NBA Live 2006

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Complete in box: the disc, the manual and the original case, all original; anything beyond that is included only if you can see it in the photos. For the specifics, look to the photos — they're of this exact item. Discs are professionally resurfaced when they need it and tested before listing. It ships in a collector's bag or a hard plastic case.

Item Description

NBA Live 06 is the season EA Canada set out to make the league's stars play like stars. Its headline feature, Freestyle Superstars, ties the biggest names in the game to what they do best on a real court, so a high-flyer attacks the rim differently from a pure shooter, a playmaker or a defensive stopper, and you can feel the difference the moment you pick up the controller. Instead of every star being a slightly faster version of the same player, the talent on your roster shapes how you attack and how you defend.

There is plenty of basketball to dig into once you have the feel of it. Dynasty mode puts you in charge of a franchise across many seasons, handling trades, free-agent signings, coaching staff and training camp as you build a contender. Season and Playoffs modes offer shorter runs, with the 2004–05 playoff field set up by default, and All-Star Weekend brings a rookie game, the dunk contest and the three-point contest, hosted by TNT's Ernie Johnson and Kenny Smith. The rosters capture the league at an especially fun moment: Shaquille O'Neal and Dwyane Wade together in Miami, Steve Nash running the fast-breaking Suns and a young LeBron James in Cleveland.

It is also a fascinating moment in the franchise's history. NBA Live 06 was the first game in the series to reach next-generation hardware, arriving as an Xbox 360 launch title about two months after this version. Critics rated the original Xbox release noticeably higher than that 360 debut, which says a lot about where EA Canada's years of refinement actually lived. On the original Xbox you get the mature, fully featured take on that year's game rather than a first attempt on brand-new hardware.

For a sports shelf, that makes it a strong pick from Live's mid-2000s run: deep Dynasty play, a full All-Star Weekend and a league frozen at the start of the 2005–06 season, on the console where this edition of Live played at its best.

Fast factsgame data via IGDB
Released
2005
Publisher
EA Sports
Developer
EA Canada
Players
Single player, Split screen
About the game

NBA Live 06 is the first game in the franchise to reach next generation consoles.

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