Angels & Demons Slot Machine
A recent release from the prolific Asian developer SimplePlay, Angels & Demons is styled exactly as you’d expect, complete with a logo that’s one part angelic including feathered white wings, and one half demonic, with a red forked tail. The 30-payline slot has three jackpots attached, a mini, minor and major, whose value is displayed to the right of the reels. On the reels themselves, there are some extremely beguiling symbols that will keep you transfixed and spinning merrily.
Aside from being able to adjust the number of paylines and to set your bet, which can range between 1.50 and 300 per spin, there’s an autospin option and a Bet Max button, all positioned to the bottom right of the screen alongside a stack of gold coins. The playing card values – J, A, K and the like – aren’t the most elaborate you’ll ever encounter, but the curled scripted letters certainly complement the primary symbols. These include an angel – a female angel to be precise – whose charming countenance and voluptuous figure would convince anyone to stay on the light side.
The Good And The Bad
During the game you’ll see various parts of the angel’s torso appearing in positions on the reels. Eventually, these will join to form a complete expanded angel which fills an entire reel. Jewels also appear as symbols, in particular colourful red earrings and a white diamond crucifix which looks capable of warding off the devil and anyone else who comes calling. The symbols on the game board are as pretty as it gets, and SimplePlay's graphics team should take a well-deserved bow.
The game’s two symbols which represent the duality of mankind – or rather womankind – are the aforementioned angel and her counterpart, a devil who looks every bit as saucy and sinful. Each of these symbols performs the same role, operating as a scatter that will award you free spins when you land at least three in view. This feature can’t be retriggered however, even if you manage to land another three scatters during free spins. When your spins are activated, two special wild symbols will show up on the third reel. Select one of them to discover the special feature you’ve won.
Heaven Sent, Hellbound
Unlimited free spins are one of the prizes to be claimed here and there’s also a wild multiplier that can be thrown into the mix. Depending on the number of free spins you’ve been awarded, the corresponding multiplier will vary; you’ll start off with a 2x multiplier, but this will increase by 1 for every 5 free spins, up to a maximum 8x multiplier.
Once the symbol you’ve selected appears in reel 3, Spin Countdown Mode will be displayed, and the game will switch to Unlimited Spin Mode. When your 5 spins are completed in Spin Countdown Mode without successfully activating Unlimited Spin Mode, your free spins will end and your wins will be totted up. Despite all this talk of unlimited free spins, the maximum amount you can earn here actually stands at 80 spins.
Similar Video Slots
If the playing style and features of Angels & Demons are to your liking, you might appreciate something like North South Lions by the same developer. It’s basically a clone of Angels & Demons, so you’ll get all the same spins and multipliers but with a different theme. The Asian developer have released a few other games that accord to this format including Bikini Chaser, Red Dragon and Dragon Tiger. Assuming you’d like to venture a little further from the realm of SimplePlay, nice as their slots are, you could try something like Caligula. This GameArt slot has 10 paylines and unlimited free spins accompanied by a multiplier as high as 12x.
An Angelic Effort, or Devilishly Bad?
Angels & Demons is an awesome game to look at, not least due to the pleasing form of the game’s dual protagonists. Which of these scantily clad figured do you prefer – the angelic one or the devilish one? Both have their perks, and both have the ability to make you very happy indeed by activating all the free spins a man or woman could need. It’ll likely take some toil in the base game before you successfully trigger free spins, but provided you can afford the credits, this is an extremely satisfying slot to play, one that works on many levels.
