Postal 2: Share the Pain

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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. MarkB.
    Feb 9, 2004
    10
    This game is f...ing sick. And if u disagree, i'll smash your head off, u dam dirty apes.
  2. ZeroHour
    Feb 28, 2004
    10
    You all thought that gta vice city was violent, huh ?! Well this game is freaking uberc00l. But remember, its as violent as you are.
  3. ChrisB.
    Mar 19, 2004
    10
    I f...ing love this game cuz its sick, so if your twisted and sick as i am this would be the perfect game for you.Or if youve had a bad day then buy this game and see other people in PAIN!
  4. ChrisW.
    Mar 26, 2004
    10
    I love guns. I LOVE THIS GAME!
  5. 11
    Sep 23, 2006
    10
    Great game, absolutely love it.
  6. killer89
    Jan 29, 2008
    10
    Everyone loves violence, no matter if they reject it. This game provides a good way to reduce the fury and other shit. I won't recommend this game for small kids, though. Overall: Gift for sadistic people, teaser for "jesus" people.
  7. ZD
    Feb 29, 2008
    10
    Greatest game ever! I can't wait for Postal 3, which I read is in development as of Feb 08, as well as a Postal movie coming up. Single player is sickeningly entertaining, and the multiplayer is phenomenal. Best LAN party game ever. Ratings obviously bad because of the intense violence and bad taste. Get your noses out of the air critics and come down to earth with the rest of us Greatest game ever! I can't wait for Postal 3, which I read is in development as of Feb 08, as well as a Postal movie coming up. Single player is sickeningly entertaining, and the multiplayer is phenomenal. Best LAN party game ever. Ratings obviously bad because of the intense violence and bad taste. Get your noses out of the air critics and come down to earth with the rest of us regular people.… Expand
  8. Lambo442
    Oct 28, 2013
    10
    So far I haven't seen anything to warrant giving this title less than a ten so I don't get the bad critic reviews. The graphics are impressive, the city you live in is detailed, the people who go about their daily lives will interact with each other, talk, or start shooting. It really is like an early GTA prototype. You can really explore the place too, enter properties to steal etc. It'sSo far I haven't seen anything to warrant giving this title less than a ten so I don't get the bad critic reviews. The graphics are impressive, the city you live in is detailed, the people who go about their daily lives will interact with each other, talk, or start shooting. It really is like an early GTA prototype. You can really explore the place too, enter properties to steal etc. It's satisfyingly gory, with plenty of blood and rolling heads and there's a tasty array of weapons. And that's just the single player. The game seems perfectly made for multiplayer, with enough maps etc. Love this game to bits… Expand
  9. jr2446
    Nov 20, 2011
    10
    Underrated, unadultered masterpiece! Running With Scissors title Postal 2 provides choice. You can play through without using any violence or be as violent as you want.
  10. Richardg234
    Jul 30, 2012
    10
    This review only need two words, Bloody and Brilliant. The game is that good, don't read this review go and buy this game now because if you don't, I won't sign your petition.
  11. DeiCide
    Nov 5, 2012
    10
    Postal 2 : Share the Pain is an upgraded Postal 2 which included multiplayer. This game is a classic and anyone with a good sense of humour should give it a go. RWS has released 'Postal 2 Complete' on Steam which includes this title updated with widescreen support & the AW expansion. Well worth the few dollars to support RWS as they plan to offer updates as well.
  12. Xgashh
    Jul 19, 2012
    10
    This is most epic and awsome game ever. Absalutley FANTASTIC, big world, epic gameplay, ohh and i love the gasoline also the system when you get into jail 8 years ago i was like WOOOOOWWWWWWWW.... best game of the year for suuure!
  13. Earthykiller127
    Aug 1, 2013
    10
    This game got all the thing a normal game doesn't mostly have Fun Show your wee wee to everyone, kick terrorists in the face, and even get sent to jail for taking a piss on a cop
  14. MrNut
    Feb 23, 2014
    10
    I first played this game when I was around 10 years old. I guess one could blame the game for my anger issues and moodiness. But then again, it does say 18+ on the box.
    Seriously now. Don't let your kids play it. Not only is it violent, it's a disgusting show of all wrong there is. Like art, it presents reality through exaggeration (in this case, "exaggeration" means lots of human guts    I first played this game when I was around 10 years old. I guess one could blame the game for my anger issues and moodiness. But then again, it does say 18+ on the box.
    Seriously now. Don't let your kids play it. Not only is it violent, it's a disgusting show of all wrong there is. Like art, it presents reality through exaggeration (in this case, "exaggeration" means lots of human guts and cat silencers) that not everyone will understand. It's the Nick Cave of games (although I'm not sure if Nick Cave has a song about raping cats with guns), it seems purely negative, but then it goes deeper and takes you on a ride.
    The perfect satire.

