Published: Friday, 04 August 2017
Online casino software developers are pros at gauging the market to determine which new slot games to create.
The two biggest names in the business, Microgaming and NetEnt, have both released new slots based on those cool symbols that we use when texting or instant messaging: Emoticons and emojis.
These simple symbols are able to express our moods so much clearer than spelling it out, and many of us have to come to rely on them to get the message across.
NetEnt recently launched its new Emoji Planet slot, while Microgaming is wowing the industry with its Emoticoins slot. Both games can be found at online casinos that carry titles by these developers.
Emoji Planet Slot Facts
- 5 reel, 6 row slot game.
- Emoji theme with fun, animated and brightly colored graphics.
- Playable from 0.20 to 200.00 per spin.
- Can be played on desktop, mobile and tablet devices.
- 8 emojis as symbols on the reels.
- Smiley emoji is the highest value symbol and pays 500 x your stake for landing 30.
- Wild star symbol substitutes for all symbols.
- NetEnt's famous Avalance feature sees symbols fall into position instead of spinning.
- Form cluster wins of 5 or more symbols to begin an Avalanche.
- 5 Emoji Meters need to fill up 12 spaces for one to trigger.
- Bomb feature, Pizza feature, Kiss Mark feature, Rocket feature and Two Hearts feature reward with sticky wilds, random cash prizes , new wilds and more.
Emoticoins Slot Facts
- Joint slot creation between Microgaming and Slingshot Studios.
- 5 reels and 30 pay lines.
- Playable from 0.30 to 300 per spin.
- Bright, vibrant, fun theme,
- Wild Emoticoins logo symbol stands in for all icons except the scatter.
- Randomly triggered Wild Blast feature where 5 extra wilds are added to the reels.
- LOL scatter symbol triggers Free Spins feature when 3 appear on the reels.
- Sticky wilds appear in the free spins.