Love Island: So Tempted Slot
Now in its fourth season, the popular British reality TV show received the acclaimed BAFTA award in 2018, raising expectations as to whether Storm Gaming would produce a video slot on an equal level. Just like the original show, it should be a lighthearted affair with plenty of action to keep players well entertained and in suspense – just like the millions of viewers in front of their TV sets – especially since the game comes with three localized progressive jackpots.
The show concept is taking a group of male and female singles and whisking them off to the sunny Mediterranean island of Majorca, where they spend up to five weeks confined to a luxurious villa. Here they compete against each other to find the perfect couple that will walk away with the grand prize of £50,000 ($66,000). A variety of games and challenges is presented to the contestants, which sees couples being recoupled with different partners as they try to avoid being left out. The last single standing will have to leave the island immediately.
A Light-Hearted Affair Indeed
Storm Gaming did an excellent job of recreating the island atmosphere with bright colors, light pay symbols in a frameless game window and a beach in the background. All this is accompanied by tranquil sounds of sea waves and drum beats that change into a dramatic crescendo of a catchy electronic dance track on winning spins and bonus teasers.
The video slot comes with five reels, three rows and 20 fixed paylines featuring wild substitutions, expanding wilds on reel three, and no fewer than six bonus games. It is a low-to-medium variance game with a slightly-below-average RTP of 94.86% and an indefinite maximum win on a single spin defined by the current value of the progressive jackpots. Bet sizes on Love Island range from 0.20 to 100 credits, covering low and high rollers alike.
Pay symbols include the full suite of 10s through to As at the low end. A pair of sunglasses, a palm tree and a cocktail glass appear on the medium level. The top-paying symbol is a golden heart on a sandy beach with the slot’s logo across it. Wilds are a postcard picture of a sunny island, substituting for all symbols except all bonus symbols. These will expand to cover all rows when landing on reel three. Winnings from a single five of a kind start at 3x your stake and go up to 50x.
Trails of Love and Mega Wins
Three love meters on the right-hand side of the game window will trigger the associated feature once enough symbols are collected throughout the play session. The three medium-value symbols will randomly land on any spin with full background color and a gold star next to the symbol. The star is transferred to the respective trail, increasing the meter by one for each occurrence. In the Pool Bar – Cocktail Glass trail, players are presented with five cocktails up to five times in a row. They can pick one glass per round, revealing either a bet multiplier or a collect symbol. Hitting the latter will end the round, and the accumulated bet multipliers are added to any potential line wins from the spin that triggered the bonus game. The Couple-Up – Sunglasses trail sees two love islanders about to be coupled up. The player needs to fill the heart standing between them to earn increasing bet multipliers in up to five game rounds. A multiplier meter of up to 100x the bet will illuminate the progress in the game. The bonus will end when the heart breaks. In the Wheel Appeal – Palm Tree trail, players get to spin on a wheel of fortune with 22 prize positions displaying bet multipliers from 2x to 20x. After every spin, a number of wheel positions are blanked with a cross – landing on them will end the bonus game. The accumulated bet multiplier will then be added to any line wins that triggered the bonus round.
You’ve Got Mail
Recalling the popular movie, I’ve Got Text is the fourth bonus feature on Love Island: So Tempted. Hitting three symbols anywhere on the center reels in one spin will trigger the bonus game. A smartphone-style mini in-game slot opens with three reels and three different emoji symbols. First, players can pick from three options to reveal three, five or ten spins on the mini slot. Lining up three matching symbols or one of each on the single win line will award bet multipliers ranging from 1x to 50x of the initial stake. All winning hits are accumulated and paid at the end of the bonus game.
Sticky Wilds Are Coming
A minimum of three free spins scatters anywhere on the reels in one spin will award 10 free spins. There are no multipliers during the round, but two sticky wilds are added to the middle positions of reel two and four. Combining that with an expanding wild on reel three will lead to big multi-line wins on each occasion. The I’ve Got Text and Cashpots Cases features can be triggered during the free spins. However, there are no retriggers of the free spins feature itself.
Big Cashpots Ahead
This is the main event on Love Island: So Tempted as it represents the only chance to hit one of the three localized progressive jackpots. A fixed percentage of each bet will contribute to the jackpots which have default values of 100, 250 and 500. All three can rise well into four-figure amounts, with the pink cashpot occasionally expected to reach five figures.
The Cashpots Cases feature is a pick-and-click bonus game, triggered only when the respective symbols land on reel one, three and five in one spin. The game leads to a second screen displaying nine suitcases. Players can now make picks until a collect symbol appears. Each suitcase awards a bet multiplier, closing after a pick and allowing it to be chosen again.
The way to big money is by revealing hidden cashpot symbols together with the bet multiplier when opening the suitcases. You uncover a drinking bottle for the white cashpot, a pair of flip-flops for the blue one, and finally a smartphone for the pink mega cashpot. Three matching symbols need to be found in one bonus round. Partial counters are reset after a collect symbol is revealed on a pick.
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Ready to Find Love and Riches?
No doubt, Love Island: So Tempted is a highly entertaining game thanks to the sheer amount of bonus features. Added into the mix is the suspense to hit one of the progressive cashpots. And with bet sizes starting at just 0.20, it will allow all players to take a chance at winning them.
