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Play Overview
Cargo Commander (2012) is a traversal and collecting game about surviving alone in space, light years away from your family, armed with a multi-function cannon. Play involves carefully entering and exploring the ship containers to find cargo, using gun physics to clear the way and deal with enemies. It stands out for the ever-changing orientation and the emergent tactics you develop to tackle each scenario.
Your terms of employment are simple: travel through the space, salvage cargo from alien-infested containers and don't die. To do this, you first attract passing containers to attach to your ship, enter them and then use your gun to punch and shoot the mutants. You also need to use your gun and explosives to work with the physics and destructible environments. In this way, you can create your own path to the cargo.
As you progress, you learn how to use the containers you enter and your weapons to your advantage. Do well and you are rewarded with upgradeable weapons and tools. If you fail, your body is left behind for other players to loot.
The result is a game with a surprising amount of flexibility in how you progress. The best moments are using the physics in your favour to emerge intact from impossible situations.
Our examiner, Andy Robertson, first checked Cargo Commander 11 days ago. It was re-examined by Ellen Robertson and updated 4 days ago.
Your terms of employment are simple: travel through the space, salvage cargo from alien-infested containers and don't die. To do this, you first attract passing containers to attach to your ship, enter them and then use your gun to punch and shoot the mutants. You also need to use your gun and explosives to work with the physics and destructible environments. In this way, you can create your own path to the cargo.
As you progress, you learn how to use the containers you enter and your weapons to your advantage. Do well and you are rewarded with upgradeable weapons and tools. If you fail, your body is left behind for other players to loot.
The result is a game with a surprising amount of flexibility in how you progress. The best moments are using the physics in your favour to emerge intact from impossible situations.
Our examiner, Andy Robertson, first checked Cargo Commander 11 days ago. It was re-examined by Ellen Robertson and updated 4 days ago.
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Play Style
This is a Collecting, Shooting and Traversal game with Action, Platform and Simulation elements. This is a single-player game. Jockey for promotions with thousands of other Cargo Commanders in the galaxy, collect over 80 different cargo types, all the while earning your way back home.
You can play this game in the following styles:
Benefits
This game is good if you want to:
Age Ratings
Skill Level
10+ year-olds usually have the required skill to enjoy this game. You need to be able to navigate the different ship spaces and have good reactions to deal with aliens. But this game also rewards initiative and innovative approaches to dealing with the different hazards and scenarios.
Costs
Game Details
Release Date: 01/11/2012
Out Now: Mac and PC
Skill Rating: 10+ year-olds
Players: 1
Genres: Collecting, Shooting, Traversal (Action, Platform and Simulation)
Accessibility: 0 features documented (Tweet Developer )
Components: 2D Side-On and Cartoon
Developer: Serious Brew (@Serious_Brew)
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