As you'd expect from a Chinese-themed slot, red and gold are the dominant colours on show in 88 Fortunes - the symbols maintain the traditional Asian feel. Look out for junk ships, tortoises and coins in lower value colours and high value gold.
You have to pay extra per spin to have access to the gold symbols. The Chinese letter character is the game's wild - it only appears on the 3 central reels but substitutes for everything apart from the gong scatter. It's all very neatly done and has the look of a typically well designed Bally slot.
Rather than traditional paylines, 88 Fortunes uses the 243 ways to win game engine with winning combinations formed when the same symbol lands on adjacent reels. The pace is relatively brisk with the RTP standing at a reasonable 96%.
88 Fortunes comes with 2 bonus offerings - first up is the Fu Bat Jackpot feature. This is triggered when 1 or more of the Fu Bat symbol land anywhere on the reels. Once triggered, you'll be taken to a new screen and presented with a selection of 12 lucky coins.
Keep picking until you find 3 matching baby symbols - they will equate to 1 of 4 possible jackpots – mini, minor, major or grand. The more gold credits you play with per spin, the better the chances of triggering the Fu Bat feature.
Free spin fans will find plenty to enjoy in 88 Fortunes too – the Free Spins feature is triggered by landing 3 or more of the Gong scatter symbol anywhere on the reels. You'll be awarded 10 free spins which play out on a new set of gold reels.
It's not just the look of the new reels that's different though - all of the low value playing card symbols are removed for the feature! The wins have the potential to be much bigger than the in the base game - you can re-trigger the free spins an unlimited amount of times too which helps.
The chief attraction in 88 Fortunes is of course the jackpot element which can deliver some spectacular rewards - there's plenty on offer elsewhere in the form of the gold symbols and free spins round. It's not spectacularly original but 88 Fortunes is an entertaining slot and certainly one to look at if you're a fan of the Chinese theme – it’s also a very popular land based game. If you like Bally slots, you should definitely try Titanic which is based on the iconic film.