ShaqFu: A Legend Reborn – When the basketball legend went to learn boxing

ShaqFu: A Legend Reborn is the first fighting game inspired by basketball legend Shauille O’Neal. The former NBA superstar will star in the game, but the content has nothing to do with his 19-year basketball career.
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iOS and Android versions of ShaqFu: A Legend Reborn released the trailer just before the launch with the introduction: “Fighting on the street in the identity of Shaq FU himself, voiced by the owner Shaquille O’Neal!”.
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The game was released a few months ago for consoles and PC (via Steam), garnering mixed reviews. Currently, the Metacritic site is rating the game quality at 49/100 with 6.5 points voted by players, but Steam makes the conclusion “mostly positive”. The mobile version is expected to be more successful than the previous versions.
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In ShaqFu: A Legend Reborn, The player controls the character Shaq (this is the real “stage name” of Shauille O’Neal), a martial arts master tasked with saving the world. In addition to appearance, the character Shaq in the game has a completely different background from the basketball legend. Specifically, Shaq Fei Hung is a Chinese orphan, forged by a master of traditional martial arts. He carries the destiny and mystical powers of Gold Bond, the only one who can save humanity from slavery. Shaq must leave his small home in the countryside to travel to the most treacherous and dangerous regions of the West, defeating evil in its lair.”
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On the other hand, the opposing forces in the game are built quite specifically, which are the demons hiding in the shadows of famous people, behind the culture revolving around the showbiz world. The demons that show their faces are those who want to destroy the world, humanity is on the verge of annihilation.

The mobile version’s trailer also shows off some of the game’s features, from simple combat settings to the ability to transform into a cactus. The game belongs to the classic horizontal screen battle type. In addition, the game music is also performed by famous rapper Big Diesel.
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