East Coast vs West Coast Slot Review

East Coast vs West Coast Slot RTP, Details and Wager Limits

The base game action in the East Coast vs West Coast slot plays out on a 5 reel, 3 row, 243 ways to win machine. The number of ways to win can rocket up to a maximum of 84,375 courtesy of the expanding reels which we’ll look at shortly. To create a winner, you need to land 3 or more of the same symbol or wild on adjoining reels starting from reel 1.

You can join this rap battle at stake levels of between 20p and £100 per spin. To adjust, click on the $ symbol below the reels. For autoplay, click on the arrow below the spin button. You can run up to 100 spins here. There are options to set win and loss limits too.

The East Coast vs West Coast RTP is 96.04%. 41.61% comes in the base game and 32.64% from the bonus features. This can rise to 96.89% with the Bonus Buy options (more info below). However, there is a 94% RTP version which may be on offer at UK slot websites.

The hit frequency rate of 30.27% means you’ll land a winner on just under one third of spins on average. It will take approximately 201 spins to trigger the West Coast or East Coast Spins features.

The design might be pretty laid back but that’s certainly not the case when it comes to variance. The volatility is extremely high. Out of 10, it’s a maximum 10. The max win is 30,618 x your total stake per spin.

Theme – revisit the rap battles of the 1990s 

With a hip hop theme, the East Coast vs West Coast slot is based on the East vs West Coast hip hop rivalry from the 90s. The most famous battle was between 2Pac and The Notorious B.I.G which culminated in Tupac Shakur being shot in a drive-by shooting in 1996 and The Notorious B.I.G also suffering the same fate a year later.

The design is done graffiti-style and is impressive as usual from developer Nolimit City. The reels are set against a backdrop of the sun kissed palm trees of California and the gritty high rises of New York. You’ll hear a beat heavy soundtrack playing while you spin, punctuated by blaring sirens. The overall effect is pretty superb.

On the reels you’ll find graffiti A to 10 symbols alongside a ghetto blaster, a dog and a trio of dollar bills featuring the images of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Benjamin Franklin smoking a blunt. The Benjamin Franklin symbol has the highest value and pays 1.5, 2.5 or 7.5 x your total stake if you land 3, 4 or 5 in combination.

There is also a gold ring wild symbol which substitutes for any symbol except the bonus scatter. Here’s a list of payouts per symbol:

Symbol	Payouts
10	3, 4 or 5 = 0.2, 0.5 or 1.5 x stake
J	3, 4 or 5 = 0.2, 0.5 or 1.5 x stake
Q	3, 4 or 5 = 0.2, 0.5 or 1.5 x stake
K	3, 4 or 5 = 0.25, 0.6 or 1.75 x stake
A	3, 4 or 5 = 0.25, 0.6 or 1.75 x stake
Ghetto Blaster	3, 4 or 5 = 0.3, 0.75 or 2 x stake
Dog	3, 4 or 5 = 0.4, 0.9 or 2.5 x stake
George Washington	3, 4 or 5 = 0.5, 1 or 3 x stake
Abraham Lincoln	3, 4 or 5 = 0.75, 1.25 or 3.75 x stake
Benjamin Franklin	3, 4 or 5 = 1.5, 2.5 or 7.5 x stake
Gold Ring Wild	Substitutes for all symbols above
Bonus Scatter	Triggers various bonus features

East Coast vs West Coast Mobile

You can play East Coast vs West Coast on computers, tablets and smartphones. The cartoonish visuals work nicely on the smaller screen too. The East Coast vs West Coast mobile slot plays well.

East Coast vs West Coast Bonus Features

You can expect plenty of variety from the features on offer in East Coast vs West Coast. There are respins and free spins aplenty, complete with a variety of enhancers which can really rev up the action.

