Name: Rob Cavallucci

Gamertag: PHENOMENON

Starting Gaming: 1981

Website: gamersworld.com.au, spectreworld.com.au, finishthefight.com.au

Occupation: Property Development

Hobbies: Xbox, PC Gaming, Futsal, Xbox, Soccer, Skiing, Work, Xbox

Top 5 Xbox 360 games: Halo 3, Call of Duty 4, Call of Duty 2, Rainbow Six Vegas

Top 5 XBLA games: Mini Golf, Uno, Galaga

Top 5 Xbox 1 games: Halo CE, Rainbow Six, Rally Sport 2, Prince of Persia

Top 5 Old School: Entire Age of Empires Series, Diablo II, Load Runner, Sid Mayer’s ‘Pirates’, Golden Eye

Favourite Xbox Accessory: The Chat Pad – makes life so much easier, can chat on MSN and game at the same time.

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What does being a part of the Xbox Community mean to you?

Means an enormous amount to be a part of the community and to see where it has grown to today.  We have been working hard over the last 5 years to make a valid contribution to the tournament and event based gaming scene and have met and made so many great mates as a result. I think the people we’ve met along the way has been incredibly rewarding.

Who are some of your main Xbox Live mates who you game with often and why?

THE REAL SARS – the biggest crumb of all, he’s a great mate and gaming style infamously lends itself to being the biggest pest in game. Perfect for breaking the other teams spirit.
Hot Stats – close mate, well balanced player, you know he’s got your back.
Digital Chaoss – ex Halo champ, some of the best twitch and predictive reflexes I’ve seen in FPS games.
Heavy K – he’s got a big heart and a bad aim. He’s called Heavy K because you have to carry him every game! Just kidding mate!

And we can’t forget  Mastiha, Remorhaz and Fangerdanga…….to many priceless moments there!

What is your favourite feature of the Xbox 360 and why?

Xbox Live hands down ! Its the biggest gaming revolution since the Atari. The concept is brilliant and is without peer. Online gaming with an integrated friends list, voice chat and gamertag is just sensational  All the features of the dash board and the ease at which you can find and locate games and mates makes gaming fun and its so good to be able to just jump on for 5 minutes whenever you want. For that to be a painless process is something that can’t be taken for granted.

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Who are your hardest opponents in your main Xbox Live games?

Hardest opponents are always your mates. Because we have been playing together for so long you know every part of each others game plans and little game qwirks. So when your up against mates it can get quite painful, but it goes both ways I guess.

What is a game you really enjoy but aren’t very good at?

I stay away from games I’m not good at. I sleep better at night that way ;)

What has been your favourite gaming moment on the Xbox 360 thus far?

That’s a very hard thing to get nailed down. You can pretty much have a favourite moment every night  on Xbox Live when you are in a room with 10 mates laughing your backsides off. But if I had to put it down to a singular event it would be starting and then completing Halo 3.  Because we have been involved in so many Halo based events over the last 5 or so years and huge Halo series fan boys,  playing out the completion of the series had a bit a special moment in there.

What are a few of the games you’re looking forward to in 2008?

I’m really looking forward to Brothers In Arms 2 and Rainbow Six Vegas 2.  I’m also looking forward to Formula 1 on the 360 and Rally Sport 3......... or was I dreaming about that!