Postal 2

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8.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 720 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 55 out of 720
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  1. princej3
    Apr 9, 2003
    7
    If you're expecting a new Half-Life like FPS, you WILL be disappointed... if you know what this game is about, and are the kind of sick f*ck who wants to play it, you will absolutely LOVE it... (i did) it could've been more inovative tho, and did have the occasional problems... all in all, i give it a very strong 7/10.
  2. PookEatMe
    Apr 13, 2003
    7
    While not as interactive as I would have liked, Postal 2 is still a hell of a lot of fun. Guns, Crude humour, Cat Silencers and the like make for a very funny game. Yes, IGN lied their assholes off - The load times are NOT 2-3 minutes. What a tosser that Ivan Anushead is. Good : Physics, Pissing :), Humour Bad : Gore NOWHERE near as violent as I had inticipated. No leg and arm While not as interactive as I would have liked, Postal 2 is still a hell of a lot of fun. Guns, Crude humour, Cat Silencers and the like make for a very funny game. Yes, IGN lied their assholes off - The load times are NOT 2-3 minutes. What a tosser that Ivan Anushead is. Good : Physics, Pissing :), Humour Bad : Gore NOWHERE near as violent as I had inticipated. No leg and arm dismemberments with a shotgun??! Cmon, SOF 1 even had full body dismemberments - Lazy punks! Only so much you can do with the weapons, and after awhile the NPC's feel waaaay to fake. Wow, ANOTHER 'KICK ME' guy.. joy... Also had some NPC bumping problems, lol, they would get stuck running into eachother. … Expand
  3. murut87
    Mar 22, 2012
    7
    i`m a little bit love this game because its like GTA to the First Person Shooters and it was funny game,but well its a controversy game because there are Osama Bin Laden on this game lol....
  4. JonathanM
    Mar 10, 2012
    7
    Ah yes, Postal 2, where to begin... This game is a strange mix of Duke Nukem humor, open world gameplay, and has some of the most bizarre characters I have ever seen. You know a game has to be good with an arsenal ranging from shovels, to the mighty napalm launcher. The controversy behind it makes it all the more enticing of a game. I grade this one down mostly on a fairly short campaign,Ah yes, Postal 2, where to begin... This game is a strange mix of Duke Nukem humor, open world gameplay, and has some of the most bizarre characters I have ever seen. You know a game has to be good with an arsenal ranging from shovels, to the mighty napalm launcher. The controversy behind it makes it all the more enticing of a game. I grade this one down mostly on a fairly short campaign, lack of multiplayer (look for the Share The Pain version for that,) some crashes and bugs, and not quite story-driven enough to be a non-linear game. However, these flaws do not make it a bad game. I doubt anyone, even I, would consider this a classic, and most likely, it never will be. Notwithstanding, however, it is still a fun and unique experience taken on other first person shooters of the time and of the day. I recommend giving it a try!… Expand
  5. Cyper
    Jan 31, 2013
    7
    Postal 2... can't be explained, must be experienced. The self-irony RWS put into this is amazing. This game is so bad that it becomes absolutely hilarious to play. A really fun game. Cant really be compared to any other game. Its a game in its own rights.
  6. espartanoking
    May 25, 2012
    7
    Es un juego entretenido, muy recomendable, desestresa muchísimo, se hace muy divertido jugarlo, creo que la nota de Metacritic, es muy baja este juego merece un minimo de 6, porque la idea es muy original y divertida.
  7. Rolento
    May 31, 2012
    7
    While certainly the older I got, the more my tastes in video games became more refined, I honestly never changed my mind so much about this game, even after playing widely acclaimed games such as Portal 2, being introduced to the magnificent world of indie games development and understanding what a real good game is. Postal 2 might fail for matters such as the graphics or the cheesyWhile certainly the older I got, the more my tastes in video games became more refined, I honestly never changed my mind so much about this game, even after playing widely acclaimed games such as Portal 2, being introduced to the magnificent world of indie games development and understanding what a real good game is. Postal 2 might fail for matters such as the graphics or the cheesy in-game references to the authors of the game (I'm talking about the various cameos of Vince Desi and the totally random Mike J as the final boss of Apocalypse Weekend), or even the grotesque and trashy sense of humor that seems to be only half ironical and self aware, but... it's fun! And I find this aspect to be seriously underrated by both official reviews and user made ones. It is also not often mentioned and quite noteworthy how the expansion Apocalypse Weekend and modding (in particular a very big mod called AWP made by a certain Kamek) really bring the game to a whole new level of addictiveness and gore for those who are into it, but it's mostly there for the laughs and the sake of exaggeration, don't get too offended for that, of all the possible dumb people who thought at that time that lame "kill Bin Laden" jokes could be funny (and subsequently made flash games and poor parodies about it) and people who think self-insertions are a good idea, these guys were probably the best ones. The result is a good game with some minor **** stains. Hell, it has Gary Coleman and tazmanian cats as gun silencers! Also... piss? (Oh, and by the way the AIs in this game are actually better than plenty of stupidly made AIs from much more famous games such as Skyrim, not much of a point but still worth mentioning)… Expand
  8. Zendako
    Mar 8, 2013
    7
    I highly doubt this game really is as offensive as it was made out to be. It's only that games rarely are expressive beyond social protocol.
    If not ,excessive violence, mild sex and language is used.
    This is the only game to really express humour as is with no apology and I am thankful for it. Mostly because more games should take more risk in being an art form and not a generic,    I highly doubt this game really is as offensive as it was made out to be. It's only that games rarely are expressive beyond social protocol.
    If not ,excessive violence, mild sex and language is used.

