Sonic Links Slot Machine: Review & Demo
Sonic Links will be one of the many new slots coming via Just For The Win and Microgaming (or Games Global in the near future), and it will provide us with a classic theme and graphics, but it will not neglect its features. There are areas where it does better, and the Link & Win feature is in particular one that should get your attention.
You’re going to have 25 active lines from the 5 reels of Sonic Links. With help from its best features, it pays up to 5,000x the stake, and the RTP is at 96.06%. The important features to mention, are the wild symbols, scatters, free spins, as well as the Link & Win respins.
Sonic Links Betting and Prizes
The bets you get to use in Sonic Links start from a minimum of just $0.20, and I find that sort of wager to be a good way to test a slot machine. Once you’re ready to spend more, bets could be increased up to $50.
It’s through the slot’s features, that you’re likely to claim its best rewards. The big one is worth 5,000x the stake, and it’s available at the end of the Link & Win respins. Not a bad payout for a modern release, especially as we’re also seeing a high-enough RTP, at 96.06%. I’d consider it a fair game, based on those figures.
Slot Features
One of the impressive symbols that you’re going to find inside, the wild is usually just a substitute, but it could also end up paying directly. As a replacement, it’s only an option when combined with Coins or Scatters. If you line them up on a line, and they pay on their own, the rewards reach 40x the stake each time (compared to up to 15x from a regular combo).
The Free Spins logo is pretty obvious about what it will do for you. Get three of these on the reels, and in exchange the slot triggers a feature with free spins. There is a bit of a gamble here, where you spin a wheel, to find out the number of spins and their multiplier. You could get 10 to 25 free spins, while multipliers are between 2x and 5x. You can then retrigger the feature, with the same 3 scatters landing at the same time. On the other hand, they removed the option to trigger Link & Win respins from within the free spins.
Cash symbols are also important for this game, since they will be the ones that can trigger Link & Win. A bit of help may come from the Echo Chance mechanic, which may add extra coins in the collection area. You do need to get at least 3 of those Coins by yourself first.
Either way, as long as you get 6+ Coins collected, you will receive the Link & Win respins. 3 rounds are offered initially, and the triggering Coins are going to become sticky. Whenever new Coins appear after that, you reset the spins back to 3 remaining.
The feature ends once you run out of respins (you had three in a row without new symbols), or when you fill all 15 positions with Coins. The Sonic Jackpot (5,000x) is paid when you fill all spots with Coins. All Coins will also pay a prize, either a regualr one or one of the smaller fixed jackpots.
Theme & Design
As powerful as the slot’s features may be, the theme and the general style being used is one that bets heavily on classics and has a retro side to it. The result is that in addition to the W and Free Spins logos, or the Coins which get you respins, the others should all be familiar.
Starting from the top, we’re seeing symbols with Diamonds, Red Sevens, Stars, Bar logo, Plums, Grapes, Lemons, and Cherries.
Conclusion
Sonic Links is a pretty good game overall, but you can expect a series of features that you can also get somewhere else. Add the classic graphics, and only adequate top payouts, and it’s easily forgettable, despite its strengths.
