Today we are downloading the schematic to the 24 slot to our PDA just like Jack Bauer received high level intelligence from Chloe O’Brian on the hit Fox TV show. It’s Jack Bauer to the Rescue in iSoftBet’s 24 slot. This is one the many one off TV titles that iSoftbet have licensed to their brand along with the likes of Beverly Hills 90210 and some more obscure and random film Titles; The Love Guru anyone? Anyway, the 24 slot theme must have represented quite the coup when FOX first licensed it to the brand in May of last year.
Gameplay in 24 Slot
Needless to say the protagonist in the game is Jack Bauer and yes you get to play the good guy in the fight against various Terrorists undefined. The look of this 5 reel 10 payline slot is naturally twined to that of the shows graphics and the playing symbols take the form of standard playing cards, with the higher ranking symbols being Jack himself, a whopping great gun and the CTU badge.
Wilds and Scatters
The 24 logo is the Wild symbol in the game and can only show on the center reels. When doing so, up to 3 symbols will become sticky wilds and a re-spin will then take place. Any symbol it matches will see the coin wins be paid accordingly.
Unusually in 24 the Scatter symbol – you’ll now it, it says scatter on it – does not provide you potential access to a bonus game. Instead it is part of the standard pay table and will award you wins in the following scale:
3 scatters= 2x bet
4 scatters= 4x bet
5 scatters= 10x bet
Run down the 24 clock in the Bonus Game
The big thing on 24 is of course the ticking clock. Tying into the whole premise of the show, the bonus game is entered by running down the 24 hours. You will do this with every spin by a random amount and with each win more time will be taken from you. In the online slot therefore, you are actively wishing the clock down because at this point you know you will gain access to the bonus round and finally get you shot, quite literally at your terrorist foes. Within this game it is possible to win instant pays of the bonus Jackpot displayed in the top left corner, if you can effectively neutralize 3 sets of terrorists.
Summary
Fans of 24 might be somewhat on the wane since the shows heyday in the early 2000’s. Cynically you could argue that the release of the slot format is squeezing the last life out of a concept. However the slot has merit in its own right. The count down to bonus will inevitably keep player’s spinning the wheels to get to the bonus game at least once and we kind of like the concept. The graphics are sharp enough and the soundtrack appropriately 24’ish, played along with Keifer’s commentary.
Events happen in real time, by the way.
- Software: iSoftBet
- Type: Video Slot
- Reels: 5
- Paylines: 10
- Coin Range: 0.01 – 2.00
- Jackpot: 1000 Coins
- Bonus Round: Yes
- Free Spins/Multiplier: Yes
- Progressive: No
- Scatter Symbol: Yes
- Wild Symbol: Yes
- 3D: No
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