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NBA Live 06

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

85 26 September 2005

NBA Live 06 is a simulator developed by EA Canada, released 26 September 2005 on Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What NBA Live 06 is

NBA Live 06 is a simulator game developed by EA Canada and released in 2005. It was published by EA Sports. It is available on Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

NBA Live 06 is a 2005 installment of the NBA Live series released for Windows, PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox, Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable, and mobile devices. It was developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts under the EA Sports publishing label. The game features several game modes, including Dynasty, Season, Playoffs, or Free Play. It features Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat on the cover. This was the last NBA Live game on the GameCube and it also was the first NBA Live game on the Xbox 360 as a launch title and on the PlayStation Portable.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Single player and Split screen.

Where it sits in the NBA series

NBA Live 06 is the 83rd of 187 entries we hold in the NBA series. The next entry was NBA 2K6 in 2005. Its critic score of 85 is 12 points above the series average of 73. The highest-rated entry is NBA 2K11 at 92.

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How it was received

NBA Live 06 holds a critic score of 85 out of 100. That places it above 85% of the 2,881 rated simulator games in our database, which average 71. Games released in 2005 averaged 67, so it scored 18 points above the year average.

What it launched against

NBA Live 06 launched on 26 September 2005, within three weeks of Fahrenheit (Indigo Prophecy), Indigo Prophecy, F.E.A.R. and Fable: The Lost Chapters. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Fahrenheit (Indigo Prophecy), Indigo Prophecy, F.E.A.R., Fable: The Lost Chapters.

Cheats and codes

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When did NBA Live 06 come out?
NBA Live 06 was released on 26 September 2005 for Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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