Top Gun Slot
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Top Gun is a top-of-the-line video slot game by Playtech, based on the 1986 American romantic military action drama film of the same name. The game was released in 2015, and it still looks quite good. It has an RTP of 94.9% and offers a fairly wide bet range—the minimum is $0.25, while the maximum is $250. More intriguingly, it uses a 243 Ways-to-Win format.
This is no guarantee of a win, though. Entering the bonus level is truly a challenge—one that takes a lot of time, effort, and money—but once you get to it, you will know it was worth it.
Theme
To put it simply, the movie is the theme. Everything from the start screen to the music is in tune with the film. The entire main cast is included, except for Maverick, which is a bit of a let-down but acceptable in the long run.
However, all of the other characters’ symbols are animated when they form a winning combination. Some of the images are taken directly from the movie, while the avatars are digital paintings. They are beautiful, as is the rest of the artwork in the game.
The music is an adaptation of two songs from the original soundtrack—“Take My Breath Away” and “Danger Zone.” After playing for a while, the first one can become a bit too much, but hardcore fans will probably not mind. Still, it would have been nice to have a bit of variety.
The graphics are great. Once the Random Dogfight Wilds feature is activated, the music changes, and a plane appears on screen, shooting at the reels and leaving wilds instead of bullet holes; the animation is quite good.
When the Danger Zone feature is activated, the planes fly off the symbols, and their animation is impressive as well. Then, a short part of the film plays on the base game screen, which is a nice touch.
There is also a Turbo feature, which makes the reels spin faster. Despite the increased speed, the graphics hold up and the game does not freeze, which is commendable. Some games start lagging when this feature is on, so seeing it fully functional in a Playtech video slot game is nice.
Symbols
J, Q, A, and K are the low-value symbols here. The first pair awards a maximum of 25 coins, and the second pair 50. Next are Maverick’s jacket and a notepad with a pair of sunglasses reflecting a plane. The best you can get with five of them is 100 coins.
Then we get to the character symbols. First off, we have Jester and Stinger, and a five-of-a-kind win with them pays up to 150 coins. Next, Iceman and Goose can get you a win of 500 coins. Finally, five Charlie symbols guarantee a win of 1,000 coins.
Then we have the wild symbol, which bears the Top Gun logo, and five of these will give you a win of 1,500 coins. The scatter symbol features a plane.
Combinations and Jackpots
As already mentioned, there are 243 possible winning combinations in this game, and the best one is with five wild symbols. Now, that is no easy task, but the Random Dogfight Wilds feature helps with that. Once it is activated, the plane will shoot between 1 and 15 wild symbols onto the screen.
Earlier we mentioned the scatter symbol, but we did not explain what it does. Well, like most scatters, it triggers a bonus game called the Danger Zone. In the Danger Zone, the music changes, and the same plane from the Random Dogfight Wilds feature comes up and starts shooting wilds more quickly and across more positions. This gives you the chance to land a Mega Win, which can be more than 100 times your stake.
However, all of these features are quite hard to come by, but once you do, we can guarantee that a large number of coins will be coming your way. The RTP of this game is lower than average, and this might result in slightly uneventful and less profitable gameplay. So, if you are a fan of the movie, give it a spin, but keep in mind your chances of winning.