Hybrid action game blending isometric shooter and mecha combat in a dystopian police future. Future Cop LAPD offers two distinct modes including a multiplayer deathmatch. Original and entertaining, an underrated Electronic Arts PS1 title with strong multiplayer potential.
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Action1 player16+
Co-op
Split screen
Description
First-person mecha action where the X1-Alpha, a bipedal robot of the 2098 Los Angeles police, fights an organized crime wave. Created by EA Redwood Shores and Electronic Arts, released in 1998 in the United States and Europe with a German edition. Fifteen ground and air missions, transformation between flight mode and ground mode, two-player split-screen versus mode and live dispatch radio. Western edition.
At the controls of a transformable mecha, you clear out a futuristic Los Angeles with no shortage of firepower, solo or in a surprisingly strategic competitive mode, an overlooked ancestor of the MOBA. Its quiet release pushed it into the background. Its generous action and clever two-player mode make it a title to rediscover with friends.
Is Future Cop - L.A.P.D. still worth playing in 2026?
A mecha action game from EA, Future Cop L.A.P.D. has you pilot a police robot that transforms between walker and vehicle modes, through snappy levels mixing shooting, exploration and destruction. The Precinct Assault mode, a hybrid of action and duel strategy, remains a surprisingly deep and replayable find. The sometimes fickle camera and a late 90s production show their age. A generous, original action title to recommend for fans of arcade mecha and overlooked discoveries.
