Iron Dog Studio climbed to the top of the beanstalk and claimed the first summer Slot of the Week with its fairytale adventure Megways Jack.
At the left side of the reel hands the harp which, in the base game, can randomly award either four extra wilds on tumbles, up to a five times multiplier, three extra positions on the beanstalk or the cloud or trigger a respin without losing the beanstalk position.
During Free Spins, every four steps the player takes delivers additional Free Spins or increases the starting Multiplier while sequences of more than four wins will add yet more Free Spins.
“Megaways Jack takes players on a big-win adventure, allowing them to collect treasures and prizes via the game’s wide range of bonus features and massive max payout potential,” commented Kevin Reid, CCO at Iron Dog Studio parent company, 1X2 Network
“This is combined with incredible design and authentic sound to create a striking slot that delivers a thrilling and hugely entertaining player experience.”
Up next was Reel Hero, Wazdan’s five-reel, 20 payline futuristic superhero-themed slot.
During the game, the Altiera bonus shoots random Wild symbols with a plasma gun and awards addition wins once hit. Rich’s bonus hacks the reel system, when the bonus is activated it expands a wild symbol to cover the entire reel and lock it for a free re-spin.
Victoria shifts the reels to the right and sets the first reel in motion to create a new winning combination. The fourth and final character, Jax, uses a super-sonic weapon to shoot winning symbols out of the reels to create a new winning combination.
“Reel Hero is a highly entertaining slot game with a futuristic feel that players of all backgrounds can enjoy.
“With a rich narrative, many unique bonuses and the very best of Wazdan’s tech expertise weaved into Reel Hero, we’re expecting it to quickly rise the ranks as a player and operator favourite.” Andrzej Hyla, head of sales at Wazdan noted.
The third Slot of the Week in June was Big Time Gaming’s Star Cluster which introduced the company’s Megaclusters mechanic.
This 4×4 grid has 16 tiles which can break into a maximum of 64 during Star Cluster’s Megaclusters mode.
With the Megaclusters mechanic, each symbol that forms part of a winning combo will split into four smaller symbols to create even more Megaclusters. Additionally when combo’s appear within these smaller symbols, they explode and new tiles fall into place until the combo dries up.
During the Free Spins round, which is triggered when five or more reactions occur simultaneously, the grid expands to an 8×8 grid. Once the round commences, two Free Spins are awarded to the player with an additional spin gained for any extra reactions.
“We believe that Megacluster is quite literally a game changer in the online casino space and we’re delighted that it’s received a great reception from reviewers. Expect to see this mechanic feature in more BTG games in the future.” stated Nik Robinson, CEO at Big Time Gaming.
The final Slot of the Week for June was NetEnt’s five-reel, criminal underworld-themed title, Cash Noire.
Based in the crime-ridden streets of San Cayetano, NetEnt brought a new twist to its Avalanche feature which removes winning symbols from the reels when they land to make space for new symbols.
Furthermore, the title includes a Mystery symbol which is the bank vault. This symbol appears anywhere in the game during regular or free spins. When the symbol lands outside the Crime Zone, it transforms into a random symbol from the paytable.
During the free spins, the City Chase Map is included with a multiplier starting at x1. Symbols in the Crime Zone light up locations on the Chase Map. Every seven locations activated increases the multiplier by one for the next spin.
Andy Whitworth, NetEnt chief commercial officer, exclaimed: “Cash Noire is a mechanically thrilling game set against the backdrop of a murder mystery that will leave players on the edge of their seats.
“With the return of Avalanche and a strong feature set which ramps up to solve the crime, the gameplay has huge engagement and retention potential and we look forward to it being enjoyed by a wide variety of players.”
