Isle of Man-based Pariplay Ltd. and New York City-based Atari recently launched the Atari Asteroids instant-win game, the most recent release under the companies’ partnership, formed in 2014 to develop real-money gambling titles based on Atari video arcade classics. Following the release in first quarter 2016 of the Atari Black Widow online slot game, Atari Asteroids is the first Atari-branded instant-win developed by Pariplay’s in-house studio in HTML5.
Inspired by the classic 1979 space-themed video arcade game, Pariplay’s instant-win Atari Asteroids provides players with an immersive experience with first-person shooter functionality and HD graphics. Players use laser canons to blast passing asteroids and reveal hidden gems, including three identical gems that award jackpots of up to $100,000 in the 9-symbol action scratch game. The game supports multiple languages and more than 100 different currencies, and offers a return-to-player value of 94.9 percent.
Pariplay General Manager Adrian Bailey said, “Our Atari-branded games are a key focus for our development studio, so we’re excited to bring to market a sophisticated, highly interactive instant-win title that’s based on such an iconic arcade game as Asteroids. Atari Asteroids effectively balances the skill and entertainment focuses of the original arcade classic with the excitement of real-money iGaming, so it’s likely to become an important game in operators’ offerings in a range of markets.” He noted the Atari Star Raiders video slot is scheduled to be released next month.
Atari Chief Executive Officer Fred Chesnais added, “Online gambling is an integral part of our strategy. Given Pariplay’s strong reputation in software development in the real-money iGaming space, we’re more than ever committed to this activity and we believe that, with the Atari brand and Atari games, we can definitely become a major player in the space.”
