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Chris Gaerig is currently the Associate Editor at 24x7, Imaging Economics and Clinical Lab Products magazines, based out of Los Angeles, California. He is a University of Michigan Wolverine, with a Bachelor’s degree in English and American Culture, and has written for such publications as Stylus, Pitchfork, Tiny Mix Tapes, and The Michigan Daily. He also maintains the sports blog Burgeoning Wolverine Star.


Reviews

Friday, May 25 2012

The Splatters

The basic conceit -- fling things at other things and watch them go boom -- cops the appeal of a certain mobile game phenomenon exactly.


Friday, April 27 2012

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13: The Masters Collection Edition

Rarely are sports games afforded massive overhauls or noticeable changes. With Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13, EA has finally done something a little different.


Friday, March 23 2012

Grand Slam Tennis 2

Playing without the fear of the side and endlines makes Grand Slam Tennis 2 much more like Checkers than Chess.


Friday, November 18 2011

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

Make no mistake, despite the title of the franchise’s long running Modern Warfare series, the games have never been about warfare. Instead, they simulated what would happen when two futuristically equipped SWAT teams ran into each other: an orgy of technology, explosions, and gadgets.


Monday, November 7 2011

Air Conflicts: Secret Wars

Half of the challenge of games like this is determining where to shoot in order to hit a moving plane. Secret Wars does this for you.


NHL 12 [7.Oct.11]
Madden NFL 12 [12.Sep.11]
Dirt 3 [24.Jun.11]
Goldeneye 007 [15.Dec.10]
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NHL 2K10 [30.Oct.09]
Madden NFL 10 [11.Sep.09]
Punch-Out!! [22.Jul.09]
Deadly Creatures [1.Apr.09]
Skate It [14.Jan.09]
Quantum of Solace [10.Dec.08]
Wii Music [14.Nov.08]
Bun B: II Trill [25.Jun.08]

Blogs

Wednesday, January 25 2012

A Single Player Tutorial: Single Player Mode in 'Battlefield 3'

After settling into the competitive, online playing field of some games, I find all other functions of the game superfluous, especially single player mode.


Sunday, December 13 2009

NBA 2K10

NBA 2K10 - Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Wii [$59.99]


Thursday, November 20 2008

WiiWare: Tetris Party

A look at the latest iteration of Tetris via Nintendo's WiiWare.


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