Cortex Command

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Summary

In the world of Cortex Command, many humans have opted to amputate their entire natural bodies in order to prolong their lives and enable interstellar space travel. Their disembodied brains are hardly helpless, however, as they can remotely control all kinds of machines and craft through artificial interfaces.

Playing as one of these people's brains, you can quickly switch control between many different expendable bodies in order to complete otherwise dangerous tasks - all from the physical safety of your command bunker. Use these technological powers of telepathy to collect gold out of the fully destructible terrain, then purchase even more bodies and materiel with those newly acquired funds!

You can even program the crude A.I.s of your puppet army to complete simple tasks (patrolling, digging, etc.) while your attention and direct control is somewhere else. Use your accumulated forces to protect your brain, explore the world, and defeat your competition!

Storyline

Cortex Command is set a few hundred years into the future, where the now cybernetic human race is able to travel between stars and has already met several alien civilizations.

Interstellar trade and prosperity reigns, but there is always an ever-expanding frontier to explore and exploit for precious resources. In this gold rush of galactic proportions, fantastic adventure and brutal competition awaits.

You play as the boss of a small gold mining company that has just arrived at a newly discovered Earth-like planet. The large space ship that brought you here along with many other adventurers is called a TradeStar. It acts as a massive orbital safe haven and marketplace for the fortune seekers who venture down onto the planet's surface. Your purchases of bodies, guns, and equipment are sent from the TradeStar orbiting above and delivered to you by your choice of landing craft.

However, it soon becomes clear that the planet isn't as pristine as initially thought, and you will have to quickly adapt from your humble beginnings in order to survive and ultimately discover the dangerous secrets of this alien world...


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Cortex Command Reviews & Ratings

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Review by Scorcher24 [user]
February 8, 2014

The game was releases unfinished. It was under the promise that it will be finished. Since over one year, there has not been a single patch orThe game was releases unfinished. It was under the promise that it will be finished. Since over one year, there has not been a single patch or even a word from the developer. He took the money and ran.The game has numerous game breaking bugs that can be classified as show stoppers. Given the price of 20$ for this game, this is simply unacceptable.

100
Review by uberhen [user]
July 21, 2013

I've been playing this game since 2006, and it's probably the most played game I own simply because of the mods. There really is no other gameI've been playing this game since 2006, and it's probably the most played game I own simply because of the mods. There really is no other game that lends itself so well to modding; if you can use MS Paint, you're set.There are hundreds of mods, from Half Life 2, Warhammer 40K, Halo: Reach, and Star Wars factions, to campaigns spanning multiple missions. I will agree with the consensus that the vanilla game leaves a lot to be desired. But all the game files and logic are exposed, easily edited to your liking.Don't play this seriously, consider it a physics sandbox with elements of Tribes, Men of War, and Worms. Local multiplayer and coop are a blast if you can get some buddies to play too.

50
Review by EnoE [user]
July 12, 2013

Wasted potential: the game.The premise is great and the physics WOULD BE good, if they weren't so unreliable. You'll find your characterWasted potential: the game.The premise is great and the physics WOULD BE good, if they weren't so unreliable. You'll find your character getting squished by the gun you spawned next to him when building your base.You'll find yourself unable to climb a ladder. The movement is awkward, which would fit the game if it didn't get awfully frustrating trying to do basic things.It has its moments though. It's something special shooting out one of the engines from a ship and watching it crash into the soldiers it just dropped off, or having your grenade launcher fly out of your hands after a fragment of your own grenade flies into it. You can't help but chuckle when your human soldier ends up squishing into the ground after you lose control of his jetpack.With a lot of polish and tweaking this would be a great game.

90
Review by ThoughtWolf [user]
April 29, 2013

I would rate this game a 9 out of 10. It has improved vastly since the other reviews were written. Those reviews were written BEFORE the gameI would rate this game a 9 out of 10. It has improved vastly since the other reviews were written. Those reviews were written BEFORE the game was even released, which is highly unfair.-1 Point for basically lack of online multiplayer. If this game had that, it would be best game of 2013 in my books but as a singleplayer standalone it just doesn't have the same appeal. I would probably enjoy it much more if I had someone to play splitscreen with though.

100
Review by NodCrush [user]
December 25, 2012

Cortex Command is one of the best and most unique indie games out there. The game can create so many hours of fun for you and your friendsCortex Command is one of the best and most unique indie games out there. The game can create so many hours of fun for you and your friends with the 4 player local co-op or vs. Cortex Command is constantly being developed so more content is on the way so patience is key; However as is this game is great despite a few bugs which are to be expected from a game still in development.

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Game Information
Release Date September 28, 2012
Publisher Data Realms
Game Modes Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Player Perspectives Side view
Genres Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Themes Action, Science fiction
Platforms PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac