Have you ever wondered what video games happen in Colombia or do they reference it as part of their storytelling or gameplay? If so, you should know that there are many more games than you think take place in this country. After all, Colombia has been attractive for franchises such as Hitman, Sid Meier’s Civilizationsome that reference Pablo Escobar and numerous shooting video games.
Next, we show you a list of titles in which we can see Colombia
Port Royale
The games of Port Royale They are located in the 16th and 17th centuries in the Caribbean. Basically the player has a ship and can decide whether to just be a merchant or become a pirate. The idea is to dominate the sea and get rich.
In Port Roy ale 4
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops / Peace Walker
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops takes place in Colombia, in a fictitious peninsula of San Jerónimo. The FARC is mentioned and how the Russians were interested in building a nuclear base in Colombia. The Metal Gear RAXA is proudly Colombian.
In Peace Walker, tells of how Snake met Kaz in a guerrilla ambush. However, the only thing we can play in Colombia is the tutorial, which takes place on a beach in Barranquilla.
Colombia in video games: Virtual Shuffleboard
Virtual Shuffleboard: His name says it all. We are going to go to a typical Boyacense yew court set with some carranga and we are going to throw a disk to try to hit the center as close as possible. Obviously we are going to try to burst the fuse and, even better, if we cause a moñona (the disk falls into the horn and bursts the fuse).
The best part of this mobile game is when there is a cheer from the public when there is a fuse, because we can hear a typical “good!” we hear when a group of Colombians see an impressive achievement.
Global Operations
In Global Operations (2002) there is a single mission in which you have to go to Colombia and kill a drug lord. The level is suspiciously similar to the end of ScarfaceWell, the mansion and its surroundings look very similar to the 1983 movie starring Al Pacino.
Sid Meier’s Civilization 6
Sid Meier’s Civilization VI was released in 2016, but it wasn’t until 2020 with the ‘Pase de Frontera’ that it introduced the Gran Colombia with its leader Simón Bolívar. When we play with it we can create cities like Bogotá, Medellín, Cali, Popayán, Pasto, Neiva, Quidbó, as well as cities in Panama, Venezuela and Ecuador (which were part of the union).
Gran Colombia quickly gained recognition in the community of Civilization. Many consider it one of the best civilizations for a victory by domination (war)as their troops can move more per shift and have the help of general commanders such as Antonio Nariño, José Antonio Páez, Francisco de Paula Santander and Antonio José de Sucre.
The selection for the music of Gran Colombia in Civilization VI It’s incredible, because it combines different genres that are heard in the country. For example, we have combinations of indigenous flutes, corridors and even llanera music.
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Essentials
In Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Essentials there is a mission called “Norte de Santander”. In this one, we infiltrate a RAFC (reference to FARC) camp and free a commander kidnapped by them.
Hitman
We have previously talked about Agent 47’s visit to our country. In this note we explain that the representation that has had Hitman: Codename 47 Colombia has not been the best, as it comes to fight against drug traffickers and interacts with very stereotypical models of what indigenous people are. Yes ok Hitman 2 solves a little this issue of portraying Colombia, it is still a combination of references of the country that combined do not stop generating a bad taste.
Will there be a new occasion for Hitman contextualized in Colombia? Only time will tell.
Resistance 3
In multiplayer mode Resistance 3 (2011) there is a map called Trainyard, supposedly set in Colombia.
Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition
Since the expansion of Age of Empires III: The Warchiefs (2006) and still in the Definitive Edition, colonies can access the Revolution option in the Industrial Age. You can choose a country so that all the settlers become soldiers, appear the message “you have revolted from your motherland” and try to deal a final blow to the enemy.
Gran Colombia is one of these countries. When the revolution happens, the settlers become Independence Guards and you can request shipments of Plainsmen, Gatling Guns, a group of Scottish mercenaries (for the British Legion) and Simón Bolívar himself.
Tom Clancy’s Recon: Jungle Storm
Once again we confront the FARC, who have allegedly carried out a series of terrorist attacks in Bogotá. Although the camp is in the vicinity of Bogotá, everything happens in the vicinity of the tropical jungle or in seaports.
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
two chapters of Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception occur in Cartagena. Basically the story goes back 20 years in time and we see the protagonist enter the Cartagena Maritime Museum to steal a ring that belonged to the pirate Francis Drake.
Captain Columbia
The character who became the face of the Front Line during the 2021 National Strike was called Captain Colombia. To celebrate its existence, the studio Flybyte decided to release a simple game (with reference to Megaman 2) in which you have to touch the arrows that appear in the shortest possible time and thus get many “dealers”.
Narcos: Rise of the Cartels
We know that Narcos: Rise of the Cartels It is inspired by the Netflix series and that it does not follow the real historical context, but in any case it is another of the video games that use the name of Pablo Escobar.
It is a strategy game similar to XCOM. However, it seems that the public was not very happy with this release.
Chameleon (2005)
It is a stealth and action game developed by 2K Games that came out only in Czech and Russian. It is about a CIA agent who is looking for his parents’ murderers and travels all over the world, including Colombia..
Conflict: Global Terror
In this title we control various soldiers who carry out missions around the world to combat terrorism. At the beginning they are kidnapped by guerrillas in Colombia, so they must escape using stealth ideally..
Video games about Colombia: Pablo Escobar: Cartel Wars
This is one of those mobile games like Clash of Clans in which a base is built (whose center is a hacienda) and gather resources to make troops and defenses that allow you to fight against other players.
Terrorist Takedown: War in Colombia
Again, we have to fight against drug traffickers and guerrillas in stereotypical haciendas. Mainly we will have to destroy coca plantations.
Video games set in Colombia: Tombo Survivor
the controversial Tombo Survivor It generated quite a bit of outrage in society when it was released. For many, his message of criticism and satire of the country’s public forces was valid, but for sectors that defended his actions, it seemed degrading and rude.
The game is about being a policeman (sometimes from ESMAD) who must control hordes of annoying citizens who throw empanadas How is it done? With only bolillazos and dodging enemy attacks.
Zula
Zula is a Turkish shooting game in which characters from different parts of the world are used. Among them is Pablo Escobar, “known for his ambition and cruelty”. It seems that they only wanted to include a violent element of this country, since the character does not look much like the real one and it is not that the capo would have gotten his hands too dirty having so many hired assassins available.
Asphalt Urban GT
Among these video games that take place in Colombia, Asphalt Urban GT It’s the only racing one. The selection is very peculiar, because it contains a runway that passes through the El Dorado airport in Bogotá. The buildings seem not to be far from what we find in the city, so this appearance is not bad at all.
Battlefield: Bad Company 2
In this shooting title we fall into the Colombian jungle after some guerrillas shot down our helicopter, so we have to fight against them and the Russians who support them.
Syndicate
Syndicate is a 1993 isometric strategy game in which you control several agents who do missions around the world. One of the scenarios is Colombia, although there is no characteristic element that makes it different from the rest of the world.
Delta Force: Black Hawk Down – Team Sabre
This game has a campaign in Iran and another in Colombia. In Colombia there is a fight against the men of the drug lord Antonio Paulo.
Honorable Mention: Cris Tales
The Colombian video game Cris Tales not part of this list but deserves a mentionas its developers have mentioned on several occasions how their scenarios were inspired by different areas of the country.
Have you known other video games that are set in Colombia or constantly mention it beyond those mentioned in this list such as HitmanSid Meier’s Civilization and else? Share your discoveries with us!
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