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Postal 2
Carlos Duralde

Postal 2, released in 2003 for the PC, is a video game sequel to 1997’s Postal. This first-person shooter utilizes the Unreal Graphics Engine to give a whole new meaning to the phrase “controversial video game.”

In the game, you play as ‘Postal Dude.’ You are a stereotypical redneck in a fabricated town called ‘Paradise’ (for your victims it will be quite the opposite) in the state of Arizona. You hold a not-so perfect relationship with your wife, appropriately labeled ‘Postal Dude’s Bitch.’ From the get-go it is easy to render that this game is not for young-ones.

As seen here, it is possible to urinate on non-player
characters, causing them to vomit.

On every level, you play through one week (Monday to Friday). Your initial objective is to perform menial tasks such as household chores, but due to the unrestrictive style of game play, the sky’s the limit. The only attempt at structure in this game lies in its essentially meaningless purpose, which is to remain sane in this hell for a town. If you fail this objective, the game turns into a first-person Grand Theft Auto, minus the cars (which are useless props to be blown up as amusement).

After each week, a new area is unlocked, which as to the free-roam carnage permitted, nay encouraged. The only downside to this wide world is the constant loading screens you must undergo when you travel over long distances. There are many tools at your disposal to combat the on edge neighbors you have the pleasure of living with. Just a few of these torture tools include scissors (to stab people), stun guns, anthrax-filled cow heads, shotguns (the gun gains a silencer when you shove it into a cat’s anus), lighter fluid (add matches to burn people alive), shovels (for decapitations), and your own urine. The people become more violent as the weeks pass, and by the end of the game the SWAT team and National Guard make an appearance to keep the peace; but that only provides more targets.

Many North American stores refused to release this game in stores due to its graphic nature; it received a Mature rating, although many believed that it was highly qualified to receive an Adults Only rating.