MegaJackpots Ocean Belles Slot

Published: mon 2 sep 2019 | Updated: mon 2 sep 2019

MegaJackpots Ocean Belles Attracts Players

The most recent title in the ever-popular MegaJackpots series, MegaJackpots Ocean Belles, has only been available for a few weeks, but it is already attracting plenty of positive attention from online slot players. The big draw with this game, as with any MegaJackpots title, is the opportunity to win a genuinely life-changing sum of money, but the Ocean Belles slot also has plenty of sex appeal thanks to it being inspired by the pin-up girls which featured on cigarette cards at the beginning of the 20th century.

A Brief History of MegaJackpots

The MegaJackpots brand was first introduced to the public way back in 2005, when American game development company IGT (International Game Technology) released Fort Knox. That earliest title has obviously been around the longest, but it is not the most famous, and the game which springs to mind for most online players who hear the MegaJackpots name is Cleopatra. This game featured the Egyptian Queen of the same name, and was one of the first online slot games to incorporate speech, with the title character encouraging players as they pursued a big win.

One of the main things that helped MegaJackpots games to stand head and shoulders above the rest was its progressive jackpot, which could be won on any MegaJackpots game in any venue which offered it. Networked progressive jackpots always increase in value far faster than their venue-specific counterparts, and so the MegaJackpots name was soon synonymous with having a chance to win big money.

As the popularity of MegaJackpots games increased, so did the number of games available in the series. Other titles which were later added include MegaJackpots Cluedo, MegaJackpots Monopoly, MegaJackpots Wolf Run and MegaJackpots Siberian Storm.

MegaJackpots Ocean Belles

The latest MegaJackpots game has five reels and, as we said earlier, takes its inspiration from the pin-up style art of the early 20th century. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the pin-ups we are referring to, they were basically illustrated images of attractive ladies in a variety of outfits and poses that were chiefly intended to appeal to those working in the armed forces at the time. For that reason, some of the women were portrayed wearing items of uniform, such as a peaked cap, and the idea was to bolster the spirits of the person who would find the image on a collectible card contained in a packet of cigarettes whilst far from home.

Although cigarette cards have gone out of fashion – which is not surprising given what we now know about the dangers of smoking – the pin-up art which many of them carried is still very popular, and that is what is celebrated in MegaJackpots Ocean Belles. The game is set on a ship at sea, and the background shows not only the deck of the ship but also the beautiful seascape beyond. The art here is extremely impressive, and serves as a perfect tribute to the style that inspired it.

Symbols on the reels include the playing card ranks 10, J, Q, K and A, a pair of binoculars, a captain’s hat, a globe, a lighthouse bonus, a red kiss, a golden kiss, a ship’s wheel and several illustrated models. Music is suitably nostalgic, and changes tempo nicely according to how the game is developing. Audio effects are also easy on the ears, and work well with the main soundtrack to create a fun, lighthearted atmosphere.

Collect Kisses for a Wild Time

Kisses are important in this game, and there are two empty boxes below each reel which allow you to collect them. Whenever you get a kiss on the reels (either red or golden), one of the boxes below the corresponding reel will be kissed. Collect two kisses under any reel and that entire reel will then display a large pin-up image which will serve as a stacked wild. That wild will be in force for two spins, which should make it a lot easier for you to land a winning combination or two.

Enjoy a Free Spins Bonus

When you get three or more lighthouse bonus symbols on the reels you will trigger a Free Spins Bonus. You will be given a choice of three Free Spins values, depending on whether you would like one, two or three of the reels to serve as a wild. The number of free spins that you can choose from will depend on how many bonus symbols triggered the feature, as follows:

• Trigger the feature with five bonus symbols to choose from 90 free spins with 1 random wild reel, 45 free spins with 2 random wild reels or 15 free spins with 3 random wild reels
• Trigger the feature with four bonus symbols to choose from 60 free spins with 1 random wild reel, 30 free spins with 2 random wild reels or 10 free spins with 3 random wild reels
• Trigger the feature with three bonus symbols to choose from 30 free spins with 1 random wild reel, 15 free spins with 2 random wild reels or 5 free spins with 3 random wild reels

Golden Kisses Could Change Your Life!

We have already said that kisses are important, but the golden kiss symbols that appear on the reels could actually change your life. Get a golden kiss stamped under each of the five reels and you will win the MegaJackpots progressive jackpot. This has a base value of $500,000, but is often higher, and can grow large enough to make you a millionaire, or perhaps even a multi-millionaire, so don’t hesitate to start celebrating if you manage to get all five reels kissed by the golden lips!

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