Video Slots

Rating:
Summary: Somewhat of a letdown
Review: I have greatly enjoyed the other slot sims Masque have published, but this one doesnt come up to the standard of the previous games. The simulation of the genuine slots are good, but the whole array of masque made slots are redundant in a way.
The great forte with Masque has been the fact that they have been allowed to copy genuine slots - when they cant they dont differ much from countless other slotsim manufacters out there.
I hope they get licenses to keep on issuing more Bally and Igt slots, - unfortunately they have been denied f.ex the Wheel of fortune license. Lets hope this doesnt indicate the future in that regard.

Rating:
Summary: Very entertaining home video slots!!
Review: I recently purchased another one of these Masque slot machine games. I have always enjoyed each of the games that they have come out with in the past. I seem to look forward to the next game offered.
This video slot game didn't disappoint me at all. Fun, entertaining for hours and the best thing, you feel like you been to a real casino. The best part is...you lost no money. All their games are realistic. Especially the name brand companies they used in earlier games. (IGT, BALLY, PRO SLOT, etc). I would recommend Masque games for anyone who likes real casino slot machines and video slots.

Rating:
Summary: GREAT FUN!!!!
Review: If you love the 9 Line, 45 coin, Video slots with Bonus screens (and or bonus games), this software Video Slots by Masque Publishing is a great set of games. It has 25 Video Slot games; Five of them are Bally Games, that are played in many casinos; and 20 of them are made up games, which are like the games you can play in the casinos. The Bally Slots are Bonus Sevens, Blazing Sevens, Captain jackpot (15 Line-75 coins), Take It Or Leave It and Sunset beach (my personal favorite. The 20 other games include, Astro Bucks, The Great egg game, Green lightning, Java Buzz, llama loot, Money Bees, oil baron, patriot Pride, Polar Payouts, Payout Party, Riches of the East, Riding the Wins, Scatter Bats, Sea Of green, Wealth Potion, reely Reely Rich, Ricochet reels and a few more. By the names of the games you can figure out the premise of each game and how there similar to games in the casinos, and all in all, are great fun!!!

Rating:
Summary: If you like video slots, look no further
Review: Personally, I can't stand slot machines, but considering where I live I'm exposed to a lot of people that do; and for them this makes a great gift. There are a lot of slots to choose from, but not all of them have bonus rounds, I figure it's about 50/50. The remaining slots don't seem much different from one another other than a slightly different graphical theme.

In regards to the games with bonus rounds, Take It or Leave It has a game show atmosphere. Payout Party has you choosing between two different houses. Pick the right one and it's party time. Pick the wrong one and the alarms go off and the round is over. Wealth potion stars a mad professor who drinks a concoction you create. Java buzz has bug-eyed coffee drinkers competing over who can stay awake the longest. In the weird category are Money Bees playing poker against one another in the bonus round. My favorite of the bunch (although admittedly I haven't seem them all) is Egg Raid starring another bug-eyed weasel character that sneaks around a henhouse trying to gather eggs without waking up the chickens.

I knocked off a star because the games without bonus rounds seem rushed. Plus, while the sound sampling is accurate, you can hear clicks and pops. These are minor gripes, though. On the plus side, the game has really low system requirements and should easily run on any machine. You can also set the game to extra-high payouts. Just remember the casinos won't be this generous.

Hope the review helped.

Rating:
Summary: If you like video slots, look no further
Review: Personally, I can't stand slot machines, but considering where I live I'm exposed to a lot of people that do; and for them this makes a great gift. There are a lot of slots to choose from, but not all of them have bonus rounds, I figure it's about 50/50. The remaining slots don't seem much different from one another other than a slightly different graphical theme.

In regards to the games with bonus rounds, Take It or Leave It has a game show atmosphere. Payout Party has you choosing between two different houses. Pick the right one and it's party time. Pick the wrong one and the alarms go off and the round is over. Wealth potion stars a mad professor who drinks a concoction you create. Java buzz has bug-eyed coffee drinkers competing over who can stay awake the longest. In the weird category are Money Bees playing poker against one another in the bonus round. My favorite of the bunch (although admittedly I haven't seem them all) is Egg Raid starring another bug-eyed weasel character that sneaks around a henhouse trying to gather eggs without waking up the chickens.

