The new NetEnt title brought on a few giggles when announced earlier this year, as its name reminded us of the popular office programme. Fortunately, there’s no presentation involved, just plenty of fun and more than enough winning opportunities.
Cute-looking aliens return to the reels in a different package compared to the original Space Wars. The alien-filled slot came with simple gameplay, excellent animations, and the respins feature, but forget everything you know about that game. This time, there are no regular reels and paylines; instead, we have a fast-paced cluster paying release with no shortage of exciting features.
The Main Game First
There’s no change in terms of visuals, as the sequel represents a testament to the original’s stunning visuals. The game takes place in a distant corner of the galaxy, inhabited by aliens. Once the reels start spinning, the goal will be to land symbols of the same kind to activate one of the features on offer. But there’s more, as players gather Powerpoints to trigger the Free Spins round.
NetEnt has increased the volatility for its latest space voyage, while the payout percentage slightly dropped to 96.05%. Playable across all platforms, a stake of just $0.20 is enough to get the reels moving, while those willing to take more risk can wager up to $100 on every spin. The new release has significantly improved win potential, with even more ways to make the most of it.
Let’s see what awaits us in the paytable. Green, blue, yellow, orange and purple rocks award the smallest cash prizes, while yellow, green, blue, orange and purple aliens can be more generous. The slot’s highest-paying symbol is the crystal, providing handsome payouts when a winning combination is formed. Getting paid is done by landing at least three matching icons in vertical or horizontal lines. Whenever a win is created, the triggering symbols are removed from the board, with new icons tumbling down to form additional combos.
No Shortage of Features
As we mentioned, Space Wars 2 Powerpoints is a feature-rich title. So, get ready, as there’s plenty to cover in this section.
Powerpoints
Powerpoints are generated after every win. They are added to the meter to help players increase the win multiplier.
Column/Row Blaster
Landing four symbols on a horizontal win line in both the Main Game or Free Spins awards a Column Blaster symbol. All icons save Wilds of feature symbols are removed from the row in question, with Powerpoints added to the meter we mentioned. The same will happen if the four-symbol win line is vertical, although the feature is applied to the corresponding reel this time.
Zapper
In the Main Game, a winning combination of five or six symbols generates a tile called a Zapper. Depending on the number of symbols in the win, players can remove one to four types of characters from the grid. During the bonus round, Zappers are awarded for every winning with five, six, seven, or eight matching symbols.
Bomb
Hitting a win with horizontal and vertical matching icons awards a special Bomb symbol. Bombs will explore after the cash prizes are awarded, removing themselves and surrounding symbols from the board. They’ll add Powerpoints to the meter in the process. If a multiplier Wild is blown away, it will multiply the number of Powerpoints.
Wild & Multiplier Wild
A winning combination of three symbols in the Main Game or Free Spins has a Wild placed in an empty spot. In the bonus round, these Wilds can come with a multiplier of 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, 10x, or 25x. If multiplier Wilds help form a win, they will also multiply the added Powerpoints.
Combos
Column/Row Blasters, Zappers, or Bombs can combine to enhance their power further:
- Combo 1 – land a Bomb next to a Column Blaster to remove three reels of symbols. If a Row Blaster is next to a Bomb, three rows of icons will be removed from the grid. In both cases, Wilds and feature symbols will remain on the reels.
- Combo 2 – land a Bomb next to a Zapper to turn between one and three types of symbols into Bombs. A Zapper will also turn into a Bomb, and then they’ll all explode.
- Combo 3 – when a Zapper Lands next to a Blaster, up to three types of symbols will turn into Column/Row Blasters.
Free Spins
Collecting 1,000 Powerpoints triggers the Free Spins round, while the number of spins you’ll receive depends on how many points you have. The grid expands to eight rows during the bonus, with additional spins available within the feature.
Buy Feature
The Buy Fearture enables players in eligible jurisdictions to pay 75x, 140x, or 250x their stake to purchase eight, twelve, or sixteen freebies.