Simon is just an ordinary boy in an extra-ordinary world. A world in which he must rescue Calypso the Wizard by embarking on a long challenging quest.

The game is a point-and-click adventure, using a typical interface with words such as ‘Use’, ‘Open’, ‘Walk To’ (unlike Lucasarts’ SCUMM games a simple click on that area of the screen won’t do) and ‘Pick Up’ (again, a double-click on the item doesn’t suffice – these two features extend game time significantly)

The game’s plot has a number of references and spoofs to fantasy and fairy tales, with the Three Billy Goats Gruff involved in a particularly significant scene. The humor is very British in places, with lots of dry sarcasm, and lots of Simpsons-esque self-references to the fact that this is a computer game. The levels are non-linear in layout, with puzzles spread across the lands.

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Alternate Titles

"魔法师西蒙" -- Chinese Title (Simplified)
"שוליית המכשף (The Wizard's Apprentice)" -- Israeli title
"שוליית המכשף" -- Hebrew Spelling
"Shuliyat Hamechashef" -- Israeli Title

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User Reviews

"What’s the point in talking to an empty hole?"	Rabbi Guru (1236)
A very good adventure in classical style, but still below the standards of Lucas Arts	Unicorn B. Lynx (53164)
Funny and fun!	NatsFan (109)
A nice adventure game from the British version of LucasArts	Black Wolf (37274)
Sierra?....Nah, Adventuresoft here we come!	Hilary Richardson (16)
An excellent point-and-click adventure game!!!	James1 (248)	unrated
Silly hat, great game	Depthlord(Es) (950)
Forget Guybrush - Take Simon!	Rantanplan (1759)

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The Press Says

Abandonia	Dec 11, 2004	5 out of 5	100
High Score	Jan, 1994	5 out of 5	100
Adventure Corner	Dec 26, 2008		100
Quandary	Jul, 1995		90
Adventure Gamers	Aug 05, 2004		80
La Aventura es la Aventura	Aug 24, 2006	80 out of 100	80
The Good Old Days	Oct 20, 2008	4 out of 6	67
Aventura y Cía	Sep 27, 2005		40