The hotels and casinos of the Las Vegas strip are the setting for Neon Life. If you were expecting something gaudy and flashy on the reels then think again - set against a plain black backdrop, the symbols are the height of style. Look out for minimalist neon lit versions of a flamingo, cocktail glass, open top car, lady's legs and a royal flush poker hand.
Even the lower value playing card symbols are tastefully done. The road sign is the wild and the palm tree the scatter. Throw in the jazz soundtrack and it all summons up an era of elegance. Of course good lucks don't count for much if there's nothing under the metaphorical bonnet. Thankfully, there's plenty to report on that front too.
Neon Life uses the 243 ways to win game engine where winning combinations are formed when symbols land on adjacent reels. It also offers exploding reels - after every winning spin, the successful symbols will be blasted off the reels to be replaced by the symbols above. These blasts keep on coming as long as there's a new winning combination on show. When a collapse without a win results, you'll be awarded your accumulated payout. This is known as the Exploding Reels and Accumulated Wins feature.
You need to land 5 or more of the scatter symbol to trigger the Free Games feature - that sounds trickier than usual but remember the exploding reels can help you on your way. Once the feature is live, you'll be awarded up to 25 free spins. The exploding reels are in play during the feature too. After each explosion, the dynamic multiplier will increase by 1, up to a maximum of 5x. An explosion without a win sees it revert back to 1x.
We found Neon Life to be a medium variance slot game. The exploding reels kept thing ticking over nicely in the base game. The bigger opportunities come along in the free spins feature though where the dynamic multiplier can really get things moving if you get on a roll.
Boasting stunning looks and some fine features, Neon Life is a rather excellent slot. If Mad Men's Don Draper was going to make a cameo in a slot, it would be in something as well designed as this.