Pirots 2 Slot Features

Enter the stuffy jungle and take a ride with the birds on a 6x6 grid that awards wins based on a unique mechanism called CollectR. In essence, a parrot of the same color must land adjacent to an Amber symbol in order to collect it and any other directly adjacent instances. After each bird has finished its respective movement, all remaining icons will drop down, and the view will be completed with new ones for a chance to score more wins. Ambers can also be upgraded throughout the gameplay, which increases their payout per unit. Their basic forms are worth from 0.05 to 0.1 times the bet, while the fully upgraded versions from 10 to 50 times.

Symbol Collection

Each winning symbol contributes to the collection meter. Once the progression is completed and all wins for the current spin have been calculated, Feature Symbols will be placed in random positions on the grid. The meter can stack up to 3 progression cycles simultaneously.

Feature Symbols

A range of special symbols is available for birds to collect. Whenever they reach any of them, a respective feature will trigger:

• Coins represent instant wins, awarding the displayed amount upon collection.
• Upgrade advances the matching Amber's payout value by up to 3 steps. Multicolored Upgrades affect all four Amber colors.
• Wild substitutes for any Ambers on their current payout level.
• Red Button activates a meteor strike that explodes symbols and expands the game area to a maximum of 8x8.
• Eggs hatch a dinosaur that chases away the birds and forces them to land in new positions.
• Popcorn fills empty spaces with kernels through which all birds can move once to reach a matching cluster if one is available.
• Mushroom transforms an adjacent cluster of Ambers into the same color as the bird that collected the symbol. It can also spawn any of the other Feature Symbols.
• Bonus contributes to triggering the Bonus Game.

Pirots 2 Bonus Game

Collecting 3 Bonus symbols over the course of a single cascading sequence triggers the Bonus Game. The grid's size, Collection Meter's progress, and Amber symbols' upgraded values will be transferred accordingly. During the round, all progressive features and the Bonus symbol accumulation maintain their level throughout all free drops.

X-iter Bonus Buy

ELK Studios offers their trademarked bonus buy option to trigger most of the exciting features instantly for a fixed price:

• Bonus Hunt (3x bet) - more than a quadruple chance of triggering the bonus.
• Popcorn Fiesta (10x bet) - one spin with the Popcorn feature activated from the start.
• Maximum Grid Size (25x bet) - expands the playing area to the full 8x8 size.
• Bonus (100x bet) - standard free drops.
• Super Bonus (500x bet) - enhanced free drops played on maximum size and with upgrade symbols affecting all gems.

Final Thoughts

When experts like ELK Studios decide to make a sequel and, further down the line perhaps also turn it into a series, you may be sure the balance between the original experience and fresh additions will be impeccable. They've proven their expertise in this field multiple times before, delivering a famous Gold saga that began from a stellar release of Ecuador Gold or an outstanding quirky Nitropolis series that celebrated its fourth installment earlier this year (2023 at the time of writing this review). The first Pirots were quite an experimental product, and it has undoubtedly divided the audience into two camps. You either hate it or you love it. Fortunately for the Swedish outfit, there seemed to be more players appreciating their original formula. The follow-up loyally sticks to the fundamentals, introducing just the right amount of improvements in the areas that affect gameplay the most. And so, the maximum upgrade level of the regular symbols has increased along with their top payouts, the starting grid has grown in size, and several new Feature Symbols have appeared. The Popcorn functionality seems especially engaging, allowing birds to reach an available cluster through empty positions, hence often significantly extending the duration of the round. It would also be nice to see an increased max win that would perfectly fit into the enhanced pay table, but the repeated 10,000x doesn't feel stingy, either.

Design-wise, Pirots 2 follows a similar path as the mechanics, reusing some of the art from its predecessor and adding new elements to match the prehistoric theme. Therefore, the birds haven't changed much except for small details, giving them a bit of a caveman vibe. However, the majority of symbols, including shiny Ambers acting as regular CollectR icons, received an appropriate revamp, now resembling stone spears, dinosaur eggs, skulls, and mushrooms. The Popcorn icon may seem like the odd one out, but if you think about it, it's an iconic snack in any amusement park where Pirots 2 appears to be taking place. All in all, it's a massively coherent package boasting state-of-the-art design and a relaxing soundtrack peppered with sounds of prehistoric nature.