The Flash

Everyone knows the heavyweights of the DC universe: Batman and Superman. But in recent years, the Flash has seen a relatively increase in popularity. While he’s yet to get his own movie, he does have a relatively successful TV show. The best news for the speedster was brought by Playtech themselves, when they announced he’d be their newest slot!
The Flash is played on a 5×3 board with 50 fixed paylines. It has three special features. The first are random Wilds, which can appear on all reels except the first one. Collect five Scatters anywhere to win the free spins round with extra cash prizes. The final bonus is the DC Super Heroes jackpot, which can grant mind-blowing wins!

It’s been a while since we were so conflicted with a background image. On one hand, it’s just too simplistic for us to like it. But we can’t deny that it fits with the theme. Our hero is simply zooming by so fast we can’t make out any details! In the end, the negative won out. A developer like Playtech shouldn’t take shortcuts in their games.
You play this release on a 5-reel board, where each reel is three symbols tall. To win, players must collect three or more identical icons in adjacent positions, starting with the leftmost reel. All wins must follow one of the currently active paylines, or else the cash prize won’t be awarded.

Setting your total bet in The Flash is a breeze. The Bet section is separate from the reels, making it easy to find. From there, simply tap the plus and minus buttons until you reach a stake you’re comfortable playing at. Gamblers can wager between $0.50 and $500 on each spin.This is a great betting spread, even if $0.50 is a bit too steep of a starting price.

The slot has high volatility and an RTP of 95.14%, which is below the current industry average. The top prize you can win here is 2,000x your total stake, if we don’t account for the progressive jackpot. The chance at winning the Grand Jackpot saves this game from a lot of criticism we might levy at it otherwise.

We’re not huge fans of the symbol designs either. Scatter is the only icon that stood out to us as looking really cool. Everything else is either average, or a playing card royal. But while the visual side of this release was disappointing, the special features more than make up for it!

Random Wilds can occur on any paid spin. The bonus will create Wilds in random positions on reels two, three, four and five.
Five Scatters in any position activate the Battle bonus. Choose between Flash or Reverse Flash. You get an unlimited number of free spins, and five cash prizes above the reels. If the Flash lightning bolt appears on reel two, the player wins that bonus prize. But if a Reverse Flash bolt lands on reel four, evil Flash wins that prize. If you get three or more bonus prizes, you win all five!

Each spin has a chance to trigger the progressive jackpot. After playing a small mini-game, you are guaranteed to win one of four progressive jackpots.