Legends of New York Slot
If looking for something a little different, let Ainsworth take you to the city that never sleeps; New York. With alleged alligators in the sewers, no wonder they don’t sleep! Luckily for players of online casinos, it’s only a myth to explore in the free Legends of New York slot. With 5 reels with 243 ways to win which Ainsworth call ‘crazy ways’, there's also free spins, wilds and plenty of multipliers to keep punters happy with potential wins to boost the balance.
It has something for everyone, from high rollers looking to cash out well, to low and steady players looking to spend a little time enjoying this slot for fun. Bets start out as little as 0.40 coins to get the reels rolling, but will peak at a very high limit of 10,000. High stakes bring the high prizes and those with the big payrolls can use the medium variance to play well.
Fact or Fiction
The game area is set out in a 5x3 grid with red reel lanes as the backdrop to the symbols. It has a busy and vibrant look to match the city it's portraying and is set in 1930s America, which is probably when the urban legend of alligators in the sewers was born. It has a basic reel spin sound with the addition of sound burst to highlight special symbols and pays.
The graphics are stylish and in 3D which looks great on smaller screens with its mobile compatibility. The symbols themselves are images of familiar sights expected to be seen in NYC with a couple of unusual sightings. A full breakdown of each one is seen in the pay table.
Starting on the low payers, these are the playing cards that feature in many online slots of 9, 10, J, Q, K and A. Moving on a little brings in the mid payers and these are the egg with a baby alligator, a New York City cop, a yellow taxi, a subway train and an adult gator coming up through a manhole cover.
The Lady with the Torch
The special symbols for legends of New York are wilds, scatters and substitutes. For the base game, the wild symbol has a payout for 5 of its kind on a row, and will fill in for other symbols to make wins, apart from the scatters and substitutes. The scatter is a compass that has its own payouts in both base and feature game, in addition to triggering free spins for 3 or more appearing anywhere during a single spin. When the feature is awarded 8 spins are played and during this time, 2 or more compass scatters can trigger a further 5 spins.
All bets remain at the level they were when the feature is triggered and the wild will lose its own payout value, but a new symbol appears of the Statue of Liberty. This can have multipliers of x2, x3, or x5 on it and also acts as a substitute. If one or more helps to boost wins, whatever multiplier they display, will pay on each line that it's used for. During the free spins, the little alligator beasties grow at a rapid rate with egg symbols turning into gator symbols wherever they appear on the reels.
Crocs and Frogs
Moving away from urban legends, but keeping to an animal theme, the swamp in the Frog Hunter free slot has a hungry crocodile with a dazzling set of teeth waiting to munch on a tasty frog or two. The game only has 5 paylines, but it packs plenty into them when looking to match up symbols on its 5 reels. Bets are kept low from 1 to 5 with plenty of tasty treats on the pay table that includes a few traditional fruit machine symbols of plum, cherry, lemon and melon and a dragonfly.
Of course, the tastiest treat for the crocodile is Mr Frog and his lady partner. It's a nicely styled 3D game that sounds great and also looks great as a mobile optimised game for smaller screens. There's no free spins on offer, but in its place is a bonus game to get the frogs safely across the pond and away from the crocodile's jaws. Wins can also be helped, or lost by a gamble feature to add to wins by picking a cherry.
Keeping the Legend Alive
Although in recent years some seem to have proof that they have seen alligators in the sewers of New York, for the most part it remains a myth and makes for a few good horror stories and even films, although these are not always exclusive to New York.
Ainsworth have a range of legend games that include other places like Egypt, Africa and Asia to pay homage to myths and mysteries using their 243 crazy ways to win which are worth seeking out to play. We like its unique touch and Legend of New York is fun, but it has a disappointing RTP of 93. 86% and needs some careful play when staking those high bets.
