It is never enough when it comes to exploring Norse mythology for adventure and fun.
The most popular of the Norse pantheon of gods is Thor, the god of thunder, hence having another game themed around his character and exploits can never be seen to be out of place.
Thunderstruck Wild Lightning is another exciting video slot from Microgaming that promise a lot of action and fun giving the powers attributed to the god of Thunder and his famed hammer. The game boast of four static jackpots and free spins to make a player’s engagement worth his while.
Indeed actor Chris Hemsworth of the Marvel franchise has become the image of Thor giving his portrayal of the Character on the big screens, so it is no surprise that the image used in the game is a close likeness of the actor. The game itself is designed as a 5×4 reels design with 40 static paylines with winning combination recognised from the left side of the reels to the right.
The graphics is a telltale sign of the artistic creativity of the Microgaming team. A brilliant addition to the cool feature of the game is the ability of players being able to pick background song that suits their mood from the multiple songs soundtracks available.
The game makes use of the card symbols as lower paying symbols with the A and K paying 3x a player’s bet for 5 of a kind, Q and J pays 2.5x a player’s bet while 10 and 9 pays 2x a player’s bet for 5 of a kind. The higher paying symbols includes glowing stones of different colours with the Red stone symbol paying 25x a player’s bet for 5 of a kind, the Yellow stone symbol pays 15x a player’s bet, followed by the Green stone that pays 12.5x, the Blue stone pays 6x the bet, and finally the Purple stone which pays 5x a player’s bet.
Lets take a look at some special symbols in the game and how they impact a player’s chances of winning. Thor symbol represent the Wild symbol in the game. This appears in different forms on the reels. The symbol can appear taking up a single space, or stacked vertically. Whatever form the symbol appears, players are sure to be trilled with the winnings they can get from the symbol substituting for other symbols to form a winning combination. five of a Kind pays 200x a player’s bet, four of a Kind pays 10x a player’s bet,and three of a Kind pays 2x a player’s bet.
These Wild multipliers work in such a way that any winning combination that includes at least one wild will be multiplied by either 2x or 5x. The multiplier is chosen at random between these two options of 2x and 5x. The Thunderball symbols and the Scatters are the only symbols that cannot be substituted by the Wild symbol on the reel.
The Hammer symbol serve as the Scatter symbol in the game with the following winning possibilities. Five of a Kind pays200x a player’s bet, four of a Kind pays 20x a player’s bet, three of a Kind pays 3x a player’s bet. These symbols pay no matter where they appear, no matter the reels, positions or lines they land on. As long as they land anywhere on the game board, they can create winning combinations.
If a player get six or more of the Thunderball symbol, the Link and Win Feature is triggered. The Thunderball symbol become sticky on the reels and are held in place while other symbols are cleared thus giving a chance to land more of the symbols. A player starts with 3 spins and every new Thunderball that lands resets the number. The feature comes to an end when the reels fills up with the Thunderball symbols or if the player runs out of spins with no new ones appearing.
Players can land one of the four static jackpots found in the game. The Mega Jackpot pays 15,000x win, the Major Jackpot pays 150x win, the Minor Jackpot pays 50x win, and the Mini Jackpot pays 25x win.
Finally there is the Free Spin mode. Landing three or more of the scatter symbols anywhere on the game board trigger this feature There are multiple features to pick from with some unlocking as the free spin is triggered multiple times.
Jotunheim Free Spins gives a player 15 free spins available from the beginning. Wild multipliers of 2x, 3x or 5x can be achieved for all winning combinations.
Vanaheim Free Spins gives a player 12 free spins with multipliers of 2x, 4x or 6x a player’s bet. This free spin can be unlock by triggering free spins five times. The Alfheim Free Spins offers 9 free spins with wild multipliers of 3x, 5x or 8x. It can be unlocked after 10 free spins.
Nidavellir Free Spins offers 6 free spins with wild multipliers of up to 5x, 8x and 12x the bets. Svartalfheim Free Spins offers only 1 free spin but it guarantees a Wildstorm feature which turns a random number of reels wild.
Every time a player lands just two scatters on the reels, 1 is added to the Wildstorm meter. When the meter is filled by hitting this 20 times, the player is guarantees a Wildstorm spin for the next free spin. Also, any wilds that land on the middle three reels trigger the Wild Lightning feature during the free spins. This wild electrifies that position on the reels. When another wild lands in that position during the same free spins mode, it expands to cover the entire reel boosting winning combinations.
If you are looking for thunder and lightning fun game, then this is the right game that will keep you engaged at a high velocity with its high volatility.