Customer Reviews

King of Fighters 2000 & 2001

5 star:		(8)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

Any fan would be crazy not to pick this up..
Both KOF 2000 and 2001 are included here and feature 3d backgrounds, 75 playable characters and a set of 5 trading cards (mail in)

The KOF series has always been one of quality and skill. No button mashing will suffice. I am certain some will dismiss the old school looks of this series but if you are a fan of 2D, hand drawn goodness, by all means, pick it up!
For serious competitors only..

Back when fighting games ruled the arcades-back when there were arcades-the battle for quarters was never fiercer than the one between SNK and Capcom. Capcom may have refined tag-team fighting with Marvel vs. Capcom 2 and other titles, but SNK started the trend in 1994 with the first King of Fighters title. King brought together fighters from some of SNK's most popular franchises-most notably Fatal Fury and Art of Fighting-for team-based combat. Issued as a two-disc set, this KOF features pixel-perfect arcade ports of the 2000 and 2001 offerings, and both are a nostalgic throwback to the days of old-school 2D sprite-fighters, where two-in-ones and cross-ups rule, and it isn't uncommon to rack up 13 hits in a single move. Some console-exclusive features have also been included, such as unlockable extra fighters and other goodies exclusive to this home release. KOF 2000's 35-fighter lineup is slightly outnumbered by 2001's 40-fighter roster, but several characters share all-too-familiar move sets. By today's standards, these games probably won't mean much to gamers who grew up on the combo flow-charts of Tekken and Soul Calibur, but these King games are nevertheless very playable thanks to responsive controls and intuitive easy-to-execute moves. If you're a diehard fanatic of 2D fighting games, take the Fun Factor up a notch.

Rating: 5/5, Difficulty: Level 6/Level 10.
I really enjoyed playing this game! I'm glad they finally brought 2k0 and 2K1 To the usa! This game is not exactly a street fighter EX game nor is it 3D. But this game would really be fun, Young or old. Any one will enjoy this if they are a 2D die hard fan, Fighting game fan, Exclusive SNK fan or loves to play Team battle games then this is the right choice for you!
I simply enjoyed 2001 much more than 2000. 2001 seemed to actually spice up the Menu's and you can actually fight with 4 fighters! And there are many Console specials, Like Hidden characters, Better Art work and Menu's and Party mode is available for 2001 only for the Playstation 2, Though it does not include Puzzle mode, Art gallery like The DC version. So if you wanted to play a puzzle go pick up a DC and Buy an import of King of fighters 2001. This game really suits alot of people. The graphics seem a little pixelated and could have done better if it wasn't actually ported from the Neogeo version. 2000 was actually a port form the Neogeo version and it includes almost all the strikers instead of doing those button mashing codes! 2000 also seemed to add a console exclusive, Kula diamond( Which was a hidden character in the neogeo version) And Zero can be playable! They acutally did 2001 from scratch but no imporvements over the graphics, It's almost the same as 2000.
You wouldn't enjoy 2001 if you played the Neogeo version! There's no color editing like KOF 99 which was used for the Color edit contest. This game's difficulty is probably for experts because even on beginner it's a little hard. The fun factor in this game is you get some help from team mates called the striker and whenever you beat the game using a certain team you can watch endings. Using any character for your team will just get a boring ending that has nothing to do with your fighters so you have to choose certain characters for your team.
So you deffinitly should pick this up! I hope i was informative enough!

The KOF series is unquestionbly one of the longest running 2D fighting game franchises in the history of gaming. The last SNK developed KOF was '00 while a new company called Playmore picked up with '01. Many would argue the series hit its peak with '98 (available on the DC) and I couldn't agree more. It's not that these two games are bad, on the contrary. There is a ton of stuff to master for the initiated. The gameplay isn't so much the problem as it's appeal. The graphics engine is very old and what was once passable well into the late 90s is now very dated and yawn inducing. The 2000 edition of the game is ported directly from the NeoGeo, with the same 2D backgrounds, character animations, ect. There is the option of unlocking opening movies from the entire KOF series from 94 to 99, but I didn't find it a big deal. The demos are interesting but not really worth the effort to unlocking them. Now maybe if an entire KOF game was unlocked (preferably 97) then it would be a different story. As a bonus, a wealth of new strikers have been added, some new, a lot from previous SNK games (awesome for the dedicated fans). Gameplay wise I always looked at 2000 as the weakest game in the series-with an almost identical game engine to 99 and no real improvements with the (very limited) ability to perform juggle combos. 2001 is much improved game play-wise, but suffers horribly in all other respects. The game's "upgraded" graphics include characters with a higher resolution, incredibly pixilated (more so than the original Neo game), awful looking 3D backgrounds that are hard to tell if they're polygonal or not, and the worst "music" I have heard in an SNK fighting game since the original World Heroes. Ah, but the gameplay is quite good. For the first time in the series' history there is the ability to to chain combos, controlling the fighter/striker ratio before battle and lots of other cool little game play tweaks. I think it's fantastic that SNK is back in business, but they need to do some serious hardware upgrading and move this series forward. Imagine a KOF game that looks like SF3! As it stands, the only people who will most likely get a lot out of this game are the fans who haven't burned out on the series already, or newbies curious about getting into the SNK cult. Unfortunately for them, KOF 2000/2001 do not represent the series finest hour and would do better to seek out the older games. Only the truly dedicated will get there money's worth out of this cool little package. Next up Metal Slug 3!

