War of the Worlds well worth the Wait

The recent and eagerly awaited launch of the new video slot game, 'War of the Worlds' has proved itself to have been well worth waiting for. It is not yet widely available at the moment and may only be played at the prestigious UK online venue, Virgin Casino. With more than a million registered players on its books, gained during six years of highly successful operation, it would have been hard to find a better site on which to debut this fascinating new game than Virgin. It joins the casino’s ample existing portfolio of more than 200.

The game is an offering of the lesser-known Ash Gaming Company and is based on the blockbuster movie rendition of the famous HG Wells science fiction classic. Its five reels are bedecked with all of the symbols to be found in the iconic movie and it also features a full-length musical soundtrack that adds both excitement and an eerie element of suspense to this entertaining new game.

Players will enjoy up to 100 paylines in a setting where each reel is four symbols tall and where interaction between wild symbols can serve to completely fill a reel with wilds. The entire quest and the big payouts are all about winning a place in the bonus game and a chance to take on and defeat some of those enormous Martian fighting machines.

Virgin Casino is apparently delighted with its latest acquisition and Product Manager, Warren Eloff remarked that he felt the “War of the Worlds” was both iconic and timeless and, as such, he had no doubt that it would rapidly become an enormous hit with the casino’s huge customer base. He added that each time the casino has introduced such a well-known title it has gained instant success and the advanced 3-D animations and high quality soundtrack where a guarantee that this would be no exception.

One of the things that is most appealing about the Virgin Casino site is that most of their games may be sampled free of charge without any annoying need to register or download software. I had a chance to sample War of the Worlds and found it to be everything that the creators claimed to be. The casino has thoughtfully provided two versions that are suitable for faster and less speedy connections. The latter has reduced graphics and sound to assist those with slower connections and requires about half of the time to load.

At just a penny per line, the full 100 line bet costs just 1 GBP. I never made the top win of 5 000 coins but my 25 spins did see me hit the bonus game twice, take out 5 of the three-legged war machines and finish almost 60 quid up. Just like Arnie always says, I’ll be back.