<s>
Shaq	B-Application
Fu	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2D	O
fighting	O
game	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
and	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
on	O
October	O
28	O
,	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
for	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
followed	O
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shaq	B-Application
Fu	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
responses	O
from	O
critics	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
has	O
since	O
come	O
to	O
be	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
worst	O
video	O
games	O
ever	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Shaq	B-Device
Fu	I-Device
:	I-Device
A	I-Device
Legend	I-Device
Reborn	I-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Genesis	O
version	O
of	O
Shaq	B-Application
Fu	I-Application
has	O
five	O
more	O
playable	O
characters	O
(	O
Auroch	O
,	O
Colonel	O
,	O
Diesel	O
,	O
Leotsu	O
,	O
and	O
Nezu	O
)	O
and	O
three	O
more	O
stages	O
(	O
The	O
Lab	O
,	O
The	O
Wasteland	O
,	O
and	O
Yasko	O
Mines	O
)	O
than	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
,	O
thus	O
the	O
Genesis	O
version	O
has	O
a	O
longer	O
story	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
North	O
Gate/South	O
Gate	O
stage	O
is	O
accessible	O
in	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
with	O
a	O
cheat	O
code	O
,	O
whereas	O
the	O
Genesis	O
version	O
has	O
the	O
North	O
Gate/South	O
Gate	O
stage	O
available	O
by	O
default	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
contains	O
the	O
same	O
content	O
as	O
the	O
Genesis	O
version	O
(	O
it	O
keeps	O
the	O
text	O
"	O
Licensed	O
by	O
Sega	O
Enterprises	O
,	O
LTD	O
"	O
left	O
over	O
from	O
that	O
version	O
on	O
the	O
title	O
screen	O
)	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
backgrounds	O
have	O
no	O
animation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
has	O
the	O
same	O
seven	O
characters	O
as	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
,	O
whereas	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
version	O
only	O
has	O
six	O
characters	O
(	O
Shaq	O
,	O
Leotsu	O
,	O
Mephis	O
,	O
Rajah	O
,	O
Kaori	O
,	O
and	O
Sett	O
Ra	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
and	O
Game	O
Gear	O
versions	O
lack	O
a	O
tournament	O
mode	O
and	O
in-game	O
voices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
Genesis	O
and	O
SNES	B-Application
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
contained	O
a	O
hidden	O
button	O
sequence	O
that	O
would	O
initiate	O
a	O
"	O
blood	O
code	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
spirit	O
of	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
finishing	O
moves	O
were	O
not	O
gory	O
as	O
those	O
depicted	O
in	O
the	O
fatalities	O
of	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
but	O
were	O
considerably	O
more	O
violent	O
when	O
performed	O
against	O
monster-type	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
humans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shaq	B-Application
Fu	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
gave	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
unusually	O
small	O
size	O
of	O
the	O
sprites	O
is	O
balanced	O
out	O
by	O
the	O
incredibly	O
fast	O
game	O
speed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Genesis	O
version	O
as	O
superior	O
to	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
additional	O
characters	O
and	O
improved	O
controls	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
"	O
fun	O
once	O
you	O
get	O
used	O
to	O
the	O
small	O
,	O
fast	O
sprites	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesMaster	O
gave	O
the	O
Genesis	O
and	O
SNES	B-Application
versions	O
81%	O
and	O
83%	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Genesis	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
two	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Shaq	B-Application
Fu	I-Application
includes	O
everything	O
a	O
good	O
fighting	O
game	O
needs	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
good	O
fighting	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
their	O
positive	O
reactions	O
to	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
and	O
Genesis	O
versions	O
,	O
GamePro	O
panned	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
release	O
,	O
saying	O
it	O
dumbs	O
down	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
loses	O
so	O
much	O
graphical	O
detail	O
that	O
the	O
characters	O
are	O
unrecognizable	O
,	O
and	O
makes	O
the	O
music	O
far	O
too	O
pervasive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
September	O
1997	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
had	O
12	O
staff	O
members	O
vote	O
in	O
a	O
list	O
for	O
the	O
top	O
100	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
list	O
also	O
included	O
a	O
10	O
worst	O
games	O
of	O
all-time	O
list	O
voted	O
by	O
the	O
staff	O
,	O
which	O
placed	O
Shaq	B-Application
Fu	I-Application
at	O
3rd	O
worst	O
place	O
on	O
their	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Shaq	B-Device
Fu	I-Device
:	I-Device
A	I-Device
Legend	I-Device
Reborn	I-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
5	O
,	O
2018	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
