Postal III is a third-person shooter video game developed by Running with Scissors Inc.. It is the third game in the Postalseries. The game was released for Microsoft Windows, and is going to be released for Linux, and Mac OS X, making it the first Source based game to be released for Linux. PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 ports were announced in later stages of development, but it has recently been revealed that a lack of budget is holding these ports back.
Postal III continues and expands upon the sandbox-style design of its predecessor, Postal 2 (no sandbox only missions), as well as including motion captured performances by a wide array of minor celebrities, including Ron Jeremy, Jennifer Walcott, Sergei Mavrodi and Randy Jones, and appearances by Uwe Boll (director of the Postal film), Osama bin Ladenand Hugo Chávez.
In Postal III, The Postal Dude emigrates to Paradise's sister town of Catharsis as he previously blew up Paradise with a nuclear bomb. Due to the economic meltdown, the Dude drives into town and becomes stranded because he can not afford a tank of gas. He must then find work and do various odd jobs to escape the town.
Through the course of the game, the player can chose one of two paths: the "bad path", which includes joining in on the schemes of Mayor Chomo and Uncle Dave, or the "good path", which involves the Dude joining the Catharsis Police force. The game will play out in a fairly linear and cinematic way, although the player's actions will affect the outcome of the story and the game. Although the "good path" will be more difficult to play, it will offer more story line and a longer campaign.
Gamespot gave the game 3/10.
In a more positive review, QJ.Net stated that the game was "one of the most interestingly written, psychotic and harmful games I've ever played" and that the developers had "ended up with a product that looks good, sounds great and is often funny", but also complained that their "experience was marred with constant crashing and a lot of graphical glitches" as well as complainig that it often comes off as "mean spirited and lacking in heart".
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