Software Developer: Playtech Review

Introduction

One of the biggest names in online gambling is Playtech – an industry giant who offers a large selection of games, casinos, and platforms for online gambling operators to take advantage of – and in this post, we’re going to take a look at some Playtech slots – including branded games, regular games, and even jackpot titles!

Playtech offer a wide-variety of slots for players to enjoy, with the vast majority of them now available to enjoy on mobile devices thanks to recent HTML5 updates.

We’re going to begin the post by taking a brief look at Playtech itself – and the history of the company – and we’ll then look at some of their most popular slots.

About Playtech

Playtech was first founded in 1999, and the company offers a wide-variety of services to the online gambling sector, including their Playtech slots (the most popular part of their business), along with software to help power online casinos.

The company was founded by Teddy Sagi – an Estonian entrepreneur – and since its formation, the company has grown exponentially, today employing a workforce of over 1,000 people.

While it was a few years before achieving any mainstream success after its creation, Playtech saw big growth in 2006 when they became the first online gambling company to become listed on the London Stock Exchange, and since then, they’ve gone from strength to strength, developing a range of games that offer enjoyable play-time, along with the potential to hit monstrous wins.

Next up, we’re going to take a look at the Playtech slots which are most popular – so let’s get started.

Playtech Slots

Playtech offer a large selection of games, and below we’re going to look at a few of their most popular titles:

Batman V Superman:

As part of a licensing deal with DC Comics, Playtech acquired the rights to create a variety of slots, including Batman V Superman – and this exciting, cartoon-like game has gone on to become one of the company’s most popular releases, with it being classed as a “top 10 slots” in the year 2017.

Dark Knight:

The Dark Knight was an important release for Playtech, as it marked the end of a licensing agreement with Microgaming – giving Playtech the rights to create Batman games. The Dark Knight has again, become one of their most popular releases to date, and the game offers an exciting free-spins bonus-round, combined with stellar gameplay, great graphics, and the potential for wins upwards of 2,000X!

Ice Run:

If you’re a regular slot player, you may be surprised to see Ice Run – a relatively unknown slot – appear here, but the rationale behind including this slot is clear; the graphics and gameplay is some of the best work Playtech have ever created. The game is visually stunning, and players are immersed in an exciting, and realistic-feeling game environment, with things only getting better with the additional of a free-spins bonus-round, with up to 2,500X your stake to be won!

Cops ‘n Bandits:

Cops ‘n Bandits is Playtech’s signature “good/baddies” game; something we’ve seen from almost all software providers. In Playtech’s variation, however, they’ve been unafraid to experiment creatively, and you’ll see that the game renders on both desktop and mobile devices – and this was one of the first Playtech slots to become available to mobile players.

Branded Playtech Slots

One of the major appeals of Playtech’s games, is the fact that many of them are branded – or, that is to say, they’re based on a TV show, film, or band/singer – and while we briefly covered Batman, and the Dark Knight above, there’s some less-well-known branded games too, a couple of which we’ll look at below.

Pink Panther:

If you’re over the age of 20, you’ll almost certainly know the catchy theme-tune to the Pink Panther, and Playtech have incorporated this song – along with the graphics, feel, and enjoyment-factor – into their game, of the same name. While the base-game of the slot is a little ‘dry’, the free-spins bonus-round is one of the best from the provider, with massive multipliers available, and unlimited free-spins.

Monty Python’s Spamalot:

It’s rare you find someone who doesn’t find Monty Python amusing, and Playtech figured it’d be an ideal theme to use in a slot; so that’s what they did! The game’s low-variance in nature, appealing to players who want to extend their playing sessions, and while it’s not particularly volatile, there’s actually some pretty good wins on offer, along with a range of exciting bonuses (which can trigger randomly at any time within the base-game).

Frankie Dettori’s Magic Seven:

Known as one of the best jockey’s in history, Frankie Dettori has been honoured in a unique way by Playtech, as they chose him – and Magic Seven, a spin-off of “Magnificent 7” – to feature in this game. While the base-game isn’t particularly full of action, the bonus-round is incredibly exciting (you choose a horse, and watch it race, increasing your win depending on where it finishes), and there’s a free-spins bonus thrown in too, for good measure.

That’s just a few of the branded slots offered from Playtech – and new titles are being released all the time, ensuring there’s always something new for you to check out.

Jackpot Slots

Playtech are regarded as one of the “early pioneers” when it comes to progressive jackpot slots, and you need look no further than “Gladiator” – one of the most successful slots ever built – to see why Playtech have cemented a legacy that’ll likely stay with them for decades to come.

Gladiator features a progressive jackpot worth millions of dollars, and, based around the film of the same name, it offers players the chance to win life-changing sums of cash, all while playing along with your favourite characters!

An exciting bonus-round leaves you on the edge of your seat for every spin, and the jackpot round offers a number of consolation prizes too, so it doesn’t sting too badly when you miss the big hit.

Many other Playtech slots are now having progressive jackpots phased into them, and while this won’t appeal to all players, the vast majority of people are incredibly happy about this, as it doesn’t do much to affect the RTP, and ensures each spin could lead to staggering amounts of money.

Playtech also used to offer a selection of Marvel slots, and this turned to be a big benefit for the software provider, as it attracted tens of thousands of players to Playtech-powered online casinos; unfortunately, however, Playtech’s contract with Marvel expired, and the games are no longer available.

Still, there exist a range of other progressive jackpot slots to enjoy, including “Ages of the Gods”, Furious 4, and Age of the Gods: King of Olympus… and with all jackpots starting at least as high as $100,000, there’s always fantastic potential for a big hit.

Mobile Gaming

Playtech aren’t generally a name you think of when you think “mobile-friendly slots”, and while it’s true that they weren’t particularly geared towards mobile slots at first, the last few years has seen the developer port most of their game-range over to HTML5, so that they can be enjoyed by mobile players.

Most Playtech slots are available to phone and tablet users, and there’s no plugins or downloads required in order to begin playing; simply find the Playtech slot you wish to play, tilt your device into landscape mode, and you’ll see the game renders perfectly, allowing you to then choose your stake, and hit the “spin” button.

Final Verdict

While Playtech have played a leading role in the development of online casino software, their slot collection cannot be ignored, and they’ve produced some of the most successful slots to date, including the Marvel range, the DC Comic games, and more.

Available at most major online casinos, Playtech slots are easy to find, and easy to play – and as mentioned, the recent HTML5 upgrades open up their game catalogue to most mobile players too, so you can get in on the action no matter where you are.

Exciting new games are always being released, so it’s worth keeping an eye on what Playtech release next – you never know, it could just turn out to be your new favourite slot.