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Microgaming And Playtech Western Online Slots

Microgaming And Playtech Western Online Slots

Added: August 13, 2014

The Western is an iconic genre. It has produced stereotypes such as quick draw cowboys, bad outlaws, sultry salon girls and one-street towns. Online casino software providers have cashed in on this imagery to create feature rich video slots based on the Western theme.

One such slot game in the portfolio of the leading software provider Microgaming is Sunset Showdown. Contrary to tradition the protagonist is a female. As expected the cowgirl is the lead symbol in the video slot game. It functions as the wild symbol, doubles payouts when it appears in winning combinations and offers the jackpot line payout. When the cowgirl symbol appears on reels 1 and 5 at the same time, it expands to cover both reels. You will then get three free spins, with these two reels held fixed as wilds and the three central reels spinning. The revolver symbol awards scatter payouts and also activates the bonus game on the second screen. The second screen shows the main street of a typical Western town. The cowgirl strides through the street shooting at the outlaws hiding on the roof. Random bonus credits are awarded for each outlaw killed. The other symbols on the reels are also taken from the Western theme. They include rider, money bag, saddle and boots. Sunset Showdown is live at Microgaming online casinos like Spin Palace, All Slots and Royal Vegas.

Playtech offers a number of Western themed slots machines at its online casinos. One of the most exciting ones is Wanted Dead or Alive. As the game loads you can see the Wanted poster pinned on the wall. In the background to the reels is a typical Western town. Instead of the music during win combinations you will hear gun shots. Thus the stage is set for fast paced Western action. The dynamite is the wild symbol, which substitutes for other symbols to make winning combinations. It also awards the jackpot line payout. The cash sack symbol triggers the bonus game on the reels. You have to select one of the sack symbols and will be awarded bonus credits. The pistol symbol triggers the bonus game on the second screen. It is similar to the one in Sunset Showdown. In this case it is you who do the shooting. An outlaw is hiding in one of six locations. The fewer bullets that are used by you to shoot the outlaw, the larger is the bonus prize. Wanted Dead or Alive can be played at Playtech online casinos like Omni Casino, Bet365 and Mansion Casino.