Harley Davidson Slot Machine
If the feel of the wild wind in your hair, the sound of a roaring V-Twin underneath you and the open road in front of you is heaven, then IGT have duly delivered the perfect slot game with their new updated Harley Davidson video slot.
This isn’t the first Harley slot IGT have had, and the last one was massively popular for many years, this new casino slot need to both add to the old game and please the existing fan base. Sequels are never easy, but with a raft of new technology available in the world of modern slots, IGT did have plenty of tools available to use on this title.
With a pick win bonus, classic 5 reel setup, several progressive jackpots and a ton of new video and audio features, they really have set out to replicate the authentic classic feel that Harley Davidson are known for as a brand, the question is will we be revved up by this new slot, or hitting the open road?
Theme & Features
Harley Davidson motorcycles are famed for their longevity in design, they follow an evolution rather than revolution principle, with classic looks standing firm and bucking the trends of competing manufacturers, it’s all about old school cool. They aren’t averse to incorporating new technology to aid the existing bikes, it just doesn’t show too much on the surface and always has a retro appeal, as it is with the motorcycles, so it is with the slot.
This new slot machine looks more like a giant jukebox than a slot cabinet, it oozes 50’s cool, which is a fair route to go down, given one of the big draws of this machine is its awesome array of audio effects. With an 80’s style rock music reel soundtrack, burning tyres, gear changes and a cheesy voiceover.
Low pay icons on the slot are in the form of simple playing card icons, nine through to Ace. The high pay icons share the same colour scheme as the playing cards but are in the form of five classic Harley Davidson motorcycles, these can form stacked 3D graphics when filling a reel and animate nicely when part of a win line. The legendary Harley logo forms the games Wild icon, which is fixed, whilst the same logo has an addition bonus text underneath when it appears as a bonus triggering scatter symbol.
Gameplay & Features
The big touchscreen LCD displays a straightforward 5x3 reel system, with a 1c per line bet and a win multiplier available for larger bets per line. This is marketed as a medium volatility game and with just the one bonus round, there should be win to be had in the base game also. The 3D graphics of the stacked bike icons can randomly become shifting stacks, which is a good indicator that this is the case.
The big win action is on the classic tank bonus round, which can combine with the wheelspin feature to grant you credits, and one of the games progressive jackpots which are theme named as chrome, steel and leather from high to low. The bonus round begins with 15 classic Harley tank designs, you pick one after the other to get an instant credit reward and a spin on the wheel spinning tyre which makes up the games wheel of fortune. This will add you a progressive jackpot icon or 2x multiplier icon, you continue picking until you have collected enough symbols for one of the progressives or the multiplier, in addition to the existing reel prize.
Summary
The new Harley slot keeps in theme to its source brand, it has many modern features and improved audio and video to enhance itself from the previous slot, without losing the classic simple gameplay which was much loved by fans of the old one. It may not be one of the most exciting official slot launches of recent years, but that doesn’t mean it won’t be one of the most successful in the long term.
