Have you ever seen “Forrest Gump “, a 1994 American epic romantic comedy-drama film based on the 1986 novel of the same name by Winston Groom. The film was directed by Robert Zemeckis and starred Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise and Sally Field. The story depicts several decades in the life of Forrest Gump, a naïve and slow-witted yet athletically prodigious native of Alabama who witnesses, and in some cases influences, some of the defining events of the latter half of the 20th century in the United States. Fun, moving, outstanding – these three words best describe this marvelous film! How would you describe a slot based on this film?

“Forrest Gump” is a 5-reel, 25-payline slot from Cryptologic  created in collaboration with Paramount. Although the slot doesn’t use official pictures from the movie, themed graphics used in this game show  many of the characters and memorabilia from the film. The icons include Forrest Gump, Lieutenant Dan and Jenny, as well as a box of chocolates, ping pong pads, peace symbols, a soldiers helmet, an American football, a bubba hat, and Forrest’s house. Each one is animated and is placed in between a flowered border which contains other items from the film (for example, Forrest’s running shoes).

What is more, the slot has a Wild symbol, two interesting Bonus rounds and offers the lucrative Hollywood Jackpots.

Forrest sitting on a bench is a Wild symbol and substitutes for all symbols except for Scatters. What is more, the prize is doubled if this Wilds symbol substitutes in a winning combination. The Wild symbol only appears on reels 2, 3 and 4.  This symbols also awards the highest prize of 2,000 coins if you hit 5 symbols of a kind on an active payline.

If three or more Scattered Chocolotes appear on the reels, you will trigger the Box of Chocolates Feature. You will see a 3x3 grid with 9 chocoloate boxes and you will be asked to click on 5 of them to win more chocolate drops. When all extra rounds have been won, chocolates will drop into position on the grid and matching chocolates will award prizes. This fun feature very much compliments the phrase ‘life is like a box of chocolates…’.

Three or more football symbols on a payline will start the legendary Run Forrest Run feature, during which a prize will be  awarded for every 10 yards gained. You will direct Forrest using your keypad and receive an additional bonus if a touchdown is achieved. It’s impossible not to like this cool feature!

“Forrest Gump” is also connected to Hollywood jackpot, which is awarded randomly. But remember that the bigger your bet is, the more chances of hitting the jackpot you have. When you enter the jackpot game, you will be allowed to make up to four selections to reveal film reels and move up the jackpot ladder. Gold, silver and bronze reels award 10, 5 and 3 points respectively, giving you a chance to win higher jackpots. You can win the following jackpots, starting from the smallest one: Smash, Epic, Classic, Acclaimed and Blockbuster.

Released in the United States on July 6, 1994, “Forrest Gump” received critical acclaim and became a commercial success as the top grossing film in North America released that year. The film earned over $677 million worldwide during its theatrical run. Will this slot be equally successful? We hope so!