Cygnus 5 Pokie Review

Like most pokies themed after Ancient Egypt, Cygnus 5 is packed with additional features. The Avalanche feature is triggered after every winning spin. Each successive avalanche gives you more rows and more winning ways.

Prisms turn regular symbols into instances of the same symbol. Multiplier symbols boost your wins and fill the Multiplier Pillar, giving you a chance to pocket the maximum payout. Bonus Scatters and Super Bonus Scatters trigger 2 types of free drops. Also, there is the Meteor Strike feature that turns regular symbols into feature symbols.

Avalanche feature

The Avalanche feature is the Cascading Reels feature. With each win, you activate the Avalanche feature, which removes winning symbols. New symbols fill the vacant positions and an additional row of symbols is added.

Thanks to successive avalanches, you can add up to 8 rows and benefit from up to 262,144 winning ways. I reached the top number of rows several times in the base game and also in the Free Drops feature.

Prism Symbol

When the prism reaches the bottom of the grid, it forms a random line and turns all the symbols within that line into the same payout symbol or a Wild. The prism can produce several lines in random directions.

If the prism hits another prism, it creates a chain reaction, giving you more symbols of the same kind, or more Wilds. Multipliers, Bonus Scatters, and Super Bonus Scatters affected by the prism temporarily turn into the selected symbol. Once the avalanche ends, they turn back to their original form.

Multiplier Symbol

When the multiplier symbol reaches the bottom of the grid or the leftmost reel, it affects the Multiplier Meter on the left side of the grid and turns into a Wild. All subsequent wins are boosted by the current multiplier in the Multiplier Meter.

If you reach the top of the Multiplier Meter, aka the Multiplier Pillar, you will win the maximum payout of 50,000x the bet. The Multiplier Meter resets after a non-winning avalanche in the base game. Unfortunately, I never reached the top of the Meter.

Meteor Strike

The Meteor Strike feature is triggered randomly both in the base game and during free drops. It is activated only when symbols have already dropped. Then, random regular symbols are turned into feature symbols, such as Wilds, multipliers, Scatters, and prisms.

Free Drops

To trigger the Free Drops feature, you need to land the Bonus Scatter on the leftmost reel. Then, you get 7 free drops. If Bonus Scatters reach the bottom of rows 2-6, they are removed and placed on the reel 1 step closer to the leftmost reel.

If there is an active multiplier when the Free Drops feature is triggered, it is carried to the feature. The total multiplier does not reset after a non-winning avalanche. I triggered the Free Drops feature several times and all my wins ranged between 88x and 140x.

Super Free Drops

The Super Free Drops feature is triggered in the same way as the Free Drops feature. You need a Super Bonus Scatter on the leftmost reel. This secures you 7 free drops. The main difference is that the Meteor Strike feature is guaranteed on every free drop in the Super Free Drops feature.

I triggered the Super Free Drops feature only once and I have to say that I walked away with a massive win of 714x. The Meteor Strike feature helped me every step of the way, adding feature symbols in all the right places. Also, I was only 1 step away from filling up to Multiplier Meter, thus collecting the 50,000x max prize.

X-iter Feature

Within the X-iter feature, you have 4 different options that you can buy. If you want to increase your chances of triggering the Free Drops feature, you need to activate the Bonus Hunt option. To get the Meteor Strike feature, you need to pay 10x the bet.

Additional prisms will cost you 25x the bet. The Free Drops feature costs 100x the bet, while the Super Free Drops feature will cost you 500x. I tried all the options and none of them are worth the money.