Anchorman the Legend of Ron Burgundy Slots
Based on the hilarious Will Ferrell movie released in 2004, the Anchorman the Legend of Ron Burgundy video slot may have been 14 years in the making, but we think it’s been worth the wait. This 2018 release from Bally Technologies features real images of the cast which also included Steve Carrell, Paul Rudd and a dob called Baxter. They help players to bonuses such as wild substitutions, stacked wilds, high-paying symbols, jackpots and several free spins games. You probably wouldn’t be reading this review if you hadn’t seen the film, but here’s a quick re-cap. Ron Burgundy is a 1970’s San Diego based newsreader who has all the sexist attitudes that seemed prevalent in the era. Aided by hapless weatherman Brick, over enthusiastic sports presenter Champ and station director Ed, Ron goes on a series of adventures as he competes with a new female anchor, including unemployment and rescuing his ex-love from a bear enclosure at the local zoo.
The slot machine sees the main cast above the reels, minus love-interest Christina Applegate, while the background and symbol surroundings are pure 1970’s nostalgia, making the whole game look like a news studio from the decade that taste forgot. It’s available at Bally powered online and mobile casinos where it joins other licensed games such as Titanic and Friends. Fully compliant with regulatory bodies around the world and tested for fairness by independent labs, Anchorman the Legend of Ron Burgundy has a high return to player percentage, fun theme and impressive features.
Winning more in ‘74
All of the symbols are based on people or objects from the film, including the lower-value cowboy hat, sunglasses and TV news van. Higher-paying symbols are images of Brian, Brick, Champ and Ron, all in comic poses. You win by landing any three or more of the same symbol in an unbroken line across any of the 25 paylines from left to right, although multiple bonus symbols can reward you in many different ways.
A wild symbol, helpfully shown as the words ‘This is a Wild’ so that even Brick would understand it, will act as any of the above if it’s then able to complete continuous runs of matching symbols. Up to 10 extra wilds can be added to the game in the randomly-awarded Baxter Wilds feature. Other in-game bonuses include Mystery Stack reels that can be triggered at any time, with symbols randomly replaced by others if it then helps to complete combinations. Ron Reels can also appear at any time and only the higher-paying symbols will be seen, making it easier to line them up.
Burgundy Bonuses
A yellow arrow is a bonus symbol and once more, it’s obvious what it is, because the word ‘Bonus’ is in big letters across. When this turns up in any three or more places, in a spin that doesn’t include an in-game feature, you get one spin of a Big Bonus Reel. This can land you with instant cash prizes, the Nice, Very Nice, or Really Good jackpot payouts, or entry to a further feature.
There’s four bonus rounds, each related to a character. If the Big Bonus Reel lands on Ron’s Giant Free Games section, the reels expand from three symbols high to 19 high, with 117 paylines running across them. You are awarded seven free spins of these giant reels, where several more pictures of Ron are in play, each able to act as one another to give you a good chance of landing big wins.
You get 12 free spins in the Whammy feature when the Bonus Reel stops on Champ. A win ladder to the side of the game will fill up each time a Whammy symbol appears during this round and the higher up you climb, the bigger and better the resulting payouts will be. Brick awards you with a Weather Wheel feature which starts with a spin on a blue wheel that’s worth between 75x and 1,000x the total stake. If you land on the Level Up section, you move on to a green wheel, with a high limit of 2,000x your bet available, while another Level Up takes you to the red wheel, where the rewards are multipliers of between 2x and 10x anything won on the last two wheels.
Brain Fantana is irresistible to the ladies of 1974 and his Sex Panther Pick feature gives you a chance to woo them with cologne in any of the 15 bottles on display. Each pick awards a prize, and once all selections have been made, you pick one of the five packets of condoms to score with a multiplier of between 2x and 10x the accumulated bottle awards.
Betting Options
All lines are active at all times, so you can’t just pick a couple and try the game out, although free Anchorman the Legend of Ron Burgundy video slots are available. You can play for real cash from 0.75 per spin up to a maximum bet of 150.00, but bear in mind that the value of winnings rises in line with the stakes, so if you feel lucky, wager as high as you want for the best possible prizes.
An autoplay button can be used to spin the reels on their own for a while, and there’s also the option to play the soundtrack or mute it. With groovy tunes such as Afternoon Delight, Everyone’s a Winner and Use Me to listen to, we’re sure lots of punters are going to keep the volume turned up for that genuine 1970’s feeling.
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A Great Movie Tie-in
Bally have taken lots of the best elements of the film and weaved them into a fantastic movie themed slot machine. If the movie didn’t appeal to you, then perhaps the game won’t either, but if you haven’t watched it, do so, as it’s an hilarious spoof on the era.
Of course, anyone can appreciate the multiple bonus features, with several random, in-game events and those extra rounds or instant prizes awarded by the Big Bonus Reel. It’s compatible with desktop computers, Macs, Android or windows phones and tablets and you can play this slot game on iPhones and iPads at the many online casinos that carry the range from Bally Technologies.
