HALLOWEEN FEEL IN LATEST MICROGAMING RELEASES

2 November 2007

Monsters, Aussies, Penguins, Deuces Wild Poker and a pub fruitie in new games for October


The customary monthly arrival of new online games from Microgaming includes five instead of the usual four releases in October, covering slots, VP and even a 'pub fruitie' game that gives players the chance to win through interactive skill.

In keeping with the Halloween season, the flagship game in the releases is Boogie Monsters, a colourful new 40 pay-line, 5 reel video slot with multiple reward opportunities. Players can mix it up with a rock ‘n roll witch, whacky werewolf, garish ghouls and a host of other zany characters in a slot that delivers spine-chilling sounds, a second screen bonus game, generous free spins and for the fortunate significant rewards.

The eerily glowing blue lamp and the chubby bats are the symbols for magic returns on this game. Rack up 3, 4 or 5 lamps and watch the free spins with major multiplier impact on winnings unfold in an new game recorded on the accumulative bonus meter.

And when 3, 4 or 5 bats flit onto the display, hang in for a real trip - there's the possibility of up to 100 times winnings and admission to the second screen bonus feature called Fat Bat Bonus. This takes the player into a haunted attic full of dusty hiding places for rotund bats. Shining a flashlight delivers a choice of 3 out of 12 of the creatures, with potential multiplier power of up to 60X.

Moving on to that big, bold and generous Australian continent downunder is the latest video slot to join the Microgaming games inventory - No Worries.

The striking theme of this 5 reel, 9 pay-line game is all Australian, replete with Kookaburras, Wombats, cuddly Koalas, laidback Kangaroos....and very profitable Free Spin boomerangs to multiply rewards. This is a true-blue Aussie video slot with it all - Wilds, Scatters, Free Spins, multiple multipliers and even a Gamble feature at the end of a Free Spin cycle. And there's an ice-cold Tinny with a hot 1x multiplier just waiting to fall onto the last reel and add more moolah.

Five Boomerangs across the reels trigger a generous Free Spin feature where up to 25 Free Spins can be won, and for those in the mood for some real gambling there's a Pick-a-Prize opportunity where the player can re-play Free Spins. By forfeiting original wins, the player gambles on improving the results in this option. Alternatively, players may prefer to collect on the original win….or take a flyer on a mystery prize that could be anywhere from 2x to 150x total bet.

VP players are catered for with the latest addition to the 4 hand Power Poker range at Microgaming - Bonus Deuces Wild. The game offers a maximum achievable win of 100 000.00, or a second highest reward of 64 000.00, Bonus Deuces Wild on a generous pay-table in a fast-moving game.

The growing popularity of the British “fruit machine” 3 reel 1 pay-line gaming style has prompted Microgaming to offer this more player-interactive and skilled form of entertainment in its latest game offering: You Lucky Barstard!

Spiced up with a major bonus feature that can offer 250x rewards, significant winnings up to 10 000.00 can be achieved through a combination of luck and player skill in an easy-to-use and fast moving game. Enhancing the thrills and interaction are typical skill features like nudge, nudge hold, nudge bank hold and nudge repeat.

Three black bars in a row trigger the bonus feature in this compelling game, where the bonus is built around a “skill-shot ladder”.

Branded with typically robust British humour, the theme of You Lucky Barstard is based on a slick television show, with the flashing lights and fast-talking host common to the genre and high quality sound effects and graphics.

Finally, the Path of the Penguin is a fun 5 reel 25 pay-line video slot that has a truly cool, if somewhat unlikely Ninja Penguin theme carried by comical artwork and backed by fast, smooth-running action with solid opportunities to win.

Blending a freezing fishy theme with a martial arts tradition is no mean feat, and the imaginative and vivid graphics on Path of the Penguin showcase an intriguing combination in characters such as the Nunchaku Squid, Samurai Walrus and Snowflake Shuriken!

Players will be hoping for the big win generators like the Ninja Penguin that runs Wild and links different symbols into wins, or the "Scatter" possibilities of the ice cube, which also acts as the gateway to the second screen bonus feature.

Spin up 3 or more ice cubes, and five free spins are immediately awarded, followed by entry to the bonus game where 5 very martial looking penguins await the player's order to smash up to three of the 5 ice cubes on display. The broken ice cubes will reveal either monetary prizes to be multiplied by the triggering bet, or more free spins where the rewards are tripled.

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