Crazy Cars

In what is clearly homage to Pixar’s Cars, Wazdan has released Crazy Cars, a five reel slot with cartoonish automotive charm. Smooth design combined with a nice array of bonuses will induce plenty of players to take this title for a test drive.

Theme

A need for speed dominates in this five-reel slot. Gaming symbols include two anthropomorphized cars – a lady auto with serious eyelashes and a red gent with his top down – as well as a set of tires, golden flags, as well as the playing card symbols ace through nine. (The male car pays out twice as much as the female car… evidently the gender wage gap extends to cartoon automobiles.) A golden trophy flanked by checkered flags acts as wild, while also offering this game’s top payout at 4,000x for 5-of-a-kind, while a bottle of champage acts as scatter. The sound design can be a bit overwhelming. The sounds of cars whooshing by at high speeds, doors locking and unlocking electronically, horns honking, tires screeching, and pounding disco beats celebrating wins may make players feel like they’re stuck in a traffic jam in a crowded party district. On the other hand, nifty animated sequences accompany every win, with even the playing card values transforming into tricked-out race cars. There’s never a dull moment here.

Betting Options and Functions

Just as every high-performance vehicle needs a skilled mechanic to make sure everything is running smoothly, every quality slot must have a crackerjack design team to ensure that every detail is attended to. The excellent designers at Wazdan are more than up for the challenge. There are only five fixed paylines, each paying from left to right. Coin value can be set from 0.01– 2.00 for a total per-spin bet adjustable from 0.05 – 10.00 times the betting currency. All bets can also be expressed in coins, if players prefer. Autoplay is available for up to 1000 spins at a time, with optional limits for wins or losses above a certain size. Quick spin is also an option for players who prefer a quicker tempo. Game rules, paytable information, and player settings are available on separate screens. The theoretical RTP is very strong at 96.27%.

Features

Players will notice a nice variety of bonuses strewn about this slot, beginning right in base play, where wild symbols double all wins in which they’re involved. What’s more, extra wild symbols may be added to the reels at random, greatly increasing players’ chances for a big payout. A free spin bonus is also available: the appearance of three or more scatter symbols on the reels awards 10, 20, or 30 free spins. The feature can be retriggered. Lastly, a gamble feature is included. Players simply try to guess the color of the next playing card to be turned up – a correct guess doubles the win size, while an incorrect one forfeits the win entirely. This feature can be played as many times as players wish, with the added option of pocketing half of any given win, while playing the feature with the other half of the stakes.

Our Take

Wazdan has been releasing a great variety of high-quality slots of late, and Crazy Cars fits right into this trend. The playful, cartoony feel present in the visual design should not confuse players: this title means business.