Online Game Review of Motorhead by NetEnt

Bonus Game and Free Spins

In addition to winning combinations, the Motorhead slot machine offers several bonus games. On one hand, they help to earn more winnings and on the other hand they introduce a significant variety in the gameplay.

In the main game, the Bomber Feature can be activated randomly. Up to 5 symbols with a fanged skull appear on the reels, each of these symbols hides one of the regular symbols. When the spins of the reels are over, the symbols are revealed. The maximum number of combinations, available in the Bomber Feature is 15, the minimum is 10.

The Mystery Reel bonus feature has a similar function. The Mystery Reel is active with every spin in the main game and during the free spins rounds. This reel features normal and mystery symbols. Any mystery symbols on the paylines when the reels stop spinning, turn into the regular symbols of the Motorhead slot, except for the Wild and Scatter. The Mystery Reel is not activated if the Bomber Feature has landed during the current spin. Despite the fact that the entire reel becomes filled with the same symbols, this does not always lead to the formation of a winning combination.

The third bonus of the Motorhead slot machine is free spins. You can get them if the Scatter appears on the first, third and fifth reels. You will get 10 free spins. They are played out in the automatic mode with the same bet as was set for the latest spin in the main game. While free spins run, the Mystery Reel consists of both regular and Wild symbols. Within the Free Spins bonus round, you can't get additional free spins, since the Scatter is absent. At the end of the spins, the total win is added up and transferred to your balance and you return to the ordinary mode. 

Having played for free the Motorhead slot, you are now ready to take on the licensed online casinos with their play for real money option.

Symbols and Multipliers of the Motorhead Slot

Two symbols, the Wild and the Scatter, have special features in the game. If a symbol with the "Ace of Spades" words appears on the line, then it can replace any regular symbol, since it is the Wild symbol. As it was mentioned earlier, the Wild helps to form or extend the winning combination, which has a positive impact on the reward for it. However, it cannot replace the Scatter.

A symbol with the image of a fanged skull and with the corresponding word is the Scatter of the Motorhead slot machine. It appears only on the first, third and fifth reels. When three Scatter symbols land on the reels but not necessarily on the same line, you earn free spins. Special bonus spins, for which you do not need to pay the demo currency.

The regular symbols are conventionally divided into "high-paying" and "low-paying", according to the factors, stated in the paytable. The low-paying symbols are: Clover, Cherry, and Horseshoe. The minimum win for them is 2 times your bet per line, if you collect three in a row. The "high-paying" symbols include: Seven, Bell, Star and front man of the Motorhead band. Their payouts vary from 3 to 8 times your bet per line. At the same time, the portrait of the band frontman earns you payouts, with combos starting from as few as two symbols.

Rules of the Game

Before you start spinning the reels of the Motorhead slot machine, you should learn the rules and concept of its work. First of all, the matter is the use of demo currency. To make bets, you spend coins, their number is displayed in the Coins column. By clicking the arrows next to the Level section, you can select from 1 to 10 coins per line. In the Coin Value column, you can specify the exchange rate of coins for credits.

For example, if the Level (the bet per line) is 1 coin, the Coin Value is 0.01. The total bet in coins will be equal to 20 coins or 0.20 credits. Increasing the value of the Coin Value to 1 (the maximum value), the total bet in coins will remain the same but it will be increased to 20 in credits. The change of the Coin Value option affects the number of coins available. So, if a coin is equal to 1, 5,000 coins will be displayed on the account, if you decrease it to 0.01, the result will be 500,000 coins. The Coin Value is the number of credits that you give for 1 coin.

Since the paylines in the Motorhead slot machine are fixed, no separate button for changing their number is available. Before the first start of the reels, you need to make a bet per line by the Level button. If you want, you can click the Max Bet button to automatically select 10 coins and start the reels.

As soon as the animation of the reels spinning is over, the game will automatically back-light any winning combinations and the payout size. You can get a win for combinations where a certain number of the same symbols appear on one line and on neighbouring reels.

The exception to these rules is the Wild symbol that replaces any regular symbol, helping to form a combination or extend an existing one. For example, two Bells are on one line (the minimum number of symbols for a win is three) but on the first and third reels. The Wild symbol, lands on the same line on the second reel and turns into the missing bell symbol, to form a winning combination. As a result, you get a payout for three Bells.

The payout table indicates the payout factor for each combination. So, the total payout you get for, for example, three Clovers is the bet per line multiplied by the factor of the Clovers. Suppose, the bet is 10 coins, the factor for the three clovers is 2, then the winning will be 20 coins.

Starting the reels is possible in several ways:

• Spin (a round button in the centre of the control panel) starts a single spin
• The Max Bet is a single spin with the maximum bet per line
• The Autoplay is a series of spins in the automatic mode

The Autoplay function has an advanced settings menu, which is displayed in the bottom left corner of the screen by clicking the same button. In addition to the number of automatic spins, you can specify the conditions of their termination. For example, if the win exceeds a certain size or the balance is decreased by a certain number.

As well as the play and display settings in the Motorhead slot machine by NetEnt, the following options are also available:

• The Quick spin shortens the duration of the reel spins
• The Intro screen disables the intermediate screen when the slot machine is loading
• The Intro movie turns off the starting video
• The Space bar to spin allows you to start the reels by clicking the "spacebar" button

All the technical buttons are found at the very bottom of the screen, as well as your balance, the total bet in credits and the window with the win for the latest spin.