Shaq Fu 2: IT. IS. COMING

[PSYCH0J0SH]

I’m really wondering how they’re gonna make a tournament-worthy fighting game out of this.

They’re not trying to, they never were, the entire premise of the kickstarter is that the original was a stupid idea and to not do that again.

That’s a lie. They already confirmed that they’re going to have some sort of tournament for the game when it releases.

[C-Sword]

Developers say all sort of things when they want you to back their games.

[JohnGrimm]

I’m really wondering how they’re gonna make a tournament-worthy fighting game out of this.

They’re not trying to, they never were, the entire premise of the kickstarter is that the original was a stupid idea and to not do that again.

That’s a lie. They already confirmed that they’re going to have some sort of tournament for the game when it releases.

Having a tournament doesn’t mean you give a shit about the competitive viability of a game. All that means is they have a versus mode.

[keo-bas]

I’m really wondering how they’re gonna make a tournament-worthy fighting game out of this.

They’re not trying to, they never were, the entire premise of the kickstarter is that the original was a stupid idea and to not do that again.

That’s a lie. They already confirmed that they’re going to have some sort of tournament for the game when it releases.

Having a tournament doesn’t mean you give a shit about the competitive viability of a game. All that means is they have a versus mode.

I have to agree with John, though I am hopeful.

[PSYCH0J0SH]

I’m really wondering how they’re gonna make a tournament-worthy fighting game out of this.

They’re not trying to, they never were, the entire premise of the kickstarter is that the original was a stupid idea and to not do that again.

That’s a lie. They already confirmed that they’re going to have some sort of tournament for the game when it releases.

Having a tournament doesn’t mean you give a shit about the competitive viability of a game. All that means is they have a versus mode.

Even if it is throwaway, it has to have some degree of “tournament worthiness”, at least to the untrained eye, in order to have a versus mode that they intend to have tournaments with. Any idiot can make the most shitty barebones versus mode that obviously doesn’t have any depth whatsoever. If they can’t at least trick people into thinking it has a viable versus mode then no one is going to participate in a tournament of it.

[Bomberman3000]

So… any like, news of what the hell happened to this game?

Only thing I found, much to my… surprise was this at Walmart:

Oh, and then there’s this:

NBA Playgrounds apologizes with free Shaq Fu sequel

So… game’s getting released this year on PC, PS4, Xbone and SWITCH, and if you had bought on the Nintendo Switch that NBA Playgrounds game, due to issues with that, you’ll get the new Shaq-Fu game for free.

…So yeah.

[Bomberman3000]

So…

Four years later, Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn is finally coming out

Back in early 2014, I dimly remember writing about a sequel to '90s cult classic Shaq Fu being successfully crowdfunded, thanks to some guy pledging $4k to have lunch and a game of basketball at Shaq’s house.

Now, almost four years later, the project is finally being released.

Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn will arrive for Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One this spring, after being picked up by Saber Interactive.

Like the original, this new game is a comedy beat 'em-up starring retired basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal.

Seems this time they’re going to release it later this spring?

…
Maybe I might get it for shits and giggles.
Doubt it’ll have any of the original characters from the previous game (even though some of them were far more memorable than Shaq himself!)

[Bomberman3000]

(Thank you @Sonichuman

June 5 release date:

I don’t know why I’m keeping this thread alive. I don’t see any Vs. elements at all at this point, lol.