PREVIEWS & STRATEGIES

Feel the emotion and intensity of the most authentic pro basketball experience in NBA Live 06. With a completely enhanced transition game, take the point and deliver fast break passes on the fly as a teammate runs the lane, awaiting your pass. On defense, get inside and feel what it's like to block a dunk—or to be dunked on—as big bodies collide under the basket. Will you live in the paint or set up camp outside the arc? The choice is yours.

Become an NBA superstar with the all-new EA SPORTS™ Freestyle Superstars. Dictate the actions of top NBA stars with moves just like their real-life NBA counterparts. The sport of basketball is elevated to a completely new level with NBA Live 06.

• Freestyle Superstars: Control top NBA stars, performing like their real-life counterparts based on distinct character types, including Power, Playmaker, Stopper, Scorer, Shooter, and Highflyer.
• Five-on-Five: The all-new animation system visually presents the up-tempo, fast-break brand of basketball that makes the NBA thrive.
• Physical Play: An improved transition game and a more physical brand of play result in superstar collisions and dunked-on scenarios.
• Player Visuals: A new graphics engine means player models play, act, and look like their real-life counterparts with striking detail and realism.
• Voices of the NBA: Joining Marv Albert is new color commentator and former NBA star Steve Kerr. The on-air TV partners call the five-on-five action, while Ernie Johnson and Kenny Smith bring their own unique flavor to the Slam Dunk Contest and Three-Point Shootout.
• All-Star Weekend: NBA All-Star Weekend is better than ever! Create new jaw-dropping dunks in the Slam Dunk Contest or shoot from downtown in the Three-Point Shootout. With the Rookie Challenge and NBA All-Star Game, it's the real NBA experience. All-Star Weekend is available as a stand-alone game mode as well as within Dynasty mode.
• EA SPORTS Online: Take your game online with Xbox Live® and throw down against opponents from across North America.