The Mob Heist Slots
Step back in time to the glamorous 1950s in this classic heist-themed slot machine from Makitone Gaming. You will meet the gang members - the boss, goon, doc, girl and boy – who all do a dance whenever they appear on the reels!
This innovative slot has realistic graphics and a classic jazz sound track, while the wilds, scatters and bonus game provide many potential wins for slots enthusiasts keen to join the gang on their bank job.
Beginning the Heist
The symbols on the reels are all related to the heist, including the tools used by the gang for cracking the bank’s safe. More worryingly for wannabe gang members is the inclusion of a pair of handcuffs, along with a police officer, suggesting a possible capture for our motley crew.
One of the most impressive and humorous aspects to this game is the animations for the gang members, who all break into a gentle dance when they appear on the reels, swinging in time with the music. This slot is firmly tongue-in cheek and creates a great atmosphere!
In order to join the gang on their bank job, you need to choose your stake. Simply click the ‘change bet’ button in the bottom corner to alter your coin size and line bet. This gives a minimum bet of ￡0.25 and a maximum bet per spin of ￡250. There is no option to alter the number of paylines in play throughout the game as all 25 are fixed.
Although fixed paylines tend to give less control over your gameplay, the minimum bet here of ￡0.25 per spin is still low enough to suit most budgets. The inclusion of fixed paylines also gives the maximum number of ways to win on every spin.
Your Proceeds From Crime
The potential payouts in this slot machine are decent, although the payment for taking part in a heist may not seem sufficient to some players. In regular play, the flick knife and bottle of liqueur are your best symbols, paying up to 300 coins for hitting 5 symbols on an active payline.
The second-best paying symbols to watch out for are the revolver and handcuffs, which both award 200 coins for 5 matching symbols. Other symbols awarding a payout are high card icons shaped like boxes. These pay from 50 to 100 coins when you hit 5 symbols together.
The Gang Members Scatter…
There are wild symbols and scatter symbols in this game and the gang members themselves play an important part in the proceeds from your crimes! Each gang member is a scatter symbol, paying a multiplier of your total bet when they appear on the reels. Plus, if all 5 gang members appear together, locked into position across the screen, you will trigger the free spins round which awards up to 15 free spins.
The wild symbol is the tongue-in-cheek police officer icon, a police woman wearing large sunglasses, knee high boots and very impractical hotpants. This truncheon-swinging icon substitutes for all the other symbols, except the bonus symbol and scattered gang members. Whenever she appears on an active payline during the free spins round the symbol expands to cover the whole reel, giving many more potential winning combinations.
Breaking the Bank
Of course, the aim of the game is to help the gang to break into the bank and so one of the most important symbols is the vault door. The safe symbol is the bonus symbol in this game. Whenever you hit this icon, you are transported to a new screen to begin the bank job!
You simply have to place dynamite at the vault door in a position of your choosing to blast the metal to smithereens. Once the pesky door has been dispatched, your cash prize is revealed. This is a fast and simple round that would be improved by adding a bit more complexity to the game.
Does Crime Pay?
The Mob Heist has a fantastic sound track which reminds us of classic movies, transporting players straight into the glamorised world of 1950s high crime. This cool and nonchalant sound of the piano bar music contrasts beautifully with the act of breaking into a bank vault to create an exciting atmosphere which will captivate adventure slots fans.
The fixed paylines simplify the gameplay and the large betting range makes this slot ideal for low and high rollers. The gamble feature is another nice touch, letting players take a chance after any winning spin to double their payout by beating the dealer’s card. One less impressive feature of the game is the bonus round that is rather too simple – shouldn’t a bank job be a bit more involving?
Overall this is a top offering from Makitone Gaming with a winning theme, high quality graphics, decent payouts and a great sense of humour.
