Reel Rush Slot Review

One of the most common experiences you get when you review slot games regularly is the feeling of a game being new and innovative, but when you actually get to play it, it turns out to be somewhat derivative and lacking in a bit of originality and excitement. Very rarely, you will get a game that looks new and different and then plays blindingly well and we have just one such slot here, Reel Rush from NetEnt.

When the slot first loads up, you are looking at a slot which has a 1-3-5-3-1 reel set up and your original reaction is a mix of excitement as it looks different to any other game, but then realisation dawns that with just one symbol on the first reel, your chances of landing a win are significantly less.

However, then you read that the slot is a ways to win slot game and that as you put together successive wins you unlock more of the spaces on the reels, and with that you also unlock a greater number of ways to win on each successive re-spin win. So you decide to give the game a try and it is then you realise just what a brilliant game NetEnt have put together here, which you can play now at Leo Vegas Casino.

Indeed, with all reel slots unlocked, not only will you trigger the Free Spins bonus, but you will have an amazing 3125 ways to win on each spin and a chance to win the 480,000 coin jackpot that is available.

The game is set up rather like an 8-Bit computer game, and the Super Mario series of games seems to be the main inspiration based on the graphics shown when you load the game up. The reels dominate the screen with the main controls for the slot at the foot of the reels. The sound too is very much 8-bit with simple digitised music and sound effects playing throughout the slot. The effect is superb and gives the game a retro-sound, while it is a 21st century gameplay slot.

Spins start at just £0.50 per spin though you can ramp up the bet to up to £100 per spin if you prefer using the Coin Value and Level options on the controls.

The reels are set up in a 5×5 matrix, but a number of symbols on each reels is blanked out on a starting spin and are only revealed once you land a win, or a re-spin win. The more re-spin wins you land consecutively, the more symbols are unlocked and the greater the number of ways to win are in play on each spin.

It’s a very easy game to follow once you have played through a few spins, although I would say that the game tends to be easier to win when you are wagering smaller amounts than when you wager more money, when it plays a little more tightly.

On the reels are a number of symbols. The lower value symbols are the different coloured oval sweeties which all offer the same value of win, ranging from 5 coins for a 3 symbol win, up to 50 coins for a five symbol win across the reels.

The higher value symbols are the different fruit symbols starting with the plum, grapes, apple, lemon, pineapple and finally the strawberry which has a 1,000 coin top prize for five across the reels.

There is just one other symbol on the reels in the game and that is the Wild symbol and this is one of the key features of the slot as we will explore below.

Reel Rush Slot Key Features

The Wild symbol in the Reel Rush slot appears frequently on the reels and it often helps you create winning pay lines as the reels spin, both initially to trigger a re-spin and also to continue a run of re-spins as you unlock more of the symbols on the reels and increase the number of paying lines.

The symbol is a brown star symbol and is very easily identifiable. There are no multipliers associated with the Wild and it is not stacked on the reels, although you can land multiple Wilds on a single spin across the reels.

The main feature of the slot however is the Respins feature which unlocks every time you hit a win. When this happens the number of lines you have available increases with the extra symbols you unlock. After your first win, you unlock an additional 2 symbols on the first reel, then if your respin wins, you unlock the same 2 additional spots on the fifth reel.

You can then earn additional respins on your next spins, unlocking more and more symbols and paylines as you go as in the sequence outlined below:

• First Respin – 135 Ways to Win
• Second Respin – 405 Ways to Win
• Third Respin – 657 Ways to Win
• Fourth Respin – 1125 Ways to Win
• Fifth Respin – 1875 Ways to Win
• Sixth Respin – 3025 Ways to Win

Land a winning combination after the fifth respin and you unlock the full 5×5 reels and the 3025 Ways to Win, plus you earn 8 Free Spins, which are played on the fill grid and which offers you the chance of a significant cumulative win.

How to win at the Reel Rush Slot

As a medium variance slot, winning at the Reel Rush slot isn’t particularly difficult, but most of the single wins are generally smaller amounts than you would bet (your minimum bet is 50 coins). However, once you trigger the Respins, if you can put two or three respins together then you tend to earn a profit off the bonus and that is in general how the game works.

The best tactic therefore is to play through the game and hit the Respins bonus as often as you can and if you get lucky, you may be able to get to the Sixth Respin and have the maximum amount of ways to win available for the Free Spins bonus round. This is when you win big as you have the cumulative wins of six winning spins, plus then eight further free spins with 3025 ways to win in play.

This is such a simple game but it works superbly well and the fact you win often and the Wild symbol also plays a key role in your winnings, means that you never feel you are too far away from a sizeable win.