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Slot Overview

The Phantom Pulse is a 7-reel mega grid slot by developer Print Studios that is packed full of features, including spot multipliers, cascading reels, morphing clusters, and a free spins bonus, where a max win of 20,000x is the top prize.

Gameplay & Bonus Features

Played over a huge grid spanning 7 reels and 7 rows, Phantom Pulse is a cluster pays slot game where 5 or more matching symbols connected adjacently anywhere within the playfield will award a payout and trigger a reel cascade. Betting options start from a minimum of €0.10 to a maximum of €50, whilst a very respectable return to player percentage of 96.40% is attached to the game.

The main mechanic in Phantom Pulse revolves around the morphing symbol, which is randomly selected on every spin. When a cluster made up of these symbols lands as a win, it doesn’t just clear and stop there.

Instead, it transforms into a neighbouring symbol, expanding the cluster and creating another win immediately. This can continue multiple times in a single spin, chaining wins together as long as the cluster keeps reforming with the morphing symbol.

If the entire grid becomes a morphing cluster, it resets by transforming into a completely new symbol, effectively restarting the cycle.

Grid Multipliers

Each position on the grid can build its own multiplier over time. The first time a winning symbol is removed from a position, it becomes active. From there, every additional removal increases the multiplier, doubling its value step by step.

When a cluster win includes multiple positions with multipliers, all of those values are added together and applied to the total win, which is where things can escalate quickly. In the base game, these multipliers reset between spins, so you’re always building them fresh each round.

Pulse Bombs

When the grid finishes cascading and no more wins are available, a Pulse Bomb can trigger. This clears symbols across a specific pattern on the grid, increasing the multipliers on those positions at the same time.

There are two types of patterns. Zone Pulses appear across the central diagonals in different sizes, while Radial Pulses hit from the outer edges of the grid. These effects can remove large sections at once, often pushing multipliers up multiple steps in a single action and setting up stronger follow-up wins.

Pulse Spins Bonus

Landing 3 or more Scatters triggers the Pulse Spins Bonus, awarding 8 free spins, with extra spins added for additional Scatters.

The key upgrade here is that grid multipliers no longer reset. Instead, they carry on building across the entire feature, allowing values to stack much higher than in the base game. You can also extend the bonus by landing 2 or more Scatters during the feature, adding extra spins and giving more time to build those multipliers.

Charged Pulse Spins

If one of the triggering scatters is a charged scatter, you enter the upgraded version of the feature. This keeps the persistent multipliers from the standard bonus but adds a guaranteed Pulse Bomb on every spin. With constant grid clears and multiplier growth, this version gives you far more consistent scaling and much higher potential across the bonus.

Bonus Buy

Those playing in a region where the full bonus buy menu is active can choose from the following enhanced bets:

• Adjustable Scatter Boost: Increase the chances of triggering the bonus – Costs between 1.5x – 71x the bet.
• Pulse Bomb: Guaranteed to land a pulse bomb on every spin – Costs 10x the bet.
• Pulse Spins Bonus: Trigger the pulse spins instantly – Costs 58.6x the bet.
• Charged Pulse Spins: Trigger the charged pulse spins – Costs 212x the bet.

Theme & Design

Print Studios takes you on a futuristic space adventure in Phantom Pulse, and I’ll be honest with you; they have absolutely nailed both the theme and design here, with the game being a high-quality production with regard to both the visuals and the soundtrack. As we’ve seen in the likes of Holy Hand Grenade 2 and Royal Potato 2, Print Studios have a fantastic team behind them, and by not rushing out releases just for the sake of it, players are treated to some genuiely well crafted titles. So, top marks here, Print Studios.