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NBA Live 06 (also known as NBA Live 2006 or Live 06 and stylised as NBA LIVE 06) is the twelfth installment in the NBA Live series of basketball games released for the Nintendo GameCube console. The last generation versions were released in North America on September 26th, 2005. The game features retired Miami Heat player Dwyane Wade as its cover player.[1] Never released in Japan, retired player Pau Gasol (the cover athlete in the Wii version of NBA Live 09) of the Los Angeles Lakers graced the Spanish cover and retired player Tony Parker (the cover athlete of most versions of NBA Live 09) of the San Antonio Spurs appeared on the French cover on the non-GameCube covers. It is the direct sequel to NBA Live 2005 and was followed by NBA Live 07 in 2006.
This was the fourth and last NBA Live game on the GameCube.
Gameplay
Dynasty Mode
In Dynasty Mode, the game player chooses one team (excluding the All-Star Teams) and runs a dynasty which overlaps many seasons. Decisions are made as to the number of games per season, the difficulty level, trade players, and sign new players along with hiring coaches. Games can be simulated. Dynasty Mode contains an All-Star weekend, except the players or rosters are according to the Dynasty Season. The game player hires the coaching staff and runs a training camp which may be simulated. There is also a trade deadline. This mode is not on the PSP version.
Season Mode
In Season Mode, the gamer plays only a single season of basketball. The gamer can trade, sign, and drop players.
Playoffs Mode
In the Playoffs, the game player participates in the playoffs with teams either from the Eastern or Western Conference. The default teams are those that were in the 2004-05 playoffs.
All-Star Weekend
In the All-Star Weekend mode, the game player can choose to participate in a rookie game, a dunk contest, or a 3-point contest. In the dunk contest, fancy dunks are attempted and the player with the most points wins. In the 3 point contest, as many 3 pointers are attempted as possible. Both the 3 Point Shootout and the Slam Dunk Contest are announced by TNT retired star and Inside the NBA analyst Kenny Smith.
Soundtrack
| Artists/Bands | Songs |
|---|---|
| Afu-Ra | God of Rap |
| Bishop Lamont ft. Chevy Jones | We Got Next |
| Black Eyed Peas ft. Justin Timberlake & Timbaland | My Style |
| Chali 2na ft. Anthony Hamilton | Don't Stop |
| Chamillionaire | Grind Time |
| Fort Minor | Remember the Name |
| Jae Millz | Streetz Melting |
| Jurassic 5 | In The House |
| Lupe Fiasco | Tilted |
| M.I.A. | Bucky Done Gun |
| N.O.R.E. ft. GemStar and Big Mato | Deportes EA |
| Q-Tip ft. Busta Rhymes | For The Nasty |
| Spider Loc | Elementary |
| Stat Quo | Like Dat |
| Tego Calderón | Mil Cosas |
| The Perceptionists | Let's Move |
Development
Reception
The game received "generally favorable reviews" according to video game review aggregator Metacritic.
References
External links
- NBA Live 06 at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- NBA Live 06 at GameFAQs
- NBA Live 06 at MobyGames