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|caption = Genesis box cover
|developer = {{plainlist|
* [[Delphine Software International|Delphine Software
* [[Tiertex Design Studios]] (Game Gear)
* Unexpected Development (Game Boy)
* The Dome Software Developments (Amiga)}}
|publisher = {{plainlist|
* [[Electronic Arts]] (Genesis, US SNES, Game Gear)
* Black Pearl Software (Game Boy)
* [[Ocean Software]] (EU SNES, Amiga)}}
|designer = [[Paul Cuisset]]
|composer = [[Raphaël Gesqua]]
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|platforms = {{ubl|[[Sega Genesis]]|[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]|[[Game Gear]]|[[Game Boy]]|[[Amiga]]}}
|released = {{plainlist|
* '''Genesis'''{{vgrelease|NA|October 28, 1994|EU|1994}}
* '''SNES'''{{vgrelease|NA|October 28, 1994|EU|1994}}
* '''Game Gear'''{{vgrelease|NA|1995}}
* '''Game Boy'''{{vgrelease|NA|1995}}
* '''Amiga'''{{vgrelease|EU|1995}}}}
|genre = [[Fighting game|Fighting]]
|modes= [[Single-player]], [[multi-player]]
}}
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''Shaq Fu'' was met with mixed responses from critics upon release, though it has since come to be considered one of the [[List of video games notable for negative reception|worst video games ever made]]. A sequel, ''[[Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn]]'', was released in 2018.<ref name="sequel_release">{{cite web|title=Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn launches June 5|url=https://gematsu.com/2018/04/shaq-fu-a-legend-reborn-launches-june-5|website=Gematsu.com|date=April 5, 2018 |access-date=December 13, 2018}}</ref>
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In the game's storyline, [[Shaquille O'Neal]] walks into a [[dojo]] while heading to a charity basketball game in [[Tokyo]], Japan. After speaking with Leotsu, a martial arts master, Shaq goes to another dimension, the Second World, where he must rescue a young boy named Nezu from the evil [[mummy]] [[Set (deity)|Sett]] [[Ra]].
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After Shaquille O'Neal was signed on to appear in a video game for publisher [[Electronic Arts]], the EA staff were inspired to put him in a fighting game because they had heard of O'Neal's interest in martial arts.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=What the Hell Happened? |magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]] |issue=40|publisher=[[Imagine Media]] |date=April 1998|page=45}}</ref>
[[File:Shaq Fu screenshot.png|thumb|left|Shaq fighting Auroch, one of the characters excluded from the SNES version]]▼
==Ports==
ANONOMUS IS THE BEST The North Gate/South Gate stage is accessible in the SNES version with a cheat code, whereas the Genesis version has the North Gate/South Gate stage available by default. The Amiga version contains the same content as the Genesis version (it keeps the text "Licensed by Sega Enterprises, LTD" left over from that version on the title screen), though the backgrounds have no animation. It also only has three tunes; there is no background music during the fights.▼
▲[[File:Shaq Fu screenshot.png|thumb|left|Shaq fighting Auroch, one of the characters excluded from the SNES version.]]
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The Game Boy version has the same seven characters as the Super NES version, whereas the Game Gear version only has six characters (Shaq, Leotsu, Mephis, Rajah, Kaori, and Sett Ra). Both the Game Boy and Game Gear versions lack a tournament mode and in-game voices.
