Legends of New York Slot Review

Do you believe in urban legends? Ainsworth brings one to life in the brilliant free Legends of New York video slot. The stories began on the streets of New York in the 1930s to hold the legend status as it does today. It is said that keepers of exotic pets disposed of them into the sewers once they had grown too big, and urban legend has the scaly critters breeding in numbers.

In mobile optimised software from Ainsworth, players can take to the streets of New York in one of the developers ‘Legends’ series of slots. There’s no mistaking that this is America with stars and stripes, and yellow taxi cabs on the backdrop and iconic images on the 5 reels. Set in rows of 3, the symbols are shown on red reel strips in glorious 3D graphics, with 243 ways to win to match them.

Crazy Ways to Win

The pay table looks very lucrative if viewing when playing at high roller stakes, with a top paying 500000 coins using the 243 ‘crazy ways’ to win. There are multipliers that will boost prizes even further, but max bet playing with need a large enough pot to stand a 10000 coin bet per spin. More conservative wagers still have plenty to snare in prizes if playing the lower regions that start at just 0.40 coins.

The symbols in play give a clue to the time period the game is set in. The New York cop has a distinct late 1930s period uniform, with his truncheon at hand to beat off any predatory alligators. The old taxi cabs are another clue as is the subway train. Included is a very cute looking baby alligator breaking free of its egg shell, and the grown gator breaking free through a sewer manhole. The traditional playing cards complete the basic symbols to play for. Hoping to boost those way wins is the wild symbol of the title logo. What it won’t do is substitute for scatter symbols, but in the base game, it will also award its own prize for 5.

Going Underground

To help players get around New York City and find the way to a useful feature round, is the compass. This is a scatter symbol to trigger 8 free spins. During these spins the egg symbol is replaced by the Gator. The wild symbol still does its thing, but only on reels 2, 3 and 4. Lady Liberty makes an entrance with the Statue of Liberty substitutes. These have various multipliers with a 2x or 3x appearing on reel 2, and a 2x or 5x on reel 4. What is super cool about this is if both are used in a win, then both multipliers are used. This can make this feature round one to remember.

Included with this trip to the big apple, is the opportunity for auto play. This is accessed by selecting the plus icon next to the play button. It only offers up to 25 automatic spins but this isn’t a bad thing given the size of possible wagers and an RTP of just 93.86%. It can be tailored to stop for loss limits to help protect the balance or single win limits to allow players to cash out while ahead of the game.

Prehistoric Scales

If scaly creatures are what you like, then swap New York for a game that doesn’t so much deal in legends, but brings a motion picture to life on its reels with another 243 ways to win. The free Jurassic Park slot from the home of Microgaming is an epic of monster proportions. Five reels play in superb 3D with characters from the first film of the Jurassic Park franchise.

As a 10-coin machine, its betting range is more standard at between 0.30 and 60 per spin. It has a wealth of great bonus features with 380,000 coins up for grab. With stacking symbols, multipliers and free spins, there is plenty of dinosaur action to feast your eyes in this online slot and a T-Rex alert to look out for. It also has a respectable RTP of 96.67% with a medium variance.

Urban Myth

If there has ever been alligators in the sewers, or if it’s only just a myth, Legends of New York is a great game, but lacks that little bit extra that would help to make it special. The addition of a bonus side game of a click and reveal to pop a few manhole covers or show subway hiding places with an occasional sighting of the toothy critters seems to be a missed opportunity.

The low return to player percentage may also put a few punters off, especially when looking at the big money stakes if making real cash deposits to play. However, when it comes to keeping an urban myth alive, Ainsworth have done it proud.