Reel Crime #2: Art Heist Slot Game Review

Reel Crime #2: Art Heist Intro

*This game is an i-Slot*

Unlike the popular iSlot series of As the Reels Turn, Reel Crime #2: Art Heist does not lean as heavily to its predecessor to provide the basis of this remarkable evolved video slot. With a better prizes, more devices, and numerous ways to win the fabulous amounts on offer, why start with Reel Crime 1, when you can enjoy yourself just as wholeheartedly with Reel Crime #2: Art Heist?... but with a bigger top award available!

To read about Reel Crime #2's loosely related prequel, click here.

Reel Crime #2: Art Heist Slot Review

iSlots seem to be the most up-and-coming video slots available with their multi-lined and multi-reeled interfaces, teamed with wonderful and different extras. This 15 line 5 reel iSlot is the second instalment of the Reel Crime series but other than the overall atmosphere and pacy Drum & Bass soundtrack, Art Heist couldn’t be more different from Bank Heist.

The smooth animation, sumptuous sounds, and great artistry really emphasise the theme of an Art Heist upon a European Art Gallery. Having a quick look at the paytable though handy to enlighten you to the prizes you can win is actually quite funny. Pictures such as the Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, or Munch’s Scream are icons upon the reels as well as alternative ‘works’ of art that involve the criminal’s (a.k.a. the Forger) face plastered upon them! Look particularly for the Mona Lisa which is the highest paying regular symbol; 2, 3, 4 or 5 across an active payline from left to right will trigger 2, 12, 25 or 100 times your line bet as a prize. The Forger is the wild symbol that can drop you the top award whereas the Reel Crime logo is the scatter icon that can trigger the Robin Hood bonus round. Keep in mind that these icons appear certainly at the first stage of the game, but as the chapters move on, their reel icons become more relevant to the scene you are experiencing.

Like the first Reel Crime instalment however you also have access to a game-map which shows you how far you are in the slot’s bonus sections. The further you progress (via reaching the bonus rounds) the different icons you can spin upon the reels, the better prizes you can win, and the more opportunities of being a winner can occur. Unlike in the Bank Heist, we will not divulge too much information on the bonus section because the storyline is a lot larger and we don’t want to take the fun away from you, do we? ;)

With many different levels to the game, where each level grants you newer and improved icons to play upon the reels, the possibilities of this slot seem endless. Regardless of whether you are new to slots, or an experienced enthusiast, Reel Crime #2: Art Heist is a brilliant iSlot that keeps evolving and changing that no matter how long you play for, you’ll probably find something you didn’t see before…whether that’s just a symbol or a magnificent prize is up to you!

Wild Symbol

Regardless of your status in the game, whether you are planning the Art Heist, choosing your tools, or running away from the law, the Forger Symbol is always available to be spun upon the reels. Show 2, 3, 4 or 5 across the reels on an active payline to win marvellous prizes. The top award starts at 5,000x from the first stage, but by the getaway scene it is as much as 7,500 times! If you keep in mind that it can also substitute itself for all other icons excluding the scatters, you have arguably the handiest item to play for in this criminal!

Scatter Symbol

Depending on what stage you are playing in, the scatters may vary. The first stage uses mainly the Reel Crime icon and its prizes takes you to the next round. However later on you will see scatters that benefit and hinder your progress. Such as in the getaway scene where spin three police cars make your chances of escape slimmer, whereas three of your car icons across the reels will have you fleeing from the police!

Free Spins

If you are unlucky enough to get to a bonus round yet are unable to win the prizes, Reel Crime is generous enough to grant you free spins at the end of the section. Alternatively once you have reached the latter stages you can spin the dynamite symbol across the reels or even the getaway icon to trigger free-spins. 2, 3, 4 or 5 of the scatter dynamite icon will give you 1, 5, 10 or 25 free spins that last of which comes with a 5x multiplier! The getaway icon however allows you to choose a silhouetted gangster, then a bank vault to be able to gain free spins and a multiplier for them respectively!

Bonus Round

Just like in Reel Crime #1, this instalment has all the fun of a library of bonus games and directions this game can take you upon.

The game map is the easiest way to follow what games and sections you are playing for. You start at the beginning in the gallery. You then either spin the correct combination to reach a bonus round, then head off into the next playable area, or miss out on the bonus, to the next reel-spinning scene. You get such brilliant bonus games as the ‘Painting Selection’ or the ‘Pick your Tools’ game, all interspersed between wonderful animations to ensure you end up having a connection with the criminal lead characters!

Regardless of what stage you are at, the reels can come to live at the end of the spin or even during was this iSlot makes use of its surrounding areas. Watch out for the police after you in the getaway scene, or choose your tools carefully to gain the best prizes! Either way the old saying of ‘crime doesn’t pay’ doesn’t need to true for you here!

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