Both the Genesis and SNES versions of the game
==Reception==
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''Shaq Fu'' received mixed reviews at the time of its release. ''[[GamePro]]'' gave the SNES version a positive review, saying that the unusually small size of the sprites is balanced out by the incredibly fast game speed. They also praised the "ultra sharp" controls and impressive digitized graphics.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=ProReview: Shaq Fu|magazine=[[GamePro]]|issue=64|publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG]]|date=November 1994|page=124}}</ref> They reviewed the Genesis version as superior to the SNES version due to its additional characters and improved controls, and concluded that the game is "fun once you get used to the small, fast sprites".<ref>{{cite magazine|title=ProReview: Shaq Fu|magazine=[[GamePro]]|issue=65|publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG]]|date=December 1994|page=98}}</ref> One ''[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]'' reviewer scored the game as a 6/10, while another gave it a 4/10.<ref name="Defunct Games">{{cite web | url=http://www.defunctgames.com/reviewcrew/5/shaq-fu-what-did-critics-think-at-the-time | title=Shaq Fu: What Did Critics Think at the Time? | publisher=Defunct Games | date=August 17, 2013 | access-date=February 17, 2014 | author=Lachel, Cyril}}</ref> It received a grade of D from ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''.<ref name="Entertainment Weekly">{{cite web | url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,304886,00.html | title=Shaq-Fu | publisher=Weekly Inc. | date=December 16, 1994 | access-date=February 17, 2014 | author=Strauss, Bob | archive-date=February 22, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222134843/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,304886,00.html | url-status=dead }}</ref> ''[[GamesMaster (magazine)|GamesMaster]]'' gave the Genesis and SNES versions 81% and 83% respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/GamesMasterIssue023199411FuturePublishingGB300dpi|title=Games_Master_Issue_023__1994_11__Future_Publishing__GB__300dpi_|website=Archive.org|access-date=January 7, 2019|via=Internet Archive}}</ref> ''Mean Machines Sega Magazine'' gave the Genesis version 79%.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/mean-machines-sega-magazine-24|title=Mean Machines Sega Magazine Issue 24|date=October 1, 1994|access-date=January 7, 2019|via=Internet Archive}}</ref> ''[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]'' reviewed the Genesis version of the game, rating it two stars out of five, and stated that "''Shaq Fu'' includes everything a good fighting game needs, with the exception of good fighting".<ref name="NG">{{cite magazine|title=Finals|magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]|issue=1|publisher=[[Future US|Imagine Media]]|date=January 1995|page=101}}</ref> In contrast to their positive reactions to the SNES and Genesis versions, ''GamePro'' panned the Game Boy release, saying it dumbs down the gameplay, loses so much graphical detail that the characters are unrecognizable, and makes the music far too pervasive.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=ProReview: Shaq Fu|magazine=[[GamePro]] |issue=88 |publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG]] |date=January 1996|page=110}}</ref>
Retrospective criticism of the game has been generally negative. [[GameTrailers]] rated it number 4 Worst in their "Top Ten Best and Worst Video Games".<ref>[http://www.gametrailers.com/video/top-ten-gt-countdown/15147 Top Ten Best and Worst Games of All Time], GameTrailers.com.</ref> In the September 1997, ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' had 12 staff members vote in a list for the top 100 games of all time.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Nintendo Power]]|title=100 Best Games of All Time|page=88|date=September 1997|volume=100}}</ref> This list also included a 10 worst games of all-time list voted by the staff, which placed ''Shaq Fu'' at 3rd worst place on their list.<ref name="np-reception">{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Nintendo Power]]|title=100 Best Games of All Time|page=97|date=September 1997|volume=100}}</ref> The article stated that it was "not possible to come up with a worse idea than this".<ref name="np-reception" /> The same year, ''Electronic Gaming Monthly'' ranked it number 10 on their "Top 10 Worst Games of All Time".<ref>{{cite magazine |title=The Top 10 Worst Games of All Time |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]|issue=100 |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |date=November 1997|page=107}} Note: Contrary to the title, the intro to the article explicitly states that the list covers console video games only, meaning PC games and arcade games were not eligible.</ref> In response to the negative feedback to the game, Levi Buchanan from ''[[IGN]]'' stated it was undeserved as a result of collective exaggerations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://retro.ign.com/articles/921/921714p1.html|website=IGN|access-date=October 8, 2011|author=Buchanan, Levi|title=In Defense of Shaq Fu|date=October 20, 2008}}</ref>
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==See also==
* ''[[Barkley Shut Up and Jam!]]''
* ''[[Michael Jordan: Chaos in the Windy City]]''
* ''[[Slam City with Scottie Pippen]]''
==References==
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==External links==
* {{moby game|id=/shaq-fu|name=''Shaq Fu''}}
{{Shaquille O'Neal}}
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