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Shaq Fu
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Game Gear
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer:
Sound driver: GEMS
Genre: Action

















Release Date RRP Code

Shaq Fu is a video game developed by Delphine Software and was released, among other systems, for the Sega Mega Drive and Sega Game Gear. It is a fighting game which stars basketball player Shaquille O'Neal, who has accidentally been transported to "The Second World" and tasked with saving the land from a mythical sorcerer named Sett Ra. Though it is often praised for its fluid animation and vibrant graphics, the game has been the subject of ridicule for its nonsensical plot and bad controls.

The Sega Mega Drive version is notable for including five more playable characters and three new stages (The Lab, The Wasteland, and Yasko Mines) than its Super Nintendo Entertainment System counterpart. Unfortunately the story mode is shorter than in the SNES version, but as a bonus, players can also walk down the stairs past Gargoyle's Peak to fight a blue version of Beast. The Amiga port was based on the Mega Drive port, but features less music and background animation has been removed.

The Sega Game Gear version only has six selectable characters, no tournament mode, and no in-game voices.

Story

Long ago and far away, in a place called The Second World, there ruled the heartless sorcerer Sett Ra. His hunger for power still gnawed at him even though his dominance over the Second World was unchallenged; he longed to extend his grasp to the fair First World, Earth.

Sett Ra's Plan was simple. He would destroy the Pharaoh of Egypt and usurp his throne. He created a perfect assassin from his own shadow who would serve him without question. This shadow became beast, the mightiest and most loyal of all Sett Ra's minions. Beast destroyed the Pharaoh, and the disguised Sett Ra soon sat upon his throne.

However, the Pharaoh son Ahmet was not deceived. He brazenly confronted the powerful sorcerer, threatening to reveal him. Sett Ra escaped from the palace to the Great Desert, where his grandfather, Leotsu the Wise, dwelt as a monk and hermit. Leotsu and Ahmet united with a coven of powerful wizards from the lands beyond Egypt, and their combined power was able to send Sett Ra back to the Second World, comatose and imprisoned within a rune-encrusted pyramid. He slumbered for a millennium, bound by the wrappings of a mummy. Beast roamed the Second World, dedicated to finding and releasing his dread master. Successful at last, Beast and Sett Ra vow to wreak havoc on those who stopped them before.They have gathered a battalion of formidable fighters to further this end.

To regain his full strength and to end his exile from the First World, Sett Ra must perform an ancient ritual upon a descendant of Ahmet. Beast has now returned from Earth with the child Nezu, a child in whose veins the royal blood runs pure. All is ready for the final cataclysmic battle-only the Chosen One can stop Sett Ra now. One who possesses strength, spirituality, courage, agility, intelligence, and unsurpassed skill in the martial arts. Where will the world find such a one? Only Shaq knows.

Basic Moves

  • Fast Kick: B
  • Power Kick: C
  • Fast Punch: Y
  • Power Punch: Z
  • Blocking: Hold Left to block high and mid-range attacks, or hold Down-left to block low attacks. Blocking Special Attacks will cause a minimal amount of damage to the blocker.
  • Shield: Pressing Down + A makes characters create a shield around them. The shield will block projectile attacks, but other attacks will go through.
  • Throw: Characters can throw when up close by pressing Left+A.
  • Taunt: Press X to taunt. Taunting will leave a character open to attack. It doesn't do anything.
  • Fury Bar: As a character takes damage, their Fury Bar will charge up. When it is full, the word "FURY" will appear on it and the character will deal slightly more damage for a while.
  • Dizzy: If a character is hit multiple times in a row without dealing any damage themselves, they risk being dizzied. When dizzy, a character will be stunned on the ground while stars rotate above them. Recover from a dizzy by pressing buttons rapidly.


Characters

Auroch
Auroch is a simple outlaw that fights for pleasure. He taunts anything that crosses his path. Auroch's stage is The Wasteland.

Height: 5'11 Weight: 456 Age: 170 Origin: 2nd World

  • Boomerang: Left, Right+B

Auroch pulls out a boomerang from behind his back and tosses across the screen. He cannot move until the boomerang either hits his opponent, or reaches its farthest distance, and then returns.

  • Ball and Pain: Right, Down-right, Down, Down-left, Left+C

Auroch pulls out a giant spiked ball and chain, then lashes out with it twice straight ahead.

Beast
Created by Sett from his own shadow, Beast is the mightiest of Sett's servants. His stage is Dragon's Pass.

