What’s that? You want a brief take from each by the Os Man? Easier done than said!
• Set "not so long ago in a galaxy reasonably far away," The Great Galaxy Grab stars one Captain Bronzebread and his wheeled dog (who doesn’t hold a candle to the great K-9), spacefarers in what appears to be a star cluster populated solely with artificial persons.
It seems Bronzebeard’s girlfriend has had here crystal heart stolen Robot by a rogue (and unnamed) SCATTERing female captain.
This being Microgaming and all, you knew a month wouldn’t pass without innovation. Galaxy Grab ports that innovation. Three spacefemmes fatales activate the Space Chase feature, six individual challenges worth maximums between 21,000 and 45,000 coins. Finish 'em all to get the "happy Ending" bonus feature of mystery value. But here’s the kick: The Great Galaxy Grab actually remembers where the player last left his space traveling. Upon the next visit to the Grab, the player may continue in the progression.
All in all, Great Galaxy Grab is a nice sci-fi play with exciting bonuses (free spins rounds also happen here), but the storyline is less than exciting if you think about it: I mean, our heroes are apparently just cruising around in galactic suburbia, visiting outer-space mundanities like the bank, the diner, the mall, and the casino (natch).
• The Os Man is tempted to give the 20-payline Mayan Princess top marks simply for avoiding stereotyping aboriginal peoples of America. Instead, this game is a gorgeous depiction of pre-Columbian America: Symbols include cobs of multicolored corn, pyramids, chili peppers, vaguely religious-looking icons, tropical birds, etc. Surely the highly patriarchal Mayans had a few respected princesses, but the Os Man doubts they were all quite as stacked as the beauty on these reels.
In this online slot, the Free Spins Bonus Rounds gets the player 10-20 free spins with 2x multiplier – and free spins can be retriggered.
• Stunt Pilot is rather a bland depiction of its sport, though splashed with primary colors. Symbols mostly consist of the icons of aerial competition – trophies, goggles, you get the idea – and of course that damn poker run. The bonus round is again where it’s at here, though: Select three of four stunts for your pilot to perform and receive free spins based on pilot's performance.
The Os Man only bagged 24 (with scores of 5, 10, and 9), but with the 2x multiplier that's nothing to sneeze at. Specifically, try the Os Man’s score of 15880 coins on 300; how’s that?
• Finally, just call Lucky Eggsplorer "funny animals discover the New World." Is this supposed to be the spiritual sequel to Mayan Princess? Nice graphics are in full effect here, with clipper ships and other nautical icons joining a comely bikini-clad Nova Costra poultress. (Wait a minute – chickens aren’t mammals and so shouldn’t have … ah, never mind.)
In this 30-payliner, the bonus round has you sending the mighty chicken commander to various parts of the world (listed as Africa, Australia, Asia, South America and "Pacific") to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations … sorry, the Os Man was back in Galactic Grab there for a moment … and meet exotic international chicken babes. Start the round with five free spins at 3x multiplier and then rack up the coins once you pillage those foreign lands.
I mean, ah forget it.
15 April, 2009