Vikings

When the Vikings make an appearance then everyone would know about it, and that is how it feels in this NetEnt slot game. NetEnt is no stranger to branded slot games, some may say they are the creators of branded slots since they have such a grand selection some of which consisting of Guns’ N Roses, Jack and the Beanstalk and Jimi Hendrix, but the Vikings slot game is something very special.

The Vikings slot game is based on the very famous and iconic tv series which is packed with violence, action and adventure, and NetEnt has made sure that all of this criteria has been met with their slot game. Take yourself to the Norwegian fields and join Ragnar, Lagertha and Floki on their casino adventures.

The whole appearance and graphics of this slot game are absolutely incredible. Upon opening the game you feel as though you have been taken into the tv series with the flickering images of familiar faces and the sound effects. If you are not get a fan of Vikings then you will most likely become one after playing this game that’s for sure.

The game consists of 5 reels and 243 betways which gives you a lot of potential to win

One unusual thing with this slot game is that the minimum amount in which you can bet is £0.40, and this is strange since usually the minimum bet on NetEnt slots can range anywhere from £0.10 - £0.30 but it’s not so often we see £0.40 on UK casino sites. The maximum amount you can bet is £100, and you can adjust your chosen bet by using the Bet Level and Coin Value tabs presented on the bottom of the reels. Once you have selected your starting bet you can start spinning.

During the main game there is a Hotspot which can cover reel 3, this happens when a fully stacked Viking symbol lands completely within the Hotspot area. Once this happens, all of the other Viking symbols in the play area outside of the Hotspot will be transformed into the Viking symbol which landed in that Hotspot area. There are 4 different Viking symbols in this game and it is very easy to tell which ones they are as they will have the characters faces on them from the tv series.

Once the Viking transformation has taken place, the Viking symbols will be evaluated according to the Scatter pays, and the Scatter pay wins will award the amount that is displayed in the paytable multiplied by the bet level you selected.

During the Hotspot feature, both the single Viking symbols, and the Stacked Viking symbols on the reels will be transformed when the Hotspot is activated and after all transformations all of the wins will be evaluated and paid out!

During both the main game, and in Raid Spins the Shield Wall will appear as a cluster of mystery symbols which will appear on random areas on the reels. You will be able to trigger this feature only when you have a spin which has no Hotspot feature or Raid Spins activated otherwise it will not trigger.

During the Shield Wall feature the symbols which have the Viking characters on them can be selected and this feature will appear as either a cluster of 3x2 or 5x2 symbols!

This is definitely our favourite feature in the Vikings slot game because it has so much action which is what we would expect from a branded game like this. The Raid Spin symbols are your friend in this feature, so any symbols appearing on reels 3, 4, and 5 during the main game will activate the Raid Spins feature. Once you have triggered it the game will transform into a 7 reel, 5 row and 78,125 betway playing screen!

You will be rewarded with 7 Raid Spins with 3 Hotspots on reels 3, 4 and 5 and when there is a fully stacked Viking symbol landing in one or more of the Hotspot areas all the other Viking symbols in the play area outside of the Hotspot or inside the Hotspot will be transformed into that same Viking symbol which landed fully stacked in the Hotspot area.

That’s a lot of Hotspot talk!

If you manage to spin with 2 or 3 fully stacked symbols inside the Hotspot area, the symbol which is furthest to the left will end up being the one that all of the other Viking symbols inside and outside of the Hotspot area will transform into. During the Raid Spins feature the Shield Wall can also be activated and the wall size will either be 4x2, 5x2 or 5x3 symbols which adds even more fun to this feature if that is even possible. If there is any feature that you should trigger in the Vikings slot game then it would definitely be the Raid Spins.