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{{quote|"''[[I Regret Nothing|I regret nothing]].''"|'''The Postal Dude'''}}
Before Uwe Boll brought us the [[So Bad It's Good|magnificent masterpiece]] ''[[So Bad It's Good|Postal]]'', there was the notoriously tasteless ''Postal 2''. And before ''that''? 1997's ''Postal'', developed by Running With Scissors. It's arguably one of the most unsettling PC games ever created, and one that attracted a good dose of attention from the [[Moral Guardians]]. You play as "The Postal Dude", who believes himself the [[Only Sane Man]], and goes on a bloody rampage, shooting it out with cops and
The 2003 sequel ''Postal 2'', doesn't play itself ''nearly'' as seriously. The Postal Dude is now married and lives in a trailer park, and the game covers what has to be the weirdest week of his life, as every day the simplest errands become life-or-death battles. (Cashing his paycheck? Robbers invade the bank and he gets caught in the crossfire. Returning a library book? Anti-book protesters ''[[Book-Burning|set the library on fire]] with him in it.'') There is an expansion pack (''Apocalypse Weekend'') with its own campaign that covers Saturday and Sunday of The Postal Dude's weirdest week, with new weapons and characters. A popular [[Game Mod]], [[Ascended Fanfic|included in later releases of the game]], titled ''A Week in Paradise'' backports Apocalypse Weekend's enhancements and additional weapons to the base game, as well as merging the two campaigns and adding some extra content for good measure.
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The games are not only controversial, but have also been panned by critics, mostly by reviewers who were offended by the game's content, such as Robert Coffey of ''Computer Gaming World'' who wrote that "''until someone boxes up syphilis and tries to sell it at retail, Postal 2 is the worst product ever foisted upon consumers''", a quote that has since been [[No Such Thing As Bad Publicity|included on the boxes of re-releases]]. The series as a whole has developed a [[Love It or Hate It]] reputation with its mixture of shock value and [[Rule of Fun|generally fun]], cathartic gameplay.
''Postal III'', which is built on the [[Valve Software|Source engine]], is co-developed by Running With Scissors, TrashMasters Studios, and Russian developer/publisher Akella. It was announced in 2006, and was finally set to be released worldwide via digital distribution on the [[Steam]] store Christmas week on December 20, 2011. As per possible mandate by Akella, three retail versions were released in Russia on November 23, 2011. Hard copies and Steam CD Keys are available for purchase on the Running With Scissors online store. It should be noted that the PC version was released unrated due to Akella not wanting to pay for an ESRB rating. The game had to wait until February
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* [[Tempting Fate]]: The setting of this installment is a town called "Catharsis".
** Sure Mr. UN Officer guy, [[Too Dumb to Live|put the Postal Dude in charge]] of a [[Big Red Button]] and [[Idiot Ball|ask him not to push it, or let anyone else push it.]] [[Sarcasm Mode|That's a good idea.]]
* [[Vaporware]]: The official title was announced in 2006, with very few screenshots or videos being released since then and the official website being mostly filler. In October 2011, the game finally appeared on Steam's store under "Coming Soon" with the release scheduled for December. The exact date has finally been revealed as December
* [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?]]: Drive-by shootings ''on a Segway!''
** Given that the only weapons usable while riding one are the taser and pistol, it's not that awesome. The Dude repeatedly [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshades this fact.]]
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