Slot Machine Christmas

If you love winning and in particular enjoy winning money most of all then this sim could be right up your street.

We’ve all played a slot machine when growing up, either by watching others in the pub or down the local amusements arcade or by actually getting to use your limited funds and trying your hardest to turn it into lots of money. Slot Machine Christmas is exactly the same – well, alright, it’s not going to pay out cash but it will emulate the experience pretty well.

The basics are routinely the same; the object of the game is to get three of the same icons lined up in a row across the middle of thee drums (the things that spin round). For doing so successfully you’ll be rewarded by a multiple of your stake. If you are a bit of a know-all in the gambling world, there’s a sequence to the order of the spins and the results. So if you can figure out the way the order that the icons appear, you’ll probably have more wins than losses. However, if like the majority of us, you play the game just for fun – then you’ll be rewarded by more than just imaginary money!

As you would expect from a Christmas themed game, there’s plenty of jolly fat fellows in red and white suits, candy canes, Christmas trees, presents and ball-balls as opposed to the usual cherries, grapes and ‘bar’ symbols. Unfortunately the game appears to be a little rushed (or confused) as throughout the game you’ll be offered challenges to get a certain result, you’ll be rewarded heavily if you succeed but will lose various amounts for failing. Now, this in itself isn’t all entirely bad, but the confusing element creeps in when you’re asked to get three cherries or quatrefoil’s – which when you’re playing with icons like Christmas trees or snow flakes, you’ll probably be a little confused. This confusion isn’t really helped as you’ll potentially gamble all your winnings and be back at square one (or worse) by not fully understanding the task.

Fortunately you can find out how much you may win by pressing 0 on the keypad, as this will open a panel displaying all the possible betting returns. Pressing 3 will increase your bet from $5 to $10 to a maximum of $15 before cycling back round to $5 again. Pressing 6 will instantly bet the maximum amount. After every spin (unless you had previously held in the last spin) you can hold the drum(s) of your choice by pressing the 1, 2 or 3. The spin is a simple case of pressing 5. The d-pad will also do all the same betting actions.

Overall then, should you enjoy a flutter and like the idea of gambling a little then this game definitely will appeal. The Christmas feel is a nice theme and spices up the usual look and feel of the slot machines. You can start out with $500 and can see how long it takes to either get an unbelievable sum of money, or blow it all in the process!

Rating 75%

Positives

Very realistic and entertaining

Quite addictive

Good challenges to keep it interesting and heightens the risk and rewards

Negatives

A little too easy to win – which may encourage you to gamble for real

Quite repetitive

The sequence for gambling can be fairly easily cracked

A little confusing as the optional challenges don’t make full sense