What is a 3D Slots Game?

Online slots games have come a long way since the early replications of the popular Classic Fruit Machines typically found in English pubs. More complicated Vegas slots machines followed and slots games developers such as Rival have pushed online casino slots development with video slots and i-slots, leading us up to the relatively recent development of more sophisticated online 3D casino slots games.

The term '3D Slot' refers to the style and presentation of the graphics surrounding the reels of a slots game. To understand the fundamental difference between the graphics of a Video Slot and the style of the newer 3D slot, take a look at the two images below. The first graphic is an extract from a Rival Video Slot released in 2006 called 'Dog Pound Dollar$'...


The second extract is from a 3D Slot released by Rival in 2011 called 'Dog Casher'...

...the obvious difference is that the 3D slot appears to have 'depth'. This is due to the objects placed front of, and around, the reels. Whereas the Video slot appears 'flat'. The difference in 'game play' experience between a video slot and a 3D slot is also one of depth. 3D slots tend to begin with an introduction video clip of movie quality accompanied by cinematic sound quality. The movie is often narrated and introduces the player to the theme around the slot and the characters you will meet as you play your way through the game.

One of the most noticeable and popular aspects of 3D slots games are the bonus features. Whether they be Free Spins or Bonus Games, they can immerse the player and make the process of winning (and losing) money much more fun. Below is a screen shot from the 'Grog Challenge' Bonus game on the Barbary Coast slot by Betsoft Gaming and can by played at 7Red Casino.

Graphic extract from Barbary Coast Grog Challenge Bonus...

And so in summary, a 3D slots Game is ultimately defined by the use of high quality graphics that depict objects and animated characters that appear around and in front of the game reels. The reels themselves are also animated in a 3D graphic style too and can often come towards the player and take over the entire reels.

All in all, 3D casino slots games are bright, loud and a lot of fun to play.

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