The Polish game developer Metropolis Software House was founded to develop the adventure game Teenagent. Metropolis Software House was purchased by CD Projekt in 2008, and in 2009, the game was released for free through CD Projekt's digital storefront GOG.com. It was added to the open-source adventure and RPG interpreter ScummVM in 2010.
Teenagent follows a teenager named Mark Hopper who was chosen to work for the RGB intelligence agency. His first mission is to bring a thief named John Noty into custody.
Mark has to travel to many locations on his mission. As this is a point-and-click adventure game, the tools in his arsenal are pockets with infinite storage space and his wits. The puzzles are for the most part pretty fun, but there are a few weird ones here and there. It's nothing too big though, so it doesn't detract from the enjoyment of the game.
The graphics are the best part of the game as they are really detailed and are reminiscent of LucasArts adventure games, as is the interface. This was obviously intentional as there are a few in-jokes about games in the development house that George Lucas built scattered within the game.
The music is a mixed bag. Some of it is enjoyable, but unfortunately, there is one track that I found rather annoying. Your mileage may vary on this point, of course, but I personally got through that area as fast as I could.
In the GOG.com version, there is no voice acting, but there was a voiced version included on the coverdisc of the Polish Gambler magazine. This version has voices recorded by the creators of Gambler and is only available in the Polish language
Teenagent is a free adventure game that is pretty fun. It has fantastic background and character art, and the story is a fun, purposefully cheesy take on the spy genre. However, a few odd puzzles and at least one music track that might be considered annoying depending on the player, drag it down a bit. Thankfully, these spots don't last too long. That is good because the rest of the game is rather enjoyable.
Final Verdict:
3 out of 5
