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Summary: Decent game, horrible load times
Review: I got my copy of Postal 2 a few days ago, and have played it through about halfway. Overall, the game is fun, but there is one big drawback - the load times! It seems like every 2 or 3 minutes, I'm waiting for a section of the map to load. This can take up to a minute and a half, even though I turned down some of the settings and am running it on a 2 Ghz system.
The graphics are good, if a little repetitive (there are only about 5 or 6 different NPCs, they just have different colored outfits on, and some of the indoor environments are kind of boring), and the gameplay is great. I found the controls easy and how you interact with the environment good. But, you can't really "go postal", because it's too hard to kill your enemies. It takes several shots to kill anyone, even if you shoot them in the head. In fact, it doesn't seem to matter where you shoot them. I found myself running away most of the time, just 'cause it's easier.
Overall - A fun game, but the load times pretty much ruin it.
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Summary: Postal 2 promises to be the best stress relief of all time!
Review: The fine folks at Running With Scissors have done it again. The original Postal was condemned by Senator Liebermann, banned in 10 countries, pulled from major retailers store shelves and sparked a lawsuit by the US Postal Service. Apparently it's considered okay to have violence in books, TV, movies, art, etc., but not video games, even those developed and marketed to adults (i.e., the MSRB 17 rating). This game will no doubt stir up that hornets nest again, with the same predictable result - lots of free press (translating to sales) for Postal 2.The basic premise of the game is that you play the Postal Dude and have to get through a week in his shoes to complete the game. You are placed in a variety of situations where you can react passively or um, "not so passively". Violence is optional, it is not required to complete the game successfully (RWS's web site states the game is "only a violent as you are"). They do however, give you a lot of resources in the event you decide to take the "not so passive" approach, including various machine guns, explosives, a gas can & lighter, and a, er, "cat silencer" (don't ask). The violence is supposed to be very over the top and humorous in a twisted way. How Gary Coleman fits in to all this should be something to see... This game will be stress relief for a lot of responsible, mature adults who understand the difference between fantasy and reality. That said, observe the rating code and don't let your kids anywhere near it ("Oh my God, that video game has warped my fragile little mind!"). As for the mentally un-hinged or those on the verge of performing some violent act being "driven over the edge" by this game, they can get their influences anywhere. Not having video games with violent content will not make that issue go away (or guns or violence on TV, movies, etc.). Sometimes people just go berserk. I have Postal 2 on pre-order and I'm anticipating hours of mature, engaging, stress reliving virtual mayhem (GTA 2 was getting old). Thanks RWS!
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Summary: By far the second most Violent pc game out
Review: Postal 2 is by far the most horrindas and most violent video game after soldier of fortune. The games plot is usless and stupid but fun in some what ways. THe point of the game is that you do stupid and some what funny errands on your list but you end up in bizar situations( like going to the church to confess and end up fighting taliban members with preachers helping your back). It is very offencive also so dont let the little ones playing this.
There are stuff in the game that might make some viewers to quit. For like one example you can go to the mall and go to a pet shop store and pour gasoline on the cats and dogs and set them on fire wich causes the owner to go insain wich causes you to blow his head off with a shot gun wich causes the police to come and they go phyco on you wich caused you to shock em with a tazer and wack there head off with a shovel and caused you to piss on there dead....OK! NOW IM GOING WAY TOOOO FAR. BASICkly the game is sick. You can set picketers(who happen to hate violent video games) on fire! and then you can ur***e on there d****%$# body and yes the game does contain foul language and the game is very slow when it comes to loading times....VERY SLOW.....WICH also caused me to give it 3 stars. BOTTOM LINE.........GET THE GAME AT YOUR OWN RISK AND DONT LET ANY ONE UNDER 18 OR 17 AT LEAST PLAY THIS GAME.....did i meantion you can start a big fight with cops and piciter and lure them to a parking spot full of cars and commit suiside wich cause the cars and every body by you to explode? well cya.
