Cluster Slide - Slot Review

Slots with 5 reels on 3 rows there is enough. If you are instead looking for an innovative slot with a multitude of reels, rows and game symbols, “Cluster Slide” will be yours from ELK definitely interested. Here you can find out exactly what the slot machine has to offer and whether a game is worthwhile.

Design

The design of "Cluster Slide" is very reminiscent of the iconic game "Reactoonz"As well as its successor"Reactonz 2“From the house Play'n go. Here, too, cute little monsters are used on a gigantic 7 x 8 playing field. The game itself is set on the distant planet Jellyton. In the background you can also enjoy a visually successful view of nearby neighboring planets. The XL playing field is colorful and therefore extremely pretty to look at. Compared to numerous other slots, it is even positioned at a slight angle. This has to do with the strong gravity on Jellyton, which one should be aware of as a visitor to the planet. In fact, the said gravity also has a significant effect on the final game. More on that in a moment. All in all, I really liked the design of “Cluster Slide” and the background music also blends in harmoniously with the overall picture.

Gameplay

Even if “Cluster Slide” looks complicated at first glance. The game is way easier than it seems. Especially if you already have experience with "Reactoonz". As usual, the main objective of the game is to form several identical symbols within a cluster. At least five symbols are enough for a win. How much the win will ultimately be depends on the symbols combined. The little gel monsters stand for the smaller prices. Your furry colleagues, on the other hand, for the big profits. The game gets really interesting if you should manage to create a cluster of 15 symbols. Because in this case you will be rewarded with a payout of up to 500 times your stake.

Features

Of course, "Cluster Slide" still has some special features to offer, without which the game would quickly become boring. I have summarized all the bonus functions of the slot for you here.

Avalanche fashion

The so-called avalanche mode is active throughout the course of the game. This helps to ensure that symbols that contributed to a win are subsequently removed from the grid. This feature is also known in a similar form from other slots. But as already mentioned at the beginning, there is a strong gravity on the planet Jellyton. Through them, the remaining symbols are first moved to the left or downwards. Then new symbols fall from above, which are placed in the free places. With a little luck you can secure even more profits this way.

Wild symbol

The good old Wild symbol must not be missing on the planet Jellyton. This is a large W on a pink background, which comes in the size 2 x 2 and is therefore larger than the rest of the tiles. It can substitute for all other symbols in the game, giving you additional winning combos.

Feature wild symbols

Even more sought after than the classic ones Wild symbols In “Cluster Slide” are the so-called feature wild symbols. As soon as you achieve a winning combination in the game, a charge level indicator at the top of the playing field fills up. Once the display is fully loaded, one of five different feature wild symbols is randomly activated and integrated into the playing field. This in turn can result in the following random benefits for you:

• Two to four symbols on the field turn into wild symbols
• Any symbol is enlarged to 2 x 2
• A symbol type is replaced by the next higher symbol type.
• All symbols of a symbol type are deleted from the playing field
• The win multiplier within the game increases by a factor of 1

It is also interesting that the individual Feature Wild symbols can also land on the playing field in the meantime without the charge level indicator being completely filled. This happens according to the pure random principle and thus increases the attraction of the game. If you manage to activate all 5 symbols within a round, the multiplier in the game is also increased by a factor of 5.

B symbols

The B symbols in "Cluster Slide" are somewhat reminiscent of Scatter symbols. Because they also have to land on the field three times to trigger an advantage. In this case, however, these are not free spins, but three wild drops. The first drop turns all B symbols on the field into wild symbols before three more 1x1 wilds are added to the reels. The second drop, on the other hand, adds two wild symbols measuring 2 x 2 to the playing field. The third drop is a large XL wild that takes up 3 x 3 playing fields.

Free Games

It is a bit unusual, but there is no free spins round in ELK's “Cluster Slide” slot. Here, too, the game is apparently based on "Reactoonz", which also works without free spins. I didn't really miss this, though, as there are already more than enough opportunities for great winnings within the base game.

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Odds of winning

ELK's Cluster Slide comes with one payout ratio of exactly 96% and therefore offers you a good chance of collecting one or the other profit. If everything goes well, you can snag up to 10.000x your stake on a single spin. But otherwise the profits are impressive. As a German player, you can choose a bet between 20 cents and one euro. Players residing outside of Germany can risk up to 100 euros per spin.

And finally ...

"Cluster Slide" from ELK is an extremely cool and varied slot that you should definitely try. Although the similarity to the cult game "Reactoonz" by Play'n GO cannot be denied, the game definitely goes its own way and brings many innovative features with it. It is noticeable, however, that there is no free game round in "Cluster Slide". In my opinion, this is not absolutely necessary, as the ingenious avalanche mode in the inclined position and the changing feature wild symbols already offer more than enough variety in the game. From my side there is a very clear recommendation to play.