Launched in September 2014 by Old Skool Studios, Epic City has built quite a reputation among exciting retro theme slots, which are usually based on glamour and the golden age of the 30s. In this story, players are taken to a city of tomorrow, mass wealth and power with the help of 5 reels and 20 paylines. Everything is in bronze and gold, including glittering airplanes, high towers and futuristic trains. The new era of prosperity requires more upscale citizens that could increase the city’s treasury and at the same time restore power, as storms have somehow overtaken the skies.
Theme
A mixture of dramatic visuals and strong narrative shuffle throughout the game as the story progresses up in the clouds. The reel board is located on the top of a skyscraper, which provides an amazing view of the entire city. Early jazz and swing music complement beautifully animated graphic details, wilds, scatters and low-value symbols, which characterize the city’s points of interest. An occasional power failure triggers the bonus story, which develops into a five-stage nighttime animation, followed by a lightning strike. All winnings are instantly displayed on an airship above the rooftop where the game is played.
Betting Options and Functions
By offering only 2,000 credits for maximum standard play jackpot, this slot remains below average regarding life-changing amounts. The game's bet per line settings are also limited and range from 0.10, 0.20, 0.50, 1.00 up to 2.00. The paylines are fixed, meaning that the selected line bet amount will be multiplied by 20 to appraise the total bet.
The biggest cash reward is paid when five Wilds land on a payline and activate a 1,000x line bet multiplier. Other symbols pay 500x, 200x, and 100x if properly triggered and matched. The car icon and the hearts pay a 50x line bet reward, whereas diamonds, spades and clubs cash out around 40x. Even the free spin scatter pays a total bet multiplier of 25x if 5 of them land, regardless of which payline.
Features
This slot offers medium to high volatility as well as huge payouts of bonus features, triggered by the lightning. Players must restore power to their new city by resetting fuses and switches to win more money. Other prizes await in Hall where the right combination of electrical fuses bring more epic wins accompanied by rich animations and big celebrations! The gamble feature enables all players to lay side bets on red and blue orbs, which provide the mega wheel a chance at doubling all winnings.
Landing three or more scatter symbols with the label “Free Games” awards players with extra spins ranging from 8 and 20 plus a 10x multiplier.
Our Take
Epic City is a masterpiece slot game with powerful features and superb graphics. Developers at OSS did a great job in portraying a futuristic city of wealth with its unique set of flaws. The shortage of electricity in such an astonishing urban environment shows that in the end, we all depend on our inventions. A nice collection of bonus prizes keeps the action incredibly amusing and spinners have enormous chances to grab a small fortune – if they can successfully fix the fuse box or hit the right multiplier!
Slot data and features
- 5Reels
- 20Pay lines
- $5,000.00Max cash jackpot
- YesWild Symbol
- NoMultiplier
- $0.2 - $10Betting Range
- 0.01 - 5.0Coin bet range
- 1Coins per line
- NoProgressive
- 1000Max coins jackpot
- 20Max coins
- YesScatter Symbol
- YesFree spins available
- YesBonus Game
- NoBuy feature
- Space Game theme