Developer Pragmatic Play follows up on an earlier slot called Super 7, with a souped-up version titled Super X. The names are related, and there's a jazzy vibe, but really, the two games offer completely distinct gambling experiences. Super X is based around a bet multiplier building feature that is rather unique and available via free spins or respins. The game is also another to offer Pragmatic Play's handle with care Super Spin Ante Bet feature. Engaging it thrusts players right into the heart of the action, making every single spin like a bonus spin, though one with a hefty price tag attached.
Super X has a slightly ambiguous theme, based around gold, money, crowns, casino chips, that sort of thing. Everything is more or less tied to wealth and its (hopefully) acquisition. Pragmatic Play defines the visuals as 'punchy', which is as good a word as any to describe the bright, gold coin littered screen. The game is not as easy to pigeonhole as the fruity filled Super 7 was, neither in looks nor in terms of features.
Played on a 5-reel, 3-row game grid, the base game provides players with 20 fixed paylines to land regular winning combinations on. Volatility has been increased from the 3.5/5 rating of Super 7 to the 5 out of 5 rating of Super X. This serves as an indicator to expect bigger and better things this time around in all regards. RTP included, which is up a smidgen to 96.51% when playing in the normal mode, dropping to 96.48% when the Ante Bet is on. Keep in mind though, RTP can be lower depending on where you play.
Playable from 20 p/c to $/€100 per spin, Super X makes use of red, purple, green, and blue poker chips as the low pays, followed by gold coins, dollar bills, gold bars, diamonds, and crowns as the high pays. Hit a five of a kind combination of premium symbols gets you a payout worth 2.5 to 20 times your stake. Finally, crystal star wilds appear on reels 2, 3, or 4 to substitute for all symbols except the scatter.
There are several ways of potentially maximising returns when playing Super X. These are through the X Bet Respins feature, free spins, and the Super Spin Ante Bet.
The 'X' symbol appears only on the first reel. Whenever an X hits, then a respin is triggered. The triggering X symbols are held in place for the feature, while all other symbols fade out of view. On the respin, only blank symbols or digits 0-9 may land on reels 2, 3, 4, or 5. After the spin, each row that contains an X forms a bet multiplier made up of the following numbers. For example, say an X lands on row 2 next to the numbers 1 and 0 on the same row - this creates a reward of 10x the bet. All created multiplier rewards on different rows are added at the end of the respin then awarded.
Hitting 3 golden dice scatter symbols triggers the bonus round and awards 5 free spins. The free spins feature is played only with X symbols, blanks, and digit symbols the same way respins are. For the duration of free spins, all 3 positions on reel 1 have X symbols, while blanks or digits may land on the other reels to build bet multiplier values. If a spin occurs where only blank symbols land on reels 2-5, then +3 additional free spins are awarded.
In the base game, players can activate the Super Spin Ante Bet, which increases the cost of every spin by 10x. When the ante bet is on, each spin is played like a respin where only X, blanks, or digits appear.
While Super X officially follows on from Super 7, the two games are very different in terms of gameplay and maths. Super 7 is by far the simpler of the two, a straightforward fruit slot that climaxes in hitting instant scatter prizes or five '7' symbols for the fabled 1,000x win. Super X, by contrast, bears little resemblance. This one doesn't even have fruit in it; not even a humble pair of cherries are in sight. Players who enjoyed Super 7 should brace for a totally different experience should they fire up Super X if they were expecting a comparable slot.
Super X is easily the brawnier game, packing a more volatile math model and much larger potential rewards to match. It also serves everything up in an unusual way, and some may well be drawn to the fast-paced multiplier building found in free spins or respins. There's no mucking around here during these features. Players are tossed right in to start accruing multipliers – or not.
The pace can be quickened further for players with the constitution for the Ante Bet feature. We saw the device used recently in Book of Fallen, so the same pros and cons apply. Sure, the Ante Bet potentially gets you to the most thrilling parts quick smart, yet at 10x the bet, it can also empty pockets just as swiftly, if not more. Ante Bet is optional, though, so if it doesn't suit, players can minimise the screen and scroll right to avoid the temptation. As to max win, payouts are capped at 9,000x the bet – nine times Super 7, and with an attractive probability of being struck, it might be added.
For players after a punchy looking slot, with an even punchier set of features, Super X might be the ticket. Super X is not a game you really play to enjoy the scenery; rather something players can cut to the chase in if they so choose to try their luck.
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