Jackpot Giant by Playtech - Slot review

Jackpot Giant by Playtech is one of the most lucrative progressive online slots in Ireland. Since its release in 2015, it’s been taking the Irish online casino world by storm. Whether it’s the gameplay, theme or sound effects that make the game so attractive, we’re yet to find out, so let’s stop dilly-dallying and dive right into it.

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Slot Game Details – Jackpot Giant

Minimum Bet: €0.50Minimum Bet: €0.50Minimum Bet: €0.50
        Minimum Bet Line: 50 Maximum Bet Line: 50Reels: 5
Maximum Coins per Line: 1Autoplay Option: YesMultipliers: Yes
Progressive: YesRandom Jackpot: YesScatters: Yes
Wild Symbols: Yes3D Graphics: Yes

Review

This offering by Playtech comes highly recommended by users as one of the best themed Irish slots online. From start to finish, the game carries the island theme like its life depends on it.

The soundtrack plays upbeat Island style music, with a series of effects that sound quite like Hawaiian instruments. The only exception is the exciting winning jingles. Every sound effect and tune is meticulously chosen so it contributes toward the tropical excitement of the game.

Few online slots manage to build and maintain the level of enthusiasm that Playtech has accomplished with Jackpot Giant. After all, if a game has been hanging around for five years, it must be doing something right. The overall design doesn’t skip a beat; from the rock-shaped play buttons to the island panorama in the background, every inch proudly exclaims ‘island.

If you prefer online slots with high-definition graphics and superb illustrations, you’ve come to the right review. The provider has designed the reels to be utterly discreet and blend seamlessly into the main panorama, so it feels like you’re spinning in paradise.

One design element we adore is that the main screen isn’t cluttered with buttons and information. Many slots in Ireland are unfortunately cluttered, and the ensuing overload distracts from the main event far too often. Although we’ll discuss them shortly, we’d be remiss not to mention that the symbols contribute a lot towards maintaining the theme.

How to Play

In comparison to the oodles of Ireland slots we’ve had the pleasure of playing over the years, this game takes the biscuit for being ridiculously exciting.

There aren’t any options for changing the number of lines that you bet on, nor can you change how many coins you wager per line. The absence of these features makes it easier to play. What looks like a drawback actually serves as a boon. Simply choose how much you want to wager and spin. The moment you press the button, you’ll be immersed in a world of nail-biting fun as you hope to hit that jackpot.

There are thousands of possible symbol combinations, and most of them offer the opportunity to win. You can also choose to use the autoplay if you’re a lazy gambler, rather than repeatedly clicking on spin.

Features, Free Spins + Symbols

The Jackpot Giant game offers a full complement of face card images, shaped as though they’re carved from stone. However, you won’t find any of the standard number symbols here.

Even though the game features both wild and scatter symbols, the provider also poured stacked symbols into the mix. These symbols take the form of a giant, cover two reels and can replace any picture on the board, except for wild, scatter or bonus images. Jackpot Giant has pink, blue and orange island gems as standard symbols. It’s hard to miss the wild symbols because they’re a giant sign that says ‘wild.’ No missing that, then.

Scatter symbols resemble a giant’s hand with a pile of money, and the bonus symbol is a volcano with the word bonus.

Five wild symbols have a value of 50,000x your wager, and five scatter symbols are worth 500x. Standard signs vary from 500x for five pink crystals to 200 for the orange. Stacked images have a value of 100x for five red giants. Values drop considerably from here, down to Queens and Jacks, which are worth 40x for five.

The most lucrative symbol combination in this game is five wilds, and the maximum win varies since it’s a progressive jackpot game. Even though it’s one of the best online slots in Ireland, you won’t find a free spins feature here; we guess the developer figured the chance of a jackpot was enough

The largest jackpot won on this game was over 12 million, and the average pot is 5.8 million. With 50 paylines, multiple bonus rounds, and a progressive jackpot feature of biblical proportions, who needs free spins?

Maximum Win, RTP and Volatility

Jackpot Giant’s return to player rate of 94.22% certainly isn’t among the highest of the slots in Ireland. However, while we admit that RTP rates are a good indication of your chances over long periods, they offer no real value in evaluating short-term probability.

If you combine this slot’s relatively average RTP rate with the fact that it has low volatility, you stand a relatively good chance of winning smaller amounts regularly. Just enough, in fact, to keep you in the game long enough for a chance to strike it lucky and win big. When taking into account that the average jackpot is over 5 million, the maximum possible win is worth it.

Conclusion

Of the many available online slots in Ireland, this one is one of the Kings. Not only did Playtech manage to incorporate a whimsical tropical theme into every aspect of the game, but it’s gratifying as well. Combined with the enormous jackpots, phenomenal music and artful illustrations, this game is a definite winner.

If you enjoy this game, which we have every reason to believe, there are many similar offerings from Playtech to explore. After all, it’s considered to be one of the leading game providers in the world for a good reason.