Rocky Slot Review

Buckle up for a wild ride because just like the endless action of the Rocky franchise, there are a lot of exciting bonus features to cover. Each of the six primary bonus features in the Rocky slot is named after a Rocky film. Each of the six distinct scatter symbols can only be found in the original game's four corner spots. Every scatter activates a different extra feature. They provide training trail bonuses, pick-me-games, respins with multipliers, free spins with sticky wilds and Mega Symbols, multi-wheels, and respins with sticky wilds. Here is a table that shows which feature is activated by scatter and which movie it was modelled after:

Apollo Creed Free Games Feature

Four Rocky I scatter symbols landing in the base game's corners will launch the Apollo Creed Free Games feature. You will see Italian Stallion Wilds on the reels after receiving 8 free spins.

The Italian Stallion Wilds are also adhesive, so they hang around until the feature's conclusion. A screen covered in wilds will yield a payout of 600 times the stake. Additional bonus spins are not available.

Heavyweight Feature

When four Rocky II Scatters appear in the corner spots of the reels, the Heavyweight function is activated. You get three options from a selection of nine boxing gloves. A monetary prize is unveiled when a glove is chosen. They can range from 1x to 10x your total stake in value.

Additionally, a gold coin that gives 3 additional picks can be found. The total of all revealed cash prizes will be won and given away with the feature's conclusion, and there are a maximum of nine picks available.

Clubber Lang Free Games Feature

When four Rocky III scatter symbols land in the corners of the reels, the Clubber Lang Free Games feature is triggered. Then, 6 bonus spins are given.

A Mega Symbol will always disclose every Clubber Lang or Rocky Balboa symbol during a free spin. The size of the Mega Symbol will be at least 2x2. Your chances of getting a bigger victory will increase as a result. Free spins cannot be won again.

Ivan Drago Hold & Respins feature

When 4 Rocky IV Scatters show up in the corner spots, the Ivan Drago Hold & Respins function is triggered. Watch out for landing boxing gloves after receiving 3 respins because this brings the total back to 3.

When all respins are used or all 25 reel spots are covered by boxing gloves, a cash award is added to the total metre for each boxing glove. A 2x, 3x, or 4x multiplier is added to your total prize amount if all 25 places are filled. The feature comes to a close after all rewards have been distributed, and the tally metre is given out.

The Multi-Wheel Feature

When four Rocky V Scatters show up in the corners, the Multi-Wheel function is activated. When three wheels have spun, one turn is then given. What each wheel entails is as follows:

• Small Wheel: Awards multiplier (up to 20x) applied to middle wheel's cash worth
• Middle Wheel: Awards a cash award (up to 50 times the wager)
• Large Wheel: Can award a designated special prize (marked V) worth 100x your wager, another respin, or nothing at all.

Finally, winning more respins of the wheel is possible and theoretically limitless, meaning this is the feature where some of the largest prizes can be won (subject to the multipliers achieved).

Training Feature

When 4 Rocky RB Scatters appear on the reels in any of the four corners, the Rocky Balboa Training feature begins to play. A stack of prize multipliers appears to the right of the reels, ranging in value from 1-1,000x. 1x is now in use, as shown by a red box.

The 'START' button must be pressed or clicked to start. The reward multipliers with greater awards are highlighted by the red box which moves up the stack. Once at a prize, it stops, and a "PUSH HARDER" button appears. This button can be pressed or clicked to advance the reward multiplier on the stack by one step.

The active prize multiplier is granted instead of the greater reward if the "PUSH HARDER" probability falls short. There is a potential payout of up to 1,000 times your wager, and the feature terminates once a prize is given.

Bonus Buy Feature (Non-UK Only)

Last but not least, players outside of the UK can use the Buy Bonus option on the official Rocky slot. You will be given one of the six primary bonus features mentioned above at random, with a cost of 38 times your entire stake.

Even if you are like me and do not quite get the whole idea of fighting as a form of entertainment, there is no doubt that the social and cultural impact of the Rocky movie franchise has been extensive, action-packed and genre-defining. To a similar extent, the Rocky slot machine from Playtech has pushed the boundaries of the wealth of experiences players can enjoy when playing online video slots. There are more bonus features that players can shake a stick at, and yes, some are variants on the same concept, a la free spins, but there are certainly degrees of uniqueness seen in each bonus, particularly the Training Feature, which seems to be a creative take on the gamble prize ladder feature seen in older slots.

The graphics are not the most modern, but they definitely get the job done, and the payouts are not exceptionally valuable, but still more than enough to excite. The RTP of the game is a little below the market average at 95.96%, but this deficit is so slim that it should not impact gameplay.

Overall, while the game has clearly been designed for fans of the Rocky franchise to enjoy, the range of bonus features and mobile compatibility ensure that all types of slots fans, including those bemused by boxing like myself will also have a good time when spinning the reels of the Rocky slot machine.

Rating: 7.0