X-Factor Slot

We all love TV talent shows. From Britain's got Talent, through Dancing on Ice and Strictly Come Dancing, it seems you can't get away from this cut price television format. The first of these shows was Popstars, which spawned the now forgotten bands Hear'Say and Liberty X. However, without a doubt, everyone in the UK will agree that the king of these competitions is the fantastic X-Factor, which features judges like Cheryl Cole, Louis Walsh and Dannii Minogue. With the popularity of this show now perhaps at an all time high, a slot machine tie-in was always inevitable, so let's take a deeper look at the X-Factor online slot game, and see if its got the talent to stand out ahead of the pack.

The X-Factor online slot is presented as a five reel, twenty pay line machine that allows players to bet anything from 1p to £10 on a single pay line giving a max bet value of £200 per spin. Graphically perhaps the machine could have been better and it might have been nice to see some FMV clips of the shows archetypal panel but deep down you know after the novelty of seeing Cheryl Cole's face wears off after the 100th play, you'd be glad to see the back of the Geordie temptress.

Three bonus games are offered by this great online slot game. The first is the Judges bonuses which is a simple take it or leave it affair. Stop in three or more judge symbols to enter the bonus, where each of the judges you've stopped will give you a chance to add to your wins. Ask the judge whether you're going to stay or not and a 'yes' will see you awarded a win as you advance to the next judge you've stopped. Get a 'no' however and you'll have your winnings taken off you as you're dumped back into the main game, for all you thought your talent was worth.

The second bonus game is the Free Spin Boot Camp bonus game. Simply stop in 3, 4 or 5 Boot Camp symbols to trigger the game with the amount of free spins you'll receive being determined by the number of game triggering symbols you stop. This Free Spin bonus game features symbol enriched reels giving you the chance to up your wins to the next level. The final bonus game, the Live Final bonus is accessed from the Free Spin game.

The final bonus and perhaps the most fun of all the bonuses available from this great slot machine is the excellent Live Final bonus. If you're lucky enough to count your stars from the Boot Camp bonus game, and you've got more than ten, you'll be transported to the Live Final bonus screen. In this brilliant bonus you get to pick various elements which go towards making up your performance, which is then judged by the X-Factor panel, who will award multiplier bonuses based on your picks. If you still have free spins remaining from the Boot Camp bonus you'll be transported straight back there after your moment of glory to finish rolling on those enhanced reels.

The X Factor TV show is a genius idea and has made Simon Cowell a very rich man, so hopefully now we've got a slot machine based round this amazingly popular TV show, you've got a chance to emulate Si's success and take down the wins with the fantastic X-Factor slot.