Pearl Harbor Slot Review – Free Play by Nolimit City

With a focus on the Japanese side of the conflict, Pearl Harbor borrows more from the Axis side of things than the Allied one, and players might need a dash of Kamikaze spirit going into the game. Nolimit City slots generally aren't for the faint-hearted, and Pearl Harbor can count itself as another one of these. As the game sheet warns – 'Wreaking havoc is the only way. There's NO holding back.' That ethos seemed to rule in Pearl Harbor, which was pretty much as ruthless as anything else Nolimit City has created. A sense of all or nothing often pervades the studio's games, and this feeling certainly was experienced during our test sessions. Cluster-paying grid slots often have a poppin', cascadin', firin' off a sequence of seemingly unstoppable consecutive wins effect. Cluster Tumble from Relax Gaming is a classic example of this. Pearl Harbor could be the opposite. At times it was difficult to get it off the ground, like a Kamikaze pilot who had a last-minute change of heart. While unique, the base game had a vague cross between The Border and Misery Mining thing going on. It rolls, expands, contracts, explodes and slices. Perhaps bed in for a siege rather than a quick hit-and-run attack. Colossal symbols are interesting, and it's worth reiterating that they initially count as one symbol because they might be a tease when they first start landing on the board. Slice them up, though, which didn't happen a whole lot, and they can quickly become more valuable, though. Better value wins were produced during the two bonus rounds, which like Das xBoot merged gameplay right into the theme. The two rounds might have sounded complicated on paper, but the general gist is adding up + multipliers and applying x-multipliers to them. What makes them more interesting are the numerous extra bits, such as the dogfights and bombing runs when you're lucky. In that regard, Pearl Harbor is like nothing else out there, and it is worth seeing Nolimit City take the hold 'n win concept in a new direction. Two of the primary objectives are filling enough dials to get a run at the Bomb Drop or Kamikaze Attack. Then a substantial prize can be up for grabs. It can exasperate, too, since bombing attacks or fights have to be successful to pocket the win. Fail, and it becomes smoke in the wind. Get it right, however, and Pearl Harbor possesses a max win figure of 41,127x the bet, leading to the Mission Accomplished! sequence if achieved. It's unlikely to be easygoing; is it ever in a Nolimit City slot? But, like a lot of what they do, Pearl Harbor is another unique experience, which blends gambling with general gaming concepts, with a sprinkle of history on top. Naturally, Pearl Harbor won't be everyone's cup of tea, yet once again, the studio beats to the sound of its own drum and has crafted an experience you won't find anywhere else.

Sometimes wreaking havoc is the only way, and Nolimit City’s 2nd cluster game (after The Border slot) is sure to be a hit. It debuts the xSize feature that expands win possibilities, which I found to be a great addition. Throw in Colossal symbols, xSplit, xBet, xBomb multipliers and a ton of other features and you have a fantastic slot. Hats off to you, Nolimit City, you’ve done it again.

Something that takes adrenaline-filled gaming experiences to new levels is when you activate the bonus game. There, a high-intensity hunt for big wins will begin, where the player will try to fill up as many dials as possible with + and X multipliers. These get a further boost within the Tora! Tora! Tora! where the prizes can stack up very quickly. It's a captivating pursuit created here and if you were a fan of their previous Das xBoot then this will be a great sequel to take part in.

We've seen Nolimit City tackle controversial and even borderline depressing themes victoriously, and it's not different in the case of Pearl Harbor. The audiovisual setting is exceptional, perfectly delivering the atmosphere of uneasiness and uncertainty about the result of the upcoming events. The main game mechanics are highly volatile, and it's sometimes challenging to get out of the initial small 3x3 grid. However, with the help of several extra symbols and the increased possibilities for wins that their offer, it doesn't feel that gruesome. It's interesting to see the classic cash respin bonus game model in a completely different setting. Essentially it's the same as spinning the money symbols on the reels, but having the entire action put inside a fighter plane and transferred to the machine's instruments provides so much more connection with the theme. Extra rewards for completing columns and rows are also an exciting touch that completes the bonuses and maximizes their win potential. Bombs away then, and let's hunt those big targets!