BANNED GAMES

Thrill Kill for PS1:

"In a release, EA stated that they didn't want to "publish such a senselessly violent game", as they felt that it would harm their image. They also stated that they deemed the game so offensive that they would not even attempt to sell the game to be released by another publisher either. Later, former employees that had worked on the game released the full game onto the internet, along with various beta versions. All are still widely available through filesharing."



Postal 2 for PC:

Postal 2 is more interesting, the violence is not the problem (it is no more violent than GTA), the main reservation people had with it is the amount of choice you are given. You can go through the game without killing anyone, just waiting in queues to get your petition signed or to deliver a parcel. Another option is to go completely bonkers and fuck shit up with a variety of weapons, you can also put a cat on the end of any gun and fire through it for some reason.



I actually agree with this game getting banned (although it is available now), partly because of the mass cat abuse that goes on and also because it actively promotes the option of literally smashing someone's head off with a spade and pissing on them rather than walking past them. I can't imagine anyone trying to emulate "Thrill Kill", that would take considerable effort, but I can imagine someone planning their 'big day' where they are going to 'show everyone who's boss' through "Postal 2".