November 14, 1997
AVERAGE PLAYTIME 2 HOURS
OFFICIAL WEBSITE
http://www.runningwithscissors.comAbout Game
POSTAL is the first part in its series of shooting games. It is best known and somewhat infamous for its uncanny violence, cynical black humor, and a highly controversial theme. The game offers the player to "go postal" on a spree shooting across the city. <h3>Plot</h3> The player controls the protagonist, nicknamed The Postal Dude: a homeless middle-aged man who apparently goes crazy and hears disembodied voices. He believes in a conspiracy theory that US government has poisoned his hometown with a nerve agent, and he's the only sane person around. He tries to eliminate the crowd he considers "infected". His goal is to fight his way to the US Air Force base which he believes is responsible for the presumed attack. <h3>Gameplay</h3> Unlike its better-known sequel, POSTAL is 2D and uses top-down and isometric views. On each level, the player has to kill a specified share of enemies: civilians, military, and police alike. When this goal is complete, the door to the next level will appear. The player can complete the level even if The Postal Dude is killed, as long as the number of his own kills is satisfactory. The character can carry up to 8 types of weapons with varying strength and ammo limit. His basic gun is the weakest but has indefinite ammo supply. <h3>Expansions and adaptations</h3> There's an expansion pack Special Delivery that adds more levels and characters. In 2016, the game was remastered and re-released as Postal Redux. The game was unsuccessfully adapted to film by Uwe Boll.
104meh 😑
67recommended 👍
54skip ❌
19exceptional 👌
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Kill 30 people with the Napalm Launcher.
Duck under 10 rockets.
Execute two of every hostile type.
Earn a kill with every weapon.
Kill all Ostriches in The Farm.
Kill three or more people with a single Mine explosive.
Kill four or more people with a single Rocket Launcher missile.
Wipe out the game protestors in Ghetto.
Firebomb the Marching Band.
Complete The Original or Excess Postage campaign.