Joker Chase Slot Review
Corporations don’t usually have a sense of humor. Taco Bell, however, pulled a fast one in 1996 that was something quite spectacular.
On 1 April, they took out full-page ads in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Philadelphia Enquirer, saying that they had bought the Liberty Bell to help alleviate the national debt!
They also added that this icon would remain available to the public, but that it would spend its time visiting Taco Bell’s Philadelphia and Irvine, California headquarters.
As you can imagine, people went ballistic. Now that’s how you prank a nation!
Talking of pranks, let’s check out Joker Chase slot from Platipus Gaming. It’s sure to be a laugh riot.
Gameplay
It’s fruit slot time and wow, have we got an eye-poppingly bright game here. The combination of loud colors, chintzy music, and animated symbols, means this is one game you can’t ignore.
Atop the 5x3 grid are the Jackpots, and the controls have been nicely designed so as not to detract from the game itself.
On a mobile device, held vertically, the buttons and controls take up more real estate than the grid, so the experience is not as funky as when viewed on a desktop.
When viewed horizontally, some of the controls have moved to the side of the grid. That’s not a problem and all of the buttons and toggles are well situated and easy to use. The grid is now large enough to see some of the cool effects that Platipus have built into this game.
There are 243 fixed ways to win with Joker Chase slot, and it comes to us with a high volatility. Bet limits are super broad, starting at €0.40 and reaching all the way to €200. On the not-so-great side are the RTP (95%) and 1,760x multiplier.
Features
The Joker Wild – which can only appear on reels 2, 3, 4, and 5 – is stacked and substitutes for every other symbol except the Scatter and Bonus ones.
The Scatter is the diamond symbol, and if you land 3 or more of these, you’ll be gifted 6 Free Spins. Land another 3 during Free Spins and get an additional 6 Free Spins! During the Free Spins round, you’ll also see that the Bonus symbol (in the form of a gold coin) acts as an extra Wild.
The Bonus can pop up anywhere and is also stacked. Grab 6 or more of these and you’ll start the Re-spins feature.
Now, every Bonus symbol that was involved in setting off the Re-spins feature, transforms into a Bonus coin. Each of these carries either a cash value or represents one of the Jackpots.
The Bonus coins are sticky, so they stay in their position throughout the feature, while the other positions get replaced. If you hit another Bonus symbol at this point, you’ll reset the re-spins counter to 3.
Fill all 15 slots on the grid with Bonus symbols and you’ll not only claim the Grand Jackpot, but the Bonus symbols will transform into Bonus coins and all cash prizes will also be paid out.
Jackpots – There are 4 Jackpots to be won here:
Grand Jackpot – 40,000x your bet
Major Jackpot – 4,000x your bet
Minor Jackpot – 800x your bet
Mini Jackpot – 400x your bet
Oh, and the best part is that the Major, Mini, and Minor Jackpots can be scooped up multiple times during the Re-spin feature.
The Buy feature gives you 2 options to choose from. You can either purchase Re-spins or Free Spins. I gave both a shot – at a total bet of $200 – and this is how it played out for me.
Just bear in mind that your experience will undoubtedly be different from mine. This is just an indication of how the features worked when I tested them.
Re-spins – I bought this feature for $7,000 and made a total of $8,300. The second time I tried it, I made $13,800. That’s a profit of $8,100 – not bad for a few minutes’ work!
Free Spins – I received 6 Free Spins for the cost of $10,000. On my first attempt, I made a decidedly lackluster $3,840 for a loss of $6,160. On my second try, I did even worse, only scoring $2,550 for a loss of $7,450.
Seems the Re-spin option is by far the better one.
Performance
The game took a few seconds to load on my phone, but nothing worth getting one’s knickers in a knot about. Other than that, it went laughably well on whichever device or browser I chose to play on.
Max Win
You could score a monumental €352,000 on this game. I kid you not!
Conclusion
Once again, I’m going to have to eat my words and say that this is a fruit slot I’d happily play. It’s been really well put together and makes for an attractive package.
There’s plenty of money to be won and a healthy spread of cool features. The downside is the RTP and because the game has a high volatility, it will most probably mean that you’ll spend a bit as you chase the moolah.
The Buy features let you gain quick access to the Re-spins and Free Spins, so while you’ll sidestep the expense of having to spin to achieve these, buying in don’t come cheap.
I reckon you’ve got to be more of a dedicated player who wants to land the big bucks to play Joker Chase slot. More casual players would be better off looking at games with low to medium volatilities.
Having said that, betting on this game begins at €0.40, which is not a lot of money. So give it a try. It’s a load of fun!
Slot details
Software: Platipus Gaming
Game Type: Video Slots
Paylines: 243 ways to win
Reels: 5
RTP: 95%
Bonus Round: Yes
Progressive: No
Free Spins: Yes
Max Win: €352,000
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