Sword of Xolan to deliver premium, old-school action-platforming to iOS on May 21st

The next game from Alper Sarikaya, the developer of the Manuganu series, is an action-platformer called Sword of Xolan.

You play a warrior called Xolan who fights against darkness in order to restore peace to the land. So, yeah, a story that's never been told before (I hope my sarcasm is coming across).

But Sword of Xolan overcomes its generic plot with its juicy pixel art. It's not too often we get an action-platformer with as much love and care gone into it as seems to be the case here.

Take a look at the game in action by watching the trailer below.

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Not bad, eh?

I bet you want to know more now? Good. Sword of Xolan will have 30 levels, nine time-based challenges, three bosses, and over 30 different enemies.

As you venture, you'll also find 10 cards that are used to improve Xolan's skills. Important stuff, of course.

As promising as Sword of Xolan seems, there's one thing that could certainly let it down - the controls. But with customisable touch controls and MFI controller support, that shouldn't be an issue.

Sword of Xolan will be out for iOS as a premium title with no IAPs on May 21st. It will be heading to Android and Windows Phone soon after.

Find out more about it on its website.