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Summary: Don't mean to burst anyone's bubble
Review: I was excited about this game when I heard about it. It sounded like a really cool game that would push the limits and maybe finally get video games to the point where they had the same freedom as movies. The over-the-top violence and subject matter isn't a complete novelty, other games have done much of the same stuff, though none have pushed the envelope quite so far. In this first person shooter, you can [urinate] on people, You'll here quite a bit of the F word, Racial stereotypes (such as a pakistani or indian quickimart owner who is running a terrorist cell from the back) and you can smoke weed, set people on fire, kick around severed heads and other such things. It's pretty cool, and fun for about 20 minutes. After the shock value wears off, you're left with a game that isn't very compelling. Postal has some cool concepts, for instance you play the game by doing various day-to-day tasks, like going to get milk or the mail or going to get Gary Coleman's autograph. In theory, the whole game can be played without breaking the law and without resorting to violence. There are various ways to do any task. You can go pick up the milk and pay for it legitimatley and leave. If you try and cut in line the owner yells at you, so you actually have to wait your turn. Very cool. You can pay and leave and that's that. Or you can walk out without paying in which case the owner pulls out an M-16 and starts sparying hails of bulltes your way. This open endedness is very welcome... but often itself is a bit less compelling than it could have been. The game seems a bit one dimensional, despite the freedom it allows. The city isnt particarly fun to explore because it isn't completely interactive and you cant drive vehicles, or work different objects. Most objects wont evenb show damage (I smacked a TV with a shovel and it didnt even break). The graphics are good in some places and in others feel bland and uninspired. The gore isn't very realistic (Except after a person burns to death), and a system like Soldier of Fortune 2 would have been a big improvement. The weapons have a good variety, and offer some interesting combinations (soke somone with gasoline, then throw on a match, and then [pee] out the fire). But the guns arent very authentic feeling, it's basically just arcade style killing. Postal does have some nice details in some places. Comments canbe entertaining. Bump into someone and they might flip you the bird and say some obscene things to you. {pee] right in someone's face and they might vomit all over... nasty stuff. This is a game you prbably want to keep out of the hands of your 6 year old, but for us adults... that's just good fun. The problem is the fun gets old fast because there isnt much else and the depth is really an illusion. The game feels dated, like a better version of redneck rampage with better graphics (not very much better... the unreal engine offers much more than they used). Bottom line: After you get sick of setting an innocent person on fire and then [urinating] on their red, burnt corpse, this game will feel empty and unpolished. Others will love this game, and I had fun for a bit, but I probably wont shell out the money for this one. I reccomend playing the demo before you buy, and make sure to play more than 30 minutes, because the cool parts of the game get old pretty quick.
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Summary: This Game Is Sick and Twisted
Review: This game is horrible. What kind of twisted person would want to play a game where you stick guns up cute little kittens behinds and use them as silencers? That is just wrong. Not to mention the ability to throw a decapitated head of a cow filled with anthrax, causing people to barf up blood. If your an animal rights activist, or just a normal person, then this game is not for sane people! With it's "over-the-top violence" (which I quote from the box) and extremely twisted plot, this game is a sick, twisted, mental, animal killing bloodbath from the beginning to the end. And don't even get me started with how this game is NOT for kids.... You would have to be seriously messed up in the head to play crap like this.
