NSYNC Pop Slot Machine – Free Play & Review

A well known boy band from the late 90s, NSYNC was disbanded over two decades ago, but there are still people that remember them, and would appreciate a slot machine based on its singers. Play n GO aims to please with a branded slot machine, which uses images of all five members of the band, including the most famous of all, Justin Timberlake.

Set next to the stage, the reels have an irregular shape, with 2-3-4-3-2 symbols showing. Those symbols include both card suit icons in the low paying versions, and images of the band’s members in the top ones.

Developer

Delivered by Play n GO, this slot machine is one of hundreds of others that they’ve created for their players over the years. They have their share of branded slots, so this is not their first one. Some of their popular releases right now, include Secret of Dead, 3 Clown Monty, or 7 Sins.

How To Play It

First of all, to get started with NSYNC Pop, you have to select a bet which starts from $0.10, and could be taken as high as $10.

You’re going to get 144 ways to win from the slot’s 5 reels, and to offer you that many potential combinations it uses a setup with 2-3-4-3-2 symbols. Landing matching symbols on 3+ reels, left to right, is required to get a combo.

Special Features

The wild symbol is the one showing the members of the band together. It’s a substitute, it pays up to 10x the stake when forming its own combinations, but it doesn’t replace any feature symbols.

Mystery symbols will sometimes appear, ready to transform into regular or wild symbols as they do so.

The main feature will take the form of the free spins, which you can reach when there are scatters present on the middle reels. All three scatters are needed, at the same time, to get 8 free games triggered.

Special Pop mystery symbols are added to the game area, both at the top and bottom. They’re only unlocked when you get a Pop symbol to appear on that same reel. Once they’ve been popped, those extra positions become available for the rest of the free spins, with a permanent boost to the ways to win.

If you manage to unlock the entire game area, you could have 2,400 ways to win active, from 5 reels with 4-5-6-5-4 symbols on them. Encore Spin is triggered when you unlock the entire game area, a final round that removes low value symbols from the game area.

Additionally, the free spins also get Pop Wilds, which remain sticky and act as substitutes until the feature is done. These are also capable of unlocking Pop positions at the bottom or top of the reels.

Maximum Payouts

I’m not sure how satisfied we’re supposed to be, with the 5,000x top jackpot that’s promised in NSYNC Pop. With the volatility set to High as well, the expectations are definitely for a better reward.

Several RTP values are listed, out of which only the 96.20% max value is useful. The other four are much too low, I wouldn’t play the game with one of them active.

Summary

NSYNC Pop is not a great slot machine, but the nostalgia factor plays a big role here, and I believe it could give players a decent time once you take that into account. Those that weren’t fans of NSYNC aren’t likely to become one after playing this slot though.