SLOTS GALORE IN FEBRUARY GAME RELEASES FROM MICROGAMING

8 February 2008

From Mardi Gras to Chinese New Year – this month’s selection covers a wide range of gamestyles and themes


The Isle of Man online gambling software developer Microgaming has released five video slots in its regular monthly additions to a gaming inventory that now numbers almost 400 games.

Marking the start of the Year of the Rat on the Chinese calendar is HAPPY NEW YEAR – a 3 reel, 5 pay-line video slot, designed to bring good fortune to Asian players. Featuring the traditional loud fireworks, lanterns and knots, together with an emphasis on the lucky colour red, this game comes with high quality graphics on a fast, smooth and well proved slot platform.

Rooted in the ancient mythology of the Nian, a sea monster much feared in ancient times, the symbols ward off peril with loud noises, incantations and the colour red in this powerful entertainer that can deliver new year good fortune to the tune of 60 000 credits. Bet for as little as 1.00 or as much as 125.00 for action-packed fun and generous rewards when Chúxì (year change) good fortune strikes!

In somewhat more frivolous mood is BIG BREAK, a 5 reel, 15 pay-line video slot with the strong pull of the beach and the magic wave of wins that gives this fun new game its title. Playing this one is as exciting as catching a thrilling ride on a monster breaker in Hawaii...and there's the possibility of scooping up rewards as high as 75 000.00 on the way in!

With three ways to win - Lucky Break, Big Break and Munky Wax - the game is full of free spins with more spins within, multipliers and bonuses. This ocean full of action is wrapped in a comical surfing simians theme carried by vivid and colourful graphics depicting a tropical paradise surfing spot.

The amusing second screen bonus feature is triggered when those mischievous monkeys appear across the five reels, opening up a further beach scene where the player is invited to grab a board and ride the tide, using skill-stop interactivity to select the biggest multiplier reward - do this right and multipliers up to a significant 50x are achievable.

Colourful parrots and a bag of birdseed are the order of the day in Microgaming’s zany video slot SHIVER ME FEATHERS! But you won’t have to look far for the treasure here as this Treasure Island can yield up to 150 000.00! The comedic theme for this new 5 reel, 25 pay-line quality video slot is piracy with an avian twist as Captain Jack Parrot and his brilliantly plumed crew join players in a hunt for the best treasure chests, free spins and games.

Whenever the bulging treasure chest appears on reels 1 and 5, players can win up to 15 free spins. And whenever Captain Jack appears, he substitutes for all other symbols other than the treasure chest, opening the way to winning opportunities.

The treasure chest is not just a top-paying scatter in this game, as it can open up the bonus feature where players have a choice of three gold chests which determine multiplier levels and three red chests which determine the number of free spins awarded.

Microgaming's fourth release for February takes the player to New Orleans with MARDI GRAS FEVER, a big 5 reel, 20 pay-line video slot that salutes the city of elegant wrought iron balconies, riverboats and jazz. Mardi Gras is all about music, parades, picnics, floats, excitement ... and one big holiday in New Orleans. Everyone wears purple, green, and gold; adorned with long strings of beads caught from the massive and beautifully decorated parade floats.

Outstanding graphics catch the fever and encourage players to go after the substantial winning opportunities this major game presents, with up to 5 Free Spins with 10x multipliers, a bonus pick of 3 from 12 shuttered windows on the famous Bourbon Street and some of the most exciting slot action available on the Internet.

The base game in this fine presentation offers a possible return of 10 000.00, which can grow by a factor of 10 with freespins, whilst a further 6000.00 is achievable in bonus prizes.

Man's best friend features in the final game for February, K9 CAPERS, a 5 reel, 30 pay-line video slot in which players help a dog called Butch to find his Parisienne poodle mate Fi Fi. Players can boost their bet 100x, and the total winnings on the game can be doubled or even quadrupled on a color and suit Gamble feature.

Adding to the possibilities is a special expanding Wild, triggered when Butch appears on the 3rd reel. But Fi Fi is the one to look for in this game - literally. When three or more of the feminine poodle appear it opens up the bonus second screen game - a garden where the player has four chances to find Fi Fi's hiding place. The fewer attempts to find the poodle, the higher the reward. Find her in one and the bet is multiplied by 100x; in two by 25x; three by 10x and 4 by 3x.

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