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GAME DETAILS

Rating
Overall Ranking
#357
Microgaming Ranking
#51
Software
Microgaming
Game Types
Online Slots Video Slots
RTP
97%
Release date
15.06.2008
Devices
Desktop, Tablet, Mobile

5 Reel Drive Slot Game Review

Some slots take us on a trip back through time by basing their graphics, sound, and feel on some ancient civilisation or other – I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve been to Ancient Egypt this week. But 5 Reel Drive slot is more of a nostalgia-fest in its own right.

It’s an extremely simple game, a real case of “doing what it says on the tin” that delivers decent looks, feel and play but maybe low on the pay-out potential for some players.

The big headline number here, you see, isn’t big, it’s quite small! Although this slot machine from Microgaming – a giant of the industry – has the usual five reels, it’s only got nine pay lines. In the days when some games offer thousands of ways to win this is an unusual choice to make. But we’ve got to assume that Microgaming aren’t idiots and are doing it because players like it, or certainly are willing to give it a go.

The theming is all about cars and driving – high speed of course – and the American open road. I wonder how many times this game will be swiped onto a screen by bored drivers sitting in a traffic queue on our not-so-open roads?

Get the motor started

I reckon the 5 Reel Drive slot machine is very much aimed at small-screen players, and that’s why the simplicity works. The graphics make a virtue of putting the reels right at the front of the view, with very little in the way of distraction, and with pretty simple graphics for the symbols.

They’re nice enough done though, with some clichés of American driving life:

a burger;
a New York-style yellow cab;
coffee and doughnuts;
a soft drink;
fluffy dice mirror accessories;
a bug truck;
fruit pie & fries (this is not a very healthy eating game);
a big ol’ Baddy;
and a smoking tyre going past a chequered flag.

That last one is the biggest payer with a payout of 10,000 coins. It’s all OK, but a bit of a mishmash without a real coherent vibe.

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The signs you really want to see aren’t the ones that say you’re five miles from home, but the American road signs on your screen that stand as the wild. The police car – usually an unwelcome sign for a driver – is the scatter, so an even more welcome website. Unusually, the wilds substitute, but they do not pay out in their own right.

With nine pay lines available at a stake that starts from 25p a line and goes up to a maximum total of £90 on a single spin. The scatter pays 50X stake, so that’s a potentially big win.

Players will love a very generous theoretical return to the payer of 96.96%. And, I think there’s a reason why it’s so generous. At this point, we’d normally be well into discussing the bonus games and special features on a machine. We can’t with 5 Reel Drive because there aren’t any!

What does that mean? 5 Reel Drive slot is a simple game that delivers great rewards for serious players who like to concentrate on watching the reels go round. But for novelty and fun, the casual player might want to look elsewhere.