| Reception | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 60% (PC) |
| Metacritic | 50 (PC) |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
On the review aggregator GameRankings, Postal 2 received an average score of 60% based on 37 reviews. On Metacritic, the game received an average score of 50 out of 100, based on 27 reviews—indicating mixed or average reviews.
Some of the game's better reviews came from PC Gamer, which gave the title a 79%, and Game Informer, which gave it a 7.5 out of 10. On the other end of the spectrum, GMR and Computer Gaming World each gave Postal 2 scores of zero; CGW stated that "Postal 2 is the worst product ever foisted upon consumers." In response, negative quotes from Computer Gaming World's review ended up being proudly displayed on the box art of the Postal Fudge Pack.
Postal 2: Share The Pain received an average score of 61% based on 14 reviews on the review aggregator GameRankings, and an average score of 59 out of 100 based on 10 reviews on Metacritic.
Postal 2 became the second computer game to be banned by the Office of Film and Literature Classification of New Zealand after Manhunt for "Gross, abhorrent content (Urination, High Impact Violence, Animal Cruelty, Homophobia, Racial, Ethnic Stereotypes, etc) It was also banned in Australia by the OFLC due in part to the absence of an 18+ rating for games. In Sweden, the attorney general took the Swedish distributor of the game to court. He was prosecuted with "illegal depiction of violence", a crime falling under the Swedish freedom of speech-act. The court dismissed the case on December 12, 2006.
Postal 2 became Linux Game Publishing's fastest selling game in its first month, and contributed greatly to the continuing profitability of the company.
Postal 2: Apocalypse Weekend received an average score of 55% based on 6 reviews on the review aggregator GameRankings, and an average score of 45 out of 100 based on 4 reviews on Metacritic.
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