NBA Live 06

"3 Points!"

First and foremost, this or NBA2k6? Well to be honest they are both great, and you will be happy with either. This one, however, worked best for me.

Gameplay: 10/10
What can I say? Its basketball at its best! Now I'm not a big basketball fan myself, but this game even has me loving the darn sport. The shooting and passing is very nicely balanced and its easy for new players to get a hang of it and its designed to give better players a leg up when they master the controls. If you need an in-depth explanation on how this game is played then I am amazed you are even reading this:)

Graphics: Wow/10
One word, wow….Absolutely stunning. You can and will be fooled into thinking the players are real and even when you KNOW your playing a videogame you'll have second thoughts about if its real life. The player detail is surreal and clearly utilizes the graphics of this beefed out 360 to the max.

Sound: 10
If you like the announcers it's a 10. They have funny things to say especially when you press a lay-up button on a shot spot. Of course if you are like me you turn the announcer chatter off and life goes on. Still pretty good though. The sneakers squeaking and the ball bouncing are pretty crisp, and it all adds to the wonderfulness that is this game.

Story: Um…
Well come on what can I say?

Music: 10
I love the sound tracks of rap and hip-hop, its very nice and sets a cool pumped up mood.

Controls: 10
You can set each button to do as you please which is what a good game should let you do. The default controls are also easy to work with which is nice for people who just jump in with controllers blazing. Shooting is nicely balanced to how hard you press shot relative to your distance which is nice.

Replay: 10
This is a game you can buy and will probably play throughout your Xbox 360 lifetime. Its always nice to break it out and whoop your friends, especially when you become prostar.

Loading: 10!!!!
That's right, LOADING gets a 10! Why? BECAUSE YOU CAN PLAY WHILE IT LOADS! This is coolest feature of a game I have ever seen (in terms of setup screens). While a game area is set up or while your setting things up in the menu, you (or player 2) can run around in the background, which is a virtual basketball court, and shoot the hoops. Very Cool!

Overall: Nuthin but net.
A super-fantastic game that delivers what good sports game should, everything plus smoking graphics!!!!!!!!! I FULLY endorse purchasing it. If you rent it you'll only spend 6$ more when you buy it after.

Reviewer's Score: 10/10, Originally Posted: 11/28/05