Neo Geo MVS

The King of Fighters 2001

Time has passed since most of Southtown was decimated by the now-destroyed Zero Cannon. Another KOF tournament is being held and this time, it's hosted by the NESTS Organization, the group of antagonists behind the events of the previous two games.K′ and Maxima return to put an end to NESTS once and for all. They are now joined by former Ikari Team member Whip and the assassin Lin formerly from Benimaru's Team, both of whom are seeking the destruction of NESTS as well. NESTS sends their own team to compete in the tournament, composed of NESTS agents Kula Diamond, K9999, Foxy, and Angel. Kyo Kusanagi joins his former teammates of Benimaru Nikaido and Goro Daimon, reuniting the original Japan...

Genre: Fighter
Year: 2001
Developer: SNK
Publisher: Eolith / SNK
Players: 1

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Achievements

99 achievements · 650 total points

The Official KOF 2001: Hero Team Finish Team Play using only K', Maxima, Whip and Lin on default difficulty
10 pts
The Official KOF 2001: Fatal Fury Team Finish Team Play using only Terry, Andy, Joe and Blue Mary on default difficulty
10 pts
The Official KOF 2001: Psycho Soldier Team Finish Team Play using only Athena, Kensou, Chin and Bao on default difficulty
10 pts
The Official KOF 2001: Japan Team Finish Team Play using only Kyo, Benimaru, Daimon and Shingo on default difficulty
10 pts
The Official KOF 2001: Art of Fighting Team Finish Team Play using only Ryo, Robert, Yuri and Takuma on default difficulty
10 pts
The Official KOF 2001: Korea Team Finish Team Play using only Kim, Chang, Choi and May Lee on default difficulty
10 pts
The Official KOF 2001: Discarded Team Finish Team Play using only Iori, Vanessa, Seth and Ramon on default difficulty
10 pts
The Official KOF 2001: Women Fighters Team Finish Team Play using only King, Mai, Hinako and Xiangfei on default difficulty
10 pts
The Official KOF 2001: Ikari Assassins Team Finish Team Play using only Leona, Ralf, Clark and Heidern on default difficulty
10 pts
The Official KOF 2001: Nest Team Finish Team Play using only Kula, Foxy, K9999 and Angel on default difficulty
10 pts
Damage Counter 1: Hero Team Deal 7500 damage with the Hero Team within a single continue on default difficulty
10 pts
Damage Counter 2: Fatal Fury Team Deal 7500 damage with the Fatal Fury Team within a single continue on default difficulty
10 pts
Damage Counter 3: Psycho Soldier Team Deal 7500 damage with the Psycho Soldier Team within a single continue on default difficulty
10 pts
Damage Counter 4: Japan Team Deal 7500 damage with the Japan Team within a single continue on default difficulty
10 pts
Damage Counter 5: Art of Fighting Team Deal 7500 damage with the Art of Fighting Team within a single continue on default difficulty
10 pts
Damage Counter 6: Discarded Team Deal 7500 damage with the Discarded Team within a single continue on default difficulty
10 pts
Damage Counter 7: Women Fighters Team Deal 7500 damage with the Women Fighters Team within a single continue on default difficulty
10 pts
Damage Counter 8: Ikari Assassins Team Deal 7500 damage with the Ikari Assassins Team within a single continue on default difficulty
10 pts
Damage Counter 9: Korea Team Deal 7500 damage with the Korea Team within a single continue on default difficulty
10 pts
Damage Counter 10: Nest Team Deal 7500 damage with the NESTS Team within a single continue on default difficulty
10 pts
The Mix 2001 - Maxima Team Finish Team Play using only Maxima as your first choice on default difficulty
10 pts
The Mix 2001 - May Lee Team Finish Team Play using only May Lee as your first choice on default difficulty
10 pts
The Mix 2001 - Vanessa Team Finish Team Play using only Vanessa as your first choice on default difficulty
