Area 21 Slot
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Area 21 is one of those games that you really need to play for yourself to fully appreciate. We say this at the outset because Area 21 slot provides one of the richest multimedia experiences we have ever seen in a slots game. We’re talking about an incredibly vibrant main screen (notice the Area 21 sign cycle through various neon colours), the smoothest reel animation you are likely to have encountered, in-game mini-animations, a fantastic Blackjack Free Spins game, weird aliens and a soundtrack that would (possibly) make Captain Kirk wet himself with excitement.
The Area 21 slots game takes its name from the fact that it features a Blackjack bonus game (because a score of 21 with two cards is a blackjack) and also from the name of the famous Area 51 in the USA (which, according to internet conspiracy theorists, is a veritable hive of alien activity). Okay, so the link between blackjack and aliens might be a tad strange, but as the basis of a video slots game it works a treat. Honest.
With 5 reels and 25 pay lines, the Area 21 game is loaded with alien characters, cosmic playing card ranks (9 to A) and ringed planets. A Wild symbol (look closely and you’ll see that it is made up of the four playing card suit symbols) makes it easier to complete winning lines or increase the value of a line that is already complete.
An Area 21 logo symbol acts as a Scatter. Get three or more of these Scatter symbols anywhere on the reels and you will launch the Blackjack Free Spins bonus. When this happens a large pair of purple curtains will be drawn and you will find yourself staring at an alien blackjack dealer. A hand of blackjack will be dealt to you and the dealer and the bonus prize that you win will depend on how you fare, as follows:
- If you lose the hand then you win 10 Free Spins where all prizes are doubled.
- If you win the hand then you win 10 Free Spins where all the prizes are tripled.
- If you Split and win 1 of 2 hands then you win 10 Free Spins where all prizes are tripled.
- If you Split and win 2 of 2 hands then you win 10 Free Spins where all prizes are tripled.
- If you Double Down and win then you win 20 Free Spins where all prizes are tripled.
- If you are dealt a Natural Blackjack (21 with your first two cards) then you win 25 Free Spins where all prizes are multiplied by five times!
It is possible for your free spins to re-trigger the Blackjack Free Spins bonus, in which case you will play another hand of blackjack at the end of the current free spins round to determine the number of free spins for your next round.
There are three different speeds at which you can play Area 21, and you make your choice by clicking on the yellow arrow in the bottom left corner of the screen. We recommend playing on the default speed setting in the first instance because that will allow you to appreciate the full effect of the animations and so on – it’s all quite trippy when you first see the game in action!
We said at the beginning that Area 21 is a game that you really ought to experience for yourself, and we hope that this review has given you some idea of why that personal discovery is so important. Play Area 21 and we guarantee that you will be blown away by some awesome graphics, cosmic audio and one of the most original bonus games we’ve ever seen. You might also win some galactic sums of money!
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Note: You can play Area 21 slots for FREE by downloading the software (rather than playing Instant Win) and then selecting practice mode when you start.
