Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn

 Xbox One
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5.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 13 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 4 out of 13
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  1. Xbox_Alive
    Jun 8, 2018
    7
    Shaquille O’Neal has been a larger than life human being for most of his life and I must admit that I like him very much because he’s always managed to make me laugh. As you can imagine then I’ve been really looking forward to Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn since I first heard about it last year, and thankfully as far as side-scrolling beat-em-up’s go it’s actually a pretty decent addition toShaquille O’Neal has been a larger than life human being for most of his life and I must admit that I like him very much because he’s always managed to make me laugh. As you can imagine then I’ve been really looking forward to Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn since I first heard about it last year, and thankfully as far as side-scrolling beat-em-up’s go it’s actually a pretty decent addition to the genre. Don’t get me wrong it’s not the best beat-em-up I’ve ever played before and it does suffer with a few shortcomings, but in the end it gets more things right than it gets wrong and most important of all it’s fun. If you like story’s that are packed with humour then you will love what this game has to offer. I must admit that the game’s humour had me chuckling out loud quite a few times, and I especially enjoyed the Shaq references that were dotted throughout the game. The gameplay that accompanies this wacky story also has a decent amount of fun included in it and it was nice to see that the combat remained fluid and responsive throughout thanks to the decent controls. You will however bump into a few technichal issues every now and then though, and whilst none of them are major I did get annoyed a few times especially when it came to the collision detection. You will also notice that the game’s difficulty spikes out of nowhere from time to time and this can be frustrating especially when you’re trying to get a high score. Even though the difficulty can be a problem at times it still didn’t stop me from having fun with this game and I think this was mainly down to the enemies that are present in the game. Each enemy has had a lot of thought and effort placed into them and a lot of variety also comes with the enemies which means fighting them very rarely gets dull even though you can’t pull off many moves when fighting them. Unfortunately whilst the content that’s present is pretty fun and enjoyable there just isn’t enough of it. You can literally complete this game in a couple of hours and the lack of content means that you’re highly unlikely to come back to the game, which is a shame. Thankfully though there is nothing lacking when it comes to the presentation side of the game. The visuals and sound design have a fun and quirky feel to them and when they both combine together they do in a way make the gameplay that little bit more fun, which is great. At the end of the day even though Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn suffers with a few problems I still ended up having a fun and enjoyable time with the game. Don’t get me wrong this game isn’t for everybody but if you like fun and wacky beat-em-up’s then you will definitely find something here that will tickle your fancy.… Expand
  2. SuperkenGaming
    Jun 5, 2018
    5
    Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn
    Shaq is back
    A Legend Reborn is a 3 hour long beat up game where you play a once ordinary Chinese boy shaquille o niel however you weren’t as ordinary as you think you have the mark.. the mysterious birth mark of the chosen on So you set out to take down celebrities to get one step closer to taking down yen lo wang as the prophecies have for told… And this    Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn
    Shaq is back
    A Legend Reborn is a 3 hour long beat up game where you play a once ordinary Chinese boy shaquille o niel
    however you weren’t as ordinary as you think
    you have the mark..
    the mysterious birth mark of the chosen on
    So you set out to take down celebrities to get one step closer to taking down yen lo wang as the prophecies have for told…
    And this game is just not fun.
    Shaq Fu tries to do the whole Suda51 thing which is really its only saving grace
    its full of pop culture references, one of the boss battles is against what I’m assuming is kim kardashians butt though in the game shes given a different name.. but we know the truth…
    youll be taking on a number of others here as well that I wont spoil, but every level ends in a boss fight..
    These levels though just drag on forever..
    back to the suda 51 thing.. the constant jokes are the only thing that kept me going through this game..
    however theyre poorly delivered by the game..
    not the voice actors..
    the voice acting is fine, the writing is great..
    it just feels so awkwardly placed in game.. there are never smooth transitions such as moments where shaq breaks the 4th wall to tell the game designer to stop with the endless waves of enemies..
    and I wish he would’ve taken shaqs advice..
    all enemies in every level is pretty much the same enemy with a different skin, and youre mashing buttons punching and kicking filling up a meter to unlock a powerful move rinse and repeat until you get to a boss fight, which is the only fun moments of the game..
    but from the beginning of a level to the boss is just a monotonous grind with the occasional fun moments of being big deiseal or shactus slicing through enemies like warm butter while the game slaps you with some pretty offensive stuff and the occasional icy hot patch
    Shaq Fu A legend reborn is a functioning game but that’s about it..
    its playable though a boss fight against paris Hilton stopped working twice forcing me to restart.
    the ridiculous humor is all this game has going for it.. and with the poor delivery of the humor through the game, saying that is even a stretch,
    I give Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn
    a 4.5/10    … Expand
  3. MurtherDL
    Jan 24, 2020
    6
    The story of a orphaned boy left to float in a river,washing ashore to a Chinese community and his birthmark is a mystery to all.He's bullied by the other children but a man named Ye-Ye gives him the option to start training for Shaq Fu.The tranquility is soon broken when Shaq's village is attacked and he must stand up to fight the invasion.We are dropped quickly into the game and it looksThe story of a orphaned boy left to float in a river,washing ashore to a Chinese community and his birthmark is a mystery to all.He's bullied by the other children but a man named Ye-Ye gives him the option to start training for Shaq Fu.The tranquility is soon broken when Shaq's village is attacked and he must stand up to fight the invasion.We are dropped quickly into the game and it looks fine with a fun look that mimics the way the game takes itself(fun and ridiculous)Shaq finds out that celebrities are to blame for the attack and he must take these people out.

