Crank It Up (Pragmatic Play) Slot Demo & Review

I remember the good old days when my mates and I thought nothing of cranking up the volume when listening to our DJ beats in our flats, cars, or back gardens. Sure, we got plenty of complaints, but at that age, you just call everyone boring old codgers. Well, I’m now that old codger that gets annoyed when my neighbours play their music loud. Isn’t it funny how life goes full circle like that? Well, today, we’re cranking up the slot playing action, as Pragmatic Play has just released Crank It Up, a music-themed 5×3 slot with 20 paylines, a 10,000x max win, and a 96% RTP.

Crank it Up is not the most feature slot-packed you’ll come across, especially from a developer such as Pragmatic Play. The base game offers nothing aside from wild symbols and regular symbol combinations. However, the free spins bonus is probably worth the wait. It features framed positions created when wilds land that can hold multipliers of up to 10x, and then, at the end of the feature – you get three bonus spins with all frames converted into sticky wild symbols.

If you want to try out the slot before spending your hard-earned money, why not play the Crank It Up slot demo we’ve conveniently provided below?

Crank It Up Slot
ProviderPragmatic Play
Reels5
Rows3
Paylines20
Bonus Rounds1
Bet Range0.20 - 240
VolatilityHigh
Max Win10,000x
Bonus BuyYes
RTP96.00%
Our Rating5.5

Crank It Up Casino Bonus


Crank It Up Demo Slot


Crank It Up Slot Theme, Stakes, Pays & Symbols

Crank It Up Slot Paytable
Crank it Up slot paytable

For a slot that’s themed around music, the soundtrack on the Crank It Up slot is somewhat disappointing. It needs a hell of a lot more than just cranking up for me to start tapping my feet. If you’re after slots with a banging soundtrack, though, I recommend you go for something like Push Gaming’s DJ Cat or DJ Fox slot machines. They’ll get you in the groove for sure, while Nolimit City’s The Rave and DJ Psycho have fantastic soundtracks designed by probably the best sound engineer in the iGaming industry.

If it’s winning that interests you more than the music, you’re probably wondering what the paytable has in store for you on the Crank It Up slot. Well, it’s not the most lucrative I’ve ever seen. The Microphone with a return of 35x the stake for a 5-symbol combination is the best you can hope for. Then we have some Shoes offering up to 25x, Headphones worth a maximum of 20x, and Shades that could deliver up to 15x. The Ace, King, Queen, and Jack are the low-value symbols in the game and return 5x, 4x, 3x, and 2.5x, respectively, for a winning combo of five. Finally, Wilds can appear on reels 2, 3, and 4 and will substitute for all regular in-game symbols.

Betting options can be chosen on Crank it Up by clicking the Plus and Minus buttons to the side of the spin button. You can choose stakes ranging from a minimum of €0.20 a spin to a staggering €240.00 a press.


Crank It Up Slot Base Game & Modifiers

Crank It Up Slot Base Game
Crank it Up slot base game

You have a standard 5-reel, 3-row, and 20-payline configuration to look forward to on the Crank it Up slot. Winning combinations must start from the leftmost reel and move along a payline on consecutive reels to the right. You’ll need at least three matching symbols to receive a payout.


Crank It Up Slot Bonus Features

Crank It Up Slot Free Spins Feature
Crank it Up slot free spins feature

There are no base game features to speak of, so that means you’ll have to grin and bear some monotonous action until you’re lucky enough to trigger the free spins bonus. That happens when three scatter symbols land in any position on the reels as a result of the same spin.


Free Spins Feature

For the 3, 4, or 5 triggering scatter symbols, you’ll receive 10, 15, or 20 free spins, respectively. During this feature, the first time a wild symbol lands on a position, that position becomes highlighted. Each subsequent wild landing on a highlight will increase its multiplier through 2x, 3x, 5x, and 10x.

Once the bonus ends, you’re given an additional three free spins. However, these are not the same as before, as now, all highlighted positions transform into sticky wilds for those spins. Furthermore, the multiplier value of those positions carries over into these special spins.


Bonus Buy

For 80x your current stake, you can buy the free spins bonus. The spin will reveal at least three scatter symbols but can land four or five to give you even more spins.


Pros

  • The free spins bonus is ok - especially the three bonus spins at the end with all frames converted into sticky wilds.

Cons

  • The music is as average as the slot - which is ironic considering it’s a music-themed title.

Crank It Up Slot Review Final Thoughts

Crank It Up is a slot that may attract those tired of the scatter pays, and cluster pays myriad of slots hitting the casinos right now. However, it’s a fairly average slot that I’m not sure many of you will play for any extended period. The base game is dull, and while the free spins bonus makes up for that somewhat, there are better slots out there to spend your time on.

5.5

Average


Log in to share your thoughts

Not made an account yet? Register here to join the conversation.