VoltedUP WildSurge Slot Review

About the Game

VoltedUP WildSurge is a 5-reel, 4-row slot machine from Pear Fiction Studios. The goal is to spin the reels until a winning combination appears. Winning combinations are highlighted on the reels and pay out.

RTP

Return to Player (RTP) is the theoretical statistical percentage of all player bets in a game that is paid out as winnings over time.

• RTP: 96.03%.
• RTP with the 2x boost activated: 96.04%.
• RTP with the 15x boost activated: 96.03%.
• RTP in the “Buy 2 Scatters” feature: 96.03%.
• RTP in the “Buy 3 Scatters” feature: 96.04%.
• RTP in the “Buy 4 Scatters” feature: 96.01%.
• RTP in the “Buy 5 Scatters” feature: 96.03%.
• RTP in the “Buy Mystery Scatter” feature: 96.04%.

Wild Symbols

Wild symbols can substitute for other symbols to form winning combinations. Wild symbols only substitute for high- and low-value symbols. When a Wild symbol appears at the start of a payline, Wild symbols will substitute to create the highest-paying combination.

Wild Surge™ Feature

A spin counter is located above the reels. The counter scrolls from 50 to 0 and then resets. When the counter reaches 0, Wild Surge™ features are unlocked. The counter is removed after all Wild Surge™ features have been unlocked. Landing a Wild Surge™ symbol triggers a wheel spin. The regular Wild Surge™ symbol and the Double Wild Surge™ symbol are available from the first spin. All features create an electrified zone on the reels, and all symbols in this zone become Wild symbols. The regular Wild Surge™ symbol has no additional features. The Double Wild Surge™ symbol adds another Wild Surge™ symbol and creates an electrified zone.

The Wild Wild Surge™ Column feature is unlocked after 50 spins. The Wild Wild Surge™ Column symbol transforms 1-3 Wild reels into stacked Wilds. All existing Wild symbols and Wild Surge™ on these reels become x2.

The Wild Surge™ Row feature is unlocked after 100 spins. The Wild Surge™ Row symbol transforms 1-3 rows of Wilds into rows of Wilds. All existing Wilds and Wild Surge™ in these rows are multiplied by 2x.

The Wild Surge™ Cross feature is unlocked after 150 spins. The Wild Surge™ Cross symbol transforms 1-2 row and column combinations of Wilds into stacked Wilds. All existing Wilds and Wild Surge™ in these rows and columns are multiplied by 2x. Any existing x2 Wilds in these rows and columns are multiplied by 3x.

The Wild Surge™ Respin feature is unlocked after 200 spins. The Wild Surge™ Respin symbol locks all Wild symbols and winning combinations and respins the reels. If there are no non-winning symbols to trigger the Respin, the value of the initial spin is awarded twice. The No Low Value Wild Surge™ feature is unlocked after 250 spins. The No Low Value Wild Surge™ symbol removes all low-value symbols. Cascades occur on the reels, and new symbols appear.

The Wild Surge™ Wild Multiplier feature is unlocked after 300 spins. The Wild Surge™ Wild Multiplier symbol upgrades any Wild or Wild Surge™ symbols to Wild symbols with a multiplier of 2x to 10x. Wild symbols with a multiplier are stacked when they form a winning combination. The Infinite Wild Surge™ feature is unlocked after 350 spins. The Infinite Wild Surge™ symbol transforms all symbols into Wild symbols. The Infinite Wild Surge™ symbol can also upgrade any Wild or Wild Surge™ symbols to multipliers of 2x to 10x.

UpZones LockNWin™ Feature Selection

The UpZones LockNWin™ feature can be randomly triggered when bonus symbols accumulate in bonus pots. There are four bonus symbols: Red Bonus, Green Bonus, Yellow Bonus, and Pink Bonus. Bonus symbols accumulate in their corresponding bonus pots at the top of the reels. Bonus symbols appear only in the main game and free spins. Bonus pots expand as bonus symbols accumulate. The pot expansion is for visual purposes only and does not affect the chance of triggering the feature. Only one UpZones LockNWin™ feature can be triggered at a time. Each pot has a fixed number of spins and UpZones™.

• Red Battery Bonus – 3 spins – 3 UpZones™.
• Green Battery Bonus – 4 spins – 4 UpZones™.
• Yellow Battery Bonus – 5 spins – 5 UpZones™.
• Pink Battery Bonus – 6 spins – 6 UpZones™.

The UpZones and LockNWin™ features can be used in the gamble and UpZones™ game. A successful gamble awards a higher-level feature. An unsuccessful gamble does not award a payout.

• The Red Battery Bonus has an 82.55% chance of being upgraded.
• The Green Battery Bonus has a 59.73% chance of being upgraded.
• The Yellow Battery Bonus has a 66.71% chance of being upgraded.

The Pink Battery Bonus cannot be used for gamble.

UpZones LockNWin™ Feature

The UpZones LockNWin™ feature is triggered on the 5×4 reels. Coins land on the main reel. Coins appear only in the UpZones LockNWin™ feature. Coin symbols can have values ​​ranging from 0.5X TO 100X the total bet.