Quick review, KOF 2000 is the best of the "year series". Obviously I am not alone in thinking this, but many disagree with me. Lots of fighters to chose from, I like the backgrounds too. A bit expensive nowadays, I would get KOF 11 considering the asking price used on here. The games themselves though are FUN if you like the KOF series!

I love this game! I love fighting games! This game is better than street fighter! I always thought that Kof will never be as good as Street fighter, But boy was i wrong! The graphics are much detailed, The sound is okay... But no unlockable charecters... But the rest is 5 5 and 5!

This game is very awesom! Kof 2000's graphics have improved alot, Since 1999. There are alot of unlockables! In 2001 you can unlock 2 secret charecters, in 2000 you can unlock Videos of the good Kof classics! And unlock some secret strikers, From alot of Snk games! Although the art work arn't the one's we are use to... Kof 2001 art work is a little icky, But who cares? That's not the fun in the game! They've also have a new 3D polygon backround feature, The characters are still 2D( To tell you if you've never seen the pictures...) And Kula appears as in Extra
in 2000 and appears to be a character in 2001! The story lines are okay but not the best i've seen... The music of Kyo is very cool! I could listen to it all day! ^_^... Well these are my opinions, This is a must buy but, What the other guy said, Rent it first and see what you think!

This game(s) is one of the greatest 2d fighters to ever come out on a console!! It is cool for people who want to play a 2d fighter for fun or, for the people who love crazy...combos. The combo system in these games is so fun, it is definatley worth a try if you havent already.

Alright, now we got King of Fighters 2000 and 2001 released for PlayStation2. Now please, I'm begging you SNK, release your old classic titles for PlayStation 2! Especialy the Samurai Shodown series! I tell you something...you just don't get games like SNK anymore now a days. When I was a kid, I absolutely fell in love with the SNK games, but no one I knew could afford the insanely expensive Neo-Geo at the time. The used Neo-Geo systems and games are now even more expensive then they were first released. SNK has seriously entered into a cult status, with some really freaky fans that I unfortunaley talked to on some SNK fan sites. The bottom line is that SNK must RETURN and rule again!

I have been a fan of the King Of Fighters series since KOF '96. I was always one of the small group of geeks who pump quarters into the MVS cabinents, while others were decapitating people with Kano. Anyway, I fell in love with this series because of the great moves, and the rewarding system that came only with patience and practice.

Either way, to make a long story short, I stopped playing video games. Around 2001 I restarted and got me a cheap Dreamcast. Thats where I feel back in love with 2-D fighters. But, importing was expensive and I got a PS-2.

To my surprise, SNK was returning to the states with with the 2 in 1 game of King of Fighters. Honestly, this was my first time ever playing this game. I had heard of 2000 and 2001, but never had a chance to play it, working with inferior computer hardware, and not having enough money to get it on Neo-Geo. I was skeptical about the PS2 conversion.

First, the graphics in 2000 are horid. They are extremely blurry. However, within 5 minutes of gameplay, you'll forget all about the crappy graphics. The animation is awesome to say the least. Which is really a shame, because of the unresponsive controls. I found myself having problems pulling off such simple motions as qcf x2. Although you can get the SDMs out, sometimes they miss. And is a long way from becoming second nature when it comes to combos. Playmore did a horrible job with the controls that they bring down the gameplay. And this weird things is, they completely took out any options for the analog control.

Pick up a joystick for this game, or else your are going to cringe in frustration. The presentation in 2000 is pretty bad. The menus would be unintuitive for even an old SNES game. Thankfully 2001 decided to add more spice. However 2001 has much worse graphics. The rendered 3-d backgrouds look out of place with the 2-d sprites in the foreground. As to what game has a superior fighting system, its up in the air. I personally enjoyed 2001 alot better than 2000.

There are over 35 players per each game. And I must admit, Angel and May Lee are my favorites. Both characters may take a while to master. The same is true with the other characters, but I tend to gravitate to less acessible characters.

This game is definitely worth a rental. If you are a 2-D fighting fan, you should own this game. My score goes down because of the PS2 dual shock controller.