<s>
TaskMaker	B-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
published	O
in	O
1989	O
by	O
XOR	O
Corporation	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
upgraded	O
and	O
re-released	O
as	O
shareware	B-License
in	O
1993	O
by	O
Storm	O
Impact	O
,	O
featuring	O
color	O
graphics	O
and	O
compatibility	O
with	O
newer	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
classic	B-Application
Mac	I-Application
OS	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
protagonist	O
who	O
is	O
under	O
the	O
mentorship	O
of	O
the	O
eponymous	O
TaskMaker	B-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
ruler	O
who	O
assigns	O
ten	O
different	O
quests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Completing	O
these	O
quests	O
involves	O
solving	O
various	O
gameplay	O
puzzles	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
battling	O
monsters	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
final	O
task	O
involves	O
a	O
battle	O
against	O
the	O
TaskMaker	B-Operating_System
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TaskMaker	B-Operating_System
received	O
mixed	O
reception	O
regarding	O
its	O
overall	O
storyline	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Storm	O
Impact	O
released	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
The	O
Tomb	O
of	O
the	O
Taskmaker	B-Operating_System
,	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
protagonist	O
has	O
succeeded	O
the	O
TaskMaker	B-Operating_System
in	O
becoming	O
ruler	O
of	O
the	O
land	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
once	O
again	O
assigned	O
ten	O
different	O
quests	O
to	O
retrieve	O
magical	O
artifacts	O
before	O
facing	O
off	O
in	O
a	O
final	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
TaskMaker	B-Operating_System
,	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
world	O
,	O
serves	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
mentor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
TaskMaker	B-Operating_System
assigns	O
the	O
player	O
ten	O
tasks	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
nine	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
quests	O
to	O
obtain	O
an	O
item	O
from	O
a	O
different	O
dungeon	O
or	O
town	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
retrieving	O
an	O
item	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
returns	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
TaskMaker	B-Operating_System
,	O
who	O
then	O
assigns	O
the	O
next	O
task	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
next-to-last	O
task	O
,	O
the	O
TaskMaker	B-Operating_System
asks	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
kill	O
a	O
prisoner	O
on	O
his	O
island	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Returning	O
to	O
the	O
TaskMaker	B-Operating_System
after	O
killing	O
the	O
prisoner	O
reveals	O
the	O
TaskMaker	B-Operating_System
to	O
be	O
evil	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
ends	O
;	O
not	O
killing	O
the	O
prisoner	O
results	O
in	O
a	O
battle	O
with	O
the	O
TaskMaker	B-Operating_System
as	O
the	O
final	O
task	O
,	O
and	O
leads	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
true	O
ending	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
TaskMaker	B-Operating_System
is	O
killed	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
declared	O
"	O
master	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
land	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
special	O
menu	O
is	O
unlocked	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
edit	O
all	O
the	O
dungeons	O
and	O
villages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
XOR	O
version	O
of	O
TaskMaker	B-Operating_System
was	O
reviewed	O
negatively	O
in	O
MacWEEK	O
,	O
which	O
compared	O
it	O
unfavorably	O
to	O
contemporary	O
Macintosh	B-Device
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
The	B-Device
Bard	I-Device
's	I-Device
Tale	I-Device
,	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Pool	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Macintosh	B-Device
IIx	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
got	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
stars	O
in	O
Dragon	O
;	O
the	O
reviewers	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
stars	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
not	O
hard	O
"	O
but	O
adding	O
,	O
"	O
it	O
is	O
proven	O
that	O
those	O
who	O
write	O
game	O
code	O
specifically	O
for	O
one	O
computer	O
system	O
and	O
do	O
n’t	O
rely	O
on	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
another	O
system	O
’s	O
code	O
usually	O
publish	O
a	O
better-than-average	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Lessers	O
also	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
were	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
the	O
Mac	B-Device
game	O
OrbQuest	B-Operating_System
,	O
in	O
that	O
"[y]ou	O
have	O
a	O
top-down	O
view	O
of	O
your	O
area	O
,	O
in	O
black	O
and	O
white	O
and	O
shades	O
of	O
gray.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Though	O
not	O
state-of-the-art	O
in	O
gaming	O
technology	O
"	O
,	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
Chuck	O
Miller	O
in	O
June	O
1994	O
said	O
,	O
the	O
shareware	B-License
TaskMaker	B-Operating_System
2.0	O
"	O
is	O
nonetheless	O
a	O
very	O
solid	O
,	O
professional	O
production	O
...	O
an	O
enjoyable	O
,	O
if	O
slightly	O
dated	O
RPG	O
"	O
comparable	O
to	O
Ultima	B-Application
III	I-Application
through	O
V	B-Application
.	O
Inside	B-Application
Mac	I-Application
Games	I-Application
rated	O
the	O
shareware	B-License
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
four	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
and	O
called	O
the	O
re-release	O
"	O
a	O
superb	O
update	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inside	B-Application
Mac	I-Application
Games	I-Application
selected	O
the	O
re-released	O
Taskmaker	B-Operating_System
as	O
best	O
shareware	B-License
game	O
of	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Storm	O
Impact	O
released	O
a	O
sequel	O
entitled	O
The	O
Tomb	O
of	O
the	O
TaskMaker	B-Operating_System
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
The	O
Tomb	O
of	O
the	O
Taskmaker	B-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
protagonist	O
is	O
now	O
the	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
land	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
informed	O
by	O
messengers	O
of	O
various	O
tasks	O
that	O
he	O
or	O
she	O
has	O
to	O
do	O
to	O
restore	O
peace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
TaskMaker	B-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
tasks	O
in	O
the	O
sequel	O
involve	O
retrieving	O
artifacts	O
that	O
must	O
be	O
brought	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
throne	O
,	O
but	O
unlike	O
in	O
the	O
predecessor	O
,	O
said	O
artifacts	O
are	O
destroyed	O
afterward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
ninth	O
task	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
told	O
by	O
a	O
messenger	O
that	O
the	O
TaskMaker	B-Operating_System
has	O
come	O
back	O
to	O
life	O
in	O
his	O
tomb	O
and	O
that	O
he	O
is	O
the	O
one	O
depositing	O
these	O
evil	O
artifacts	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
task	O
involves	O
entering	O
the	O
tomb	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
discovers	O
that	O
the	O
TaskMaker	B-Operating_System
is	O
dead	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
captain	O
guard	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
protecting	O
the	O
TaskMaker	B-Operating_System
's	O
bones	O
states	O
that	O
he	O
is	O
the	O
true	O
mastermind	O
and	O
attempts	O
to	O
kill	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
his	O
cohort	O
of	O
guards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Tomb	O
of	O
the	O
TaskMaker	B-Operating_System
features	O
additional	O
gameplay	O
aspects	O
,	O
while	O
retaining	O
many	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
weapons	O
,	O
potions	O
,	O
spells	O
and	O
wands	O
,	O
and	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
monster	O
designs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Storm	O
Impact	O
's	O
closure	O
that	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
both	O
TaskMaker	B-Operating_System
games	O
are	O
no	O
longer	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
