One of the current fashions for gaming ideas is the retro 80’s look. Whether designers of these games at prevalent developers are actually children of the 80’s seems unlikely, perhaps the bosses are- but whatever the truth the trend is undeniable. As a child of the 80’s this reviewer certainly recognizes a certain nostalgic twinge at the plethora of arcade themed slot games appearing with distinct Space Invaders motifs. With Cosmic Fortune, NetEnt has attempted to combine the glance to the past with a modern twist.
Game Play
The five reel, 15 payline progressive slot plays on the standard format but with a huge variance in available minimum and maximum bet ranges from 0.15 to 75. Visually the interface of the base game looks different because the symbols utilized are all game specific, no standard 9 – Ace here. This may take a little getting used to but gives the game more individuality.
As mentioned this is a progressive slot and in fact there are no less than 3 constantly evolving progressives in play. But if the biggest prizes seem out of reach, there is still value to be had from the top prizes in the base and bonus games. We particularly like the cascading reels in Cosmic Fortune. With a winning combination the prize symbols will disappear to make room for more which fall in from above. Further winning combos will subsequently disappear and so on. It is a lot like Tetris for a slot and it adds significantly to the thrill.
Bonus Games
The wild symbol is a golden ‘W’ and there’s a scatter which is represented by a blue ‘S’ on a gold sphere. Landing 3 scatters will gain you entry to the Free Falls Bonus Game. Here you will receive ten free spins and each time you create a winning combo, that number of symbols will be converted into marbles and collected underneath the reels. Any more scatters landing during this feature will add five more spins to the total. The wild will stand in for all other reel symbols with the exception of the Scatter symbols mentioned above.
The next stage is particularly reminiscent of early 80’s arcade games in that a spaceship will appear dropping your marbles. The aim is to collect the marbles in in the jackpot collector cup. Manage three of these and you will activate the progressive jackpot game.
Jackpot Game
Needless to say, this is where things get interesting. The spaceship will re-appear but this time drop 50 marbles that will ping and bounce their way to a prize, or one of the five jackpots. Alongside the three progressive jackpots and the two jackpots with a fixed value, the jackpot game offers four coin win cups and five jackpot collector cups.
If your marbles land into one of the three jackpot collector cups, you will win the progressive jackpot denoted on that cup, which consist of mega, major and midi jackpots.
Summary
NetEnt slots are generally reliable performers even at the lower range of their scale. With Cosmic Fortune you are very much at the higher point of the curve. There will be something here for you if you enjoy an online slot with bang for your buck and plenty of periphery action, whether you’re a child of the 80’s or otherwise.
- Software: Net Entertainment
- Type: Progressive Jackpot Slot
- Reels: 5
- Paylines: 15
- Min/Max Bet: .15-75
- Bonus Round: Yes
- Progressive: Yes
- Wild Symbol: Yes- W
- Scatter Symbol: Yes- S
- 3D: No
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