The Rolling Stones Pokie Machine
Six reels, 40 paylines and lots of bonus features should ensure that for rock fans will get some satisfaction when they play The Rolling Stones pokiefrom Aristocrat at their local casinos.
With clips of Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ronnie Wood playing at their legendary live shows, the classic tunes stand out above the din of the casino floor and should help to draw in some of the millions of people who have grown up with these songs.
The game is presented on big set of reels where symbols are lined up over 4 rows, while above the main part of the game is a huge screen that displays bonus wheels and the bigger reels that come into play during a free spins round.
Housed in the Viridian WS Feature Top Box cabinet that has a main set of reels, a big screen above and the Rolling Stones tongue logo on top, players sit in the iChair which surrounds them with tunes, while plenty of concert footage makes them feel that they are watching the band while also playing a pokie.
It’s a great looking game which should prove to be a massive hit, as pokies themed around celebrities tend to bring in the crowds, and it doesn’t get much bigger than The Rolling Stones.
Start Me Up
Symbols on the reels include items like a microphone, guitar, VIP pass, dice, packing case and drums, all of which will pay out when at least 3 of the same type stop across a line running from the left side.
Landing band members will pay out the bigger prizes however, and to help players achieve these rewards, each of these symbols is 4 times the normal height, so they can fill a whole reel at once and potentially fill the whole screen for some massive prizes.
Another symbol that will have players licking their lips is the famous Rolling Stones mouth and tongue logo, which is wild and can therefore act as any other, apart from the scatter, to complete winning lines. For example, if Mick Jagger lands on reels 1 and 3, players won’t win anything, but if the logo symbol is on reel 2, it will complete a line and they get paid out for 3 Jagger symbols.
The symbol even licks the reels each time it turns up, which is a fun, if slightly weird effect, while it can also randomly turn up and lick a few standard symbols into extra wilds.
The Rolling Stones
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World Tour Bonus Round
The Rock ‘N’ Roll Steel Wheels bonus symbol needs to land in any 3 or more positions to unlock a bonus game that sees 10 of the lips logos in a grid pattern. Each one has a national flag on the tongue and all players need to do is touch on each in any order to reveal bonus payments or a band member. If a Rolling Stone is uncovered, the cash prizes are far bigger and anyone who manages to find all 4 of them will scoop the biggest rewards.
Start Me Up Bonus Round
This is perhaps a more interesting bonus game, as players are awarded 7 free spins that play out on the upper screen with 80 paylines. Before each spin, the tongue will lick the reels and turn a number of symbols into sticky wilds, meaning they will stay in place for any remaining spins. The effect of this is that even though only 7 spins are activated, by the end of the bonus games there should be lots of wilds across the reels, leading to multiple wins with each one.
The Verdict
The Rolling Stones have been entertaining millions of people since 1962 and the transition to a Poker machine has been skilfully handled by Aristocrat, with just the right mix of video clips, music and symbols to bring the band to casinos worldwide.
Having the tongue logo turning up and adding lots of extra wilds to proceedings is a welcome touch, and while the World Tour bonus may be a short round, it’s also potentially a sweet one as multiple credit wins are awarded and the tongue handing out random extra wilds and sticky wilds in the free games makes it a symbol that players will drool over.
Gameplay can be a little confusing to begin with, as there’s oversized symbols, 2 screens, lots of animations and frequent breaks for concert footage, but spinning the reels a few times should make it all fairly easy to follow and like all games from Aristocrat, it’s certified for fair play and dependability.