Kraken Spins Slot Review
You’ve heard me talk about some of my friends in the past. Today, it’s Mr. Handsy's turn. He got that moniker because he’s usually reserved and not so confident however, if you feed him enough beers, his dark side makes an unwelcomed appearance.
You’ll know he’s loaded because he’ll start pawing any female who has the misfortune of crossing his path. It’s like the dude grows extra mitts when he’s smashed! I guess he could take up a career as a drunken juggler if he ever lost his job.
Not that groping ladies is kosher… although I wouldn’t mind one groping me right about now. Anyhoo, let’s move on to a game that also features lots of appendages: Kraken Spins slot from Playtech.
Gameplay
The square 5x5-symbol shape of this game suggests that Kraken Spins slot is gonna look amazeballs on a mobile device – and it does! Add to that the vibrant colors and detailed symbols and you’ve got a real treat for the eyes.
The high-paying symbols take the form of pirate dudes and dudettes, parrots, gold coins, and treasure chest Wilds that replace all other symbols, except for the Ship and Plus One symbols (more on their functions later).
There’s also a green Door symbol that opens up and reveals a random symbol.
The grid is overlaid on a parchment and the eponymous Kraken lurks below, with its tentacles shooting out occasionally.
Kraken Spins slot rocks 15 paylines, an RTPRTP stands for “Return to Player.” The RTP describes the total bet amount that a game returns to players over millions of spins, and that figure is represented by a percentage. Table games, such as Roulette, typically have higher RTPs than many slots.
RTP needs to be considered in conjunction with a game’s volatility rate. of 95.41%, and a medium to high volatility rate. While the game only accepts fiat money (boo!), it offers a pirate’s bounty in the form of a $223,500 payout. Sadly, the max multiplier is an awful 447x. Ugh. 😭
Features
KRAKEN SPINS:
This Hold&Win round triggers when you fill a reel with 5 identical symbols. You’ll get 3 spins given to you and all triggering symbols will lock in place.
Fortunately, each symbol similar to the triggering symbols –the only ones that can land now – will reset the spin counter to 3.
The Kraken shoots out a tentacle to flip the grid 90 degrees before each spin – this doesn’t serve any purpose, it just looks cool – and the round ends when you run out of spins, or if you fill all of the positions with symbols.
WILD RE-SPINS:
Land 1 or more Coin symbols at the same time as a Ship symbol and you’ll initiate this feature. The number of re-spins you’ll be awarded equals the number of triggering Coins.
The only symbols you’ll see now will be Treasure Chests (these will become locked in place when they land) and Plus One symbols. Plus One symbols will award an extra spin when they hit.
The round ends when you run out of spins or again, if you fill all of the positions on the reels.
Landing a Treasure Chest symbol on top of an existing one creates a 2x multiplier, and the value will increase by 1x each time a newly landed Treasure Chest lands on top of those others.
FULL REEL BONUS:
I’m sure you’ve been wondering what happens if you fill all of the reels in the above two features – well, here it is! The Full Reel Bonus pays… wait for it… drumroll please… 200x.
OK, that wasn’t as impressive as the build-up suggests, but it’s 200 times your stake and that’s still money for nothing.
Performance
Playtech uses HTML5 technology so Kraken Spins slot should play seamlessly across all devices and browsers. And it certainly did for me.
Maximum Win
OK, here’s the fly in the ointment with this game: it requires that you pony up $500 per bet if you want to chase down the $223,500 top payout.
That’s because the 447x max multiplier is one of the more rubbish multipliers I’ve seen for a game with a medium/high volatility rate.
If you’re not hell-bent on chasing the largest payout possible and are okay with a little less, you can bet from as little as $0.05.
Conclusion
It should come as no surprise that I’m going to grumble a lot about the multiplier because that really screws the pooch in my opinion.
It’s all fair and well to offer $223,500 in prize money, but practically, the multiplier will add to your bottom line more often than an elusive top prize.
The two features are fine and there is that small incentive of 200x when you land 5-of-a-kind on a single reel.
So yeah, the game looks fantastic but it doesn’t pack the punch I was hoping for.
Slot Details
Software: Playtech
Game Type: Video Slots
PaylinesPaylines are preset lines that run across the reels, and when you land matching symbols on them, that will result in a payout. The more paylines, the more ways you can win, but also the higher your bet per spin.: 15
Reels: 5
RTPRTP stands for “Return to Player.” The RTP describes the total bet amount that a game returns to players over millions of spins, and that figure is represented by a percentage. Table games, such as Roulette, typically have higher RTPs than many slots.
RTP needs to be considered in conjunction with a game’s volatility rate.: 95.41%
Bonus Round: Yes
Progressive: No
Free Rounds: Free Spins / Re-spins
Max Multiplier: 447x
Max Win: $223,500
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