money train 2

The original Money Train slot rolled off the tracks towards the end of 2019, resulting in a huge hit for Relax Gaming. The base game may not have been the most exciting game, but it included a bonus game that could turn out great. It didn't take long for the studio to capitalize on the enthusiasm for the first draft by releasing a pepped-up sequel. Money Train 2 slot has taken away some of the criticisms of the first game and amped up almost every other aspect in the process.

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Even the theme has been upgraded. MoneyTrain 2 continues to be set in the West, but now it's sort of a futuristic West, leaning heavily on steampunk creativity. The train that houses the 5 reel , 40 payline game area, for example, is a rickety wagon, bulging with gears, pipes and conduits that look like they could fall apart in a hot desert wind. The soundtrack is also completely adapted to the theme and adds an atmosphere to the deserted desert city landscape.

Players get on the train by selecting bets from 20p to AUD20 per round; this can be done from any device. The RTP of 96.4% rises to a whopping 98% when the bonus buy feature is activated. As expected, the volatility is extremely high and can lead to a period in the base game where nothing happens, interspersed with sharp explosions of a bonus game where anything can happen.

The symbols also look alike, but have been given a new look. Low pays consist of diamonds, clubs, hearts and spades, while the high pay characters look the same but have been given a makeover to give them a more Mad Max-esque look. Here we find the female payer, the green-backed sniper, a tough guy collector and the necromancer. The values in this category range from 8 to 20 times the bet. The skull with exhaust pipe is the wild that has the same values as the necromancer. It also substitutes for all symbols on the reels for paylines.

Features

Like the rest of Money Train 2, the core features remain the same - they've just been seriously beefed up. However, players get a new feature during the base game that kills two birds with one stone. One, it adds a bit of excitement to what was otherwise a pretty boring experience in part 1. Two, it takes the sting out of not getting enough scatters to trigger the main event.

It's called the Respins feature which is triggered when 2 scatters land on the reels. Each scatter reveals a multiplier that adds up followed by a respin. The respins continue until a win appears, increasing by +1 for each non-winning spin. When a win appears, the accumulated multiplier is applied to the total amount.

The big crowd pleaser is the Money Cart Bonus Round, which is triggered when 3 or more scatter symbols are in view. Night falls and a new grid containing only special symbols rolls onto the screen. The bonus game starts with 3 spins where the triggering scatters are locked in place and their value is added to a win multiplier of the total bet. Whenever a symbol lands during the round, the spins are reset to 3 and their values are added to the win multiplier. The feature ends when there are no free spins left. A variety of symbols enter the bonus game - all reveal a value that is added to the multiplier. Some have additional capabilities, such as the following:

• Bonus Symbol : Reveals a value between 1x and 10x.
• Gold Bonus Symbol : Reveals a value between 20x and 200x.
• Payer : adds its value to all other visible symbols.
• Collector : collects all visible values and adds them to its own value.
• Collector/Payer : adds the sum of all other visible values to its own value. He then adds the updated value to all other visible symbols.
• Sniper : doubles the value of 3 to 8 other bonus symbols. It can act on the same symbol more than once.
• Necromancer : revives 1 to 6 already used symbols. This can be the Collector, Payer, Collector/Payer, or Sniper.
• Reset Plus : increases the starting value of the spins by 1.
• Persistent Payer : adds its value to all other symbols on every spin that follows.
• Persistent Sniper : doubles the value from 3 to 8 symbols on each spin that follows.
• Persistent Collector : collects all other values and adds them to its own value on each spin that follows.

Suffice it to say that each symbol contributes to the multiplier of the bet, while some also have a special modifier that dramatically increases the amount. A new twist is that if a reel is filled with symbols, an extra reel will be unlocked, giving more room for symbols to land on. There can be up to 2 additional reels in play.

Finally, the game comes with a bonus buy feature if it is available in your country. For the sum of 100x the bet, you must trigger the Money Cart Bonus Round during the next round.

Final verdict

The original Money Train was known for its volatility, but Part 2 takes it to the next level. The respins feature counteracts this effect to some extent, but patience may be required. The base game is more interesting than the original thanks to the respin feature, which pops up quite regularly to boost balance and motivation. Of course you also want a lot of dead spins in this scenario to build up the biggest possible multiplier.

All things considered, Relax Gaming has delivered on what should be a great sequel. It looks better, it has more features and the potential has been greatly increased. Despite all the changes, it's still Money Train, so fans of the first part will effortlessly migrate to part 2. Saying it's a ferocious beast is the only caveat; otherwise Money Train 2 is certainly a worthy successor to the original.

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