Inside Asian Gaming

Progressive™ line merges the classic Jackpot Party game with a multi-level progressive, so there is still a chance of scoring the “big win” while having your“light”fun.Play- ers can win both credits and progressive awards in the bonus.The themes on offer in- clude Treasures of the Acropolis™ (our personal favourite), Lighthouse Loot™, Dancing Dolphins™ and Riches of the Amazon™. The Hot Hot Penny™ slogan—“More Free Spins More Often”—held true, with the flaming visual and sound encountered when earning our free spins getting us caught up in the action. Hot Hot Penny™ is “created especially for the low denomination player” seeking entertainment and a bit of gaming fun in between the conventions, shopping and shows, rather than the hardcore gam- bler intent on a more volatile experience. The range includes Blue Lagoon™, Gem Hunter™ and King of Africa™. The future’s fun At the G2E Asia gaming expo in June, Inside Asian Gaming tried out the revo- lutionary WMS Top Gun™ game, which recreates the thrills and spills of the F-14 dogfights of the classic movie “Top Gun” Dubbed “sensory immersion gaming” by WMS, the Bose® 3Space™ Surround Sound Gaming Chair allows players to feel the rumble as jets whiz by in true 24-bit color aided by next-generation graphics on the CPU NXT™2 platform. Few video arcade games boast sound and graphics as rich as WMS’ Top Gun. WMS plans on releasing new themes for the system every 6 to 8 months.