<s>
The	B-Application
Surgeon	I-Application
is	O
a	O
computer	O
game	O
published	O
in	O
1985	B-Application
by	O
Information	O
Systems	O
for	O
Medicine	O
(	O
ISM	O
)	O
for	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Macintosh	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
two	O
sequels	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Surgeon	I-Application
II	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Surgeon	I-Application
III	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dr.	O
Myo	O
Thant	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Surgeon	I-Application
's	O
designer	O
,	O
would	O
later	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
design	O
Life	B-Device
&	I-Device
Death	I-Device
,	O
a	O
surgical	O
game	O
with	O
similar	O
elements	O
,	O
albeit	O
with	O
a	O
wider	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
The	B-Application
Surgeon	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
surgeon	O
in	O
a	O
hospital	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
begins	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
meeting	O
with	O
a	O
patient	O
,	O
and	O
being	O
provided	O
with	O
either	O
an	O
X-ray	O
of	O
the	O
spine	O
or	O
an	O
ultrasound	B-Application
examination	O
of	O
the	O
abdomen	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
may	O
need	O
to	O
be	O
requested	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
for	O
further	O
insight	O
rather	O
than	O
being	O
given	O
to	O
begin	O
with	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
death	O
of	O
a	O
patient	O
resets	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
progress	O
,	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Surgeon	I-Application
lacks	O
a	O
save	O
function	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Surgeon	I-Application
's	O
manual	O
details	O
possible	O
medical	O
afflictions	O
the	O
player	O
will	O
need	O
to	O
diagnose	O
and	O
treat	O
in-game	O
,	O
describing	O
their	O
symptoms	O
and	O
the	O
treatment	O
needed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
manual	O
also	O
offers	O
detailed	O
step-by-step	O
instructions	O
for	O
the	O
surgeries	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Surgeon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Macworld	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
version	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Surgeon	I-Application
;	O
the	O
reviewer	O
is	O
a	O
licensed	O
doctor	O
of	O
medicine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
INFO	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Surgeon	I-Application
,	O
giving	O
it	O
three	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
stars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Datormagazin	O
,	O
the	O
Swedish	O
computer	O
magazine	O
,	O
gave	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
three	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
stars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Datormagazin	O
praised	O
The	B-Application
Surgeon	I-Application
's	O
"	O
helpful	O
"	O
UI	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
offers	O
hints	O
as	O
to	O
what	O
to	O
do	O
during	O
surgery	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Surgeon	O
seems	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
realistic	O
simulation	O
of	O
an	O
operation	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
just	O
cutting	O
in	O
,	O
removing	O
the	O
bad	O
part	O
,	O
putting	O
in	O
a	O
new	O
one	O
and	O
sewing	O
them	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Datormagazin	O
calls	O
The	B-Application
Surgeon	I-Application
"	O
an	O
original	O
and	O
fun	O
idea	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
states	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
is	O
worse	O
than	O
games	O
meant	O
for	O
the	O
general	O
public	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
niche	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
