The brilliant Mark Twain once said, “The past doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme,” Stakelogic’s online slot Diamond Staxx Multipays gives us a taste of this profound statement. This game could have been viewed as cutting-edge in the 1980s yet appears somewhat antiquated today; however, that was likely exactly what the developers desired when creating Diamond Staxx Multipays, combining elements from both old and modern styles into one simple design.

A single glance is all you need to understand whether Diamond Staxx Multipays will suit your taste. Stakelogic has gone full retro with the visuals, displaying an array of captivating chunkify gem symbols on the game grid. Its gorgeous background imagery reinforces this vintage vibe – a blend of wireframe modeling, vibrant purple hills, and a glittering triangle-filled sky. It’s like in the movie The Thirteenth Floor when Hall ventures off to an unfamiliar place and realizes his mundane ‘world’ is nothing more than a simulation, and what lies beyond hasn’t been entirely developed yet. This thought-provoking film deservedly earned second place for Best Science Fiction Film at Saturn Award; only the Matrix was ahead of it!

Get ready to play on a 5-reel, 3-row grid with ten paylines and Multipays as the winning mechanic. With its medium-high volatility rate and 96.24% RTP no matter whether you’re playing for £/€10 per spin or activating Super Stake mode, this game is sure to be an exciting experience! By opting into Super Stake Mode, you double your bet but get extra chances at insanely valuable winning combinations – it’s worth every penny!

Diamond Staxx Multipays keeps things straightforward with its symbols – no scatter, bonus symbol, or wild. The red, pink, yellow, and green gems are the highest-paying symbols awarding 15-30 times the bet for five-of-a-kind. Fairly close behind them come Double Bars, bells, and diamonds that grant 80x to 500x your stake for a set of five matching icons on an active payline from left to right across at least three consecutive reels.

Quick Info

Title: Diamond Staxx Multipays

Developer: Stakelogic

Reels: 5

Rows: 3

Paylines: 10

RTP: 96.24%

Max Win: N/A

Volatility: Medium/High

Min/Max Bet: 0.10/100

Release Date: January 12, 2023

Features

Multipays is a simple game mechanic that awards payouts for a three-of-a-kind win on the first three reels and then an additional payout if it becomes four or five of a kind when the fourth and fifth reel stops spinning, respectively. It may be similar to ReelPlay’s Infinity Reels in some ways but with only five reels instead of ‘infinite.’

Verdict

Chasing the nostalgia dollar is a wise business decision, yet to get it right, one must strike an incredibly fine balance between appearing outdated and simply looking unappealing. Trying this without a safety net can be like walking across a canyon with increasing winds as rain threatens to fall. Diamond Staxx Multipays does this admirably; its background Tron vibe gives it that old-school feel while still looking modern and fresh – though whether or not the rest of it succeeds is up for debate. Although Diamonds Staxx Multipays may seem a little too vintage at first glance, the combination of 80s-style atmosphere and Starburst icons could be precisely what some players are searching for. On the other hand, others might find this game akin to rubbing their eyes with sand!

For the gaming enthusiast, there are highs and lows. The upsides? Keeping it as straightforward as possible is encouraged; Multipays have a few reels with the potential for straight-line wins depending on how each fourth reel falls in place. However, these innovations lack major staying power – all Diamond Staxx Multipays has to offer are line wins that become routine after viewing them once or twice. Unfortunately, there is no bonus round or any other explicitly stated modifier. It would have been best if Stakelogic had added something to the existing simplicity and incorporated it with the Multipays mechanic to make gameplay more exciting. Super Stake may be a solution, but it’s phrasing makes it difficult to determine how it could work.

Although Diamond Staxx Multipays proved to be a bit of an enigma and generated some curiosity, it ultimately left us feeling disappointed. This system could potentially have more impact if implemented in a game with even more features instead of being released in the beta stage. We believe this concept has potential for the future and should not be overlooked within the gaming industry.