Your first decision on firing up Lost Vegas is which mode to play in - the choices are Survivor Mode where the reels are filled with heroic humans trying to escape the zombie hordes or Zombie Mode where the symbols are dominated by the flesh eating dead.
Regardless of which one you opt for, you can win 2 base game bonus features. First we'll look at the Zombie Fist of Cash feature - this is triggered at random on any non-winning spin and can simply award an immediate cash bonus.
The second base game extra is the Blackout Bonus feature - also occurring at random on an unsuccessful spin, it will turn all the higher value symbols into cash awarding bonuses.
Lost Vegas also comes with a pair of free spins features and unusually, there are 2 ways to trigger them. As per normal, 3 or more hazard sign scatters will get the job done. If a single scatter is on the screen when the Blackout Bonus feature hits, you'll also activate the feature.
If playing in Survivor Mode you'll be awarded the Survivor Free Spins feature, complete with the special Stash feature - here, lower value playing card symbols are snatched from the reels and cash prizes awarded. With fewer lower value symbols on the reels, there are chances to create bigger winning combinations with the symbols that remain. The free spins keep on coming until all the lower value playing card values have been removed from the reels.
Things are different in Zombie Mode where the Zombie Free Spins feature plays out with the Infection feature. If you land a fully stacked zombie symbol, it will infect that reel and turn it wild for the duration of the feature. Any infected reel can turn single wilds into stacked wilds. The spins continue until you have infected all 5 reels or you've played 50 free spins – it also means you can get up to 5 wild reels!
There's plenty of action on offer in Lost Vegas - this is a medium variance slot game which offers a balance of payouts. You won't be waiting forever for a winner but there are still decent winning opportunities.
Design wise, Lost Vegas works rather well. The graphics are done cartoon style and a have a movie feel - no complaints about the looks. We've not got much to grumble about the features either which offer plenty of variety both in the base game and the feature rounds.
Horror fans will find much to enjoy here. Even if your zombie love only stretches as far as Shaun of the Dead, there's enough bonus action on offer here to make Lost Vegas worth a closer look. With wins of over 2,155 your bet available on each spin, you need to decide if you’re a survivor or a zombie? Zombie every time for me though!