UpZones™ are special positions highlighted on the reels. Landing coins in UpZones™ triggers a wheel spin and creates an additional UpZones™. The wheel contains the Star, Boost, Multiplier, Spin, Jackpot, and Funtastic zone symbols. These symbols appear only on the wheel during the UpZones LockNWin™ feature.

• When a Collect symbol lands, it collects all coins.
• The Boost symbol increases the value of all coins by 1X to 25X the bet.
• The multiplier symbol multiplies the random coin symbol by a value from X2 to X100.

Not including boosted values, the highest possible coin multiplier result is 2000x, achieved by multiplying a coin by 20x with a 100x multiplier.

• The Multiplier symbol does not multiply already multiplied coins.
• The Spin symbol awards 2 to 3 additional spins.
• The Jackpot symbol triggers the Jackpot feature.
• The Funtastic Zone Star symbol creates a Funtastic Zone on the reels with a multiplier value of 4x to 25x.
• An additional Funtastic Zone Star symbol expands an existing Funtastic Zone and increases the multiplier value.

Coins in the Funtastic Zone are multiplied once by the multiplier value. The multiplier value can be increased up to 125x. Funtastic Zones are retained until the end of the feature. The UpZones LockNWin™ feature ends after all positions are filled or all spins are played.

Bonus Selection

Look for 2 or more Scatter symbols to trigger the Bonus Selection. Scatter symbols appear on all reels during the main game and free spins only.

• 2 Scatter symbols award 8 free spins or the Red Battery Bonus.
• 3 Scatter symbols award 10 free spins or the Green Battery Bonus.
• 4 Scatter symbols award 12 free spins or the Yellow Battery Bonus.
• 5 Scatter symbols award 15 free spins or the Yellow Battery Bonus.

The Battery Bonus cannot be used to gamble in this feature.

Free Spins

Free spins are played automatically. During free spins, the frequency of Wild Surge™ symbols is increased. All Wild Surge™ features are available. Free spins can be retriggered once by landing 2 or more scatter symbols.

• 2 scatter symbols award 8 free spins.
• 3 scatter symbols award 10 free spins.
• 4 scatter symbols award 12 free spins.
• 5 scatter symbols award 15 free spins.

The UpZones LockNWin™ feature can be randomly triggered once when bonus symbols form bonus pots. The Jackpot Wheel can be randomly triggered once when Jackpot coins are collected. The bets are the same as those in the spin that triggered this feature.

Instant Bonus Wheel Trigger

Collect a letter symbol on all reels to activate the Bonus Wheel. Letter symbols appear only in the main game. The Bonus Wheel awards one of the UpZones LockNwin™ features: Red Battery, Green Battery, Yellow Battery, or Pink Battery. Letter symbols can be collected over multiple spins, and multiple letter symbols can appear at once.

Jackpot Wheel

There are 4 jackpot coins: Mini, Minor, Major, and Mega. Jackpot coins are awarded only in the main game and free spins. Multiple jackpot coins of the same type can be awarded in a single spin. Each jackpot coin increases the value of the corresponding jackpot by 1x the bet. Collecting jackpot coins gives you a chance to win a jackpot wheel spin. The jackpot wheel offers one of 4 guaranteed jackpots.

• The Mini Jackpot starts at 10x the bet and is capped at 25x the bet.
• The Minor Jackpot starts at 25x the bet and is capped at 100x the bet.
• The Major Jackpot starts at 250x the bet and is capped at 500x the bet.
• The Mega Jackpot starts at 2500x the bet and is capped at 5000x the bet.

The jackpot wheel spins only once, even if multiple jackpot coins are collected. Once the jackpot is awarded, the jackpot resets to its initial value. The in-game graphical indicator is for visual purposes only and does not affect the jackpot award.

Bonus Feature

This feature is only available in the main game after unlocking all Wild Surge™ features. This feature may be unavailable after reaching a certain threshold. Activate one of the Boost feature options to increase the frequency of Wild Surge™ symbols by 2X or 15X. Features are activated at the specified prices. Once activated, the Boost feature increases the bet per spin until manually deactivated. Jackpot, UpZones LockNWin™, and Free Spins features triggered while the Boost feature is activated are played at the base bet. The Boost feature deactivates after the Jackpot, UpZones LockNWin™, or Free Spins features are completed.

Buy Bonuses

This feature is only available in the main game after unlocking all Wild Surge™ features. This feature is not available with bets above a certain threshold. The bet level for this feature can be selected in the “Buy” menu. Activating the feature purchase will immediately trigger the selected feature.

• Two Scatter symbols are worth 50.00x the bet.
• A feature with three Scatter symbols is worth 70.00x the bet.
• A feature with four Scatter symbols is worth 100.00x the bet.
• A feature with five Scatter symbols is worth 150.00x the bet.
• A feature with a Mystery Scatter symbol is worth 60.00x the bet.

Paylines

VoltedUP WildSurge features 20 fixed paylines. The number of playable paylines is fixed. A payline is a series of adjacent symbols lining up on the reels. A player wins when matching symbols land on adjacent positions that form a payline. Payline wins are calculated from left to right, starting from the first reel.

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