    This is the only game to really express humour as is with no apology and I am thankful for it.
    Mostly because more games should take more risk in being an art form and not a generic,

    This doesn't mean that all games have to be ridiculous. However there has been few games that have been made regardless of who will like it.

    Thank you for postal 2.    … Expand
  9. PrincessRose
    Feb 6, 2015
    7
    You can't judge 100% whether you'll like a game or not just from a review as everyone has different tastes.

    I found this game more fun than playing some other games that were highly rated but were overhyped and not as good as the reviews made out. Unique, offensive, violent, crazy, gross, crude, rude and just great fun. So don't pay attention to the so called professional reviews    You can't judge 100% whether you'll like a game or not just from a review as everyone has different tastes.

    I found this game more fun than playing some other games that were highly rated but were overhyped and not as good as the reviews made out.

    Unique, offensive, violent, crazy, gross, crude, rude and just great fun.

    So don't pay attention to the so called professional reviews and judge for yourself. Or if not sure get it on special like I did for around $2. Iam glad I did I would even pay full price for it as Iam having fun with it. Even when completed it's likely a game that I will come back to.    … Expand
  10. rezrev
    Dec 21, 2015
    7
    The game is fun for the first few hours, then for me I just got tired of it.
    The game play is fun, filled with funny (but semi-repetitive) jokes, a lot of weapons and even a multi-player mode (Doesn't work on my OS so I couldn't get it to run). Not to mention load zones. Load zones are absolute hell because one area will have none but the next will have one for every house. I would be    The game is fun for the first few hours, then for me I just got tired of it.
    The game play is fun, filled with funny (but semi-repetitive) jokes, a lot of weapons and even a multi-player mode (Doesn't work on my OS so I couldn't get it to run). Not to mention load zones. Load zones are absolute hell because one area will have none but the next will have one for every house. I would be okay with this if they weren't long but they take about 30 seconds and it makes me not want to explore the large map. Also if you get it on steam, if you get the right mods the game could become a 9/10.    … Expand
  11. Captain_Chaos
    Feb 3, 2022
    7
    Let me get this out of the way. I enjoy Postal 2. It's genuinely cathartic to play, has a great variety of weapons and areas to explore to find them, and ever-amusing dialogue from radio personality Rick Hunter as the Postal Dude, some of which I've repeated so often that it has become an identifying marker to my friends. It has benefited from continuous updates for over a decade, and nowLet me get this out of the way. I enjoy Postal 2. It's genuinely cathartic to play, has a great variety of weapons and areas to explore to find them, and ever-amusing dialogue from radio personality Rick Hunter as the Postal Dude, some of which I've repeated so often that it has become an identifying marker to my friends. It has benefited from continuous updates for over a decade, and now a new expansion. If only some "Triple-A" releases could say the same.

