24 Slot Machine
Jack Bauer hit our screens in 2001 when the Fox Network aired ‘24’ for the first time. The series was ground breaking at the time, offering real time action, with each episode being one particular hour of a day, a whole series taking 24 hours. Each show would end on something of a cliff hanger, meaning you’d want to watch again and again. The question is; does this slot by iSoftbet make you want to play again and again?
Anybody familiar with the series will instantly recognize the game, the majority of symbols appearing exactly like the digital time shown at regular durations throughout each episode. The slot is very compact, all of the controls and the reels themselves housed in a screen-like box. Throughout the game the back image will change, moving from one shot of Jack Bauer in action to another. Graphically the slot is excellent – the high tech feel giving the impression you are working for the Counter Terrorist Unit that employs Jack. Throughout the game you’ll hear the soundtrack of the series as well as the occasional phrase shouted by Bauer himself.
Setup and Play for 24 Slot
Strip away the bad guys, the high tech display and Jack Bauer and you have something of a standard five reel slot. The game has 10 win lines, this number of lines being set. To set the stake for the spin you’ll choose the coin value and multiply this by the ten lines – the minimum coin value being 1c all the way up to $2.
To win at this slot you’ll need to land three in a row of any of the standard symbols on a win line, with the biggest wins reserved for 5 symbols in a row. Jack Bauer is the highest paying symbol, giving you a win of 250 coins for a full house; while his CTU badge and his gun give you prizes of 120 and 70 coins respectively. These symbols are completed by the playing card symbols from Ace to Jack.
This slot has an auto play option where you’ll click to start it playing without interruption and it will continue until you click it again.
It’s rare to find a scatter symbol at a slot that doesn’t activate a feature in this day and age, but the one at this game simply gives you a win. Should this symbol appear on all of the five reels you’ll win 500 coins, four reels 200 coins and three reels 100 coins.
The wild in the game is the 24 logo and will replace any other symbol apart from the scatter. This is not just a standard wild however. This wild will only appear on reels 2, 3 or 4, and should you see it appear, it will automatically turn between 1 and 3 other symbols wild and you’ll be granted an instant respin.
The way you’ll activate the bonus feature is somewhat original and very in keeping with the series. At the top right hand corner of the reels you’ll see the current time – the time starting at 24:00 when you first join. Every time the reels spin a number of minutes come off the time. This can be just a couple of minutes or much longer. When the clock reaches zero the bonus round starts.
24 Slot Bonus Feature
The bonus feature sees Jack standing behind a wall. He’ll stand up and be faced with a number of terrorists who you will help Jack to shoot. Every terrorist you shoot will win you an instant cash prize. Should you match three colours when shooting the terrorists you’ll have the opportunity of winning the bonus cash prize of 10,000 coins. This bonus round is a good one with the feel of first person shooter game – you’ll feel like a bounty hunter making money for every kill.
24 Slot - Conclusion
This slot by iSoftbet is a good representation of the TV series without quite hitting the excitement level required. When watching the series, you’d have high tension and you could expect the unexpected. Unfortunately the bonus game at this slot is activated in a way where you’ll know exactly when it is coming - taking the ‘unexpected’ element out of the slot completely. Simply play for long enough and you’ll play the feature. This is the one disappointing aspect of an otherwise solid slot, one that will appeal to all fans of the series.
