon.com below:

  

Conduit 2 Release Date Confirmed?

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1-27-2011 UPDATE on the UPDATE, about the UPDATE, for the UPDATE!  It seems Sega and HVS are playing the "delay fish" game, and announced today(yesterday technically) that the game has been delayed again, and Conduit 2 will now be released on April 19, 2011.

UPDATE for the Update on the Update!  Conduit 2's release date has now been confirmed for March 22, 2011 and will retail for $49.99.  Sega/HVS announced the release date change, but didn't state why it was changed.

Update on the Update!  Conduit 2's release date has been confirmed for Tuesday, February 15, 2011.  You can pre-order it now!

*Update: It was reported on September 2, that Conduit 2 has been delayed until "the first quarter of 2011", by Nintendojo.com.

Thoughts:

If you click the image above, you will see that both Amazon.com and GameStop.com have Conduit 2 now with a release date of November 2, 2010.

I know many times companies like Game Stop and Amazon.com will use placeholder release dates, but this date does fall on a Tuesday, which is often the day new games are released.

The date, November 2, 2010, also goes along with the "Fall 2010" target release mentioned in Sega's press release, when they announced Conduit 2.

If November 2, 2010, is the release date, I think it's going to be very interesting seeing how Conduit 2 performs, if Treyarch/Activision release another Call of Duty Wii game this fall in November.

Call of Duty 3 was released on November 21, 2006.

Call of Duty: World at War was released on November 11, 2008.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex was released on November 10, 2009.

Questions:

Do you think November 2, 2010, will end up being the release date for Conduit 2?

If so, and another Call of Duty game is released on the Wii this November as well, do you plan on buying both games, or just one?

If just one, which game do you plan on buying, Conduit 2 or the next Call of Duty?

As for myself, I do want to hear more details about Conduit 2, mainly on the multiplayer and hearing confirmation the spawn bug isn't present, that was present in The Conduit.  If Treyarch is developing the next Call of Duty Wii game, I'm already leaning towards Call of Duty, because of Treyarch's past two Wii Call of Duty games.

I am assuming another Call of Duty game will be released on the Wii this, though one hasn't been officially announced yet.

If you're interested in any of the games mentioned, you can see some of their new and used prices on Amazon.com below:

Nintendo Wii FPS Games Data: The Conduit & Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex

2009 Nintendo Wii FPS Games

The Conduit & Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex

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Approx. Number of Players Reporting Data:

The Conduit has 60,632 players reporting their play-time data on the Nintendo Channel.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare Reflex has 44,897 Wii players reporting their play-time data.

Player Increase Over Last Week:

The Conduit had 934 more players reporting their play-time data this week.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare Reflex had 2,219 more players reporting their data.

"Total" Game-Play Hours Reported/Increased:

The Conduit has 1,343,513 Total Hours reported, an increase of 23,253 hours from last week.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare Reflex has 1,725,803 Total Hours reported, an increase of 142,857 hours.

Amazon.com Sale Rank & Advertised Price:

The Conduit's Amazon.com sale rank is #768 and its current selling price is $13.95.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare Reflex's Amazon.com sale rank is #243 and its current selling price is $41.54.

GameRankings.com Review Score Averages:

The Conduit's review score average is 72.32%, based on 64 reviews.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare Reflex's review score average is 78.76%, based on 33 reviews.

Questions:
If you're playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex, the numbers show the game is being play a lot, but by fewer numbers of players currently reporting data, than The Conduit.
When you play Call of Duty Modern Warfare Reflex online, do you have trouble finding matches with enough players?
Or, are there always a good number of people playing, and no real issues with getting into a match?

If you're interested in either of the games, you can see new and used prices on Amazon.com below: