Postal 2

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User Score
8.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 720 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 523 out of 720
  2. Mixed: 142 out of 720
  3. Negative: 55 out of 720
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  1. ChrisS.
    Aug 7, 2004
    3
    Running with Scissors has done the impossible, they have taken the Unreal engine and created a game that is visually dull and at times ugly. Voice acting is bad, dialogue is repetitive and uninteresting and the gameplay is sluggish. This game is cheesy and amateurish. Once the novelty of the well publisized and controversial content wares off you are left with a game that is for the most Running with Scissors has done the impossible, they have taken the Unreal engine and created a game that is visually dull and at times ugly. Voice acting is bad, dialogue is repetitive and uninteresting and the gameplay is sluggish. This game is cheesy and amateurish. Once the novelty of the well publisized and controversial content wares off you are left with a game that is for the most part forgetable.… Expand
  2. fijiboy
    May 15, 2014
    1
    this game has an interesting concept of that the game is only as violent as you are, but fails miserably at following through with that statement. it encourages you to proceed in violent activities that loose their fun quite quickly and the textures look unappealing. there is a lot of things wrong with this game and I could not play it any longer than an hour before I realized this was athis game has an interesting concept of that the game is only as violent as you are, but fails miserably at following through with that statement. it encourages you to proceed in violent activities that loose their fun quite quickly and the textures look unappealing. there is a lot of things wrong with this game and I could not play it any longer than an hour before I realized this was a total waste of time. the only reason this game is worth playing is to see how controversial this game can get and how many obsurd and disturbing ways you can kill the npcs. It try's to be funny but fails at that as well. no matter what this games price goes for, it really isn't worth the money, I would have more fun playing sonic 06… Expand
  3. k_9
    Sep 23, 2014
    2
    No story, loading takes too much time (that could be my pc but it's an old game, right?) and after a time it gets boring, you get to learn that each and every time you finish something that is on your 'to-do' list, some bad guys will show up and then bam bam bam.
  4. K1dX
    Jun 14, 2014
    0
    I don't like how the game is in single player it's too buggy and has no point to it. Also MP is the most crappiest implantation of MP I have ever seen if my friend never bought me this game I would never have bought this, furthermore, some people on their forms are arrogant rude and down right disrespectful they have no respect also have a very unpolished game full of nonsense you can findI don't like how the game is in single player it's too buggy and has no point to it. Also MP is the most crappiest implantation of MP I have ever seen if my friend never bought me this game I would never have bought this, furthermore, some people on their forms are arrogant rude and down right disrespectful they have no respect also have a very unpolished game full of nonsense you can find a better buy for $9.99 Don't buy this hunk of junk stay away it only has SP, and Mp sucks cause its buggy and based on UT2003 engine the very oldest version of UT2003, and they are not fixing it at all and don't care just as bad as Nexuiz. Well, if they can't update the engine and net code so this is less buggy, then they should drop the price so not worth any cash above $5. by the way the movie was better no joke.… Expand
  5. ChrisA.
    Apr 16, 2003
    2
    The game is like Quake 3 in graphics and if it came out two to 3 years ago that would be fine. It uses the Unreal 2 engine but not to great effect. Yes, it's graphic and its a bastard son of the GTA games except theres nothing to drive. People have said alot about the load times and yes it takes under 60 sec to load however sometimes you have to go through 6 or 7 zones in a mission The game is like Quake 3 in graphics and if it came out two to 3 years ago that would be fine. It uses the Unreal 2 engine but not to great effect. Yes, it's graphic and its a bastard son of the GTA games except theres nothing to drive. People have said alot about the load times and yes it takes under 60 sec to load however sometimes you have to go through 6 or 7 zones in a mission and take away from the action. It's low brow and crude and some like that however the lack of humor other than immature and child like pee pee and cha cha jokes. Skins are ok but every woman has the same body and the damage system is very much lacking. Shoot someone in the leg or head the seem to take the same amount of damage. This game is for the crowd that either never gets it (you know what I mean) or hasn't had it in a long time. It's all tease but the tease is flawed by dated graphics, repetive load times and trying to rip off GTA games but with the class. Nothing is really funny other than RWS trying to be funny. Not a good game and theres other games that really need to be played. Like XXX BMX its all show no go.… Expand
  6. BenjaminM.
    Aug 15, 2003
    1
    Hey! This is a terrible game! It's like Conker's Bad Fur Day, except not funny and not fun. So basically, it's nothing like CBFD. The score you give this game is inversely porportional to your IQ. Idiots.
  7. EastonReviews
    Jan 5, 2012
    2
    Postal 2, it's like a joke that starts off funny, but then you hear it so many times and you just want it to fry! That's exactly what the relationship between the first two were. What's the difference? It never was funny to start off with. That's how terrible Postal 2 is...
  8. brenavich
    Mar 6, 2013
    4
    The Steam description says you can play peacefully or violently. That's plain wrong. The purpose of this game is to kill everything including innocent people with no motive. This game is too racist, disgusting and crude for most people to enjoy it. The Postal series is the poster child for the video game violence debate for a reason. 10 years after it's release, it's not a worthy use ofThe Steam description says you can play peacefully or violently. That's plain wrong. The purpose of this game is to kill everything including innocent people with no motive. This game is too racist, disgusting and crude for most people to enjoy it. The Postal series is the poster child for the video game violence debate for a reason. 10 years after it's release, it's not a worthy use of your hard earned money.… Expand
  9. iddqd4
    Feb 11, 2018
    4
    이 텍스트는 내 프로필에 점수가 표시되도록하기위한 것입니다.
  10. Dr_Fetus
    Mar 14, 2014
    2
    How is this getting so many positive reviews? This game is just an awful, pointless waste of time. Never before have I been so quickly repelled by a game. There are literally no redeeming features - The graphics are poor, the AI is poor, there seems to be no solid plot to the game, and its whole attempt at attracting players revolves around the fact that you can dismember and urinate onHow is this getting so many positive reviews? This game is just an awful, pointless waste of time. Never before have I been so quickly repelled by a game. There are literally no redeeming features - The graphics are poor, the AI is poor, there seems to be no solid plot to the game, and its whole attempt at attracting players revolves around the fact that you can dismember and urinate on the characters. You can also relieve yourself in someone's mouth until they puke.

    It's just absolute trash. I'm glad I didn't buy it: it was gifted to me by a friend who had bought a four pack. No one else wanted the other two copies.    … Expand
  11. Marick
    Jun 9, 2015
    4
    The gameplay is fun, story is meh, not good at all.. .
  12. renreview
    Jun 20, 2015
    4
    this is not a good game, at all. They put no effort into it and just depended on the controversy it has to sell all this game, and no its not funny, but beside the bad jokes the gun play is horrible, it doesn't mater if you shoot some one in the face or the leg it will do the same amount of damage. the shotgun doesn't do much more damage than the pistol, and the distances doesn't materthis is not a good game, at all. They put no effort into it and just depended on the controversy it has to sell all this game, and no its not funny, but beside the bad jokes the gun play is horrible, it doesn't mater if you shoot some one in the face or the leg it will do the same amount of damage. the shotgun doesn't do much more damage than the pistol, and the distances doesn't mater you can literally shoot someone in the face 3 time from half an inch away and they still wouldn't die, even if the gun play was fantastic it would still be boring because your slower than a turtle. the character is dull, and for the love of god don't play this game with a controller… Expand
  13. multiman
    May 28, 2016
    0
    This is definitely one of the worst games I have ever played. I bought it when it was on sale for 0,99€ and I regretted it after 5 minutes. The graphics are worse than an average game of 1998 and the controls are terrible. It is really, really boring and you will ask yourself what you are doing after a couple of minutes.
  14. md5fungi
    Mar 20, 2018
    3
    Postal 2 provides an intriguing premise to players that like a little bit of edge to their gaming: decide how much the world around you pisses you off, and act accordingly. Jaded with your shallow, sex-obsessed, politically correct surroundings, you start the game off outside your trailer, tasked with menial chores bestowed upon by your nagging wife.

    The idea is that while trying to    Postal 2 provides an intriguing premise to players that like a little bit of edge to their gaming: decide how much the world around you pisses you off, and act accordingly. Jaded with your shallow, sex-obsessed, politically correct surroundings, you start the game off outside your trailer, tasked with menial chores bestowed upon by your nagging wife.

    The idea is that while trying to complete these simple errands, you are so inconvenienced by what you encounter that you simply will opt to pull out a machine gun and start taking people out. The reality is that you're usually just dealing with a line of a few people. Besides how superficial everyone in the game you encounter is, I didn't really feel like the violent route was the only way to complete the game's tasks. However, if you don't go the violent route, you are in for a really boring game.

    This poor attempt at the illusion of choice was underwhelming, but I decided to play the game the way it's meant to be played, and went all out with the arsenal of weapons the game provides. This proves to be pretty entertaining at first; while the gunplay in the game is mediocre at best (this is no AAA shooter), blowing people's heads off with a shotgun is pretty satisfying, as is pouring gasoline onto people and lighting it up. I even got a good chuckle out of pissing on people, things, and places, at least for a little while. The game definitely offers some inventive weapons that are satisfying to play with.

    The problem with Postal 2 is that this all gets old after a short time, and as previously implied, there isn't really a lot of freedom in the game. You'll find secret passages here and there, but it's nothing that other games haven't done before, and it's pretty bland here. The sexual innuendos used to name a lot of the game's locations are funny at first, but they tire out fairly quickly, and there is nothing more to the facade of the jokes other than the names themselves (there isn't additional content to explore).

    The missions really are just menial chores, which aren't much fun. Even if you decide to try to complete the whole game non-violently, the game throws random sequences at you that involve terrorists of various kinds, which are pretty much deux ex machinas, forcing intense action moments upon you whether you like it or not. The game would have been a lot more interesting had it provided some serious challenges that could be completed in various ways, which several other games out there offer.

    The last problem with Postal 2 is that the satire just isn't very smart. If you want some better sharp-edged satire, then something like the South Park RPGs would probably suit you better. The humor here is pretty juvenile, and while it was funny enough to make me laugh for the first while, it grows repetitive.

    Postal 2 had a lot of potential, but it just doesn't offer enough to be worth playing over other games in the same vein.    … Expand
  15. Electro2003
    Sep 3, 2020
    0
    I love this game!!! its has his own violent style.You can do all crazythings in your head on this game.Its really crazy and fun !!!
  16. Genek13
    Nov 20, 2019
    2
    Don't like this game at all...
    Nothing in this game is worth to mention, then it's stupid as f#@&k
    2/10 because works well on my old computer.
  17. Morze232
    Sep 12, 2020
    3
    It's a complete teasing game, the game has no seriousness. There is no pattern in the story.
  18. TerryTrap
    Dec 8, 2020
    0
    This is the worst piece of **** I've ever played Play Last of Us Part 2 way better game

Awards & Rankings

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#7 Most Discussed PC Game of 2003
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#6 Most Shared PC Game of 2003

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Metascore
50

Mixed or average reviews - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 27
  3. Negative: 11 out of 27
  1. netjak
    60
    It's a quick fun romp that is more pleasure than pain. But, the utter lack of tact make it more of a play on marketing rather than a quality FPS.
  2. Cincinnati Enquirer
    40
    If the controversial content isn't enough to turn off players, the game's annoying technical problems will. The length and frequency of load times between levels is the biggest problem.
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  3. Computer Gaming World
    0
    Until someone boxes up syphilis and tries to sell it at retail, Postal 2 is the worst product ever foisted upon consumers. [July 2003, p.90]
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