The phrase film noir conjures up images of black-and-white detective stories, and for good reason. That’s when the genre was really born. But its themes and lighting effects are just as effective today.
My favorite modern noir films are without a doubt Kiss Bang Bang and The Nice Guys. Both have great actors, fun comedy, fun action, and intelligent mystery storylines.
Although it was certainly inspired by the novel and made for film, film noir has also influenced other fields, including slot games. Avatar UX is the latest slot provider to use the theme for its new game Pop Noir slot.
Time to study the evidence
Pop Noir slot features AvatarUX PopWins, which combines cascading reels and expanding reels. By default, the reels expand with one row on every reel containing symbols associated with winning combinations. Symbols associated with winning combinations are removed, allowing new symbols to take the empty spots, giving you another opportunity to win and further expand the reels.
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In the base game, the reels can extend up to 6 lines and reset after each spin is completed. During the free spins round, the maximum number of rows increases to 8 and the rows are reset to the least expanded reel level after each spin is completed.
The free spins round of the slot begins with three or more bonus symbols appearing. Before the free spins round, four bonus wheels spin to determine the number of free spins that will be awarded, the reel height they will start from, the default global multiplier value and the multiplier growth interval.
If you don’t want to solve the mystery the old-fashioned way, you can opt to buy a round of the slot’s free spins feature.
Are you ready to reveal who did it in Pop Noir slot?
When shooting at multiples of 20,000x, there is little to complain about. Of course, high volatility means you’ll have to endure some dry periods between wins. But that’s a small price to pay to win prizes of up to $200,000 by betting just $10 per spin. However, if you are interested in entertainment, the maximum multiplier will allow you to win up to $2,000 even if you only bet $0.10 per spin. The slot offers an RTP of 96%.
Along with huge max multipliers, the slot features truly fantastic graphics. It’s not the most perfect execution I’ve seen, but the pops of color against the solid background are truly impressive. The slot also has some interesting bonus features. I give this a 9 out of 10.
AvatarUX can sometimes make some mistakes. But if done right, slots are usually great. If you’re looking for recommendations, Donkey and the Goats and Zombie aPOPalypse are good places to start.