Last year we brought you the disturbing news that Mine O'Mine, a company owned by Shaquille O'Neal, registered a series of trademarks for possible use in video games. As Shaq Fu on the Super NES is widely regarded as a shockingly bad game, it was news to prompt shudders rather than celebrations.
Well, a new game is possibly on the way, as Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn has launched an Indiegogo campaign looking to raise $450,000 over the next 46 days; it gets better for Nintendo fans, with a 3DS stretch goal at $960,000 and a Wii U version at a not-at-all-overly-ambitious $1,080,000.
This new title, with heavy endorsement from Shaq himself and developed by Big Deez Productions — with staff members with experience in games such as "HALO, Street Fighter, Final Fantasy, Alan Wake, Spec Ops: The Line, Battlefield, Killzone, Max Payne, Duke Nukem" — looks to be a 3D beat 'em up, with a promise of plenty of moves, boss battles, melee weapons and a co-op mode.
- Play as Shaq as he kicks ass and takes no prisoners
- Intricately designed combo system that leaves room for a variety of fighting tactics. Learn the moves and let Shaq rip against his enemies
- Pimp your character with new moves and abilities. Select from different fighting styles or combine styles and create your own new discipline (Shaq FU is what you make it)
- Challenges for even the best players.
- Adaptive AI keeps the game exciting
- Battles against hordes of enemies in the tradition of the lost art of the beat ‘em up. I mean, who could take Shaq one on one?
- Take the challenge up to an entirely new level in unforgettable smack downs against awesome bosses.
- Once you beat a boss you unlock him and can play as him in the game.
- Fight through the slums of Asian cities, on the rooftops of skyscrapers. Battle it out inside buildings, seedy night clubs, and cause mayhem in the markets.
- Smash an enemy through the floor and leap down to a lower level. Barge through walls and forge your own path. Smash furniture, toss enemies through windows, even collapse structures – when you are the Shaqbreaker everything is possible
- A wide variety of melee and projectile weapons as well as various everyday objects that can be used as weapons – katanas, shurikens, baseball bats, the occasional basketball filled with the wrong type of gas, bottles, knives and dozens more. Don’t see a weapon you like? What about that manhole cover or that car door? You are Shaq after all, so maybe you want to hurl that motorcycle on a bunch of enemies at once. The world is your projectile.
- Wipe out huge numbers of enemies at once. Bowl down enemies with balls of steel, create earthquakes of unprecedented power, slam dunk baddies with ease.
- Modifiers that change your appearance and enhance your skills. Transform into the monstrous Big Daddy O and crush your enemies. Twirl into the Big Baryshnikov and pirouette your enemies like a tornado tearing through Kansas. Power up into the Big Diesel and steamroll your enemies into Kobe-Patties. A power-up for every nickname Shaq has ever had, and a few new ones for good measure.
- Co-op Gameplay. Grab a friend and battle it out in tandem. Play as Shaq’s identical twin (no he doesn’t sell insurance) or select from a host of other playable characters with different skills and power-ups. Split screen action available, baby!
- Co-op’s not your bag? Build up your character and fighting style and duke it out online or on the same machine against another player.
- Once you have played through the main game revisit it to discover secret environments that you might have missed.
- Think its over once the Black Star Ninja, is unmasked? Think again. Hosts of challenges await that pit you against the best Shaq Fu’s in the world.
It's certainly promising a lot, and below are a variety of pitch videos showing game footage, the man himself and the development team. Check them out and let us know what you think — we're off for a lie down in a dark room...
[source indiegogo.com]
Comments 90
Just... no.
Ha ha ha ha ha ha................ HA HA HA HA!!!!! Ha ha..... ahem. Sorry. What was he saying? I couldn't hear him because I was laughing so hard at a joke about Shaq wanting to make a game!
The proper response that every sane person should give to this.
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This reminds me that AVGN said there was once a site dedicated to finding and destroying every single copy of Shaq-Fu in existence. I'm still LOL'ing at the thought.
