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Ritchie Valens’ La Bamba

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Slots Game:Ritchie Valens’ La Bamba
Reels:6
Wild Symbol: Yes
Max Bet:100 coins
Rating:
Provider:RTG
Paylines:All Ways Pay
Scatter Symbol: Yes
Jackpot: Yes
 

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Ritchie Valens’ La Bamba Mobile Slot Review

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With the success of Big Bopper, it’s no surprise that more slots in that vein were chosen to be produced. We certainly didn’t mind, as the rock and roll of the American 50s has mostly gone away, blending into a more aggressive style of rock and roll that really hit the highlight with the eighties and nineties. It’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but we were surprised that the next pick was Ritchie Valens – despite his popularity, he was remarkably young when he died, although he still left some really good music that was listened to long after he passed away. A few of them will be constantly playing in the backdrop as you spin your way through La Bamba, arguably his most famous song.

The RTG release provides gamblers a 6×3 playing field without clearly defined paylines. Instead, winning combinations are formed by symbols on adjacent reels from left to right and from right to left, including Scatters. For special features, it offers Wilds that appear on the second, third, fourth and fifth reel, and double all wins they are a part of. Wilds expand to cover the entire reel, and can replace Scatters to complete the bonus, unlike in most games. However, despite being expanded, they only count as one symbol. The free spins bonus requires you to have at least four Scatters, but getting additional ones on top of those four grants you extra bonuses. No matter what, you win 20 free spins, the option to win another 20 if you retrigger the feature, and a multiplier on the prizes. If you get five Scatters, additional expanding Wilds will appear on the second, third, fourth and fifth reel, and with six Scatters, expanding Wilds can also appear on the first and sixth reel, which is usually impossible.

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We have to commend RTG, as their games have been very quickly improving graphically. There’s some obvious throwbacks in an attempt to be nostalgic – the stereotypical 50’s diner look is pulled off remarkably well here, we love how the icons look, and the addition of being able to pick between a few songs in the upper right of the screen really shows a caring touch being put into this title. You might notice the song choices don’t include the song that the slot is named after – that’s because once you reach the needed number of Scatters and activate free spins, it will start playing up until the special feature ends. And while the music is cool, it doesn’t include entire tracks, instead, it loops a small portion of the songs. This means that you’ll have to frequently switch to avoid them getting boring after a while.

On the gameplay side of things, this is a title that will likely put hair on your chest and test just how high you like the volatility in your games. There’s no denying you can get some decent wins even during normal gameplay, but the free spins bonus is something else entirely. It very often puts on a 2x and 3x multiplier, which stacks with the 2x you get from Wilds in general, not to mention that with enough Scatters, you start seeing additional expanding Wilds. All of that comes together to create some monstrously big wins if you can get it to appear, but at other times, it can be barely enough to cover for all the losses you’ve had while trying to trigger the bonus.

Jackpots & Progressives

La Bamba doesn’t have any progressive jackpots waiting for the lucky bloke to accidentally spin and win. Having said that, it does have substantial jackpot potential if you put together all the expanding Wilds and multipliers. In fact, just to make sure nothing too untoward happens, RTG limits the maximum win on a single paid spin to 2,000x bet, although it can climb higher if it’s part of a bonus.

Bonus Games & Sign-ups

Apart from the expanding Wilds, multipliers and free spins, the RTG release doesn’t offer any other special features.

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