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Slot Review: Curry In a Hurry

We don’t particularly care for spicy food, but it’s not our dislike for the hot stuff that made us glance askance at Curry In a Hurry. What is it with online slot game designers and the derogatory ethnic stereotypes? Microgaming makes some of our favorite slot machine games, and enjoys a deserved reputation for excellence and dominance of the industry. Their creative team is obviously talented, so why did they feel the need to sink down to the low level of bigotry that they did with this game? We don’t know, but we’re disappointed.

An opening animation sets up the back story for this slot game. A man orders some Indian takeout, and has a plate of curry delivered to his door. When he opens his dinner and takes a bite, the curry is apparently too hot for him to handle. This five-reel, twenty-five line punter is a cheap and garish take on this really popular type of ethnic food. The reels are filled with images of a red takeout truck, a plate of naan (a type of bread, akin to pita), and a leering, stereotypical person that we guess is supposed to be the Indian chef.

Curry in a Hurry features coin values ranging from one penny to fifty cents, with max coins of five hundred. The jackpot is a miserly forty-five hundred dollars. The multiplier in the bonus game could theoretically multiply that by fifteen, but we still don’t fee; this game is worth two hundred and fifty bucks a spin. This online slot features wild and scatter symbols. The scatter symbol is the curry plate. Collect three of these to be taken to a bonus round.

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