NBA Live 06

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.

• Title — NBA Live 06 • Developer — EA Canada • Publisher — EA Sports • Series — NBA Live • Genre — Sports • Released — GameCube, PS2, Windows, Xbox PlayStation Portable Mobile October 11, 2005Xbox 360 • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer

In Dynasty Mode, the game player chooses one team and runs a dynasty which overlaps many seasons. Decisions are made as to the number of games per season, the difficulty level, trade players, and sign new players along with hiring coaches. Games can be simulated. Dynasty Mode contains an All-Star weekend, except the players or rosters are according to the Dynasty Season. The game player hires the coaching staff and runs a training camp which may be simulated. There is also a trade deadline. This mode is not on the PSP version.

In Season Mode, the gamer plays only a single season of basketball. The gamer can trade, sign, and drop players.

In the Playoffs, the game player participates in the playoffs with teams either from the Eastern or Western Conference. The default teams are those that were in the 2004-05 playoffs.

In the All-Star Weekend mode, the game player can choose to participate in a rookie game, a dunk contest, or a 3-point contest. In the dunk contest, fancy dunks are attempted and the player with the most points wins. In the 3 point contest, as many 3 pointers are attempted as possible. All-Star Weekend is announced by TNT Inside the NBA host Ernie Johnson, and analyst Kenny Smith.