15 Games You Didn’t Know Were Banned In Different Countries part 3

5. 'Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow'

5. 'Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow' Was Seen As A Threat To The President Of Indonesia

'Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow' was banned in Indonesia because of its portrayal of a fictional militia called 'Darah & Doa', which was considered as a threat by the President of Indonesia.

4. 'Wolfenstein'

4. 'Wolfenstein' Banned For Incitement To Hatred
The latest installment of 'Wolfenstein' was banned in Germany because of its Nazi references. These violate a criminal code that outlaws the use of symbols of unconstitutional organizations.

3. 'Call of Duty: Black Ops 3'

3. 'Call of Duty: Black Ops 3' Was Banned For Depicting Pakistanis Negatively
The war games do seem to get in trouble, depending on which country they choose as a subject. 'Black Ops 3' was banned in Pakistan for its negative portrayals of Pakistanis.

2. 'Red Dead Redemption' 

2. 'Red Dead Redemption' Was Banned For Reasons Unknown
While the reasons are most likely due to the violent content and other explicit elements, 'Red Dead Redemption' was banned In Kuwait for unknown reasons. That just adds to the mystique of a truly great game.

1. 'Homefront'

1. 'Homefront' Banned For Giving Kim Jong-un Too Much Power
This one is kind of perfect. 'Homefront' was banned in South Korea for depicting of a fictional version of a unified Korea under the rule of Kim Jong-un. Clearly South Korea was not happy in letting people think they were run by their tyrannical dictator neighbor to the north.

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