Clever & Smart: A Movie Adventure

About

Clever & Smart: A Movie Adventure is a point-and-click puzzle game where you control two bumbling agents, each with distinct skills. Switch between Mortadelo, who can disguise himself to cause distractions, and Filemón, who sneaks in to snatch key items. The story follows their chaotic mission to retrieve a cursed artifact from Dr. Bacterio’s machine, which accidentally yanks them into a series of film sets. Interact with objects, solve logic puzzles, and chat with NPCs including caricatures of classic movie stars like Charlie Chaplin and Humphrey Bogart. The game supports single-player with character swaps or co-op play where two people handle both agents separately. The standout feature is the co-op mode, a rare addition to adventure games at the time. It lets players coordinate between characters’ abilities in real time, adding a layer of teamwork to puzzle-solving. The humor leans into slapstick and pop culture gags, with over-the-top scenarios involving mummies, bickering villains, and retro Hollywood parodies. Released in 2004 for PC, it’s a niche title with a cult following, praised for its creative level design and chaotic charm. While puzzle complexity varies, the dual-control dynamic and movie cameos keep the experience fresh for fans of quirky, collaborative adventures.

Storyline

When Dr. Bacterio tests his new invention with which he can extract anything from movies and make it a real object, he doesn't bring out the famous treasure of the mummy but the mummy Impoteh himself. Since he's a little cranky and wants to take over the world, beginning with the basement of the T.I.A headquarter, Mortadelo and Filemón have to stop him. To do so, they need to enter Dr. Bacterio's machine and get the book of the dead. But since nothing is perfect, they don't land in the right movie and so they've to make their way through several other movies where they meet famous actors like Charlie Chaplin, John Wayne or Humphrey Bogart.