<s>
The	B-Application
Apprentice	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1994	O
vertically	O
scrolling	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
The	O
Vision	O
Factory	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Philips	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Media	I-Device
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
Philips	B-Device
CD-i	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
title	O
to	O
be	O
created	O
by	O
The	O
Vision	O
Factory	O
for	O
the	O
CD-i	B-Device
platform	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
on	O
a	O
fantasy	B-Application
setting	O
inside	O
the	O
castle	O
of	O
wizard	O
Gandorf	O
S	O
.	O
Wandburner	O
III	O
,	O
as	O
players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
young	O
apprentice	B-Application
magician	O
Marvin	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
complete	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
tasks	O
given	O
by	O
his	O
master	O
while	O
facing	O
multiple	O
mischiefs	O
and	O
creatures	O
along	O
the	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Headed	O
by	O
Steel	O
Machine	O
artist	O
Luke	O
S	O
.	O
Verhulst	O
alongside	O
longtime	O
God	O
of	O
War	O
programmer	O
Tim	O
Moss	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Apprentice	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
that	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
several	O
projects	O
at	O
SPC	O
Vision	O
and	O
who	O
would	O
later	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
work	O
at	O
one	O
of	O
its	O
offshoots	O
before	O
the	O
company	O
declared	O
bankruptcy	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Apprentice	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
positive	O
critical	O
reception	O
from	O
reviewers	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
towards	O
the	O
presentation	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
sound	O
design	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
though	O
some	O
reviewers	O
drawing	O
comparison	O
with	O
Dimo	O
's	O
Quest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Apprentice	I-Application
is	O
a	O
vertically	O
scrolling	O
platform	O
game	O
where	O
players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
young	O
apprentice	B-Application
magician	O
Marvin	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
complete	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
tasks	O
given	O
by	O
his	O
master	O
wizard	O
Gandorf	O
S	O
.	O
Wandburner	O
III	O
,	O
while	O
facing	O
multiple	O
mischiefs	O
and	O
creatures	O
along	O
the	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Apprentice	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
that	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
several	O
projects	O
at	O
SPC	O
Vision	O
and	O
who	O
would	O
later	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
work	O
at	O
one	O
of	O
its	O
offshoots	O
before	O
the	O
company	O
declared	O
bankruptcy	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Apprentice	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
regarded	O
in	O
recent	O
years	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
standout	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
CD-i	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Apprentice	I-Application
was	O
in	O
development	O
but	O
it	O
never	O
released	O
after	O
multiple	O
failed	O
attempts	O
.	O
</s>
