88 is not such a lucky number in Europe as it is in China, the latter being the source of the theme in this slot. Pragmatic Play has come up with quite a pragmatic slot. You can pretty much see what this slot is about on the first look. The setup offers three reels, a handful of symbols, and some jackpots. Especially fitting for mobile devices, but not necessarily for longer game sessions.
Theme
The theme borrows some Chinese symbols of luck, which is the driving force behind the game. Besides this, you have a background of hellflame, which seems a rather strange choice. Of course, in a way that too fits the name. Music and audio effects, in turn, are strangely nonchalant. There are a few winning animations, but otherwise, the reels do feel a bit empty at times. All in all, this is a casual slot when it comes to the theme.
Betting Options and Functions
The three reels have seven paylines running through them. Being that there are only three reels all winning combinations require three symbols. The volatility is medium, and this shows on the different wins as well. Betting is done by selecting how many coins you want per line, and then separately selecting the value of those coins. This gives a total bet range of 0.07 to 35 coins per spin.
When betting a full coin on each line you can expect a return between three and 250 coins depending which symbols land on the paylines. The payouts are not that different from your classic slots, which means that in order to win big you have to trust on the one special feature this slot offers.
Features
The wild offers the biggest basic payout and also completes all other winning combinations. When two wilds appear on two reels a free respin is triggered for the reel without a wild, giving an extra chance to win some big bucks.
Jackpot badge is added randomly to the 88-symbol, and when three of these show up on the same spin the jackpot feature is launched. In this, you choose among nine different symbols, with the aim to land three similar jackpot symbols. There are three possible outcomes: the mini, the major and the grand jackpot. These pay 38x, 88x, and 888x times your total bet.
Our Take
Progressive jackpots have pretty much cleared the industry from normal jackpots, and for a reason. The jackpots here might offer some big wins, but these wins don’t really offer anything that most slots these days wouldn’t already offer in the basic games. All in all Fire 88 is a rather bland slot that doesn’t shine in any particular area.
Slot data and features
- 3Reels
- 7Pay lines
- $1,250.00Max cash jackpot
- 96.45Payout Percent
- YesWild Symbol
- NoMultiplier
- $0.07 - $35Betting Range
- 0.01 - 0.5Coin bet range
- 10Coins per line
- YesProgressive
- 2500Max coins jackpot
- 70Max coins
- NoScatter Symbol
- NoFree spins available
- YesBonus Game
- NoBuy feature
- Asian , Chinese Game theme
- Medium Volatility