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Summary: POSTAL 2: Overview and Comments
Review: Index:
1: The Game
2: System Requirements
3: The Design
4: The Outcome The Game
Postal 2 is a true 3D interactive game in which you play "The Postal Dude". He is a regular guy with regular chores to accomplish. However, you (as a player) decide on how to interact with the NPC (computer controlled) characters. This is astonishing. Example of game play: Your walking around a huge town to meet Gary Coleman (yeah he is a guest star). You accidentally bump into someone (an NPC). Let's say the NPC reacts by yelling at you and then hitting you. Well, you have the choice to either walk away, defend yourself or use this as a reason to GO POSTAL on the town. It's so real and you are not required to go nuts and shoot everyone like other games. For lack of a better comparison, it's like DOOM meets The Sims. Except you don't have to feed the fish and pay the bills and all that other repetition. System Requirements:
Windows 98/ME/2000/XP
Direct X 8.1 (download direct from Microsoft)
733MHz Recommended
128Mb RAM
8X CD-ROM
Windows compatible sound card
32Mb 3D video card
16 bit stereo Direct X compatible sound card
1.2 Gig available hard drive space Windows 98/ME/2000/XP The Design:
Postal 2 designers (Running With Scissors), created a stew of the best gaming ever created. If the game was a car, it would be like Ferrari speed, big SUV comfort, the body of a Super Model with the kitchen sink in the trunk. The game takes full advantage of:
Epic's Unreal Warfare Engine
Liquid Dynamics: Pours, drips, runs and puddles
AI: Sophisticated people and animal interactions
All in a non linear, wide open to explore world. The Outcome:
I not going out on a limb here. With that said, Postal 2 is the coolest game ever created in the genre of a shooter game. It takes shooter games to beyond the next level. We all remember our old favorite game that we got the sequel to and it had a couple of neat things that we really didn't want or need to warrant buying another game. Usually you have to wait for 3 versions for any real advancing in a game. Postal 2 skips version 2, 3, and 4. This game is like getting a steak with all the dressings when all you expected was a plain old ham sandwich with an extra slice of ham. For real. This game will sell out. Order it ASAP.
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Summary: Junk! Absolute Junk!
Review: Save your money. Don't buy this junk. Waste of money.
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Summary: Good game for pinheads!
Review: I found absolutely no challenge inthis stupid game at all. Itis beneath me. What a waste of time and money. This game is Garb-aaaaaggggeeee!!!
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Summary: Like working in Levittown, PA again
Review: The object of this game is to get through the working week. This is a difficult thing for all of us at times, but when you live in the trashy town of Paradise, Arizona, the concept takes on new meaning. The player takes on the role of the antihero, whose name is actually Postal Dude. All you really want to do is relax and smoke your "health pipe" but your nagging wife keeps sending you out on errands. Since anything is better than listening to her voice, you grudgingly accept your assignments: get some milk, vote, pick up a toy at the mall, and so on. But there is trouble in Paradise. Book burners are protesting at the library. Your church is taken over by Muslim terrorists. And in the most obvious bit of satire, a certain game company is assaulted by parents protesting violent video games. Most of the "missions" are interrupted by incidents like these, and it's your job to get out of them alive and move on to your next goal. In addition, you can have fun just wandering around and messing with people. Disrupt a parade or a carnival show. Set people on fire, or go on an all-out shooting spree. If you run afoul of the police, you will find yourself on a new adventure. It's an amusing game, and it is fun discovering what you can do as you wander through the various areas, but after time it becomes very repetitive. Your tasks almost always follow the same pattern: fight your way through whatever annoying special interest group is standing in your way. The character AI isn't particularly advanced, and the dialogue is very limited. Some of the lines may be funny the first few times you hear them, but not for much longer. It might be hard to believe, but urinating on people and making them vomit does get old after awhile. In the end, traipsing back and forth through the city in a most inefficient manner is simply tedious. If the setting weren't such an eyesore (which, I know, is the point) it might not have been so. I love that the game is so outrageous and doesn't care who it offends. The charm of the gameplay itself, though, wears off quickly.
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Summary: Thes game is won of the best ever
Review: I beet Pastol 2 yezterdey an dit was the funnist game I have ever beenten... its good grafix and other good stuff like the grafix and the content rocks! I love how the grafix are really shiney and sparckleng... very grat! I am supprised this game isnt rated Teen... its nat thet bad... reality its not ! I beat it in 4 months on lievermode, which is the easiest. So this means the rapley valyou is rally hi! HAVE FUN!
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