    The last time I played Postal 2 some years ago I was a much angrier person, and it resonated with me much more strongly. Now it makes me rather uncomfortable. There's shock value, and then there's Postal. It's disgusting, tasteless, and so South Park in it's morality that I'm sure are people out there who genuinely respect the Postal Dude and admire his sociopathic tendancies, wether they make him violent or not. Being hated is a common affliction, after all. Postal 2 is the game that loud-mouthed moral guardians complained about. It was made to mock, among many other things, Joe Lieberman's anti-violent videogame crusade in the 90s against games like Doom and the first Postal. Except that the first Postal, like its spiritual successor, Hatred, really IS a mass murder simulator. Hatred in particular, I hear, was made as a statement against art games and political correctness. Even Postal 2, which frames the Dude's adventure as an otherwise harmless week of daily chores (If you consider ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ on your dad's grave to be harmless), is difficult to get through without killing quite a number of people. At least you can limit it to people who shoot you first. As it is, some of the things you can do to the unsuspecting populace are just plain mean.

    The trouble is, the game's mere existence is an example of why a lot of people don't take this medium seriously. It's a relic of PC gaming's teenage years. Plenty of games are as, or even more violent without relishing in immaturity for the sake of it. For an example of this done better, go play Bulletstorm, which is more creative both with its combat mechanics and its profanity- though it of course lacks the sandbox nature of Postal. On the other hand, its less likely to make you hate yourself then, say Grand Theft Auto, where, oddly enough, the citizens are actually more pleasant. People forget that the word "correct" is part of the phrase "politically correct". Though I think "morally justifiable" is more accurate. And many of the actions one can take in Postal 2 simply aren't. If you have to preface your game with a warning that not only should you not do these things, but we don't advocate them, maybe you went overboard, eh? I should note here that I dislike most of Grand Theft Auto for the same reasons- well, that and the godawful controls. At least Postal 2 handles well.

    At some level, I'm playing right into the hands of Running with Scissors with a review like this. They knew exactly what they were doing when they made this game and this kind of negativity only boosted their sales, and It wouldn't have made it on to Steam without a combination of that negative press and fun gameplay, not to mention an unhealthy amount of respect from the **** kiddies and regressionists.

    I enjoyed playing Postal 2 a second time, but I can't honestly recommend it to anyone without the good judgement not to take it seriously. There are enough people in real life like the Postal Dude that it's become kind of a problem.    … Expand
  12. Panica3643D
    Jun 17, 2018
    7
    Игра детства. В то время казалось, что в игре неповторимый туалетный юмор. Не знаю, какие будут впечатления, если пройти игру сейчас.
  13. ConsoleArgonaut
    Jan 29, 2018
    7
    Postal 2 is a violent and controversial game... and i loved every second of it!
    If you like social criticism or you just want to pee on Islamic soldiers, well then Postal 2 is for you.
    However, you should not play this game if you're under the age of 18 and there are a lot of people who may get offended by it. Still Postal 2 is great fun and I recommend it to anyone who always wanted    Postal 2 is a violent and controversial game... and i loved every second of it!
    If you like social criticism or you just want to pee on Islamic soldiers, well then Postal 2 is for you.
    However, you should not play this game if you're under the age of 18 and there are a lot of people who may get offended by it.

    Still Postal 2 is great fun and I recommend it to anyone who always wanted to use a cat as a silencer for a machine gun.

    Rating:
    Gameplay: 3/5 - Normal Half Life Like shooting mechanics
    Level Design: 3/5 - Blend at times but a nice package overall
    Soundtrack: 2/5 - Could have been more
    Story: 3/5 - Never really knows where it wants to go, but keeps you interested with it's humor
    Graphics: 3/5 - Nothing mind blowing
    Length: 5/5 - Just about perfect for this game
    Replay Value: 4/5 - Lots of challenges and different ways to approach scenarios
    Enjoyment: 4/5 - I had a blast

