S&S Mobile Review: Dédale

Title: Dédale
Format: iOS, Mac, PC
Release Date: August 7th, 2012
Publisher: Sergey Mohov
Developer: Sergey Mohov
Price: $0.99(AppStore) $2.99 (Mac/PC)
ESRB Rating: 4+

      A relaxing puzzler with a pleasant art style and soothing soundtrack.

      GAMEPLAY:
      The gameplay of Dédale is very simple yet addicting. You control a butterfly working its way through many challenging, and often times infuriating puzzles, painting the world and making music. Each puzzle is a patchwork of differently shaped tiles interlaced  between each other. In the beginning of each level you choose which tile you want the butterfly to start and you have to navigate the map in order to cover every tile without doubling back on any. 

Some tiles have unique properties that allows you to go over them twice so you can cover the more "secluded" areas of the level, or force you to go a certain direction. Dédale's gameplay is very unique and innovative because it intertwines challenge and relaxation together. the game also includes an additional game mode called the "Dédale-O-Matic," that is just a program that randomly generates puzzles, adding almost infinite replayability to the game. Dédale also has unlockable achievements for completing goals of varying difficulty. Luckily the game offers a skip function that can be used twice, and a hint function, for the more challenging levels.

CONTROLS:

      The controls to Dédale demonstrates extreme simplicity in a game. You touch the tile you want the butterfly to start on and drag your finger where to direct it through the puzzle. That's it. But it works so well.

FINAL THOUGHTS:
      Overall, Dédale is a unique game that seamlessly melds relaxation and challenges. I absolutely loved my time with the game but sometimes found my experience hindered by the level of difficulty, often times leaving me frustrated. Also the price point of the game for Mac/PC ($2.99) seems a little steep, but if you're looking for a good puzzler with frustrating challenges than Dédale is a game for you!

                                              S&S Rating: 8.5/10