Height: 6'10 Weight: 410 Age: Eternal Origin: Unknown

  • Thermal Blast: Down, Down-left, Left+B

Beast spits out a large, close-ranged puff of flame.

  • Spitfire: Down, Down-right, Right+B

Beast spits out a fireball projectile that travels across the screen.

  • Sonic Roar: Right, Down-right, Down, Down-left, Right+C

Beast roars and the screen flashes, which will hit the opponent from any place on the screen.

  • Roar: Down+X

Beast roars. No damage, but an alternate taunt.

Colonel
A celestial champion. Battered, shattered, and almost dead, Colonel was found by Beast on an obscure battlefield, the sole survivor of a fierce struggle. His stage is The Lab.

Height: 6'4 Weight: 357 Age: 42 Origin: Bio Corp

  • Heavy Metal: Down, Down-right, Right, Left+B

Colonel extends his arm, which opens up to reveal a gun. He then shoots rapidly across the screen.

  • Bionic Burst: Down, Down-right, Right+B

Colonel punches twice straight forward with extending arms.

  • Missile Launch: Down, Down-left, Left, Right+A

Colonel launches a small missile out of his back, which homes in on his opponent.

Diesel
A longshoreman from the San Francisco docks, Diesel spends more time brawling than handling cargo. His stage is Yasko Mines.

Height: 6'1 Weight: 205 Age: 30 Origin: USA

  • Dash Upper: Down, Down-right, Right+B

Diesel dashes forward very quickly and uppercuts his opponent up close.

  • Crate Crusher: Right,Down, Down-left, Left+B

Diesel throws a volley of energy-charged punches in front of him at various angles.

  • Dockside Dagger: Right, Left+B

Diesel throws a small dagger projectile across the screen.

Kaori
Forced to obey Sett's will by the power of an enchanted ring, Kaori is the martial arts champion of an alien feline race. Her stage is Catwalk Falls.

Height: 5'3 Weight: 123 Age: 23 Origin: Cimotha

  • Cat's Claw: Down, Down-left, Left+B

Kaori slashes with her arms and sends a spiralling wave projectile across the screen.

  • Cyclone: Down, Down-left, Left+C

Kaori spins into a cyclone and moves forward. Holding C will cause her to move forward until the move runs out. She will turn back to normal when she hits her opponent.

  • Energy Bomb: Left, Down-left, Down, Down-right, Right+C

Kaori tosses a ball of energy at the ground a short ways in front of her, which creates an explosion.

  • Teleport Kick: Left, Down-left, Down, Down-right, Right+B

Kaori vanishes in a puff of smoke, then appears over her opponent and drops onto them with a kick.

Leotsu
Leotsu is the last grand master of an ancient martial art, one that remains a mystery to the other masters. His stage is North Gate.

Height: 5'4 Weight: 118 Age: 500 Origin: Far East

  • Blast Kai: Down, Down-left, Left, Right+B

Leotsu launches a ball of energy from his Bo across the screen.

  • Bo Kai: Down, Down-right, Right+B

Leotsu pulls out his Bo, then takes a quick jab forward with it.

  • Flash Kai: Right, Down, Down-right, Right+C

Leotsu pulls out his Bo and the screen flashes, damaging his opponent from any location.

Mephis
Mephis is a mighty undead sorcerer who was once Sett's apprentice thousands of years ago. His stage is Gargoyle's Peak.

Height: 5'7 Weight: 165 Age: Unknown Origin: Unknown

  • Lightning Arc: Left, Down-left, Down, Down-right, Right+C

Mephis raises his hands into the air, then a second later the screen will flash and a lightning bolt will hit his opponent from any place on the screen.

  • Lightning Jaws: Down, Down-right, Right+B

Mephis tosses a snapping dragon head made of electricity across the screen.

  • Burning Touch: Down, Down-left, Left+B

Mephis spins and tosses some powder into the air in front of him.

Nezu
Kidnapped by Beast to free Sett, Nezu is uncontrollable when angered. Although small, Nezu is agile, swift, and cunning. His stage is South Gate.

Height: 4'6 Weight: 77 Age: 12 Origin: Far East

  • Time Vault: Right,Left,Down+A

Nezu tosses a slow fireball forward. If it touches the opponent, it will make them unable to move for a bit.

  • Eno Blast: Down, Down-left, Left, Right+C

Nezu tosses a ball of energy at the ground, which remains there until the opponent steps on it, at which point it explodes. Nezu may only have one Eno Blast onscreen at a time.

  • Eno Flip: Down, Down-left, Left+C

Nezu lays an Eno Blast on the ground and backflips twice. After he's finished his backflips, the Eno Blast will explode.

