Milky Ways

“Reaching for the stars” is not just an expression, humans have turned that into actual journeys towards the far ends of our galaxy and those voyages will only get longer and more impressive. Swedish company NoLimit City have set the sky as their limit, and that’s where they are trying to go with Milky Ways. 

This video slot will take you way beyond the horizon, in a galaxy far away that is filled with gems, exciting features and great prizes. Let’s see what it’s all about. 

Theme

The reels of Milky Ways are fully transparent, the symbols seem to be floating around the universe along with the meteorites and planets that we can spot in the background. The designers at NoLimit City have made the whole screen animated, we can see stars traveling from one place to another, and that makes the game look dynamic and nice. 

The music that we can hear during gameplay is what you would expect to enjoy in a science-fiction music, an electronic tune that turns from mysterious to very lively when you get to a free spins round. 

Betting Options and Functions

There are 5 reels and 3 rows in this slot, with 243 ways to win. That means you need three matching symbols anywhere on adjacent reels to form a winning combination, but that sequence has to start on the leftmost reel. 

The minimum bet is just 20 cents, but high rollers can also find this game satisfying as the biggest amount you can bet on a single spin is 100 euros. The volatility of this title is medium to high, while the return to player percentage is 96.24. 

Features

The quiet movement of the stars and meteorites could well make you fall asleep while playing this game, but I am willing to bet that you will wake up when the special features kick in: 

• Solar Wild

The Solar Wild symbol is not just a regular Wild, it does replace any of the other icons on the pay table but they can also reveal a random multiplier up to x3! 

• Milky Ways Spins

The Milky Ways symbol is the Scatter, you need just two of them anywhere on the reels to get a prize, but when you get at least three the whole game will turn to life as you enter a free spins round. 

The reels will expand from 5x3 to 5x5, increasing the total number of possible ways to win to a whopping 3,125. Moreover, each free spin comes with a guarantee that two Wilds will land anywhere on the three middle reels. 

The feature can be retriggered as every additional Milky Ways symbol adds an extra free spin. Moreover, any win that is recorded during the Milky Ways spins triggers another feature: 

• Fusion Spins

This feature locks the winning combinations in place and grants a free respin, which can lead to even bigger prizes! Moreover, if the respin produces a better winning combination, the symbols are locked into place again and a further respin is awarded! 

• NoLimit Bonus Buy

If you don’t feel very lucky or just can’t wait to trigger those features, you can buy a free spins round for a price worth 38 times the stake. That will make three Scatters land on your next spin, taking you through Milky Ways Spins and Fusion Spins as well if you are lucky. 

Conclusion

Milky Ways is definitely a very enjoyable game from NoLimit City, it has great graphics and animations, accompanied by very good background music and the gameplay is solid as well. It could have been better with more inspired symbols, maybe planets could have been used instead of those anonymous gems. 

However, that is probably a minor issue and most likely a subjective aspect, the game does provide great thrills and the features are quite ingenious and exciting as well. Moreover, the biggest possible win is 5,664 times the bet and that’s not bad at all!