Editing Postal 2 (section)

=== Expansions ===

====''Share the Pain''====
An updated edition of the game, entitled ''Postal 2: Share the Pain'', included a [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]] mode. The Macintosh and Linux versions of ''Postal 2'' shipped only as ''Postal 2: Share the Pain''.

''Share the Pain'' received an average score of 59 out of 100 based on 10 reviews on [[review aggregator]] website [[Metacritic]], indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/postal2sharethepain |title=Postal 2: Share the Pain (pc: 2003): Reviews |access-date=May 23, 2008 |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080524063335/http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/postal2sharethepain |archive-date=May 24, 2008 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

====''Apocalypse Weekend''====
[[File:Postal2-Apocalypse- Weekend-Boxart.png|thumb|upright|left|''Postal 2: Apocalypse Weekend'' cover]]
''Postal 2: Apocalypse Weekend'' is an [[expansion pack]] to ''Postal 2'' released by Running with Scissors. As a result of issues with publisher Whiptail Interactive, the expansion pack was originally released in Russia on August 1, 2004.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-12-30 |title=Игра |url=http://ru.akella.com/Game.aspx?id=30 |access-date=2024-03-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111230100211/http://ru.akella.com/Game.aspx?id=30 |archive-date=December 30, 2011 }}</ref> In the USA and other countries the expansion pack was released on May 31, 2005 for [[Microsoft Windows]], and September 28, 2005 for the [[Mac OS X]] and [[Linux]] versions. ''Apocalypse Weekend'' expands the reaches of Paradise with new maps and missions, set on Saturday and Sunday, adds new weapons and foes, and raises the gore and violence to an even greater level. It was later included in both the ''Postal Fudge Pack'' and ''Postal X: 10th Anniversary'' compilations alongside ''Share the Pain'' and several fan produced [[Mod (computer gaming)|mods]], including ''A Week in Paradise'' which allows content from ''Apocalypse Weekend'' to appear in the original game as well as allowing the expansions levels to be played as part of the original five-day campaign.

''Apocalypse Weekend'' begins Saturday morning, with the Postal Dude waking up in the hospital, his head bandaged from a near-fatal gunshot wound. While the ''Postal 2'' ending leaves it ambiguous as to whether or not the Dude shot his wife or if his wife shot him, after he wakes up in the hospital he finds a card from his wife saying that she is leaving him. It was later revealed on the official website that the Dude shot himself due to his wife nagging him.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071014115345/http://postalnation.net/0701_articles/DudeHistory.php The Secret History of the POSTAL Dude ] ([[Wayback Machine|Archived]] from the [http://postalnation.net/0701_articles/DudeHistory.php original] on October 14, 2007.)</ref> The Dude's ultimate goal is to recover his trailer and his dog Champ, and to this end, escapes from the hospital.

With the exception of the [[zombie (fictional)|zombies]] that appear later in the game, it would appear the madness depicted at the end of Friday on the previous game has petered out. The Dude proceeds through several missions including assignments from his former employers, Running with Scissors, encounters with [[mad cow]] [[Tourette syndrome|tourette]] [[zombie (fictional)|zombies]], as well as confrontations with terrorists and the military. Periodically, the Dude's head wound causes him to enter a nether realm where he is attacked by Gary Coleman clones. Throughout the weekend, the Dude fights off hordes of zombies, [[Taliban]] and the [[National Guard of the United States|National Guard]] until he finally faces a zombified Mike Jaret, an employee of Running with Scissors. Once the Dude destroys it, he leaves Paradise in his car with his dog and his trailer while Paradise explodes due to a massive nuclear warhead he "borrowed" to destroy a rival video game development and publishing company. The Dude's last words of the game are "I regret nothing".

While gameplay is similar to its parent ''Postal 2'', ''Apocalypse Weekend'' is not as open-ended. The gameplay is more linear in design, with the player mostly forced to follow a certain path to complete the game—typical of most first-person shooter games. In addition, the player cannot play as a pacifist and is forced to kill animals and zombies in order to progress in the game. Unlike the main game, ''Apocalypse Weekend'' also includes several "boss monster" encounters. All normal cats are also replaced with "dervish cats", which spin in a manner similar to that of [[Looney Tunes]] [[Tasmanian Devil (Looney Tunes)|Tasmanian Devil]], attacking any nearby character when agitated. Dervish cats can also be collected and, in addition to muffling guns, can be thrown at NPCs to attack them.

