Fire My Laser

As you launch the Fire My Laser game, you join the void of space alongside a futuristic general, rugged and determined, smoking a fat cigar in his bionic armor. You’re in charge of an important mission to defend humanity against the Xeno Horde, an alien menace that has already infiltrated space and is planning an apocalyptic invasion. Perched on an asteroid on the other side of the screen, a Xeno leader (a disgusting green alien) seems to be laughing at Mankind, while on the other side our general is preparing to do everything in his power to repel this attack. You’ll have to use your weapons to destroy asteroids and enemy ships, collecting winnings while waging an explosive space war.

The game’s futuristic, sci-fi touch comes with the introduction of a new mechanic, ReactWins. There are no more betting lines, clusters or scatter wins, as wins here are generated by destroying paying symbols with bombs and lasers, simultaneously creating cascades of winnings.

Featuring average volatility with an RTP of 96.31%, the Fire My Laser slot boasts a 7×6-reel grid where it’s possible to hit up to 15,000x the stake thanks to repeated symbol explosions. You start this battle by placing a bet of between $0.10 and $100 per spin.

The Super Laser symbol is particularly powerful, as it eliminates symbols on diagonal lines 3 symbols wide and instantly destroys all Shields present.

There are 7 paying symbols capable of earning 0.10x to 5x the stake when part of an explosion. Small, colorful asteroids pay the least, while spaceships and the aliens pay the most. There are also standard asteroids, which are non-paying symbols.

To better understand the ReactWins mechanics, we’ll explain them now, and we’ll discover Fire My Laser’s features in detail below. These features activate when hit by bombs and lasers, once the shields have been destroyed:

Bombs Away

There are two different types of bombs and lasers in the game. These symbols can be used to win prizes by exploding positions on the grid and deleting the symbols on them. Paying symbols will then be deleted to award their prize, and all winnings will be collected in the visible total above the grid and paid out at the end of each round. Suppressed symbols will also trigger a cascade, sometimes causing multiple symbol drops to create new wins in succession. Each bomb or laser that lands on the grid activates from bottom to top or right to left, and will also activate if hit by another bomb or laser.

Each type of bomb and laser suppresses symbols in different ways, as follows:

• Small Bomb: Explodes in an area of 3×3 positions.
• Big Bomb: Explodes in an area of 5×5 positions.
• X-Laser: Shoots diagonally with a size of 1 symbol to target the grid in each direction.
• Super Laser: Fires diagonally with a size of 3 symbols to target the grid in all four directions. Super Laser also instantly destroys any shields affected by the effect.
• Remove Symbols: Triggers a cascade of symbols tumbling downwards to fill the top with new symbols.

In addition, once the grid is tidied up and no more bombs or lasers are active, there’s a chance to trigger an orbital bombardment on 3 to 7 different positions. Each bombardment will affect areas of 2×2 positions at the intersections between the affected symbols. More than one orbital bombardment can occur each turn. These bombardments also detonate the bombs or lasers affected by the effect.

Fire My Laser vs. 3 other slots from Hacksaw Gaming

Deploy Shield

Some of the game’s symbols feature shields and require several bombs or lasers or bombardments to activate the symbol. Only the Super Laser instantly destroys all shields affected by the effect.

Shields are indicated in the corner of symbols with a number indicating how many times they must be hit before they break. They are also visible on the Multiplier and Free Spins symbols.

Multipliers need to be hit 2 or 3 times to release their multiplier, ranging from 2x to 10x for 2-Shield Multipliers and from 15x to 500x for 3-Shield Multipliers.

All multipliers are activated when their shield breaks, and will be added to the total winnings at the end of the spin, with the total value multiplied to determine the final win.

There are two types of Free Spins symbol, and both will require 3 hits for their shields to give way and activate the bonus.

Alien Attack

Unlock this bonus with 8 Free Spins by breaking the shield on the Alien Mind Free Spin symbol. This bonus uses the same mechanics as the basic game and activates a progressive multiplier. All activated multipliers will be stored to increase the overall progressive multiplier, which applies to wins that have received at least one new multiplier. By breaking a shield on an Alien Mind FS symbol during the bonus, you’ll receive 2 additional Free Spins.

Extermination

Unlock this bonus with 12 Free Spins by breaking the shield on the Power Core FS symbol in the base game. This bonus uses the same mechanics as the base game. In addition, all active multipliers will be stored in a progressive global multiplier that is always active and will be applied to all winnings at the end of each spin. You can also receive 2 additional Free Spins by breaking a shield on a Power Core FS symbol.

Bonus Buy

Fire My Laser features two Bonus Buy options, allowing you to trigger Alien Attack and Extermination modes at any time for 80x and 200x the stake. There’s also a BonusHunt Feature Spins option that multiplies your chances of triggering the bonus by 5 for 3x the stake per spin. The final purchase option is to guarantee the appearance of at least one multiplier and one Super Laser symbol on screen for 50x the stake per spin.

An audacious sci-fi slot

Fire My Laser from studio Hacksaw Gaming has explored new horizons by offering players a new way of playing slots with ReactWins mechanics. Explosions of bombs and lasers will trigger not only winnings, but also the game’s features. After our test, we can already say that this is an unusual way of playing, experimental, but no less exciting, and one that could eventually be democratized by other development studios. This will suit players who like to experiment with novelty, but will be less appreciated by others, attached to more traditional things. In the basic game, it can sometimes be rather confusing not to see any victories over successive spins, due to the random and unpredictable nature of the bombs and lasers.