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FIFA 2001 for PlayStation 1
In FIFA 2001 for PlayStation 1, you play with clubs and national teams from football around 2000. You look for space with short combinations, send a forward running and try to get past the last defenders with a through ball. A cross requires a different position from a shot at the edge of the penalty area. Without the ball, you choose between a cautious challenge and a slide tackle.
You choose a single match, league, cup or season. With consecutive seasons, promotion and relegation matter, giving a series of matches consequences for your team. Before kick-off, you set the line-up and formation. At free kicks and corners, player icons let you choose a receiver. During an attack, you therefore watch not just the footballer with the ball but also teammates moving into space or drawing an opponent out of position.
You can play alone against the computer or with up to eight people on the same console. Two ordinary PlayStation controllers are enough for two players. From three players onwards, you need at least one PlayStation Multitap and extra controllers; for eight people, you use two Multitaps and eight controllers. After a season, tournament or custom cup match, you manually save progress and settings using the save icon on the standings or knockout screen. You use a PlayStation memory card and load the saved campaign again later.
Region and language
Our PlayStation 1 games are PAL editions and come with a Dutch or English box, unless stated otherwise. By default, you receive the version for the European market. We note it in the product details if the region is different or the box is in another language. In almost all cases, the game is playable at least in English, and often in the other five common European languages too.
Manual
FIFA 2001 for PlayStation 1 includes the manual unless the product title states otherwise. If the booklet is missing, the title says “No Manual”. This lets you see before ordering whether the game comes with a manual.
The manuals included with our games usually contain at least English and often around six European languages. The exact languages vary by edition, so Dutch is not always included. The booklet explains the controls and the main rules. You can use it to check how to control the game, which actions are available and how its different features work.
The history of FIFA 2001
FIFA 2001 was released in 2000, developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts under the EA Sports label. On the first PlayStation, EA continued a series that had appeared annually there since FIFA Soccer 96. Clubs and national teams again provided the starting point. The original packaging highlighted recognisable kits and logos, improved through balls and a camera showing more of the pitch layout, among other features.
The ability to play consecutive seasons was an important addition to the sense of competition. Promotion and relegation gave the end of a football year a continuation. That changed the meaning of a league position: matches produced more than an isolated result and could determine where your team played next. Direct control remained central at the same time. Crosses, through balls and selecting a receiver at restarts were intended to help you create a chance yourself.
The PS1 manual also shows how much you could arrange around those matches yourself. In Custom Cup, you chose a straight knockout competition or a group stage followed by knockout matches. The player editor changed names and abilities, while transfers moved footballers to another team. Restarts had a separate training section. Its annual successor, FIFA Football 2002, would then place more emphasis on passing direction and power.
Similar games for PlayStation 1
FIFA 99 for PlayStation gives club football its own European Dream League with twenty leading European teams. FIFA 2001 uses a later squad selection and emphasises promotion and relegation across consecutive seasons. In both games, you choose a team, formation and competition before playing on the pitch yourself. The difference appears in the course of a longer season and in the controls for through balls and restarts, which are further developed in FIFA 2001.
FIFA 2000 for PlayStation is the direct predecessor in EA's annual football series and includes classic teams from earlier periods of football. FIFA 2001 follows a later football year and gives consecutive seasons with promotion and relegation a clear place. In both, you control recognisable clubs and national teams, choose a line-up and play matches yourself. FIFA 2000's historical opponents give that foundation a different purpose from the continuing club season emphasised by FIFA 2001.
FIFA Football 2002 for PlayStation follows FIFA 2001 and places greater emphasis on positioning passes and judging their power yourself. It also lets you guide a country through qualification for the 2002 World Cup. FIFA 2001 focuses on club seasons and improved through balls, among other elements. Both combine on-pitch football with competitions outside it. The successor more explicitly asks you to choose the space where the ball should go rather than just look for a receiver.
ISS Pro Evolution 2 for PlayStation combines carefully built attacks with a Master League in which you develop a team. FIFA 2001 uses recognisable club competitions and consecutive seasons with promotion and relegation. In both cases, a good formation helps create space, but the competition structure and passing feel differ. FIFA 2001 links matches to established football settings; ISS Pro Evolution 2 gives more weight to the individual development of your Master League team.
This Is Football 2 for PlayStation has a Timewarp competition with historical leading teams alongside ordinary club matches. FIFA 2001 instead follows football around 2000 and lets you play consecutive seasons with promotion and relegation. In both cases, you directly control a complete team and try to free up teammates. The match series provide a different background: This Is Football 2 lets you encounter teams from different eras, while FIFA 2001 emphasises the continuation of a club season.
