Bolt X UP Slot Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Bolt X UP Review

The previous installment, Chronicles of Olympus X UP, has become quite popular, and this is probably partly due to the strong math model. Bolt X UP is a more casual installment in that sense, and it will appeal to players looking for a less brutal experience. You can still win up to a very decent 10,000x your stake though, and the medium volatility makes this a more forgiving prospect.

Visually, it’s less impressive than the 2 predecessors, although the high voltage theme looks pretty cool. The X Up feature is at the center of everything, and increasing the multiplier you get in the bonus round gives you a sense of purpose when grinding along in the base game. Expanding wilds help you out also in this installment, but we wouldn’t have minded some new features and/or innovations by now.

Bolt X UP Slot Features

The premium symbols pay between 2 and 4 x your stake for 5 of a kind, and the Wild symbol steps in for all regular pay symbols to help complete wins. The Wild symbol always expands to cover the entire reel when it lands, and it pays 4.5x your stake for 5 of a kind. A full screen of wilds will thus pay 1,093.5x your stake.

The X Up Scatter is at the center of everything, as 2 on the same spin is collected as one token in the Multiplier Meter seen on the left.

The other way to trigger the Bonus Round is to land 3 X Up scatters on reels 2, 3 and 4 in the base game. This awards 8 free spins, and landing 2 scatters on reels 2 and 4 in the bonus round gives you +2 extra spins. The dual scatters are also collected during the feature, which means that the multiplier can be upgraded. Everything resets when the bonus round is finished.

The Upsizer feature allows you to pay for a higher bonus round multiplier, and your collected scatters will reduce the price.

The 200 Spins Bolt X UP Slot Experience

You get to see the base game for a minute and a half, before we purchase the bonus round. We ended up with a x6 starting multiplier, and you can see for yourself how we fared by hitting the play button below.

Review Summary

The 10,000x potential is solid, but it has been significantly reduced compared to the 2 previous X Up installments. The same can be said about the x10 maximum multiplier, so the high risk/reward bunch will probably not be pleased. However, it’s an understandable move from Alchemy Gaming, since having a casually medium volatile installment in the series will appeal to a different segment of potential players.

You get expanding wilds on all 5 reels, like in the 2 previous games, and this can lead to 1,093.5x payouts at best. We would encourage Alchemy Gaming to include a bet size of £/€1 next time, as it’s annoying to not have that option. The X Up concept is better with the Upsizer option, as getting to an x10 multiplier organically can take a good while. Casual punters now have a good alternative in the series, and the potential is still very solid despite the downsizing.

Pros

• Expanding wilds on all 5 reels
• X UP builds FS multiplier up to x10
• FS w/ active upgradable multiplier
• Pay to increase FS multiplier (Upsizer)
• Random multiplier bonus buy (not UK)
• Win up to 10,000x your stake

Cons

• Beware of adjustable RTP ranges
• Lower potential than predecessors

If you appreciate Bolt X UP Slot you should also try:

Africa X Up - is the more volatile X Up debut from Alchemy Gaming, and it too comes with 5x3 reels and 243 ways to win.

Chronicles of Olympus X Up - is the second installment in Alchemy Gaming’s X Up range, and you get 5 reels and 243 ways to win also here. The X Up multiplier ladder goes up to x50 in this game, and you can pay for a higher multiplier in the bonus round via the Upsizer feature. The single spin max win is a very solid 50,000x your stake.

Coils of Cash - is an electricity-themed installment from Play’n Go, and it comes with 6 regular reels and a top horizontal power coil reel that combines into 2,304 ways to win. The multiplier builds via cascading wins, up to x625 at the most. It never resets in the bonus round, and you can win up to 30,000x your stake.

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