    Overall rating: 27/40 => 7/10    … Expand
  14. TheAdminJJ
    Dec 7, 2018
    7
    An irreverent game with a mixture of aggressive humor, frenetic action and tons of blood to have fun without paying much attention to the context that they present to us.
  15. tormented0ne1
    Oct 16, 2019
    7
    What the violence and the trash content as well as toilet humour in this game does is offuscate the lack of game art section and put a rag upon the boring game world and storyline.
    The sarcasm, satire and the overall fun of the content barely makes it worth playing.
  16. PanMrkvicka
    Feb 12, 2020
    7
    This game is something else. Its very controversial and all and for me it was very enjoyable.
  17. storygamer
    Jan 3, 2021
    7
    Postal 2 is vulgar, brutal and politically incorrect. But to be honest, who takes a game like this seriously? Its humour is pure glorious sarcasm in the style of South Park. And I love it! The characters are hilarious, the story is pointless and stupid and the gameplay is pure fun! You get crazy weapons for tasteless rampages all across the small but well made open world. Postal 2 is farPostal 2 is vulgar, brutal and politically incorrect. But to be honest, who takes a game like this seriously? Its humour is pure glorious sarcasm in the style of South Park. And I love it! The characters are hilarious, the story is pointless and stupid and the gameplay is pure fun! You get crazy weapons for tasteless rampages all across the small but well made open world. Postal 2 is far from being a masterpiece, but if you´re a fan of very dark and dumb humour, you get what you deserve. Funny game, especially for casual gamers with limited gaming time.… Expand
  18. ErayTellezi
    Nov 18, 2020
    7
    Oynadığım en absürt oyunlardan birisi. Özellikle küçükken çok daha ilgi çekiciydi. Psikopatça şeyler barıdırıyor.
  19. bar0yka
    Dec 10, 2022
    7
    7.5 hak eden oyun ama bazı bölümler fazla sıkcı .
  20. OliverAfton
    Nov 20, 2021
    7
    It's kind of **** how humor steals the immersion of some experiences. The whole idea of ​​nonsense is quite demotivating, but this is a matter of perspective.
  21. boydad
    Apr 7, 2022
    7
    A mediocre open-world, sandbox shooter. Lots of crude and dry, self-aware humor. Though this game is extremely offensive in today's more politically correct society, it should be noted that the game was intended to be a caricature of what overly-concerned parents and politicians think violent and mature video games are like and the effects they have.
    I wouldn't say the score I give this    A mediocre open-world, sandbox shooter. Lots of crude and dry, self-aware humor. Though this game is extremely offensive in today's more politically correct society, it should be noted that the game was intended to be a caricature of what overly-concerned parents and politicians think violent and mature video games are like and the effects they have.
    I wouldn't say the score I give this game is reflective of my enjoyment. While I think the game is lacking in polish and substance, the tasks in the main story give the player an excuse to explore the sandbox world and get sidetracked doing whatever trouble you can get yourself into. The main story doesn't last very long, but there are plenty of miscellaneous achievements and objectives to spend time on.    … Expand
  22. Izoeros
    May 10, 2022
    7
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  23. Kaida02
    Sep 4, 2022
    7
    The game that shapes the actions you can't do in your life with dark humor.
  24. OREH_MW
    Apr 13, 2023
    7
    Игра заебись я бы и 8 поставил но как же сука заебали вылеты это просто пиздец у меня Стим версия покупал по скидке за 0.62 такьпоч вылетает нахуй не навижу блять а так игра заебись но вылеты это пиздец
  25. MikeM.
    Nov 28, 2006
    6
    Postal 2 isn't so much a "game" as a series of potentially amusing and entertaining set pieces. Potential being the operative word, as the enjoyment will vary by the individual. PETA fanatics, career protesters and limpwristed pansies will no doubt be outraged and horrified (when are they not?). The majority of (male) gamers who aren't on some radical fringe and are also fairly Postal 2 isn't so much a "game" as a series of potentially amusing and entertaining set pieces. Potential being the operative word, as the enjoyment will vary by the individual. PETA fanatics, career protesters and limpwristed pansies will no doubt be outraged and horrified (when are they not?). The majority of (male) gamers who aren't on some radical fringe and are also fairly well-adjusted will surely find something to like about Postal 2. Setting a cat ablaze in the mall, and then finding that it has caused a chaotic flaming domino effect in the food court was relatively inventive and a nice break from the mostly repetetive goings-on. Technically, it's a hastily cobbled together sandbox-like mess, but the potential is there should RWS choose to go for a third try. If they do, I hope they try much harder next time. It's certainly no CBFD (that one was, and still is, a 10), and RWS is obviously no RARE (who is?). But to say it has absolutely no merit is being biased.… Expand
  26. ShawnH.
    Feb 11, 2006
    6
    Postal 2, despite its novelty subject and characters, is just an average shooter. The main character (a trenchcoat wearing, trailer park resident) is extremely shallow and not particularly interesting. The game occurs over a five day period from Monday through Friday. Each day, the player is tasked with completing 3 or 4 simple errands, like retrieving an alternator for his car or picking Postal 2, despite its novelty subject and characters, is just an average shooter. The main character (a trenchcoat wearing, trailer park resident) is extremely shallow and not particularly interesting. The game occurs over a five day period from Monday through Friday. Each day, the player is tasked with completing 3 or 4 simple errands, like retrieving an alternator for his car or picking up milk for his wife. The missions consist of "go there and get this" scenarios. That's the game in a nutshell. The game would be a complete waste of time, but it does have some redeeming value. I enjoyed exploring the game world, and I thought that the weapon selection was interesting. Also, pissing on someone and watching them vomit or feeding dog biscuits to a pitbull, and then sicing it on your enemies never get old. Even with these novel ideas, I had to force myself to finish the game. The ending was lackluster and disappointing. Graphics and sound were good. After beating the game, I was encouraged to play through the game again at a harder level, but I declined and uninstalled. Replaying this game definately did not interest me.… Expand
  27. ReubenIsAGod
    May 12, 2020
    6
    Dude this **** is really racist and horrible. Its 'sense of humor' a lot of the time comes out of me being dumb and going on *very tactical* rampages. The game is fun, but damn it's edgy.

