<s>
Star	B-Device
Wars	I-Device
Trilogy	I-Device
:	I-Device
Apprentice	I-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Force	I-Device
is	O
an	O
action-platformer	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
that	O
follows	O
Luke	O
Skywalker	O
through	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
original	O
trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Luke	O
Skywalker	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
originally	O
only	O
has	O
access	O
to	O
basic	O
jumps	O
and	O
blaster-based	O
combat	O
,	O
but	O
as	O
Luke	O
learns	O
more	O
of	O
the	O
Force	O
and	O
the	O
way	O
of	O
the	O
Jedi	B-Application
,	O
he	O
gains	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
wield	O
a	O
lightsaber	O
to	O
fight	O
in	O
melee	O
combat	O
,	O
and	O
deflect	O
projectiles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
has	O
been	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Sands	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
in	O
that	O
the	O
same	O
side-scrolling	O
engine	O
is	O
used	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
slow	O
down	O
time	O
temporarily	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Luke	O
Skywalker	O
throughout	O
the	O
entire	O
original	O
trilogy	O
of	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
saga	O
,	O
beginning	O
from	O
his	O
time	O
on	O
Tatooine	O
in	O
A	O
New	O
Hope	O
,	O
all	O
the	O
way	O
to	O
his	O
eventual	O
destiny	O
as	O
a	O
Jedi	B-Application
Master	O
in	O
Return	O
of	O
the	O
Jedi	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apprentice	O
of	O
the	O
Force	O
uses	O
the	O
engine	O
of	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Sands	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
advanced	O
graphics	O
by	O
the	O
standards	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
using	O
3D	O
images	O
for	O
the	O
character	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
average	O
to	O
mixed	O
reception	O
upon	O
release	O
;	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
gave	O
it	O
an	O
average	O
score	O
of	O
65.32	O
%	O
,	O
whilst	O
fellow	O
site	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
it	O
an	O
average	O
score	O
of	O
60	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
.	O
</s>
