{{Short description|2009 video game}} {{Multiple issues| {{more citations needed|date=July 2018}} {{Expand Russian|topic=cult|name=Postal Babes|date=November 2023}} }} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2016}} {{Infobox video game | title = Postal Babes | image = PostalBabes.gif | developer = HeroCraft | publisher = HeroCraft | series = ''Postal'' | engine = | platforms = {{Unbulleted list|Android|J2ME}} | released = {{Video game release|NA|February 2009}} | genre = | modes = Single-player }}
'''''Postal Babes''''' (stylized as '''''POSTAL<sub>Babes</sub>''''') is a mobile game developed for Running with Scissors by HeroCraft.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://runningwithscissors.com/?page_id=1357 |title=Running with Scissors |access-date=July 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710195931/http://runningwithscissors.com/?page_id=1357 |archive-date=July 10, 2018 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/Mobile/Postal+Babes/review.asp?c=11825 |website=Pocket Gamer |title=Postal Babes |first=Spanner |last=Spencer |date=March 2, 2009 |access-date=July 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711021828/http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/Mobile/Postal+Babes/review.asp?c=11825 |archive-date=July 11, 2018 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> It was released in February, 2009.
Though part of the ''Postal'' series of video games, the plot of ''Postal Babes'' has nothing to do with the storyline that follows The Postal Dude. Instead, this mobile game focuses on the eponymous "Postal Babes", a group of attractive fictional women who are skilled in the use of weapons and that have made appearances in other installments of the ''Postal'' series.
== Gameplay == ''Postal Babes'' unfolds as a side-scrolling action game combining elements of beat ’em up, shooter, and platforming genres.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MGU Review: Postal Babes |url=https://n4g.com/news/329059/mgu-review-postal-babes |access-date=2025-08-28 |website=n4g.com |language=en}}</ref> The gameplay alternates between two heroines, each with distinct combat styles; one wielding melee weapons and the other using firearms. The levels span a variety of mission objectives such as rescuing hostages, eliminating enemies, defusing bombs, platforming sequences, sniper segments, and escorting hostages. The total number of levels is typically cited as twelve or thirteen. Character movement and combat are optimized for older button-based mobile devices. Players can move left or right, jump in multiple directions, crouch, attack, and interact with the environment (such as opening doors). Combos are possible through chained attacks.
It includes a censored version that removes graphic elements like blood and dismemberment. Notably, the original J2ME version featured an Easter egg unlock allowing topless character sprites to be made visible through sending an SMS, this feature was omitted in later versions, though the sprite assets remained within the game files reportedly.
== Plot == The Postal Babes receive a message alerting them that there are some strange events taking place in the local university. The Postal Babes discover that some maniacs have taken over the university, and that they have taken first year girls as hostages. The Postal Babes must infiltrate the university and go through 12 action-packed levels to rescue the hostages. During their journey, the Postal Babes have many different weapons at their disposal, including but not limited to baseball bats, knives and machine guns.
== Development == The concept of ''Postal Babes'' was first publicly revealed on August 3, 2007, when Herocraft announced the game following a licensing agreement with Running with Scissors.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dredge |first=Stuart |date=2007-08-03 |title=Get set for Postal Babes: The Mobile Game |url=https://www.pocketgamer.com/postal-babes/get-set-for-postal-babes-the-mobile-game/ |access-date=2025-08-28 |website=www.pocketgamer.com |language=en}}</ref> The title was presented as a mobile adaptation of the "booth babes" promotional characters from the ''Postal'' franchise a continuation of their lore as playable heroines.
== Reception == ''Postal Babes'' was honored as Mobile Game of the Year at the Russian Mobile VAS Awards in 2008, reflecting strong recognition within its genre and region.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shin |first=HyeRyeon |date=2025 |title=Development of a Mobile Game Ux Evaluation Tool Through Defining Core Systems by the Mobile Rpg Genre |url=https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5179403 |access-date=2025-08-28 |website=doi.org}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{official website|smart.herocraft.com/en/games/postal_babes/}} * ''[https://www.mobygames.com/game/217012/postal-babes/ Postal Babes]'' at Mobygames
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Category:2009 video games Category:Action games Category:Android (operating system) games Category:HeroCraft games Category:J2ME games Category:Postal (franchise) Category:Single-player video games Category:Video games developed in Russia Category:Video games featuring female protagonists