Alright, I like slot machines well enough, I guess, but can you take the one-armed bandits, pull off the arm, shrink it into an iPhone app and hit the jackpot? The answer to that question lies within as I review IGT’s Cleopatra, an iPhone version of their slot machine.
Cleopatra is described as a ‘5-reel, 20-line game packed with exotic flavor including the seductive voice of Cleopatra herself.’ I beg to differ, it’s more like a completely pointless way to attempt to get people interested in slot machines and run out to casinos or to feed their gambit dependency while they’re attempting to dig themselves out of debt.
Is it a game? Well, I guess theoretically you might call it such. However, games usually have a point, this one doesn’t really except to amass virtual currency which you can do absolutely nothing with…essentially, it’s pointless. Actually, it’s not really even any fun as far as I’m concerned.Sure you might try your luck and score big for a world leaderboard…but why would you?
Alright, so there are two ways to go about Cleopatra – instant play and Tournament mode. Instant play is just get some credits and start spinning the wheels. Tournament mode gives you a set number of credits to make the most of and then lets you upload your score to the world leaderboards..jpg)
Considering that there’s almost no skill and a whole lot of luck involved, it’s not something I see millions doing any time soon.
Now it might seem like I’m being overly negative and harsh on this app as I refuse to call it a game and generally have negative things to say about it. It’s probably because I am negative about the game. It’s uninteresting, has very little point, needs no skill, no strategy and generally is just bet, choose how many lines and tap tap tap… BO-RING!
Even Cleopatra has an accent like she’s from somewhere in the Midwest and is not at all seductive. This game has all the exotic flavor of a loaf of WonderBread (TM). I can’t even bear to write about it anymore. I’m off to go play something interesting like Peggle or Inkvaders (upcoming review from Chillingo) or…watch the paint dry.