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SlotsData Maxi Slot Review: American Icon

With so much good television premiering during the months of Indian summer, it’s easy to forget about American Idol. The television show that captivated America for five months every year and skyrockets to dominate everything else on the Nielsen ratings is currently laying dormant, like a beast coiled up in hibernation and ready to strike. We mean nothing negative by that, of course. We’re not too proud to say that we actually love American Idol. It’s just nice not to have to feel committed to keeping up with every joke that comes out of Ryan Seacrest’s mouth three days out of the work week! Those folks who just can’t get enough of America’s number one talent competition will get a kick out of American Icon, the fabulous online slot machine that parodies American Idol. This pokey ranks highly enough in our esteem to have merited one of our brand new SlotsData Maxi Slot Reviews, through which we give in-depth concentration and attention to slots we feel to be particularly deserving of some closer examination.

It’s no exaggeration to say that American Icon is one of the finest online slot machine titles that we have played in recent memory. Even if the theme is not necessarily exactly to your liking, you can’t argue with the massive amount of cash to win for a relatively modest bet, the explosive gameplay, and the graphical excellence that was cooked up by Vegas Technology, who made the game. Vegas Tech is coming of an “almost ran” in the modern-day internet casino tech race, a second-tier competitor to the likes of Microgaming and the upstarts at TopGame. But this game really is awesome enough to elevate Vegas Tech to something greater, because it is reflective of the company’s tremendous potential.

American Icon is an exceptional video slot game title. It features five reels and twenty paylines of action, which should give you some sense of the sheer action going on in this title. Coin values start at just one penny, and range all the way up to ten dollars. That means that penny-poppers and big spenders alike can enjoy playing this game. Max coins is twenty, and two hundred dollars per spin is just not that hefty for a title that features a one hundred thousand coin jackpot! Do that math – that’s one MILLION dollars! If you get lucky on this one, you need not even bother signing up to be insulted by Simon Cowell… you’ll get just as much money as the winner!

The look of this slot title is very slick, with bright, electric colors within the reels and bright spotlights overhead. Glowing stars pick out your paylines when you win, which really contributes to the theme. You’ll see the roaring crowd, the wall of speakers, and the singing contestants that make the TV show so wonderfully heart-warming and relatable. The theme of pop songs and singing is lively and relatable. All the symbols are animated, and flash, move, and pop depending on the music playing and what’s going on within your online slot game spins.

The golden star is the wild symbol. It is a very special symbol, and can stand in for any other icon in the game in a winning combination with the exception of the scatter symbol and title logo. The recording contract is the scatter symbol. Get at least three of these on one lucky spin to win fifteen absolutely free spins during which you can reach for the big prize! This is one of the most generous free spin rounds we’ve ever played. Not only are all winnings doubled during the round, but the spins are also able to be retriggered for extra bonuses that go on and on! The American Icon title logo is the bonus symbol for this online slot machine title. If you get at least three of these on one lucky spin, you trigger the game’s fabulous bonus round!

The American Icon online slot machine bonus round is what, in our honest opinion, really sets this game apart from all other comes. The first time you get to this round, you will be prompted to choose one of twenty-six American Icon contestants as your very own. Luck will play strongly into the results of your game from here out. Every subsequent bonus round will give you the chance to eliminate a few players. In a “Deal or No Deal” homage, your player will at that point be offered a contract (prize) based on what contestants are left and how they are doing. You can accept the prize at any time if it is to your liking, or go through the full ten rounds. If your player loses in the final round, you lose it all. If they win, you win a tremendous cash prize. The risk is real, and you will feel just like a real reality show contestant at this nerve-wracking point!
 

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