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They put Barack Obama in the new Shaq Fu

Barack Fu: The Adventures of Dirty Barry, out now, is a free add-on

Michael McWhertor is a journalist with more than 17 years of experience covering video games, technology, movies, TV, and entertainment.

The developers of Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn released a new downloadable episode today that stars Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States, as a gun-toting, drone-striking street vigilante. It’s called Barack Fu: The Adventures of Dirty Barry.

Barack Fu is available as a free add-on for owners of the physical retail version of the game (the DLC will be available for purchase digitally at a later date). Obama did not endorse the new Shaq Fu, mind you. Publisher Wired Productions called the former POTUS’ appearance in Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn a parody.

The DLC features new moves like the “Barack ‘n Rolla” and “South Side Smash,” according to Wired Productions, and a “Peace Prize” drone strike stage-clearing attack. Other real-world figures are also featured, including parodies of French politician Marine Le Pen — she shows up as a boss named Marine Le Pig in the DLC — and another famous Chicagoan, Kanye West, known here as Con-Ye.

Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn, a sequel to the 1994 fighting game Shaq Fu, and its Barack Fu: The Adventures of Dirty Barry DLC are available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows PC and Xbox One.

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