Bugs’ World Slot Machine
Cartoon insects and cute spiders crawl around the reels of the Bugs’ World video slot from The Art of Games. There’s nothing creepy about these crawlies, as they are all smiling out from the five reels and we even get the thumbs up sign from a ladybird as she spins down the green-tinted screen. Players can be giving this video slot the thumbs up as well when they land winning combinations of bugs and playing card symbols across any of the 15 paylines, while special symbols will act as others if needed, or trigger a couple of fun bonus features.
Along with free spins, a caterpillar invites you to a pick me feature, plus there’s the option to enter a special multiplier game whenever you land a prize-winning set of symbols. Although the Bugs’ World video slot has a fairly basic design and simple symbols, it’s nice enough to look at, without being too complicated. Gameplay is quite simple as well, with matching symbols across a payline from the left side creating the wins. All you need to do is set a bet level that suits your budget and watch these inviting invertebrates reward you with some great prizes.
The Art of Games slots developer is based in Holland, from where they have released over 100 slots, table games and more. The fully licensed and mobile optimised collection is easily integrated into the software of many casinos and among their top titles are famous slots such as Sushi Paradise, The Love Machine and Cherry Bombs. While Bugs’ World may not have the flashy graphics of some other slots from The Art of Games, it’s combination of charm, features and winning potential should stop it getting squished by the competition.
Down in the Garden
There’s green, green, everywhere in this game, from the plain picture of leaves that sits above everything, to the dark background and lighter reels themselves. Thankfully, all this green is offset by some colourful symbols and these include the commonly seen playing card icons 10, J, Q, K and A. These will tend to create the most frequent winning spins although he payouts are subsequently on the smaller side. The 10, J and Q for example, will each return prizes equal to 10x, 20x and 200x your bet per line when seen on three, four, or five reels, while the K and A are each valued at 20x, 40x and 400x.
Although the swarm of insects won’t be quite as numerous, you only need to get matching bugs on reels one and two across a payline to claim a win and of course, the value of any wins from these characters will be higher. The laughing ladybird pays between five and 800 times your line bet, a grasshopper is worth up to 1,200x and the butterfly pays up to 2,000x.
Other bugs are special modifier symbols that don’t pay out any direct prizes but instead open up the various bonus rounds or in the case of the bee, complete extra winning lines for you. This bee is a wild symbol and will substitute for standard ones if she can then complete combinations.
Catching some Extra Spins
The happy spider awards free spins when she’s seen in any three or more places. This scatter symbol won’t need to be on a defined payline and you see just three spiders in view, she will trigger five bonus games. If you land four spiders, the reward is 10 free spins and the best outcome is for 20 spins when any five or more of these amused arachnids appear in a single spin.
When the caterpillar lands across any three or more reels on a payline you can transform your bankroll in a quick feature. All you need to do is click one of the caterpillars on the line to reveal a bonus prize and as all of these critters are worth something, it’s a guaranteed winning round.
Multiplying Prizes
A gamble feature is triggered with any win, and although it’s optional, it’s a fun round that’s a bit more exciting than the usual guessing of a playing card colour that most gamble games consist of. Take the gamble and you will see 2x and 4x multiplier buttons in the centre of the screen. A light flashes around in a clockwise direction, highlighting the multipliers along with ‘Try Again’ and ‘Better Luck Next Time’ sections and you have to time a click on a multiplier to double or quadruple the prize. Choose well though, as picking the wrong multiplier will end the round and you lose the triggering prize.
Betting on bugs
Free Bugs’ World video slots can be used for practice spins, although this is a pretty simple game that shouldn’t be hard for anyone to play. Coins can be valued at 0.01, 0.05, 0.10, 0.25, 0.50 and 1.00, while between one and five coins can be staked per line. It gives you a bet range of between 0.15 and a high limit of 75.00 per spin.
Although you can play any number of the 15 lines at a time, at anything less than all of them, you won’t qualify for all winning combinations that appear on the reels, which can be very frustrating when a high-paying set is seen on an inactive line.
Other bet options are to sit back and watch the games play out on autopilot, and you can choose to have the soundtrack play along or mute it. Apart from the odd flutter of insect wings when you get a win, the soundtrack doesn’t have much to do with bugs, but it’s nice enough and we actually quite like the way it adds to the overall experience.
A Swarm of Slots
There’s plenty of online casino slot games that feature bugs, bees, spiders and all manner of other creepy crawlies. The Bugs and Bees video slot from Novomatic has a veritable zoo of creatures across the five reels, with a honeypot-carrying bee returning the best prizes. She’s also the wild symbol. Playing card symbols fill out the lower half of the paytable and a musical note is the scatter icon, launching 10, 12, or 15 bonus games when it’s seen in three, four, or five places at a time. During these free spins, you will see a ladybird on reel three, who acts as another wild and doubles the value of any paylines she completes. Like most Novomatic slots, Bugs and Bees comes with a gamble feature so it’s possible to multiply prizes over and over in this cartoon style game.
Take a closer peek at Fortune Bugs from Xplosive Slots and you will find a world of snails, spiders and bees giving you a buzz when they line up across any of the 243 Ways to Win over five reels. A flower opens up extra wins when it acts as a wild symbol, while a blue light zaps you to a free spins feature where each appearance of a bug raises a win multiplier.
Itching to play?
The simple design of Bugs’ World may put a few gamblers off before even trying the game, but it’s quite a relaxing set of reels to spin and comes with some decent features. The free spins are always a welcome addition to any slot machine and having that second game where you pick a caterpillar is another nice way to collect prizes. If you’re happy with the graphics, then Bugs’ World is nice little game that shouldn’t bug anyone.
