FirstLookGames.com has just published its preview of games hitting your favorite online casinos in the coming weeks. Here are three to watch for. You’ll note that the return-to-player percentages are sometimes listed here as ranges.
That’s the range offered by the game developer. Most of the online casinos pick an RTP number close to 95-96 percent on the vast majority of games. The RTP, or “Return to Player” percentage, reflects the percentage of all wagers on a game that are returned, collectively, to players as wins. It is also known as the payback percentage.
Blazin’ Hot 7s Bigger Bonus on Fire
The Blazing 7s brand is legendary in the casinos among traditional three-reel slot machines. Light & Wonder has taken the venerable brand to five-reel video with Blazin’ Hot 7s Bigger Bonus. The game will debut September 21 and has an RTP of between 87% to 96%.
This game is a follow-up to the company’s Blazin’ Hot 7s Big Bonus. It is a five-reel, 20-line game with a classic fruit theme. The famous Blazing 7s symbols are wild, appearing on all but the first reel.
Three or more bonus symbols on the reels trigger eight to 12 free games. On each free spin, one of the paying symbols—fruit, a star, a bar, a 7—appears as a “Goliath” symbol, covering a three-by-three block of reel positions. Adjacent like symbols can easily result in wins on multiple pay lines.
The Goliath symbols aren’t always fully visible on the reels when they land, but it’s a good feature, and it gives you something to watch for.
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Lucky Buddha Highlights Asian Art Themes
Lucky Buddha, developed by King Show Games, focuses on themes of Asian culture and religion. It is a five-reel, 25-line game with beautiful Asian-themed art. It came out on September 12 and has an RTP of between 87.88% to 95.99%.
The background reflects a Chinese palace or temple, with Chinese lamps and gold decorations. In the primary game, the Lucky Buddha Wild symbol can have multiplier sub-symbols attached that multiply the pay in winning combinations by 5X, 8X, 9X or 10X.
The base game also includes “Repeating Win Multipliers.” When appearing in a line win, the multiplier will stick for a random number of spins.
There are two bonus events, a free-spin event and a Bonus Wheel that awards credits and multipliers.
Kangaroo King Jumps Out with Big Bonuses
Kangaroo King, developed by Stakelogic, was released September 14 and has an RTP of 96%.
This five-reel, 15-line outback-themed game features a central boxing kangaroo character. In the primary game, the kangaroo appears, punching symbols to turn them into Kangaroo Wild symbols. The wild symbols also are available on any reel during the base game.
Kangaroo Wilds can move to adjoining symbols, leaving a trail of wild symbols as they move. The win is evaluated when the wild kangaroo stops moving.
Three, four or five bonus scatter symbols trigger seven, 10 or 15 free spins, respectively. The Kangaroo Wild symbol is locked on the reels for the entire free-spin round, and moves one position on each spin, guaranteeing multiple wilds for every free spin.
Next to the grid is the Expanding Trail, showing the nine pay symbols divided into four sections. The first section is active, or “highlighted.” The others are inactive. When wins occur with all symbols in the current active section, the “trail” is complete, and the Kangaroo Wild increases in size for extra free spins.
When the first section is complete, the Kangaroo Wild expands to two-by two and three free spins are awarded. It continues growing as more sections are complete, up to a maximum five-by-five block of wild symbols.
There is an option for the player to buy free spins, but starting at 100 times the bet for seven spins, it’s a bit pricey.
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