    We get dropped into the combat of Shaq Fu and we start to work on the beat 'em up.The game's combat is fun while getting repetitive after about the halfway point of the game.You are limited to just one normal attack with 2 special abilities based around Shaq's shoe and the other being a smash the ground attack that will take out enemies around you.You can also,in select sections,get the ability to attack enemies with a pole that is sitting on the side of the play area that you can use to take out multiple enemies.Their are other sections that give you the option to play as Shaq Diesel (a character based on his nickname0where you are a mech that can take out multiple enemies at once.You also get another upgrade based on his other nickname Shaqtus where you are literally a cactus that throws needles at people. While they do change the way the enemy looks,which does freshen it up,the way you battle the enemies stays the same.Which doesn't bode well,when the game is only 3 hours at most.Luckily,the story here is a fun pop culture filled romp that kept me going to see what the next weird/out there concept would come next.With bosses based off of Kim Kardashian's butt and Paris Hilton,the boss fights have some nice variety to them.Their are also quite a few inside jokes about Shaq himself,with jokes about him being the face of Icy Hot and near the end making light of the way the game keeps sending infinite enemies your way.

    In the end if you are a fan of Shaq the humor he has or beat em ups this is a good,while repetitively short game that the story carries.    … Expand

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 9
  3. Negative: 2 out of 9
  1. SomosXbox
    Jul 30, 2018
    60
    Shaq Fu is a classic beat'em up game, that offers good variety of movements and action, counting with Shaquille as main character. Despite this, the gameplay is quite simple and the action turns in pushing buttons with no sense. It displays a good design, cartoon style with 3D graphics, but maybe it become a bad decision for the action that the game must give. After that, the performance or the constant crashes could be frustrating for a game that can't give the experience that the user deserves.
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  2. Jeuxvideo.com
    Jul 19, 2018
    45
    Trying to play the nostalgia chord is risky, because it has its own limits. It shows, in Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn. Despite its hilarious scenario, the game is repetitive and devoid of any attempt to create something new.
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  3. IGN Spain
    Jun 28, 2018
    50
    A great experience for classic 16 bits fighting games fans. Simple but organic, enjoyable and fun. A great option if we like action but also a very simple game with repetitive mechanics.
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