Have You Played… Cortex Command?

Have You Played? is an endless stream of game retrospectives. One a day, every day, perhaps for all time.

I wish I enjoyed Cortex Command more than I do.

It has a terrific premise. You’re a brain, competing with other brains to mine gold from different maps by directing and remotely controlling robots. You can control them directly, flitting back and forth as needed, digging tunnels and building walls and, of course, shooting the hell out of each other in the Worm-esque fully destructible levels. Each robot has a specific chassis but can equip anything, from a humble peashooter to a deadly heavy laser, including all manner of ballistic and energy weapons (plus mining tools that are devastating in the right situations).

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