Guns N’ Roses Pokies
Fans of Guns N’ Roses will think they are Knockin on Heavens Door when they realise that online casino games developer Net Ent has released a video pokie dedicated to the band. They may think it’s too good to be true, but it’s not Lies. OK, we’ll try to resist the temptation to add as many song titles into this review as we can, but if a few slip in, have some Patience.
The Guns N’ Roses video pokie is a 5-reel game with 20 paylines and symbols of the band members, plectrum-shaped album covers and rose-decorated playing card icons arranged over 3 rows. Set against a backdrop of a stage, with a crowd of people watching the band, (or quite possibly waiting for them to finally turn up on stage), and the sun setting behind it all, it’s a great-looking game, fully up to the high standards that Net Ent are so well known for and comes complete with bonus features like free spins, expanding wilds and a pick-a-prize type round.
It’s So Easy to get started as well, with players just needing to stake between a low limit of 0.20 and maximum of 200.00 per spin or even simply try out the free Guns N’ Roses video pokie games that most Net Ent-powered online casinos can offer. Winning combos occur when 3 or more of the same symbol stop on adjacent reels across a payline, a processed helped by wild substitutions, although things can change in the bonus rounds depending on which is triggered.
Playing Guns N’ Roses
Even before spinning the reels, punters can click the Set List button and choose from 5 of the biggest hits including Paradise City and Sweet Child O’ Mine to play in the background. Anyone looking to play for a while can pick November Rain, but of course they can also go back and change songs at any time. A paytable reveals what each symbol is worth and as usual with pokie machines, it’s the playing cards that create the lower-value winlines.
Landing the 10 on 3, 4 or 5 reels across a line will be worth 5, 20 or 50x the stake on it, while the values increase steadily for the J, Q and K symbols, topping off with an A that’s worth 10, 40 or 125x. The Use Your Illusions II and Lies album covers are featured as symbols, but the top awards naturally come from the band members, with Duff McKagan worth 20, 100 or 300x when landing on 3, 4 or 5 reels of a payline, Slash pays out 25, 125 or 500 and Axl Rose returns wins of 30, 150 or 750x.
Guns N’ Roses
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Bonus Features
There’s several bonus features in this game, which can pay out some big coin awards and ensure that players Don’t Cry. Some of these occur randomly, others need to be triggered by certain combinations, while others are completely unique to this game. One of our favourites is the big GN’R cross Appetite For Destruction wild symbol that covers 4 or 5 symbol positions depending on where it lands, substituting for others to help complete winlines.
A Solo Multiplier can turn up at any time and boost the value of a win by anything between 4x and 10x, and another symbol that can land at any time is the Guns N’ Roses logo, which is another wild, only this one expands across the reel to make it easier to complete winning combinations.
If the Bonus record lands on reels 1, 3 and 5 at once, players get to spin a wheel of fortune to determine which extra round they get. They could get free Legend Spins, during which a band member will become a wild symbol with each spin, filling reels 2, 3 or 4, or they could just get an instant coin prize awarded.
Crowd Pleaser Bonus
This is a pick-a-prize game where players see various instruments that need to be selected, earning 10 free spins or coin awards. If 60 coins or more are found, it moves to another level where the process is repeated and if 300 coins are uncovered at this stage, punters enter the third and final level, where coin payouts can reach 800 and all wins from the Crowd Pleaser are doubled.
The Verdict
Although Guns N’ Roses are not everyone’s cup of tea, those of us who love the band are sure to make this pokie one of their favourites. It’s packed with bonus rounds, has a good return to player percentage and comes with an awesome soundtrack. If there’s any issues with it, it’s just the fact that this pokie isn’t mobile-optimised and if we’re being picky, it’s not actual photos of the band, just high-quality drawings on the reels.