Release Dates: September 26th, 2005 (PC, PS2, PSP, Xbox, GC) November 17th, 2005 (Xbox 360) Rated: G Available On: PC CD-ROM Playstation 2 Playstation Portable Xbox Xbox 360 Gamecube

Features

• 2005/2006 Season Rosters
  
• Dynasty Mode
  
  
  • Play 25 seasons with the team of your choice
  • Rookie Draft (including trading of draft picks)
  • Free Agency, trades and roster management
  • Hire assistant coaches to help your players develop
  • Training Camp
  • EA Sports Hall of Fame
  • Real NBA Salaries
  • All-Star Weekend
  • Calendar based offseason
  
  
  
• Enhanced 10-Man Freestyle Control
• Freestyle Superstars - perform Freestyles moves specific to a player's style/role
  
  
  • Power Player
  • Shooter
  • Inside Scorer
  • Outside Scorer
  • Inside Stopper
  • Outside Stopper
  • Playmaker
  • High Flyer
  
  
  
• Individual playing styles and character types make players perform like their real-life counterparts
• Freestyle Air
• All-Star Weekend
  
  
  • All-Star Game
  • Rookie Challenge
  • Dunk Contest
  • Three Point Shootout
  
  
  
• New Defensive AI
• Authentic NBA arenas
• Real NBA shoes including Nike, Reebok and Adidas
• NBA Store Unlockables
• New animations and cut-scenes
• New player models with realistic faces and detail
• NBA Legends and All-Decade Teams
• One-on-One Mode
• In-Game Commentary by Marv Albert & Steve Kerr
• All-Star Weekend Commentary by Ernie Johnson & Kenny "The Jet" Smith

EA Sports' Official Features List

• Freestyle Superstars: You are in control of the top NBA stars, performing like their real-life counterparts based on distinct character types, including Power, Playmaker, Stopper and more.
  
  
• Authentic 5-on-5 Gameplay: The all-new animation system helps to visually present the up-tempo, fast-break brand of basketball that makes the NBA thrive. Also featured, is an improved transition game and a more physical brand of play with collisions and dunked-on scenarios.
  
  
• New Player Visuals: A new graphics engine now has player models not only playing and acting like their real life counterparts, but looking the part with striking detail and realism.
  
  
• The Voices of the NBA: Joining Marv Albert is new color commentator and former NBA star Steve Kerr. The on-air TV partners call the 5-on-5 action, while Ernie Johnson and Kenny Smith bring their own unique flavor to the Slam Dunk Contest and 3-Point Shootout.
  
  
• NBA All-Star Weekend: NBA All-Star Weekend is better than ever as it allows users to create new jaw-dropping dunks in the Slam Dunk Contest. Also featuring the 3-Point Shootout, Rookie Challenge and NBA All-Star Game, All-Star Weekend is available as a stand-alone game mode as well as within Dynasty mode.
  
  
• EA SPORTS Online: Users can play online with the PlayStation®2 and Xbox LIVE™ against opponents from anywhere in North America.

System Requirements

• Windows 2000/XP (95, NT, 98/98SE & ME not supported)
• 1.0 GHz Intel Pentium III or higher
• 256 MB RAM
• 1700 MB free hard drive space
• 32 MB DirectX 9.0c Compatible Video card
• 16x CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive using 32-bit CD-ROM driver
• Sound card with DirectSound support and DirectX 9.0c compatible driver
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1
• DirectX 9.0c
• Keyboard
• Mouse
• Dual Analog GamePad Strongly Recommended