With a touch of insanity, this game is extremely crazy beyond redemption. This is all because gamers are given the platform to be innovative. But weird doesn't always mean bad, and even if NetEnt's gift Cash-O-Matic may seem as confusing as rocket science at first, it's advisable not to let the intricate gameplay and dated looks scare you away. Cash-O-Matic is actually a competent slot and one that is likely to grow on you.
Cash O-Matic Overview
The game has 5 reels, 4 rows and next to a million ways to win, it exploits a symbol drop game engine where winning symbols are held on the reels while new ones fall into place, something that can result in multipliers of up to 50x in the Free Spins game.
The game is playable from 20 cents to 400€ per spin across all devices, and the game is not even that complicated at all.
It has quirky but equally hypnotic and seductive Oompah-type music running on repeat in the background which can be switched of and or muted at will. Though this music is often described to novices as a "saloon-y ragtime-y soundtrack" by the artist Hani Jazzar. Cash-O-Matic is made to simulate an old fashioned cash machine.
Visually, it is dominated by gold and has an opulent art deco-inspired design which at some point might honestly look dreadful. Although known to consistently deliver amazing looking games, this is one of few times they failed to visually impress the player impressed. A new one by NetEnt!
Cash-O-Matic Gameplay
The Cash-O-Matic game is divided into three sections - farthest to the left you will see a multiplier meter, next to it you will see a scatter counter, and farthest to the right is the 5x4 grid set. Symbols on the grid include A, K, Q, J, and 10 royal values as well as purple, blue, green, yellow, and red gemstones.
The red star-shaped gem is the most lucrative with 5 of them giving the player 1x their total stake. One does not have to keep track of pay lines as they are next to a million ways to win. Starting from the 1st reel the matching symbols anywhere on the grid on two adjacent reels count as wins.
The Cash-O-Matic Bonus Features
The Free Spins Feature
Cash-O-Matic is built around a symbol drop game engine which is known as the Avalanche feature. Instead of spinning reels, these symbols fall into position on the grid. If one such Avalanche results in one or more winning combinations, the winning symbols will remain on the grid and drop to the bottom while all other symbols are removed making a place for a second Avalanche. Then the cycle is then repeated as long as more matching symbols appear in view.
The Multiplier Feature
As mentioned in the overview, there's a Multiplier feature included in the game as well. It activates when a row is filled with winning symbols - 1, 2, 3, or 4 rows filled with winning symbols will give the player 1x, 2x, 4x, or 10x multipliers respectively.
This Multiplier feature comes in even better use in the Free Spins feature which is played when 10 or more scatter symbols have been collected within one spin sequence (the scatters appear stacked). Now, each scatter counts as one free spin, meaning a player can start with 20+ spins in the feature. The feature can also be triggered and retriggered when each full row adds 1 extra spin to the player's total.
However, the multiplier levels depend on the number of scatter symbols that were collected to trigger the feature for example,
· 10 - 14 scatters will give you 4 multiplier levels accordingly: 2x, 4x, 8x, 20x.
· And 15 - 19 scatters will give you 4 multiplier levels accordingly: 3x, 6x, 12x, 30x.
· While 20+ scatters will give you 4 multiplier levels accordingly: 5x, 10x, 20x, 50x.
Conclusion
Despite it being a well-recorded fact that for this game not over 1000× wins were ever recorded for this game it is still an interesting game made. It was a bright move to combine a series of the best games picking the best of each world. It gives the game an added advantage plus it being slightly complicated gives a gamer an, even more, higher ambition to fully understand it and get the best wins possible.
Admittedly, although the game doesn’t have an impressive visual it contains interesting features and a soundtrack that makes up for what it lacks that plus the factor that it has a lot of ways of winning. Its complex nature makes it all the more addictive, to be honest as it seduces the player with a promise of an amazing time which it does deliver.