Super Massive Infinity Reels

Super Massive Infinity Reels Overview

Super Massive Infinity Reels comes to us from the relatively new producer Hot Rise Games. The game gets most of its playing structure, however, from ReelPlay's Infinity Reel mechanic, which adds reels to the game as you go along in exchange for wins. Thematically, the rough idea is that this game is based on the scientific phenomena of supermassive black holes, which are an entity existing in theoretical physics. At the centre of one of these special black holes, matter, energy, light and time are all warped beyond human comprehension. Though this concept is pretty disappointingly represented in the game, as you will understand in the theme analysis of this review.

Feature-wise, this game has a symbol multiplier bonus, a free spins game and a bonus buy option. The most complex of these features is the free spins game triggered when players land six or more of the scatter symbols anywhere on the reels. This will give players ten free spins with triggering scatters remaining on the reels and being assigned a value. These values are then added up to determine a repeating prize. Landing more scatters past this point will only top up your spins, however. All features will be explained in greater detail later on in the review.

Theme and Symbols

The theme for this game is the concept of supermassive black holes. These black holes are the largest type of black holes, with mass being in the order of billions of times the sun's mass. These astronomical objects have undergone gravitational collapse leaving behind a space where not even light can escape. However, this awesome object is pretty underwhelmingly represented by a Tron-like background of glowing grids and a slightly curved playing board that does not come near to the incomprehensible vastness and power of one of these objects. However, that's probably asking a bit much of an online slot game.

The background for this game is a curved grid which is probably supposed to represent the bending of time, energy, light and mass along with the immense gravitational weight of the supermassive black hole. However, without this concept, it just looks like a funky space-age background that could be the backdrop to any sci-fi game or film. It's a pretty simple design but an effective one.

The playing board for this game is a curved panel which aligns itself around a centralised column of hourglass-shaped matter that is at the very epicentre of this black hole.

The symbols for this game are split into low-value, high-value and special symbols. The low-value symbols are the J, Q, K and A in playing card royals. The most valuable of these symbols is the A which pays out at 0.3x the stake for the top combination. On the other hand, the higher value symbols are the musical note, the apple, the magnet, the lightning bolt, the hourglass, and finally, the white diamond. The diamond is the most valuable, worth 0.66x the stake for the top combination. The specials for this game comprise the scatter black hole and the multicoloured star scatter.

Game Play

Super Massive Infinity Reels is played on a 3-reel, 3-row machine with an infinity reels mechanic. To win combinations, players must land four matching symbols on the first two reels or land three matching symbols on all three reels.
The betting range for Super Massive Infinity Reels is 30p to £90 per spin. To adjust their bet levels, players can toggle their stake up and down using the tool located at the bottom left-hand side of the screen.

Further information, including a short tutorial and a display of the paytable, can be found via the menu button in the right-hand corner of the screen. The spin and auto spin buttons are located in the centre of the screen.
Volatility for this slot is rated in the medium range. The return to player percentage for Super Massive Infinity Reels is 95.86%, which is below average. The biggest payout that players can win on one spin is 1,042x your stake.

Features

The first feature is called the symbol multiplier feature. At the beginning of each round, an attached multiplier starts at x1. However, every time a reel is added via wins, the multiplier will grow by 1, with no limit.
The second feature here is the free spins game triggered when players land six scatter symbols on the reels at the same time. The triggering scatter symbols then remain on the reels, with ten free spins being awarded. Each of the original scatters is assigned a value which are combined. The combined value of these scatters then determines the repeated prize value. From this point on , scatters will only add more spins to your tally. Each scatter adding five extra spins.

Furthermore, when wilds appear in the free spins game, they sometimes duplicate themselves. The new copy of these wilds will have the repeating prize value on it. Should a newly added reel land a wild on top of a duplicated wild position, its Repeating Prize value is doubled. These doubled wilds are also able to double the symbol count of any symbol win they become part of.
Finally, this game also has a bonus buy option which allows you to purchase access to the free spins game. However, this option is not available in the UK.

Conclusion

Exciting dynamic and with a decent theme, this isn't a half-bad attempt from Hot Rise. However, the win potential really doesn't look very promising, considering that the RTP is low, the top payout is poor, and the features are not terribly rewarding. Maybe there is a little redemption in the medium volatility, but it is not enough to overcome the rest of the game's statistics.