The Goonies Return Slot Review

The Goonies Return Slot Details & Wager Limits

The Goonies Return slot is played on 5 reels, 3 rows and 20 paylines. Create winning combinations by land 3, 4 or 5 matching symbols or wilds from left to right in a payline, starting from the leftmost reel.

You can join this adventure a bet levels that range from between 10p and £100 per spin. The up and down arrows to the left of the reels will see you adjust the stake accordingly. If you click on the actual figure, you will get a screen showing all available stakes.

The Goonies Return RTP is 96% which puts it slap bang in the middle. The volatility here is also in the medium range with payouts spread throughout the various bonus features and base game.

Payouts can reach up to 50,000 x your total stake. The bigger wins will come from the bonus features.

Theme – It’s Our Time Down Here

Just like the original The Goonies release, The Goonies Return slot takes inspiration from the classic 1985 movie about a gang of kids who find a mysterious map and go hunting for lost treasure. The film has gone on to gain cult status and the first slot version went on to become a firm favourite with online slots players.

The comic book-style imagery is excellent and the character symbols are instantly recognisable. You’ll hear blasts of dialogue from the film as well a rather jaunty backing track. The design here is true to the spirit of the film and very nicely done.

The design in this sequel is impressively done, just like the first The Goonies slot. The reels are made up of A to J royals and 4 character symbols (Data, Mouth, Chunk and Mikey. The top standard symbol is the pirate flag. This spins in stacked formation and pays 25 x your total stake if you land 5 across a payline.

The medallion symbol is the wild. This can land on all 5 reels and substitute fo everything apart from the bonus symbol. Land 3 of those bonus symbols to trigger the bonus features. 5 on a payline will also pay 25 x stake. Here’s a list of all symbols with payouts and info:

Symbol	Payouts
J	3, 4, or 5 = 0.2, 0.5 or 2.5 x stake
Q	3, 4, or 5 = 0.2, 0.5 or 2.5 x stake
K	3, 4, or 5 = 0.4, 2 or 5 x stake
A	3, 4, or 5 = 0.4, 2 or 5 x stake
Data	3, 4, or 5 = 0.5, 3 or 10 x stake
Mouth	3, 4, or 5 = 0.5, 3 or 10 x stake
Chunk	3, 4, or 5 = 1, 4 or 15 x stake
Mikey	3, 4, or 5 = 1, 4 or 15 x stake
Pirate Flag	2, 3, 4, or 5 = 0.1, 2, 5 or 25 x stake
Medallion Wild	Substitutes for symbols above + pays up to 25 x stake
One-Eyed Willy Bonus	3 trigger One-Eyed Willy Bonus features

The Goonies Return Mobile

The Goonies Return has been fully optimised for play on all devices including desktop, tablet and smartphone devices. The classy cartoon design makes The Goonies Return mobile slot a very easy one to play.

The Goonies Return Bonus Features

With regards to extras, there are 13 bonus features on offer in The Goonies Return. The range of extras takes in 7 modifiers and 6 triggered bonus rounds and covers pretty much every type of feature you could possible imagine. I’ll start by looking at the modifiers.

One-Eyed Willy Modifier features

There are 7 One-Eyed Willy Modifier features which can trigger at random on any spin. Here’s what they offer:

• Truffle Shuffle Wilds feature: land this extra and overlay wilds are awarded. Chunk can also turn these into multiplier wilds. You could also get a Truffle Reshuffle here which can deliver a second winning combination.
• Hidden Riches feature: a Mikey wild is added to the central position on reel 3. When the reels have stopped spinning, any other Goonie symbols turn wild and a new payout consideration is made.
• W-Invention Reels feature: Data uses the Punch Out Glove to sync between 2 and 5 adjacent reels. He can also add colossal symbols or upgrade symbols.
• Lucky Coins feature: these are mystery transforming symbols. All coins will turn into the same matching symbol and a new payout consideration follows. Land a cash symbol here and you’ll trigger a streak respin. These continue until no new coins appear.
• Bonus Boost feature: extra Bonus symbols are added to the reels, boosting your chances of triggering the main bonus features (info below).
• Win Spin feature: you’re guaranteed to land a combination that delivers a big win.
• Winning Spin feature: on random occasions, you could also see scythes, shooting spikes or dynamite appear which turn losing spins into winners.

