Reception
Critics often comment on Postal Dude's aggressive personality. GameSpot's Mark East comments on the Postal Dude's phrases from his diary, which indicate "something's not quite right in Postal Dude's noggin". Michael L. House from Allgame describes Postal Dude as a "rampaging, murderous character." Ivan Deez from IGN says that Postal Dude has a "sick mind", when referring to the source of some of the errands he has to complete. Macdonald and Rocha from Canada.com describe Postal Dude as a man whose "raison d'être was to eliminate anyone - man, woman and child - with a dizzying arsenal of weapons", but at the same time as "a misunderstood and ostracized man who takes his revenge on the world with a killing spree."
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