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 Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2020 12:30 am Post subject: Postal 2 (2003) |
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Postal 2 (2003)
Politically Incorrect game (in fact had no correctness at all)
and was banned in various countries back in the day
Warning Mature Content
Postal 2
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postal_2
2003 first-person shooter developed by Running with Scissors
based on the Unreal Engine 2.
Set in the fictional town of Paradise, Postal 2 follows the life of "The Postal Dude", who must carry out mundane tasks throughout an in-game week, with the player deciding how violently or passively he will react to various situations. The player navigates the open world to carry out his chores, with player choice having an effect on the setting.
The game received a vastly mixed reception from critics upon its release, but has gained a cult following among audiences. The game has received several expansion packs, and in December 2003, a multiplayer expansion was released, titled Postal 2: Share the Pain. The game remains continually updated, with a new expansion pack titled Paradise Lost released in April 2015.
The game received attention for its violent gameplay, and was responsible for multiple controversies.
The game was followed by a sequel, Postal III, in December 2011.
Expansions
Share the Pain
An updated edition of the game, entitled Postal 2: Share the Pain included a multiplayer mode. The Macintosh and Linux versions of Postal 2 shipped only as Postal 2: Share the Pain. Share the Pain has since far eclipsed the original production version of Postal 2 in all markets. As part of a promotional effort to advertise the Postal film, in 2008 RWS released the multiplayer part of the game as freeware, minus the UnrealEd based level editor PostEd.
Apocalypse Weekend
Postal 2: Apocalypse Weekend is an expansion pack to Postal 2 released by Running with Scissors on August 1, 2004 for Microsoft Windows, and September 28, 2005 for the Mac OS X and Linux versions. Apocalypse Weekend expands the reaches of Paradise with new maps and missions, set on Saturday and Sunday, adds new weapons and foes, and raises the gore and violence to an even greater level. It was later included in both the Postal Fudge Pack and Postal X: 10th Anniversary compilations alongside Share the Pain and several fan produced mods, including A Week in Paradise which allows content from Apocalypse Weekend to appear in the original game as well as allowing the expansions levels to be played as part of the original five-day campaign.
Corkscrew Rules!
Postal 2: Corkscrew Rules! is an official spin-off and expansion to Postal 2, developed by Avalon Style Entertainment, and released in 2005 by Akella. The plot concerns a man called Corkscrew who wakes up to find that his penis has somehow been amputated and goes on a mission to find it. The game was released only in Russia and Japan In 2017 an English version of the game was made available for free through the Steam Workshop.
Paradise Lost
Postal 2: Paradise Lost
is an extension for Postal 2, announced for Steam at E3 2014 with a teaser trailer. It was released on April 17, 2015.
Paradise Lost takes place 12 years after Apocalypse Weekend, the Postal Dude awakens from his 12-year radioactive-induced coma, the same amount of time between Postal 2's release and the release of Paradise Lost, only to find his dog Champ is missing and has to go back to his home town of Paradise, which is now a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Paradise Lost also retcons Postal III as it was revealed that the events of that game were just a nightmare dream that the Postal Dude had during his coma.
Compilations
On November 13, 2006, RWS Released a compilation of Postal - Classic and Uncut, Postal 2: Share the Pain, Apocalypse Weekend, A Week in Paradise, and Eternal Damnation, along with extra content (Postal Babes and video clips from "their cutting room floor") as the Postal Fudge Pack on a 3-way hybrid DVD for Windows, Linux, and the Mac. Recent copies of the Fudge Pack also include a Steam key for Postal, Postal 2 Complete and Postal III.
The Postal X: 10th Anniversary edition contains all the content from the Postal: Fudge Pack as well as introducing new content such as a cereal box, A Very Postal Christmas, Music to Go Postal By, and previews for both Postal III and the Postal film.
Postal 2 Complete is an online compilation containing Postal 2: Share the Pain and its expansion Apocalypse Weekend which is available from both the Desura platform for Linux, Mac and Windows and from GOG.com for Windows. The Linux version available from Desura was newly updated for its release on the digital distribution platform. The pack was made available through Steam on November 2, 2012, after successfully getting Greenlit by the community.
In November 2017, Running with Scissors released Postal XX: 20th Anniversary, a compilation of all Postal titles (including Postal III) and the Postal film
Mods
Eternal Damnation
Postal 2: Eternal Damnation is a total conversion of Postal 2 by Resurrection-Studios, released as a free download in 2005 and in the Postal Fudge Pack a year later. The plot concerns a man called John Murray, who is in a mental asylum after having killed a man who tried to hurt his girlfriend. Murray is also seen in Postal 2: Paradise Lost as an Easter egg.
Postal (film)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postal_(film)
Original Retail Game DRM wil probably no longer work with Windows 10
Original Retail Apocalypse Weekend expansion DRM will probably no longer work with Windows 10
Latest Retail Game patches required for both.
NOCD/DVD replacement executables required to bypass retail DRM.
some links
https://runningwithscissors.com/
https://runningwithscissors.com/games/postal2/
https://runningwithscissors.com/games/postal-2-paradise-lost/
https://www.youtube.com/runningwithscissorsdotcom
https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Postal_2
https://postal.fandom.com/wiki/Postal_Wiki
https://tcrf.net/Postal_2
https://www.gog.com/game/postal_2
https://www.gog.com/forum/postal_series
https://store.steampowered.com/app/223470/POSTAL_2/
https://steamcommunity.com/app/223470/discussions/
https://steamcommunity.com/app/223470/screenshots/
https://store.steampowered.com/manual/223470
Checkout the various Postal 2 Bundle releases
Postal 2 PC Game Review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3OO_n3biz8
Postal 2 Youtube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYo54WrbrNEriLHGOBzvDdw
https://www.moddb.com/games/postal-2
https://www.moddb.com/games/postal-2/downloads
https://www.moddb.com/games/postal-2/addons
https://www.moddb.com/games/postal-2/mods
https://www.moddb.com/games/postal-2-apocalypse-weekend
some probably retail game mod links
https://www.moddb.com/mods/awp-a-week-in-paradise
https://www.moddb.com/mods/eternal-damnation
https://www.moddb.com/mods/postal-2-revenge
https://www.moddb.com/mods/a-very-postal-christmas
https://www.gamefront.com/games/postal-2
https://www.lonebullet.com/games/postal-2-4062.htm
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