Features
- 2005/2006 Season Rosters
- Dynasty Mode
- Play 25 seasons with the team of your choice
- Rookie Draft (including trading of draft picks)
- Free Agency (including negotiation with free agents), Trades and Roster Management
- Hire assistant coaches to help your players develop
- Training Camp - make sure your players are in top shape for the upcoming season
- EA Sports Hall of Fame - collect trophies, view individual and team records
- Real NBA Salaries
- All-Star Weekend
- Calendar based offseason
- Enhanced 10-Man Freestyle Control
- Freestyle Superstars - perform Freestyles moves specific to a player's style/role
- Power Player
- Shooter
- Scorer (Inside/Outside)
- Stopper (Inside/Outside)
- Playmaker
- High Flyer
- Individual playing styles and character types make players perform like their real-life counterparts
- "Freestyle Air" - gives you control over mid-air moves including dunks and layups
- All-Star Weekend: Includes All-Star Game, Rookie/Sophomore Challenge, Dunk Contest & Three Point Shootout
- New Defensive AI
- Authentic NBA arenas
- Real NBA shoes including Nike, Reebok and Adidas
- NBA Store - buy accessories and retro jerseys with points earned in Dynasty Mode
- New animations and cut-scenes
- New player models with realistic faces and detail
- NBA Legends and All-Decade Teams
- One-on-One Mode
- In-Game Commentary by Marv Albert & Steve Kerr
- All-Star Weekend Commentary by Ernie Johnson & Kenny "The Jet" Smith
EA Sports' Official Features List
- Freestyle Superstars: You are in control of the top NBA stars, performing like their real-life counterparts based on distinct character types, including Power, Playmaker, Stopper and more.
- Authentic 5-on-5 Gameplay: The all-new animation system helps to visually present the up-tempo, fast-break brand of basketball that makes the NBA thrive. Also featured, is an improved transition game and a more physical brand of play with collisions and dunked-on scenarios.
- New Player Visuals: A new graphics engine now has player models not only playing and acting like their real life counterparts, but looking the part with striking detail and realism.
- The Voices of the NBA: Joining Marv Albert is new color commentator and former NBA star Steve Kerr. The on-air TV partners call the 5-on-5 action, while Ernie Johnson and Kenny Smith bring their own unique flavor to the Slam Dunk Contest and 3-Point Shootout.
- NBA All-Star Weekend: NBA All-Star Weekend is better than ever as it allows users to create new jaw-dropping dunks in the Slam Dunk Contest. Also featuring the 3-Point Shootout, Rookie Challenge and NBA All-Star Game, All-Star Weekend is available as a stand-alone game mode as well as within Dynasty mode.
- EA SPORTS Online: Users can play online with the PlayStation®2 and Xbox LIVE™ against opponents from anywhere in North America.
Available On...
