Mobile Gaming: A Review of Spin Samurai Casino on the Go
1. Introduction
The game begins by offering the player 2000 credits. These can be used to play single or multi-hand versions of a variety of games, including slot machines, blackjack, video poker, and last but not least, poker. The games can be played at differing levels of difficulty to challenge the player's knowledge of the game and their risk-taking. Difficulty is selected using a quality artificial intelligence engine, randomization, and tight controls, ensuring easy navigation and accustomed play of the games. This style of start gives the player the freedom to choose to play any type of game. This is quite useful considering that Blackjack and Video Poker are strategy games, slots are pure luck, and poker is a mixed bag.
Mobile gaming is fast becoming a popular pastime for people spending time in leisure. As technology becomes more advanced, the quality of games developed for these devices has been improving. A noticeable shift has been observed from every genre of mobile games ranging from sports, card games, and casinos to the more hardcore adventure, strategy, and first-person shooter type games. This review focuses on the Spin Samurai Casino mobile game, which is a part of a series of card playing games. The developer, Spin Samurai Casino, has made a sincere effort to produce a solid casino game, and it is the most comprehensive mobile casino game in its catalog.
2. Game Selection
Spin Samurai offers a selection of thousands of games from 45 different providers. When you attempt to choose a game, it is categorized by the following: new pokies, new slots, featured games, daily drops and wins, bonus buys, megaways, top table games, jackpot games, and lottery games. Filter options are handy when exploring the games to play. These include: provider, pokie vs table game vs jackpot vs lottery, popularity, setting volatility, number of paylines, A-Z, and a search bar. The game search filters are detailed and one of the best features of Spin Samurai. A downside is the website format. Some of the games are too large for the tile, which makes browsing difficult, needing to scroll left and right to view them all. Like the homepage, this is something that could be an easy fix for the developers.
3. User Experience and Interface
Spin Samurai Casino on the Go looks to make a smooth, moderate-sized impact on players and establish a casual atmosphere with mascot imagery on a minimalist deep black background. The site has a fairly straightforward layout with limited and clear-cut menu options. Everything is spaced well and easy to read, and the consistent imagery anchor provided by the mascots gives the site a nice flow and coherence. Still, our team thought the ways to get to certain sections of the site were a bit convoluted, especially the inability to access the live chat from a general help page. This would benefit from centralization, either with more uniformly placed menu options or a comprehensive homepage.
That being said, if one wants to get somewhere in a hurry, they can utilize the right-click menu of the mouse, which the site fully supports. The site also, most of the time, loads quite quickly, and only minimal loading times were encountered. While the mascot imagery provides consistency and flow to the site, we felt it was a bit trite and felt that the site would be better served with some imagery centered more closely on specific game themes. Settings to turn volume off on sound, the scroll speed, and to play with left-hand controls were a nice touch, but nevertheless, the appearance of the mascot seems to stray from the game themes that the players are trying to engage. Most features of the site are also readily available on mobile. However, some things, including the VIP section of the room, were not fully accessible on an improper mobile browser, and the lobby is not accessible from the mobile in-game menu.
4. Bonuses and Promotions
However, unlike any other online casino, these bonuses are not available all at once. Players will receive an email notification when they are eligible for a bonus and will have 2 weeks to claim the bonus by making a deposit. After the deposit is made, it will be matched with bonus money, and the player will be able to check their account to view the rate at which the bonus money is transferred to real money. For example, if a player deposits $100 for the 60% match bonus, the money will be transferred at a rate of 5% in real money every time the player makes a $5 bet.
Spin Samurai Casino offers an array of bonuses that both new and established players love. The Welcome Bonus comes in three varieties - the Highroller bonus, the Half Ninja Bonus, and the Casual player. The Highroller bonus is a 125% match bonus up to $1500. The Half Ninja Bonus is a 100% match bonus up to $200 with both bonuses requiring a minimum deposit of $75. The Casual player can claim a 60% match bonus up to $100 with a minimum deposit of $15.
5. Conclusion
Spin Samurai is a website that was created for the sole purpose of giving casino lovers the ability to enjoy their favorite games from the comfort of their own home. All of the games that are featured on the website are available in a 'for real money' mode or a 'just for fun' mode. This gives the player the ability to practice their skills without having to risk any of their own money. The variety of games that are offered on the website are sure to please any player of any age. Some of the popular games that are featured include slot machines and a large selection of poker games. One selection of games that is most notable when visiting the site is the slot machine game with a Japanese theme. Any member that is signed up to the website can play in the 'for real money' mode and also has the ability to win extra cash prizes by playing the game of the month.