Cortex Command is an adventure developed by Data Realms, released 28 September 2012 on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Cortex Command is
Cortex Command is an adventure game developed by Data Realms and released in 2012. It is available on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
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…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It supports multiplayer and includes co-op. Local play supports 4 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen. There are 11 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Cortex Command holds a critic score of 60 out of 100. That places it above 15% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2012 averaged 70, so it scored 10 points below the year average.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for 1GHz processor, 1GB RAM and 640x480 (VGA) resolution monitor. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
Cortex Command launched on 28 September 2012, within three weeks of Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition, Dishonored, Borderlands 2 and XCOM: Enemy Unknown. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition, Dishonored, Borderlands 2, XCOM: Enemy Unknown.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
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