Football Favourites Slot

Graphics

Football Favourites reminds us of a medley of all the classic football games – think FIFA or Pro Evolution – they are the type of animations we get. They’re bordering on cartoonish graphics but try to remain as realistic as they can.

The game takes place in a glittering stadium (where else?), reminiscent of other top slots like Top Strike Championship from NextGen, with the reelcase bang in the middle. Before we begin playing we can select our team - all the top Premier League teams are represented . Once we do, the high value symbols take on that team’s shirt and colours.

The main symbols include three different action shots of the players, our chosen team’s shirt with the name across and a Whistle and Boots. The low value symbols are the royals, Jack to Ace, so nothing new here. The graphics really spring to life when we trigger the Match Day Bonus as SG Digital treats us to highlights of our team up against one of our rivals.

Gameplay

Before spinning away, we get to choose which team we want, from a list including Liverpool, Tottenham, Chelsea, Madrid, Barcelona, City, United and Islington. From that we know straight away that SG Digital didn’t have all the licences but we’re assuming Islington is Arsenal (for you Gooners out there).

The strip of the main Player symbols then changes as the high value symbols, but we can always be a glory hunter and change our team by selecting the Change Team button in the top right corner. Just like any good football tournament, we’re playing for the trophy and on this slot, it’s represented by the Golden Trophy Wild.

It only appears on the second, third and fourth reels, but when it does it replaces standards symbols to help form winning combinations. The Football symbols all feature a Multiplier value within them. When we get six of the Footballs anywhere on the reels, we trigger the Match Day Bonus.

This bonus takes the football action to the next level, setting this slot apart from some competitors like Striker Goes Wild as we get to see some highlights of our team in a match and each goal awards the total value of the Multiplier. If we win the match we get three times the amount. Score!

Verdict

If you’re a fan of football like us then you’ll instantly love the Football Favourites slot. It stands out not just because of its unique theme and team choosing abilities, but it’s boldness by doing away with Free Spins and just having a Match Day Bonus.

However, this bonus is fun, especially watching the highlights and, even better, when the wins land our way. For any fan, football is about winning, after all. Just like FIFA games, this is one we’ll definitely be playing again and again.