Posted 22 February 2010 - 11:28 PM
I liked this when it was first released, as a 6 quid token machine, but never had the success as Red Hot Roll, due to better sounds I think. However barcrest wouldn't let it lie, and several re-incarnations later this pops up for the bingo market. Now..it's a well polished machine, but here's my opinion from a barcrest point of view. It's got a big JP of 15 quid, which means the gameplay and profile is slow and empty for periods of a time, but you still play for the big red and blue streaks, but the main attraction of the machine can be wiped out or slown down further if you get a few random wins from the top. It's one of the few machines that has 2 features in conflict, and the player is left with the choice of pushing for a top box big win, or a streak, not knowing which one will have the better return.
A case of "don't mess with the original", and personally I never really liked Barcrests answer to Astra's share of the market. It looks cheap, and sounds cheap.
BUT..
A humble thank you to the creator who has put a lot of time and effort into this, even lo-techs are hard work..so thank you for another addition to the ranks, I was simply commenting on Barcrests odd decision(s) on the whole "It's Showtime" affair.
Pimp.