I knocked off a star because the games without bonus rounds seem rushed. Plus, while the sound sampling is accurate, you can hear clicks and pops. These are minor gripes, though. On the plus side, the game has really low system requirements and should easily run on any machine. You can also set the game to extra-high payouts. Just remember the casinos won't be this generous.

Hope the review helped.

Rating:
Summary: Somewhat of a letdown
Review: When Masque Gaming is adapting Bally Gaming's slot machines for home PCs, they do an excellent job of bringing the fun and excitement to the player. New titles such as "Take It or Leave It", "Sunset Beach" and others from Bally Gaming are decent, but disturbingly stingy with payouts -- even if the option for loosening the slots is selected.

Masque's attempts at creating their own slot machines, however, aren't as successful. While there are some intriguing premises to be found, the slots are as tight -- perhaps tighter -- than even the critically bashed slots that Hoyle/Sierra have put out for a few years now.

Phantom EFX, whose line of slots and casino simulations have been strongly embraced by thousands of home gamers (and was recently ranked the #1 slot simulation company in the world), started off rough as well with their initial offering of original and exciting slots. Unlike Masque, however, the Phantom team was quick to address the compliments and critiques of their customers -- the results of which can be seen consistently in every new offering Phantom EFX puts out. Masque needs to listen to their userbase and re-evaluate their original slot line and make changes for the better. The sooner, the better.

As my title says, this software has promise. I am hopeful that Masque's designers and programmers will take the comments posted here and elsewhere to one day be a viable competitor to Phantom EFX. For now, although a fair diversion, one might as well wait until this game is in a clearance or bargain bin.

Rating:
Summary: Promising, but needs work
Review: When Masque Gaming is adapting Bally Gaming's slot machines for home PCs, they do an excellent job of bringing the fun and excitement to the player. New titles such as "Take It or Leave It", "Sunset Beach" and others from Bally Gaming are decent, but disturbingly stingy with payouts -- even if the option for loosening the slots is selected.

Masque's attempts at creating their own slot machines, however, aren't as successful. While there are some intriguing premises to be found, the slots are as tight -- perhaps tighter -- than even the critically bashed slots that Hoyle/Sierra have put out for a few years now.

Phantom EFX, whose line of slots and casino simulations have been strongly embraced by thousands of home gamers (and was recently ranked the #1 slot simulation company in the world), started off rough as well with their initial offering of original and exciting slots. Unlike Masque, however, the Phantom team was quick to address the compliments and critiques of their customers -- the results of which can be seen consistently in every new offering Phantom EFX puts out. Masque needs to listen to their userbase and re-evaluate their original slot line and make changes for the better. The sooner, the better.

As my title says, this software has promise. I am hopeful that Masque's designers and programmers will take the comments posted here and elsewhere to one day be a viable competitor to Phantom EFX. For now, although a fair diversion, one might as well wait until this game is in a clearance or bargain bin.

Rating:
Summary: Promising, but needs work
Review: When Masque Gaming is adapting Bally Gaming's slot machines for home PCs, they do an excellent job of bringing the fun and excitement to the player. New titles such as "Take It or Leave It", "Sunset Beach" and others from Bally Gaming are decent, but disturbingly stingy with payouts -- even if the option for loosening the slots is selected.

Masque's attempts at creating their own slot machines, however, aren't as successful. While there are some intriguing premises to be found, the slots are as tight -- perhaps tighter -- than even the critically bashed slots that Hoyle/Sierra have put out for a few years now.

Phantom EFX, whose line of slots and casino simulations have been strongly embraced by thousands of home gamers (and was recently ranked the #1 slot simulation company in the world), started off rough as well with their initial offering of original and exciting slots. Unlike Masque, however, the Phantom team was quick to address the compliments and critiques of their customers -- the results of which can be seen consistently in every new offering Phantom EFX puts out. Masque needs to listen to their userbase and re-evaluate their original slot line and make changes for the better. The sooner, the better.

As my title says, this software has promise. I am hopeful that Masque's designers and programmers will take the comments posted here and elsewhere to one day be a viable competitor to Phantom EFX. For now, although a fair diversion, one might as well wait until this game is in a clearance or bargain bin.