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Slot Review: Farming Fortunes

Those who are frequent readers of our slot reviews here at Slots Data will have marked by now that we are some sort of snobs when it comes to the graphics and look of the slot games we play and review. We’ve issued some pretty scathing put-downs of online slots for poor game design, bizarre choice of images, and hideous color schemes (in addition to other critical factors like playability, jackpot size, and enjoyment, of course!). With that said, it must be stated that Farming Fortunes is a truly HIDEOUS fruit machine. This seven-reel, nine-payline atrocity from Vegas Technology is an experiment in increased amount of reels that went terribly wrong.

Having never played a seven-reel online slot before, we are now confident that we know why game designers elect not to go with this unusual number of reels – it is confusing! There is simply too much to look at. Having seven reels did not allow the game designers to utilize more paylines, so opting for this configuration makes little sense. And, in terms of Farming Fortunes, the too much that we are given to look at is ugly as proverbial sin. The leering livestock depicted on the reels are almost demonic in appearance… and there’s SO MANY of them!

This game features a top jackpot of twenty-five thousand coins, with a top wager of ninety dollars a spin. This online slot pays out for combinations of anywhere from three to seven of the farm animal in question. We hate to be shallow, but we just couldn’t get past our first impressions of this game. It’s clearly a case of judging a book by its cover, but we’ll live with it.

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