Reel Deal Diner Slot Machine
If you’re one of those people who doesn’t really like extensive menus then be warned – diet or no diet, the choices at this particular slot machine eatery may not be for you. If, on the other hand, you appreciate loads of opportunities to chomp down on jumbo prizes, then you definitely walked into the right joint.
Reel Deal Diner offers serious fun in tasty, bite-sized spins, if you can get your hands on a burger, chips and drunk. Thanks to the animation techniques it is immediately more visually arresting that many other five reel games on the market, albeit they are still pretty basic. This unapologetic look is matched with what’s on offer in the kitchen, too.
In a Word- Lots.
There are a total of 25 paylines for players to bet on here, a number so high you’d be worried if it referred to your cholesterol count. Thankfully, though, it doesn’t, instead it just means there are more opportunities to win. With chances bolstered further by the bonus icons coming into play.
Sample with Your Eyes
The theme here is all about the glory days of American fast food diners and- we can presume if not confirm – rock ‘n’ roll. There’s a Happy Days feel to the various symbols, which chracters drawn in a way that invokes old ‘Have A Nice Day’ posters and their cartoonish waitresses flashing Colgate smiles. Wild icons, on the other hand, add a kind of Cadillac branding to the equation, completing the image perfectly. Retro stylings, in super-sized platefuls.
In total there are nine ‘standard’ icons at play- six letters, which are of the lowest value, and three, higher value servers. But with the maximum score of 500 for the upper characters, you don’t need to have eaten here before to figure out this one is going to be all about having a taste of the special symbols- R being the highest individual scorer, offering 2,000 if you line up five in a row.
Let’s Get Cookin’
Players can adjust the size of the coin they want to play their first bet with by clicking - or + in the bottom of the game screen. The more you’re willing to fork out the more you’re likely to win back as the payouts are in line with the initial investment- when you consider the top money is 20,000 times your actual coin size, then it’s more tempting than ever to make your first burger a big one.
The play itself is pretty traditional, there are no crazy bonus games hidden in and among the reels, and nothing threatens to jump out of the screen at you. The only bonus feature is the Reel Meal Deal Bonus mode, but that’s good enough.
This mode is brought on when you land the Burger, Fries and Shake special symbols in any order on reels 2-4, and basically means you get six free spins, with the aim of then collecting all three parts of a fast food meal deal – any completed will pay out a cash reward to the hungry customer who managed to find the set.
As you can probably guess, assuming this isn’t your first time with a coin gambling machine, the Wild symbols are a little like ketchup – they go with pretty much everything else, substituting other icons to form matching combinations. Unlike ketchup though, they cannot be used with those elusive Burgers, Fries or Shakes.
Order Up
Ultimately then this is all about how good you are at getting the food out quickly. Although there are some OK payouts from the characters themselves- and watching their brief animations when you line them up is great fun (especially the waitress writing on her pad) – the real delicacies are to be found on the end of a burger, drink and fries- much like in real life really. Or the iconic ‘R’ symbol, which becomes more recognisable than the Golden Arches (well, almost).
Diner Time!
Putting money where your mouth is might be easy with Reel Deal Diner, but the game itself is a bit more complicated. After all, 25 paylines is a lot to go on.
Thankfully, the Meal Deal Bonus is pretty easy to get your head around, so the experience overall doesn’t feel too overwhelming. And that bonus mode is really difficult to tire of, which is good. So while this might not be the most immersive slot machine on the internet – there are no side games to be sidetracked with, and the animation only takes place when certain symbols are matched- it’s got plenty of longevity and is amazingly playable.
