City of Sound: Slot Overview
Play’n GO has long displayed a passion for music, evident through their high-energy rock-themed slots like Twisted Sister and Kiss Reels of Rock. While those were licensed titles featuring iconic band names, City of Sound takes a more down-to-earth, original approach. This new release taps into the spirit of Britpop—a subgenre of alternative rock that hit its peak in the mid-1990s during the famous Blur vs. Oasis chart battles. That premise alone might strike a chord with Britpop enthusiasts (pun intended), though when it comes to gameplay and features, it borrows heavily from Legion Gold Victory, a somewhat underwhelming Ancient Rome-themed slot.
Set in a post-rain urban scene somewhere in the UK, City of Sound captures a familiar slice of British life. A solid red-brick house anchors the background—unremarkable, perhaps, but warmly relatable. It’s a setting that could be found in just about any British town. Interestingly, a quick search shows that the Gallagher brothers’ (of Oasis fame) childhood home resembles the one depicted here—but then again, so do many homes across the UK.
The action in City of Sound unfolds on a 5×3 grid, subtly styled to resemble a piece of musical gear. Wins are calculated across 25 fixed paylines. Players can adjust their stake using arrow buttons, with betting options ranging from €/$0.05 up to €/$100. The green knob on the right functions as the spin button. Before diving in, it’s worth noting that this is a medium volatility slot, and the best of its five RTP settings tops out at 96.3%.
Symbol-wise, the game includes classic royals from J to A, alongside themed icons like microphones, tambourines, sunglasses, and bucket hats. Hitting five matching royal symbols awards 2x the bet, while premium symbols pay between 8x and 20x for five of a kind. Wild symbols match the value of the bucket hat, appear on any reel in sizes of 1×1, 1×2, or 1×3, and substitute for all standard pay symbols.
City of Sound: Slot Features
City of Sound shares its main features with Legion Gold Victory, including Gold Respins, Gold Record Cases, Mega Free Spins, and the Gold Record Stack Win bonus.
Gold Respins & Gold Record Case
Landing 6 or more Gold Record symbols activates the Gold Respins feature, starting with 3 respins. During this mode, only Gold Records and Gold Record Cases can land. Every time a new Gold Record appears, the respin count resets to 3. Gold Records lock in place, and when the respins end, all visible Gold Record values are paid out.
Gold Records come with random values ranging from 1x to 1,000x the bet. If the entire grid is filled with Gold Records, a 1,000x Golden Prize is awarded on top of the values shown.
A Gold Record Case instantly collects and pays out the combined value of all Gold Records on the reels. While these cases don’t stick on the grid, they do reset the respin count to 3 and can appear multiple times during the feature, allowing repeated collection of values.
Mega Free Spins
Landing 3 scatter symbols triggers 5 Mega Free Spins. On each spin, a giant 3×3 Mega symbol lands in a random position. The feature can be retriggered by landing a Mega Scatter, up to a maximum of 45 free spins.
Gold Respins can also be activated during Mega Free Spins if a Mega Gold Record lands. This breaks into nine individual Gold Coins, each with a random value, and triggers the usual respin mechanic.
Gold Record Stack
If Gold Records land during the base game but don’t trigger Gold Respins—and no Gold Record Case is present—they’re collected in the Gold Record Stack above the reels. At any point, this stack may randomly award a Win Prize of up to 100x the bet. Interestingly, the size of the stack doesn’t affect the likelihood of triggering the prize—it’s always a random chance.
City of Sound: Slot Verdict
Any initial buzz around City of Sound being a Britpop-inspired slot quickly fades once you realize it’s essentially a rework of Legion Gold Victory. That’s a bit disappointing, especially considering how iconic and enduring ’90s Britpop remains—and Play’n GO’s solid track record with music-themed slots only raises expectations. While not every release has been a chart-topper, titles like Lordi Reel Monsters and Testament have proven the studio knows how to turn up the volume.
Reskins are nothing new in Play’n GO’s catalog, and for reasons known only to the developers, they chose to repurpose the Legion Gold Victory engine here. Perhaps it’s aimed at British players who embraced the original, now repackaged with a more nostalgic, patriotic flair. The result, however, is underwhelming—a sort of UK counterpart to Dansband På Turné, another regionally themed reskin from the same studio.
There’s an old joke that Liam and Noel Gallagher could earn more from an Oasis reunion tour than they did throughout the ’90s. Sadly, City of Sound won’t be pulling that kind of weight. While it does boast a theoretically high win cap of 4,000x, making it the most generous of the Legion Gold variants (though that figure feels a little optimistic), the game never really breaks into headliner territory.
In the end, City of Sound feels like a missed opportunity. A Britpop slot—done right, even without official licensing—could have been a real crowd-pleaser. Instead, this one ends up feeling like a forgettable opening act, warming the stage but never stealing the show.