All Elite Wrestling is a wrestling organization that is still in its infancy, having been founded in early 2019. Despite this though, AEW has made quite the impression on the industry in a relatively short space of time, thanks to its exciting roster of wrestlers which is made up of a mixture of young up-and-coming stars with well-known names such as Chris Jericho and CM Punk. It has already released two mobile games, an online casino game, and a wrestling management simulator, but AEW Fight Forever represents its first foray into the world of wrestling video games.
Recent footage at Gamescom has shown AEW Fight Forever's impressive-looking gameplay, which seems to lean heavily towards the classic wrestling games from the N64 days, as well as some highly unusual mini-games which seemingly share some similarities with Mario Party games of old. Wrestling fans are now highly anticipating the game's as-yet-undisclosed release date.
AEW Fight Forever and WWE 2K22 Animation Similarities Pointed Out in Comparison Video
The announcement of the game in November 2020 caused excitement among fans as news of Hideyuki «Geta» Iwashita's involvement broke. Iwashita is not exactly a household name, but he is held in extremely high regard by wrestling fans thanks to his work directing a series of wrestling games released for the N64 in the late 90s and early 2000s. These titles included WWF No Mercy and WCW/NWO Revenge, cult classics that are widely regarded as some of the greatest wrestling games ever made.
WWF No Mercy in particular is held in extremely high regard thanks to its robust gameplay which holds up well even by today's standards, as well as its huge roster of superstars. The released footage of AEW Fight Forever showed a system
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