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Tips Ghostbusters - new slot from IGT

Christoff said:
Low variance slot but great entertainment wise :)
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Pretty typical of a movie-themed slot to be honest...built primarily to entertain, does a pretty decent job of it too but, as you say, definitely not a game that's going to appeal to those looking for the "big win" adrenaline rush. :p I played it for hours making the video and by the end of it I was reading a magazine simultaneously lol.

The Stay Puft bonus with sticky (sic) wilds is the highlight - the Ballroom Busters bonus is a bit "meh" after you've seen it once. The random wild reels is OK but lots of small wins to keep you playing.
 
sapit222 said:
92,5% - 94,5% payback (a bit low maybe?).
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Is this a new low for IGT in RTP terms?

94.5% as the highest possible RTP setting isn't something I can remember seeing before.
 
chuzzleaddict said:
I tried to test this new slot out today and it would not load for me on BetFred OR on GetMinted! It got to 100% loading then just stopped doing anything. Alas, I will probably try again another day!:p
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Let me save you the trouble, it's not very good.
 
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I tend to agree that big named slot brands (Film/TV shows/etc.,) will have a lower RTP than expected. The only reason to play these games is to hit the bonus rounds and watch the film clips, right? :D
 
Played this for the first time last night - almost by accident: I logged in to Sky Vegas to deposit & play the Deal or No Deal slot - but discovered I had something between £50 - 60 in my account that I had obviously forgotten about! Then I saw the prominent banner for Ghostbusters so decided to give it a whirl...
I started off with £1 spins and it seemed to be playing OK, so I gradually increased to £2.50 and finally quite a few spins at £5! But the wins kept coming, and as you can see in this series of screenshots, my balance gradually rose from £50-odd to £500-odd :thumbsup:

I didn't hit any mega wins - I think the best was only around bet x42 - but these medium wins were hitting regularly enough to raise my bank.
Regular wins in normal spins are pretty pathetic as you would expect; with 2 bonus features and 4 mystery features - most of the RTP comes from them.
I only managed to get the Stay Puft free-spins once (in about 1000 spins), but they didn't pay great. (And I cocked-up & lost the screenshot).

So here we go, first the random "Wild Sliming" which turned the first 2 reels wild:

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A good Ballroom Bonus (£2.50 spin):

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The other side of the coin - a shot which REALLY SUCKS! Three reels turned wild - no wins... :mad:

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The Random, Spreading Wild feature is one I like a lot!

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Another Ballroom Bonus from a £5 spin took my bank over £500!

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First impressions - obviously GREAT!
I bet it's crap next time I play it though...

KK
 
If you're prepared to increase your bet size as you did there KK (by 500%, in fact!), then yes, like any low variance slot it's possible to achieve a nice profit.

However, for low-rollers it's pretty much going to be death by a thousand cuts, especially with that seriously crummy RTP added into the mix.
 
What Bryan, Choppy said, like any themed slot, the money for it's license has to come from somewhere, i've had some nice hits from it, but, if themed slots are your thing Star Trek Against All Odds does it for me, I swear the bonus round on this slot is completely different every time, themed slots seem to be all the fashion atm, maybe it's about time NetEnt released one, their last themed slot was a major flop imo (Scarface). They could however revamp Disco Spins by introducing John Travolta as a new character and turn it into Saturday Night Fever, i'm sure this would entice Nifty to don his white suit and dance for us ;).
 
For what it's worth, I know first hand that the land based version of this slot sucks. Extremely low variance and a specialist into spending its RTP by giving 10% to 300% of your stake back on every spin. The features are low paying too. Awful.
 
Played this slot today for the first time ever! The game isn't available at our only casino in Melbourne (Australia) their game selection sucks! But I found this game at a venue close to my house today and I've gotta say this game is awesome! 3D, Random Wilds, Extra Wilds on free spins sounds like a MG game (only it pays). The feature did seem to take a while to get and overall the game seemed lower variance. I got the bonus with the free spins (I didn't get the other bonus so I can't really comment on that) paid me $150 on a $1.20 bet and every single free spin I was like 'one more wild please'.

Not only am I a major fan of the movie (both movies) but I'm also now a fan of this game :)
 
mrmark21 said:
Played this slot today for the first time ever! The game isn't available at our only casino in Melbourne (Australia) their game selection sucks! But I found this game at a venue close to my house today and I've gotta say this game is awesome! 3D, Random Wilds, Extra Wilds on free spins sounds like a MG game (only it pays). The feature did seem to take a while to get and overall the game seemed lower variance. I got the bonus with the free spins (I didn't get the other bonus so I can't really comment on that) paid me $150 on a $1.20 bet and every single free spin I was like 'one more wild please'.

