Software: WagerWorks · Score: 9.29/10
There is plenty of animation on the reels. The airplane in the Airports symbol takes off. The Utilities start transmitting radio waves. In the Monopoly logo Mister Monopoly drives off in his car. The Mister Monopoly wild symbol starts flashing. The spinning of the reels is accompanied by fast tempo background music and the wins are announced with a musical flourish. Full Review - Monopoly Here and Now (9.29)
In Monopoly players can enable up to 20 paylines and wager up to five coins per payline. These can be selected using the indicators below the reels. The coin denomination is 1.00. The Monopoly logo offers the largest fixed jackpot of 5000 coins. This symbol pays out even if it appears on the first reel. After every payout players can enable the Gamble game.
The highlight of Monopoly is the Monopoly Board bonus feature. When three or more Dice symbols are displayed in an active payline this game is triggered. The players have to pick one of the symbols and the dice rolls to reveal the number of moves the player can make in the bonus game. Mister Monopoly then takes the player to the second screen and while the Monopoly board is loading the player can choose the piece he will use in the game. Mister Monopoly rolls the dice for the player and the player moves along the Monopoly board accordingly. Whenever a player lands on a property he gets credits equal to the value of the property. In this manner the player completes the given number of moves and the accumulated credits get added to his balance.
Two events on the reels allow players to accumulate value, which they may cash in the bonus feature if they are lucky. There are three Free Parking jackpots. Every time they appear on the real one of the three jackpots gets enhanced. If the player lands on the Free Parking square on the Monopoly board then he wins one of the three jackpots. When the player draws three Property Deed sub symbols Mister Monopoly gives him the deed of any property randomly chosen and he builds apartments on that property. If during the bonus game he lands on a property with apartments he gets the enhanced credits. Other features from the Monopoly board game are also built in to this bonus round such as Chance, Community Chest and Go to Jail.
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Monopoly has many of the customization features generally found in online gaming software. These include enabling or disabling the audio, playing in full screen mode and the bet max button. The software is rich in graphics. This might give a problem to players with low Internet speeds. Therefore the software allows such players to reduce the quality of graphics so that they can play uninterrupted. Some common features like controlling the game speed and Auto Play are absent.
The Monopoly Board bonus game is extremely complex. There are a large number of rules pertaining to this feature. Though the rules have been clearly explained it takes careful reading and playing for some time in order to become familiar with the slot game.
The graphics, the audio and the animation are all excellent. There are a large number of different sounds indicating different aspects of the game. There is the background music, separate win sounds and cash register like sounds when the jackpots accumulate. The bonus game is full of animation from the ruling of the dice, to the movement of the piece and the opening of the Community Chest and Chance cards.
Monopoly Here and Now executes the theme of the Monopoly board game to perfection. The symbols on the reels are all taken from the game. Many of the features of the board game are replicated in the Monopoly Board bonus game. Players who are familiar with Monopoly will be passionate about this slot game.
The multidimensional Monopoly Board bonus game is rich with features. It includes the accumulator jackpots and also enhanced credits for properties with apartments. The slot game has a simple wild symbol and no scatter symbol. However because the outcome of the normal spins also contributes to the bonus game, there is action on the reels all the time.
Players can manipulate the number of paylines chosen and the number of coins per payline in this slot game. However the coin denomination remains fixed at 1.00. The betting range of Monopoly varies from 1.00 to 100.00 credits. Because wagering was more coins leads to accumulation of more credits for the bonus game it is advisable to play with maximum bet all the time.
Monopoly does not have a progressive jackpot. However, there are several other features in the bonus round, such as the Free Parking jackpots, which lead to large payouts if the round is triggered. Hence players will not very much miss the progressive jackpot. The highest fixed jackpot pays out 5000 coins.
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