Splinter Cell World Tour, part 6

As I continue my imaginary world tour we've actually completed the first game with a large chunk of the action taking place in Myanmar and Georgia. They were great locations to play in, and I'm sure fantastic ones to visit. Pandora Tomorrow, the second game gives a wealth of settings to visit, which adds to the fun.

I do like the world travel side of the early Splinter Cell games, the latter ones, including the superb Conviction have excellent levels to play through, but largely take place on Sam's home turf. But not to worry, there's another video game series that features a lot of roaming around so the imaginary world tour will continue!!

Dili
Country: East Timor
Area: 14,874 km2 (East Timor)
Population: 150,000
Language: Tetum



Sam undertakes a mission in Dili, East Timor in response to a terrorist attack on the U.S. Embassy there. The mission is rife with opportunities for Sam to show off his split-jumping, pipe-shimmying and shadow lurking as he gets closer to the threat and his target. Being an Embassy, this adds to the stealth action as Sam is restricted from using lethal force or leaving any sign of his presence.

Dili is the capital, an independent country in the Indonesian archipelago, half of the landmass of the island it occupies is taken up by West Timor, an Indonesian province. It was once a province of Portugal and carries that influence to this day, with Portugese being a primary language spoken. It was also occupied by Indonesia, but became an independant state in 1999.

However the violence has resulted in a large portion of Dili's buildings being severely damaged or destroyed. But a few significant buildings from the Portugese era remain, such as the Portugese Governor's office, which now houses the Prime Minister and also statues such as the Cristo Rei of Dili which is a major tourist attraction (pictured below)












It looks a fascinating place and like all the other locations it has the appeal of being a far away place. The appeal of Splinter Cell for me is that it doesn't rely on set-pieces in America (though it has some great ones) or show 'the world' with a few shots of Big Ben and the Eiffel Tower - it really takes you around the world. I'll finish off with something I've neglected - putting Dili on the world map.










More content soon.

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