We’re prepared to bet even Yoda himself couldn’t foresee this one coming! But Scientific Gaming has managed to get their hands on an exclusive license deal with Lucas Film to develop a Star Wars-branded game entitled Star Wars® A New Hope, going live this month at William Hill casino!
It seems to us somewhat astonishing that other major iGaming software developers haven’t already jumped on the chance to bring a Star Wars slot to the online platform, but anyway it’s here now.
Star Wars is already featured on selected land-based casinos and is now in the process of transitioning towards the online platform with SG Gaming. The game boasts the following features:
- Red 5 Bonus,
- Expanding Wild Bonus,
- A Millenium Falcon Bonus to shoot TIE Fighters and accumulate cash wins, where you can trigger a /£ 500 bonus,
The Star Wars video slot even includes a high-roller bonus that’s triggered with every /£20 bet entitled the Star Turns Bonus. Once it is activated, players can choose whether to get extra bonus games or to multiply their winnings (kinda hard — which would you go for?).
Using the original music score (the famous and instantly-recognizable Star Wars title theme), and featuring the Death Star, Princess Leia, Luke Skywalker and many more of the original movie characters, Star Wars® A New Hope pays homage to the original 1977 classic and promises not to let either hardcore fans or newbies down.
As SG Gaming’s Director of Content Development, Rick Mountney, commented:
Using state-of-the-art graphics and original soundtrack elements, we’ve combined the Star Wars®: A New Hopeâ„¢ film with fully immersive and innovative gameplay, which should prove to be a big hit with players across all of our target sectors.
SG Gaming are famous for their previous titles Rainbow Riches and Arabian Charms, although Star Wars may prove to be the biggest hit for this company this year, taking it live to the mainstream at William Hill this autumn.