Magic Owl Slot Review

Throwing players into the dead of night where owls reign supreme, the latest game from Amatic certainly has a dark aura. Forgoing the usual pomp and circumstance, amidst a thick fog, Magic Owl is a game that is seemingly full to the brim with mystery and grandeur.

Playing host to various creatures of the night and certainly not averse to showcasing some strange things, Magic Owl is presenting anything but a cute and cuddly slots experience. Amatic has turned to the dark side with this particular title, but does the increased mystery prove to be the making of Magic Owl? Much like other critics, we think the jury is out on that.

Gameplay

Forget flash gameplay mechanics, as Magic Owl stands by some pretty old school fundamentals. It doesn’t matter whether you’re an online slots veteran or a total “noob”, Magic Owl will be a breeze to play regardless. At the bottom of the screen you’ll a selection of basic control options, which will allow you to alter bet levels and paylines at will. From there, hit spin and you’re away. Amatic likes to make it that all of its games are easy to play – Magic Owl is no exception.

With 50 paylines at hand and a max bet of €200, Magic Owl matches other Amatic titles step for step when it comes to out and out paytable power. There are six regular symbols in the form of the J, Q, A, K, candle, cauldron, and blue gem, with payouts ranging between €1,000 and €30,000. However, Magic Owl’s highest paying base-game symbol is – no guesses needed – the mysterious looking own, as for 5 it’ll send a hoot-worthy €50,000 your way.

Features

No Amatic game has ever delivered jaw-dropping bonus features, as the developer clearly believes in the “basic is better” approach. Similar to other games from Amatic, you have three so-called bonus features, none of which are particularly innovative or exciting. On the reels you have the wild symbol, which carries a standard function and is linked to the game’s max win of €100,000. After that, you have the scatter symbols that can grab you up to 5 free spins. Finally, there is the gamble feature, which doesn’t really need any explanation. What you see is what you get when it comes to the bonus features in Magic Owl, but – in all honesty – we didn’t expect to find anything that went beyond the basics here.

Performance

Amatic games never have any issues with actual performance, in the sense that they will run on practically any device - tablets and smartphones included. The issues that they have come about through game design, as Magic Owl looks horribly dated. Understanding the ported nature of an Amatic game is one thing, but it doesn’t really excuse them from releasing such flat looking titles. Bland colours and bare symbols don’t exactly inspire anyone to spin the reels, with the stock sound effects not helping matters either. Presentation wise, Magic Owl proves to be pretty dire.

Conclusion

Magic Owl is an above average real money slots game, which serves up a healthy jackpot and an easy to grasp base game. The problems arise when you look beyond these two parts of Magic Owl, as the cracks in this title begin to show. It’s a pretty poor looking game, with the bonus features being unsurprisingly unimaginative. While Magic Owl can be fun to spin the reels of – it has a €100,000 jackpot at the end of the day – in this Amatic game it’s a case of taking the rough with the smooth.

Slot Details

Software: Amatic
Game Type: Video Slot
PaylinesPaylines are preset lines that run across the reels, and when you land matching symbols on them, that will result in a payout. The more paylines, the more ways you can win, but also the higher your bet per spin.: 50
Reels: 5
Special Feature: Gamble Feature
Progressive: No
Free Spins: Yes

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