Haha, he looks like a Denpa Man in that pic.
If the gameplay is half way decent, I would get this! A new 3D beat em up game would be cool.
was Shaq not found guilty on child abuse charges?
How about... no?
If they manage to turn a horrible trainwreck into a glorious trainwreck, count me in.
Why is Shaq doing a Tingle cosplay?
As a good will gesture, maybe Shaq should pony up most of the funds to get it on the Nintendo consoles to make up for the horror that was SHAQ FU!
Seriously this could be the best basketball game we get on Wii U so maybe I better go help fund it.....
I would buy this in a heartbeat, given that it at least had decent reviews.
I'm afraid that picture of Shaq in his green romper has scarred me for life.
@Gerbwmu Did you not watch the trailer for the game? It's a beat em up not a basketball game LOL
I heard a million voices cry out in agony, and they are still going
-Obi-wan
Any company called "Big Deez," I don't even care what they make, I'm buying it!
Playing awful video games does not sound fun to me.
A thousand times no!
Shaq the Fu up!! The first game was awful and wasn't worth the $60-$70 that was spent by the poor souls who were foolish enough to buy it. Why would someone ever be suckered in to back this? As @Gerbwmu said, why can't Shaq just pony up some of the funds? I know he's got a cool mil laying around somewhere. He should be paying US to play this game. Lol
Sounds awful, yet i am curious for the outcome...
@MrV4ltor - it was meant as a bad joke......I know it's not a basketball game but with all sporting franchises shunning the Wii U......obviously having to explain it means the joke failed......
BWHAHAHAH!!! I actually wanna play this!
Need me some of this along with some Space Jam 2....wait, what year is it?
Some of the funding awards are pretty nice. Dinner with shaq? Pick up basketball with shaq? Personialized recording from shaq? This would be a steal if I was a shaq fan.
@Gerbwmu Well Mad Men Football is coming to Wii U and thats a Football game. LOL
......No. Just no.
for the lulz
i hope this actually succeedes.
maybe nintendo should by this and make it a wiiU exclusive
Indeed, just for the sake of fun and irony in this age, I hope this game manages to become a reality...I mean just look at him, the Shaq can make you laugh with a single glance
http://static.tumblr.com/zou128p/qgdl95nzd/mask_shaq1.jpg
@Imagine23
TRUTH!!
@WingedSnagret
VERDAD!!!
Why oh why?!??!
Well, it's not the end of the world....(I see no falling moon after all)
But It's still bad.
Lol saw snes orig in a game store this past weekend for 1.99
This....could....be cool!(?) lol
@Imagine23 nice Dorothy Parker quote.
Also, "slums of asian cities". Yeah, that has the potential to be fairly offensive.
Why did they single out the SNES version. The Genesis version was just as bad. However, I actually liked Shaq Fu and beat it multiple times. I'll admit that when I first got it on the Genesis, I was less than impressed. As time went on though....it grew on me. If this ever comes to fruition, I'll support it.
Most hilarious new I've heard in years. OMG I can't stop laughing at this, is it really real?
Not tli the scars heal, get a refund, and some of m time back. Only then would I consider a positive thought.
Please give it back...those precious minutes of my life!
Why does a man who earned a bazillion dollars dropping a rubber ball through a metal ring need us to fund his crummy game? Get lost Shaq.
Just in case no one else noticed, the have earned $16,000 in a 7 hour time window. That's a fairly decent start.
I actually want to play to release. Shaq Fu is like a coyote mangled on the side of the road... yet I can't look away.
KAZAAM BABY!!
Include Chuck Norris as a guest character, and you have yourselves a deal.
I wonder if someone could just write a check to make this happen.
Wouldn't it be funny if this was even worse then the original. Either way, I don't care. I already funded it. I'm beyond excited for this.
Wait in another article it said Shaq is fully behind this game but it's crowd funded? Did he go nuts and blow all his money or what? That amount should not be that much of a risky investment for him if he has faith in it.
I love you Shaq but i can´t let you do this.
