About This Slot
The very mention of the name Thor, or any other Norse God for that matter, gets the blood pounding for epic slots aficionados! This character was previously featured in Nolimit City’s fantastic Thor’s Hammer Time, and Red Tiger has already taken inspiration from him in their 2019 release, Thor’s Lightning. Ring of Odin by Play’n Go and Lightning Strike Megawaysâ„¢ by Blueprint are two other recent Norse-themed games worth checking out if you’re so inclined.
Red Tiger has done something a little unusual with the reelset in this case, taking the conventional 6×4 pays both ways style, which ordinarily offers 4,096 ways to win, and deleting one row from each of the middle reels to produce a 2,043 win way game. All of this takes place on a spectacular metal reel set with glistening shields and majestic skylines in the background. It’s nearly supernatural, which is exactly what we’d expect from a game with a mythological story.
All of this is topped off by a superb feature set that includes progressive multipliers, cascading winnings, super-sized wilds, and symbol upgrades. Basically, all of the most popular high-variance gaming features right now. Let’s look at it more.
RTP, Variance, and Top Payout
As previously said, this is high-risk entertainment that is not for the faint of heart. You’ll obtain a steady stream of modifiers, but large winnings won’t come until you reach the free spins stage and start mixing features. The base game is sluggish and doesn’t provide much in terms of rewards, so keep that in mind and don’t go in with high stakes or you’ll quickly deplete your bankroll. The game’s RTP is somewhat lower than average, at 95.66 percent, and the highest payout is listed as 5,249x, putting Thor’s Vegeance in the middle of current high volatility slots.
Paytable and Symbols
This is a fantastic-looking slot with an amazing reel set that seems like it was designed by Yggdrasil. The symbols and the background on which they sit have been designed with considerable care. The card suites represent the low-value symbols, with payouts ranging from 0.4x to 1x for six of a kind.
Meanwhile, the wolf and raven, two of the most prominent animal emblems in Norse culture, are premium symbols, rewarding players with 2x and 1.5x bets, respectively. The Yggdrasil tree is next in line, with a 2.5x bet for the maximum combination of six on a line. Thor, the show’s headliner, is worth three times its face value and is the only symbol that pays for two of a type.
Keep an eye out for the Thor’s hammer symbol, which acts as a Wild, substituting for all other symbols and may also be found in a 2×2 format. Finally, three or more scatters are required to activate the free spins round, which is where things get really interesting.
Features and Gameplay
Thor’s Vengeance is famous for its epic series of features, each of which is punctuated by spectacular on-screen occurrences like as lightning and hammer falls. Some of them may be recognizable to fans of the latest Megawaysâ„¢ games, which combine free spins, multipliers, and wilds to great effect. This is how it works:
Feature of Cascading Reels
Cascading reels, sometimes known as Avalanche reels, is a feature that is activated after each successful spin. To try to generate a new winning cascade, winning symbols are deleted and new ones emerge on empty cells. When there are no more wins on the reels, the feature finishes.
Thor’s Lightning is a special feature
This feature can appear on any spin and is activated at random. On the reels, the powerful Thor will come and summon a lightning bolt. Then he has the option of removing all low-paying symbols, selecting a group of random symbols and transforming them into a single symbol, or transforming a group of symbols into Wilds.
Thor’s Hammer Feature
Another feature that is triggered at random. Thor will swing his hammer and cause the reels to nudge in order to produce a winning combination, or he may even add a 2×2 Wild to the reels to help you win.
Feature of Free Spins
This is where the finest action takes place. To start the bonus round, you’ll need to land three to five scatter symbols on the reels. You’ll earn 8, 12, or 16 free spins depending on how many Scatters you land. The good news is that even if only two Scatters appear on the reels, you may be eligible for a compensating win in the shape of Thor’s Generosity, in which he may sometimes shoot lightning to change another symbol into a scatter and thus set you on your path to free spins.
Three scatters award eight spins, with an extra four spins awarded for each additional scatter. These can be activated again. A progressive multiplier is active during the round, starting at 1x and growing by 1x with each winning spin. Remember that all other features are active during the round, so you may spice it up with super-sized wilds and changing symbols.
Conclusion
Thor’s Vengeance is a worthy sequel to Thor’s Lightning and one of Red Tiger‘s finest slot games in recent years. There will undoubtedly be some complaints about the somewhat below average RTP and the choice to remove two rows from the center reels in order to reduce the number of paylines, but there is compensation in the shape of several well-executed traditional features. No self-respecting game developer these days tends to release a high-risk slot without progressive multipliers, so that box is checked, as is the one that says, “must have cascading winnings.” The free spins feature is conventional, but with the inclusion of re-triggers and the possibility of 2×2 wilds and improved symbols, the game is elevated to a new level. Just keep in mind that the high volatility means you’ll have to work hard to reach close to the maximum payout of 5,000x or more, and the action might be excruciatingly sluggish. Overall, a fantastic-looking game from a top-tier developer.
