Snapshot Slot
Cameras at the ready for Snapshot, a unique photographically themed slot machine by Realistic Games. With 5 reels and 20 paylines, this video slot is all about reliving some of the snapshot moments from other game titles in the Realistic Games repertoire while giving playing the chance to win a 20,000-credit jackpot. Helping those wins along are a few basic bonus features such as a wild symbol and a scatter which will activate some free spins with a special symbol which will double all wins.
Photogenic Reels
In truth, this theme isn't the most extravagant or adventurous of themes that Realistic Games has come up with. However, it does give spinners the chance to meet a few familiar faces from the software company's catalogue. If you have played the likes of Randall's Riches then you will surely recognise the scraggy hill-billy character along with his trusty (and smelly) donkey companion in the many snapshot images that line the side of the 5 reels.
Other than that, however, this game doesn't offer much in the way of visual flair. On the reels you will find a limited range of icons such as a magnifying glass “zoom” symbol, a lightning bolt “flash” icon and a trash can “delete” symbol. All of the other symbols are presented as dark grey playing card values such as 10, J, Q, K, and A, making the game quite drab to look at. As for the sound effects, this game features some adequately bright and cheery musical scores as well as the expected camera sound effects – but it's nothing overly impressive.
Like all games from this games developer such as Snakes & Ladders, the 5 reels of Snapshot are actually set within a virtual arcade style game machine with all of the necessary buttons with which spinners can arrange their bets and spin the reels. However, if you were to play this game on a mobile device, then the screen will be rearranged to allow for some thumb-tap commands.
Smile for the Camera
There aren't actually that many commands that you need to worry about with this relatively straightforward video slot. All that players need to do is choose how many paylines to have in play out of the possible 20, and then select the value of the stake per active payline. Those wagering options range from as little as 0.01 and go all the way up to a 2 credits per line, making for a total possible bet of 40 credits with all paylines in play.
Of course, it is in the player's interest to play with as many paylines as possible since it is upon these lines that the majority of winning sequences can be found. For example, if players find five 10, J or Q symbols on an active line, then they will multiply the stake per line by 100x while five Ks or As will fetch a 200x line bet prize. The payouts get better with the camera function icons with five zoom symbols paying 400x, five delete symbols offering 600x and five flash bolts paying a 800x multiplier. The most valuable symbol of all, however, is the wild icon which will pay a 10,000x stake per line multiplier when five are aligned. Plus, this camera shutter image will also help you complete other line wins by substituting for other icons.
The only symbol that won't be replaced by the wild shutter is the scatter symbol. That is because the scatter doesn't need to line up on paylines to award wins of 1x, 10x or 125x the total bet when three, four or five appear on the reels respectively.
Bonus Spins with Doubled Wins
Not only will the scatter symbol of this game award some tasty total bet prizes, but it will also trigger 10 free spins whenever three or more appear on the reels. In such cases, the scatter win and any consequent free spin winnings will be added to a “Total Win Display”at the bottom of the reels.
Now, that running total is worth keeping an eye on, since it could potentially be doubled at any time if a special “Snapshot” symbol appears on the central reel. So, you could end up collecting some very handsome winnings while not having to pay a single credit in stakes. In fact, these free spins could potentially award up to 10,000x the value of the stake per line which was played when the bonus round was activated.
Profile Pic, or Delete?
This Realistic Games slot machine has quite a lazy theme, if truth be told. The reels are fairly uninteresting to look at and the game doesn't boast any specially designed bonus features to add any special narrative elements to the proceedings. That said, Snapshot does offer a nice little round of free spins with a special twist which will double winnings – which is definitely worth a spin or two if you're not looking for anything to thematically extravagant. Check out our review of BetVictor for a great place to play.