- PC CD-ROM
- Playstation 2 (PS2)
- PlayStation Portable (PSP)
- Microsoft Xbox
- Nintendo Gamecube
- Microsoft Xbox 360
System Requirements
- Windows 2000 or Windows XP (Windows 95, Windows NT, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE and Windows ME are not supported)
- 1.0 GHz Intel Pentium III or higher
- 256 MB RAM
- 1700 MB free hard drive space
- 32 MB DirectX 9.0c Compatible Video card
- 16x CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive using 32-bit CD-ROM driver
- Sound card with DirectSound support and DirectX 9.0c compatible driver
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1
- DirectX 9.0c
- Keyboard
- Mouse
- Dual Analog GamePad Strongly Recommended
Preview Articles & Media
- IGN: High Flyers Freestyle
- EA Sports: Producer Interview Part 2
- WorthPlaying.com: NBA Live 06 Screenshots
- GamesXtreme.net: NBA Live 06 PSP Screenshots
- AussieXbox: NBA Live 06 Hands-On Preview
- IGN: Playmaker Freestyle
- IGN: NBA Live 06 New York Knicks Dynasty Diary
- NLSC: Q&A with the NBA Live 06 Production Team
- GameSpot: NBA Live 06 Dynasty Q&A
- GameSpot: NBA Live 06 Dynasty Screens
- GameSpot: NBA Live 06 Dynasty Preview
- IGN: Play of the Day - Slam Dunk Contest
- NBA.com: Freestyle Superstars Preview
- IGN: Dwyane Wade Interview
- 1UP.com: NBA Live 06 XBox 360 Screenshots
- IGN: Stoppers Freestyle
- IGN: Play of the Day - Rockets vs Heat
- IGN: Play of the Day - Spurs vs Cavaliers
- NGamerz.com: NBA Live 06 Screenshots
- NBA.com: NBA Live 06 Overview
- IGN: Play of the Day - Pistons vs Knicks
- IGN: NBA Live 06 PSP Screenshots
- IGN: Scorers Freestyle
- IGN: Shooters Freestyle
- IGN: Play of the Day - NBA Live 06
- OperationSports: NBA Live 06 Shooters Freestyle
- TeamXBox: Shooter Freestyle Video
- TeamXBox: NBA Live 06 Screenshots
- GameDaily: NBA Live 06 Impressions
- IGN: Power Freestyle
- GameSpot: Q&A With Dean Richards
- GameSpot: NBA Live 06 Trailer
- EA Sports: Dwyane Wade Mo-Cap Feature
- OperationSports: NBA Live 06 Screenshots
- TeamXBox: Hands-On Preview of NBA Live 06
- EA Sports: Interview with Dean Richards
- GameSpot: NBA Live 06 PSP Videos
- 1UP.com: NBA Live 06 Preview
- IGN: NBA Live 06 Preview Videos
- GameSpot: NBA Live 06 PSP Preview
- GameSpot: Developer Interview
- GameSpot: NBA Live 06 XBox Preview
- IGN: Freestyle Superstars
- Worthplaying.com: NBA Live 06 Screenshots
- NLSC: 2005 NBA Draft Review
- IGN: NBA Rookie Videos
- NBA.com: First Look at What's to Come
- EA Sports: The Newest Rookies Speak Out
- EA Sports: Next Generation NBA Live 06 Commercial
- IGN: NBA Live 06 Videos - Next Generation NBA Live 06 Commercial
- EA Sports: San Francisco Press Event - 2006 EA Sports Lineup
- EA Sports: 2005 NBA Draft - The Rookies Speak Out
- EA Sports: The Next Generation of Live
- IGN: Robert Horry: Mr. Big Shot (Screenshots)
- NBA.com: Draft Board Analysis: Late Pick Surprises (NBA Live 06 Videos)
- NBA.com: Draft Board Analysis: Big Men (NBA Live 06 Videos)
- NBA.com: Draft Board Analysis: Guards (NBA Live 06 Videos)
- GameTrailers: NBA Live 06 Trailer
- GameSpy: The superstars are finally coming to life...
- 1UP.com: Giving the superstars even bigger egos
- GameSpot: NBA Live 06 Hands-On
- Official Website: NBA Live 06 Trailer
- IGN: NBA Live 06: Freestyle Superstars
- Official Website: Launched with Preview Media
- Team Xbox: NBA Live 06 First Look (Xbox 360)
- TheManRoom: NBA Live 06 next-gen preview at E3
- GameSpy: NBA Live 2006 Preview
- GameSpot: NBA Live 06 E3 2005 Hands-On
- IGN: E3 2005: NBA Live 06 Impressions
- IGN: E3 2005: Xbox 360 Sports
- GameSpot: NBA Live 06 E3 2005 Preshow Impressions
- Team Xbox: Electronic Arts Xbox 360 E3 Montage
- IGN: EA Pledges Allegiance to Microsoft
- NLSC: The "perfect" NBA Live 2006
- EA Sports News: Dwayne Wade takes his game to the cover of NBA Live 06
- IGN: The Heat is On: Dwyane Wade flashes to cover of NBA Live 06