Not only am I a major fan of the movie (both movies) but I'm also now a fan of this game :)
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The game looks really cool in the landbased casinos but unfortunately the payout in basic spins is incredibly bad...
 
mrmark21 said:
Played this slot today for the first time ever! The game isn't available at our only casino in Melbourne (Australia) their game selection sucks! But I found this game at a venue close to my house today and I've gotta say this game is awesome! 3D, Random Wilds, Extra Wilds on free spins sounds like a MG game (only it pays). The feature did seem to take a while to get and overall the game seemed lower variance. I got the bonus with the free spins (I didn't get the other bonus so I can't really comment on that) paid me $150 on a $1.20 bet and every single free spin I was like 'one more wild please'.

Not only am I a major fan of the movie (both movies) but I'm also now a fan of this game :)
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You have a weird taste in slots. This one is awful. Impossible to hit 100x+ and really hard to trigger any of the bonuses. 60 % of the stake goes to "features", which also doesn't pay anything.

IGT are one of the worst softwares out there, IMO. Low RTP, impossible to hit anything and slots are very slow to play.
 
hoff1985 said:
The game looks really cool in the landbased casinos but unfortunately the payout in basic spins is incredibly bad...
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I agree 100%. I noticed the pays were really small every time I got 5OAK of the character symbols. I thought the random feature was really good to see on a land based slot as being in Melbourne (Australia) our selection of slots are generally quite poor. I won a couple of times on the random wilds nothing really good but decent. My good win came during the free spins I got a re-trigger on those. I was having a chat with a few people that were standing around watching the free spins play out. The graphics are good as well. I've never played a 3D slot before :)

PCJACKPOT2008 said:
You have a weird taste in slots. This one is awful. Impossible to hit 100x+ and really hard to trigger any of the bonuses. 60 % of the stake goes to "features", which also doesn't pay anything.

IGT are one of the worst softwares out there, IMO. Low RTP, impossible to hit anything and slots are very slow to play.
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I think it was more the nostalgia! I'm a real dork when it comes to Ghost Busters :o The game seemed to pay well during the free spins though. I won a 100x my bet well actually I won a bit more than that. The game does seem overall low variance though. I don't mind I'll gladly chuck a few hundred into a slot that's based on something I'm a fan of. Hell IGT was probably banking on that! ;)
 
Hi peeps, I cannot be botherd reading the thread, al I no that machine done me in many of times, and its to slow, Going to cap[ture ghost and your there for time, Im sure thers a bonus extra fir more cash, stupid machine :)
 
PCJACKPOT2008 said:
IGT are one of the worst softwares out there, IMO. Low RTP, impossible to hit anything and slots are very slow to play.
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I agree that IGT are falling behind, especially in online where most new games are just clones of older ones or relatively boring, but it's inaccurate to say that their RTP is lower than other developers. On the whole it's pretty comparable. Ghostbusters itself is between 92.5 & 94.5%.
 
Simmo! said:
it's inaccurate to say that their RTP is lower than other developers. On the whole it's pretty comparable. Ghostbusters itself is between 92.5 & 94.5%.
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This is poor for online slots where a proper RTP is in the 95.5% to 97.5% range (which is where most games at NetEnt and MGS are sitting).

I'm actually surprised that the big players in B&M casinos haven't been able to correctly adapt their product online. IGT is a prime example, but even WMS online isn't on par with their real slots. Same with Aristocrat, their online slots don't look as good, don't run as smooth and still carry the lower B&M RTP's.

Not impressed by the big boys here but I guess that it's not their primary market so they don't really care.
 
played it in Australian venue

had a fw shot at the venue version rtp was before the change to 84% so it was at 88%
eats cash here in general not a big payout during normal play and jackpot trigger happens regularly
just another land casino money eater here but entertaining with nice features
shame i can play it online with a decent rtp
 
randomiam said:
had a fw shot at the venue version rtp was before the change to 84% so it was at 88%
eats cash here in general not a big payout during normal play and jackpot trigger happens regularly
just another land casino money eater here but entertaining with nice features
shame i can play it online with a decent rtp
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Afaik, the 84% RTP drop has only been discussed, not implemented.
 
randomiam said:
had a fw shot at the venue version rtp was before the change to 84% so it was at 88%
eats cash here in general not a big payout during normal play and jackpot trigger happens regularly
just another land casino money eater here but entertaining with nice features
shame i can play it online with a decent rtp
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I've been checking the information screens regularly at my local. There has been no change (as of yet). I wonder if the venues will be stupid enough to make the change to 84%. I'm not that concerned because my local venue already has a higher RTP on their slots than what's legally required. They have 89% on their 1c machines and some of their 5c machines are set to 95%. That's including the jackpots. I think (or hope) most places will have enough brains to realize that making the RTP lower will result in less profit because no one will be playing the machines...

