Joker Maxima Slot Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Joker Maxima Review

Not so long after its debut slot Divine Links, developer studio Lucksome comes up with its second creation. In the Joker Maxima slot, produced in conjunction with Blueprint, Lucksome takes a different approach and aims at the classic-loving audience, and with a pretty nice mix of theme, features, and math, Joker Maxima is much more likely to get to the top of players' favorite than its predecessor.

Joker Maxima - Slot Outlook

Joker Maxima makes use of the classic fruit theme, and as the title implies, the gameplay revolves around jokers. The design is pretty well-done, and both graphics and music are surely above the average within the niche. The standard 5x3 reel setup with 10 paylines is set against a lovely green wallpaper, and the immersive deep-house soundtrack keeps you in the right mood during the gameplay. Overall, it's tastefully done, and fans of the classics won't find anything to complain about here.

Joker Maxima Slot - Reel Screen

Upon jumping into the action, Joker Maxima welcomes you with a shortlist of the game's stats, including RTP, variance, and max win. Pretty handy indeed. It's a medium-high volatile slot, rated 7 out of 10 on the developer's scale, and comes with a 4/10 bonus frequency and 5/10 win frequency.

The RTP is solid at 96.11%, which is slightly above the average level. Players drop in betting from $0.1 to $100 per spin, and can win up to 7,000x the stake on a single spin.

The paytable consists of familiar symbols found in many other classic slots, and regular pay symbols include in ascending order cherries, lemons, grapes, watermelons, bells, and red lucky sevens. 5-of-a-kind wins are worth from 2x to 100x the stake, and each fruit symbol also has its golden version that pays double the value. The Joker symbol is Wild, and it's the most rewarding symbol that pays up to 2,500x the bet for a line win. Jokers substitute for any other regular symbols, plus play into the features, explained below.

Joker Maxima - Bonus Features

Joker Maxima Slot - Multiplier WildsWild symbols are key to big wins in the Joker Maxima slot, as they multiply all winnings they take part in.

The more Wild symbols substitute in a combination, the higher will be the Multiplier. If 1, 2, 3, or 4 Wild symbols appear on a payline, they multiply the win by 2x, 4x, 8x, or 16x respectively.In the base game, the Random Wilds feature may trigger at the begging of the spin to place a random number of jokers on the reels to produce a win. Moreover, the reels may light on fire both during the base and the bonus games to guarantee a win of 20x the stake or more.

Should 3 diamond star Scatter symbols appear simultaneously on the middle reels, the Free Spins feature will be activated. Players will receive 10 free spins and proceed to the selection screen, where the two following options are on offer:

• Classic Mode - lower volatility, uses same Wild Multiplier as in the base game, namely 2x, 4x, 8x, and 16x.
• Maxima Mode - higher volatility, comes with Mystery Wild Multipliers, which are 2x, 3x-6x, 6x-12x, and 14x-24x.

In the Free Spins, any winning combo triggers the Joker Streak Respins feature. Winning symbols get locked in place while other reels spin again, and the Respins continue until no new winning symbols appear in view. Finally, Free Spins can be retriggered, with 3 Scatters landing during the bonus awarding +5 extra spins.

Helping you to trigger the Free Spins is the Lucksome Locks feature, which was firstly introduced in the Divine Links slot. When only 2 Scatter symbols land, players can enable Lucksome Locks to lock the Scatters in place and respin the reels in search for the 3rd instance. That will cost you 5x your total bet, and when the missing part is found, Free Spins come into play.

Players can also access Free Spins via the Bonus Buy feature.

For the cost of 74.6x the stake, Free Spins will be triggered immediately, though, keep in mind that the max bet allowed for the Bonus Buy is $5.

Joker Maxima - Slot Verdict

Joker Maxima does a great job of introducing new features to old-school gamblers, and it easily stands out in the niche of classic slots with its flashy extras. However, being classic is more of a flaw, as Joker Maxima doesn't look exactly fresh, therefore falling straight into the piles of other fruit machines that we see every day. Anyway, the gameplay is just fine. The Joker Streak Respins add another layer of entertainment in the Free Spins, and paired with the Wild Multipliers can bring tremendous prizes to the players. All up, Joker Maxima isn't perfect, but we see Lucksome evolve since its first release, and are waiting eagerly for the developer's further inventions.

Pros

• Massive Wild Multipliers
• Two Free Spins modes
• Joker Streak Respins in the bonus game

Cons

• Simpel classic design
• Only 10 paylines