The Goonies Return

Isn’t it fitting that a casino game based on The Goonies would host four random reel modifiers, four reel modifiers that trigger on losing spins and a bonus wheel that awards one of six bonus features? This is what you can expect when playing The Goonies Return Slot, one of the UK’s latest online slot games to make itself available at our casino site. Very rarely is a slot this action-packed and the host of so many thrills that involve interactivity. This review could end up being longer than War & Peace if we detailed everything, so let’s try and fit as much in as possible.

The Goonies Return is a follow-up slot to The Goonies, released towards the end of 2018. Many of us will have seen the movie back in the 80s and, if the first slot adaptation was feature heavy, Blueprint is taking things to a whole new level. The graphics are very similar to the first and the soundtrack, but it’s the features and max payouts that have been upped to spectacular proportions.

The reel set isn’t anything flashy, consisting of 5 reels and 20 paylines, while Blueprint have implemented a medium variance to see wins land on a regular basis. This won’t see wins being quite as rewarding as in high volatility slots, but there’s an unbelievable maximum win of 50,000x your bet, although the payout is capped at £250,000.00. Your stake values can be as low as 10p per spin and as high as £100.

In the movie, we see The Goonies come across a map to a hidden treasure, and the theme plus symbols used very much play into this narrative. The symbols all part of the higher value category consist of the heroes we know and love - Mikey, Chunk, Mouth and Data. The icons that carry lower value but can still bring in good cash are the playing cards 10, J, Q, K and A.

You’ll see that a wild symbol, the ancient coin, falls to substitute all regular icons to assist in making up 3, 4 or 5 of a kind winning combinations. There’s also a scatter symbol represented by the pirate skull, which is where bonus play comes in.

To spice things up, Blueprint has added numerous features that can trigger at random. There’s the One-Eyed Willy Feature which makes you select 1 of 3 keys that will award 1 of 4 modifier features in the Truffle Shuffle Wilds, Hidden Riches, W-intervention Reels and Lucky Coins. These are a mixture of added wilds, random symbols and multipliers.

Losing spins can also be rewarded at random, with four modifiers jolting into action when you are least expecting it. You’ll see visuals like a cave collapsing, dynamite exploding and more, all designed to turn that losing spin into a win.

Landing 3 or more scatters on the same spin will trigger the One-Eyed Willy Bonus Wheel. You’ll see a wheel that needs to be turned, landing on six possible bonus features that will play out:

Blueprint has put some serious effort into the production of The Goonies Return slot, with so many different features that can trigger. It has the stages of a console game at times; such is the detail that has been developed. Slots rarely come this full of entertainment that isn’t purely wagering. The Goonies Return is a slot that is sure to become a firm favourite, especially with 50,000x your bet as a potential jackpot.