Inside Asian Gaming

INSIDE ASIAN GAMING | October 2011 44 WMS W MS Gaming Inc has added to its already strong product line-up for the Global Gaming Expo (G2E®) this month in Las Vegas. Joining the previously announced offerings will be new slot games inspired by some of the world’s most famous entertainment brands and franchises. These include a game based on the iconic Hollywood film The Wizard of Oz™; games inspired by popular television game shows including Press Your Luck®, as well as family favourites such as Clue™ and Monopoly™ from the board game rights owner and digital game developer Hasbro. WMS says that the new products—in common with all the company’s game offerings—are designed to drive casinos’ operational performance by engaging existing players, and attracting new demographics. The latest titles demonstrated by WMS at G2E 2011 include: Press Your Luck™—This game is based on a hit US television game show first aired in the 1980s. Players need to keep the ‘Whammy’ away to continue the bonus. (The Whammy is a red cartoon creature wearing a cape featured in the TV game show. A contestant landing on any of the Whammy’s spaces on the game board risks losing his or her accumulated prize money.) The WMS version based on a three-reel mechanical format is designed for players that want a volatile base game with video reel bonus mechanics. The Press Your Luck theme features some of the different bonus rounds from the premium Press Your Luck video slot which had its debut in 2010. Cascading Reels™ 5x4—The Cascading Reels 5x4 family of games builds on the popular Cascading Reels series with a fourth row of symbols, Dual Cash Progressives, two Free Play Progressives and Fixed Free Play Awards. Cascading Reels 5x4 games are available in two versions—the Invaders! series and Ancient Magicke™ series. Power Spins™—This product is based on the mechanic from WMS’s The Lord of the Rings™ game. Players can activate a Power Spin® event at any time to increase their chances of winning. Depending on the outcome of the Power Spin event, it’s possible for players to exceed the normal maximum bet per game. That in turn gives the sort of excitement favoured by players who love volatile games. Life of Luxury® Deluxe—It’s the follow-up to the successful Life of Luxury Progressive series. The game is designed for the local area progressive player looking for the chance at a life-changing jackpot. There are six progressive levels. In this Deluxe version, players have the chance to win five times the top progressive award. And even without the activation of that multiplier, the ‘base’ level of the top progressive award is worth five times the second level. Epic Monopoly™—WMS says this is the first premium game to use the Super Multi- Pay® interface and the first Monopoly game to feature a wheel. With Super Multi-Pay, multiple reel-sets can be played at once, even at minimum bet, with BONUS and SPECIAL symbols replicating across all the reel-sets that in play. Epic Monopoly also features a 32-inch top monitor and multiple bonusing options. Super Team™—The Super Team theme is the first CPU-NXT®3 game to debut from Bonus Round WMS adds new games and services to its already strong G2E 2011 line up Life of Luxury® Deluxe—making its debut for WMS at G2E 2011