http://www.bellfruitgames.co.uk/
Have to say their web site looks much better and it has a better feel to it.
Going straight into the news section and they have 2 new licences. Family Guy and Ronnie O Sullivans Snooker. Ronnie O Sullivan is a clubber, Family Guy is a £35er. This Latest News was in January. I would have honestly thought that with the new £70 jackpots coming in they would have had some more up to date news.
Now, we all know very well that when Bell Fruit get a licence they make full use of it. I can remember when they got one and made a great machine and moved on. Doctor Who, The Big Breakfast and Only Fools and Horses (which they did make a few machines based on this but each were completely different and all fantastic machines). Sating that they did make several versions of The Big Breakfast but again, all diffferent and even a nice simple lo tech.
Anyway, their latest 3 games are Deal or no Deal The Perfct Game, Double Deal or No Deal and Family Guy. Good job they did family guy or all 3 of thier latest would have been Deal or no Deals!
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Deal or no Deal - The Perfect Game.
I honestly don't think i'll ever play this. The only way would be halves with a friend. Bell fruit never dissapoint with the look af any machine and this one does look great.
Like Barctrst they don't say a great deal (or no deal) about it.
Taken directly from the website linked above.
Game Description.
MEGA PRIZE cash panel advertises the new £70 jackpot value
Select Stake - highest stake activates all 8 WinlinesBoxes add to Feature Entry matrix - can light red for super feature entry
Light a row or column in the Matrix or spin a reel win to access Feature Board - squares on the Feature Board include:
Add Cash/Feature – adds to Cash/Feature trails
Message From the Banker – adds to trail; collect any time for hint in the alpha
Spin – spins reels, giving more chances to fill Feature Entry matrix
Phone – adds to Streak trails; light 3 of a kind to win that Streak (Streak, Super Streak or Mega Streak)
Multi-add – adds to Cash/Feature trails, Streak trails, Feature Entry matrix
Perfect Game– increases values on the panels in the Super Feature
Fill the Feature Entry matrix to activate Deal or No Deal Super Feature
Once in the Super Feature, values are eliminated from the panels, followed by an offer from the banker
Player may Deal (accept the offer) or No Deal (reject the offer)
If all offers are rejected, the ‘mystery value’ is revealed and awarded
This value could be Mega Prize, a winning streak on the panel of large cash values above the feature
I have to say I do like the idea of the 8 winlines!
Only time will tell on this one. You can bet it will be a huge sucess due to the theme. Bell Fruit really did know what they were doing after all!
FruitVideos score. 5/10. Simply because everyone has a chance of bagging a jackpot via the game.
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Heading onto the next one. Double Deal or no Deal.
Now this one does look quite good.I do like the idea of the double feature. You can work out quite quickly which amount you have in you box. As long as there are still 2 matcihng amounts either side.
There is a video of this one on youtube. Not mine but the one and only Buddylove.
He has it down as a Mazooma.
Again, great looking machines with a very used theme but we all know the theme works.
There's a bit more info on the bell fruit website. Inof below is taken directly of their site.
Game Description.
Select stake (on £35)
Higher stake turns trails red
Fruits on winline add to fruit ladder;
complete ladder for enhanced feature entry. Completing ladder while in feature awards mega streak
Spin a reel win or 3 phones tic-tac-toe to access feature board
Move around feature board adding to cash / feature trails etc.
Landing on a box square adds to streak matrix in red or blue. Complete for relevant streak:
mixed = streak, blue = super streak, red = mega streak
Message from the banker – a special hint appears in the alpha
Light 3 phones – from the feature board and/or the winline – to activate the Deal or No Deal super feature
Once active, player may exchange to super feature at any time
Deal or No Deal super feature is played on the left hand panel in the usual manner If 4 phones are lit, Double DOND is activated:
value eliminations and cash offers appear on both super feature panels
If player chooses to deal, the higher of the two offers is awarded
If all offers are rejected, the mystery value is revealed and awarded
After 4 phones have been lit, they start adding in red
If 3 phones are lit in red, when player chooses to deal, both offers are awarded
4 phones lit in red – jackpot guaranteed!
It is good to have a video to go with this. Well worth a watch!
Again, with the theme it's going to be a massive hit, or has been. The machine has been out for a whle now.
FruitVideos Score. 5/10. This is simply down to the fact that it's not a clone!!!
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Ok, last up is Family Guy.
Right. Can You Beat The Banker has been cloned and cloned and cloned. Bell fruit. Please, if you are going to clone then plase work you way through your ideas. What's In Your Box was probably the best Deal or no Deal you made! Great value on all stakes and plenty going on for everyone.
Taht's my game description. It's a clone that's been clone several times over. A real shame, with Bell Fruit getting a new licence I was hoping for a new game. Not an old one dressed in in new clothes. This machine could have been so much better but it's not.
Game Description, taken directly from their webste.
Select stake
On max stake cash / feature trails turn red (super)
Spin 3 Stewie symbols tic-tac-toe or a reel win to access the feature board
Feature board squares – which may be repeated with a correct hi/lo gamble - include:
Cash / feature – add to cash / feature trails
Streak symbols – add to streak matrix in red or blue. Complete matrix to be awarded corresponding streak: mixed = streak, blue = super streak, red = mega streak
Quagmire’s tip – gives an instant hint in the alpha
Light 3 Stewie symbols – from the feature board and/or the winline – to activate the Family Guy super feature
Player may choose to exchange to super feature at any time once active
A mystery value spins into the top reel
Some cash values are eliminated from the super feature panels, followed by a cash offer
Player may choose to ‘take it’ or ‘leave it’
If all offers are refused, the mystery value is revealed and awarded
Look out for:
Fruit ladder – complete from reel game for enhanced feature entry; complete from top game for mega streak
Cash or bust – awards a dapple on entire glass, may stop anywhere from lose to Jackpot
Again, thanks to Buddylove we have a video!
FruitVideos Score. 0/10. Not even a point for the Family Guy. It has been bought and not properly used!
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Overall, 2 good looking Deal or no Deals and a great looking Family Guy.
I have to say.
Bell Fruit 1-0 Barcrest
One last thing Bell Fruit. Are you ever going to update the Qps Website? It's been the same, just a splash screen for what seems like forever :-)
