10 Crazy Celebrity Cameos In Video Games You Forgot About

3. Shaquille O’Neal - UFC Undisputed 2010

Shaq UFC Undisputed 2010
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He may be an NBA legend but those of you with a keen eye may have picked up on the fact that UFC Undisputed was in fact not an NBA game. So it was a little odd to discover Shaq as an unlockable character for the game’s Exhibition mode play in the Heavyweight division.

I mean, the dude is literally seven feet tall so, yeah, heavyweight sounds about right.

Unfortunately the game didn’t take the opportunity to bill him as a master of Shaq-Fu and instead he’s listed as a generic MMA fighter.

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Jess has been a journalist and content creator in the games industry for over 15 years and has been WhatCulture's resident Australian import and sorry cop since 2020, upping the quotient of swearing and apologising in WhatCulture Gaming's annual blooper videos considerably. She previously worked at GameSpot for 10 years, most notably hosting GameSpot News in addition to E3 live shows, and PAX panels. She regularly livestreams a variety of games on her 'jessmcdonell' YouTube and Twitch channels and hosts the 'Do It On The Day' podcast. She has won awards for her news and feature work in gaming as well as an accolade for her comedic writing (likely an admin error). She can be found on X at @jessmcdonell and Instagram at @jessicamcdonell sharing her current videogame fixations, industry insights, and videos of her cat, Karma.