Play Robo Smash for Free

Everyone knows that robots will rule the world in the future, it's as certainty that is as sure as Strictly Come Dancing being on the TV every year and the England Football Team never winning a major tournament ever again. Robo Smash gives punters a sneak preview into what life will be like in the future with a group of android characters spread over the reels of the game, each of which is more adorably cute than despotically destructive – it's definitely a bit more Wall-E than i-Robot.

Visually, this game is designed to a very high standard, revealing a world which is recognizably mechanical while making the most of cartoon style 3D graphics to ensure that the game is accessible to a universal audience. Indeed, the game does draw a rather fine line between a bleak dystopian future and a novelty game of silly mechanized characters.

If you think that the future world of this robotic slot machine looks a bit grim, then just wait until you start playing the game. That is because the wins in this high volatility slot machine are relatively few and far between. What's more, the game's payout schedule doesn't necessarily reflect this low frequency win rate, with a jackpot line bet multiplier worth 500x – that's less than most low volatility video slots online.

That top prize payout is awarded whenever five matching green robots align on any of the 15 fixed pay lines, with other robot characters providing a range of lower five-in-a-row prizes down to 100x. The least lucrative icons on the reels are the customary royal playing card values – J, Q, K and A – which will multiply line bets by as little as 5x or as much as 75x, depending on which formation of symbols appear on a pay line. Helping spinners to find those all-important winning combinations are two wild icons – both of which appear on either the first or fifth reel of the slot machine.

With no particularly mind-blowing jackpot on offer, it is evident that this game is more tailored towards casual punters who value the quality of the graphics and game play features over pure winning potential. This is reflected in the fairly low range of betting options, with a minimum total bet of 0.15 credits and a maximum total bet of 45.00 credits.

There is one way in which punters might be able to scavenge some sizable wins in this futuristic scrapheap of a slot machine. That is thanks to the video slot's unique free spin feature, which is triggered whenever the two wild icons appear simultaneously in the middle position of the first and fifth reels of the game.

When this happens, both wild icons will expand to cover the entire reel on which that appear and 5 free spins will commence. For each free spin, the stacked wild icons will move towards the center and then back again, offering various different chances to complete large winning combinations. The Robo Smash bonus feature works like this:

Robot Smash by iSoftbet is quite a uniquely designed online video slot, giving punters the chance to explore a future world in which cute little robots rule the roost. Unfortunately, the game isn't the most rewarding, with high volatility game play and some disappointingly low jackpot wins. Then again, there is a chance to boost your balance with some x3 wins in the special free spins feature.

If punters do want something of a similar nature which might pay out prizes on a more frequent basis, then they should check out Alien Robots by NetEnt which features an option to play with 243 win ways.