The design here is very close to the movie. The reels include a news truck, sunglasses, Stetson hat, glass of whisky, Baxter the dog and Champ Kind (Brian Koechner), Brian Fantana (Paul Rudd) and Brick Tamland (Steve Carell). The best paying symbol is of course Ron Burgundy himself.
They’re joined by a wild that replaces everything bar the bonus scatter. Bally has packed plenty of extras into this anarchic movie-themed slot game, starting with a trio of modifiers that can hit in the base game.
- Mystery Stack Reels feature - these can appear at random on any base game spin. They then transform into the same matching symbol and a new payout consideration is made.
- Ron Reels feature - instead of 11 different symbols, you’ll only see 5 symbols spinning around the reels when this is active. This makes it that much easier to land a winning combination.
- Baxter Wilds feature - this too can hit at random on a winless spin. Between 3 and 10 wild symbols are added to reels 2-5 and a new payout calculation is made.
Anchorman also comes with 4 feature rounds which are triggered by landing the scatter on reels 2, 3 and 4 on the same spin. Spin the bonus wheel to win a cash prize, 1 of 3 jackpots or 1 of the following features.
- Ron’s Giant Free Games feature - 6 free spins are awarded here which are played out on an expanded 19 row machine with 117 paylines.
- Whammy! Free Games feature - here you’ll receive 12 free spins on a 25-payline machine that features a new set of symbols. Look out for the Whammy symbol that can land on the middle 3 reels. Every time you land a Whammy, you’ll climb 1 rung on the ladder. There are 12 rungs in total with prizes increasing the further you climb. These bonus prizes come in addition to any normal wins you’ve accumulated.
- Brick’s Weather Wheels feature - spin the blue wheel to win cash prizes up to 1,000 times stake. Land a level up wedge and you’ll progress to the green wheel where even bigger prizes are on offer – up to 2,000 times stake. Land a level up here and you’ll go through to the red wheel where you can boost your total win with multipliers of between 2 and 10x.
- Sex Panther Pick feature - this is a classic pick me round. Choose 3 of the 15 bottles to reveal cash prizes. If you’re lucky, you’ll find a pick again. After you’re done here, choose 1 of the condom packets. This reveals a multiplier of between 2x and 10x which is applied to your winnings from the bottle picks.
- Regarding the jackpots, the Nice Jackpot gives you 33.33 times stake – the Very Nice Jackpot is worth 133.33 times stake with the Really Good Jackpot dishing out 1,333.33 times stake.
Bally has packed plenty into Anchorman The Legend of Ron Burgundy. The visuals are excellent and the soundtrack features a selection of 1970s classics from the likes of Bill Withers and Hot Chocolate. Just like the film, it’s bold, gaudy and slightly OTT.
There’s a very decent range of extras on offer here too. If you like plenty of variety then this should certainly appeal. The movie version of Anchorman The Legend of Ron Burgundy has gained an unlikely cult following. With its quality selection of bonus features, high spec visuals and funky soundtrack, this slot game version should do just the same. I also suggest you try other movie inspired titles like Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice from Playtech.