Space Wars 2 Powerpoints Slot Review

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I have vivid memories of the first Space Wars, so firing up Space Wars 2 Powerpoints felt like catching up with old friends. NetEnt has shifted the gameplay into a 6x6 grid slot where wins land with three or more matching symbols in horizontal or vertical lines. Winning symbols vanish, new ones tumble in, and every symbol removed feeds Powerpoints into a meter that drives the whole game, right up to wins of 10,020x stake.

I like how the sequel keeps the playful alien atmosphere while adding a more intense pace. The reels float in front of a rocky planet with asteroids drifting past, and the colour splashes on each creature help wins stand out when cascades chain together. Space Wars 2 Powerpoints runs on mobiles, tablets and desktops, and the default RTP sits at 96.05 percent with a highly volatile pay model that can swing hard.

Space Wars 2 Powerpoints Slot Information

Space Wars 2 Powerpoints sits on six reels with six rows in the base game, expanding to eight in free spins, and wins appear when three or more matching symbols touch in straight horizontal or vertical lines. Every symbol in a win is removed and pays through Powerpoints, which add to the meter above the grid. Your payout per spin then depends on how many points you stacked during that whole cascade sequence.

The lower paying group is made up of space rocks in green, blue, yellow, orange and purple, followed by a row of animated aliens in the same colours as medium symbols. At the top you have the ruby crystal, which throws out the highest Powerpoints values. Wilds land once you hit three of a kind, and in the bonus round they can carry multiplier values from x2 right through to x25, feeding far larger point jumps.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	8	x6
	7	x5.25
	6	x4.5
	5	x3.75
	4	x3
	3	x2.25
	2	x0.75
	8	x4
	7	x3.5
	6	x3
	5	x2.5
	4	x2
	3	x1.5
	1	x0.5
	8	x4
	7	x3.5
	6	x3
	5	x2.5
	4	x2
	3	x1.5
	1	x0.5
	8	x4
	7	x3.5
	6	x3
	5	x2.5
	4	x2
	3	x1.5
	1	x0.5
	8	x4
	7	x3.5
	6	x3
	5	x2.5
	4	x2
	3	x1.5
	1	x0.5
	8	x4
	7	x3.5
	6	x3
	5	x2.5
	4	x2
	3	x1.5
	1	x0.5
	8	x2
	7	x1.75
	6	x1.5
	5	x1.25
	4	x1
	3	x0.75
	1	x0.25
	8	x2
	7	x1.75
	6	x1.5
	5	x1.25
	4	x1
	3	x0.75
	1	x0.25
	8	x2
	7	x1.75
	6	x1.5
	5	x1.25
	4	x1
	3	x0.75
	1	x0.25
	8	x2
	7	x1.75
	6	x1.5
	5	x1.25
	4	x1
	3	x0.75
	1	x0.25
	8	x2
	7	x1.75
	6	x1.5
	5	x1.25
	4	x1
	3	x0.75
	1	x0.25

Space Wars 2 Powerpoints Slot Features

Most of the action in Space Wars 2 Powerpoints comes from the modifiers that drop in when you land bigger wins. A line of four matching symbols creates a Column or Row Blaster, depending on whether the line was horizontal or vertical. Once its paying symbols have vanished, the blaster rockets along the whole row or reel, wiping away every regular symbol in its path and pouring more Powerpoints into the collection meter.

If you manage a win with five or six identical symbols, the Zapper gets involved. In the base game that means between one and four symbol types are removed after a five symbol win, or three to four types after a six symbol win. Bombs arrive when horizontal and vertical wins intersect, sitting tight until cascades end, then exploding to clear surrounding symbols while any nearby multiplier wilds crank up the Powerpoints collected.

What really grabbed me were the combo features, where these modifiers meet side by side. Land a Bomb next to a Blaster and they team up to strip three adjacent rows or reels. Put a Bomb by a Zapper and several symbol types turn into extra bombs before the chain reaction starts. When Zapper and Blaster sit together, they fill the grid with extra rockets that sweep huge sections clean for more point swings.

Space Wars 2: Powerpoints Slot Features

The Powerpoints mechanic turns every spin in Space Wars 2 Powerpoints into a little push up a payout ladder. In the base game, even modest totals can bring back a small slice of the stake, while passing one thousand points in a single sequence does two things at once. You collect a payout at the current level and you also move into the free spins round, where the grid grows taller and the meter really matters.

Free spins use the taller six by eight layout and, unlike the main game, the Powerpoints total does not reset between spins. That rolling total unlocks higher payout levels and can reach twelve thousand points for the maximum advertised win of 10,020 times stake, though hitting that takes a very strong run of modifiers and cascades. Away from the UK, there are paid entry options into the bonus, costing 75x, 140x or 250x stake.

The 200 Spins Space Wars 2: Powerpoints Slot Experience

Running a 200 spin session on Space Wars 2 Powerpoints gave me a fair taste of how swingy this grid can be. Stretches of dead spins were broken by hectic cascades where Blasters, Zappers and Bombs chained together, sometimes pushing the meter close to the magic one thousand mark before stalling. When the bonus finally landed, the taller grid and multiplier wilds made the whole screen feel alive, even if the payout stayed below three hundred x.

Space Wars 2 Powerpoints Slot Verdict

Overall, Space Wars 2 Powerpoints feels like NetEnt reacting to players who wanted more depth from the original, and on that front I think they delivered. The modifiers and combo effects keep spins engaging, and the grid expansion in free spins adds proper suspense. On the other hand, the high volatility and sometimes stingy Powerpoints meter mean patience and bankroll management matter a lot. I dip in when I fancy chaotic, feature heavy space action.

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