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RPG platform slasher Swordigo slicing its way onto iOS tomorrow

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RPG platform slasher Swordigo slicing its way onto iOS tomorrow
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Swordigo isn't the first time the two distinct genres of role-playing and platforming have met before on iOS (see MapleStory and Illusia for some precedents), but the RPG / platformer hybrid isn't exactly the most common of mash-ups in the gaming world.

And that's surprising, because Swordigo looks like it could be rather good fun, with your character leaping, bounding, and - yes - slashing his way through monsters, levelling-up, and finding items with which to defeat large boss characters.

There's a healthy selection of environments to explore, including dark caves and brightly coloured grassland - all dynamically lit for extra visual sheen.

In addition, the controls are customisable, which should help alleviate the precision issues that tend to plague touchscreen platformers.

Swordigo is out now in New Zealand, meaning it'll be leaping onto the UK and US App Stores from midnight this evening, priced £1.49 / $1.99.

Will Wilson
Will Wilson
Will's obsession with gaming started off with sketching Laser Squad levels on pads of paper, but recently grew into violently shouting "Tango Down!" at random strangers on the street. He now directs that positive energy into his writing (due in no small part to a binding court order).