Strengths: The best basketball game on the PSP so far. Slam Dunk contest and 3 Point ShootOut are nice features. Graphics are good.
Weakness: Hard to play defense. Loading time takes forever.
I have played many basketball games ever since Double Dribble came out on the NES. NBA Live series have come closest to the game of basketball. Overall, a great game for a handheld system. All-star weekend mode is really fun. Voices in the game and sound are very realistic and true to watching the NBA on TV. If you like basketball you MUST get this game.
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NBA Live 06 receives an overall TopTenREVIEWS rating of 3.18 out of 4.00. It is ranked the #1,799 game of all time, #17 game of 2005 for the PlayStation Portable and #52 PlayStation Portable game of all time. The rating and ranking is based on an average of 28 critic scores, awards and other criteria. To see a breakdown of the game ranking, read individual critic reviews, or see how other games...
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A decent first attempt for the series on PSP. . .
Strengths: Good graphics/animation, plays much like the home console ports, decent audio
Weakness: Weak rebounding, control and frame rate issues, small online community
NBA Live 2006 marks the series' first appearance on the PSP, so some question remained as to exactly what handheld owners could expect from its appearance. PSP owners can rest assured that this year's installment will play much the same on the go as it does at home.
The graphics and player animations look quite good with only an occasional frame rate stutter. The sound it also pretty good (though you don't get all the tunes or commentary that the PS2 port does). You even get the new freestyle superstar mode included (with most of the new abilities anyway). Not having the second analog stick is a minor annoyance, but the game plays well enough without it.
NBA Live 2006 marks the first time in ten years since the series has appeared on any handheld, and it holds up surprisingly well here. If you're a basketball fan, you won't be disappointed with this one. Given that the 2007 update is already out, you'll probably want to look for a sale or clearance price on the 2006 model.
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