Angry Angels Slots
‘What do angels have to be so angry about?’ you might wonder. Well, in this particular slot, the angels are not be-winged wraiths but gun-toting female assassins a la Charlie’s Angels. The 5-reel non-progressive slot has a military theme, with our heroines pulling no punches in their efforts to slay the enemy.
The highly-stylised slot has 25 unfixed paylines, high-definition graphics, excellent animations and a bumper jackpot of 7,500 credits. WorldMatch are to thank for this one; the young software outfit have been making waves in the online gaming world thanks to their innovative titles, among them Fantasy Island, 80 Day Adventure, Archibald Africa and Olympus. Angry Angels is certainly one of the finest titles in their cabinet. Let’s take a closer look.
Getting Started
You know the drill: as the gamer, you’re tasked with finding matching combinations of three, four or five symbols starting from the leftmost reel. Only the scatter is the exception – it pays in any position. The game’s theoretical return-to-player percentage is 96.57%.
In Angry Angels, you’re free to play on 1, 5, 10, 15 or 25 lines. You can also play with coins ranging from 0.01 to 1 credit. At max bet, therefore, you’ll be spinning the reels at a cost of 25 credits.
World-Class Visuals
The backdrop of the transparent reels shows a ravaged world: bombed-out buildings against a grimy, soot-filled sky. If you weren’t worried about the world portrayed in the slot, a fighter plane whooshes low over the skyline to remind you that this is wartime. A Zeppelin also hovers in the air, and smoke from exploded missiles regularly rises from the ground. The music, meanwhile, has an ominous techno feel to it.
On the 5x3 grid, the symbols drive home the military feel. Icons include a spitfire, a heavy-duty machine gun, an image of an old-fashioned timber-framed building, a robot drone, a can of what looks like spray paint but is probably way more sinister and three femme fatales, each of them carrying a different weapon. Additionally, there is a wild symbol, a free spins scatter and a bonus icon. Thankfully, there are none of the dreaded playing card symbols to put up with.
Three Angry Angels
Although you might assume the angels will offer the best pay-outs, you’d be wrong. In fact, one the angels – the girl whose face is shown in landscape – is the slot’s least lucrative: you’ll win two for three, 15 for four and 75 for five.
The hooded angel is a little better, granting five for three, 50 for four and 100 for five, while the red-headed angel pays 50 for three, 250 for four and 1,000 for five. The image of the WW2 era house, meanwhile, pays 20 for three, 100 for four and 500 for five.
The game’s wild, represented by the word WILD in metallic writing, can substitute for all symbols except the free spins scatter and the bonus logo. The wild also pays lucrative sums to he who can find multiples across the grid. You’ll bag five for two, 200 for three, 2,000 for four and the 7,500 jackpot for five in a line.
The free spins icons, meanwhile, grant free ones if you can find three or more. During free spins, all prizes are multiplied by three. The number of free spins changes depending on your luck: it’s even possible to win zero free spins, despite finding the necessary combination.
The occurrence of three or more bonus game logos activates the mini-game. In it, you’ll have to click on the chosen target on a radar screen, after which the missile launcher will propel a rocket towards it, destroying the target and uncovering the amount of the winnings. To return to the main screen, click on the Game button.
All’s Fair in Love and War
Angry Angels is one of several slots to tap into our love of military games. It’s clear to see that many slot developers have watched, with fascination, the rise and rise of video games like Call of Duty and decided to manufacture a slot that supplies some gunplay in addition to the regular real money casino functions.
WorldMatch have succeeded here in building a game that’s dramatic and exciting. The music and animations combine to create the impression that you are playing a video game, while the free spins and bonus game enhance the gameplay. The pay-outs are also pretty strong.
