Postal 2: Share the Pain

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User Score
8.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 289 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 226 out of 289
  2. Mixed: 31 out of 289
  3. Negative: 32 out of 289
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  1. vahn
    Nov 12, 2012
    7
    I always heard of this game and always wanted to give it a try. Of course it was almost banished to every store and such and had no luck trying to get in other ways, so I'm so glad that I could buy it again for 10 bucks only...and now I can see some of the rants and bad judgements on this game. I'll start saying that I do love how the game is easy-going and basically free of mind: you'reI always heard of this game and always wanted to give it a try. Of course it was almost banished to every store and such and had no luck trying to get in other ways, so I'm so glad that I could buy it again for 10 bucks only...and now I can see some of the rants and bad judgements on this game. I'll start saying that I do love how the game is easy-going and basically free of mind: you're free to do basically anything in order to reach your goal. You can either do a massacre and kill EVERYONE on your way (and risk to get yourself arrested too), or simply go through the next area without touching anyone: the choice is yours and it's fun to do either way at times. What I don't like however is how boring the transitions between areas. Infact you have some goals to do in the day but those goals are always far away and you have to do constant loading and loading for the next areas; these loadings are extremely boring and even though they are fast, they can become tiresome quickly. So in other words, this game resembles a bit of GTA, but without the cars, but with the exception that in this game the violence is extreme, almost unrealistic (with a proper mod, you can dismember your enemies, and even dogs and cats can be brutally murdered...no wonder it had a lot of controversy back then!). Of course I do like once in a while to act like a psycho and once in a while I just go around and nuke everyone...but even this gets tiring quick. Even with cheats. I haven't finished yet but I don't think it's very long (if you just go to your objectives, you'll easily end up your days in less than 2 hours) but the endless gore and stuff will probably make you spend more time to find out other ways to increase your kill counter (which doesn't exist in the game, I just made it up). It's a great game for relieving stress and to cheer you up though, but don't expect much else: it's fun, but repetitive quick. Worth a try.… Expand
  2. Zudeare
    Nov 10, 2012
    7
    Postal 2 is absolutely insane and that is exactly the reason why i love it, I laughed a lot throughout the entire game, sadly it's rather short, and the loading times are pretty long as well.
  3. Zombie_Expert
    Nov 11, 2012
    5
    Repetitive gameplay but then again so is COD and Halo :P
    It contains some humor but this game is something for the immature 12 year old range. Yeesh and they said Mortal Kombat promoted bad things to kids.
  4. AxeFish
    Jul 23, 2013
    5
    Please do not misunderstand this score. Yes this game is fun, mainly because of how stupid it is. But if you look at the game as a whole, it's a mess. Gun play is pretty awful, although the weapon mix kinda makes up for it. The AI is just terrible. I have no clue what's going on. One moment everything is fine, the next everyone's screaming, people are randomly trying to shoot me and thePlease do not misunderstand this score. Yes this game is fun, mainly because of how stupid it is. But if you look at the game as a whole, it's a mess. Gun play is pretty awful, although the weapon mix kinda makes up for it. The AI is just terrible. I have no clue what's going on. One moment everything is fine, the next everyone's screaming, people are randomly trying to shoot me and the police wants to arrest me for doing absolutely nothing.
    You can imagine what multiplayer looks like. The same awful gun play added with kids spamming the chat.
    I know this game isn't to be taken seriously and most people just play this game just to take a piss on everyone. I will admit, there are moments that do make me laugh simply because of how ridiculous they are. But a game just being funny and ridiculous is only funny for so long and once it actually comes to playing the game, you're gonna have to put up with all of these problems.    … Expand
  5. CLS
    Jan 9, 2014
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Postal 2...the game where almost every button of your morality will be pushed to its limits. The game wherein you play as a dude whose simple errands become a life-or-death situation. From cashing your paycheck to getting Napalm, everything goes to hell for no apparent reason.

    The game also offers a diverse cast of characters: They range from corrupt policemen, terrorists from Taliban, irate pedestrians, killer concern groups and even a guest appearance by the late Gary Coleman. So how do you deal with these kinds of people? Will you tolerate them or will you finally stand up for yourself and murder them?

    "Creative killing" is applied here. Pour gasoline on people, light them up then pee on them for maximum humiliation. Taze them, blow their heads off, snipe them off, inflict them with anthrax, the list goes on and on...

    This is not a game for everyone. So for the easily offended, don't bother playing this because Postal 2 delivers offensive content like no other. For those who wouldn't mind...then by all means play this game!

    REVIEWER'S NOTE: POSTAL 2 has been updated further as of this date (1/9/2014), thanks to the efforts of the RWS staff.    … Expand
  6. Al89ex
    Feb 6, 2018
    6
    It is unusual project, it deserves an attention to play The game has good action and atmosphere

Awards & Rankings

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#18 Most Discussed PC Game of 2003
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#17 Most Shared PC Game of 2003

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Metascore
59

Mixed or average reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 10
  3. Negative: 1 out of 10
  1. Cheat Code Central
    40
    Once you get past the uber-violent novelty of killing innocent civilians with everything from Molotov cocktails to weapons of mass destruction, you'll find the gameplay rather repetitive and shallow.
  2. Game Chronicles
    77
    The enhancements to the single player game are certainly a huge improvement and the multiplayer modes are reasonably fun although you might have trouble finding other people to play with or against.
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  3. IGN
    56
    The multiplayer gameplay is just as half-baked on a gameplay level as the single-player, making Share the Pain good for some temporary novelty diversion, but not much more. If you were truly a fan of Postal 2, then you'll probably get a kick out of this.
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