The classic arcade game, Frogger, has been revamped into a casino slot game called "Crossy Road". This 5-reel, 20-payline online slot is designed by Freeplaytech and offers an entertaining twist to the original. The Crossy Road game’s theme revolves around helping your frog cross roads while avoiding obstacles.
Game Design
The first thing that catches attention about Crossy Road is its vibrant graphics and fun sound effects. The interface is colorful and features a 3D animated road system where frogs hop across, interacting with various objects in their path. The slot machine’s layout is straightforward, making it easy for players to navigate through the game’s menus.
Symbols
The symbols used in Crossy Road are all related to the classic Frogger theme:
- Low-paying symbols include frogs wearing sunglasses, hats, and holding items such as books or musical instruments.
- High-paying symbols depict the original arcade characters: a man on horseback, an anthropomorphic fish named Freddy Fish, and the infamous frog from the game.
The slot’s highest-paying symbol is the Frogger character himself. Landing five of these on the reels will award 100 times the player’s bet for that spin.
Payouts
When winning combinations are formed, they pay according to their respective payouts:
- Low-paying symbols (frogs with sunglasses or hats) offer between 0.1 and 2.5 times the line bet.
- High-paying symbols provide rewards of 10-20x the line wager for three-to-four-of-a-kind wins, increasing up to a staggering 40-100x when landing five in succession.
Wilds
A frog character with an overlay effect serves as the wild symbol, able to substitute any regular pay icon except scatters and bonus symbols. This allows players greater flexibility while trying to form combinations during gameplay.
Additionally, the game features what it calls "Super Wilds," which take over specific reels when triggered by various symbols; these are discussed later under ‘Free Spins.’
Scatters
Froggers’ original theme logo acts as a scatter symbol and can appear anywhere on the reels. When three to five scatters land in any combination, they unlock access to either free spins or bonus games.
The slot also introduces an innovative "Power-Up" system linked directly with the Frogger character (acting as a wild), providing numerous benefits such as multipliers, increased paytable values for various wins, and re-triggering opportunities during play:
- When the Power-Up icon is filled in its position over any regular reel spot without another special symbol being present on that spin – three positions are dedicated exclusively toward accumulating it; once complete an additional set of five standard lines triggers from said Power Up’s effect.
The ‘Frogger’ Power-up when activated offers two key functions:
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Multiplier : Awarding players 2,3 or up to a maximum ten times the initial value of any subsequent win during activation – in addition contributing directly toward the accumulation process for a secondary result listed next.
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Pay Multiplier Accumulation ; This activates further and enhances various winning results occurring throughout play (i.e., adding multiple symbols to those positions covered by its icon).
Each Power-Up slot will provide additional chances when activated at different locations along the reels which appear more frequently – as they remain triggered through consecutive wins until fully cleared.
The player’s total accumulation of Multiplier/Power-up bonus will accumulate; influencing potential return during active rounds and beyond subsequent free spin cycles.
Bonus Features
Crossy Road boasts two distinct bonus features: "Free Spins" and "Racing Bonus". When three or more scatter symbols appear, the game switches into a new round called ‘Road Trip’, where players can collect bonus tokens to access one of these modes.
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Free Spins : A set number of free spins are awarded with additional Power-Up functionality. In each spin during Free Spins rounds there will be added on the active reel five places and they count toward the Power-up level up multiplier or accumulation for its secondary reward effect
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Racing Bonus ; This involves navigating across lanes while collecting bonus points; when crossing roads successfully accumulating more than zero at any time can increase pay potential beyond normal.
Crossy Road has an RTP of 96% that, combined with medium volatility and a betting range from $0.20 to $40 per spin (with adjustable coin values), offers engaging gameplay sessions.
In the game’s help section it is mentioned:
- "The maximum win in this slot machine is capped at €100,000 on each combination, which means you won’t be able to get higher payout than that."
The overall betting strategy here revolves around trying to take advantage of free spins and accumulated Power-Up rewards for bigger wins.