Cops 2170: The Power of Law is a turn-based tactics game set in a cyberpunk universe.[3][4] The player controls Katy, a police academy graduate.[5] The gameplay has been compared to the XCOM series.[5][6]
Release
Russobit-M announced The Power of Law on December 3, 2003, for a release in CIS countries and Baltic states in February 2004.[7] An expansion pack, Police Stories, was announced on September 15, 2004.[7]Strategy First published the game in North America on January 27, 2005.[8][9]DreamCatcher Interactive published the game in Europe on January 31, 2005.[10][11]
Cops 2170: The Power of Law received mostly negative reviews.
GameSpot's criticisms included "[p]oor writing, terrible gameplay, and lackluster graphics".[5]GameSpy said that "it's a game in need of a minor overhaul to make it the great game it could have been."[5]IGN called the game outdated and recommended it to only "serious hardcore gamers".[14] Another IGN reviewer picked music as the stand-out feature: "The music is actually pretty darn good and deserving of a better game."[3]
