Shaq Fu is a 2D fighting game published by Electronic Arts for the Sega Genesis and Super NES on October 28, 1994.
Shaq Fu was met with mixed responses from critics upon release, though it has since come to be considered one of the worst video games ever made.
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 Sett-Ra.
Both the Genesis and SNES versions of the game contain a hidden button sequence that initiates a "blood code" in the spirit of Mortal Kombat.
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.
[10] 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.
[16] A sequel, Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn, was released on June 5, 2018 for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, iOS and Android.