The official Vikings slot game is a 5 to 7 reel, 243 to 78,125 paylines game brought to you by famed developers NetEnt. It is based on the smash hit television show Vikings and contains fully licensed images and symbols. Of these, five are high-value symbols which are styled after characters in the show and include; the Vikings logo, Ragnar, Lagertha, Bjorn and Floki. The lower value symbols are made up of the standard playing cards A, K, Q, J and 10. The only bonus symbol in the game is the raid spins scatter symbol. There are four bonus features in the game; Raid Spins, Scatter Pays, Shield Wall and the Hotspot feature.
Slots can have various themes, from leprechauns and pots of gold to classic monarchs and fierce monsters. Some genres are more prevalent than others, and an example would be the vast amount of games based on Vikings. Yes, the Norse warriors are represented very well in the world of online slots, and they've proved immensely popular too. Another type of slot that does very well are those based on television or film franchises. If you're a fan of either of these, we've got a real treat for you; the official Vikings slot! It's fully licensed and features the beloved characters which made it so popular. It boasts some very tasty bonus features but, before we look at those, let's first examine the visuals and paytable.
Layout and Paytable
It has to be said, there are some very impressive graphics in this game. The moment you start the game, you'll be greeted by an animated title screen showing scenes and familiar faces from the series. This will happen as the camera slowly pans across the games logo, before zooming out and to reveal the whole thing in a fiery effect. It's an explosive introduction to the game and sets down a quality marker for the rest of the experience. The actual gameplay is up to this visual standard, with the symbols rendered in a gritty, realistic fashion. There are plenty of bloodstains on the reels too and the whole aesthetic is meant to convey the brutality of the show. The backdrop is shown as a dark field in front of a foggy cloud. A banner can be seen to the left of the reels while an animated crow rests on a broken wagon to the right.
Of course, Vikings never really cared about how pretty they looked, for them, it was all about the plunder! In this regard, the game does quite well as there is a fair bit of value to be found for the fortunate. Of the high-value symbols, the Vikings logo is the most valuable, offering a 70x stake multiplier for a seven of a kind win. After this come the Viking character symbols, all of whom are worth 28x your stake for the same requirements. The low-value playing cards are all valued at 20x for a seven of a kind win. It’s quite unusual to see a game standardise its payouts, but it’s an interesting tactic that does work for Vikings.
Bonus Features
Raid Spins
In order to trigger this feature, you’ll have to land the Raid Spins scatter symbol three times on the reels. You will be taken to a new reel set with 7 reels and all 78,125 paylines active and awarded with seven free spins. Additionally, the Hotspot feature will be applied to reels 3, 4 and 5, so if a fully stacked Viking Symbol lands on any of these, all other instances of high-value symbols will turn into that one. You could win up to 10,000x your stake!
Shield Wall
This is a randomly triggering bonus that can occur in either the base game or the Raid Free spins mode. A group of mystery symbols, displayed as the Shield Wall, will appear on the reels. These will then turn into another symbol which is randomly picked and a new calculation will be made.
Hotspot
This feature is triggered when one of the Viking character symbols lands fully stacked on the third reel. When this occurs, all of the high value symbols currently in play, Ragnar, Lagertha, Floki and Bjorn, will turn in to the one which landed fully stacked. This will then lead to a new calculation and you could win huge with so many symbols in play.
Vikings at Kerching
Malcolm Says
This is a proper decent offering from the guys at NetEnt. It looks incredible without being garish or too saturated with flashy effects, which really adds to the enjoyment. The features are equally impressive as Viking not only has a healthy number of them, but each can give your overall payout a huge boost if you’re lucky. The Hotspot bonus is a particular highlight, but the fact it can carry over to the Raid Spins mode makes it even better. Fans of the show will be happy too, as the game is fully licensed and features a whole host of references to the series. However, there is more than enough here to suggest that this could still be a player favourite for those that aren’t.
Play Vikings at Kerching
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