Release Dates: September 28th, 2004 (PS2, Xbox, GC) October 26th, 2004 (PC) Rated: G Available On: PC CD-ROM Playstation 2 Xbox Gamecube

Features

• 2004/2005 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
  • Training Camp
  • Training Sessions
  • EA Sports Hall of Fame
  • Real NBA Salaries
  
  
  
• Enhanced 10-Man Freestyle Control
• Freestyle Air
• All-Star Weekend: Includes All-Star Game, Rookie/Sophomore 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 and details
• NBA Legends and All-Decade Teams
• One-on-One Mode
• In-Game Commentary by Marv Albert & Mike Fratello

EA Sports' Official Features List

• EA SPORTS™ Freestyle Air: All-new jams, jaw-dropping alley-oops, and adjustable mid-air lay-ups and dunks. On defense, own the paint by taking more control over shot blocking.
  
  
• NBA All-Star Weekend: From slam-dunk competitions to 3-point shootouts, prove yourself in each electrifying All-Star event.
  
  
• New Graphics Engine: Increased resolution of player faces, jerseys, shorts, skins, and tattoos.
  
  
• EA SPORTS™ Freestyle Control: Hit the court runnin’ with a collection of brand new moves that puts even more control in your hands.
  
  
• 10-Man Freestyle: Authentic plant-and-cut animations, backdoor cut scenarios, new in-air collisions, box-out scenarios, and off-ball animations.
  
  
• Deeper Dynasty Mode™: Become the architect of your own unstoppable dynasty and watch your franchise flourish for up to 25 seasons.
  
  
• The Top Announcing Team: The voice of the NBA, Marv Albert, teams with on-air TV partner Mike Fratello to dish out the most authentic commentary available.

System Requirements

• Intel Pentium III 700 MHz or greater
• 128 MB RAM or greater
• 1.8 GB Hard Disk space
• 32 MB DirectX 9.0b compatible video card
• DirectX 9.0b or later
• 16x or faster CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive
• Windows 98/2000/ME/XP (95 & NT not supported)
• Sound card supporting DirectSound and DirectX 9.0b driver
• Internet Explorer 6.01 SP1 or later
• Keyboard & Mouse
• Dual Analog Gamepad Strongly Recommended