In July this year Virgin Casino had announced an online slot game Necker Island. Necker Island is Sir Richard Branson’s private property in the British Virgin Islands and the super rich are offered exclusive holidays there for a fancy price. Virgin Casino wanted to spread the cheer from Necker Island to a wider audience and hence it asked Genesis Gaming to create a custom slot with this theme. The Necker Island slot game is available only at Virgin Casino through the QuickFire platform.
The reels are set in a thatched bamboo cottage with the blue sea and sky in the background and palm trees and exotic foliage in the foreground. Necker Island is the symbol with the highest line payout. It awards 1,000 coins when five symbols appear aligned in an active payline. The other thematic symbols are Necker Nymph the aero submarine, wind surfing a popular recreational activity offered at the island and pink flamingoes one of the special animal residents. The high value card symbols are portrayed with various flowers. The Necker Island logo is the scatter symbol and it awards scatter payouts. In a surprise move Sir Richard Branson is the wild symbol. The animations in the main thematic symbols are amazing. Sir Richard gives a thumb-up sign with each hand. Necker Island emerges from beneath the seas. The Necker Nymph goes for its submarine ride and the wind surfers can be seen moving atop the waves.
The Locked Wild Free Spins Feature is the highlight of Necker Island. It is triggered when three or more Necker Island symbols appear scattered anywhere on the reels. Players are awarded 10 free spins. In any free spin if a Sir Branson wild symbol appears anywhere on the reels it will get locked in that position for the remainder of the free spins. Therefore as the free spins proceed there will be more and more wild symbols and this will mean larger payouts. The free spins cannot be retriggered.
Because Necker Island is a prestigious slot game for Virgin Casino, it has a special structure. There are 50 paylines and four rows of symbols across the reels. The players can wager up to 5 coins per payline. The coin size can be varied from 0.01 credits to 0.50 credits. There is an Expert Mode available in Necker Island. This allows players to set up the game for a desired number of auto spins without manual intervention. Necker Island slot game has been able to display only a fraction of what is actually on offer at the private resort. Virgin Casino is licensed by the Alderney Gambling Control Commission.
27/12/2012, 9:03 pm