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 …

The King of Fighters 2001 est un jeu de combat développé par Eolith et édité par Brezzasoft et Playmore en 2001 sur borne d'arcade Neo-Geo MVS et sur console Neo-Geo AES. Le jeu est porté sur PC en 2001, Dreamcast en 2002 et PlayStation 2 en 2003. C'est le huitième épisode de la série The King of Fighters