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“Never expose it to bright light or sunlight, keep it completely away from water, and never feed it after midnight.” If you stick to those rules in Gremlins After Midnight, you won’t get near the jackpot prizes. It’s time to bend the rules!
Full review continued below ↓You'll need to go against the rules completely in this game and feed Gizmo plenty of chicken and get him soaked to bring out the big guns. Along with stacked reels and fuzz balls, you might also trigger an instant win feature and some respins.
Light & Wonder is always happy to provide entertainment when it delivers a full IP creation! To start with, base game wins are worth up to 2x, and the main symbols can land across 20 paylines to grab you a cash win.
The fuzz ball symbols are wild and they substitute for regular payers.
Mystery stacked reels can be replaced by regular paying symbols and also a mystery chicken bucket! These buckets can come in various colours and be collected by the 3 egg icons at the top of the game area.
If the fuzz ball triggers the instant win feature, Gizmo randomly adds up to 3 boxes to the grid, and these will produce cash prizes that are collected by each box as you progress.
If the fuzz balls trigger any of the 3 bonus eggs at the top of the reels, you'll get to play 3 spins, with each egg offering its own modification. The more money feature will increase random values by up to 10x, chicken buckets can be replaced by jackpot buckets in the second game, and the expanded reel version is quite self-explanatory.
If you'd like to go straight to the Hold & Spin feature, you'll need to be playing outside the UK and pay 50x.
Fuzz Balls landing during the spins can automatically trigger the instant win feature, where up to 3 boxes are added to the reels. The first ball’s value is added to the first box, and then to the second, along with the combined value from the first box. This continues with the third box as well if you're lucky enough to have one.
You can trigger this game when any chicken buckets land on the reels. They make their way up to the modifier eggs at the top, and this will determine which one accompanies you during the Hold & Spin feature. You could have extra values added, jackpots might come into play, and the game area could grow for your 3 spins. Land extra symbols to keep the spins going.
The base game wins may feel a little few and far between due to the reasonably high volatility, and you're probably going to witness your balance going down until you manage to trigger the bonus game or see some instant win action coming your way. The official max win hasn't been released, but the grand jackpot prize could grab you 2,500x.
Some of the main characters from the film have lent their faces to this creation, and I don't imagine that the Gremlins could put up too much of a fight even if they did object. It's got a nice 80s feel to it, and the triggering eggs have a little neon glow. Don't take too much notice of the animations though, because they don't tell you exactly when something special might happen.
There are a few big slot creators in the industry who attempt to get their hands on the TV or film rights and recreate special moments with a slot like Gremlins After Midnight. Light & Wonder has been doing it for a while, and always to great effect. Whether you're a fan of the film or big wins, you should be pleased with the results.
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