Review of Reel Deal Casino Gold Rush

The users manual states that the Reel Deal franchise is the most successful computer casino game series in the world. The only reason I canreally see for this is that it adopts a populist approach that tries to be more fun and amusing rather than serious. The whole style is very cartoony, for example in offline play you'll be playing mainly against silly robot characters.

It's hard to believe that this game is from 2007; the graphics are crude in comparison to,say, the Hoyle series that it feels more like a 1997 game. I even have one of those "Valusoft" 505 games compendiums and the graphics are generally on a par with that.

Money toois confusing, and considering that casino games are based around the collection of (compputer) money this seems a flaw. Why make 2 different types of money, Dream world and Real World ? It's just confusing. And there have been many times when I have won large sums in (say) poker, only for it to somehow vanish when I start another game. If there is an explanation for thisit should really bemuch clearer. So far, I'm still perplexed about this vanishing money.

It's not all bad though.The highlight for me is definitely the video slot machines, very entertaining with colourful and well animated graphics and some exclellent music and sound effects.In particular there's an "Alice" video slot that seems to pay an homage to the sinister feel of an acclaimed video game, American McGees Alice.

There are some nice FMV animatedsequences throughout too. For example on the craps table when you press the Roll button you are given a view from the felt of the table with the dicetumbling towards you. No effect on gameplay of course but amusing to look at.

The manual too explains the game rules quite clearly, and this will obviously be of help to more novice casino game players.

The rest though; well there are a few nice touches (for example the Old West theme shooting gallery),but overall apart from the video slots I wasn't tempted to play much further than a few sessions. The non- intimidating style of the game might appeal for those looking for a casual casino experience, but for a more realistic and authentic experience I think I'll stick with Hoyle's.



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