# Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn — user reviews > 95 indexed App Store user reviews of Shaq Fu by Mad Dog Games, LLC, rated 4.56/5 from 1,848 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shaq-fu-a-legend-reborn/id1255910488/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shaq-fu-a-legend-reborn/id1255910488.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,464 · 4★ 193 · 3★ 61 · 2★ 30 · 1★ 100 ## What do users think of Shaq Fu? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Fun game - 👍 Funny and creative story - 🤖 Console-quality gameplay - 💯 Surprisingly good for a mobile game - 🤣 Hilarious dialogue and jokes **Cons** - 🐛 Buggy and unresponsive controls - 💰 Locked content behind paywall - 🤔 Racial stereotypes in humor - 🤯 Repetitive and boring after a while - 🤕 Poor hit detection and camera issues **Commonly reported bugs** - Shielded enemies unresponsive to kicks - Shaq gets stuck in corners - Buttons not registering properly - Frequent crashes and freezes - Compatibility issues on older devices **Most requested features** - Controller support - More free content - Improved camera and controls - Customization options - Expanded gameplay and levels ## Newest reviews (15 of 95) ### 4/5 — Fun Game! *2024-10-06* Good fun game! The controls are a bit buggy so it needs to be updated asap.. other then that awesome game got for both ps4 and iPad ### 4/5 — It’s good but I can’t find the way to unlock the next levels *2022-11-08, version 1.0* It’s a good game, but it won’t let me buy the next levels ### 3/5 — Free *2021-12-11* Good but chapters needs to be free ### 4/5 — Incredible! *2020-03-25* This game is a work of art to the surprisingly good graphics and the jokes the only thing that needs working on is the controls they can be a bit buggy, but besides that a really solid game! ### 5/5 — Fun *2018-12-16, version 1.0* Great fun, game doesn’t take itself too serious. Worth the purchase if you enjoy games like Double Dragon, etc. ### 5/5 — Shaq fu *2018-09-10* It is a really fun game and I love it ### 4/5 — Awesome *2018-09-07* Awesome game ### 5/5 — Incredible! *2018-09-06, version 1.0* We spend enough time on our phones anyways! Download it! Gameplay is incredible! ### 4/5 — Good game *2018-08-17* Good game, alittle annoying that it’s £4.99 to unlock the rest of the levels but it’s fun so worth it ### 2/5 — Uncontrollable *2018-08-14* The game seems fun. If you care about having control over the character at all, I recommend avoiding this. Unfortunately, despite seeing myself moving the stick, the character often becomes stuck in place. The punch button is too close to the corner of the screen causing me to tap offscreen, or perhaps the punch just doesn’t work at all sometimes. As well, the shield enemies, the game instructs you to use the kick, but this rarely works. Most of the time you have to punch a few times first and then kick. Even in a 1 on 1 this is so annoying to deal with because of poor controls that it is the main reason I wanted to write this review. ### 3/5 — A little clunky but A LOT of fun!!! *2018-08-14, version 1.0* Shaq!!! Nice game! Super funny!! ICEY-HOT nice plug bro😂💪🏾👍🏾 I’m not gonna lie the controls and button positions in this game are HORRIBLE! But I’m pretty sure Mad Dog can tweek that... I didn’t have a prob with playing the first level then paying for the rest(better than constantly pumping $$ into a game to play)... My only problem is that 5.00 is a little steep... I’m pretty sure I can blow threw this game in a couple of hours, I have moble games that cost just as much and gave me hours and hours of game play, game replay ability, different characters etc... Over all even though it was tough to control it was A TON of fun, I gave it 3⭐️ I’ll give it 5⭐️ when they fix the controls and drop a buck off the price ### 2/5 — Needs work *2018-08-14, version 1.0* The way you move is dumb, you either run full speed in the opposite direction or you don't move. When your attacking you have to be facing the person precisely or the attack does nothing, the game would be a-lot better if when your near an enemy if you attack it would immediately bring you too that enemy and attack them instead of attacking the air. ### 3/5 — Middle of the road game *2018-08-13, version 1.0* There are a lot of aspects of this game that make it a poorly designed game. Although the gameplay is mediocre in my opinion, the facts are: 1) Dialogue is well written and good for a few laughs 2) Fast progression and doesn’t have an hour long tutorial 3) Gameplay is lacking as far as controls (controlling Shaq and getting him where you want can be a nightmare, especially in a corner) 4) Enemies are diverse and boss battles are a blast All in all the game has its ups and downs. Give it a chance. Personally wasn’t for me but I can guarantee plenty of people will like it. Plus Shaquille O’Neal is someone who has a great sense of humor and it shines in this game. ### 4/5 — Funny game worth playing *2018-08-12, version 1.0* The game controls are a little clunky but the rest of the game makes up for it. The graphics are good with funny dialogue. After the first level you have to pay $5 to unlock the whole game but with no Ads and pop ups I’d gladly pay for it. ### 3/5 — Good gameplay but... *2018-08-11, version 1.0* I started to really enjoy the game after awhile even though the controls can be tough. Unfortunately, after you complete the first stage, they have you pay 5 bucks to unlock the rest of the game. