Space Mission

Capecod Gaming takes players to infinity and beyond in Space Mission, their newest five-reel slot. This intergalactic title has some of the campy appeal of Flash Gordon – its 25 paylines and 3 unique bonus features are led by a pink-haired heroine and an almostly troublingly square-jawed hero, with kitschy ray guns and rocket ships leading the way.

Theme

Capecod Gaming dives headfirst into the delightfully silly side of space travel here: everything is overdone, from the three rings around the laser guns to the reels’ purple backdrop. Gaming symbols include the large-mandibled hero and pink-haired heroine, atomic lucky sevens, bar symbols, ray guns, space ships, meteors, diamonds, and pink crystals. Rocket ships act as wild while also offering this game’s top payout at 3000x for five-of-a-kind; another rocket bearing the game’s title acts as scatter; and a question mark adds double or triple win multipliers to payouts. A playful, funky soundtrack suggests that George Clinton’s Mothership might not be far behind the other space vessels depicted.

Betting Options and Functions

Outer space is a wildly place – no traveler should venture there without making sure that every detail is triple-checked. As usual, the design team at Capecod does a great job of this. There are 25 fixed paylines, each paying from left to right, with bet per line variable from 0.01–1.00. This yields an overall per-spin bet range of 0.25–25.00 times the betting currency. Autospins are available for up to 1,000 spins at a time, though players should use caution before stepping away from the game, as there are no protections in place for loss limits. Payable information and detailed game rules are available on separate screens. The overall theoretical return to player ratio is slightly above the industry average at 95.25%.

Features

Space Mission offers several different bonus games; the appearance of three or more scatter symbols on the reels will award one of these at random. The Freespin Bonus consists of five free spins, with expanded wilds, which stay in position on the center column for the duration of the feature. The Super Bonus lets players choose from four possible planets, revealing either a random win or a ticket for this feature’s next level, where the choice is not among planets but aliens, who in turn award even larger cash prizes. Finally, the Special Bonus conjures a three-reel mini-slot, where all symbols pay out multiples of the bet size that triggered the feature. Play continues until three “lose” symbols appear on the reels – before that occurs, there is no limit on the how much can be won.

Our Take

Space Mission may not offer the very highest RTP, but it’s hard to find much else to take issue with here. The variety of bonuses and win multipliers will keep players on their toes, and the design is pure pleasure. Thanks to Capecod Gaming, space travel has never been so lucrative.