    11/10, has smelly cow heads.    … Expand
  15. ExtremeSwat
    Nov 10, 2012
    10
    Great game, some reviewers praise other developers while great games , that I love to call "hidden gems" are trashed and called not worthy for consumers , I'll tell them to shove their 59% meta upon their ____ (censored due to whiny "omg omg violent language critics rage after"
    My score for the game? It's not going to be 10......it would be 1000.
  16. GTSancho
    Nov 15, 2012
    10
    Great game !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  17. Daiytona
    Mar 26, 2013
    10
    I love the game. No other games are so voilence. I think no one that play this game is "crank" or a "psyco". Its funny to running with scissors. Postal 2 is the best Titel of the Series!
  18. Fire-Demon
    Sep 15, 2013
    10
    Simply awesome game and a breath of fresh air in this hysterically politically correct climate the world is in, the "critic rating" do differ allot from the user rating notice? well those critics are scared to upset their politically correct partners.. unzip your fly get your pipe stuffed and go postal
  19. Paragonsolstice
    Jan 1, 2014
    10
    The game is so much fun and well worth 10 dollars! I highly recommend it to anybody that likes to have a lot of fun in video games. It's a shame that is got banned in a few places...
  20. pysiek1234
    Mar 17, 2014
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. [PL]Gierka jest bardzo bardzo fajna i śmieszna . Grafika nie jest przeszkodą do zabawy z POSTALEM 2 bo wygląda ładnie :) Niemoge doczekać się Postal 4 / [ENG] The game is very very cool and funny. The graphics are not an obstacle to play with Postal 2 because it looks nice :) Waiting for Postal 4… Expand
  21. Garfoodle
    Dec 25, 2014
    10
    Its gotta be one of the worst games i've ever played, but it really is great. It looks like crap, it plays even worse, and can be done in a few hours. But the amount of offensive content here is appalling. And I love it for that. But don't come in expecting a serious game or anything, mind.
  22. RomneysTesticle
    Oct 28, 2014
    10
    Ok. For anyone who says this game promotes violence: you are wrong. The game says at the beginning that the actions portrayed are only meant to exist in video games, not real life.

    This game is amazing for so many reasons. First of all, there is actually head splatter, dismemberable body parts, you can pee on people, pee in peoples' mouths, make people vomit, throw anthrax filled cow    Ok. For anyone who says this game promotes violence: you are wrong. The game says at the beginning that the actions portrayed are only meant to exist in video games, not real life.

    This game is amazing for so many reasons. First of all, there is actually head splatter, dismemberable body parts, you can pee on people, pee in peoples' mouths, make people vomit, throw anthrax filled cow heads at people, cut peoples' heads off with garden clippers, and way way more. But if you think this game promotes violence, again I say you are wrong. This game is about free speech. It is about pushing the limitations of what is acceptable. Great game, could be offensive to people who can't differentiate reality from fiction and irony from literalism.    … Expand
  23. FindingOnions
    Sep 19, 2014
    10
    this is possibly the best game of all time. I had the original but this is just so much better, but the only problem is that multi-player is hosted by game-spy but that doesn't affect the core game so my review is still a ten. also this game cost me just £2 as it was on sale on steam
  24. rockstarsuck
    Jul 20, 2015
    10
    Gra z mojego dzieciństwa.

