Age of Beasts Infinity Reels

Age of Beasts Infinity Reels: Slot Overview

If they're not touring the cosmos in Hypernova slots, Australian developer Reelplay has a tendency to explore the possibilities afforded by mythological themes. Another example of the studio's interest in the fantasy side of life is Age of Beasts Infinity Reels. In this game, players spin amongst a bunch of imposing creatures, while features such as free spins, a Bonus Wheel, jackpots, and an Infinity Reels Bonus are on hand to bestow modest rewards on lucky adventurers.

The first thoughts of Age of Beasts were, 'Oh, it's like Thor Infinity Reels', what with the four prizes listed to the left and the oil painting-like quality of the background image. Age of Beasts' scenery isn't as bleak as Thor's was, though. In Thor, it felt like we'd just arrived at the aftermath of Ragnarök, the ground littered with the detritus of an epic battle. Age of Beasts, by contrast, is like one of those landscape paintings where the artist has tried to capture the sublime side of nature. Age of Beasts' windswept crags inspired a feeling of lonely despair over the immensity of nature and our place in it, a bit like Caspar Friedrich's 'Wanderer Above Sea Fog'. Something along those lines, at least. Once the premium symbols start hitting, however, players' solitude is ruptured by all manner of beasts.

Oh wait, this is an online slot review, not art appreciation hour, and so, Age of Beasts Infinity Reels is a game that may be played on any device, sporting a bet range of 25 p/c to $/€50. It's a highly volatile game which can be pretty neat when you're on the winning side of a long reel addition sequence. At the start of each spin, the grid is made up of 3 reels holding 4 symbols each. When a win occurs involving all 3 reels, a new reel is added to the right side of the game area. If this reel improves the win, another reel is added, and on it goes until the new reel contributes nothing to the win. This system adds up to a hit frequency of 29.94%, while the overall theoretical return value is 95.57%.

In addition, whenever a new reel is added, a win multiplier increases by +1, which gets applied to the winning combinations at the end of a spin. As to symbols, the payable includes orange gems, blue gems, then red, green, purple, and orange vials. Higher value symbols are beasts such as Centaurs, Hydras, Minotaurs, and Griffins. Wild symbols help complete wins by substituting any normal pay symbol and also trigger the Infinity Reels mechanic when they land in the rightmost reel.

Age of Beasts Infinity Reels: Slot Features

Along with added reels and symbol multipliers, Age of Beasts has an Infinity Reels bonus, a Wheel feature, plus free spins.

Infinity Reels Bonus

Simple one this one. If you manage to add 13 new reels to the grid on a single spin, an extra prize worth 888x the stake is awarded. The Infinity Reel bonus can be won in the base game or in free spins.

Wheel Feature

Landing a win made up of special chest symbols in the base game awards 8 free spins with a starting win multiplier increment of 1. However, before free spins begin, players take part in the Wheel feature. This is a five-tier prize wheel covered in instant wins of 2x to 15x the bet, extra spins, or increased win multiplier increments. Landing on a cash prize or jackpot awards the coins and starts the free spins feature. Landing on the other segments awards the respective prize then moves the wheel up a tier. Make it all the way to the final tier to win one of the 4 jackpots – Mini, Minor, Major, or Grand, worth 10x, 25x, 100x, or 1,000x the bet.

Free Spins

Players enter this bonus round with whatever free spins and symbol increment value was won from the wheel. It means the win multiplier increases by the applicable increment value whenever a new reel is added. Any chest symbol win during the feature extends the round by awarding +4 extra free spins.

Age of Beasts Infinity Reels: Slot Verdict

Due to the build quality, any player who enjoys the Infinity Reels mechanic should find Age of Beasts fairly enjoyable. There's a solid mythological look and feel going on, backed by a suitably dramatic soundtrack. Reelplay can paint pretty pictures when they put their mind to it, and Age of Beasts nudges itself into this category. The background is a bit bleak on its own, but the quartet of beasts muscling their way onto the reels provide an ideal counterbalance. The theme treatment adds up to being more than satisfactory for players up for a dab of fantasy.

The gameplay is classic Infinity Reels, so that should let you know if Age of Beasts will thrill or not. There's nothing overly original going on, though the Wheel feature tries to add something new. And fair dues, the wheel process can be pretty exciting if you move through tiers increasing free spins, improving the symbol multiplier increment, or just collecting a side win before the bonus round kicks off. However you cut it, Age of Beasts Infinity Reels is not a massively paying slot, with a max win of 3,953x the bet. When you consider the jackpots, Infinity Reels bonus, and the fact that an infinite number of additional reels can supposedly be added, you might think the win figure would be higher. Raising it might have attracted more attention from the hardcore gamer community, but there you go.

Aside from a couple of statistical niggles surrounding potential and possibly RTP, Age of Beasts Infinity Reels produces few major gripes. In fact, the theme has been presented well, features can fire at times, and the wins are okay. For something sort of similar yet gruntier, Odin Infinity Reels remains the daddy with its raging math model and Megaways incorporation. However, Age of Beasts Infinity Reels might be a better fit for players who want a fantasy slot but would rather hang around the middle ground in the company of a few beasts rather than be pummelled by the Allfather.