Flight Mode: Slot Overview
Flight Mode from Nolimit City is a proper odd one, in a good way. It runs on a 6x4 setup with 729 ways, though that bottom row is locked off at first and holds the Max Win symbols. The main hook is simple enough, wins cascade away, the next multiplier keeps building, and special symbols can turn a dead spin into something lively.
I found it a bit easier to get into than some heavier games from the same studio, but it still has that scrappy, dark, slightly grim look. RTP is 96.07%, volatility is high, and the top prize is 5,051x. Fair enough, that max win is not massive by this studio's standards, but the session-to-session play is still decent.
Flight Mode: Slot Information
6 reels, 4 rows, 729 ways. You need at least 3 matching symbols from the left to make a win. Only the top three rows are really active at the start, because the fourth row stores those locked Max Win symbols. Every time you land a win, the symbols explode, new ones drop in, and the next multiplier value goes up by +1.
Regular symbols are the usual J to A low pays, then the better ones are lighter, mobile phone, bowling ball, lobster and life vest. Six low pays return 0.2x to 0.4x, while six premiums pay 0.5x to 1x the stake. Wilds can land on any reel and substitute for regular symbols, and symbol multipliers are additive, which is where things start getting tasty.
Symbol Payouts
| 6 | x1 |
| 5 | x0.5 |
| 4 | x0.4 |
| 3 | x0.3 |
| 6 | x0.8 |
| 5 | x0.45 |
| 4 | x0.35 |
| 3 | x0.25 |
| 6 | x0.7 |
| 5 | x0.4 |
| 4 | x0.3 |
| 3 | x0.2 |
| 6 | x0.6 |
| 5 | x0.35 |
| 4 | x0.25 |
| 3 | x0.15 |
| 6 | x0.5 |
| 5 | x0.3 |
| 4 | x0.2 |
| 3 | x0.1 |
| 6 | x0.4 |
| 5 | x0.15 |
| 4 | x0.1 |
| 3 | x0.05 |
| 6 | x0.3 |
| 5 | x0.15 |
| 4 | x0.1 |
| 3 | x0.05 |
| 6 | x0.25 |
| 5 | x0.15 |
| 4 | x0.1 |
| 3 | x0.05 |
| 6 | x0.2 |
| 5 | x0.15 |
| 4 | x0.1 |
| 3 | x0.05 |
Flight Mode: Slot Features
Bombs, xHole, Multiplier Increasers and the Golden Multiplier Increaser do most of the heavy lifting in the base game. Bombs go off when there are no more wins, clearing regular symbols on their row and reel, while also unlocking the Max Win symbol on that reel. xHole kicks in later, sucks in all symbols, throws them back randomly with the next multiplier value, then turns into a wild.
Multiplier Increasers add x2 to x10 to the next multiplier, while the golden one doubles that next multiplier value. Then you have Flee Spins, which trigger from 3, 4 or 5 scatters for 6, 9 or 12 spins. Here the next multiplier progress does not reset, and any unlocked Max Win symbols stay open for the whole round. That is easily the most fun bit for me, because the pressure keeps building instead of dropping back to zero.
Extra Spins can show up after a round ends if the price is no more than your total win, and they keep the multiplier state from the previous spin, though scatters cannot land there. Outside the UK, there are also boosters and buys, like a 3.3x scatter booster, 6x xHole, 11x Print Spins, 90x Printier Spins, 270x Printiest Spins, plus bonus buys from 90x up to 911x for God Mode.
Bonus Buy Options
Theme & Graphics
Visually, this one looks like a rough old seat-back screen on a grim flight, and I mean that as a compliment. It has that 90s, beat-up cartoon style, with the reels wedged into the back of the seat in front. Symbols like the plane-door wild, toilet xHole, bomb and rubber duck scatter fit the whole miserable-flight joke pretty well.
Sound is a strong point too. A few reviews really rated the music, and I get why. The base game has that weird airport mood, then Flee Spins flips into a properly unhinged tune. Not everyone will enjoy the theme, though. The plane-crash humour is a bit much for some players, and I am not entirely sold on it for a chilled session.