Enhancer features

The Enhancer features become active when you trigger the East Coast Free Spins, West Coast Free Spins or a Drive By Respin features. Here’s what to expect:

• X-Ways feature: all the X-ways symbols on the reels on that spin will transform into 2 or 3 of the same standard symbol. The height of the reels also expands here, increasing the number of ways to win. The maximum number of ways to win can increase to 84,375.
• X-Nudge Wilds feature: a wild is added here. This will nudge up or down until it has filed the whole of the reel. Each nudge also increases a multiplier by 1x. The X-Nudge Wilds on multiple reels on the same spin and the value of the multipliers is combined.
• Multipliers feature: here, symbols are multiplied to increase the number of ways to win. Once again, multipliers can combine to give even bigger potential payout boosts.
• Linked Reels feature: 2 or more reels will sync so they display the same combination of symbols. This greatly enhances your chances of landing a winner.
• Infectious X-Ways feature: 1 symbol will randomly become the Infectious symbol. All other examples of this symbols elsewhere on the reels become infected too. These symbols all expand on their reel too.

Drive By Respin feature

The Drive By Respin feature is triggered by landing 2 bonus scatter symbols on the same spin. You’ll then play 1 respin where one of the enhancers will be active (described above).

East Coast Spins feature

Land 3 or 4 Bonus symbols and you’ll receive 8 or 10 free spins in the East Coast Spins feature. In this round, an Infectious X-Way symbol is guaranteed to land on each free spin.

Above the reels is a bar. This shows what other Enhancers can trigger. Some of them will be locked. Land a Bonus symbol to add 2 more free spins as well as unlocking an Enhancer. If you manage to unlock all 5 Enhancers, you’ll head to the Coast to Coast Spins feature which we’ll look at below. This feature has a higher risk than the West Coast option as well as higher win potential.

West Coast Spins feature

In the West Coast Spins feature, 8 or 10 free spins are awarded if you land 3 or 4 Bonus symbols. On each free spin, 1 of the 5 Enhancers triggers at random. Some of the Enhancers are locked. Landing Bonus symbols adds more free spins and unlocks more Enhancers. Unlock all 5 for the Coast to Coast Spins feature. This feature offers more frequent wins that the East Coast option.

Coast to Coast Spins feature

The Coast to Coast Spins feature can be triggered from the other 2 free spins features. You can also activate it by landing 5 Bonus symbols. You’ll then play 5 free spins with 2 Enhancers landing simultaneously on each of them. This increases your win potential as you’ll benefit from double the number of enhancers on every free spin.

Nolimit Bonus feature

Like in other Nolimit City slots, there are 2 feature buy options in East Coast vs West Coast. Either option will give you 8 East/West Coast Spins or 12 Coast to Coast Spins. Here’s what they offer:

• 1^st Option: you will play 8 East or West Coast spins (10 for 4 bonus symbols). The cost is 80 x your total stake. The RTP is 96.2%.
• 2^nd Option: you land 5 bonus symbols which gives you 12 Coast to Coast Spins. With this option costing 420 x your total stake, the RTP is 96.89%.

Unfortunately, the Nolimit Bonus feature doesn’t apply for UK players.

East Coast vs West Coast Review Summary – which side you on?

The East Coast vs West Coast slot offers plenty of variety thanks to the Enhancers. It can pack a proper payout punch too courtesy of max wins of 30,618 x stake. Take care though as the action here is extremely volatile.

With up to 84,375 ways to win, the key to the big wins will come from an increased number of ways to win as well as the multipliers. The best feature is the Coast to Coast Spins feature where 2 enhancers are in play on each free spin.

Even if you don’t know your rappers, or your Snoop Dogg from your Kool G, the range of extras make East Coast vs West Coast worth a spin. It doesn’t offer the max wins than the San Quentin slot does but it’s a superb game yet again from Nolimit City.

There are a few hip hop themed slots out there. None offer the max win potential, the unique design and range of bonus features than East Coast vs West Coast does. In summary, another superb game from Nolimit City.