The King of Fighters 2001 (stylized as KOF '01) is a 2001 competitive fighting game produced by Eolith for the Neo Geo. It is the eighth game in The King of Fighters series and the first gameproduced following the closure of the original SNK. The game was produced by the Korean-based company Eolith and developed by BrezzaSoft and Eolith, a company formed by former SNK employees. The gamewas ported to the Sega Dreamcast in Japan only and PlayStation 2. The stand-alone PlayStation 2 version was released in North America and Europe in a two-in-one bundle with the preceding game in theseries, The King of Fighters 2000. Both the original Neo Geo version and the Sega Dreamcast version were included in The King of Fighters NESTS Hen compilation released for the PlayStation 2 inJapan. The King of Fighters 2001 (stylized as KOF '01) is a 2001 competitive fighting game produced by Eolith for the Neo Geo. It is the eighth game in The King of Fighters series and the first gameProduced Following the closure of the original SNK. The game was produced by the Korean-based company Eolith and developed by BrezzaSoft and Eolith, a company formed by FORMED SNK employees. The gamewas ported to the Sega Dreamcast in Japan only and PlayStation 2. The stand-alone version of PlayStation 2 Was released in North America and Europe in a two-in-one bundle with the PRECEDING game inthe series, The King of Fighters 2000 . Both the original and the Neo Geo version of Sega Dreamcast release Were included in The King of Fighters NESTS Hen compilation released for the PlayStation 2in Japan.