  • Eno Shot: Left, Down-left, Down, Down-right, Right+B

Nezu tosses a fireball projectile across the screen.

Rajah
A young mystic and skilled swordsman, Rajah submitted to Sett's sorcery while exploring the netherplans with his spirit. His stage is Vagabond Temple.

Height: 5'11 Weight: 210 Age: 38 Origin: 2nd World

  • Thunder Clap: Right, Down, Down-right, Right+B

Rajah pulls out both his scimitars and smacks them together in front of him causing the screen to flash.

  • Sword Shockwave: Left, Down, Down-left, Left+C

Rajah spins his scimitars and plants them into the ground, sending a wave projectile along the ground.

  • Scimitar Spiral: Right, Down-right, Down, Down-left, Left+B

Rajah pulls out both his scimitars and attaches them handle-to-handle, then tosses them across the screen.

Sett
An entity of ancient evil, Sett was defeated and entombed in another dimension ages ago. His stage is Tombstone Island.

Height: 6'10 Weight: 212 Age: 3000 Origin: Unknown

  • Mummy Wrap: Right, Down-right, Down, Down-left, Left+B

Sett strikes forward with his arms, and extends a bunch of mummy wrapping for longer range.

  • Wedge Charge: Right, Down, Down-right, Right+A

Sett quickly dashes straight across the screen to ram his opponent.

  • Cosmic Missile: Down, Down-left, Left+C

Sett blasts an energy bolt projectile across the screen.

Shaq
Shaq is a dominating force on and off the hoops court, rookie of the year, perennial all star and founder of Shaqido.. an extremely lethal martial art form.

Height: 7'1 Weight: 301 Age: 22 Origin: USA

  • Inferno Kick: Down, Down-right, Right+C

Shaq performs a high flaming roundhouse kick.

  • Shaq-urikin: Right,Left,Right+A

Shaq tosses a spinning blade projectile across the screen.

Voodoo
Many have fallen prey to Voodoo's ancient magic. She uses her power to hunt Sett's enemies. Her stage is The Forest.

Height: 5'8 Weight: 143 Age: 27 Origin: Haiti

  • Eagle Claw: Left, Down-left, Down, Down-right, Right+B

Voodoo raises her hand and conjures an eagle onto it, which she tosses across the screen.

  • Voodoo Doll: Down, Down-left, Left+C

Voodoo pulls out a doll of her opponent and a knife as well. Pressing any attack button will make her stab the opponent and damage them from anywhere on the screen.

  • Earthquake: Right, Down, Down-right, Right+A

Voodoo slams the ground with both hands and damages any opponent standing on it.

Gallery (Mega Drive Version)

  • Overworld map

  • The Forest

  • Yasko Mines

  • North Gate

  • The Wasteland

  • Vagabond Temple

  • Gargoyle's Peak

  • Catwalk Falls

  • The Lab

  • South Gate

  • Dragon's Pass

  • Tombstone Island

Production Credits

Mega Drive Version

Project Manager: Paul Cuisset
Design Lead: Paul Cuisset
Lead Programmer: Thierry Gaerthner
Programmer: Arnaud Carre
Lead Graphic Artist: Thierry Levastre
Graphic Artist: Valerie Amghar, Stephane Aussel, Michele Bacque, Thierry Bansront, Gregory Beal, Eric Caron, Michael Douaut, Laurent Dreno, Serge Fiedos, Herve Gaerthner, Elie Jamaa, Frederic Michel, Christophe Moyne, Olivier Nicolas, Fabrice Tete, Cecile Thomas, Jean-Marc Timert, Paul Tumelaire, Roman Vaidis
Music: Raphael Gesqua
Assistant Producers: Jeff Brown, William Schmitt, John Vilandre
Testing: Jeff Brown, Ryan Enslow, Chris McCall, Chip Probst, Matt Vella, John Vilandre, Michael Yasko
Executive Producer: Don Traeger
Producer: Jim Rushing
Associate Producer: Greg Suarez
Product Manager: Lisa Higgins
Documentation: Valerie Hanscom, Michael Humes
Package Direction: Nancy Fong
Package Design: 13th Floor, Dave Parmely
Stuntmen: Remi Canaple, Patrick Cauderlier, Abi Espanol, Marc Le Loeuff, Dany Rocca, Phil Vitt
Special Thanks: Leonard Armato, Tim Brengle, John Brooks, Lori Christensen, Jean Charles Meyrignac, Shaquille O'Neal, Management Plus, Sarah Smith, Dennis Tracey

