Aesthetically, the 360 version of NBA 2K6 ramps up the visual standard against that already seen in the current-gen offerings on PS2 and Xbox; player animations and facial captures are all typically realistic and well produced (as is the norm these days), and picking out international stars in full flow, such as Dirk Nowitzki, Yao Ming, and Kobe Bryant always seems to prompt one of those appreciative 'point and laugh' moments-though the laugh is purely involuntary, you understand.