[[image:APPcover_front.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Apprentice by Mastertronic]]
THe The Apprentice is a game from [[Mastertronic]]
== Information ==
|Company:|| [[Mastertronic]]
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|Written by:|| [http://cpcwiki.eu/index.php/File:JamesHigginsHistory.png James Higgins]
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|Type:|| Platform / Maze
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|Year:|| 1986
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== Plot ==
Come tender novice, your skill to try at this game to end all games. Save the apprentice from his blundering spell. Steer him round permicious pitfalls, through concealing extist! Does disaster await the apprentice? Play it and see!
== Game Play ==
You control a an apprentice wizard around a mazelabyrinth hunting for 10 special rings. In order to get these rings, you must navigate the hazards and traps that lay in wait. You are armed with lightning bolts, but beware you have a limited supply of these. There are plenty of objects scattered throughout which are needed to give to a wizard in order to get access to different areas (usually there is a ring nearby). Different wizards want different objects so it is up to you to figure this out. There are also secret passageways through the brick work.Watch out for fire! Collect all 10 rings to complete the game.Greensleeves plays throughout.Joystick or Keyboard. This game is often compared to [[Sorcery]] - as being the inspiration for this.
== Screenshots ==
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image:ApprenticeFinalScr.png| Game Over!
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== Links Reviews == * [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/imgs/9/9e/Amstrad_Action014_58.jpg Amstrad Action Issue 14]* [http://cpcwiki.eu/index.php/File:Amtix_14_Page_118.jpg Amtix Issue 14]* [http://www.cpcgamereviews.com/a/index5.html#the_apprentice CPC Game Reviews]
== Cheat Mode / Hints ==* [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/File:TAU_25Page14.JPG The Amstrad User Issue 25]* [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/imgs/8/8f/Amstrad_Action112_18.jpg Amstrad Action Issue 112] Useful Objects: Treasure Chest, Horse Shoe, Picture, Bottle, Candlestick, Wine Bottle, Chalice, Apple, Shield and Spell Book. The rest are red herrings. Use the 4 scrolls to open secret passageways in the Wizards lair near the Blue Rings, press S to use a scroll. == Links == * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwmqteZbDX4YouTube Clip]* [http://www.cpc-power.com/index.php?page=detail&num=285 CPC Power]* [http://java.cpc-live.com/game.php?id=-T-&title=theapprenticea Java CPC]* [http://www.genesis8bit.fr/amstrad/game-rom/amstrad-game.php?prog_id=281&title=Apprentice%20(the)&creator=Mastertronic Genesis 8Bit]* [http://www.video-games-museum.com/en/game/Apprentice-The/38/3/11402 Video Games Museum]* [http://www.amstradabandonware.com/en/game/the-apprentice/1649 Amstrad Abandonware]
== Download ==
* [http://tacgr.emuunlim.com/downloads/filedetail.php?recid=59The Amstrad CPC Games Resource]