Release Date: March 13, 2015
An isometric shooter developed by Modern Dream in cooperation with Team 17, the authors of the cult-classic Worms series. The story takes us to 1970s, enabling us to assume the role of police officers that fight against crime that plagues the streets of Los Angeles. We are given several different heroes that are characterized by different backgrounds and abilities.
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LA Cops for PC and XONE is an indie shooter developed by Modern Dream and released by Team 17, a studio known from the fan-favourite Worms series. The action takes place in the 1970s in Los Angeles, while the players assume the role of police officers fighting against the criminals that endanger the lives of ordinary citizens.
The gameplay itself is similar to what we could see in Hotline Miami. The action is seen from an isometric perspective, while the characters traverse through various buildings divided into small rooms. The fast-paced action and demanding opponents require adequate tactics, using the destructible environment, as well as efficient elimination of the targeted opponents. As police officers, we need to watch out for civilians, which often are the main objective of the given assignment.
We are left with a few police officers, each motivated by unique means which are learned through numerous cut-scenes. Moreover, the heroes are characterized by different abilities and traits, e.g. a larger number of health points, more ammo capacity, movement speed, or damage dealt. Our characters can utilize a number of weapons (pistols, sub-machine guns, grenade launchers, shotguns, rifles).
The game is characterized by a unique graphical style, influenced by classic TV series that took place in 1970s Los Angeles.
System Requirements for LA Cops Video Game:
PC / Windows
Minimum System Requirements:
Intel Core i3 3.4 GHz, 2 GB RAM, graphic card 512 MB GeForce 9500 GT or better, 2 GB HDD, Windows 7.
Recommanded System Requirements:
Intel Core i7 3.5 GHz, 4 GB RAM, graphic card 512 MB GeForce 9500 GT or better, 2 GB HDD, Windows 8.
Game Ratings for LA Cops Video Game.
PC Invasion: 4 / 10 by Tim McDonald
Definitely more bad cop than good cop, but LA Cops could at least be a fair cop, guv, if given a bit of post-release polish.
We Got This Covered: 1.5 / 5 by Chad Goodmurphy
LA Cops is an offensive and shitty video game, which does itself injustices by mixing terrible writing with bad and incredibly frustrating gameplay.
TheSixthAxis: 6 / 10 by Stefan L
From the vibrant visuals and the pitch perfect 70s cop theme to the fast and snappy buddy cop action, LA Cops has a lot of great ideas, but hasn't really done enough with them. The partner system in particular could have been something unique and special, evocative of classic buddy cop films and TV series, but in the end, I was just gunning down enemies with my backup around the corner.
Average score from votes.