Game Gear Version

Shaq Fu Game Gear Was Converted by: Tiertex Ltd
Programmers: Donald Campbell, Dave Stead
Project Management: Dympna Forkin, Thierry Gaerthner
EA Management Team: Don Traeger, Jim Rushing, Greg Suarez, John Vilandre
Tiertex Testing: Gary Marshall, Lee Walker
EA Testing: Anji Mayfield, Heather Meigs
Original Graphics: Thierry Levastre for Delphine
Converted by: Kevin Knott at Tiertex
Music Originated by: Raphael Gesqua
Game Gear Music and Effects: John Prince
Special Thanks: Dany Boolauck, Lori Christensen, Paul Cuisset, Anne-Marie Joassim, Shaquille O'Neal, Management Plus, Sarah Smith, Dennis Tracey, Jean Charles Meyrignac
Product Management: Lisa Higgins

Promotional Material

  • ShaqFu MD US PrintAdvert.jpg

    US print advert

Physical Scans

Mega Drive Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
89
82 №155
79
81 №23, p50
76 №7, p14
90 №36, p118/119/120/121
79 №24, p76-78[1]
40 №1, p101
69 №48, p156
76 №61, p64
75 №44, p10
57
Sega Mega Drive
 74
Based on
12 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
50
[2]
Alaab Alcomputtar (SA)
76
[3]
Cool Gamer (RU)
60
[4]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
82
[5]
Computer + Video Giochi (IT)
84
[6]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
50
[7]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
79
[8]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
78
[9]
GamesMaster (UK) PAL
81
[10]
GamesMaster (UK) PAL
65
[11]
Games World: The Magazine (UK) PAL
76
[12]
Joypad (FR) PAL
90
[13]
LeveL (CZ)
65
[14]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
70
[15]
Mega (UK) PAL
76
[16]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
79
[1]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
25
[17]
Player One (FR)
69
[18]
Play Time (DE) PAL
54
[19]
Score (CZ)
84
[20]
Sega Magazin (DE)
60
[21]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
76
[22]
Sega Force (SE)
57
[23]
Sonic the Comic (UK) PAL
75
[24]
Todo Sega (ES)
82
[25]
Tricks (RU)
78
[26]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
78
[27]
Video Games (DE) PAL
66
[28]
VideoGames (US)
60
[29]
Sega Mega Drive
 70
Based on
29 reviews

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 File:MeanMachinesSega24UK.pdf, page 76 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega24UK.pdf_p76" defined multiple times with different content
  2. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 203
  3. ↑ Alaab Alcomputtar, "" (SA; 1995-06-xx), page 80
  4. ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 184
  5. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "October 1994" (UK; 1994-09-15), page 94
  6. ↑ Computer + Video Giochi, "Dicembre 1994" (IT; 1994-xx-xx), page 130
  7. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 357
  8. ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 12 December 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 170
  9. ↑ GamePro, "December 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 124
  10. ↑ GamesMaster, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-20), page 50
  11. ↑ GamesMaster (UK) "Series 4, episode 2" (1994-09-27, 24:00) (+6:54)
  12. ↑ Games World: The Magazine, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-11-xx), page 14
  13. ↑ Joypad, "Novembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 118
  14. ↑ LeveL, "Únor 1995" (CZ; 1995-02-24), page 40
  15. ↑ MAN!AC, "11/94" (DE; 1994-10-12), page 62
  16. ↑ Mega, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-12-30), page 28
  17. ↑ Next Generation, "Premiere Issue 1995" (US; 1994-12-08), page 107
  18. ↑ Player One, "Décembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 156
  19. ↑ Play Time, "2/95" (DE; 1995-01-04), page 111
  20. ↑ Score, "Únor 1995" (CZ; 1995-02-01), page 44
  21. ↑ Sega Magazin, "Dezember 1994" (DE; 1994-11-17), page 22
  22. ↑ Sega Power, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-10-20), page 64
  23. ↑ Sega Force, "3/95" (SE; 1995-06-20), page 22
  24. ↑ Sonic the Comic, "3rd February 1995" (UK; 1995-01-21), page 10
  25. ↑ Todo Sega, "Diciembre 1994" (ES; 1994-1x-xx), page 66
  26. ↑ Tricks, "3/95" (RU; 1995-xx-xx), page 11
  27. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 154
  28. ↑ Video Games, "12/94" (DE; 1994-11-23), page 92
  29. ↑ VideoGames, "January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 63
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