Disappointing.... extremely

User Rating: 5.5 | NBA Live 06 X360
Ok, the graphics are sick. Anyone who says 2kSports games have better graphics are criminally insane. The graphics on this game are by FAR superior to 2k. The 2kSports game is a below average game. Its graphics leaves a lot to be desired and has few difference from the original xbox/ps2 version. You can tell in the new EA game with the graphics, but lets face it, this game is horrible. Free Throw shooting is hard, but it IS possible contrary to popular belief. It should NOT be as difficult as it is. Gameplay is slow, and it lags. Players will light you up even if they werent that good in real life and shooting isn't smooth. It lacks 90% of the content the xbox/ps2 games have (All star weekend, franchise, dunk contest) and quite frankly, it is the least playable basketball game I have played since NBA Live 2002. The 2K series in my mind, has never been very good, EA always dominated for the most part. When live switched its engine with Live 04, I thought it would fly away and leave 2K in the dust like Madden has. The sad thing is, it just cant do it. Live leaves a lot to be desired. I have already seen screen shots for 2k7, so I would suggest waiting on that. The graphics seem to have massive improvement. Live has a lot of upgrading that one year couldn't possibly make up. Don't even rent this game.