NBA 2K6

by 2K Sports

Product Features

• Modeling the life of the next NBA superstar, 24/7 lets you create your own player and guide him through all of the facets of an elite NBA career.
• V.I.P. System
• The Crib -- Making its basketball debut, the Crib offers a totally unique way to show off your in-game accomplishments. Earn crib credits with every game you play to deck out your crib, buy music, or play mini-games
• The Association -- The deepest franchise in the business just got deeper. Take total control of your NBA franchise by hiring your own coaching staff and scouts, all with their own individual personalities and expectations.
• The Online Experience -- 2K Sports continues to lead the online gaming revolution as NBA 2K6 features seamless online play and the most comprehensive online features anywhere including complete online stat tracking and buddy lists management

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0009XEBXU
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.8 x 0.5 inches
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: September 8, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,815 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: Xbox

From the Manufacturer

There’s no question that the freestylin’ dribbling, fancy moves, and thundering dunks always garner the most attention from most basketball fans. But crazy crossovers, acrobatic antics, and scintillating slams don’t deliver wins; it takes a solid team plan and sound basketball fundamentals to lead a squad to victory. NBA 2K6 features solid mechanics in every phase of the game--whether it’s a simple dish or icon lead passing, a finger roll or a 20-foot jumper, stripping the ball or a swat from the weak side, NBA 2K6 brings the excitement of authentic basketball to hoop fans everywhere.

Features:

• Shot Stick: Control the direction of your shot with the right analog stick. Pull off runners, fade-aways, finger rolls, and dunks with a flick of the stick.
• Dual Player Control: set teammates into motion for alley-oops, give and gos, or to hit an open man for a three-point play with the touch of the d-pad.
• Strip n Rip System: direction-specific stealing controls let players anticipate passes by jumping into passing lanes to deflect or intercept a pass, as well as strip the ball from a player driving to the hoop or a player with weak hands coming down with the rebound.
• V.I.P. System: After your game, save your friends’ profiles to compete when they’re not available! Learn their tendencies, moves, and logic for more heated battles.
• Get the upper hand in online tournaments by downloading other players’ VIP profiles.
• The Crib: new to NBA 2K6 this year, you can now earn crib credits with every game you play to deck out your crib, buy music, or play mini-games.
• 24/7: Road to the EBC: take to the streets of Harlem in the Entertainer's Basketball Classic to play against NBA players and Def Jam Celebrities including Red Man, Method Man, Flavor Flav, and many other special guests.
• The Association: The deepest franchise in the business just got deeper. Take total control of your NBA franchise by hiring your own coaching staff, scouting top draft picks year-round, developing individual player’ skills with multiple in game-drills, and optimizing your team chemistry with team workouts. With continuous stat tracking including league injuries, trades, winning streaks, league leaders, playoff races, and post season awards--you will never be uninformed.

Product Description

NBA 2K6 hits the hardwood with all the ingredients necessary to continue its reign as the #1 rated pro basketball game. Achieve NBA superstar status with the new 24/ mode, where created players now partake in training camps, competitions and even land endorsement deals. Elevate your game by utilizing the innovative V.I.P. System to challenge profiels of friends and other NBA 2K6 ballers across the country that match their game-play tendencies down to every minute detail. Then head over to The Crib to customize your pad, buy music and unlock mini-games with crib credits earned playing the game. With the industry leading online experience and unrivaled francise control, NBA 2K6 offers the most complete and entertaining roundball experience available.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Leap Above NBA Live 06, And Definately Worth Picking Up, February 27, 2006

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Ludacris88 (New York) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: NBA 2K6 (Video Game)

I got NBA Live in October last year, and was pretty impressed with it. It was a good game, and an improvement over the previous version (you can see what else I have to say about it in my review for NBA Live 06 for the Xbox). But, in December I decided to pick up NBA 2k6, because of the great reviews, the fact that I really enjoyed ESPN NBA 2k5, and because I just love basketball. This game made NBA Live 06 completely obselete to me. It's so much better in every aspect of the game. The only place where NBA Live has any advantage is the Superstar Abilities, which I actually loved. But NBA 2k6 made me forget about Superstar mode quickly. I would HIGHLY reccomend this game to any fan of basketball.

Pros:
+Shot Stick/Great Gameplay - The addition of the shot stick to this years game is a huge plus. For those who don't know, the shot stick allows you to shoot using the right thumbstick (if you don't like it, you can also just use the x button). The shot stick adds a much better feel of shooting a basketball, and allows you to change the angle of your shot (usually layups) easily. All other aspects of gameplay are great, and while they take a bit longer to get used to than in NBA Live, they end up being much better.

+Soundtrack - Some great underground rappers such as Aceyalone, Aesop Rock, Afu Ra, Blackalicious, Common (well, hes not so underground), Ghostface Killah, Hieroglyphics, Jean Grae, Little Brother, Lyrics Born, Skillz, The Roots & Zion I make this one of the best video game soundtracks in years. My personal favorites are 'Carlonia Agents' - Little Brother, 'Ride' - Zion I, 'Set It' - The Roots, 'Milk Em' - Ghostface & 'Excellent' - Blackalicious. What I find weird, though, is that the song 'God Of Rap', by Afu Ra, is in both NBA 2k6 & NBA Live 06. I mean, its a good song, but isn't that a bit weird?

+Import Draft Class From College Hoops 2k6 - One of the best features in the game is the ability to import the draft class from College Hoops 2k6. Of course, you'll need to BUY College Hoops 2k6 first (which I HIGHLY reccomend), and finish a season, but it's worth it.

+Depth of Assosiation Mode - Player development, weekly practice, scouting, trades, budgeting...All of it is done VERY well, and there is lots to do. Another reason why this game is perfect for huge basketball fans.

+Graphics - The best looking basketball game ever. Period.

Cons:
-Create A Player/Player Editing - Not enough options, could of been a lot better. Seems a bit sloppy, like they put it together at the last minute.

NBA 2k6 is just a great game for any fan of basketball. If you're a more casual fan, and have enjoyed the NBA Live franchise over the years, you can't go wrong with NBA Live, but I would still reccomend 2k6 over it. For everyone else, buy this game. You won't be dissapointed.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Could it get any better??!!!, October 22, 2005

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Virtual Baller (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: NBA 2K6 (Video Game)

NBA 2K6 is, quite simply, one of the best Basketball games I've ever played! I thought last year's version was good but 2K sports actually found a way to improve upon it! The animations are smoother than ever and the new shooting mechanics are a cool new addition. Using the right thumb stick to shoot is much more intuitive than you'd think but mastering it does take practice. However, this new feature now allows you to choose which hand your player shoots with based on the situation! See a defender coming from the right to swat your layup? Shoot it with your left hand so it's out of his reach! No game has ever given this much control over your shot selection. A few years ago, I though it was a stroke of genius when NBA Live separated the dunk/layup button and the jump shot button, but the shot scheme in NBA 2K6 is MUCH BETTER!

Trust me: don't waste your money on this year's NBA Live 2006! The quality of NBA Live has continued to go down over the last few years and this year's version is no different. NBA 2K6 is a much better basketball game is the closest most of us will get to actually being in the NBA!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great game, December 28, 2005

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C. Johnson (Lawrenceville, GA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: NBA 2K6 (Video Game)

With EA buying up all the licensces so they don't have to worry about competition, this may be Sega's last horah. This game blows Live out the water and always has since it debuted. I stopped buying Live after 2000 because it just the same ole crap from EA sports. At 29.99 this game is a steal, non pun intended.

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