Hoover Dam in video games

The dam on the Colorado River is the final battlefield of New Vegas and a heist target as the Sherman Dam in San Andreas. Hoover Dam appears in 2 games on Pixel Pilgrimage: Fallout: New Vegas and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (as Sherman Dam).

Hoover Dam, Boulder City, NV — Real-world photo: Wikimedia Commons

The games

In gameFallout: New Vegas2010Hoover DamReal place, still recognisableThe NCR's prize and the stage for the final battle between the NCR, Caesar's Legion and whoever you sided with.Game vs real photo
In gameGrand Theft Auto: San Andreas2004Sherman DamInspired by a real placeA concrete dam between Bone County and Tierra Robada that powers Las Venturas and features in 'Dam and Blast'.Game vs real photo

The real place

Completed in 1936 on the Nevada–Arizona border, it holds back Lake Mead.

Visiting

Take a dam tour, then walk the bypass bridge for the best view of it.

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