Eastcoast vs Westcoast – Slot Review
A great soundtrack, mixed with the sounds of police sirens, symbols of colorful graffiti, big dogs, and ghetto blasters, creates an authentic environment, and makes the player feel as a hustler living that street life. The developer, Nolimit City, shows great knowledge about the golden years of Hip Hop, and has really nailed it in many ways. The fast life of the rappers and their followers has been translated into a slot that has a lot going on at all times.
The base game consists of 5 reels, and there is a default 243 ways to win, which can expand all the way up to a whopping 84.375 and a maximum 30.618 the player stake. The bets range from 20 p/c to £/€100 per spin and a RTP of 96.04%. The main theme is reflected in the symbols of the game, with the 10-A royals being illustrated as graffiti on a brick wall. Other symbols include a mean Pitbull, a ghetto blaster and three different types of Dollar Dollar bills Y’all. The $1 bill illustrates George Washington, the $5 bill Abraham Lincoln, and last but not least, Benjamin Franklin on the $100, but not as you are used to seeing them. Instead, they had an encounter with Tupac’s style crew and are now G’ed up, rocking caps and bling. To be able to access the features of EastCoast vs WestCoast, the player has to land the bonus symbols which are depicted as a rim spinner, with the word “Bonus” written on it. The Wild symbol in this game is fist with brass knuckles, with the word “Wild” written on it, and a golden ring Wild symbol, that can replace all symbols except for the scatter.
Eastcoast vs Westcoast – Slot Features
The game consists of multiple bonus features, like 3 free spin games, respins, and 5 independent enhancers, listed below:
xWays: changes itself into 2-3 matching symbols, that will expand the reel and give the player multiple more winning ways.
xNudge Wilds: reveals a Wild symbol that is 1×3 size wise. This symbol nudges so it is fully visible. With each nudge it will multiply by x1.
Multiplier Symbols: symbols will multiply and create more winning ways for the player.
Linked Reels: minimum 2 reels link up, landing the same symbols.
Infectious xWays: same as the xWays enhancer, the Infectious xWays enhancer infects similar types on the reel and expands them too.
When the player lands 3 or 4 bonus symbols it triggers the West Coast Spins feature, but the player can actually choose between the West Coast or East Coast Spin feature. This will award the player 8 or 10 free spins, correlating to the amount of bonus symbols landed. Where this feature becomes really awesome, is that every spin will land one of the enhancers: xWays, xNudge Wilds, Linked Reels or Multipliers. Should the player land 5 scatters or unlock both enhancer bars, the Super Free Spin mode, also known as Coast-to-Coast Free Spins, will be unlocked. While the feature is active, each spin will land 2 enhancers at the same time, which will increase the chances. If the player lands 2 scatters, the Drive-By respins will activate. Last but not least, the Bonus Buy function also has to be mentioned. Here, the player can choose between 80x their bet to activate either the East Coast or West Coast Free Spin feature, or the Coast-to-Coast Free Spins, by putting up 420x their bet.
Eastcoast vs Westcoast – Conclusion
Eastcoast vs Westcoast is probably not for everyone but appeals to the players that also have a love for the HipHop culture. The slot is really on point when it comes to authenticity which HipHop connoisseurs definitely will appreciate. The game feels very “street” and nails the atmosphere, and the symbols are also spot-on – a bit cliché but it works.
Gaming wise, the slot provides some great features with many different ways of winning big. On the downside, if the scatters do not land, the game seems slow and not that entertaining, but when they finally do and all the different features is unlocked or activated, the action will provide thrills to the even the most hardcore gangsters. The different Free Spin features can get the pulse up.
All in all, Eastcoast vs Westcoast gives a good view into the 90’s HipHop culture, and it is obvious that this is a slot that Nolimit City had a lot of fun developing. Surely, there must be some real HipHop heads in their office because the slot is authentic and nostalgic in all aspects. So, if you have love for the culture, this slot is definitely the slot for you.