IGT's Doubledown Casino launches 'Final Goal' slot

Football fever is here with the imminent kick-off to the World Cup football in Brazil, and International Game Technology’s online and social gaming DoubleDown Casino has used the increased interest opportunity to launch a soccer-themed slot game, Final Goal.

Starting Thursday, football fans around the world can play the mobile-exclusive game, which is available on Android, iOS and Amazon’s Kindle Fire.

A first in the social casino industry, Final Goal features a customisable game experience, allowing players to select their favourite football team based on one of sixteen country flags. Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Cameroon, England, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, South Korea, Switzerland and USA are all represented.

The player’s selected country flag appears in their spin button and is displayed at slot launch.

Jim Veevaert, vp games at DoubleDown Casino, said Thursday that whether spinning for the penalty kick bonus or using touch functionality for goal-line shots, players will enjoy highly stylized reel art, engaging backgrounds, and rich sounds.

“Final Goal puts players directly into the action to customize their game experience,” he said, explaining that the game has fifteen pay-lines, soccer-themed bonus and scatter symbols, and 3×5 spinning reels in the bonus spins game.

Players can collect free spins and multipliers by shooting at the goal line. The penalty kick bonus game is triggered by spinning three, four, or five bonus symbols.

More than 17 million people around the world have downloaded DoubleDown Casino’s mobile app