The Lord of the Rings slots game has been developed by the massive Microgaming company as a spin-off from the hugely successful movie trilogy directed by Peter Jackson. Although the film franchise is an adaptation of the cult novels by JRR Tolkien, there is no question that the slots game is inspired by the movies more than the books – with direct tie-in features and graphics clearly drawn from the movies. The Lord of the Rings slots game is competing in a crowded market, with lots of slots games drawn from successful movies, meaning that it requires excellent features to stand out.

Graphics
Microgaming has pulled out all the stops with the features for this game, starting with the graphics for the symbols. These are based entirely on the movie versions of the characters – instead of attempting to imagine them based on the original books – and the quality is outstanding. No one should have any problems identifying their favourite characters and actors from the standard of graphic reproductions used in the making of this game. This should greatly increase the appeal of this slot for people whose major interest is the films rather than gambling per se.

Cinematic Spins
This is a new feature created by Microgaming specifically for this game and it was well worth the trouble (and the advance hype) that it caused. It ensures that those playing the game are given a high definition movie clip every time they spin the reels, with the clip specifically tying-in with whatever point in the game they are at. It is a fantastic feature which shows that Microgaming want this game to appeal to fans of the movies – something which is probably a smart move, because of all the forms of gambling, the slots appeal most to the casual gambler. Thus going for people whose interest is more in the movies than gambling seems a sound move.