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About Future Cop: L.A.P.D.

Future Cop: L.A.P.D. is a third-person shooter developed by EA Redwood Shores and published by Electronic Arts. You’ll also see it written Future Cop: LAPD, without the full stops. It was originally developed as an installment of the Strike series.

The PlayStation version came first, released in North America on September 16, 1998. Versions for Windows and Mac OS followed there on November 25, 1998, and the game also reached Europe in 1998. Dave O’Neal composed the music, and the game has both single-player and multiplayer modes. Electronic Arts still holds the rights.

DOS.Zone describes it as a sci-fi action game in which you control a powerful robot cop, fighting enemies to protect Los Angeles. Its summary also mentions strategy alongside the third-person shooting. Beyond that, DOS.Zone’s text is brief, and it doesn’t describe the missions or modes in any detail.

How it runs in your browser

Click Play and the game’s page on dos.zone opens in a new tab. Rather than an MS-DOS release, DOS.Zone runs the original Windows version, which the listing files under Windows 95. It does that inside js-dos, the site’s open-source DOSBox build for the browser, which emulates the kind of PC the game was made for. DOS.Zone provides the game files, so there’s no installer, no disc and no copy of your own involved, and there’s no account to make. The site doesn’t carry ads.

The listing is tagged as a 3D action game and a third-person shooter, and it has a rating of 5 from 24 player reviews. It doesn’t mention how saving works or which settings are available, so check there before a long session.

The original game’s multiplayer isn’t available on this listing. DOS.Zone has no multiplayer room for it, so you’ll be playing on your own.

Controls and devices

You play this version with a keyboard and mouse. Once the game is running, click inside the emulator window so it picks up your input. DOS.Zone doesn’t list the controls, so look at the game’s own options screen to find out which keys do what.

On phones, DOS.Zone shows virtual on-screen controls. The game was built for a keyboard and mouse, though, and you’ll find it easier on a desktop or laptop. Chromebooks haven’t been confirmed.

Who it’s for

It suits players who remember the robot cop from the late 1990s and want the PC version without hunting down a working copy for a modern system. It also suits anyone curious about the Electronic Arts game that began as part of the Strike series. If you want another Windows game from the same period that DOS.Zone runs in js-dos, try Turok: Dinosaur Hunter, which DOS.Zone pairs with an emulated 3Dfx graphics card.