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This slot machine has a novelty theme based on Mexican food, culture and history. As the game loads, you will see a stylised cartoon version of an Aztec Pyramid behind a gang of cactus characters. The reels themselves are presented in a wooden cabinet upon which ornamental Mexican jewellery hang, along with some traditional Mexican maracas. As for the reels, players will come across some fruit symbols, but not the usual icons that they will find in retro slot machines. No way José. These fruit and vegetable icons all represent the staple foodstuff of Mexican cuisine with potatoes, tomatoes, bell peppers, corn, and the most important ingredient of all – a big red chilli pepper to bring some heat and spice to the mix.

The graphics of this slot machine are contemporary in style, presenting the food icons in 3D format with some comical human facial features to give each piece of veg its own personality. Overall, the game is filled with bright and vibrant colours to emulate the flamboyant nature of Mexican culture. The game also features some sound effects to place players into the environment, including some rather unpleasant buzzing noises which make you wonder how long those vegetables have been sitting out in the sun...

Regardless of how fresh those symbols are, they will still pay out a pretty penny whenever they line up to complete sequences upon any of the game's 15 paylines. In fact, with a maximum line bet of 3.00 credits, five red hot chilli peppers will pay out a line bet multiplier of 2,500x to reward a top jackpot prize of 7,500 credits. This icon is also the game's wild symbol, therefore it will tie together winning combinations by replacing other symbols.

Going down in value you will find that five tomato icons on a line will pay a significantly milder prize of 450x the line bet value, followed by the potato which pays up to 350x and the bell pepper which will fetch 150x. After that, players will come across a series of standard playing card values – K, Q, J, 10 and 9 – which pay lower payout multipliers but on a more frequent basis.

Players can choose to play with as many paylines as they wish between the minimum of 1 and the maximum of 15. There are also many different wagering options on offer too, giving casual players the chance to place as little as 0.03 credits per line while big risk spinners can lay down 3 credits on each active payline. That makes for a maximum total bet of 45 credits with all paylines active.

No matter how much money is won with your spins, you can always go for a gamble with a double or nothing risk by clicking the “Gamble” button in the bottom right hand corner of the reels. This gamble feature also allows players to split their winnings in half to cover their losses.

This slot machine has one more paying icon – the scattered corn symbol. This icon is special because it will pay wins without having to align on any specific payline, in which case a total bet multiplier will be applied going up to 40x for five scatters in any position. But that's not all, because this goofy corn character will also trigger 3 free spins with an expanding symbol if three or more appear at once.

In such a scenario, players will be asked to randomly select their special expanding icon from the other game symbols, excluding the wild and scatter. During the free spins, regular wins will be counted as normal but, if three or more of the designated expanding icons appear, then they will each expand to cover their entire reels and the winnings will be counted again. As they would say in Mexico, this feature could make your betting balance go: “Arriba! Arriba!”.

This Mexican themed slot machine is sure to spice up your life if you like your video slots to have a novelty edge without too many over complicated bonus features. Arriba Arriba is colourful and well designed while not going over the top. Admittedly, this does mean that the slot machine won't completely blow you away like a true habanero chilli pepper might, but could still warm up your cockles with a tasty 7,500 credit jackpot.