Postal 2

2003 video game
VideoGame video_game Q1974968
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Summary

Postal 2 is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of video game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,957 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Publisher: Akella[3], Whiptail Interactive[4], Running with Scissors[5]
  • Genre: first-person shooter[6], black comedy video game[7], satirical video game[8], parody video game[9], self-reflexive video game[10]
  • Producer: Vince Desi[11], Michael J. Riedel[12]
  • Developer: Running with Scissors[13]
  • Part of the series: Postal[14]
  • Designed by: Michael J. Riedel[15]
  • Software version identifier: 1000[16], 1337[17], 1407[18], 1408[19], 1409[20], 1410[21], 1411[22], 1412[23], 1413[24], 1414[25], 1415[26], 1416[27], 1417[28], 4444[29]
  • Part of: The POSTAL Package: Curated Classics[30], The POSTAL 2 Collection[31], Postal: Fudge Pack[32], Postal: 10th Anniversary Collector's Edition[33]
  • Commons category: Postal 2[34]
  • Platform: Microsoft Windows[35], macOS[36], Linux[37]
  • Game mode: single-player video game[38], multiplayer video game[39], player versus player[40], bot multiplayer[41], team deathmatch[42], LAN Multiplayer[43]
  • Soundtrack release: Music To Go POSTAL By[44]
  • Language of work or name: English[45], Spanish[46], Polish[47], Portuguese[48], Brazilian Portuguese[49], Turkish[50], Russian[51], Simplified Chinese[52]
  • Software engine: Unreal Engine 2.5[53]
  • Distribution format: compact disc[54], DVD[55], digital distribution[56], digital download[57]
  • Review score: 72/100[58]
  • Input device: gamepad[59], computer keyboard[60], computer mouse[61]
  • Country of origin: United States[62]
  • Publication date: April 14, 2003[63]
  • Characters: The Postal Dude[64], Vince Desi[65], Gary Coleman[66], Mike Jaret[67]
  • Distributed by: Steam[68], GOG.com[69]

Why It Matters

Postal 2 has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[70] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[71]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  34. [36] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  43. [45] ↑ . GOG.com. wikidata.org.
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  67. [69] ↑ . GOG.com. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [70] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [71] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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