Return to the Feature

Overview Return to the Feature

Stylistically, Return to the Feature, (which is a slot-themed pun on Back to the Future if you hadn’t noticed) falls very much into the ‘80s sci-fi movie category. This slot created by Habanero is designed to look like our impressions of what the future was going to look like when we were in the ‘80s. Everything is robots, chrome, golden cassette tapes and Tron-like neon lighting. Whichever way you look at this slot, it gives the impression of colourful ‘80s niche fun.

Regarding the bonus content for this slot, there is quite a variety on offer. The most basic of features- the wild bonus, gives you a symbol that can replace other symbols to create new combinations. In addition to this feature is the free spins round. Landing 3 or more of the scatter symbol will activate this feature, giving you a maximum of 100 free spins for 5 scatters. Unique to this game though is the Feature Rewind bonus, which allows you to play the last few spins but with a new x2 multiplier attached. Lastly, there is a money symbol instant cash feature too.

Theme and Symbols

There are more visual influences on this game than may initially meet the eye. As we have mentioned, the first and most predominant influence in terms of inspiration is the classic 80s hit film - Back to the Future. However, there are also hints of Miami 80s culture, especially in the colour palette and typeface for the letters. The game is also constructed as a race, as you will notice from the race banner located at the top right-hand side of the reels. This gives off touches of Tron, as do the neon grids that you see throughout the game.

The background for Return to the Feature looks to be a seaside metropolis coloured in classic Miami -oversaturated colours. In the foreground, we can see the violet and red waters of a placid harbour. This vision then fades into a bright red and yellow cityscape, dominated by tower blocks, skyscrapers and palm trees. If you dyed the Miami Vice TV show setting in ice lolly colours – Return to the Feature’s background is what you would get. The tower blocks also have a pleasing equalizer effect on them which matches with the music.

The board on the other hand is non-existent, the symbols simply hang in their formations, uncontained by any physical delineations or encasement. This means that the true impact of the vibrant and powerful background is not diluted in any way by an obstructive playing board.

Symbols for this slot are split into simple card royal symbols and fun ‘80s iconography. The playing cards which comprise, 10, K, Q, J, and A are the lowest value symbols. The next round of symbols in terms of value for this slot is the high-top trainer, the chrome cassette player, the DaftPunk-esque women and the robot hand holding a cassette. Each of these has its separate value which you can research by looking at the paytable at the beginning of the game. The specials for Return to the Feature are the Mustang Car, which is the wild and the ‘80 gaming console which is the scatter. Lastly, there is the special rewind symbol which triggers the Return to the Feature Rewind special bonus and the money symbols which are attached to the instant cash bonus.

Game Play

Return to the Feature is played on a 5-reel, 3-row playing window with 243 available pay lines. To create a win in this game, players must match a minimum of 3 symbols across the board on a pay line, starting from reel 1. The betting range for Return to the Feature is 25p to £500 per spin. To change the bet per spin levels, players can use the coin value and coins per spin options located on the left-hand side of the spin button.

Further information regarding the slot, including a display of the paytable, can be viewed via the menu icon on the bottom left-hand side of the screen. The spin and auto spin buttons are located directly under the reels. The volatility for Return to The Feature is rated in the medium bracket. The return to player percentage for Return to The Feature is 96.68%. The biggest payout that players can win on one spin is 56,390x your stake.

Features

The feature that is likely to appear the most for this game is the wild bonus. As you will remember from the theme section of this review, the wild is the Mustang Car symbol. It can replace other symbols, bar the scatter rewind, and gold money symbols to create new winning combinations.

Next on the feature list is the free spins bonus. This feature is triggered when players land 3 or more of the games console scatters on the reels at once. The more scatters that you land, the more free spins you are granted. 3 scatters grant you 10 free spins, 4 grants you 20 and 5 grants you an amazing 100 free spins.

The most novel feature for this game however is the game’s Feature Rewind Spins, which is only triggerable from within the free spins round. This allows players to play all of the previous free spins up to that point again but with a 2x multiplier attached and with both-way pay-lines activated. To trigger this awesome bonus, players must land 3 or more of the rewind special symbols when within the free spins round.

Finally, there is the instant cash feature. This concerns the money symbols that you might see across the base and free spins game. Landing two on the reels at the same time will result in a small cash prize. However, landing 3 or more grants much larger prizes. If players manage to fill the reels with these symbols in the free spins round, the following spin gets a 10x multiplier boost to the next win too.

Conclusion

80s fun never looked so good as it does in this fun fantasy slot. With a terrific theme, plenty of bonus content to get stuck into and a respectably large top payout, Return to the Feature has everything that a player could want from an online slot game. Thankfully he RTP is pretty respectable too.