The eighth installment of the King of Fighters series (and the first after SNK's bankruptcy), radically changing the traditional 3-on-3 team system to allow any combination of fighters and Strikers.
First released
Nov 15, 2001
Franchises
The King of Fighters, ACA NeoGeo
Developed by
Eolith Co., Ltd., BrezzaSoft
Published by
SNK, Eolith Co., Ltd., Sun Amusement
Platforms
PlayStation 2, Neo Geo, Dreamcast, Arcade, PlayStation Network (PS3)
Themes
Sci-Fi, Martial Arts
Releases
- ARC - The King of Fighters 2001 United States
- ARC - The King of Fighters 2001 Japan
- DC - The King of Fighters 2001 Japan
- DC - The King of Fighters 2001 (DriKore) Japan
- NEO - The King of Fighters 2001 Japan
- NEO - The King of Fighters 2001 United States
- NSW - The King of Fighters 2001 (Digital) United States
- PS2 - The King of Fighters 2001 Japan
- PS2 - The King of Fighters 2001 (SNK Best Collection) Japan
- PS2 - The King of Fighters: Nests Collection Japan
- PS2 - The King of Fighters: Nests Collection - NeoGeo Online Collection THE BEST Japan
- PS2 - The King of Fighters 2000/2001 United States
- PS3N - The King of Fighters 2001 Japan