    I've been having a LOT of fun with it. I seriously don't know if i'd call it good....its kinda bad....offensive and bad....but it's addictive and a lot of fun.
  28. Rem
    Jul 21, 2015
    6
    Postal 2's black humor and insane violence at short bursts provide cathartic release while still being a relatively challenging experience despite its numerous slogs through its uninspired open world that requires a loading screen every two minutes. While the warning at the beginning detailing offensive content is welcome, I found much of the humor in the game relatively lax compared toPostal 2's black humor and insane violence at short bursts provide cathartic release while still being a relatively challenging experience despite its numerous slogs through its uninspired open world that requires a loading screen every two minutes. While the warning at the beginning detailing offensive content is welcome, I found much of the humor in the game relatively lax compared to what conservatives have been telling me. Overall the game's pace is what keeps it from becoming enjoyable all the time since action is only available in setpieces, while you can cause mayhem in the open streets, much of it just devolves into pissing and killing people till you hit the next loading screen. And the Apocalypse Weekend portion of the game is so dragged out and stretched that I almost gave up on the game. The shooting mechanics work really well for the time and the weapons and their feel to use are on point despite the hit detection not always being on point. Postal 2 deserves its cult following but only because it parodies everything that wants to be politically correct, and I had good laughs while doing playing.… Expand
  29. AWG
    Aug 1, 2013
    6
    Yeah, not very funny. I never laughed or felt like I was being entertained, more like I was wasting some of my time instead. Some random violence is always welcome in videogames but another thing being highly welcome is not being force to wait 10-to-15 seconds every time you change location. Aside this the graphics is terrible (even for a 2003 games) and the jokes are not as witty asYeah, not very funny. I never laughed or felt like I was being entertained, more like I was wasting some of my time instead. Some random violence is always welcome in videogames but another thing being highly welcome is not being force to wait 10-to-15 seconds every time you change location. Aside this the graphics is terrible (even for a 2003 games) and the jokes are not as witty as they'd want. Meh.… Expand
  30. Torgall
    Dec 12, 2020
    6
    This game is a definition of guilty pleasure because it's so f. up that your momma would be disappointed in you after seeing you play it. If I had to sum it up quickly: Silencer made from a cat, and pouring gasoline and piss on people.
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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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