Free slot: Infectious 5 xWays

How Infectious 5 xWays works

The Fantastic 4 are now the Infectious 5 and they don't look as friendly as before! In a rather dark, toxic industrial atmosphere, superheroes looking like super villains confront you violently with their eyes. Fortunately for you, they can be very profitable, especially if you manage to create the Mayhem by merging them together!

The online game provider Nolimit City is responsible for the new creation Infectious 5 xWays. As usual, this provider offers a very high level slot machine. It's original, the graphics are neat, there's a whole bunch of exciting features, crazy volatility and an incredible maximum potential payout of up to 55,555 times the original bet! It is available at most of the online casinos partnered with this online gaming provider as of 18 May 2021. Its payout rate to players is in the middle of the pack for slots with 96% and the basic grid is pretty standard with 5 reels consisting of a minimum of 4 symbols. On Infectious 5, you will find the famous Infectious xWays feature first introduced on the East Coast vs West Coast slot from the same developer. In the base game, xWays symbols can appear. They then turn into a randomly chosen symbol and increase the reel they are placed on by revealing between 2 and 3 identical symbols. If a Wild is present on the grid when an xWays symbol appears, it becomes an Infectious xWays. The xWays symbol will again randomly select a symbol, which will be multiplied tenfold into 2 or 3 identical symbols. But this effect will take place on all identical symbols on the grid, which can greatly increase the number of ways.

The different symbols in Infectious 5 xWays

The Wild is represented by a huge infected W, it substitutes for any symbol by taking its value in order to facilitate connections. It turns the xWays symbols on the grid into Infectious xWays. There are 10 other symbols in Infectious 5 xWays and they are classified into two distinct categories:

• High value symbols are called premium. They appear less often, but pay much more. They are represented by the Infectious 5, super villains called Havoc, Toxicity, Misery, Torch and Mindflayer which is the highest value symbol;

• The low value symbols are called common symbols. They appear more often to facilitate connections, but pay low. They are represented by the high values in a pack of cards (10 - J - Q - K - A).

Below are the potential payouts for a €1 bet.

The different connections in Infectious 5 xWays

Many connections are possible in Infectious 5 xWays. Indeed, there are no predefined paylines in this slot machine. You have to line up identical symbols on adjacent reels. This way system is becoming more and more common in most of the Nolimit City slots. You'll have no trouble understanding it. Connections are made from left to right with a minimum of 3 reels having an identical symbol. The image below may help you understand this connection system.

The top example shows two different connections that generate a win, while the example below shows two different connections where no win is obtained.

How the Infectious 5 xWays bonus works

As with many slot machines from the Nolimit City provider, there are several different free spins bonuses called Infectious Spins available at Infectious 5 xWays. You need to get at least 3 Scatters to trigger a bonus and depending on how many Scatter symbols you get on the grid, you will get a different number of free spins. You can choose between 2 different types of bonuses:

• Toxic Hazard is the bonus with a high volatility. 3 or 4 Scatters give you 9 and 10 free spins respectively. Between 1 and 5 Wild symbols appear on the middle three reels on each spin. Each time an xWays symbol appears on the grid, it becomes an Infectious xWays symbol since at least one Wild is present. The xWays symbols will only reveal premium symbols;

• Lock N' Load is the extreme volatility bonus. 3 or 4 Scatters give you 7 and 8 free spins respectively. Wilds appear randomly on the middle three reels and are sticky, meaning they will stay in position until the bonus ends. Wilds can also have a x2 or x3 multiplier which multiplies between them and each wild won adds an extra free spin. On the first free spin, a sticky Wild is guaranteed, which will turn each xWays symbol into Infectious xWays. These will only reveal premium symbols.

The bonus with the highest winning potential on Infectious 5 xWays can be obtained on the payout spins if 5 Scatters appear on the grid or by enhancing the various bonuses with Scatters during the free spins. The Infectious Spins then turn into a Mayhem mode: the premium super villains merge to become the golden Infectious 5. It becomes the only premium symbol that can appear on the grid and takes on the value of Mindflayer, the best symbol. You will always have the choice of 12 Toxic Hazard free spins or 10 Lock N' Load free spins, each Infectious xWays will only be able to reveal the gold Infectious 5 symbol.

Our review of Infectious 5 xWays

Once again, Nolimit City does not disappoint at all despite the high expectations of the public towards this provider. All their slots are among the best on the market and Infectious 5 xWays is no exception. The graphics are neat, the animations are smooth, and the theme is fun and original. The various special features offered and the choice between different high volatilities are a real plus. With the possibility of discovering 110,592 ways and a maximum winning potential of up to 55,555 times the starting bet, Infectious 5 xWays is sure to thrill you!