<s>
Apprentice	B-Application
is	O
a	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
game	O
released	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
by	O
American	O
studio	O
Herculean	O
Effort	O
Productions	O
as	O
freeware	B-License
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
created	O
using	O
the	O
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
development	B-Application
tool	I-Application
,	O
Adventure	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Studio	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
Mortimer	O
"	O
Pib	O
"	O
Pibsworth	O
,	O
a	O
young	O
apprentice	B-Application
who	O
always	O
wanted	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
wizard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nevertheless	O
,	O
Apprentice	B-Application
was	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
high	O
production	O
values	O
and	O
is	O
even	O
mentioned	O
as	O
a	O
good	O
example	O
of	O
a	O
game	O
created	O
with	O
Adventure	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Studio	I-Application
in	O
the	O
book	O
Gaming	O
Hacks	O
published	O
by	O
O'Reilly	O
Media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
Apprentice	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
10	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apprentice	B-Application
series	O
is	O
planned	O
as	O
a	O
trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
Apprentice	B-Application
II	O
:	O
The	O
Knight	O
's	O
Move	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
29	O
,	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Apprentice	B-Application
III	O
:	O
Checkmate	O
!	O
</s>