10 pts
The Mix 2001 - K9999 Team Finish Team Play using only K9999 as your first choice on default difficulty
10 pts
You Make Me Cry Perform all K' Desperation Moves
5 pts
No Need to Die Over This Perform all Maxima's Desperation Moves
5 pts
I Believe in My Weapon Perform Whip's Desperation Move
5 pts
My Venom Works Slow... Real... Slow... Perform all Lin's Desperation Moves and a Super Desperation Move
5 pts
But Tough to Keep Winning! Perform all Terry's Desperation Moves
5 pts
Your Eagerness to Fight Really Moved Me Perform all Andy's Desperation Moves
5 pts
Hmph! All Losers Say That! Perform all Joe's Desperation Moves
5 pts
I Have No Pity for You Perform all Blue Mary's Desperation Moves
5 pts
A Fighting Idol's Life is Tough Perform all Athena's Desperation Moves
5 pts
My Moves Aren't Magic. They're Pure Skill! Perform all Kensou's Desperation Moves and a Super Desperation Move
5 pts
Life's a Wild Mare Perform all Chin's Desperation Moves
5 pts
I May Be a Kid, but I'm No Child Perform all Bao's Desperation Moves and a Super Desperation Move
5 pts
I'm Not in Your Bush League Perform all Kim's Desperation Moves
5 pts
Left It to Your Strength? What a Bonehead Perform all Chang's Desperation Moves
5 pts
Too Fast for the Human Eye Am I! Perform all Choi's Desperation Moves and a Super Desperation Move
5 pts
As I Live and Breathe, Evil Will Not Prosper Perform all May Lee's Desperation Moves and a Super Desperation Move
5 pts
Thought You'd Beat Kyokugen? Perform all Ryo's Desperation Moves
5 pts
Totally Conceited, You Say? Perform all Robert's Desperation Moves
5 pts
No One Can Imitate My Super Special Moves! Perform all Yuri's Desperation Moves and a Super Desperation Move
5 pts
Kyokugen Once Proves It's the Ultimate Art of Fighting Perform all Takuma's Desperation Moves
5 pts
Victory Was Predestined Perform all Kyo's Desperation Moves and a Super Desperation Move
5 pts
You Know My Style: Win Beautifully. Got It!? Perform all Benimaru's Desperation Moves
5 pts
Whooo. Haven't Been This Pumped Up Perform all Daimon's Desperation Moves
5 pts
I Don't Hold Back! Perform all Shingo's Desperation Moves
5 pts
Fighting's a Test of Intellect Perform all King's Desperation Moves
5 pts
You Really Can't Complain About My Shape Perform all Mai's Desperation Moves
5 pts
Oh, This Weight... Perform all Hinako's Desperation Moves
5 pts
Next Time an Eating Contest? Perform all Xingfei's Desperation Moves
5 pts
If You Butch up a Bit, That Is! Perform all Vanessa's Desperation Moves
5 pts
Never Come Near Me Again, Maggot...! Perform Iori's Desperation Moves and a Super Desperation Move
5 pts
Call My Style Self-Defense Perform all Seth's Desperation Moves
5 pts
Yeah, I Didn't Think So! Perform all Ramon's Desperation Moves
5 pts
Now, Get Out of Here... Perform all Leona's Desperation Moves
5 pts
Get Serious, Cheesehead! Perform all Ralf's Desperation Moves
5 pts
Then Get Out of the Battle Biz! Perform all Clark's Desperation Moves
5 pts
Lost Concentration Means Death Perform all Heidern's Desperation Moves
5 pts
Hello? I Won! Who's Next? Perform all Kula's Desperation Moves and a Super Desperation Move
5 pts
One Shot to the Chest and It's Nightey-Night... Perform Foxy's Desperation Move and a Super Desperation Move
5 pts
Ho, Ho, Ho. No One Can Contain My Awesome Power Perform all K9999's Desperation Moves and a Super Desperation Move
5 pts
It's a Sin to Be Mighty? Perform Angel's Desperation Move (Counter)
5 pts
C.Wave I - Slap's Balance Perform a 28-hit combo with Whip
5 pts
C.Wave II - Making Dizzy Perform a 11-hit combo with Blue Mary
5 pts
C.Wave III - Head Down Perform a 13-hit combo with Kensou
5 pts
C.Wave IV - Almost Imitation Perform a 10-hit combo with Shingo
5 pts
