Conan is a 2007 action-adventure game developed by Nihilistic Software and published by THQ for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Players take control of the titular hero Conan the Barbarian from Robert E. Howard's fantasy literature. In Conan the hero is on a quest to recover his lost armor and defeat an evil wizard. Conan can fight with sword and shield two-handed weapons or a weapon in each hand. Starting with several basic attacks the barbarian gains experience points by killing enemies. By exchanging these points for additional attacks players improve the hero's fighting abilities. Magic powers complement Conan's arsenal including the abilities to turn enemies into stone and conjure firestorms. The game also features context-sensitive action sequences in which players press a sequence of buttons displayed on the screen to complete actions such as killing powerful enemies and interacting with the environment.