Football Slots
Ukrainian games developer Evoplay Entertainment has been producing high-quality HD online slots for a few years now. From its Kyiv base, Evoplay Entertainment's focus is on making the best features and graphics for online casino titles. And boy, has it done well so far.
The company has produced several dozen top games with 3D graphics like Elven Princesses, Atlantis, and the slick arcade shooter-themed slot, Ace Round.
The Ukrainian firm has a history of throwing in a few sport-themed slot games to add to the mix too. While Basketball is a fun game with some big jackpots and bonus rounds, soccer fans can get in on the action with Football.
The Football video slot might not have the most exciting name in the world, and there are no official affiliations to teams or organizations. At first glance, however, this could well be the sporty slot players have been waiting for. Let's get the rattles and vuvuzelas out and take a closer look.
243 Ways to Win for Big Payouts
Although Evoplay Entertainment was set up in 2003, it split off from the parent company in 2014 – which gave the firm the freedom to concentrate on games development.
And it's certainly paying dividends. Evoplay Entertainment's recent slots games come packed with features, bonuses, and lovely graphics.
Football definitely falls into this category. It is played on a standard set of 3x5 reels, and the game can be played instantly on the usual web browsers. There is a nice HD backdrop of a soccer stadium behind the reels, and two scantily clad ball girls stand guard either side.
The slot operates on a 243 ways to win format. You'll therefore have to select a total stake to bet across all win lines. Wins are made by simply matching three identical symbols anywhere on adjacent reels.
There are ten bet levels and six coin levels available, which give gamblers of all wallets the chance to win some big prizes.
Hunt Out the Gold Trophies for Top Jackpots
Before we get to the regular payouts in the game, it's worth noting the special reel feature. After any spin in the base game, the player gets to use a reel respin feature. This lets you select any reel to respin (at a set price) to complete a juicy winning combination. However, the more lucrative the reel, the more expensive it is to respin.
There are 11 regular symbols in this online slot. The developers have been careful not to use any recognizable soccer brands (for the most part), but several symbols appear very familiar.
The soccer team banner and scarf are the lowest payers. These award 7 to 40 coins for three to five symbols of a kind. The ULTRAS banner and vuvuzela horn both pay 10 to 50 coins, while the shoes and goalkeeper's gloves pay 15 to 75 coins.
The high limit icons are much better. The linesman's flags pay 30 to 150 coins, while the whistle pays 40 to 200. A trophy (looking very much like the World Cup Golden Boot) pays from just two matching symbols. There's a jackpot worth 300 coins for five symbols of a kind.
Finally, the golden soccer ball pays 20 coins for two of a kind and up to 400 coins for a filled win line.
Trigger Free Spins With Three Scatters
Although this slot isn't endorsed by the FIFA World Cup, it doesn't seem to have put Evoplay Entertainment off. The game's wild symbol is the World Cup trophy in all its golden glory. It won't award any cash bonuses, but it will substitute for all regular symbols in the game except scatters. They appear on reel two, three and four only. However, during Football's bonus game, the wilds can appear anywhere.
As for the bonus feature, if you are a fan of free spins rounds in online slots, you're in luck. Three or more scatter symbols – a football – will trigger ten free games. You'll also win coins for landing those scatters. 20 to 800 coins can be won for landing two, three, four or five scatter symbols.
It's possible to retrigger the bonus by landing three further scatters anywhere. You'll only win five extra spins, but all bonus wins are tripled.
A Hat-Trick of Winning Alternative Slots
Few Evoplay Entertainment slots come with such a variety of game features as Football. But if you want to keep things in the sports arena, there is a range of interesting alternatives out there.
Evoplay Entertainment's own Basketball slot has similar slick graphics and music to those in Football. There are scatters and wilds too, with eight free spins up for grabs if you land three scatters. Any wild symbol that appears during the feature becomes a sticky wild. However, it's light on paylines at just 20 in all.
For more win line action, check out Microgaming's soccer-themed Football Star slot. Released to coincide with the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, Football Star features 243 ways to win, rolling reels, lots of stacked wilds, and a 250.00 top bet. Although tricky, it is possible to hit as many as 40 wilds at once across the reels. This can lead to some pretty serious wins.
However, the real draw of this sporty slot is the free spins bonus. You can win up to 525,000.00 with the free spins bonus where 15, 20, or 25 spins can be triggered. The game is a volatile beast but worth checking out.
As a final slot to flatter your scoreline, hunt out Playtech's Top Trumps Football Legends game. Based on the popular card game, Top Trumps Football Legends features images of the greats of world soccer. Land the right symbols, and you can trigger free spins with extra wilds and 4x multipliers on your wins.
Try Football for Free and Score a Winner
The free Football slot machine has some nice trademark Evoplay Entertainment graphics and sound effects. The reel respin is a nice added feature too, adding a little strategy into the mix.
Each reel costs a different amount to spin, and you can respin after a winning spin too. Will you go for the safe option and spin all the reels, or will you gamble on the middle reel for 100 coins and find that third scatter?
If this game doesn't put you in the mood for the World Cup or the new MLS season, sport probably isn't your thing. But for our money, it's one of the best around.