    Postal 2 jest jedną z najbrutalniejszych gier wszechczasów (jego sprzedaż została zakazana w kilkunastu krajach!). Opowiada ona przygody Kolesia - ogromnego pechowca. W grze sami decydujemy jaką drogą podążamy - możemy zarówno zabijać wszystko co żywe, jak i przejść grę bez żadnego morderstwa (nie wliczając pierwszego dodatku - Apocalypse Weekend). Gra    Gra z mojego dzieciństwa.

    Postal 2 jest jedną z najbrutalniejszych gier wszechczasów (jego sprzedaż została zakazana w kilkunastu krajach!). Opowiada ona przygody Kolesia - ogromnego pechowca. W grze sami decydujemy jaką drogą podążamy - możemy zarówno zabijać wszystko co żywe, jak i przejść grę bez żadnego morderstwa (nie wliczając pierwszego dodatku - Apocalypse Weekend).

    Gra oferuje:
    - duży otwarty świat (możemy zarówno udać się na misje, jak i chodzić po mieście)
    - ogromny wybór broni (od prostej łopaty, maczety, aż po karabiny maszynowe, bazooki, czy napalm)
    - sklepy, w których możemy kupić broń, przedmioty leczące lub rzeczy potrzebne do wykonania misji
    - moim zdaniem bardzo dobrą grafikę
    - gigantyczną dawkę czarnego humoru
    - możliwość znęcania się oraz torturowania każdej żywej istoty

    Postal 2 w mojej opinii jest jedną z najlepszych gier, jakie powstały. Warto także zaznaczyć, że gra często otrzymuje specjalne aktualizacje (głównie na święta) oraz patche usprawniające rozgrywkę.

    Po 12 latach od wydania podstawki, firma Running With Scissors postanowiła wydać drugi dodatek o nazwie Paradise Lost!

    Wprowadził on:
    - nową kampanię dla pojedyńczego gracza
    - wiele nowych broni oraz przedmiotów
    - możliwość pokazania środkowego palca :D
    - po zażyciu odpowiednich środków korzystanie z dwóch broni naraz
    - efekt kopnięcia w jaja
    - sporą ilość bosów
    - wygodniejszy, bardzo przydatny wybór broni
    - odmienione Paradise po wybuchu bomby
    - kilka nowych lokacji
    - automaty, z których możemy kupić przedmioty leczące oraz broń i amunicję

    Bez wątpienia jest warty zakupu, jeśli polubiłeś podstawkę to Paradise Lost na pewno przypadnie ci do gustu!    … Expand
  25. Panchogul
    Nov 24, 2018
    10
    Uno de los mejores sandboix que he jugado, es dinámico, adictivo, visceral y entretenido.
  26. Inny74
    Jul 18, 2022
    10
    One of the best games of all time, and often goes on sale for under $1 in some cases. In Postal 2, you can:
    1. Get people to sign your petition. Ask them or force them to ;)
    2. You can buy milk, or you can steal it. I'm sure the business won't mind and definitely won't go after you. ;) 3. Gary Coleman. Enough said. This game is as violent as you make it. You can even complete the    One of the best games of all time, and often goes on sale for under $1 in some cases. In Postal 2, you can:
    1. Get people to sign your petition. Ask them or force them to ;)
    2. You can buy milk, or you can steal it. I'm sure the business won't mind and definitely won't go after you. ;)
    3. Gary Coleman. Enough said.

    This game is as violent as you make it. You can even complete the entire game as a pacifist, depending on difficulty!    … Expand
  27. Achspman
    Jan 2, 2021
    10
    its funny that it gets a low score from critics but good from people who actually played the gme.
    very fun especially tuesday
  28. rdg1994
    May 30, 2020
    10
    Excellent videogame which shouldn't be taken itself seriously. Which most critics at the time, did it, as you can see.
  29. ZEVS
    Oct 17, 2019
    10
    Очень крутая и интересная игра, просто волшебное творение
  30. Helen_Butte
    Nov 2, 2019
    10
    Great game. Good sense of humor and nice gameplay. When I play it again I think about my childhood. :)
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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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