Money Train 2

The bandits are back, and this time they're serious about making some cash - will you be joining them on Money Train 2? It's time to pull out your guns and sombrero and head to the desert in a kind of dystopian, steampunk version of the Wild West. You'll need to be a sharpshooter to be in prime position, but you could bag yourself as much as x50,000, a nice reward for any robber. 

As the title suggests, this is a sequel, with the first Money Train game from Relax Gaming running wild with success in 2019. The bonus game was crucial to its popularity, and this time there are even more features to get players on board. With a top payout that's more than doubled and a whole carriage full of new bonuses, it's time to catch your connection and take every penny you can! 

You'll find the game board wedged on board a dilapidated train that is somehow still running down the track. There are five reels and 40 paylines, with a betting range of 0.20 to 20.00. This is lower than the first instalment, a change that will be welcome to players on a budget. A modest top slot won't excite high rollers, but the prize of x50,000 might still catch their eye - especially when combined with the high volatility.  

There’s a gritty and industrial feel to the frontier, despite the blue skies in the background. Brave the scorching sun and dusty conditions to stop the train in its tracks in the eerie, abandoned town. Empty wooden shanty buildings stand silently while you and your band of rogues get ready to carry out your heist. 

The low pays are made up of the four card symbols, while the premium symbols are four shady looking characters. You'd not typically want to bump into any of this crew, but if five land on the reels, you'll win between x8 and x20 - and you can't complain about that.  

The terrifying skull adds to the Mad Max vibe, but it's there to help you out. Acting as the wild, the skull can substitute for any of the low or high pays to create winning matches across the paylines. 

The main bonus features centre on the scatter symbols. You'll need three to trigger the Money Cart Bonus Round, but if you only land two scatters you'll unlock the Respins feature instead. Both of the scatters give you a random multiplier which are then added together. The reels respin and continue to spin again until you hit a winning line. Every time the reels spin without a winner, a further +1 is added to your multiplier. When you get a winning line, the multiplier will be applied to your prize.  

However, if you land three scatters, you'll skip the Respins round and head straight to the main event. The Money Cart Bonus Round takes place in the dead of the night, using a different grid. You'll begin with three spins, leaving the triggering scatters locked in position. Only multipliers and special symbols will be present on the reels. On the right of the reels, you'll see an accumulator total, and on the left, you can see how many free spins you have left to take.  

You'll start by receiving a value for the scatters on the board. With each spin, either the tiles will land empty, or they'll show a multiplier or special symbol. Every time a multiplier or symbol lands, the spins are re-set to three. The round continues until you either fill up the board or run out of free spins.  

There are several different symbols that can appear on the free spins reels alongside the standard multipliers. These include: 

●     Bonus - will reveal a prize between x1-x10

●     Golden Bonus - will reveal a prize between x20-x100

●     Reset Plus - hikes up the starting value by 1

●     Payer - its prize value is added to all of the other multipliers already on the board, increasing them all

●     Collector - collects all the values visible; this has the effect of doubling the current board value

●     Collector/Payer - collects all the values visible and then adds this total onto the other values

●     Sniper - selects 3-8 of the visible values and doubles what they are worth

●     Necromancer - reanimates up to six special symbols, so they repeat their action

●     Persistent payer - adds its value to all the other multipliers on every consequent spin

●     Persistent sniper - selects 3-8 of the visible values and doubles what they are worth on every consequent spin

●     Persistent collector - collects all the values visible and repeats the action on every consequent spin 

It sounds complicated but don't worry! When you're playing the game, the functions of the various symbols are clear to see.  

If all of that wasn't enough, if a reel completely fills with symbols, a new reel will be added, providing even more opportunities for prizes. Up to two extra reels can be added during the bonus.  

The Money Cart Bonus is particularly volatile and isn’t always easy to trigger. You can bypass the waiting and pay x100 to enter the bonus round on your next spin. 

Get ready for a deluge of cash with the loot that's available on Money Train 2. This online slot from Relax Gaming has returned with bigger and better prizes and even more features to keep players entertained. High rollers might initially dismiss the low stakes, but the potential for big prizes in the bonus round should be overlooked at your peril! Dirty, grim and industrial, this steampunk interpretation of the wild west might not be pretty, but it's something you won't want to miss.