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — I need to pay for money to buy all levels *2023-10-11* FIX IT RIGHT NOW!!! ### 1/5 — Good but could do better *2020-01-31* This game was great until I discovered that you had to pay for the rest of the levels it’s no fair there’s no point of making a game for free if you have to pay for the rest of the game! ### 1/5 — Racist Stereotypes Wrapped in Humor *2018-08-14, version 1.0* It’s hard to believe that in 2018, a company could think that populating a game with racial stereotypes as severe as those in this game is acceptable. This is particularly irksome as this game is apparently sponsored by Icy Hot and Gold Bond (products Shaq is a spokesperson for), so this is basically a playable ad. I know that it’s tongue in cheek and meant to be humorous, but there’s a reason we don’t see companies playing on stereotypes or blacks, Hispanics, Jews, and others in ads these days. And when they do, they are justifiably criticized for it. Shaq and his corporate sponsors should be ashamed of this, and it’s pretty telling that they’re not. The story could have easily been set in any location or environment, with original characters not based on racial tropes, without affecting gameplay. That’s unfortunate, because the game itself is not bad and has some fun elements. With a few updates and tweaks, it could be much better. Specifically, the controls are a bit wonky and times and there are no customization options. There are plenty of other fighting games there that aren’t racist ads and are more deserving of a download than this. ### 1/5 — Fortnite battle toyale epic game 😼👎🏻👎🏻 *2018-08-06* Not fortnite so im giving it nothing 🔥🔥🔥😂😂😂🔥😂🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥😂😂😂🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥😂😂😂😂🔥 ### 1/5 — Misleading. *2018-08-06* Very playable. Until you complete the first level and find out it’s £5 for the full game. No chance. ### 1/5 — If you loved to hate the original Shaq-Fu this is for you *2018-08-06* The clunky, awkward controls make this game almost unplayable and it’s full of racist Asian stereotypes. Movement is difficult at best. I only played the one level cuz there was no way I am going to pay 8$ for the rest of it. I guess it holds up if you like garbage ### 1/5 — Terrible game with a lazy, grating sense of humour *2018-08-05* This is in every respect a cheap, half baked beat em up with little to nothing going on. If you somehow feel you can put up with that, the game is also riddled with a level of racist and homophobic humour that would have looked outdated 30 years ago. I don’t understand how no human looked and this and thought “maybe everything about this is extremely bad?” So it’s a bad game on top of being criminally unfunny and outright offensive. Ignore it completely. ### 1/5 — Must try *2018-08-04* This game is amazing but why purchase to unlock all why not free ### 2/5 — School project? *2020-12-09* Did you ever try your game before pushing it to the AppStore? Very bad controls. Game play is repetitive and boring. Player usually get stuck. Do you think im stupid enough to buy the whole " game " ? Graphics ok and the game runs smooth 👍 1 time purchase, no ads. 👍 ### 2/5 — Decent buuut *2018-08-16, version 1.0* I liked it and I recommend it to many friends but that was until I realized you can only get to far into it until you have to pay for the rest of the game. I dislike how the final boss is way to easy and I wish there was a bigger cliffhanger to get me more interested but there isn’t and I don’t recommend this game because it gets repetitive very early on ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — good game *2023-10-13* best game ever ### 5/5 — Very fun *2023-07-05* I love beating up people in this game, and I am sad I have to pay for other levels. But whenever I press the pay button nothing happens. So I am stuck on the first level. I hope I will have the chance to play this on Nintendo switch. ### 5/5 — Funny and very good time passer *2022-11-29, version 1.0* I love the dialogue and laugh at the somewhat racist but funny jokes but I’m a little disappointed that I can’t buy the rest of the levels and am stuck with only the first level to play through as nothing happens when I click to but the rest of them as no confirm purchase window pops up Hope you fix it soon so that I can enjoy this game wherever and whenever I want ### 5/5 — Yes *2022-05-21, version 1.0* I love shaqfu as a child on the Sega Genesis, now I’ll be able to play on my phone. Also, shaq now looks like Steve Harvey on steroids ### 5/5 — sent *2021-09-12* goooooood ### 5/5 — Nice game! *2021-03-08* I really liked the game! One thing though is there is an issue with the shielded guys I can’t hit them with feet sometimes. Also the left controller stick is positioned too low. Overall the game is very cool! ### 5/5 — Wow *2020-11-19, version 1.0* Look I really love this game but I just wish we full access to it I did not buy all the other levels once I finished the trial I uninstalled it because I started to look for a game like this but will full access this game is great and all but that is the only thing I wish was not in the game I though we had full free access to the game ### 5/5 — Shaq Fu *2019-11-07* This is better than I thought it was gonna be!! ### 5/5 — Great game but to easy *2019-08-22, version 1.0* Really fun playing as an NBA legend but I played on hard and found it way to easy not saying it’s boring just to easy but thanks ShaqFu for being the best game out there and thank you Shaq for being smart enough to make the greatest player ever ### 5/5 — Great *2018-12-17* The type of game I've been looking for on the App Store. It is a terrific skill set game i give it five stars. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*