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''Shaq-Fu'' is a FightingGame released in 1994. It was developed by Creator/DelphineSoftwareInternational[[note]]yes, ''[[VideoGame/AnotherWorld that]]'' [[VideoGame/{{Flashback}} Delphine]][[/note]] and published by Creator/ElectronicArts. It was initially released for the UsefulNotes/{{SNES}} and UsefulNotes/{{Genesis}}, and was ported the next year to the UsefulNotes/GameBoy, UsefulNotes/GameGear and UsefulNotes/{{Amiga}}.

* AndTheAdventureContinues: [[spoiler:The game ends with Shaq and Ye-Ye heading out to bash another demon.]]

* TheBusCameBack: Kaori is the first, and so far, only character from the original Shaq Fu [[https://www.facebook.com/ShaqFuALegendReborn/photos/a.627166060672312.1073741828.626591630729755/755216874533896/?type=1&permPage=1 confirmed to appear in the sequel.]]
** But then she was later removed as the project took a far different turn than originally intended, as well as every other reference to the former game

** But then she was later removed as the project took a far different turn than originaly intended, as well as every other reference to the former game

An interview with Shaq himself at the 2014 CES show in Las Vegas has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEnoGGw8XPM&feature=youtu.be&t=1m48s has him confirm that a sequel known as Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn is in the works.]] [[http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/shaq-fu-a-legend-reborn Here's the link to the IndieGoGoPage,]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfEqhmkatog and the first trailer here.]] HarsherInHindsight when [[https://youtu.be/aYFh59XFFeY?t=15m35s EventStatus revealed there was something suspicious about it...]] [[SubvertedTrope At least until a]] ''[[https://youtu.be/R2ZN_akgTMg for real trailer]]'' dropped in June 2017. In this continuity, Shaq is not a basketball player, but a Chinese orphan, trained in the ways of martial arts by an old master named Ye-Ye. After years of training, Shaq's destiny is revealed when the Chinese god of death, Yen-Lo-Wang, emerges from hell to destroy the world. Raised as a member of a secret society meant to drive the god back, Shaq must leap into action to defeat Yen-Lo-Wang and his hordes of demonic invaders. The game released on June 5th, 2018.

* CallingYourAttacks: The special attacks of bosses are done like this, sometimes with a quick pop-up of their name on the screen.

* GenreShift: The original game is a 2D fighting game. The sequel is going to be a 3D beat-em-up.

* WaxOnWaxOff: Shaq believes waxing Ye-Ye's rickshaw was to help with his training. Ye-Ye's reaction is SureLetsGoWithThat.

* TallPoppySyndrome: Shaq was teased in his youth for his height.

* DoomedHometown: The first level is Shaq's home getting trashed by the demons.

* ShoutOut: Ye-Ye references ''File/TheAvengers2012'' and ''Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}}'' when describing Yen-Lo-Wang.

* MediumAwareness: Ye-Ye clearly has some, promising to tell Shaq he'll explain where the falling bombs in level 1 come from when they reach level 5 and that he only avoids combat because the Indiegogo campaign didn't reach enough funding to him to get combat animations.

An interview with Shaq himself at the 2014 CES show in Las Vegas has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEnoGGw8XPM&feature=youtu.be&t=1m48s has him confirm that a sequel known as Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn is in the works.]] [[http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/shaq-fu-a-legend-reborn Here's the link to the IndieGoGoPage,]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfEqhmkatog and the first trailer here.]] HarsherInHindsight when [[https://youtu.be/aYFh59XFFeY?t=15m35s EventStatus revealed there was something suspicious about it...]] [[SubvertedTrope At least until a]] ''[[https://youtu.be/R2ZN_akgTMg for real trailer]]'' dropped in June 2017. In this continuity, Shaq is not a basketball player, but a Chinese orphan, trained in the ways of martial arts by an old master named Ye-Ye. After years of training, Shaq's destiny is revealed when the Chinese god of death, Yen-Lo-Wang, emerges from hell to destroy the world. Raised as a member of a secret society meant to drive the god back, Shaq must leap into action to defeat Yen-Lo-Wang and his hordes of demonic invaders.

* MentorOccupationalHazard: Ye-Ye is shown in one trailer to bite the dust. For added points, it's [[DiedInYourArmsTonight in Shaq's arms]] in the rain as Shaq gives a BigNo.

* ProductPlacement: [=IcyHot=] patches are a health pick-up. Could be a reference to Shaq being a spokesperson for them a long time ago.

An interview with Shaq himself at the 2014 CES show in Las Vegas has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEnoGGw8XPM&feature=youtu.be&t=1m48s has him confirm that a sequel known as Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn is in the works.]] [[http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/shaq-fu-a-legend-reborn Here's the link to the IndieGoGoPage,]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfEqhmkatog and the first trailer here.]] HarsherInHindsight when [[https://youtu.be/aYFh59XFFeY?t=15m35s EventStatus revealed there was something suspicious about it...]] [[SubvertedTrope At least until a]] ''[[https://youtu.be/R2ZN_akgTMg for real trailer]]'' dropped in June 2017.

''Shaq-Fu'' is frequently seen in "Worst Games of All Time" lists, mainly because of a [[ExcusePlot ridiculous plot]] and a severe case of HitboxDissonance. WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd does a [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7XIbwtMl4Y review]] on it in Part 2 of his "YetAnotherChristmasCarol" episode, and [[http://www.shaqfu.com there's even a website dedicated to finding all copies of the game and destroying them]] [[http://www.saveshaqfu.com/ And another dedicated to finding all copies of the game and saving them]].