''Apocalypse Weekend'' received an average score of 45 out of 100 based on 4 reviews on Metacritic, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/postal2apocalypseweekend/ |title=Postal 2: Apocalypse Weekend (pc: 2005): Reviews |access-date=May 23, 2008 |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080524215643/http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/postal2apocalypseweekend |archive-date=May 24, 2008 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

==== ''Corkscrew Rules!'' ====
''Postal 2: Corkscrew Rules!'' ({{langx|ru|Postal 2: Штопор жжот!|Shtopor zhzhot!}}) is an official [[spin-off (media)|spin-off]] and expansion to ''Postal 2'', developed by Avalon Style Entertainment, and released in 2005 by [[Akella]]. The plot concerns a man called Corkscrew ({{langx|ru|Штопор|Shtopor}}), who wakes up to find that his penis has somehow been amputated and goes on a mission to find it. The game was released only in Russia and Japan (under the title "ポスタル2 ロシアより愛をこめて" which translates to "From Russia with Love"). In 2017, an English version of the game was made available for free through the [[Steam Workshop]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=954344759|title=Steam Workshop::Corkscrew Rules [Game]|website=steamcommunity.com}}</ref>

====''Paradise Lost''====
''Postal 2: Paradise Lost''<ref>{{cite web|title=Paradise Lost|url=http://runningwithscissors.com/main/index.php?topic=1934.0|work=[[Running with Scissors (company)|Running with Scissors]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812060954/http://runningwithscissors.com/main/index.php?topic=1934.0|archive-date=August 12, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref> is a downloadable content pack for ''Postal 2'', announced for [[Steam (service)|Steam]] at [[E3]] 2014 with a teaser trailer.<ref>{{cite video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptJcEQqEeCk|work=[[YouTube]]|date=July 4, 2014|title=Postal 2: Paradise Lost - Teaser Trailer|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307212916/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptJcEQqEeCk|archive-date=March 7, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> It was released on April 14, 2015.

''Paradise Lost'' takes place 11 years after ''Apocalypse Weekend'', the Postal Dude awakens from his 11-year radioactive-induced coma, the same amount of time between ''Postal 2''{{'s}} release and the release of ''Paradise Lost'', only to find his dog Champ is missing and has to go back to his home town of Paradise, which is now a post-apocalyptic wasteland. ''Paradise Lost'' also [[Retroactive continuity|retcons]] ''[[Postal III]]'' as it was revealed that the events of that game were just a nightmare that the Postal Dude had during his coma.

Returning to Paradise, Dude allies with factions whom he had encountered in the previous games, including RWS, Al-Qaeda and the Kosher Mad Cow Tourettes Zombies. They attempt to help him find Champ. Near the end of the game, Dude has to go to Hell and battle Champ and his now-ex-wife, who has turned into a demon. Returning to Earth, he finds out that all the factions have gone to war and gives himself a choice: return to each faction and defeat its leader or leave the town. Eventually, he and Champ leave Paradise for the last time.

''Paradise Lost'' includes various characters based on real people, including former child actor [[Gary Coleman]], a returning character from ''Postal 2''<ref name="Martin2015">{{cite news |last1=Martin |first1=Michael |title=Postal 2: Paradise Lost Expansion Releasing 12 Years Later |url=https://au.ign.com/articles/2015/04/17/postal-2-paradise-lost-expansion-releasing-today |access-date=27 August 2019 |work=IGN |date=18 April 2015}}</ref> as well as Canadian actor [[Zack Ward]] who had previously depicted the Postal Dude in the [[Postal (film)|2007 ''Postal'' film]].<ref name="Schwartz2008">{{cite news |last1=Schwartz |first1=John |title=Call Uwe Boll the Worst Director (Then Duck) |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/18/movies/18schw.html |access-date=27 August 2019 |work=The New York Times |date=18 May 2008}}</ref> Former tech journalist and media personality [[Milo Yiannopoulos]] also had a less prominent role in the game as an NPC able to be found at the 'Fire in the Hole' club from Thursday onwards.<ref name="Mailberg2015">{{cite news |last1=Maiberg |first1=Emanuel |title=New GamerGate Favorite 'Postal 2: Paradise Lost' Is a Golden Shower of Bad Ideas |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/new-gamergate-favorite-postal-2-paradise-lost-is-a-golden-shower-of-bad-ideas/ |access-date=27 August 2019 |work=VICE |date=25 April 2015}}</ref> All three of these characters were played by their real life counterparts - Coleman's dialogue was re-purposed from ''Postal 2'' due to his death five years earlier.<ref name="GCimdb">{{cite web |title=Gary Coleman |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0171041/ |website=IMDB |access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref><ref name="ZWimdb">{{cite web |title=Zack Ward (I) |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0911933/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1 |website=IMDB |access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref><ref name= Mailberg2015 />