Cortex Command is set a few hundred years into the future, where the now cybernetic human race that controls living bodies driven by Human-like AI via a brain control unit(Brain Cortex) are able to travel between stars and have 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.