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Three new games was just released by MG today in their usual monthly shipment.
First there is a 'fruit slot' which is not new actually. I have seen "Cash 'n' Curry" at Ladbrokes almost one year ago. I have played it, but as always I did not like it. I am not much into these 'fruit slots'. They are low variance and I am not sure payout% is as high as the normal slots.
The usual VP release was also nothing special. Double Double Bonus VP that can now be played with 4-hands instead of one. Again I am mystified why they can not offer all VP games at 4/10/50 play at once.
The third game was the new 5-reel 'Hitman' Video-slot, and these I am really into - so a few words about that one.
Hitman:
15 linie
Medium variance
When you see the intro for the slot, you know something new is comming. Until now all intro has been in the MG cartoonish style which I happen to like actually. But changes can be for the better and it this case it definately was. If MG had used the old cartoonish style and you had play the slot, you would know it would have been way out of place. Instead the intro uses very realistic graphics just as you see in the computer game and the slot.
After taking a few spins you will realize this is a new experience. The sounds are all new and fits perfect to both a slot and the theme and the graphics are the best I have soon so far in both online slots and B&M slots(I have not been in Vegas for 2 years though).
'Hitman' does not use the 9TJQKA symbols. Instead they are used to bind the theme together. All low pay symbols are assasination weapons instead. And for the first time MG released the slot with a more 'adult' theme. ( "Loaded" comming in second)
Spinning it feels really smooth, maybe the black layout and realistic graphics improves this feeling. So technically(software) I believe this slot is superior to the earlier MG slots and also other casino software providers.
The slot only has wild on reel 2,3 and 4 and they always expand to fill the reel just as in "Enchanted Unicorn" from Wagerworks. But the wild does not multiply winnings in 'Hitman'. Expanding wilds are one of my favorite mechanics though it is not a new one.
The expansion animation is interesting. If you get two expanding reels next to each other, you will see a new animations using the full size of the two reels. I did not manage to get three expanding wilds but I guess you will see another animation using all three reels.
There are three features in the slot:
Freespin:
3 scatters gives 18 free-spins with *2 multiplier. They can NOT be retriggered and also sadly there is no paytable for the scatters. I did not manage to hit any of the feature during free spins, but I am sure winnings from the picking games are not multiplied by 2. Tell me if I am wrong.
Picking game - reveal prize:
There are special bonus symbols only on reel 1,2 and 3. If you get all 3 symbols you get a picking game where you have to select
one of the scatters and a price is revealed. It is very similar to the "Mad Hatters" picking game, except you can only get 3
bonus symbols. The winnings seems to be from *2 to *20 bet-size. But most of the time the highest win is just around *8 bet size.
This feature is not that hard to get and it is also not very interesting because you winnings are so limited.
Picking game - assassinate:
There are special bonus symbol only on reel 3,4 and 5. If you get all of them you trigger another much more interesting picking game. First you have to pick one of 5 target. Each target has a minimum win and maximum win showing (always the same with same bet size) but the variance increases from left to right. So picking the left one will give a better worst-case win but maximum win is not as high as the others. On the other hand picking the one to the right gives the highest maximum win but also the lowest minimum win. So it is up to you how much you want to gamble. The different minimum wins are not that much different, but very often you will get a win very close to the minimum value. After you have picked one and winnings are revealed a random multiplier from *2 to *6 is applied. This is what makes this feature interesting since you now actually can win a big prize from a picking game.´So this is one of the better picking game. Still no picking game
beats 'The 50000 Pyramid'.
This feature is harder to get, but it can also pay a lot more of course. When playing this feature it actually feel like you are making a choice in the Hitman computer game because the graphics are more like what you encounter in a game than in a slot. It is very nice implemented and a good use of the theme.
Highest win on a payline is on 4000*line bet. But because of the expanding wilds you can hit this win three times if with 3 expanding wilds. Big wins from this slot will most often be from 3 expanding wilds and a few from the assassination bonus game.
This slot made it into my favorite list. Basically there is nothing new about the slot: A theme, freespins, expanding wilds and picking games.
All of this has been seen before over and over, but in 'Hitman' all of these are just done very good. I do miss the wilds on reel 1 and 5 (non-expanding) and I am not that happy about the feature 1 picking game. It can never pay much and the bonus symbols keeps getting into the way for other wins.
But they did not make this slot to please me, but instead target the masses, which they did. This slot has most of the features people know from other slot in the same slot and it is nicely done, so it will be popular.
My message is still the same to MG: invent some new mechanics instead of stealing and re-using.
My favorite MG slots
#1 Isis
#2 Mad Hatters
#3 Hitman
#4 Avalon
#5 Mega Moolah
#6 Moonshine
#7 Harvey's
#8 Loaded
#9 Thunderstruck
Earlier reviews:
February 2007: http://www.casinomeister.com/forums/...ry-2007-a.html
January 2007: http://www.casinomeister.com/forums/...ry-2007-a.html
December 2006: http://www.casinomeister.com/forums/...-december.html
November 2006: http://www.casinomeister.com/forums/...ga-moolah.html
October 2006: http://www.casinomeister.com/forums/...s-october.html
September 2006: http://www.casinomeister.com/forums/...september.html
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