NBA 2K6 (Xbox360)

NBA 2k6 for the Xbox 360 is one of a long ling of NBA games that started in 1999 and have changed name a few times. The biggest change for this game is the introduction of the shot stick. You now take a different shot depending on which direction you push the thumb stick, while sometimes pulling off the move you want, other times pulling off something random (depending on your position on court). Free throws are now also taken by pulling back on the stick and letting go the exact moment the shooter does/should. Another new concept is team chemistry that goes up and down depending on performance (it also effects performance, although for the life ...

What can I say about NBA 2K6? At the time, there was this or NBA LIVE 06 and NBA 2K6 was CONSIDERABLY better out of the two. The graphics, controls and gameplay were second to none, but we are talking about a 2 (almost 3) year old game here. If you were to get a game now, I strongly suggest getting the NBA LIVE series (either 08/09) because they have progressively got better and overtaken the NBA 2K series. If you are interested in buying an older, cheaper NBA game however, then this is the one to go for. Also, if you are looking for a game with easy achievement points, this is one to go for - it is entirely possibly to get all 1000 ...

The best basketball game that I have ever played was ‘NBA Jam’ back on the SNES. Here was a game that took the best elements of basketball, the pace and the showmanship, and then added to them with super moves and increased speed. No other basketball has come close to the excitement and hours that I spent playing this game, but when I say ‘NBA 2K6’ for only £9.99 in ‘Toys R Us’ I thought that maybe it could be as good. This new game has better technology, advanced graphics, more realistic gameplay – so how come it fails so badly? Gameplay ‘NBA 2K6’ has similar gameplay to most basketball games that have been produced in the past ten years ...