Microgaming Phantom of The Opera

January 19, 2018

NetEnt will release a branded slot based on a version of The Phantom of the Opera next week. It is titled Universal Monsters: The Phantom’s Curse and has been developed under a licensing deal with Universal Studios based on their 1920’s silent horror movie. Microgaming has already released a branded slot on this same theme late last year and comparisons will be made. This article will help you get familiar with the Microgaming product so that you can decide for yourself which is better. Microgaming’s The Phantom of the Opera is based on the 2004 film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Weber’s classical musical. It is live at online casinos like All Slots, Gaming Club and Jackpot City.

Microgaming’s The Phantom of the Opera is in the 243 ways to win format and includes the popular musical score from the film. The high paying symbols are the lead characters from the movie that can appear double stacked on the reels. The low paying symbols are icons from the opera narrative and include rose, music sheet, binoculars and perfume. The game logo is the wild symbol and it also awards the highest line payouts.

The bonus features in The Phantom of the Opera are based on critical events in the plot. The Phantom’s mysterious letter to the owners of the theatre awards a random bonus when it lands on reel five. In the movie, the Phantom cuts down the chandelier causing it to crash down. In the slot game, as the chandelier may randomly fall turning two or three reels wild.

The famous mask is the scatter symbol and it triggers the feature selection. Each of the three bonus features are named after a popular song. The Masquerade bonus is a multi-level pick feature that awards cash prizes, additional picks or a level-up to progress. The Music of the Night feature awards 10 free spins with different gameplay enhancers that include random wilds, wild reels, multipliers and extra spins. All I Ask of You also awards 10 free spins. Here Microgaming has introduced a unique and innovative Dancing Wilds feature. Christine and Raoul, the lead characters in the story, become additional wild symbols. They move randomly on the reels between every spin. As they dance on the reels, depending on their relative places, they can generate standard wilds, a single wild reel, adjacent wild reels, a 2x2 wild block and a 3x multiplier.

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