The game initially received a mixed reception from critics upon its release in 2003, with some reviewers going so far as to give the game a score of zero, while others argued in favor of the game's concept and implementation. The game was also banned in Germany and temporarily banned for sale in Sweden, however it was later legally made available worldwide through GOG.com in 2009 and Desura in 2012, and was successfully greenlit on Steam later that year. On May 1, 2007, Malaysia banned the game outright due to 'very high impact violence & offensive depictions of cruelty'. In 2004, New Zealand banned Postal 2 due to 'gross, abhorrent content' and Australia banned the game a year later due to 'excessive abhorrent content'. Scenes of the game can be seen in the music video of The Black Eyed Peas single 'Where Is the Love?' Unlike its predecessor, Postal 2 is played completely in first-person based on the Unreal Engine 2. Both are intentionally highly controversial due to high levels of violence, stereotyping, and black comedy.
Postal 2 is a first-person shooter developed by Running with Scissors, and it is the sequel to the 1997 game Postal.
