WMS to unveil its player engaging content at FADJA 2012

The WMS commitment to “Engaging Players. Delivering Results” will be clearly evident with 36 new gaming machines featuring a broad range of dynamic entertainment experiences designed to engage current players and attract new ones while enhancing loyalty and driving performance for casino operators. 

WMS products on display at FADJA 2012 will include differentiated game-play mechanics, more diverse math models, and innovative reel arrays that offer players novel ways to win. On display will be portal themes available only from WMS, which feature unique value-added, secondary integrated bonus applications that utilize visual and audio enhancements to bring excitement to base game themes. WMS will also introduce the latest premium games, including the Colossal Reels series and iconic BATTLESHIP game theme.

Sebastian Salat, President of WMS International, said, “FADJA is a great opportunity for WMS to demonstrate how our talented game designers and engineers leverage industry insights and focus on the player experience to ‘change the game’ on the casino floor, while keeping in mind market-specific player preferences. As a result,  this year’s product line-up at FADJA 2012 features innovations, exciting game-play mechanics, and other industry-favorite game features that raise the bar on gaming excitement.”

WMS will highlight 36 gaming machines with differentiated slot entertainment experiences for Latin American markets, including: 

Colossal Reels:  New to the WMS Innovation Series category, the Colossal Reels series utilizes the full widescreen power of the Bluebird2 and Bluebird xD cabinets to feature two sets of reels – traditional and oversized – that transfer wild symbols between reels. The Colossal Reels series launched with four themes and is currently performing at more than twice house averages.

Battleship: Jumping straight from Hasbro’s classic naval combat game to the slot floor are Battleship slots, offered in both 5-Reel Video and 5-Reel Mechanical executions. These products bring the iconic brand to life with unique video and mechanical bonus rounds and game-play features. The 5-Reel Mechanical themes also feature Transmissive Reels technology and an optional dual-level standalone progressive.

Life of Luxury Deluxe: The latest Life of Luxury Deluxe theme is the follow-up to the successful Life of Luxury Progressive series. The game features a Local Area Progressive free-spin bonus randomly triggered during standard G+ Deluxe and G+ Deluxe 5x4 series base game-play. In the progressive, free-spin bonus round, a max-wager spin guarantees a progressive award when the picking bonus is triggered.

Royal Series: It features a straightforward interface design with simplified sound, celebrations and art, using royals and very realistic, high-resolution symbols. This series also features a 3-level Local Area and Standalone progressive, with a Local Area Progressive for the top level, and Standalone progressives for levels two and three. The Royal Series is available with multiple jackpot configurations and launches with two unique themes and math models.

WMS portal products offer operational efficiencies and engaging content
The WMS booth at FADJA 2012 will highlight the operational efficiencies and seamless delivery of fresh, engaging on-demand content that these products offer. The featured Portal themes include the Ultra Hit Progressive series, with the Jackpot Explosion and Piggy Bankin themes; the Mega Multiplier series with the Super Shot theme that offers bonus action powered by a real-time physics engine; and, the Winner’s Share series, which enables players to collect credit awards ranging from 1 to 200 percent of the progressive jackpot with the Peng-Wins theme.

Salat said, “In the coming months, WMS will focus on bringing the dynamic content and capabilities of our CPU-NXT2 platform in state-of-the-art Bluebird2 and Bluebird xD cabinets to our Latin American customers. This platform will allow casino operators to tap into a robust WMS product portfolio that features a broad array of unique and dynamic entertainment experiences. Powered by the WMS CPU-NXT2 platform, these innovative cabinets offer casino operators the ability to leverage the WMS Power of Portal and our Remote Configuration & Download capabilities to keep base games fresh, boost performance, and provide hundreds of ways to differentiate their slot floor."