Money Train 2: Overview
The original Money Train slot rolled off the tracks towards the
end of 2024, resulting in a🌻 massive hit for Relax Gaming. The base game might not have
been the most exciting around, but it packed a🌻 bonus game that could go mental. It
didn’t take long for the studio to capitalise on the enthusiasm for the🌻 first by
releasing a hopped-up sequel. Money Train 2 has addressed some of the criticism the
first one garnered while🌻 cranking up just about every other aspect in the process.
Even
the theme has received an upgrade. Money Train 2 remains🌻 out West, though now it’s a
sort of futuristic West, heavy on the steampunk imagery. The train hosting the 5-reel,
🌻 40-payline game area, for example, is a rickety contraption, bulging with gears, pipes,
and ducts which looks like it might🌻 fall apart in a hot desert wind. The soundtrack is
equally in theme, adding atmosphere to the abandoned, baking in🌻 the hot desert town
scenery.
Players board the train by selecting bets from 20 p/c toR$/€20 per spin on any
device.🌻 There has been a slight increase in RTP to 96.4%, jumping to a whopping 98%
when the bonus buy feature🌻 is activated. As expected, volatility is extremely high and
can lead to a whole lot of not much in the🌻 base game, interspersed by sharp explosions
of a bonus game where anything can happen.
The symbols also look similar but have🌻 been
revamped. Low pays comprise of diamonds, clubs, hearts, and spades, while the high pay
characters look similar, but have🌻 received a makeover to give them a more Mad Max-esque
appearance. Here we find the female payer, the green-backed sniper,🌻 a tough guy
collector, and the necromancer. Values in this category range from 8 to 20 times the
stake. The🌻 exhaust pipe capped skull is the wild which shares the same values as the
necromancer. It also substitutes for all🌻 symbols on the reels for pay line wins.
Money
Train 2: Features
Like the rest of Money Train 2, when it comes🌻 to features, the core
remains the same - they’ve just been seriously amplified. Players do get a new feature
during🌻 the base game though that kills two birds with one stone. One, it adds a bit of
a thrill to🌻 what was otherwise a pretty drab experience in Part 1. Two, it takes the
sting out of not landing quite🌻 enough scatters to trigger the main event.
It’s called
the Respins feature which is triggered when 2 scatters land on the🌻 reels. Each scatter
reveals a multiplier which is added together followed by a respin. Respins continue
until a winner appears🌻 whilst increasing by +1 for each non-winning spin. When a winner
hits, the accrued multiplier is applied to the total.
The🌻 big one is the Money Cart
Bonus Round, triggered when 3 or more scatter symbols are in view. Night falls,🌻 and a
new grid rolls onto the screen that only lands special symbols. The bonus game starts
with 3 spins🌻 where the triggering scatters are locked in place, adding their values to
a win multiplier of the total bet. Whenever🌻 a symbol lands during the round, spins are
reset to 3, and their values are added to the win multiplier.🌻 The feature ends when
there are no more spins left. A variety of symbols land in the bonus game -🌻 all reveal
a value which is added to the multiplier. Some have additional abilities, like
so:
Bonus symbol – reveals a🌻 value between 1x and 10x.
– reveals a value between 1x and
10x. Golden bonus symbol – reveals a value between🌻 20x and 200x.
– reveals a value
between 20x and 200x. Payer –adds its value to all other visible symbols.
–adds its
🌻 value to all other visible symbols. Collector – collects all visible values and adds
them to its own.
– collects all🌻 visible values and adds them to its own.
Collector/Payer – adds the sum of all other visible values to its🌻 own. Then it adds the
updated value to all other visible symbols.
– adds the sum of all other visible values
🌻 to its own. Then it adds the updated value to all other visible symbols. Sniper
–doubles the value of 3🌻 to 8 other bonus symbols. It can act on the same symbol more
than once.
–doubles the value of 3 to🌻 8 other bonus symbols. It can act on the same
symbol more than once. Necromancer – brings 1 to 6🌻 already used symbols to life again.
This could be the Collector, Payer, Collector/Payer, or Sniper.
– brings 1 to 6 already
🌻 used symbols to life again. This could be the Collector, Payer, Collector/Payer, or
Sniper. Reset Plus – increases the starting🌻 value of spins by 1.
– increases the
starting value of spins by 1. Persistent payer – adds its value to🌻 all other symbols on
every spin that follows.
– adds its value to all other symbols on every spin that
follows.🌻 Persistent Sniper – doubles the value of 3 to 8 symbols on every spin that
follows.
– doubles the value of🌻 3 to 8 symbols on every spin that follows. Persistent
collector – collects all other values and adds them to🌻 its own on every spin that
follows.
Don’t worry, there won’t be a quiz on this list of symbols later. Suffice🌻 to
say that each symbol adds to the bet multiplier while some also have a special modifier
that drastically increases🌻 the amount. In a new twist, if a reel is filled with
symbols, an additional reel is unlocked, providing more🌻 space to land symbols on. There
can be a maximum of 2 additional reels in play.
Lastly, the game comes with🌻 a bonus buy
feature where available. For the sum of 100x the stake, the Money Cart Bonus Round
triggers on🌻 the next spin.
Money Train 2: Verdict
The original Money Train was well
known for being volatile, but Part 2 is next🌻 level. The respins feature does counteract
this effect to an extent, but patience may be required. The base game is🌻 more
interesting than the original’s due to the respin feature, which pops up fairly
regularly to boost the balance and🌻 motivation. Of course, you want a bunch of dead
spins in this scenario to build up as large a multiplier🌻 as possible.
Despite the new
respin feature, it’s still all about the elusive bonus game. This is where the buy
feature🌻 becomes tempting indeed since it can take a significant amount of time to
trigger the feature organically. As an example,🌻 during testing, it took over 600 spins
to trigger it the first time. After a fast and furious Money Cart🌻 Bonus Round, the
thought of having to potentially go through a long drawn-out grind was more than a
little daunting.
The🌻 carrot end of the bargain are the rewards. Part 1 already offered
the impressive potential of 20,000x, yet Relax Gaming🌻 has more than doubled that for
Part 2. Now wins of up to 50,000 times your stake are possible, though🌻 bets have been
lowered so the max payout remains the same. Even more so than the original, the game is
🌻 capable of snowballing like absolute crazy during the Money Cart Bonus.
All up, Relax
Gaming has nailed what a great sequel🌻 should be. It looks better, it has more features,
and the potential has been wound right up. Despite all the🌻 changes, it’s still Money
Train at its heart, so fans of the first will effortlessly migrate to Part 2. Saying
🌻 it’s a savage beast is the only caveat; other than that, Money Train 2 is certainly a
worthy successor to🌻 the original.
Don't Miss
If you're a fan of the Money Train
franchise, be sure to check out follow up titles Money🌻 Train 3, and Money Train 4 as
well.
