Cops 2170: The Power of Law

About

Cops 2170: The Power of Law merges role-playing with tactical strategy in a cyberpunk future. You play Katrin, a rookie cop navigating a city ruled by surveillance and cybernetic implants. Lead a team of up to seven officers through gridlocked megacities, balancing dialogue choices with turn-based combat. Investigate terror plots while managing resources like armor and cybernetic upgrades. The story focuses on procedural pacing, with missions blending chase sequences and interrogation minigames. The setting leans hard into dystopian themes, total government oversight, digital IDs at birth, and crumbling urban infrastructure. While the 2004 release shows its age in visuals, the prequel status to Paradise Cracked (2002) adds context for series fans. The mix of squad management and narrative choice appeals to strategy players, though the rigid combat mechanics and dated interface may test modern patience.

Storyline

In the future the government watches over everything for the "safety of the public", society is under their complete control. Cyber links are implanted into each newborn child, marking their host with a unique ID. Cities have turned into monstrous urban centers giving the term urban sprawl a hazardous new meaning. This is the world our protagonist, Katrin lives in. She is a recent graduate of the police academy, an excellent student, and an exceptional athlete. On this morning, she wakes up thinking that this day will be just like any other; unaware that her new assignment on the recent terror attacks plaguing the city will place her directly in the path of an evil genius. COPS 2170: The Power of Law is a hybrid of RPG and tactical strategy. The central storyline unfolds in the future where the cyberpunk culture and a highly-urban oriented society have populated North America. Players will control Katrin and her team of up to seven police agents attempting to eliminate the criminal element in their metropolis.