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Matinee is taking place in the middle of the entertainment district of a busy, modern city. Everywhere you look, you can spot a movie theater or another type of venue, with big neon signs advertising for the latest show and the most glamorous actors of the moment.

The reels and command bar stand in the middle of that same street, framed by light bulbs and a whole lot of flashing lights. In terms of graphic quality, Matinee might not be as impressive as most other Nucleus Gaming slots, but its original visual atmosphere easily makes up for that, in our opinion.

Matinee offers players a very flexible gameplay, with 5 reels and 25 paylines to bet on. You can use the command bar at the bottom of the game screen to customize your settings freely, choose how much money you are willing to risk and bet from 0.50 to 125 credits per spin. The regular autoplay and bet max buttons are still there, but no double-up game unlike many other slots from the same developer.

The volatility in Matinee is slightly below average, which makes small cash prizes more accessible. The game is, as a result, very dynamic and you are likely to score prizes frequently on the reels - but perhaps not the highest rewards. We also really liked the new design of the card icons, with cinema-related items embedded into them, and popcorn and film tickets that make up the rest of the paytable, with a maximum cash prize of x1000 available. Needless to say that this alone is a strong incentive to give Matinee a try.

Matinee sticks to two main bonus features, which still manage to be quite helpful during the game. The first one is a wild symbol, taking the shape of 2 theatre masks. This special icon can obviously replace the other standard symbols, and it also doubles their value on the reels.

The old-school camera symbol is the Matinee scatter, valid in any position on the screen. Camera combinations award up to 20 free spins, with a x2 multiplier on every win that you score there.

With such a generous free spin bonus alone, Matinee is going to nicely stand out on the slot game market. As often, this Nucleus Gaming slot is packed with original features and a beautiful graphic universe to make to leave a good first impression.

For a similar atmosphere, at least as close as possible, you could try Showtime from Mazooma or Big Show by 777IGT, especially if you are fascinated by the entertainment industry.

Matinee is based on a rather original theme and ends up being quite addictive after a few spins. The basic rules are simple enough to let total beginners get started fast, which is always a plus whenever a new slot game hits the market.

As far as Nucleus Gaming slots go, Matinee might not be the most memorable. But the developers have put the bar so high with most of their other games that it doesn’t really mean anything as for the objective quality of Matinee.