One-Eyed Willy Bonus features

Land 3 Bonus symbols on the same spin to trigger the One-Eyed Willy Bonus features. You’ll then spin the Bonus Wheel. Depending on where the pointer lands, you’ll be awarded one of the following features:

Booby Trap Bonus feature: turn the key which will reveal a cash award, a collect which ends the round or a trigger of another feature.

Waterslide to Wealth Bonus feature: this is a variation on the trail bonus. Collect doubloons to work your way along a trail which increases the value of a bet multiplier. Look out for upgrades which can boost the value of the prizes. Make it to the end of the trail and you’ll go on to play the Big Money Bonus.

Skeleton Organ Free Spins feature: here, you’ll receive 5 free spins with the Skeleton Organ Symbol stacked on each reel. These are sticky too. Land a special symbol here and you’ll get a key to reveal symbol on the organ. All the organ symbols will then display that new symbols and a payout follows. When you’ve used up your free spins, you’ll get to pick from a selection of doubloons. These can award extra free spins, another bonus feature or a collect.

Fratelli Free Spins feature: 10 free spins are on offer if you trigger this feature. If a Super Sloth Wild lands, that symbol position is highlighted. On the final free spin, either cash or wild symbols will land in the highlighted positions.

Momma Fratelli Money Spins feature: if you land 5 or more cash symbols during the Fratelli free spins, you’ll go on to play this extra. You’ll start with 3 respins. These reset if a new cash symbol lands. At the end, pick from the keys shown which can award more free spins, a collect or another Bonus feature.

Final Voyage Free Spins feature: you’ll move to a new screen. Below the reels is a trail with Inferno to the left, markers in the middle and gold doubloons to the right. The Inferno Wild shifts 1 reel to the right with each free spin. The Goonie character below the Inferno Wild also turns wild.

The round continues until all the high paying character have been upgraded and you’ve reached the doubloon to the right of the trail. You’ll then get to pick a doubloon. This can reveal a collect, a trigger of the One-Eyed Willy Riches Bonus feature or Super Spins where all the Goonies are wild and a stacked Inferno Wild is active throughout.

One-Eyed Willy Riches Bonus feature: you’ll play a series of 3 streak respins on a 5×4 grid. Look out for multiplier values. If these land, they lock in place and the respins reset to 3. Look out too for Goonie character symbols, each of which can deliver a special upgrade:

• Mikey = overall win multiplier
• Data = awards an extra respin.
• Chunk = awards a Truffle Shuffle and upgrades the value of the other symbols.
• Money = adds the value of all the symbols currently on view to create a Super Money Win.
• One-Eyed Willy = expands the size of the grid which can reach 9×4 in size.
• Sloth = restarts the other characters.

When you’ve run out of respins, all the prizes are added together to give you a final multiplier award.

Finally, there’s the One-Eyed Willy Exchange. Land a win of at least 15x stake and you can gamble and try and upgraded it into a feature trigger.

The Goonies Return Review Summary – super sequel has more hidden surprises

If you like games that offer plenty of gameplay variety, then you won’t go too far wrong with The Goonies Return slot. With a total of 13 bonus features, you’re not likely to get bored any time soon.

As usual for one of Blueprint Gaming’s branded releases, the design is superbly well done. It’s better than the original The Goonies slot with the characters from the film playing a more prominent part.

The official max win is 50,000 x your total stake overall. This is high and will come from the One-Eyed Willy Riches Bonus feature. With big wins possible, The Goonies Return is all about the variety of the bonus features. It’s a must if you enjoyed the iconic film.

Like the film itself, the original slot version of The Goonies proved to be a surprise hit. If you enjoyed the first outing for the Goonies gang, expect more of the same in this feature-filled sequel. Big on movies or TV series? There’s Microgaming’s Game of Thrones Power Stacks and Playtech’s Gladiator: Road to Rome.