The King of Fighters 2001 is an arcade developed by Eolith, released 15 November 2001 on PlayStation 3, Dreamcast, PlayStation 2 and Neo Geo AES.
What The King of Fighters 2001 is
The King of Fighters 2001 is an arcade game developed by Eolith and released in 2001. It is available on PlayStation 3, Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, Neo Geo AES, Arcade, Daydream and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Neo Geo MVS.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The official story given by Eolith is as follows: "An entire city was wiped off the globe with the use of the satellite weapon, Zero Cannon, during King of Fighters 2000. This incident was reported to be the result of an artificial satellite crashing to earth, and adorned the front pages to various newspapers of countries all over the world. A legion of individuals called for the end to the KOF tournament which always invited some sort of accident, but ironically this fighting tournament with a bad history once again regained considerable popularity. The interest in the tournament rivaled that of the '97 contest, nay, exceeded perhaps exceeded it. But for this tournament carried out on the…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.
How it was received
The King of Fighters 2001 holds a critic score of 87 out of 100. That places it above 93% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2001 averaged 72, so it scored 15 points above the year average.
What it launched against
The King of Fighters 2001 launched on 15 November 2001, within three weeks of Super Smash Bros. Melee, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, Halo: Combat Evolved and Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Super Smash Bros. Melee, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, Halo: Combat Evolved, Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for The King of Fighters 2001 yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Dlc
Quick answers
The King of Fighters 2001 — frequently asked questions
When did The King of Fighters 2001 come out?
Does The King of Fighters 2001 have multiplayer?
If you like this
