1998 was a fantastic year for games. There was Fallout 2, the original Half-Life, Resident Evil 2, and some great strategy hits in Commandos and the first Rainbow Six. Given that lineup, when it comes to looking back at one of gaming’s best vintages, it’s easy to overlook Future Cop LAPD – created by EA Redwood, the studio that would eventually become Dead Space developer Visceral, it’s a vicious and satirical mech shooter with shades of Armored Core and Robocop, and the final game in the broader ‘Strike’ series. For 27 years, Future Cop has been completely silent, but now, thanks to an independent developer, it’s making a spiritual comeback.
Welcome to LAPD 2195, created by Apeirogon Games. Like the original Future Cop, it’s a mech game set in a dystopian version of California where gangs and crooks have taken over the streets. As a member of the Mech-Assisted Security and Tactics (MAST) squad, you have a mandate to keep the peace by any means necessary: missiles, mini-guns, and lasers are your tools, and you’ll graduate from training in a combat simulator to taking on the heads of Los Angeles’ most fearsome syndicates.
Just like Future Cop, where the whole campaign can be played co-op (and there’s even a competitive mode that feels like an early draft of the MOBA genre), LAPD 2195 will also be a multiplayer game, meaning you can team up to take on missions or pit your mechs in a fight to the death. We’re still waiting on a full release date, but Apeirogon has been sharing regular development logs of LAPD 2195 and you can already wishlist it on Steam. Just head right here.
Otherwise, try some of the best police games, or maybe relive that ‘90s nostalgia with the best old games you can still play today.
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