Highway Kings ‘ Makeover

Playtech keep going on its process of makeover of online slot games. The older games are losing its popularity due to limitations in graphics and gaming features. By reintroducing them with high quality visuals and extraordinary features Playtech maintains alive the brand equity of the older slots and gives them a new leap of life. This strategy has succeeded in  Captain’s Treasure and Desert Treasure, the new avatars of which are now drawing high attention

The newest Playtech online slot machine to experience a facelift is Highway Kings. As the name implies, the theme is all about trucks. It is a kind video slot with 9 paylines. It has been visually formatted as an old fashioned console slot machine. The lower paying symbols are the parts of a truck such as steering wheel, piston, spark plug, battery, tire and gas can. The higher paying symbols are trucks of various colors. The red truck provides players a jackpot payout of 10,000 coins and begins paying when it turns up singly. Some symbols commence paying when 2  appear aligned and the rest when 3 appear aligned. One of the most outstanding features of Highway Kings is that alignments pay both ways. A big red truck is the wild symbol, but does not provide line payouts. The silencer is the scatter symbol.

The graphics are 2D sketches, which are very ordinary in comparison with  contemporary standards. There are not any win animations. The unique gaming feature in Highway Kings is the Playtech Dollar Ball game and it is this side bet progressive jackpot which really sustains this slot game.

The new avatar of Highway Kings is Highway Kings Pro. It also has nine paylines and includes most of the symbols from the previous version. An introductory clip has been added which reveals a truck zooming down a highway. Some symbols are highlighted as the chief features of the game. The console is removed and thus, the reels are larger. The symbols are in 3D graphics as has been the practice with the Playtech makeovers. Some notable changes have been made in the symbols and the payouts. The gas can be converted to a gas station. The red truck still supplies the jackpot payout of 10,000 coins but the payouts begin with an alignment of 2 symbols. The paylines continue to pay in both directions. The wild symbol is the truck driver and the scatter symbol is the pin-up girl in his cabin. A checkered flag symbol indicates the bonus game. Some classy animations have been launched. The trucks zoom down the highways, the gas station meter begins running, the truck driver raises his hand in acknowledgement and even the pin-up girl becomes alive.

The Dollar Ball game is removed, which is something Playtech has been doing in all its makeovers. It has been substituted by a bonus feature that is activated when the checkered flag turns up at the same time on reels 1 and 5. Players pick up from the 3  trucks and are assigned a number of free spins. Then the trucks join a race and a multiplier is awarded according to the position of the selected truck. The free spins are then played out. The free spins can be reactivated infinitely. The retrigger awards 20 free spins at the current multiplier. Highway Kings Pro is live at select Playtech online casinos like Casino Tropez.