Description
Ever have one of those days?
Postal 2 is the sequel to
Postal, the gritty, violent, over-the-top game that was the target of almost every politician's speech about violence in video games. If they were ticked at that one, wait until this one is on their desk.
Once again, you take on the role of Postal Dude, a normal (comparatively normal, anyway) guy living in Paradise, Arizona. The game is composed of a five day week, Monday to Friday, where you must accomplish various errands. There is no time limit, and errands can be done whenever you feel like it. Errands range from getting a carton of milk (buying it or stealing it, your choice) to cashing your cheque at the bank (either wait in line or kill everyone, again your choice).
The game is "as violent as you are", meaning you can go through the majority of the game without killing someone or beating up someone, but you can also go through it killing and decapitating every one you come across.
For your killing needs, you have a plethora of ways to dispatch people. You can kick them, urinate on them (making them vomit), shoot them, bash them with a shovel, throw gas on them and set them ablaze, leaving behind a charred corpse, and if you want to be stealthy, you can pick up a cat, and stick your shotgun into's it rear end to use it as a silencer. Every time you shoot now, fur will go flying. One of the more novelty, and very over the top weapons, is a decapitated cow's head filled with anthrax, which will cause everyone in the immediate area to gag, throw up, then die.
Postal 2 uses the
Unreal Warfare engine, and comes packed with the
Warfare editor, allowing you to create new people, levels, or even entire mods.
As a special treat, Gary Coleman is in the game, and you must get his autograph as one of your errands. Of course, you don't have to; you can beat him or kill him instead. As Gary himself says, "Shoot me, kill me, it's only a game".
Postal 2 is not recommended for children or those seeking political careers.
Alternate Titles
- "喋血街头2" -- Chinese Title (Simplified)
- "Postal 2" -- Alternative spelling
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User Reviews
The Press Says
| Game industry News (GiN) |
Windows |
Apr 27, 2003 |
 |
100 |
| Game Over Online |
Windows |
Apr 07, 2003 |
80 out of 100 |
80 |
| Fragland.net |
Windows |
May 21, 2003 |
76 out of 100 |
76 |
| Game Chronicles |
Windows |
May 31, 2003 |
7.1 out of 10 |
71 |
| Thunderbolt Games |
Windows |
May 07, 2003 |
6 out of 10 |
60 |
| GameSpot |
Windows |
Apr 15, 2003 |
4.8 out of 10 |
48 |
| GameSpot (Belgium/Netherlands) |
Windows |
Apr 23, 2003 |
44 out of 100 |
44 |
| Eurogamer.net (UK) |
Windows |
May 06, 2003 |
3 out of 10 |
30 |
| Factornews |
Windows |
Apr 22, 2003 |
3 out of 10 |
30 |
| Ferrago Ltd. (play.tm) |
Windows |
May 20, 2003 |
18 out of 100 |
18 |
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Trivia
On July 31, 2003,
Postal 2 was put on the infamous German index by the BPjM. For more information about what this means and to see a list of games sharing the same fate, take a look here:
BPjS/BPjM indexed games.