Tbh if they could turn this something comedic and memorable, hey I'm all for it. You don't see many of these celeb-games nowadays.
HAHAHAHA! Oh my, this is glorious! I love how serious they take this project! And even if the new game would end up being even worse than the original, the trash factor alone makes me want it!
@SetupDisk He's mentally behind it, as in he approves of it. Can't tell a rich man to spend his money, eh?
@Neko_Chan And music!
There's a lot of haters in here. Why even speak on this if you arent interested in the game?
I want this game very much!
Me and my friends could not find a way to control the first one and that made it too fun!
im sure shaq can fund for this game himself.
then again im sure he wasnt the person who funded his own rap career, fruitful as that was...he needs to go sit down somewhere or stick to slapping basketballs out of peoples hands.
serious this game was a classic. (in the bracket of being so bad its good). I couldnt believe when it originally got released over in uk with most people going who & what.. love the green suit pic.
BUT WTF $30 FOR THIS
My pc is broken as it isnt showing 01/04/14
Good luck big guy
NOPE.
thank you very much, but there's a lot of beautiful things to experience in this world and I shall not waste it with this. Adios.
Funny how he is so jacked in the video when he really don't look like it...but in the old game there was some interesting characters.
He's crazier than a North Korean dictator if this is serious
Oh man. Good luck Shaq. Make this game more epic than Epic Mickey 2.lol
I'd like to give it a try, but those 3DS and WiiU goals. Well...considering what I've heard about the previous game and the hilariously dumb rewards @Swiket posted...
What?! Who?! Why?! When?! How?! D;
Shaq. A big man with an even bigger head.
I hope this becomes a thing and turns out to be awesome. That would make my day.
I am legitimately scared.
Am I the only one who would like to fund the project just for the hell of it.
EDIT: A quote from the page. "Shaq Fu is what the original game should have been – an instant classic. We're talking Streets of Rage meets Street Fighter meets Devil May Cry."
Well...why not?!
And Put Barkley as an unlockable! or.. better save this for an Space Jam game?
@Swiket Those funding perks are pretty crazy, but whats even crazier is that some huge Shaq fan will most likely fund it at that level to get Shaq to follow them Haha
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHAQ!!!!!!!!!!!!
well this might be crazy and fun to play just for the hell of it
Played Shaq Fu years ago back on the Genesis. Did not like it all. I got nothing against making a new one, but I can't say I'm excited for this.
a sequel to shaq fu!? THE END IS NEAR!!! the world will end if this game is released!!!!
ok maybe im exaggerateing a little bit
You people are boring this looks awesome! ITS freakin SHAQUILLE ONEILL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! XD lol
What da heck.
Shaq FU!!! You ruin my childhood.
Naw, you guys are just disbelievers in the big man! This game will sell billions, just you wait.
Bring it on Shaq, my body is ready.
Wow. The sad part is if this actually comes to the 3DS, and turns out to be good; I may consider a purchase.
I wonder how these guys will respond.
http://www.shaqfu.com/ourmission.php
I hope this project gets funded, I just wanna see what comes out of it.
This looks like several kinds of amazing.
I became interested in the gameplay when I read Adaptive AI. If the game gets harder, by getting smarter, not insane difficulty spikes, then I might consider a buy.
Ya'll gonna buy this mofo...
Only on PS360
Throwing all of my money at the screen.
Make this happen, please. It would be like hitting the jackpot, but bigger cause it's Shaq. A Shaqpot.
@JQuest I agree! Why should we pay for a game when he is already rich enough to do it himself. No thanks.
@sinalefa Yo, I was thinking the same thing.
Am I dreaming? What is this? I must be having a nightmare! A new Shaq Fu game...? D:
crosses fingers that it happens
Really? Now those Shaq-Fu carts i destroyed over the years will be for nothing!!!
Pain is no match for the icy hot patch.
Shaq the Fuq Up!
this game has a great innovation, it will use Quark as payment system
http://quarkuniverse.cc/
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