!!The original game contains examples of :

The plot is as follows: Long ago, in a parallel dimension known as the Second World, ruled a powerful sorcerer known as [[BigBad Sett Ra]]. Planning to conquer Earth, he created a loyal servant from his own shadow, [[TheDragon Beast]], who murdered the Pharaoh, allowing Sett Ra to take his place. The Pharaoh's son, however, was not deceived, and sought the help of a powerful group of wizards, who managed to banish Sett Ra back to the Second World, [[SealedEvilInACan weakened and imprisoned]]. A thousand years later, Beast finally managed to free his master from imprisonment ; to put an end to his banishment, Sett Ra must now perform a ritual upon the Pharaoh's descendant, a child by the name of Nezu.

''Shaq-Fu'' is a FightingGame released in 1994. It was developed by Creator/DelphineSoftwareInternational and published by Creator/ElectronicArts. It was initially released for the UsefulNotes/{{SNES}} and UsefulNotes/{{Genesis}}, and was ported the next year to the UsefulNotes/GameBoy, UsefulNotes/GameGear and UsefulNotes/{{Amiga}}.

An interview with Shaq himself at the 2014 CES show in Las Vegas has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEnoGGw8XPM&feature=youtu.be&t=1m48s has him confirm that a sequel known as Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn is in the works.]] [[http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/shaq-fu-a-legend-reborn Here's the link to the IndieGoGoPage,]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfEqhmkatog and the first trailer here.]] HarsherInHindsight when [[https://youtu.be/aYFh59XFFeY?t=15m35s EventStatus revealed there was something suspicious about it.]]

''Shaq-Fu'' is a FightingGame released in 1994. It was developed by Creator/DelphineSoftwareInternational and published by Creator/ElectronicArts. It was initially released for the UsefulNotes/{{SNES}} and UsefulNotes/{{Genesis}}, and was ported the next year to UsefulNotes/GameBoy, UsefulNotes/GameGear and UsefulNotes/{{Amiga}}.

''Shaq-Fu'' is a FightingGame released in 1994. It was developed by Creator/DelphineSoftwareInternational and published by Creator/ElectronicArts.

%%* AlternateDimension: The Second World.

* BecauseDestinySaysSo: Why Shaq's involved to begin with.
%%* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Leotsu, Rajah, Kaori and Nezu.

%%* CatGirl: Kaori.

%%* TheDragon: Beast.
* DualWielding: Rajah uses two swords.

* IKnowMaddenKombat: The profile says he's skilled in Shaquido.

* PlotHole: Leotsu, Nesu's grandfather, fights you on the first island and asks you to save his grandson, even though you met him in the gift shop.
** Also, when you face Sett Ra, [[LaserGuidedAmnesia Shaq tells him to release Nezu when he just saved him earlier]].
%%* {{Rotoscoping}}

%%* SNKBoss: Sett Ra.

The plot is as follows: Long ago, in a parallel dimension known as the Second World, ruled a powerful sorcerer known as [[BigBad Sett Ra]]. Planning to conquer Earth, he created a loyal servant from his own shadow, Beast, who murdered the Pharaoh, allowing Sett Ra to take his place. The Pharaoh's son, however, was not deceived, and sought the help of a powerful group of wizards, who managed to banish Sett Ra back to the Second World, weakened and imprisoned. A thousand years later, Beast finally managed to free his master from imprisonment ; to put an end to his banishment, Sett Ra must now perform a ritual upon the Pharaoh's descendant, a child by the name of Nezu.

On Earth, Shaquille O'Neal is doing some sightseeing in Tokyo, as he is to compete in a basketball game for a charity event later that night, when he decides to stop by a kung-fu dojo. Inside, he meets an old martial artist named Leotsu, who informs him that he is the Chosen One destined to defeat Sett Ra. Shaq thus enters a portal to the Second World, in the goal of defeating Sett's battalion of warriors and rescuing Nezu.

The plot is as follows: Shaquille O'Neal heads to a basketball game in Tokyo for a charity event and decides to stop in a gift store. A wise old man notices him and tells O'Neal it's his destiny to save his grandson from the BigBad Sett Ra, or else he will TakeOverTheWorld. To do so, O'Neal must step through the mirror and enter the dimension known as the Second World.

''Shaq-Fu'' is frequently seen in "Worst Games of All Time" lists, mainly because of a [[ExcusePlot ridiculous plot]] and the HitboxDissonance. WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd does a [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7XIbwtMl4Y review]] on it in Part 2 of his "YetAnotherChristmasCarol" episode, and [[http://www.shaqfu.com there's even a website dedicated to finding all copies of the game and destroying them]] [[http://www.saveshaqfu.com/ And another dedicated to finding all copies of the game and saving them]].

!!This game contains examples of:

* TheBusCameBack: [[https://www.facebook.com/ShaqFuALegendReborn/photos/a.627166060672312.1073741828.626591630729755/755216874533896/?type=1&permPage=1 Kaori is the first, and so far, only character from the original Shaq Fu confirmed to appear in the sequel.]]

* GenreShift: The original game is a 2D fighting game. The sequel was going to be a 3D beat-em-up.

* MyGodYouAreSerious: The rumors that a sequel to the game was being made. Surprised everyone when it turned out, that ''yes'', it was true.

* AlternateDimension: The Second World.
* AlwaysNight: Diesel's Stage, the Yasko Mines.
* BareYourMidriff: Voodoo.

* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Leotsu, Rajah, Kaori and Nezu.

* CatGirl: Kaori.
* {{Cyborg}}: Colonel.
* DoesNotLikeShoes: Voodoo.
* TheDragon: Beast.

* {{Rotoscoping}}

* SNKBoss: Sett Ra.