For such a futuristic title, Cops 2170: The Power of Law, seems to take a giant step into the past with its gameplay and user interface. If someone handed you the game in a blank box and said “play it and tell me when you think this game was made” you would simply shrug your shoulders and reply “1997?”

My skepticism of the game started right after I watched the opening movie and jumped into playing. And boy, do I mean jumped. You start standing in a police station without any guidance or tutorial. It took me upwards of forty-five minutes just to figure out basic movements and the other facets of the user interface like reloading your weapon. By no means am I an amateur at gaming so needless to say being this utterly clueless at the start is not only rare but incredibly frustrating.