Platoon Wild Slots
Platoon Wild is a video slot based on Oliver Stone’s much lauded 1986 Vietnam War movie Platoon. The branded slot, specially developed and released by respected software firm iSoftBet, features head shots of characters from the Academy Award-winning movie, as well as several nifty bonus features.
Fans of the flick are sure to enjoy the immersive gameplay, high pay-outs and multipliers, slick graphics and cinematic music, all of which combine to make Platoon an action-packed slot. Locked and loaded? OK, then let’s take a closer look at this 2016 release.
5 Reels, 30 Lines
Platoon features 5 reels, 3 rows and 20 win lines in play. Unlike with some other casino games, the paylines in this iSoftBet slot are totally fixed. The coin values, meanwhile, stretch from 0.1 to 0.50. As such, the maximum bet-per-spin is 10 credits – a not insignificant sum, though some deep-pocketed players would rather wager with a higher amount. Something worth bearing in mind if you consider yourself a bit of a high roller.
Welcome to the Jungle
The game takes place on a traditional 5x3 grid, against a photorealistic jungle backdrop. It doesn’t take a genius to realise that the jungle is supposed to represent the war zone in Indochina, as depicted in Stone’s film. As for the symbols, they appear on the grid above a familiar control panel, which features a Spin button, a Paytable and tabs for Coin Value, Auto Spin and Win. Regulating your bet is as easy as pie, so all you need to worry about is spinning matching combinations of three, four or five symbols.
There are a number of cool icons on the board. There are four character symbols in total, represented by head shots of Charlie Sheen (Private First Class Chris Taylor), Willem Dafoe (Sergeant Elias), Tom Berenger (Staff Sergeant Bob Barnes) and Keith David (King). The head shots are actual stills from the movie.
Other symbols comprise a wild badge, several bullet icons stamped with the word BAR, a Jackpot symbol depicted by the classic poster/cover of the film and a Free Spins icon. Animations, meanwhile, include explosions and motoring helicopter rotors. The soundtrack is engaging too, featuring the sound of far-off gunfire which heightens the player’s excitement.
The aforementioned wild, incidentally, has the ability to replace all others except the Free Spins and Jackpot symbols. Simply utilise the wild to help you form matching combinations of three, four or five. The wild pays out 200 for three, 1,000 for four and 2,500 for five if playing at max bet. Among the other icons, you’ll win 100, 500 and 1,000 for three, four and five Private First Class Chris Taylor symbols.
Sergeant Elias, meanwhile, buys you 50, 200 and 500 credits. The bullet icons, of which there are three, pay different values depending on how many bullets there are. So, for the symbol which shows three bullets, you’ll win 25, 100 and 200. If you just find combinations of one bullet, it’s 7, 25 and 50. Any combination of different-numbered bullets pays two credits for three, seven credits for four and 25 for five in a line.
The Free Spins icon, meanwhile, supplies free spins if you find three or more. You’ll win eight free spins, and all wins during the bonus round are doubled. As such, you could potentially win 5,000 if you hit five wilds during the bonus spins.
Mega Jackpots
Platoon’s Jackpot symbols do as advertised, supplying bumper pay-outs when found in the correct combination. The big money comes when you find five or more, anywhere on the grid. For three, you’ll claim just 1x total bet, and for four you’ll win 4x total bet. Hit five, six, seven, eight or nine, though, and you’re into some serious winnings. The respective pay-outs for these combinations are 200, 1,000, 2,000, 20,000 and a whopping 50,000. Remember, the wilds are unable to stand in for Jackpot symbols.
Let’s Go to War
War-themed slots are nothing new, and iSoftBet’s decision to base a slot on such a beloved movie is, if nothing else, a clever marketing ploy. As it turns out, Platoon Wild is plenty of fun. The 20-line game is characterised by high-quality graphics, an atmospheric soundtrack, engaging animations and such rewarding features as free spins, wild multipliers and multiple jackpots. If you’re still in any doubt, give this one a go in free mode.
