Samba Sunset Slot Machine
The 2016 Olympics are heading to Rio and, in keeping with the world’s eyes being on the massive Brazilian celebrations RTG have decided that this would be a great time for a Samba themed slot game which plays to the focus on the many street parties expected over the long South American summer.
When picking a really classical Brazilian theme for their latest online slot offering RTG have truly gone to town, the African inspired dance style is one of the most famous aspects of the culture in Rio de Janeiro and is celebrated across the world for it passion, exuberance and expression.
Slot players will be hoping the fun translates into entertainment and the signs seem to point that way, the game looks very promising on the surface with a large progressive jackpot, 243 different ways to win, wild symbols and multipliers on offer on this five reel title for slot fans to enjoy.
Theme
It’s time (Virtually at least) to don your fancy headdress, grab a skimpy outfit and gyrate across the reels with the samba dancers who form the heart of the attraction on this new game. Set against the wondrous and magical image of a Rio Sunset from the boardwalk, the palm trees sway in the distance and a variety of carnival dancer items decorate the table underneath the reels.
The reels themselves are semi-transparent so as not to lose the impact of the great graphical work RTG have done on the background theme to this slot. The music, fittingly for a dance inspired game, is also of much higher quality than you would normally see on an RTG slot, of late the titles coming from this provider have shown much improvement from a production point of view and Samba Sunset seems to continue that trend.
RTG have once more gone for playing card symbols from nine through to ace for the low pay symbols but these ones are stunning rendered in a bejewelled carnival font and sit well with the colourful vibrant costumes of the samba dancers who grant the high value wins on the slot with a variety of musical instruments such as flutes and maracas filling out the rest of the games pay-table.
With both a wild and scatter in play represented by the games logo and a well-drawn image of the bay respectively, the gameplay should hopefully match the stunning artwork and audio.
Features
With a bet range of 0.01 to 1.00 credits and up to a x25 bet multiplier on offer there is enough to keep most ardent slots fans happy, though the true high rollers might grumble a little that a greater option doesn’t exist considering the fairly high overall volatility of the game.
The game is incredibly easy to play due to the 243 way format, simply select your bet and multilier than click either the auto-spin button or use manual spin to get those reels moving to the samba beat. To aid the growing number of high volume players in the slots world the spin speed comes with options that you can set also.
Of the two bonus features on the game the wild symbols, drawn only on reels 2+4 seem to appear with a decent regularity, they replace all symbols on the game except the bonus triggering scatter symbol which you will need 3 of from left to right to trigger a spins bonus.
The free spins games themselves are issued in groups of ten, that might seem a little lacking compared to the overall party theme of the slot but they do have the option to re-trigger for five more and contain a couple of nifty features. The first involves the wild symbol which doubles all wins it forms a part of during the spins round, whereas the second is the Dancer icons which triple any wins they are linked with.
Summary
The new Samba Sunset slot is an exciting game to watch and play, with a good solid level of visual and audio development and decent gameplay to match. It is the theme which really sells the slot though, the cheeky, sexy vibe of Brazilian carnival dancers is a fantastic summery style and offers a fun filled break from more serious casino options like table games or live dealer play. With the addition of a progressive jackpot and generous RTP, this could be the summer blockbuster RTG fans have been waiting for.
