Hotline

About the slot machine

The Hotline consists quite classically of 5 spinning reels, 3 rows (also called hotlines in this slot) and 30 fixed paylines. And also the concept is quite simple even though the slot game contains a couple of features we haven't seen before. In this new launch, we see quite immediately that the Hotline will attract both older and younger players, given that the game's character and features offer an updated version of classic slots with added theme that is rooted in the 80s film trends. As usual, Netent offers a slot machine with a relatively high payout%, which this time takes the player on a round among palm trees at Sunset, Neon Signs, fast cars, slipping tires and chattering police radio, sirens and shiny jewels.

Symbols

As always, the different symbols in the Hotline have different values, and depending on which symbols you match in a winning combination, it can be both big and small. The highest value symbols in the game are all made up of characters. The lady in the hat is worth the most and generates a win of 200 coins when combining 5 of her. The guy with the gun has the second highest value, followed by the man in sunglasses.

Thus, one should not be fooled by the sparkling symbols consisting of jewels, diamonds and other precious stones. These are the weaker symbols of the game and generate winnings of between 5 and 30 coins depending on the winning combination.

Functions

Classics such as both regular wild symbols and expanding Wilds that replace the other symbols. Free spins , re-spins are also included, as well as a completely unique multi level feature that gives players a chance at the hotline Bonus Bet, the very first launch from Netent that will include this feature!

Wilds & Expanding Wilds

The wild symbol in the game that can substitute for all other symbols in the game except for the Scatter symbol, consists of a red car that you can only see the back of. In the game's regular game round, this bonus symbol can land anywhere on the reels, and the same applies to game rounds with free spins and re-spins. And should a joker land on an active Hotline, the symbol expands and takes up space across the entire reel. Both Wilds and expanding Wilds are sought after in winning combinations because these substitutes pay out the highest possible win according to the paytable.

Re-spins

If a Wild lands on an active Hotline in the main round of the game, it expands until it takes up space across the entire reel and generates a re-spin. This means that you get an extra spin that will not be deducted from your game balance. This feature can also be triggered when you are already in the bonus round. The expanded Joker remains on the playing field until the completion of one's spin, and the bonus round ends if no new Wild symbol lands on an active Hotline. Re-spins start with the same bet level, coin value and the same active Hotlines as the spin that triggered the bonus feature. And should it be that you manage to trigger a bonus round with free spins while activating Re-spins, the game round with free spins starts first.

Free spins

A somewhat common variant of Free Spins that we are used to are honest free spins that are triggered using the game's Scatter symbol. To get free spins, it is also possible to Spin 3 or more Scatter symbols anywhere on the 1st, 3rd and 5th reels in the regular game round. Players who succeed in this will be immediately rewarded with 7 free spins.

Once you have entered the bonus round with free spins and a Wild symbol lands on an active Hotline, it expands across the entire reel just like in a regular game round. Although free spins are activated with the same bet value, coin value and the same active hotlines as the spin that triggered the bonus round, no extra free spins are triggered in this bonus round and winnings are added Immediately after a completed game round.

Hotline Bonus Bet

It is only here that the new Hotline becomes truly new and unique. The fact that NetEnt is good at graphics, sound and$eativity is not news to anyone who has devoted himself to casino games online for the last 10 years. But there are some bigger reactions when it comes to revolutionary bonus features. The Hotline Bonus bet gives the player the chance to spin multiple Wilds and expanding Wild symbols to generate more and better winning combinations.

Each line of the game is a so-called Hotline, all of which can be activated and deactivated by the player himself if necessary . A hotline is always active. When 1 hotline is active, you play with Base Bet which means 15 coins per bet level. When activating 2 hotlines, the value is increased to 30 coins per bet level, and further increased to 45 coins per bet level when playing with 3 active hotlines.

It should also be emphasized that you increase the chances of expanding Wild symbols appearing the more active Hotlines you play with. In other words, this means a greater chance of Re-spins.

Summary

There is a lot that impresses us after we test-play the latest$eation from NetEnt. At this point, they are phenomenal at giving new life to old and bored themes, something they have very much succeeded in even with the new Hotline. With characters and a theme taken from an 80s movie with factory new features that we have never seen before, and that also give the player free rein through Hotlines that can be activated and deactivated anyway. Netent is also a game developer that usually releases casino games with a fairly high RTP rate, which means that the slot machine theoretically pays out several small winnings instead of larger winnings less often, so this changes in the Hotline depending on how many active Hotlines you play with. If you want to try another slot with a similar theme but with a little more Urban feel, there is also Loaded from the game provider Microgaming.