Going postal the game creators12/28/2022 ![]() After killing a given percentage of hostiles in a level, the player must press F1 to move on to the next level. Throughout each level, weapon and health pickups can be collected that aid the player in combat. ![]() Basically, the goal is to survive against waves of enemies while killing/executing as many or as little bystanders as you like. One also has the ability to execute "downed" (a state of near death where the target is crawling on the ground after being shot a number of times) hostiles/civilians which is completely optional, holding no punishment or reward. There is no reward or punishment for killing civilians. ![]() In addition to hostiles, each map has a number of unarmed civilians that the player has the option of killing. Enemies range from pistol wielding police, bomb throwing vigilantes, rifle toting SWAT teams, and rocket firing soldiers, among others. The main objective of each level is to kill a certain number of hostiles. The game primarily has an isometric point of view, but some levels are set in a top-down perspective. The Dude himself is shown lying in a padded cell, straight-jacket bound, suggesting he was truly insane all along. The ending movie features a doctor making a report on the Dude's psyche, commenting on the phenomena of "going postal" and how the stresses of modern life can drive one to madness. After passing out, he's presumably captured and incarcerated in a mental institution. He attempts to murder a group of elementary school students during recess, but realizes that his weapons are useless as the children are seemingly unaffected. ![]() ![]() The game ends with the Postal Dude experiencing some sort of psychotic episode. Capped off by the sudden eviction from his home, the Postal Dude believes himself to be the only sane man left and sets out to put an end to the madness in his town, which he believes originates from a local Air Force base. The plot of POSTAL is deliberately kept vague as to not distract from the gameplay.įrom what can be gathered through the original website, manual, and the game itself, an average man known only as the Postal Dude discovers that a mind-altering substance has been released onto the town of Paradise, infecting the populace with insanity and bloodlust. ![]()
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