Theme of The Game
This game is another creation made by International Game Technology, a company that I am sure would not need any introduction, since they are one of the biggest and most professional companies in the industry of the online gambling.
Balloonies started as a rather small project as a light weight virtual slot machine intended for mobile devices only. However, the game was too good to leave it at that, and the company decided to make its path into personal computers through web browsers.
You would not believe me when I said that this game looks to have been inspired in party animals, but not the kind of party animals that get wasted in Las Vegas, Nevada, but the ones that we would see in kid’s parties.
All of the symbols that decorate this game’s grid are made out of balloon figures. These symbols are animals, like monkeys, giraffes, and elephants, as well as two odd characters original from the game, a yellow star and the traditional J, Q, K, and A cards.
One of the most interesting things about this game is that, since the balloons float, the reels don’t spin, although they float. We will take this matter more in depth further on.
Developer
Balloonies was created by one of the biggest companies in the online gambling business, International Game Technology. It is one of the companies with the longest trajectories in online gambling.
The company was founded in 1975, but it wasn’t until 1984 that they acquired Electronic Data Technologies that they truly committed with the online audience. The acquisition had the sole goal of computerizing all of the player’s data to secure its tracking.
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How to Play It
I know you are all used to find the virtual slot machine’s user’s interface in the bottom area of your screens, however, since this game was first created for mobile touchscreen devices, the interface is slightly different.
However, it keeps being simple and quite straight forward. In the bottom area you will only find from left to right, the multiplier (if activated) on the left corner, a display with the amount of your balance, another one with the amount of your latest win, and finally another one with the total amount of your wager.
On the left of the grid you will find the auto-spin feature, that we all know allows you to sit back and relax while the game automatically (not spins) makes the balloons float. And finally, on the opposite side, at the right of the grid, the spin button will be placed.
Special Features
As we were previously saying, the symbols float upwards. Whenever you make a combination with them, the balloons pop and the ones that were below them float up to fill the empty spaces, revealing even more balloons at the bottom. This will allow you to make more combinations that the ones you would be able to make in a regular spin with a regular slot machine.
There are multiplier scatters represented with the yellow stars. These will only appear on the first, second and third reels. If one appears, it will double up the pay-line earning and, in addition, will leave a 5x multiplier for further spins. If you manage to get more stars, these will keep adding up to the multiplier increasing it.
The bonus balloon will also appear in the same reels as the star would. Whenever three of them appear, a bonus pick feature will be triggered, where you will be asked to choose one of three balloons to reveal the number of free spins you will be rewarded with.
Maximum Payout
Making sole combinations with 5 giraffes will get you 300 times your bet. Elephants will grant you 400 times your bet and the monkeys will multiply your wager by 500. Also, Balloonies has an elevated RTP 96.23%, which is quite decent.
Summary
The game has everything a player would be looking for: Playability, great design and profitability. These three are the requirements for a solid and consistent video slot machine. If you are rather tired of playing the same old games, go ahead and give Balloonies a try.
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