Jack and the Beanstalk Intro
Jack and the Beanstalk begins with an opening movie which reveals a castle situated on top of some clouds. The scene is accompanied by some music before the player gets to enter the main game. For this game, the low-value symbols happen to be ornate playing cards. The high-value symbols are represented by Jack, the giant and his wife, a skinny cow, an axe, and finally, a watering can. The wild symbol is the game’s logo while the scatter symbol has been represented by a treasure chest.
Theme
NetEnt really went out of its way on Jack and the Beanstalk to ensure that it provided its fan base with a truly beautiful and exciting game. The video slot comes with the beautiful 3D graphics which are accompanied by pleasant bird-chirping noises playing in the background. This actually makes it easier for the player to be drawn into the story that motivated the development of this game.
There are a series of adventurous fairy tunes that get to accompany the Walking Wild as soon as it is activated. You also get to listen to other audio effects that are bound to keep you engaged for the duration of your play. Every once in a while, you will notice a butterfly that makes its way across your playing screen which in turn depicts a background environment of Jack’s yard and homestead.
Low-value symbols are represented by A, K, J, and 10. These characters appear in the form of gorgeous, curly leaf vine-like characters that have been placed on top of wooden squares. The high-value symbols, on the other hand, naturally feel like the tale’s hero—Jack—and feature him as the most-valued symbol. The other characters placed according to their diminishing value include a 2-headed purple giant, a very skinny goat, a wood chopping axe, and a tattered watering can.
Limits
The coins used in Jack and the Beanstalk come in a total of six denominations. The denominations range from 0.1 to 0.50. Any person playing this game will have an opportunity to access a total of ten bet levels during their plays. This, therefore, means that the lowest bet spin you can place is 0.1 while the highest possible bet is 100.0. As for the jackpot, the highest jackpot available to the gamers is 600,000.
Play
The total number of available free spins and wilds we encountered while playing made this game more exciting and fast-moving for us. We noticed that the elaborate control panel has been properly marked with windows that are used to display your prevailing bet, remaining coins, bet level, earnings, and coin value. NetEnt is renowned for offering Advanced Auto-play that makes it possible for players to choose values between 10 and 1,000 rounds. In addition, the player is also in a position to enter a monetary value depicting where they would like the auto-play to halt. Additionally, players also have an option of choosing to stop the auto-play whenever they win some free spins.
In terms of compatibility, Jack and the Beanstalk is compatible with a wide array of devices. You can choose to play it on a desktop computer, laptops running on Linux, Windows or Mac and even on some advanced smartphones.
Bonus Features
Walking Wild
Walking Wild in Jack and the Beanstalk is a very minor bonus, but nevertheless, it is still a good bonus for a player looking to win. Casino Advisers noted that when the wild symbols appear on the game reels, the player is provided with a free spin. The wild symbols will then move one position to the left. After moving, if another win is awarded to you, you get to spin again. This process will continue until the wild symbols finally make their exit from the reels. The exit is on the left side of the reels.
Free Spins
Landing a minimum of three treasure chests on Jack and the Beanstalk automatically triggers another series of free spins. You will be provided with ten spins and an additional five spins if you are able to add an extra three treasure chests.
That’s not all. As when the bonus game is still in progress, you get an opportunity to collect keys that have been placed on the fifth reel. By collecting the keys, you will be able to unlock features such as:
• 3 keys—the upcoming wild becomes a stack of 2 money bags
• 6 keys—the following wild characters become a full stack of 3 golden hens
• 9 keys—the upcoming wild signs becoming an expanding wild that also features a golden harp that shifts across the reels to offer the player bigger wins.
Casino Advisers Verdict
Casino Advisers found Jack and the Beanstalk to be a lovely and highly playable game from the good folks at Net Entertainment. Its visuals are also great, as is the norm with all their titles. Players of Jack and the Beanstalk also get to enjoy a number of exciting bonuses as was highlighted earlier.