Oh I wish that I could play IGT online :)
 
Balthazar said:
This is poor for online slots where a proper RTP is in the 95.5% to 97.5% range (which is where most games at NetEnt and MGS are sitting).

I'm actually surprised that the big players in B&M casinos haven't been able to correctly adapt their product online. IGT is a prime example, but even WMS online isn't on par with their real slots. Same with Aristocrat, their online slots don't look as good, don't run as smooth and still carry the lower B&M RTP's.

Not impressed by the big boys here but I guess that it's not their primary market so they don't really care.
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Most of IGT's games go to the right side of 95% too but unlike Net Ent & MGS, they do a range of RTP's while the others are fixed. Ghostbusters is lower as it's both branded and low variance. For example, the Playtech Marvel 50-line games are all around 92% while their higher-variance 20/25 line counterparts are closer to 95%. As a rough guide, the higher the variance of a branded game, the higher the RTP.
 
Just My Opinion.......

Hiya,

I hate Ghostbusters slot for what it's worth; never seems to spin properly and I've never had an ounce of decent luck with it. That being said however, as we all know, any slot using any software can go bonkers. :D
 
Ghostbusters is a big let down,the stay puff feature is the only decent thing on it but that is hard to get.

IGT have acquired the rights to some big branded slots and they have unique and fun features. Its just a pity all the slots seem to run off the same payout structure. They all have loads of small wins and a 100xbet is an achievement in itself, anything above 500x is very rare.

Cleopatra was my favourite when I started to play online but maybe someone can explain this to me, why is there so many different looking versions of it?
 
Greigssy said:
Cleopatra was my favourite when I started to play online but maybe someone can explain this to me, why is there so many different looking versions of it?
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There are 3 that I am aware of. All are identical in game play and have the same RTP (95.015) afaik while two are identical in in-game graphics. One of these two runs from IGT's own servers (RGS) while the other is a stand-alone development designed to run on the casino's own servers and thus is usually found on "Games" tabs. The third is a re-vamped version - simply upgraded graphics and minor adjustments to the way it looks and spins - not as much fun IMO.
 
Yeah I prefer the small symbols and faster spin version seems to run a lot smoother than the big icon rough graphic type one.
Ive seen different setups of Playtechs Great Blue,but I think this is customised for the casino.
 
Simmo! said:
MAs a rough guide, the higher the variance of a branded game, the higher the RTP.
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Balthazar said:
Why is the RTP lower on a low variance slot? To reduce play time?
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I'm refering to "branded" slots here just to clarify but to be honest, I don't know the answer. Were I to guess, its is probably because the licensing deal with the brand owner creates added expense which is recouped through a slightly lower RTP which is unnoticeable to the player but over millions of spins, impacts the profit margin.

I'd imagine a slots developer would prefer to give players higher variance games but the danger here is that a brand name could be damaged if too many players - perhaps not fully understanding variance - post negative feedback regarding payouts. It's probably a fine balancing act.
 
Simmo! said:
I'm refering to "branded" slots here just to clarify but to be honest, I don't know the answer. Were I to guess, its is probably because the licensing deal with the brand owner creates added expense which is recouped through a slightly lower RTP which is unnoticeable to the player but over millions of spins, impacts the profit margin.
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I'll have to disagree with you here. It doesn't take millions of spins to notice a lower RTP on a low variance slot with low volatility. After a mere 100 spins at $1/spin, your balance will end up on average $3 or $4 lower than it would be with a higher RTP. Since a proper session is usually much more than 100 spins, it will sting and you will feel it.

For example, people who were playing Jackpot Party games at 92% felt the difference when they were playing the same WMS games at the full 95% elsewhere.
 
Gotta agree with kasinoking ghostbusters can throw features at you like crazy but getting 50x+ is rare, the random wild feature in normal play can pay really nice but its really rare it shows up though, made a 200 deposits into 2000+ on it just by slowly upping bet.

But when its cold it eat your bankroll really fast.
 

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