Reactoonz slot review

Reactoonz is up there with Play’n Go’s most popular slots, and with the innovative features on show here it’s easy to see why. Less experienced players might find that there’s a lot to take in at the beginning, but it’s not too difficult to get your head around, so should you give this creative slot a go? Keep reading to find out...

Key features:

Reels: 7

Paylines: Cluster Pays

Min bet: 20p

Max bet: £100

Slot RTP: 94.51%

Provider: Play’n Go

Meet the characters

The graphics have a real cartoon feel in Reactoonz. The symbols all take the form of extra-terrestrial characters in varying colours, and they all look friendly, as if belonging to a children’s TV show. The background is a deep, dark blue that glows in places, and it looks like it could open up to the vast, empty universe. Either side of the play board are meters and  contraptions which add to the sci-fi vibe here and will become more important as you get into the bonus features. The graphics here might be simple, but they’re definitely effective!

There’s no music, but the sound effects are very immersive and add to the overall feel of the game just like the visuals do. You’ll hear the reactoonz themselves ‘talking’ as you play the game, alongside electronic sound effects that make it feel like there’s some sort of experiment going on - embrace the different sounds and concentrate on getting those clusters!

Finding clusters

There are probably more symbols here than you’re used to - the 7x7 play board holds 49 symbols at once, so you’ll be seeing a lot of characters as you play. With the Cluster Pays mechanism, you don’t need to worry about getting symbols across paylines - instead, just get five or more matching symbols, and if they touch horizontally and/or vertically, you’ll win something! For the maximum win, get 15 or more of the same symbol. The pink reactoon is the most valuable, and from a £1 spin you can win a huge £750 - aside from this symbol, there are seven more regular symbols to look out for, and though they might not be quite as valuable, there are still some big wins up for grabs. 

When four matching symbols are adjacent to each other in a square shape, they’ll form Giantoonz! These are 4x4 symbols, and wins are always doubled in winning combos that Giantoonz are part of. Meanwhile, in every spin, a random one-eyed symbol is marked as the fluctuating symbol. When one of these is part of a winning combination, it’ll leave two wild symbols behind - of course, wild symbols act as substitutes for all other symbols! When you match symbols, they disappear off the play board, as new symbols cascade down to replace them, giving you extra chances to win on the same spin!

Quantum perks

Keep a watch on the Gargantoon! You’ll see it in the bottom-right of your play board. On any non-winning spin, it can drop from four to eight wild symbols onto the reels, while if the Quantum Queue reaches it, it’ll appear as a wild symbol, and be 3x3 too - so bigger than the regular symbols. With every cascade, it divides and moves, first becoming two 2x2 wild symbols, and then nine single wild symbols. As you play the game and win, the Quantum Leap will charge up - once you’ve won on 25 symbols, a random Quantum Feature will be added to the queue. You can queue up to four Quantum Features, and the fifth time you charge it the Gargantoon feature will be added. When there are no more wins, the queued-up Quantum Features will trigger.

Just what are the Quantum Features? There are four in total - the first is Implosion. This one transforms three to six symbols into wilds, destroying all adjacent symbols too. The second is Incision, which cuts a wild into the centre and creates two diagonal lines through the play board, with both showing the same random symbol. Next up is Demolition, which destroys all one-eyed symbols and all matching symbols too, and then finally there is Alteration. This feature chooses a random one-eyed symbol, and all matching symbols turn into another symbol.

Conclusion

There’s a lot going on in Reactoonz, so if you like the excitement and something a little different, you should enjoy Reactoonz. Admittedly, the game’s RTP is a little low at 94.51%, but the trade-off is that you get a slot that deviates from the norm - in a good way. It might feel a little confusing if you’re used to more regular slots, but once you’ve worked out all the features, it’s a game that you can really enjoy.

Provider

The first provider to go into mobile gaming, Play’n Go are known for their creativity and innovation. Since they began making games in the ‘90s, there are many to choose from. Reactoonz and its sequel are amongst their most popular, but there’s around 120 others, including Book of Dead and Riddle Reels.