The long-awaited and future GOTY Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn will be getting both a physical and digital worldwide release this spring. Developer Saber Interactive has teamed up with publisher Wired Productions to unleash this unlikely sequel. While the original game was a (very, very bad) fighting game, this sequel a quarter century later is a beat-’em-up in the style of an old Ninja Turtles game.
The press release promises “devastating combos” in the “successor to the worst game ever on a mission to restore Shaq’s legacy.” The release also ensures it’ll include the ability to channel Shaq’s “alter egos, Big Daddy O and Big Diesel” — which is just sublime. The trailer also has a new rap from the big man himself, which only makes me want a sequel to Kazaam even more than I do every other day.
We’ll make sure to keep you updated when a specific release date is announced, and we’ll see how far the limits of ironic appreciation can strain and bend before snapping in horrific fashion. That is to say: I hope the game is fun!
Written by Bryan Finch
A video editor by trade, Bryan Finch is a lifetime Nintendo fan, and he loves writing about his passions. He also spends too much time playing and watching fighting games. Bryan enjoys movies, comics, cooking with his wife, and the idea of Elite Beat Agents 2.
