EA SPORTS World Community Member Spotlight: Anchor377

1. What is your first name? Ryan

2. Where do you live? Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

3. Where did you grow up? Hamilton, Ontario

4. How old are you? 25

5. How long have you been a gamer? 19 years

6. What is the first video game you were ever hooked on? Legend of Zelda for Nintendo

7. What was your first game console? Nintendo

8. What console do you play on most now? Playstation 3

9. What’s the story behind your EA ID/Gamertag? Anchor was a name given to me in basic training for the military cause I'm a fairly big guy at 6'4 265. And 377 are the last 3 numbers of my service number in the Canadian Forces. So i put them together to get Anchor377

10. How often do you visit EA SPORTS World? Every day if I can and sometimes 2-3 a day to check things out

11. What do you rank as your favorite game right now? I have been playing Call Of Duty 4 for the last 4 months but I have been waiting for NHL09 to come out for a while. I haven't stopped playing NHL09 since I got it on the release date.

12. What’s the best video game of all-time? Why? My favorite game is NHL 2003. I love the slow motion play when on a breakaway and the hits are amazing. I still play the game to this date.

13. What’s the most underrated video game? Why? None

14. What’s your best video game story? (e.g. Playing someone famous, beating a friend 100-7 in Madden, etc) My friends and I stayed up for 32 hours playing Golden Eye for N64 when it came out and I had a 30 game win streak. I was unstoppable

15. Beyond the games, what’s your favorite sport(s)? Hockey is my all time favorite sport. I've been playing hockey since i was 5 and I haven't stopped playing since. I even play hockey in the summer cause I can't get enough of it. I played Jr Hockey for 4 years. I've played hockey against Ray Emery and played with Brian McGrattan for a year.

16. Who’s your favorite athlete of all-time? Wendle Clark of the Toronto Maple Leafs. He wasn't a big guy but he could hit, fight and score goals.

17. What is your favorite Pro Team? Do you play as them? Toronto Maple Leafs. I have never been another team other than the Leafs since playing the NHL series.

18. What is your favorite College team? Do you play as them? I'm not a College Sports fan.

19. When do you play? Does anyone in your family give you a hard time? My wife says I'm addicted to the PS3 but she won't admit that she is hooked on The Sims Game. Go figure.

20. Have you ever suffered a video game injury? I've dropped the controller on my foot a dozen times but nothing serious.

21. What are your top three favorite non EA games? Call Of Duty 4, Gun, Grand Theft Auto Series

22. Do you play fantasy sports? Which one(s)? I play fantasy Hockey

23. Did you play sports in school? Which ones and what position? Were you any good? I played Hockey, Baseball, Golf, Volleyball and football. I am a defenseman in hockey, a 3rd baseman in baseball and a Quarterback in football. I would consider myself to be a good athlete. I played semi-pro hockey for 4 years.

24. Which EA SPORTS title do you think you are best at? What tip or trick could you recommend to players? I am best at playing NHL. The best thing for players is to practice and try to learn all the controls and moves to become a successful gamer.