Harley Davidson Freedom Tour Pokies
Motorbike fans rejoice, because there’s now a pokie dedicated to perhaps the most famous brand of these exciting machines. Harley Davidson Freedom Tour has been released by the equally famous International Gaming Technology (IGT) company and as well as numerous bikes across the reels, there’s leather jackets, helmets, a set of keys and engines to keep even the most rev-happy game players satisfied.
It’s laid out over 5 reels, with 30 paylines running left to right across them, all of which are permanently activated, so there’s no option to play for less than 0.50, an amount that can be adjusted up to a maximum of 50.00 for those with bigger bankrolls.
Alongside the potential for big wins in the normal run of play, there’s a roadmap that opens up a series of bonus rounds, including free spins, a bonus wheel, pick a prize round, multiplier awards and more, so let’s get saddled up and head out onto the open roads of the Harley Davidson Freedom Tour
Revving up
This is one of the most high-profile releases from IGT and it shows in the quality of the design and the way in which it plays out. There’s a desert road stretching out behind the reels and the control buttons are set within the dashboard of a motorbike, with various dials and digital-style displays adding to the effect.
All of the symbols are related to the theme and players will see the biking gear and 4 different Harleys’ spinning up the prizes, with 3, 4 or 5 of the same type of symbol needing to land across a line on adjacent reels running from the left to get a win. When players line things up favourably, there’s a flash of lighting that surrounds the symbols making up the winning line and in the case of the bikes, they are treated to a 360 degree view of each machine. The most valuable symbol is appropriately, the iconic Harley Davidson logo.
Although play can continue for a few spins without much happening, it won’t be long before the bonus features kick in and this is where Harley Davidson Freedom Tour starts to get really interesting, as the bonuses are something quite special.
Harley Davidson Freedom Tour
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Bonus Features
As well has having the potential to pay out the biggest prizes when it forms a winning combination, the logo symbol will also act as a wild if it’s needed to complete a line. In this capacity, players who have a matching symbol on a line, but not on consecutive reels, may see the wild filling in the blank spaces and will be paid out accordingly. There’s also a Rumbling Wilds feature that can transform up to 4 symbols into extra wilds for an even better chance of completing a line or two.
The bike engine is a Bonus symbol and each time it turns up, a bolt of electricity shoots out and adds to a display on the control panel. Once enough bonus symbols have appeared and the display is full, the main events will be triggered, starting on a Road To Riches map that has a number of features along it. If 3 bonus symbols appear in a single spin, the map is skipped and players go straight to a bonus wheel that spins up a guaranteed prize.
The first feature to unlock is the Free Ride spins, which is simply 3 free games during which extra wilds will added to the reels with each consecutive one. Then it’s on to the Expanded Top Award, which sees the bonus wheel handing out higher prizes next time it’s triggered. Next up is the Showroom Bonus where players pick boxes from the ones displayed in a workshop, with each box revealing a cash prize or a multiplier of up to 5x. Then the RPM Multiplier Slice comes into effect and this again boosts the value of the bonus wheel prizes, while the next feature is the Custom Shop, where players pick lug nuts to find a logo, with multipliers and a jackpot of 400x the stake to play for. Finally, the Trigger Boost will be activated, and once players have reached this, it becomes easier to start out on the road again.
The Verdict
This is a fantastic pokie that bikers and anyone else will be sure to enjoy. The graphics are outstanding, but it’s the bonuses that really take Harley Davidson Freedom Tour to new heights.
Although the number of bonus features may look daunting, the software remembers where players have got to on the road, so there’s no need to keep playing in one long session to unlock all the bonuses. Any downsides? Not really, maybe it would be nice to have the option to stake less per spin, but that’s about it.