Moonshot

Game Review

It’s difficult to understand the title's relevance, as the game doesn't involve space travel or ambitious projects. Instead, it transports you to a rural setting, possibly in Eastern Europe or Switzerland, focusing on a peculiar tea ceremony featuring masked figures. Despite their eerie appearance, they seem cheerful, accompanied by an upbeat folk-inspired soundtrack.

The tea's ingredients remain a mystery, but it appears effective, as 3 masked figures perform a bizarre dance when the bonus round activates. A somewhat complex golden mask multiplier system is present, potentially leading to substantial payouts in all stages. The bonus round can be enhanced to various levels by collecting mask symbols, offering the best chance at achieving the 5,000x win cap.

Game Features

The higher-value symbols award between 1.5 and 4 times your bet for landing 5 matching symbols. The top-tier character mask symbol also pays 0.5x for landing just 2 matching symbols. Wild symbols can appear only on reels 2 to 5, substituting for other symbols to complete or improve winning combinations.

Golden Mask Wild symbols are also available, appearing on reels 2 to 5 only. However, the Golden Mask symbol only substitutes for the highest-value mask symbol. The golden mask wild multiplier increases with the number of golden masks landed simultaneously. Landing 2 or 3 golden mask symbols awards an x2 or x3 multiplier, respectively, boosting any wins involving the top-tier mask symbol.

The Bonus Round is triggered by landing 3, 4, or 5 coin bag scatters anywhere on the reels, awarding 10, 15, or 20 free spins, respectively. Both mask symbols and golden mask symbols are collected during the bonus round, and you level up for every 40 mask symbols of any kind collected. The levels function as follows:

• Level 1 - includes random golden mask multipliers of x1, x2, or x3.
• Level 2 - includes random golden mask multipliers of x2, x3, and awards +3 extra spins.
• Level 3 - includes random golden mask multipliers of x3, and awards +3 extra spins.

You will remain at the achieved level if you retrigger the bonus round, accomplished by landing 2, 3, 4, or 5 scatters in view. This awards 5, 10, 15, or 20 extra spins, respectively.

Experience

You get a preview of the main game before the bonus round is triggered. Upgrading was a challenge.

Review Summary

Some unusual games exist, and this one stands out. The game's theme revolves around a tea-drinking ritual from an obscure tradition. The tea is possibly enhanced with a psychedelic element, referenced by the title. The golden mask multiplier wild feature in the base game can lead to occasional decent payouts. The bonus round begins with a peculiar dance by 3 masked figures, and filling the upgrade meter proves challenging. Retriggering the bonus round may be necessary for upgrades, and reaching level 3 appears rare.