Space Wars 2 is a bit of a complex beast.
As well as building clusters, the main aim is always to acquire Powerpoints which give you multipliers and free spins. Along the way you have a whole range of features to help you build towards more epic wins.
It’s what you might call a progressive game – the more you play, the more points you build and the greater your chances of winning big.
A Rocket in action taking out a row of symbolsHere are those features in full:
Powerpoints – check your point meter which runs across the top of the grid – you can see it in the screenshot above. It tells you how many points you currently have. Every winning cluster, and every event where symbols are blasted off the board, earns you points.
More points mean higher multipliers and 1,000 points gets you free spins.
Avalanche Wins – no Cluster Pays slot is complete without Avalanche Wins. Here, for every winning spin, the winning symbols are removed from the reels and new ones drop in to replace them. The process repeats until no more are wins occur.
Column and Row Blasters – somehow this reminds us of Space Invaders! When you land 4 identical symbols in a horizonal or vertical row, then a little space rocket appears and blasts all the symbols from an adjacent reel or row (except scatters or wilds). As this happens, Powerpoints are added to your meter.
Zapper – another way to add Powerpoints is with the Zapper feature. This super-cool symbol drops into the grid when a cluster of up to 6 symbols is formed. Now, as many as 4 symbols are zapped off the grid. In the free spins round, Zappers appear for cluters of 6 or more.
Bombs – you can also earn Powerpoints when a row of identical symbols forms. Now, a bomb appears and explodes, removing all the symbols adjacent to it. If multiplier wilds are caught up in the explosion, then their values combine to add more Powerpoints.
Wilds and Multiplier Wilds – When any cluster of 3 or more forms, after the Avalanche, a Wild is GUARANTEED to fill one of the spaces vacated. Or, in the free spins round, a Multiplier Wild drops in. These have a multiplier of 2x up to 25x which is multiplied by the standard Powerpoints award to create a bigger prize.
Feature Combinations – something unique to this game is the Feature Combination mechanic, where two of the above features come together to create something bigger and better.
There are three of these:
- Bomb PLUS Blaster – when a bomb and blaster land adjacent to each other, then not just one but THREE rows or columns are destroyed to give you a super-bounty of Powerpoints.
- Bomb PLUS Zapper – when these two land in adjacent positions, then between 1 and 3 symbols TRANSFORM into bombs.
- Zappers and Blasters – if these two get together then you’ll get between 1 and 3 symbols transforming into Column or Row Blasters.
A Zapper in action in Space Wars 2Trigger Free Spins With 1,000 Powerpoints
There is, of course, also a free spins round in Space Wars 2.
This is triggered by collecting 1,000 or more Powerpoints. Now, the grid is enhanced to 8×8 giving you the chance to collect Clusters of up to 8 symbols.
During free spins there are further enhancements – all Wilds become Multiplier Wilds AND you can trigger MORE free spins when your Powerpoint meter hits the following levels:
- 1,400 points
- 2,800 points
- 4,200 points
- 5,600 points
- 7,000 points
- 8,400 points
At each stage you’ll get between 1 and 3 extra spins. And remember, with Multiplier Wilds in place you can earn points at a faster rate.
