Software: Microgaming · Score: 9.43/10
This slot game combines some amazing graphics and sounds that are seamlessly integrated with the animation to help you relive your favorite summer holiday complete with swimming pool and picnics. The symbols are all in 3D which only helps to enhance this effect. The whole soundtrack and the animation of this game are solely based on the theme which depicts a day out in the summer. There has also been a lot of care taken to ensure that all the finer details of the graphics and animation have been smoothed out to provide for glitch-free and seamless game-play. Full Review - Summer Holiday (9.43)
The game has a total of 12 symbols that are divided into three groups. These groups are determined according to the kind of payouts that these symbols yield. The first group is the Summer Holiday Jackpot symbols, which feature two symbols - the Summer Holiday symbol and the Duck symbol. These two symbols have the highest payouts. The second group of symbols is the Medium payout symbols which consist of five symbols - Boating Couple, Fishing Couple, Girl and baby on cycle, Swimming children and two dogs symbol. The final group of symbols is the low payout symbols. There are five of these symbols as well, and they are - Pretzels, Fruits, Cheese and Crackers, Water and beverages and the Cold Cuts symbols.
The coin denomination in this game is not very varied, ranging from $0.01 to $0.05. The maximum bet per pay-line is fixed at one coin per pay-line, making the maximum bet a low $5 per spin. This means that this game is a dedicated low roller game, however the jackpots are massive, and so the potential prize money in this slot game is very high despite the low wagering amount per spin.
The duck wild symbol is the one that will win you the most money. 3, 4 or 5 duck symbols in any spin will not only trigger free spins and a 3x multiplier bonus, but it will also complete any winning combination by substituting for the other symbols. Once you have completed the free spins, you have the option of picking a prize, and could either choose another round of free spins or choose to win a mystery prize, which is a bet multiplier which is anywhere between 10x and 100x.
The other special symbol is the Summer Holiday stacked wild symbol which will substitute itself for any symbol to form a winning combination. It helps to complete pay-lines in order to win you more cash. The Summer Holiday symbol could appear on an entire reel, and is a feature of every spin.
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The smooth and glitch-free Microgaming software that has been used in this game has proved effective yet again. This wonderful software, with its 3D graphics has made it possible for players to be enthralled by the Summery theme of this game. The game also has an auto-play feature which is fairly sophisticated, and can be enabled by selecting a number of spins, coin denomination and speed at which to be played. This auto-play feature helps the player relax while watching the money raking in.
The Summer Holiday Slots game has very few features, which makes it easy to understand for most players. The simplicity of the game, combined with the user-friendly interface and the symbols which are self-explanatory make it very easy for players to grasp the various nuances of this game without much effort.
Summer Holiday has 3D symbols which make the game more enjoyable. This is combined perfectly with the animation to transport players to their favorite summer holiday destination, complete with a picnic and barbeque. The sounds also help to enhance this effect.
The theme of the Summer Holiday slot game may be simple, but it is very well executed. There are not too many slot games with a picnic summer holiday theme, though the summer itself has been a popular theme among slot games. In this way, this slot game is unique from the rest, and Microgaming has helped to ensure that the graphics, sounds and animations also support this theme perfectly. The theme is definitely aimed at bringing out the happiness and joy that summer brings to the hearts of people, and winning money while recollecting ones favorite summer holiday is the best way to spend an afternoon.
Although Summer Holiday has a pick-a-prize feature as well as two sets of wild symbols, it could have been still improved with the introduction of some other features. While this game is kept simple and straightforward, a scatter symbol and bonus round help greatly in improving the appeal of a game.
With very few coin choices, and the option of only betting one coin per pay-line, this game does not have too many betting options. However, the fact that there are 100 pay-lines means that the options are increased.
While this game does not have a progressive jackpot, this is more than compensated by a maximum jackpot of 2,250,000 coins.
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