Oh man what bad ideas game developers had in the 90’s. If movie games weren’t bad enough, they throw random celebrites and make an original game based on them. Apparently basketball players were a popular choice for exploitation.

Shaq Fu is a prime example that Shaquille O’Neal will do anything for money. Did the NBA not pay him enough millions of dollars? Was Kazaam not enough?

The game tries to throw a plot and adventure in there, but it’s really just a fighting game with cut-scenes. By the way Shaq, Kung-Fu is Chinese, not Japanese. Was karate just too hard to think of?

It’s a shame the fighting part of the game is so mediocre. Special moves are almost impossible to guess, and your opponent will attack you like a rabid wolf. Match that with iffy controls, and you’ve got yourself a game you won’t be playing long.

Granted it has a bare-bones versus mode for those who don’t want to deal with the silly single player mode. You also have the chance to control other fighters. There are some decent ideas thrown around, but it’s just not enough to justify a satisfying experience. Shaq can slam dunk this game into the trash can.

Score: 3 out of 10