On the Download: July 22-28

While there were no games that came out this week, there are a few new downloadable games to dive into.  During the dog days of summer, you can always find something new to play during the seemingly annual gaming drought from one of the many downloadable services.  From demos to DLC to full games, there is always something new for release on PSN, XBLA, iOS, Steam and the Nintendo eShop.

Nintendo's 8-Bit Summer continues to roll along with the release of Wario Land:  Super Mario Land 3 for the 3DS Virtual Console.  Along with Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3, Mole Mania has also been released for the 3DS Virtual Console.  Surprisingly for the third Super Mario Land for the original Game Boy, Nintendo had Wario take the spotlight from his good-doing counterpart, Mario.  After being kicked out of his castle by Mario at the end of Super Mario Land 2, Wario hears rumours that a group of pirates have a golden statue of Princess Toadstool hidden somewhere on Kitchen Island.  Wario decides to turn his luck around after facing such a devastating defeat at the hands of Mario and goes to Kitchen Island to steal said statue.   You take control of Wario as he fights his way through platforming level upon platforming level, crushing foes and collecting treasure.  Along the way, you can find different hats (Bull, Jet and Dragon Hats) that give Wario special abilities such as temporary flight.  Much of Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 is about collecting as much treasure as possible because the more treasure you collect, the bigger the castle you receive upon completing the game.  For all those interested, Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 is available to download on the Nintendo eShop for 4 dollars.

This PSN game was released last week, but I sadly forgot to cover it in the last On the Download so I have decided to highlight it today.  Dyad is a very stylistic game that should remind many gamers of games like Rez and Child of Eden.  Dyad is a tunnel racing puzzle shooter.  You control this little ship as it travels down a tube.  By using momentum in beat with the psychedelic visuals and the trance music, you can hook, graze and lance enemies in order to propel yourself further down the tunnel.  Dyad has 27 levels for players to enjoy and master.  Dyad also offers two other modes aside from the main game, Trophy and Remix Mode.  Trophy Mode is a sort of mission-based mode where you have to complete different tasks in certain levels to advance and Remix Mode is more a free play mode where the focus is more on relaxing than getting the highest score.  If you want to dive in an incredible unique and stylish download, Dyad is available exclusively on the PSN for 15 dollars.