7 Elements

7 Elements Overview

Created by the slot designing powerhouse 4ThePlayer, 7 Elements is a superhero-themed slot with some fantastic features, great graphics and promising win potential. Like many children’s shows and fantasy fiction, this game has at its core a group of crime-fighting heroes, each with their own powers based on one of the natural elements. There is a fire hero, a water hero, an earth hero etc. Mechanically this is a six-reel game with a huge 4,096 pay lines and an RTP of 95%. The volatility is rated at the very high end of the spectrum, and the top win is 25,000x the stake.

The features for this game start with the Elemental free spins game triggered when players land three or more of the diamond free spin scatters. The game then gives you ten free spins. The amount of scatters that you land determines your initial cash payout. The more scatters, the larger the payout. These free spins have a number of modifiers too. The other feature is the future powers feature. This feature gives you a new modifier or power to activate in the game further down the line. New powers are being added to this game all the time so stay tuned. All features will be explained in more detail later in the review.

Theme and Symbols

This game feels like a throwback to the old comics of the 80s, and 90’s when DC and Marvel existed mostly on the page rather than on the screen. The style is decidedly retro-looking more like a classic episode of Power Rangers rather than the gritty and realistic superheroes of today’s cinema. The elemental heroes in their spandex look very similar to the Fantastic Four but with more members and a stricter focus on elemental powers.

The background is a lightning infused storm cloud that looks like an animation the creators would use to introduce the antagonist of the series. The image is more about evoking a certain feeling rather than being too accurate a depiction of any specific scene. It is a fun look that makes the lighter coloured heroes stand out powerfully.
The playing board for this game is a tall grey box with modern steel-like frames.

The symbols for this game are split into low-value, high-value and special icons. The low-value icons are the electricity icon, the stone icon, the air icon, the earth icon, the ice icon, the fire icon and the water icon. The water icon is the most valuable of these paying out at 3x the stake for the top combination. On the other hand, the more valuable symbols are the air hero, the earth hero, the fire hero, and the water hero. The water hero is the most valuable symbol here, worth 6x the stake for the top combination. The specials for this game are the lucky seven wild, and the diamond free spins scatter.

Game Play

7 Elements is played on a 6-reel, 4-row machine with 4,096 fixed pay lines. To win combinations, players must land three or more matching symbols on pay lines moving from left to right, starting from the leftmost reel.
The betting range for 7 Elements is 10p to £40 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 very high range. The return to player percentage for 7 Elements is 95%, which is below average. The biggest payout that players can win on one spin is 25,000x your stake.

Features

The first feature in this game is the free spins game, triggered when players land three or more diamond free spin scatters. You are awarded ten free spins and an initial cash prize determined by the number of scatters you used to trigger the bonus. The more scatters, the bigger the initial bonus.

During this feature, each superhero that falls will carry a gem. These gems fill up the corresponding hero’s meter. Filling a meter will activate a power and boost the remaining spins using that power. Each meter represents a different power or modifier; these are explained below:

Fire Meter- Increases the win multiplier, which all wins are subject to.
Water Meter-Awards extra free spins.
Air Meter- Turns 1+ reels into a Wild Transformation reel. Air Hero symbols landing on it becomes wild.
Earth Meter- Increases the size of Earth Hero symbols which increases the number of ways to win.
Extra diamond scatters are collected in a random meter.

As you move through this feature, filling up various meters, you will also start to unlock more powers or modifiers. These the game says it will release in monthly and weekly bursts to keep the game fresh. New powers include:
Cash Prize- A symbol will land with a cash prize on it
Double Stack- A symbol can appear double stacked, increasing the number of ways to win
Wild Reel- Reel 2 becomes a Wild Transformation reel
Double Pays- A symbol benefits from double payouts
Extra Gems- A symbol lands with an extra gem (in free spins only)
5 Extra Free Spins- Awards 5 additional free spins (in free spins only)
Double Free Spins Multiplier- Win multiplier is multiplied by 2x (in free spins only)
Finally, this game also has a bonus buy option that allows players to purchase access to the free spins game. This option, however, is not available in the UK.

Conclusion

Superpower fun meets a lot of modifier fun in this new game from 4ThePlayer. As good as a lot of this sounds on the surface, though, the RTP remains low, and the volatility remains high. This means features and return on investment could still be difficult to come by, no matter the promise of the various boosting modifiers.