The galaxy of 3D slot games within the universe of online casino gaming has just added another star: Betsoft, those leaders in 3D slots via its Slots3 line, has released the 30-payline True Illusions and it’s now available for playing. “But come on,” surely protest the readers, “this is a blog of 300-word pieces. Get to it, already, and tell us if it’s any good!”

Right. The answer to that, then, may be summarized with “yes and no.” Reel play is really nothing outside the pale; while the popup animations on a win are somewhat impressive, they get repetitive very quickly. The magician standing on the side of the stage inset with the reels is humorous enough as he induces the reels to spin and stop on every turn with some tricky hand jive.

The highest payout in reel play is for five assistant symbols, which earns the player 500 coins, up to $75 may be wagered on a single spin, and the rest of the paytable is pretty standard stuff, decked out with all the symbols you’d expect in a magic-themed game.

However, bonuses count and these are what make the True Illusions slot more worthy of playing and a better-than-average online slot game. The wilds are stacked in True Illusions, appearing in the center reel only. Fill this reel with three wilds on any spin to trigger 1-7 free spins with the middle reel holding all wilds.

Landing three or more magician symbols triggers a full-on free spins bonus round which has the added excitement of the most up-to-date fad in slots games, namely the cascade function. After each free spin, winning combinations will be eliminated from the reels, which new symbols falling in to fill spaces and create new combinations.

Talking about your magic, true Illusions has some going for it. Sadly, like in many Hollywood movies, the 3D graphics are pretty much superfluous and bland.