“Monopoly Plus” - A Sneak Preview
Release Date: June 28, 2012
Another sequel to a hugely popular title has been in the pipeline for a while, causing a lot of anticipation among players and promising a very good time, just like its predecessor. That’s right, we’re talking about “Monopoly Plus” whose offering is now even larger compared to the first title in the series, “Monopoly”. One thing’s for sure: with this title, IGT is trying to extend the brand’s traditional popularity and bring it even closer to all those who love this money game.
“Monopoly Plus” Characteristics
What’s truly amazing about this fantastic new 30-payliner is its authenticity and the amount of special features it offers. First of all, the game is graphically really close to the original, with the Monopoly board, Mr. Monopoly welcoming you to the game and its features, and various symbols and bonuses from the game transferred to its online slot counterpart, which also supports 32 currencies and has localization abilities for 15 languages.
As for the aforementioned features, they include a Mystery Wild Bonus and an extremely interesting and rewarding Level Up Plus feature which unlocks new Board Bonus features for permanently bigger payouts.
The play is fixed on 30 paylines, which makes sense anyway, since the maximum number of paylines provide maximized payback odds.
Special Features
The true quality of Monopoly Plus lies in its interesting special features which are totally out of the ordinary and introduce a breath of fresh air in comparison to so many ordinary bonuses in other ordinary slots.
One of its great features is Mystery Wild Bonus, which can be triggered after any base game where there’s no Logo symbol on the first reel or a Board Bonus symbol on any reel. If you get lucky and get this feature, Mr. Monopoly will jump out of nowhere and hop from reel to reel until he selects a reel to turn wild. Believe it or not, this may turn out to be a real balance booster of a feature, as Mr. Monopoly may continue turning reels wild, and make even all five of them wild, awarding a massive prize.
There’s also the Level Up Plus™ feature, which boosts your payouts as you unlock new features in the Board Bonus games, triggering more wins on the famous Monopoly board.
The Board Bonus is great fun as well, and it’s activated when you get three Board Bonus symbols anywhere on the first, third and fifth reel simultaneously. Once you’re in the feature, you’ll be asked to choose one of the three Board Bonus symbols to reveal your initial number of rolls: two, three, or four. Also, you’ll be asked to choose your lucky mover - but don’t stress out about these, as whichever mover you pick, will not affect your game payback.
Then, you need to roll the dice and start from the GO square. By rolling doubles, you’ll get an extra roll, but if you roll doubles three times in a row, you’ll be moved directly to the Jail Bonus.
Different bonus features are awarded all along the board, including the aforementioned Jail Bonus, bringing you Monopoly Money and extra rolls. Once you’ve collected enough Monopoly Money, you’ll unlock eight new player movers and three new Board Bonus features.
Conclusion
It may sound complicated when you put it bluntly on the paper like this, but in reality, once you start playing and once all these features start opening up before you, you’ll indulge in the game which is like nothing you’ve seen before!
