Another week has flown by and slot releases continue to bombard the CasinoBeats inbox. Rounding up some of the industry’s latest releases, this week’s selection includes Californian craziness from High 5 Games, an age-old question asked by Realistic Games and Wild West wonders with Betsoft.
Hollywood Queen – High 5 Games
Los Angeles was the destination for High 5 Games’ latest slot release, presenting a 6×4 reel slot with 466-paylines and a maximum win of up to x4,187 the player’s preferred wager. The slot has medium volatility with an RTP of 96 per cent.
Low value symbols are represented by fives, Jacks, Queens, Kings and Aces. If the right number of paying combinations land on one spin, these symbols can offer between x0.011 and x1.1 the player’s bet.
Next up, paparazzi workers, men wearing hats and cigar-smoking men depict the medium value symbols, offering between x0.033 and x4.4 the player’s preferred wager.
High value symbols come in the form of glamorous Hollywood actresses, providing wins between x0.088 and x5.5 the chosen stake.
Also, jackpot cinema reel symbols can appear, awarding enhanced wins between x0.27 and x22 the player’s bet.
Bonus car scatters can also drop into play on reels three, four and five, triggering the free spins feature when three or more land on the same spin. This can award either eight, 10 or 12 free spins.
Additionally, wild film camera symbols are available on reels two through six, substituting for all symbols other than the bonus car scatters.
Wilds can also appear with arrow symbols, which always point to the left, causing the wild to expand across the cells to its left. These expanding wilds can only appear on reels three, four and five.
During the free spins game mode, all bonus scatters transform into wild symbols to increase the bonus game’s win potential, but the free spins cannot be retriggered.
Chicken or the Egg – Realistic Games
Realistic Games asked an age-old question in its latest farmyard-themed slot title, presenting players with a 5×3 reel board that has 10-paylines and a maximum win of x10,000. While using an RTP of 96.19 per cent, the game has medium-high volatility.
Alice Timson, Head of Account Management at Realistic Games, stated: “Chicken or the Egg encapsulates our ambitions as a provider – its multifaceted bonus round will keep players entertained long after its launch window and the fun visuals along with easy to understand but surprisingly deep mechanics will be a draw for new and established slot enthusiasts.
“The slot’s free spin round can be enhanced during play through retriggers and unlocking the opposite bonus, which will be played simultaneously providing unique gameplay that we are confident players will enjoy.”
Two scatters are available in this slot, with chicken scatters and egg scatters. Landing three or more of the same scatters on one spin will activate the respective symbol’s free spins feature.
Landing three, four or five chicken or egg scatters on the same spin will award eight, 10 or 12 free spins in the chicken game mode or the egg game mode, respectively.
When dropping into play, all chicken and egg scatter symbols will display monetary values ranging from x1 to x1,000 the player’s stake.
When three or more identical scatters land on the same spin, the displayed prize values will be awarded to the player before the free spins feature begins.
These scatter values will then be collected throughout the free spins game mode.
Players can buy access to either the chicken or the egg free spins game mode for x69 their stake, which randomly chooses which feature to activate.
Take the Vault Hold & Win – Betsoft
Prepare for a Mexican stand-off as Betsoft took players to the Wild West with its new release, showcasing a 5×4 reel slot with 75-paylines. The slot offers a maximum win of x1,327 while using high volatility.
Fernando Van Velzen, Head of Account Management at Betsoft, commented: “Take the Vault – Hold & Win is not just a game; it’s an adventure into the heart of the Wild West, promising players not only a chance at significant wins but also an immersive experience that captures the essence of what a Betsoft game is.”
Bonus saloon door scatters can drop into play on reels two, three and four, triggering 15 free spins when three land on the same spin.
For the free spins feature, either five, seven or 10 wilds will appear as the feature begins, staying on the board for every spin but moving to new positions.
Players can buy access to the free spins feature for the price of x100 their stake.
Special bandit symbols can appear on any reel, leaving behind a dynamite stick each time they do drop into play. On every tenth base game spin, the cells marked with dynamite sticks will transform into wild symbols.
These wild symbols will substitute for all symbols other than golden bank vaults and bonus saloon door scatters. They can also appear as x5 wilds, multiplying each payline win they contribute to by five.
Golden bank vault prize symbols are available on all reels, displaying monetary values from x2 to x35 the chosen bet or jackpot values of mini (x50), minor (x100), major (x500) or grand (x1,000).
Landing six or more golden bank vaults on the same spin will activate the hold-and-win game mode.
In the hold-and-win feature, players are given three spins to land as many golden bank vault prize symbols on the reels as possible.
Each additional golden bank vault symbol that appears will reset the number of spins to three, with players receiving the accumulated value of all prizes that drop into play throughout the feature once all three spins have been completed.
Sweetopia Royale – Relax Gaming
Relax Gaming implemented cluster-pays in a candyland setting for its latest slot, using a 7×7 reel board and offering wins up to x5,000 the player’s stake. This sugary slot title has high volatility with an RTP of 96.1 per cent.
Shelley Hannah, CPO at Relax Gaming, commented: “Relax Gaming has gained a strong reputation for developing slots that are filled to the brim with gripping features and mechanics and Sweetopia Royale is no exception. Boasting a multitude of ways to win we are confident this sweet cluster pays slot will be a huge hit with operators and players alike.”
To form winning combinations in this slot, players must land four or more identical symbols adjacent to one another. Cluster combinations can pay out prizes for up to 49 individual symbols in one cluster.
Additionally, each winning combination that is formed will trigger a re-spin feature, in which the winning combination stays sticky on the reels while the rest of the board re-spins.
This feature will be repeated if the re-spin causes another symbol to contribute to the initial cluster win, or if a new cluster win is formed.
When re-spins occur, one of three random features can be activated, including the candy cannon. This causes two to eight symbols that match the initial cluster win to be placed across the board.
The sweet upgrade feature is also available after re-spins, upgrading the initial cluster’s symbols and any matching symbols across the board to the next highest-value symbol in the paytable.
Furthermore, the candy cluster feature causes any identical symbols that are in the same reel or row as the initial winning cluster to be drawn towards and added to the cluster.
On random spins and in re-spins, two features can occur to increase the win potential. The sweet surprise feature launches 2×2, 3×3 or 4×4-sized cookie symbols onto the board, which will reveal identical paytable or coin symbols.
Meanwhile, the lucky re-spin feature will occur after a winning cluster is formed and the first re-spin is unsuccessful. This lucky re-spin will cause only the cells surrounding the cluster win to re-spin.
In the candy coin re-spin feature, all of the aforementioned features can occur to add more coins to the cluster win. Once all re-spins have been completed, the sum of all coins will be added together and paid out.
For the free spins game mode, every five re-spins that occur will award one additional free spin, while upgrading one of the candy cannon, sweet upgrade or candy cluster features.
Two of these features can be upgraded up to five times, with the candy cannon and sweet upgrade repeating their feature twice, three, four or five times, depending on how many upgrades the feature has received.
However, the candy cluster can only be upgraded once, which causes it to transform every symbol in rows or reels adjacent to winning clusters to transform into the cluster’s symbols before moving towards and contributing to the cluster.
