Sensible Soccer: World Cup Slots
The World Cup only rolls round once every four years, but you can play the video slot Sensible Soccer: World Cup any time you like! The 5-reel retro football game has been released by UK-based software firm Ash Gaming, and shares a few similarities with the developer’s Euro Cup title. At heart, this is a nostalgic casino game that will have you pining the simpler days – when a computer meant a Sega Genesis, when high-spec graphics weren’t nearly as important as the pleasure you derived from your 8-bit video games.
Sensible Soccer: World Cup has 25 fixed pay-lines. Featuring wilds, free spin-inducing scatters and a bonus game based around the 2010 World Cup, it’s a whole lotta fun.
The betting range
Sensible Soccer: World Cup is a sports themed game that everyone can play, though naturally fans of the beautiful game will gain the most enjoyment. The coin bet range stretches from 0.01 to 10, and the maximum bet figure is 250 coins per spin. Since the 25 lines are fixed, the minimum bet you can make is 0.25 per spin. The jackpot, meanwhile, is 100,000 – though if you’re really lucky, you might just scoop the progressive.
Roar of the crowd
As mentioned, the game shares many similarities with Sensible Soccer: Euro Cup. In common with that one, the action takes place in a football stadium in front of a capacity crowd. Lego-like symbols include the same playing card icons, from 10 through to ace, and many of the character icons are also identical. There is a stadium, a Sensible Soccer: World Cup logo, a referee’s whistle and three football players – one in an Argentina kit, one in an England strip and one wearing an Italian kit. A bonus icon exists in the form of the World Cup, with the word BONUS embossed upon it.
As you might expect, the playing card symbols are the least valuable. The best win you can hope for is 100 for five aces. All wins pay left to right, and only the highest amount is paid.
Next in the food chain is the referee’s whistle, which pays 25 for three, 100 for four and 500 for five. The stadium is better still: 50 for three, 200 for four and 1,000 for five. The game logo, meanwhile, pays 100 for three, 500 for four and 5,000 for five.
All three aforementioned player icons are wild, and can substitute for any symbol apart from the World Cup bonus and the free spins bonus. The inclusion of three wilds is certainly something worth celebrating, as it gives you – in theory at least – more chances of hitting wins.
The Bull, the Cry Baby and the Cheat
No, it’s not the sequel to The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: it’s related to the free spins on offer in this game. Land three football scatters on reels one, three and five, and you’ll be awarded with free spins. Simply choose one of three exciting options, each of which comes with a different modifier.
The Bull is the Italian player. Choose him and you’ll receive 15 free spins. Moreover, if The Bull appears anywhere on reel two, one or more reels will turn wild. The Cry Baby is – quite naturally – the English player. Select this option and you’ll be entitled to ten free spins. If the Cry Baby appears anywhere on the third reel, the icons either side and below turn wild. Lastly, The Cheat – the Argentine. This option gifts you 20 free spins and, when the Cheat appears anywhere on reel four, random symbols will turn wild.
Of course, only your chosen symbol’s modifier will have a special effect during free spins: the remaining two wilds act as normal. The free spins cannot be re-triggered.
The World Cup final
The bonus game is triggered when you land three World Cup scatter icons on reels one, three and five. When the mini-game starts, you must select a team to represent you. Once selected, you can watch the highlights of a two-legged fixture and cheer on your boys. The further you progress, the more dough you win. Each team also has its own multiplier attached: weaker teams with large multipliers are less likely to progress through the tourney, but do grant bigger prizes. All bonus pay-outs are multiplied by your total stake. The progressive jackpot is won if your aggregate game score exceeds ten goals (excluding penalty shootouts). You can also click Buy Bonus to activate the mini-game, but it’ll cost you 30x your total stake.
World class
Sensible Soccer: World Cup is a welcome addition to Ash Gaming’s suite. If football-themed games are your bag, this is a must-play.
