NBA 06 is a basketball video game which was released on October 4, 2005, for the PSP and November 1, 2005, on PlayStation 2. It is the 1st installment of the NBA series by Sony Computer Entertainment.
| NBA 06 | |
|---|---|
 PlayStation 2 cover art featuring Amar'e Stoudemire | |
| Developer(s) | San Diego Studio |
| Publisher(s) | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation Portable PlayStation 2 |
| Release | PlayStation Portable
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| Genre(s) | Sports |
| Mode(s) | Single-player Multiplayer |
Gameplay
In The Life, the players take role of an NBA rookie. First, you must create your player and then go to pre-draft training camp of the team. After that the draft starts, and the character get picked. During the games, the player has to complete goals like scoring a certain number of points or holding their star to no steals. If there is a failure of at least one of the goals, the event will start all over again.
Reception
NBA 06
| Aggregator | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| PS2 | PSP | |
| Metacritic | 63/100[18] | 72/100[19] |
| Publication | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| PS2 | PSP | |
| Game Informer | 7.75/10[1] | 6.5/10[2] |
| GamePro |   [3] | [4] |
| GameSpot | 6.2/10[5] | 5.9/10[6] |
| GameSpy | [7] | [8] |
| GameZone | 6/10[9] | 7.9/10[10] |
| IGN | 6.9/10[11] | 7.5/10[12] |
| Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine | [13] |  [14] |
| PlayStation: The Official Magazine | 7.5/10[15] | 6/10[16] |
| X-Play | [17] | N/A |
NBA 06 received "mixed or average reviews" on both platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[18][19]