Dyad

[h1]What is Dyad?[/h1] Is that exclamation Bobby Hill makes when he yells at his father. "DYAD!" [b]But seriously, despite the potentially confusing visuals and trailer, Dyad can be boiled down to a racing game, where you either race against time or to complete an objective. Instead of a road, you're speeding through a tube similar to Tempest or Gyruss. Instead of a car you are.... some psychedelic space squid...[/b] The first set of level gradually teach and train you on the game's mechanics. First you learn how to hook to "enemies" used as anchor points in the tube that speed you up. Then you eventually run through tubes with enemies full of alternating colors, where you much match pairs of blue or orange enemies to get a speed boost. Unfortunately, these points can damage you if you touch them, so you need to use them then avoid them. The next set of levels teach you grazing. Much like bullet hell shooters, you graze your ship near the enemies to restore energy. Energy is the resource for the next mechanic - Lancing, which lets you rush quickly for a moment, destroying any enemies in your path. Some levels between new mechanics have other enemy types that stop you versus allowing you to anchor them and it seems later levels have power ups. That is the jist of Dyad, using the above mechanics to race through a psychedelic light tube experience to the tune of a nice EDM soundtrack. It's pretty neat, but not exactly what I was looking for. It has similarities to Rez, but Dyad is it's own game. I wasn't a fan of needing to hook to enemies that can also hurt your ability to progress, though, this game needs some sort of difficulty. [h1]Dyad is somewhat comparable to Rez and it seems to have a decent amount of levels, I think $15 is a fair price, though I wasn't compelled to completed, thus not getting that amount of value of it. Though, I got this on sale and I recommend you do the same unless you're a huge fan of this genre, theme, and style of music.[/h1]