There are also some pretty bold choices when it comes to controls, too. Certain wrestlers have skills that change up the way they fight, allowing them to do things others aren’t able to. Appealing to old-school fans is critical when it comes to sales of wrestling games, which is why WWE repeatedly crams its sim offerings, and more offbeat efforts such as WWE 2K Battlegrounds, full of famous names from yesteryear. For years now WWE have dominated the wrestling gaming market, with only the Fire Pro series putting out a mainstream offering to rival them in the last decade or more. In fact, not since TNA Impact in 2008 has a rival promotion launched a console game, and the less said about that the better given its pallid reception. But then in November of 2020 All Elite Wrestling announced they would be dipping their toes into the market, and just two and a half short years later we got AEW: Fight Forever.

This is a bizarre omission, especially when there doesn’t seem to be any reason for it. There are arguably more difficult to program match types in the game, and systems are more than capable of having 6 wrestlers on screen at once. Mini Game Mayhem There currently isn’t a way to share your creations with others online, so if you want to make CAWs of all the guys missing from the roster… you’re going to have to go old-school and find some guides on the net. Road To EliteA new mode is set to be added to the game soon, namely Stadium Stampede; a 30 person Battle Royale mode. On August 12, 2022, a trailer at the THQ Nordic Digital Showcase featuring Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. and Tony Schiavone was revealed, with one-on-one gameplay, as well as a look at the different mini-games in Fight Forever. [33] It was also announced that a demo of the game would be playable at Gamescom, winning the award for Best Sports Game at the event. [34] [35] On September 15, 2022, a demo was also playable at the Tokyo Game Show. [36] Taylor, Sanchez (February 20, 2022). "Kenny Omega Confirms Cross Platform Play For AEW Console Game". WrestleTalk . Retrieved June 27, 2023. Road To Elite Career Mode:A deep career mode that highlights the fun and personality of an All Elite Wrestler’s life on the road. Players can create and develop their own wrestler who joins the AEW roster and appears in matches and stories over an event schedule. Points are earned by winning matches and fulfilling certain objectives which can then be used to enhance their wrestler’s stats. Later that month, Hiromi Furuta, senior producer at Yuke's, stated that WWF No Mercy was a key influence due to its popularity with fans of the genre, and that Fight Forever was not intended to rival the WWE 2K series. [7] In June 2021, the first in-development gameplay video was released, including the reveal of Darby Allin. In September, another short gameplay video featuring Jungle Boy was released. [8] On September 20, 2021, AEW announced a partnership with the Owen Hart Foundation to preserve the legacy of Owen Hart, which included an appearance in the forthcoming console game. This would mark Hart's first appearance in a video game since 2004 in Showdown: Legends of Wrestling, which was released by Acclaim. [9] In February 2022, Kenny Omega stated that the game would feature cross-platform play. [10] However, only cross-generation play was available at launch, with PS4 players able to connect with PS5 players, and Xbox One players being to interact with Xbox Series X/S players. [11]

Along the way you can trigger various cutscenes too, where you interact with other members of the roster. Onlinecooperative multiplayer, with Tag team matches featuring a sequence of team maneuvers performed with simple commands. Fight Forever has a slew of mini-games to play too. They range from quizzes, to ‘collect the most’ challenges, to a game where you hit wrestlers as if they are a baseball. Players start on an exhibition mode, which has all the usual faire like singles matches, tag matches, multi-man matches and specialist bouts. The much-maligned Exploding Barbed Wire Death Match even makes an appearance, with a nice self-depreciating joke thrown in for good measure. The AEW Console Game will come with an extensiveroster of All Elite Wrestling Superstars, both male and female.

What is here is OK, but it does feel a little bit… sparse, and the absence of a belt creator in 2023 is unforgivable. This is your meat and potatoes when it comes to any wrestling game; the Career Mode. Or at least the closest approximation Fight Forever offers. Combines nostagic arcade wrestling feel with innovative All Elite Wrestling finishers and offensive moves Sadly, it is looking unlikely AEW will put out a second game to right these wrongs, which is a shame as there were some diamonds in the rough that could have been polished up into something special.

Engine: The game will be based on an entirely new engine. Yuke's is using a new game engine built from scratch. To play this game on PS5, your system may need to be updated to the latest system software. Although this game is playable on PS5, some features available on PS4 may be absent. See PlayStation.com/bc for more details.There’s a lot of fun to be had with AEW: Fight Forever, especially if you’ve got a few mates and a few spare pads.