The Ultimate Classic vs. Exploding Balloons: the Choice Has Never Been Tougher
The battle between classicality and extraordinariness is as old as the world, and you will see yet another of its episodes in this week’s slot review.
Table of contents:
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Joker Chase from Platipus.
- Balloon Run Game from Spinmatic.
- Grand Wild Dragon 20 from Amatic Industries.
- Our verdict.
Joker Chase from Platipus
We are going to pick up this slot review from where we left last week, a fruit-themed slot that isn’t too laden with visual features but has a classic vibe that makes it very appealing to many players. Here you will find the all too familiar lucky sevens, cherries, plums, lemons, the “Bar,” and the diamond symbols, all of which participate in the formation of 243 paylines that pay from the leftmost. The return to player (RTP) is 95%, which is decent but slightly below the average across the industry, while the publisher claims that the variance here is high.
Joker Chase is characterized by an extensive betting range that goes from 0.4 mBTC to 400 mBTC, which makes this slot suitable for players with different levels of risk tolerance. The maximum payout amounts to 1760 times the total stake - not the highest of all the slots in our library but still enough to turn one’s life around. Joker Chase has three special symbols that are inherent to most slots: the substituting Wild, the free spins launching Scatter, and the re-spins triggering Bonus symbol.
Balloon Run Game from Spinmatic
And now we will move on from the slightly augmented classic to something unorthodox. Ballon Run Game isn’t your usual slot with reels, paylines, and special symbols. Here you will have to display a great deal of steadfastness, learn to listen to your intuition, and show the ability not to hesitate when your gut tells you to quit.
The gist of the game from Spinmatic is quite simple: upon bet placement, you see the air balloon being launched in the upward trajectory, with the multiplier growing constantly while the balloon remains in the air. During a single game, the player can place up to four bets in the range between 0.1 mBTC and 1000 mBTC. The payout is made instantly after the push of the “Cash Out” button. The longer you wait before cashing out, the higher is the payout, though keep in mind that if the balloon explodes before you claim the multiplier, the bet would be lost.
Grand Wild Dragon 20 from Amatic Industries
Since Chinese New Year is less than a week away, we decided to make room for an Asia-themed slot in this week’s selection. Just like the first one we’ve reviewed, Grand Dragon 20 is the game for those who cherish simplicity and classicality. The slot has a familiar setup of 5 reels and 20 paylines, with the betting range of 0.2 mBTC - 100 mBTC - nothing fancy, just a good old classic. However, its RTP of 97.02% is higher than most slots can offer. The maximum payout is 1,000 times the total stake.
The entire gameplay is centered around one of the two special symbols present in the game: the Dragon Wild, which is a substituting symbol that doubles the payout from replaced symbols and also expands onto an entire reel, providing additional bonuses. There is also a Scatter symbol (the Pearl) that pays from any position. The player also has a chance to double the winning by playing the “Gamble” feature where he needs to choose the correct suit of a card.
Our verdict
We decided against choosing the best slot of the week this time around because it’s impossible to compare the ultimate classic with something conceptually different than most slots. Therefore, we leave it for you to decide whether to taste the familiar fruits or to fly the unpredictable balloon.