Fortune Cats

Aspect Gaming is not the only company to have tackled the theme of fortune cats. Those not in the know the theme originates from China, something you probably do know if you have ever been to a Chinese restaurant. This time you are served a dish of free spins, scatters, and tasty wins. But is the game good enough to beat the competition?

Theme

The company has been heavily invested in terminals in land-based casinos, so the look of the game should come as no big surprise. Suffice to say, modern web-based games should offer a bit better views these days. There’s still animations to be found as well as plenty of different graphical elements. The concept is heavily based on the waving lucky cat, with a mix of classic symbols thrown in.

Betting Options and Functions

As the fifty paylines are all fixed, all that is left for the player is to decide his bet per line. This can run anywhere from 0.02 to a full coin. Be careful when selecting your bet as the total stake rises quickly due to the multitude of winlines.

The game comes with five normal reels and an extra sixth reel, that mostly serves out different bonus features. The cast of the low-paying symbol is well known to anyone who has ever played pokies, with the ranks nine through ace present. The payouts for these are 5 to 175 times your line bet. As usual, a connection from left to right with a minimum of three symbols is required for a win. The higher paying symbols are just as numerous, with payouts ranging from 20 to 500 times your payline bet. The top three symbols are all cats, and they all pay between 400 and 500 coins from five symbols in a row.

Features

The sixth reel dishes out possible bonuses, rolling for effect on each spin. You can get up to ten times the wins, with either payline or with the total stake, expanding wilds, reverse paylines from right to left, or free spins.

Three to five scatters will likewise launch free spins. This time you will also receive double, ten times, or fifty times your total bet depending on the number of scatters. The amount of free spins is always the same, though these can be retriggered during the bonus feature.

Our Take

The game suffers from low RTP, though it is by no means catastrophic. On top of this, it’s not the best fit for mobile devices, which is somewhat of a faux pas in today's world. If the setting interests you, and the special features seem like worth checking out then you should definitely give the game a few spins. In demo mode at first if at all possible.