Being a big fan of console games since I was a young child, I was really excited when I spotted this release from PG Soft. Admittedly, my gaming skills are more honed towards the old-school classics, and these days, I often find myself being embarrassed by gobby, spotty teenagers if I dare to venture into the world of online gaming. Perhaps I could sharpen up my skills here? Battleground Royale is a medium volatility, five-reel video slot featuring a maximum win of 20,000x and an RTP of 96.75%.
Graphics in gaming have come a long way since I fired up my first console, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and the same could be said for slots. That’s immediately clear here as Battleground Royale has a brilliantly sharp look about it, with smooth animations and detailed character designs. It's set on a five-reel grid, with the rows stacked in a fixed 3-4-5-4-3 formation, which creates a maximum of 720 pay ways. The cascading reels mechanism is in play, with symbols involved in a win removed from the grid to allow space for others to drop in. Standout game enhancements to look out for include a multiplier that grows after each winning sequence and the wild transformation feature, when in certain spins, a symbol will be selected, and all those that match it on the screen will turn wild. There is also a free spins bonus to shoot for, and landing three scatter symbols will trigger it.
Ready to dive into some virtual warfare? Select your weapons, load up with ammo, and go and check out the Battleground Royale demo slot, which is available to play for free below!
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If you enjoy games that fit into the shoot-em-up genre, then plenty can be found within the PG Soft catalogue. There is a wide range of themes to enjoy in this category, but first of all, how about starting with a Western-style shootout? Wild Bounty Showdown is a high volatility, six-reel slot featuring a maximum win of 5,000x. This title is packed full of features such as transforming wilds and a free spins bonus, but the biggest weapon in its arsenal is the doubling multiplier, which can blast you towards a big win by going all the way up to x1,024! Or, if gangster games are more your flavour, check out Mafia Mayhem; this high volatility slot, with a maximum win of 10,000x, will welcome you to the family with transforming wilds, a free spins bonus, and multipliers that reach as high as x100. Now, that sounds like an offer that we cannot refuse! Next, let’s dive further into the features of Battleground Royale, starting over at the pays section.
Inspecting the paytable, it looks like the symbol values are relatively low here. Luckily, Battleground Royale features plenty of wilds and multipliers to compensate for this. The top symbol is the Wild, which will return 1.5x your stake for a line of five symbols. Next, it’s the Blue-Suited Man and the Pink-Hatted Woman, who both pay 0.75x and the Gun at 0.5x. Following these, we have the final premium symbols, which are the Ammo Case and the Med Box, and they will both return 0.4x. Finally, we reach the non-premiums in the form of A, K, Q, J, 10, and 9. They are worth 0.3x, 0.3x, 0.25x, 0.25x, 0.15x, and 0.15x, respectively, for a five of a kind win.
Staking options on Battleground Royale start from as low as €0.20 and rise as high as €100.00. Players can choose from over 20 options within this range, meaning both low and high rollers are well catered for in real money play.
Analysing the game mechanics, it seems to be fairly standard procedure. We have a five-reel setup with rows in a fixed 3-4-5-4-3 formation, creating 720 ways. In typical cascading reel style, any symbols involved in a winning combination are eliminated from the screen, producing further space for subsequent symbols to drop into. All wins are achieved by matching a minimum of three corresponding symbols from left to right, commencing from the leftmost reel.
At the beginning of any main game spin, the multiplier value displayed at the bottom of the reels is set to x1. If there are any winning combinations on the initial cascade, then this value will be increased by +1 prior to the next cascade. This value can increase indefinitely until there are no further winning combinations, and its value is then reset to x1 before the start of the next spin. The value of each winning sequence will be multiplied by the value of the multiplier at the time it occurred.
Activated at random on any spin, row three on the middle reel will have a border placed around it before the reels stop spinning, and a premium symbol will be selected. This grid position will then become permanently wild for the duration of that spin, and any symbols that land on the reels that match the chosen symbol will also turn wild but disappear if utilised in a winning combination.
Three scatter symbols appearing anywhere on the screen during any single spin will trigger the free spins bonus, awarding a minimum of eight free spins. Any additional scatter symbols above the required three will award two extra free starting spins each.
This feature works in a very similar fashion to the base game; however, the enhancing features are that the multiplier value will not reset between spins, offering the opportunity to build it, and there is a guaranteed activation of the wild transformation feature on every spin. The free spins can be fully re-triggered by landing a minimum of three more scatter symbols in a single spin during the bonus round.
Well, I’ve managed to survive that battle without being virtually battered by a mouthy youth from across the other side of the planet, and I’d say this is a very good game. PG Soft are expert at sticking to a similar winning formula whilst making minor but important tweaks to the mechanics to ensure that there is something a bit different about each game. That can be seen here with the way the wild is utilised, and they’ve done it well.
The base game is entertaining to play, with plenty of sizeable hits. As expected, the bonus is where the real action is, and it's pleasing to see that the transforming wild feature is activated before each spin; that helps to get the sticky multiplier moving and ramps up the excitement factor. In my personal experience, it seemed to be a bit scared to drop wins once the multiplier value was high, but that won’t be the case for everyone.
Article by Patrick Owen
Patrick has over eight years of experience playing and reviewing slots and casino games. He is an avid land-based and online casino fan with a hunger to learn more about slot games and the developers that create them.