Wild Shamrock Slots
We’re looking for good luck in all the right places when we play with Mobilots, in their Irish inspired slot machine, Wild Shamrock. This is a celebration of all things Irish, but primarily of the natural beauty that this small clover embodies. Not only does it signify merrymaking, but it also means Irish luck shouldn’t be lurking too far behind.
Regardless of whether you believe the age old saying or not, with the 5 reels of this real cash slot, you can spin and win your way to some decent payouts. This isn’t a huge game from the brand, but in true Mobilots fashion, it might not be huge but it’ll play on your desktop and mobiles alike. There’s no discriminating here. But is being accessible on the move enough to make this a winner with players?
Top of the Morning to Ya
You didn’t think you’d be able to play a slot like this without conventional imagery did you? Shame on you for thinking otherwise; when it comes to popular slots like this, you get the same sort of iconography every time. Therefore, what we start to look at is how individualised to the brand the images are. The sea of leprechauns and rainbows are well in effect, but what we like is that Mobilots has tried to move from the typical approach of simply covering the grid in green; they’ve attempted to introduce texture.
What is more, their graphics are pleasingly 3D and highly animated, allowing for a more immersive experience. However, while a lot of work has gone into making the aesthetic tangible, you don’t have an overcomplicated design - everything has been created to work seamlessly on a small or big screen. Therefore, the symbols are simplistic looking, even though their development is contemporary.
Wild for Ireland
Even though we like what we’ve seen so far, the features included here soon highlight issues with this slot: there’s not a lot of variance. Customers will note that they have a traditional paytable, but rather than a couple of feature rounds alongside this, they have just one special tile. What is more, this isn’t a symbol unique to the title but a wild symbol that merely expands, a dynamic we’ve seen plenty of slot machines over. We can’t help but feel like Mobilots have been lazy with what they’re offering.
Nonetheless, it’s a feature that needs talking about, so we’re going to deliver on that. The wild has a distinct Irish flag image, that can only pop up on the second, third and fourth reels. When they appear they activate the Wild Feature, which basically means that the icon will cover the entire reel rather than one square of it. Frozen in place, the rest of the matrix will roll in an attempt to find more wilds; if more are found you get another spin, if not the round ends.
More Pauper Than Prince
Any Ireland influenced slots normally get categorised as wealth and riches activities because of this idea of a pot of gold being at the end of a rainbow. However, in our opinion this title is more pauper than royalty; there’s no meat on the bones of the paytable, with most of the payouts never exceeding 500 credits. That’s not a terrible turnover, but it’s relatively small for a slot machine. What is more, you’ll only be in with a chance to get that sum of money if you bet the maximum amount, which is 20 coins. The minumum, by the way, is 0.10.
In our opinion, with an already lacklustre paytable without many specials, having a paytable that doesn’t lavish on the cash seems like a poor decision to us. You want to feel like you’re working towards a big finale, but instead you’re more likely to fizzle out. Hardly the stuff of gaming dreams.
Celebrate All the Time
If you have a passion for Ireland, you’re in luck because there’s an unbelievable amount of online activities out there that cater to this unique need. Most of them have the same sort of graphics that you see here, but some of them step up and deliver when it comes to extras, like Luck O’ The Irish, a slot from Blueprint Gaming. There’s two ways you can play this game, in its original one grid format or the Fortune Spins option that offers four sets of grids. Either way you’re going to be coming into some money with this slot machine.
Quiet Not Wild
Wild Shamrock might look the part, but it doesn’t really do anything other than look decent. For saying that Mobilots is a mobile friendly, modern day brand, we’re disappointed that this is the best that they can do. We appreciate that they want to tap into the mobile gaming market, but when you sacrifice gameplay quality over all else, you’re going to lose gamers hand over fist.
