Wheel of Fortune – Hollywood Edition Follows Up on a Classic IGT Slot
Wheel of Fortune Hollywood is the follow up to IGT’s immensely popular original Wheel of Fortune game and continues the tradition of making excellent use of the licence and theme to offer a thrilling slot experience that will suit both fans of online slots in Canada and fans of the show. The Hollywood edition of the game takes everything that made the original so popular and adds in a number of new twists and features to make it resemble the show even more closely, meaning more prizes, better graphics and more immersive gameplay.
Some of the changes from the earlier version that players will immediately notice include the reels being set against the real set in the background, while long-time fans will notice that the classic reel symbols have returned, including the Gold Bars and even the Wheel itself. Elsewhere, players will see that, somewhat unusually when it comes to sequels, less pay lines are in play for each spin. Whereas up to fifteen win lines were possible on the original, Wheel of Fortune Hollywood cuts this back to nine with more of a focus placed on the bonuses and features rather than the standard slot gameplay. Regardless of the reduction in lines, there are still plenty of prizes on offer regardless of the bonus round, with players betting the maximum $5 per line in with a chance of grabbing a highly lucrative 50,000 coin jackpot if the reels land correctly.
Players who remember the Super Wild symbol from the original Wheel of Fortune slot from IGT will be in for a treat on the Hollywood version, as the basic wild has been eliminated with more appearances from a standalone wild multiplier, with all successful spins that incorporate the symbol having their prize value doubled. Another new twist that is sure to excite players is the Bonus Jackpot symbol. Whenever that specific symbol appears on the reels, a cash amount is added to a cumulative pot that is displayed at the top of the screen. When the player successfully activates the Wheel of Fortune bonus feature, that amount is placed on a single area of the Wheel in full.
Three or more Wheel Bonus symbols activate the bonus game, where players can keep on spinning and accumulating cash amounts until they land on the Bankrupt segment. Fortunately, unlike the television show, this does not necessarily result in the player losing everything that they have earned. They receive a consolation prize and then have the chance to gamble it on a double or nothing style game and can continue to do so until they either lose or collect their prize amount.