C.Wave V - Furious Fandango Perform a 29-hit combo with Robert
5 pts
C.Wave VI - Scream of Flames Perform a 17-hit combo with Iori
5 pts
C.Wave VII - Sprinter Legs Perform a 24-hit combo with Kim
5 pts
C.Wave IX - Eternal Freeze Perform a 10-hit combo with Kula
5 pts
C.Wave VIII - Explosion of Fists Perform a 30-hit combo with Ralf
5 pts
C.Wave X - Creating Fire Perform a 13-hit combo with Mai
5 pts
C.Wave XI - Monster Arm Perform a 22-hit combo with K9999
5 pts
C.Wave XII - Super Electrocuted Perform a 12-hit combo with Benimaru
5 pts
C.Wave XIV - Full Karateka Perform a 16-hit combo with Takuma
5 pts
C.Wave XIII - Quick Punches Perform a 16-hit combo with Vanessa
5 pts
C.Wave XV - Muay Thai Perform a 13-hit combo with Joe
5 pts
Cross Slot's I - 4x0 Finish Team Play using: Char Slot 4x | Striker Slot 0x on default difficulty
2 pts
Cross Slot's II - 3x1 Finish Team Play using: Char Slot 3x | Striker Slot 1x on default difficulty
3 pts
Cross Slot's III - 2x2 Finish Team Play using: Char Slot 2x | Striker Slot 2x on default difficulty
4 pts
Cross Slot's IV - 1x3 Finish Team Play using: Char Slot 1x | Striker Slot 3x on default difficulty
5 pts
I-Basic KOF Move 2001 - Recovery Perform a Recovery Roll
1 pts
II-Basic KOF Move 2001 - GC Evade Perform a Guard Cancel evade
1 pts
III-Basic KOF Move 2000 - GC Body Blow Perform a Guard Cancel in body blow
1 pts
A Little Bit of the Record Truth Achieve 400.000 points
5 pts
The Total Humiliation for CPU Tease your opponent 10 times without being hit
3 pts
Active Friend Advocate Use your the Striker 10 times
5 pts
Training Fists! Osu... Defeat a team using only the punch buttons
3 pts
Serious Kicking Fighter Stance Defeat a team using only the kick buttons
3 pts
Super Strong Student Blow Perform Psychic 9 - Athena's Psychic Throw
3 pts
Going up in Underwear Perform Psychic 9 - Athena's Psycho Sword
3 pts
Golden Warrior Athena Perform Psychic 9 - Athena's Fire Sword
3 pts
Mercy Does Not Prevail Defeat any boss while having more than 60% health in Team Play
5 pts
An Adventurer in Search of Glory Finish Single Play mode on default difficulty
10 pts
The incredible Hero May Lee Finish Single Play by winning each fight while transformed into May Lee's Hero mode on default difficulty (2 rounds)
25 pts
Bruised by the Pleasure of Difficulty Finish Team Play mode on the highest difficulty
25 pts
My Last Game Scheduled Finish Team Play mode using only one credit
25 pts

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How do I play The King of Fighters 2001 online with a friend?

The King of Fighters 2001 (Neo Geo MVS) can be played online with friends using Etera's P2P netplay. Create a room in the launcher and invite your friend, who joins through the invite. Step by step:

Download the Etera launcher for Windows or Linux and create your account.
Ask your friend to do the same and add them to your friends list.
Pick the game in the library and create a netplay room.
Invite your friend: they accept the invite and join the room.
The launcher keeps dependencies on the same version for both players, avoiding desync.

How do I play The King of Fighters 2001 on PC?

Download the Etera launcher (Windows or Linux), find The King of Fighters 2001 in the Neo Geo MVS library and click to download. The launcher handles the emulator and setup for you.

Does The King of Fighters 2001 netplay lag?

Etera uses a direct P2P connection between players, which usually means low latency. Results depend on each player's internet quality.

Does The King of Fighters 2001 have achievements?

Yes, The King of Fighters 2001 has 99 achievements worth 650 points. Achievements are counted and saved to your history and the leaderboard for subscribers and during the trial period.

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