The difference is that HVS and Sega actually promoted The Conduit like they wanted people to buy it. Perhaps a little too much. Reflex has been stuffed under a rug like Activision are ashamed of it, releasing only a few alpha screens that almost seem like they might be designed to undermine the game's sales.
Was Modern Warfare: Reflex even announced when The Conduit came out?

"The worst part about these reviews is they are [subjective]--and their scores often depend on how drunk you got the media at a Street Fighter event." — Mona Hamilton, Capcom Senior VP of Marketing
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