<s>
Future	B-Application
Cop	I-Application
:	I-Application
LAPD	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
developed	O
by	O
EA	O
Redwood	O
Shores	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
and	O
released	O
first	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
then	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Future	O
Cop	O
was	O
originally	O
developed	O
as	O
an	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Strike	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
pilot	O
for	O
the	O
X1-Alpha	O
,	O
a	O
robot	B-Algorithm
designed	O
to	O
fight	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Crime	O
War	O
"	O
in	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2098	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Precinct	O
Assault	O
is	O
a	O
strategy	O
mode	O
that	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
Herzog	B-Application
Zwei	I-Application
(	O
except	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
actively	O
help	O
their	O
armies	O
get	O
to	O
the	O
other	O
base	O
)	O
and	O
is	O
well	O
known	O
for	O
inspiring	O
MOBA	O
games	O
like	O
DotA	B-Operating_System
and	O
League	B-Application
of	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
events	O
range	O
from	O
rogue	O
lunatics	O
arming	O
observatories	O
with	O
weapons	O
,	O
to	O
a	O
malfunctioning	O
supercomputer	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
player	O
mode	O
is	O
a	O
competitive	O
battle	O
between	O
two	O
X1-Alpha	O
robots	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
five	O
different	O
precinct	O
assault	O
areas	O
with	O
10	O
difficulty	O
settings	O
(	O
for	O
single	O
player	O
)	O
;	O
however	O
the	O
level	O
"	O
La	O
Cantina	O
"	O
was	O
not	O
on	O
the	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
release	O
,	O
only	O
being	O
added	O
later	O
for	O
the	O
computer	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
bonus	O
area	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
'	O
Bug	O
Hunt	O
 '	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
the	O
'	O
Proving	O
Ground	O
 '	O
level	O
,	O
except	O
all	O
objects	O
have	O
been	O
made	O
into	O
creatures	O
such	O
as	O
worms	B-Device
and	O
butterflies	B-Application
,	O
instead	O
of	O
Hovertanks	O
and	O
Helicopters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
also	O
allowed	O
for	O
online	O
competitive	O
play	O
,	O
technically	O
making	O
Future	B-Application
Cop	I-Application
:	I-Application
LAPD	I-Application
the	O
first	O
MOBA	O
game	O
ever	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
on	O
both	O
platforms	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
ported	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	B-Application
Arts	I-Application
Victor	I-Application
under	O
the	O
name	O
on	O
August	O
5	O
,	O
1999	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
29	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AllGame	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
Fun	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
bottom	O
line	O
is	O
that	O
Future	O
Cop	O
is	O
the	O
ticket	O
for	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
Strike	B-Application
series	I-Application
and	O
those	O
longing	O
for	O
a	O
third	O
person	O
shooter	O
with	O
personality.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Macintosh	O
version	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
Best	O
Macintosh	O
Game	O
at	O
the	O
1998	O
CNET	O
Gamecenter	O
Awards	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Unreal	B-Application
.	O
</s>
