AEW: Fight Forever

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  • Summary: Developed by YUKE's Co, Ltd., creators of numerous, multi-million unit selling wrestling games, AEW: Fight Forever combines that nostalgic arcade-wrestler feel with innovative All Elite Wrestling finishers and tandem offensive moves. All Elite Wrestling is currently taking TNT and TBSDeveloped by YUKE's Co, Ltd., creators of numerous, multi-million unit selling wrestling games, AEW: Fight Forever combines that nostalgic arcade-wrestler feel with innovative All Elite Wrestling finishers and tandem offensive moves. All Elite Wrestling is currently taking TNT and TBS networks by storm every week with their Rampage and Dynamite shows, featuring some of the biggest legends to enter the ring plus a stable of brand new, high-flying, AEW talent. AEW: Fight Forever brings the best of the best from that talent roster together in one game! Online co-op wrestling is going completely next level in Fight Forever with Tag Team matches that feature sequences of team maneuvers performed with simple commands. A deep career mode, wrestler customization, signature AEW arenas, and more match types than you can count, including some good ol' fashioned, unsanctioned fun, all await!

    * Combines nostagic arcade wrestling feel with innovative All Elite Wrestling finishers and offensive moves.
    * Talent roster combines biggest legends to enter the ring plus brand new, high-flying AEW stars!
    * Single, tag-team, 3-way, 4-way, ladder, Casino Battle Royale, Falls Count Anywhere, Unsanctioned Lights Out, Exploding Barbed Wire Death and online co-op multi-player matches!
    * Online co-op multi-player!
    * Tag team matches feature a sequence of team maneuvers performed with simple commands.
    * Deep career mode
    * Wide range of customization modes: wrestler attire and appearance, move sets, entrances, teams, and arenas.
    * More than 40 weapons!
    * Mini-Games!
    * Daily and weekly challenges!    … Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. XboxEra
    Jun 28, 2023
    83
    AEW: Fight Forever rekindles the flame of the classic N64 wrestling titles. Featuring a fantastic mix of nostalgia and new it is only let down on occasion by budget and scope constraints. I hope this is the start of a new, long-running series that takes this excellent foundation and adds more variety on top of it for years to come.
  2. Xbox Tavern
    Jul 3, 2023
    78
    When Yukes and Kenny Omega stated they were looking to bring back the glory days of N64 wrestling titles I was on-board. As a fellow student of those times, there’s a clunky charm to AEW: Fight Forever with its meaty feeling moves and arcade-style action. However, those days were far longer ago than I care to think about, and younger players will have gotten used to a more fluid and fully featured sports entertainment game. If you can work around some of the more pressing quirks there’s fun to be had here, but this feels more like a base to build off of for the hopeful sequel down the line.
  3. XboxAddict
    Aug 17, 2023
    75
    AEW as a promotion is my favourite. Their talent and presentation are a spectacle, and I was hoping for that same feeling from the AEW: Fight Forever game. I enjoyed it, and I’d recommend it to wrestling fans with a few caveats. It’s not a full game yet, but it’s also not a standard full priced game either, so that’s the fair trade off. It has great bones and there is something enjoyable there, it’s just not fully formed. It needs much more content for its creation suite, and more content overall. If you don’t play online, there just isn’t enough there to stay interested long term. That being said, I’m hopeful for the future of the IP and hope to see more from them. Also, there really was something special about when I saw my create a character join AEW and I got that “Ophelia Payne is All Elite” graphic. That is my favourite memory of AEW: Fight Forever.
  4. DualShockers
    Jun 28, 2023
    65
    A decent first outing for All Elite Wrestling, but the game lacks the game modes and customization options to really hang with the heavyweights.
  5. ZTGD
    Jul 10, 2023
    65
    As a huge fan of the AEW product, it’s hard for me not to be disappointed in Fight Forever. The gameplay on offer here is certainly a solid, if flawed, base to build off for future updates. There just isn’t very much to do at present. The game does succeed in capturing the overall fun-loving spirit of the promotion, and If the developers stick to their plans to add modes, wrestlers, and additional creation suite options (as well as putting time and effort in to squash the clipping and AI issues) they could have something good here in 6-8 months. As it stands now, there is no doubt that Fight Forever is fun to play but if you’re someone who favors the creative side of wrestling gaming or if you intend to spend nearly all your time playing the game on your own, you’re going to run out of things to do pretty quickly. It may be helpful in that case to wait for some future updates before jumping in.
  6. Gamers' Temple
    Aug 3, 2023
    60
    Despite its problems, AEW: Fight Forever is a good start for an AEW game. It’s really nice to see WWE finally have some more competition. Let’s hope that the developers can address some of the problems in a future update and add some more content to the game in the months ahead. As it stands, the game is mainly only good for online or couch co-op with a friend. The Road to Elite single player mode is way too short and repetitive to hold up for long. The game has a better feel to it online when compared to a WWE game, so it has it beat on that. If you want a good single player experience however, WWE games far outweigh Fight Forever with content and just overall things to do.
  7. MondoXbox
    Jul 9, 2023
    50
    AEW: Fight Forever feels like an old game, attempting to appeal to nostalgia but falling short in every respect by today's standards. It may be fun in casual matches with friends, but its merits end there.

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  1. Positive: 10 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 18
  3. Negative: 7 out of 18
  1. Jay821425
    Jul 2, 2023
    10
    This game is soooo much fan a great start for the 1st ever AEW game it reminds me of the Glory Days of wrestling games.. I also got it for ps5This game is soooo much fan a great start for the 1st ever AEW game it reminds me of the Glory Days of wrestling games.. I also got it for ps5 and love it… Expand
  2. gorkem01
    Jul 4, 2023
    10
    in my opinion the best wrestling game ever.I think it's one of the best wrestling games, of course it has some problems, but I think it givesin my opinion the best wrestling game ever.I think it's one of the best wrestling games, of course it has some problems, but I think it gives what no 2k game can give mechanically, I think it's a legendary start, congratulations… Expand
  4. Stxrudeboy
    Jul 6, 2023
    10
    Gameplay is truly fantastic and fun. Throwback back to earlier wrestling games but brought up to today's speed.
  5. Tisteg80
    Jun 30, 2023
    8
    They really delivered what they promised: A game that feels and plays like the good old N64 games. And I like it!
    Sure it has its flaws. I    They really delivered what they promised: A game that feels and plays like the good old N64 games. And I like it!
    Sure it has its flaws. I wish it gets some updates like: Create a PPV mode, 3 on 3 matches, longer entrances, up to 6 wrestlers in the ring, choose friend/foe for interfering in matches, playing as referee or Manager. But it's already good, especially in multiplayer.    … Expand
  6. el_ramon
    Jul 1, 2023
    4
    To much money for to less game. Gameplay itself like a modern version of N64 wrestling games like no mercy, but also near ropes or outside theTo much money for to less game. Gameplay itself like a modern version of N64 wrestling games like no mercy, but also near ropes or outside the ring many bugs.… Expand
  7. The_kman
    Jul 7, 2023
    0
    The game is unfinished, buggy, and looks terrible. This is a very bad game and the fanboys can act like it's not but it is bad.
  8. SSJGodku
    Jul 4, 2023
    0
    This game is a failure just like the promotion it's based on. They are trying to rob you if you think this is worth anymore than $20 bucks onThis game is a failure just like the promotion it's based on. They are trying to rob you if you think this is worth anymore than $20 bucks on any platform. I doubt anybody would even want to pirate it either since it's about as boring as the actual show… Expand

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