James Dean is a cultural game developed by Nextgen Gaming. The game is based on a real life movie star, James Dean. James Dean’s role in the movies took the world by storm earning him a special place in American cultural archives. It is a need to immortalize the legend that lead to the developers of the game to recreate James Dean as a game. James Dean is a legend among his fans. A cultural icon, American actor James Dean acquired his legendary status following his untimely death at the age of 24, which brought him two posthumous Oscars and now a slot game dedicated to his name.

James Dean is a 5 reel, 25 payline video slot that takes you back to the 1950s in Hollywood where you get to experience life with Dean. James Dean himself is situated on the left-hand side of the reel interface, and the translucent blue colour scheme makes it a great looking game. The movie-themed reels of the slot spin fluidly on the majority of devices and contain a number items relating to the star of the game himself. Becoming a Rebel Without a Cause on the brilliant James Dean Slot Machine from Nyx Gaming. Everyone likes a movie legend. Slot players are no different from the crowd, and to satisfy their need for super stardom it looks like Nyx Gaming have summoned the forces of James Dean to play the leading role in their slot machine that hails to the very same name.

James Dean is powered by NextGen Gaming and has 5 reels and 25 paylines. Playable from 25p to £50 a spin, the game is based on the legendary American actor who became a cultural icon due to his 1955 film Rebel Without a Cause. He did young in a car crash cementing his status as a legend.

With symbols such as motorcycles, sports cars, film reels, sunglasses and the man himself, there’s a few bonus features to be aware of. There’s a Re-Spins feature where you will get 3 re-spins with all prizes won subject to a 3x multiplier – this happens when 3 James Bean blue symbols appear on any of the 3 middle reels. Then reel 2, 3 or 4 becomes an expanded wild for big wins.

There is also a Free Game feature which is played when 3 or more scattered James Dean star symbols appear – you will be rewarded with 10 free spins with a 2x multiplier. Look out for the clapper symbol on reel 3 as this grants you up to 3 Legend Spins every time it appears.

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These Legend Spins play out after the free spins are over with all wins subject to a 5x multiplier! You can retrigger the free spins though with a further 10 free spins on offer – giving you 20 in total. This also means you can trigger more Legend Spins!

Finally there is a James Dean Pick Bonus feature where you can win up to 150 times your stake. When 3 James Dean purple symbols appear, you will trigger it. You then need to pick one of the symbols to win up to 150 times your bet – that simple. You can also reveal Pick Again or Win All to increase your chances of winning big.

James Dean is a pretty straight forward slot game – graphically it’s decent but nothing out of the ordinary in my opinion. The soundtrack is classic rock music which is a little cheesy in my opinion. I found it to be a medium variance affair with the free spins feature your best chance of a big win (due to the 5x multiplier for the Legend Spins).

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With a similar theme, I would rather play WMS Gaming’s Elvis The King Lives which is more volatile and has better graphics/music. With it comes to NextGen Gaming, you cannot go wrong with the cult 300 Shields which is a volatile favourite. The more recently released Cash Stampede is also very good and worth playing.