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POSTAL 2: Штопор ЖжОт! (translated as Corkscrew RuLes!) is a licensed addon for POSTAL 2 that was developed by Avalon Style Entertainment and published by Akella. Storywise, it has nothing to do with the base game, existing as a Russian adaptation of POSTAL 2.

Plot

The game stars a man known as Shtopor (more commonly known as "Corkscrew", who looks very much like the Postal Dude) who wakes up in a hospital to find that someone has stolen his penis. Journey through Muhosransk City (translated as Podunk City) on a journey to find your stolen sex organ and kill the bastard responsible.

Gameplay

Gameplay additions includes a new location to explore, changes to make the game more Russian (Rubles instead of Dollars), Vodka, and three new weapons:

The errand based gameplay of POSTAL 2 returns, taking place over the course of four days (Понедельник, Вторник, Среда, and Четверг — translated Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday) as you interact with the various inhabitants of Muhosransk City.

Unlike the POSTAL 2 base game, there is no pacifist option though most errands can be completed without resorting to violence. Another prominent action, the ability to piss, is unavailable throughout most of the game due to the nature of the story.

Steam Workshop Version

The expansion was ported to POSTAL 2 Complete by Evil (creator of Nick's Co-op and collaborator of the Happy Night mod), and was released via the Steam workshop on June 25th, 2017.

This version boasts several improvements over the initial release with Russian weapons replacing the standard ones, new effect for the Vodka, a new player model for Shtopor, the ability to piss like a woman, bug fixes, English subtitles, and Co-op.

Localization

No official US localization exists as it was only meant for the Russian market. However, a version was released In Japan on October 27th 2006, under the title " ポスタル2 ロシアより愛をこめて英語版日本語マニュアル付" (translation: "POSTAL 2: From Russia with Love") with all the voice lines dubbed in English by the original Russian cast.

Freeware

Though there is no official release, the complete game is readily available on ModDb (Link below) with it's UI translated into English. The rest of the game (dialogue, assets, etc.) are in Russian (as they should be).

English Walkthrough

Main Article: Штопор ЖжОт! Walkthrough

An English walkthrough written by a Steam user named Alien can be found in the link above. Many thanks to him from the English speaking community.

Trailers

POSTAL 2- Corkscrew RuLes trailer

Trivia

In order to play the game, you need the Russian version of POSTAL 2: Share the Pain (RU-1337) installed as the game relies on the base files to launch via a batch command file. Due to this strange choice in implementation, some consider this expansion to be just a Mod of POSTAL 2 instead of a full-blown expansion.
In addition to the above, Akella released a compatibility patch which downgrades the Apocalypse Weekend version (1409). Why downgrade? Who knows.
While there is some support in the Russian speaking Postal fanbase, it's generally considered non-canon and (after the meltdown with Akella over Postal III) never brought up by RWS. However, in light of renewed interests, the expansion did receive a page on RWS' website.
The name of the add-on "Штопор ЖжОт" comes from two things: The name of the character (Shtopor which means Corkscrew) and the word "zhzhot" which means to express agreement or appreciation with the English equivalent being "rules". Used in this fashion, the title translates to "Shtopor RuLes" or "Corkscrew Rules".
Most of the Posters seen around Muhosransk City are from the Russian website, Udaff.com.
The music day1_terrorists.ogg (plays when terrorists attack the Community Center) is a German song.
The theme song of the game is called "Доктор Штопор" (translation: Doctor Corkscrew) by Александр Пушной (Alexander Pushovy).
Most of the music comes from Russian punk bands.