Overview of the Game
5 Reel Drive is a modern online casino slot game developed by Microgaming, one of the most renowned and respected iGaming companies in the industry. As its name suggests, this five-reeler takes players on 5 Reel Drive a high-stakes drive through various roads and routes, offering an immersive gaming experience that combines stunning graphics with exciting gameplay features.
Theme and Design
The game’s theme is centered around fast-paced driving games and racing tournaments. The background of the reels transports players to different locations such as city streets, country lanes, and motorways. Symbols on the reels include cars, trucks, and motorcycles, each representing a specific value or paying out differently when matched in combinations.
Symbols and Payouts
5 Reel Drive features a mix of standard symbols – cards 9 through Ace – and higher-value ones such as sports cars and road signs. The basic card values are low-paying but can add up to substantial sums over time due to their high frequency on the reels. The mid-tier paying icons include red cars, speedometers, steering wheels, racing flags, traffic cones, warning lights, emergency services vehicles, toll booths, roadside assistance signs, police checkpoints, street lamps, and construction zones.
Wilds
In 5 Reel Drive, wild symbols replace non-winning combinations with a higher-paying one. They’re also part of certain bonus rounds where they can contribute to more substantial payouts or multiply wins during these periods.
Scatters
The scatter symbol in this slot game is represented by an oncoming traffic sign. When two or more scatters appear anywhere across the reels – and not just left-to-right or right-to-left, unlike regular paylines – players trigger a Free Spins feature with additional bonus spins awarded based upon how many scattered symbols have been spun.
Bonus Features
There are four main bonuses in 5 Reel Drive:
- The Traffic Jam Bonus , triggered by three scatters.
- Free Spins Feature , which activates when two, three or four scatters land.
- The Road Trip Bonus , accessible through Free Spins feature and played separately.
RTP (Return to Player) and Volatility
Microgaming has specified that the Return To Player for 5 Reel Drive is around 96.15%, which means about one in every five spins returns, with no guarantee as payouts often rely heavily on individual session outcomes influenced largely by chance.
Volatility isn’t explicitly stated but given its category as High Volatility it likely involves considerable short-term variance and possible long losing streaks when the stakes are raised significantly higher up to maximum wagers compared against a more balanced medium volatility pattern if betting low amounts throughout gaming sessions consistently performed at slightly below average rates respectively under 75% in proportion terms based on these general metrics alone before detailed examination was concluded.