NBA 2K6 offers the most complete and entertaining roundball experience available.

NBA 2K6 hits the hardwood with all the ingredients necessary to become the ,1 rated pro basketball game. Elevate your game by utilizing the innovative V.I.P. System to challenge profiles of friends and other NBA 2K6 ballers across the country that match their gameplay tendencies down to every minute detail. Then head over to The Crib to customise your pad, buy music and unlock mini-games with crib credits earned playing the game. With the industry leading online experience and unrivaled franchise control, NBA 2K6 offers the most complete and entertaining roundball experience available.

The flashy dunks, the electrifying alley-oops, the up-and-under lay-ups, and even the three-point buzzer beaters - all these highlight reel finishers would never take place without a good pass. Passing is one of the most necessary fundamentals of basketball and the NBA 2K series has continually created passing mechanics that deliver the most authentic and exciting gameplay in any b-ball simulation game. NBA 2K6 continues to innovate passing controls with a plethora of passing techniques to maximize the offensive prowess of each team.

Basic directional passing and lead passing in NBA 2K6 has been enhanced for better accuracy and realism. Alley-oop passing has been refined in NBA 2K6 so the user can perform it at anytime. In order to complete a successful alley-oop, the timing and situation must be right . Bad positioning or defensive pressure can force alley-oop passes out of bounds or even cause a turnover.

New to NBA 2K6 is the Icon Lead Passing, a new feature that allows gamers to perform a pass to a specific player and lead that player to a designated area on the court. Finally, gamers can use athletes with great passing attributes to perform flashy passes adding style and excitement on a scoring play. When it comes to giving gamers realistic and exciting passing options, NBA 2K6 delivers.

NBA players develop their skills through years of playing on the playground, in school, and in college. What sets the elite basketballers apart from the rest however, is their natural ability and athletic instinct - where thought becomes action. Redefining movement in NBA2K6, the IsoMotion crossover system empowers the gamer with the most realistic and intuitive movement in any NBA video game.

Crossovers in NBA 2K6 are a combination of simple movements on the Left Analog stick combined with tapping or holding the new Aggression button. As in previous years, player attributes are tied directly with how proficient and quickly players can perform crossover modes. Tapping the Aggression button will initiate a hesitation mode and holding the Aggression button will make the player enter Isomotion mode. In this mode, using the aggressive button in combination with the Left Analog stick will perform different moves, including crossovers-- a quick left to right motion will initiate a left to right crossover, while a quick 360 twirl of the stick will execute a spin. Now, whatever the gamer thinks is a natural action, he can simply and intuitively put into play.

Special 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 3 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