Whatchootalkin'bout?!? [Gary Coleman Appears in Ultraviolent Video Game].

The Edmonton Sun ^ | May 1, 2003 | Steve Tilley

[bourbon]

Coleman delivers

Whatchoo talkin' 'bout? Why, the ultraviolent game Postal 2, of course

By STEVE TILLEY -- Edmonton Sun

Former child star Gary Coleman may stand only four-foot-eight, but he's not a man to be trifled with. Especially when he's aiming an assault rifle at your head.

Fortunately, being on the receiving end of a hot lead shower delivered by Gary Coleman only happens in the controversial computer game Postal 2, which landed on store shelves this month.

In one segment of the mature-rated video game, your on-screen alter-ego crashes a shopping mall book signing to get an autograph from the Diff'rent Strokes star. When police suddenly storm the mall to arrest the diminutive actor, an all-out firefight between cops and Coleman's heavily armed posse ensues.

If they so choose, players can dive right in and take out the gun-wielding virtual Coleman for themselves, using any of the game's weapons at their disposal: a shotgun, a hand grenade or even a rocket launcher. The end result: a tiny blood-soaked corpse in a natty white suit.

Coleman asks for just one favour: please don't try this in real life.

[bourbon]

Postal 2 Website.

[conservativeinbflo.]

okay, so how long 'til the "Webster" video game surfaces?

[discostu]

Sweet. Been waiting for this one.

[The Hon. Galahad Threepwood]

The evolution of language is a fascinating thing. I remember when "mature" meant something else entirely.

[Dan from Michigan]

Bwhahahaah. I haven't heard about this one.

I have "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City". In that game is Ray Liotta(Goodfellas) is the main guy in it. Great Game.

[bourbon]

okay, so how long 'til the "Webster" video game surfaces?

I think that'll be Postal 4.

I think Steve Urkel is due to be in Postal 3.

( just kidding )

[N. Theknow]

Aim low boys, he's riding a Shetland pony!

[bourbon]

I remember when "mature" meant something else entirely.

I think the word "adult" has suffered a similar fate.

[egarvue]

Download the Postal 2 demo. You only get to play for a short time, but man, oh man. I was stunned at how violet the game gets, and I love violent games. All the while I was playing I kept saying over and over "Holy cow, this is so...so very wrong. And yet...". I felt so evil playing the thing, especially when you can hit the "R" key and unzip your fly and urniate on the bodies of your victims (I am not making this up, its really in the game). But the game is compelling in its own demonic way - even though I was ashamed of myself, I played it again and again. As a friend pointed out, the designers purposefully made the game so that you don't HAVE to kill anyone to complete the missions - but with a pocket full of molotov cocktails and a shotgun, the temptation to do violence is great.

The moral half of me says that this game is very wrong; the other half says that these folks are going to make a ton of money...