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Take To The Stars With Big Time Gaming’s Final Countdown Slot
By Shane Addinall Apr 24, 2019 Game ReleaseBig Time Gaming invite you to rock out to the best of 80s Europe, while enjoying Roaming Wilds, Velocity Wilds, Cloned Reels and two Free Spins features on The Final Countdown Megaways slot!It doesn’t matter what era you were born in when Europe’s The Final Countdown comes on you’ll party your heart out! This song has seen untold New Year’s kisses, crazy stag parties, and throughout the late 80s, it was the song all the cool kids called their own. Now Big Time Gaming allows you the chance to relive the glory days of poodle-rock as you spin along to this epic track on their The Final Countdown Megaways Slot!
Let’s Play Amongst The Stars
It’s a little known fact that The Final Countdown was initially inspired by the late great David Bowie’s, Space Oddity. When looking for the perfect setting for their slot machine Big Time Gaming took their lead from Bowie and the songs own lyrics. What else could The Final Countdown slot be but an intergalactic adventure!
The reels of this highly volatile 6 reel slot are suspended against the backdrop of a futuristic cityscape. This is a world of towering spires, beaming neon lights and rockets waiting to be propelled into the depths of space.
Each spin of the reels initiates a series of deeply 80s synth sounds which sound a little off, yet oddly recognisable at the same time. String together a winning combination and you will be treated to Europe serenading you with their classic song.
The reel symbols are nothing special, unfortunately. The base game symbols comprise gems as the higher value set, with card suit symbols in colours that match the gems filling out the lower value symbol set. The Scatter symbol is represented by a gold coin with the letters FC emblazoned upon it.
There are two feature symbols, a male astronaut (the Velocity Wild) as well as a female astronaut (the Roaming Wild) – both of whom look remarkably similar to the lead actors from the 2016 sci-fi film Passengers. These symbols have no payout value on the reels but are invaluable in unearthing The Final Countdown’s jackpot potential!
A Whole New Galaxy of Features
The base gameplay found on The Final Countdown aligns with the reported highly volatile nature of this slot. Even with 4096 MegaWays paylines large wins and features appear infrequently. However, when these features do appear on the reels they come with massive multipliers and value add-ons of galactic proportions, giving credence to the games generous 96.65% RTP.
The shining light at the end of this wormhole is the chance to win €720,000 on a single spin. The Final Countdown slot offers a max jackpot of 36,000x your stake which means you'll need to spin at the games max bet of €20 to win big! If this is a little too rich for your taste they do offer the option to spin for as little as €0.20.
✓Reel Clone
During any spin, there is the chance to trigger the Reel Clone feature. This feature will see 2-4 reels become copies of one another creating fantastic winning combinations. Best of all this feature will also copy Scatters which is a handy way to trigger other feature games.
✓Clone Wilds
Wild symbols come with a secret ability to expand which is only triggered by them landing on cloned reels. The number of cloned reels in play will determine how large the Wild grows and how extreme its multiplier becomes. A maxed out 4x4 Wild will also carry with it a massive 256x win multiplier!
✓Dual Free Spins
Each featured astronaut has its own unique Free Spins feature. Trigger the round by landing 3 or more Scatters on the reels and then select which option suits your play style best:
1. The Count Down with Roaming Wild
Siding with the Countdown Free Spins feature will reward you with 8 free games, and a Roaming Wild symbol (with a x4 win multiplier) randomly placed on reels 2-4. This feature can be retriggered by running the Countdown clock from 10 to zero. The first retrigger adds 4 more free games, the second re-spin adds 2 free games and removes the ability to retrigger the feature.
Each time you retrigger the Free Spin round the Roaming Wild win multiplier increases, make it to the final retrigger and the Wild will be worth an x256 multiplier on the reels!
2. Heading for Venus with Velocity Wilds
Prefer to take your chances amongst the stars then the Venus Free Spins feature is for you. Start the feature with 15 free games which each trigger the Reel Clone feature.
This round also includes a Velocity Wild which grows each time it is triggered by a cloned reel. The number of cloned reels determines the win multiplier range that can be triggered with 4 reels guaranteeing a win multiplier of up to x888!
Time To Burn The Reels Rocket Man
Big Time Gaming has knocked the high volatility slots game out of the park with The Final Countdown. What the game lacks in visual interest it more than makes up for in 80s nostalgia, tight gameplay, crazy multipliers and big win potential!
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