After DooM and DooM 2 showered us with gore and demons we were craving for more hyper-violence on PC. In 1997 Running with Scissors gave us Postal, a game where you literally go postal and kill everyone and everything around you. At the time it was super controversial considering Night Trap and Mortal Kombat had sparked the creation of the ESRB. Postal comes in and was head and shoulders above anything people had seen in regards to the level of atrocities you could commit. At the time we ate it up, but now Postal Redux is here and with a brand new coat of paint and honestly it looks rather plain. I’m not sure what I expected but something just seems missing to me from the trailer that was posted. Maybe I’ve outgrown the demographic, I mean we see a ton of retro throwbacks every day now and there are a lot that catch my eye so I’m not so sure it’s just the nostalgia wearing thin. I think it’s pretty cool RWS is updating the game anew so you’ll always have the choice between getting the original to run or just firing up this updated version that should be easier to run on future systems. They’ve even added a new Rampage Mode where you’ll be able to rack up kill streaks, combos and of course see just how crazy of a high score you can get. Postal Redux is coming to PC in Spring 2016 and PlayStation 4 a short while later.
PRESS RELEASE
POSTAL Redux Releasing Worldwide in 2016
HD Remaster of Original POSTAL Arrives for Windows, Steam OS and Mac in Spring; Playstation 4 release to Follow
TUCSON, Arizona – Feb. 24th, 2016 – After 19 years and millions of downloads, Running With Scissors is remaking their twin-stick shooter POSTAL and adding new content. POSTAL Redux will release on Steam for Windows, SteamOS and Mac in Spring 2016. Playstation 4 gamers can enjoy the surreal action later in the year, marking the franchise’s first appearance on console.
In POSTAL Redux, players take control of The POSTAL Dude as he battles to survive in a world gone MAD. Crazed gunmen are out for blood and wait around every corner. Players fight back with a destructive arsenal as they make their way through a kill-or-be-killed psychological thriller.
One major addition to POSTAL Redux is Rampage Mode, a new single-player mode based around a scoring system, which encourages an aggressive style of play by increasing a multiplier for each consecutive kill in a streak. Players will receive a grade following the completion of each level.
POSTAL Redux will maintain the elements that made the original POSTAL world-renowned. The grim art style, frightening ambience, the omnipresent “demonic voice” and the marching band will be faithfully recreated in this modern day take on a title which became a symbol for free speech in gaming.
“Even with all the noise surrounding POSTAL, gamers focused on the experience, playing the game by the millions, giving it great user reviews and helping us not only survive, but flourish. POSTAL Redux is a love letter to our fans,” said Vince Desi, founder of Running With Scissors.
For more information about POSTAL Redux please visit:http://store.steampowered.com/app/401680
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POSTAL Redux Teaser Trailer Stream:
https://youtu.be/W2rxVhKKA9A
POSTAL Redux Teaser Trailer Download:https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzlSBqrIdoq3ZzhPMTNXRG9JVXM/view?usp=sharing
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About Running With Scissors
Founded in 1996, Running With Scissors is one of the oldest indie studios in the game industry. Publisher and Developer RWS focuses on creating socially conscious games.
Best known for their work on the POSTAL franchise, Running With Scissors develops signature experiences that give the finger to political correctness.
To learn more about Running With Scissors please visit our website at gopostal.com
Follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/RWSBLEETER
Find us on Facebook at facebook.com/POSTAL.World
Contact Vince Desi at 520 907 1010 or vince@gopostal.com
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