Rotten

Review

This reviewer seems more interested in our collective fascination with zombies than the zombies themselves. It feels like there's a message, but it's unclear. Anyway, the game drops you into a desolate post-apocalyptic fairground filled with undead creatures who just stand there staring.

It's a menacing sight, and the artwork is impressive for a zombie-themed slot. The game introduces a SwitchSpins feature that adds excitement to the base game with symbol transformation respins. This also occurs in both bonus rounds, with switched symbols persisting in the top-tier Total Takeover round. This can lead to payouts up to 10,000x your stake, making it worth a try for horror fans.

Features

The 5 premium character symbols are undesirable encounters, paying between 15 and 40 x your stake for 6-of-a-kind wins. The stretching hand Wild symbol can appear anywhere, substituting for pay symbols. Wilds are also the highest paying symbol, awarding 50x your stake for 6 on a payline.

The SwitchSpins feature triggers with a Switch symbol, awarding 1 to 10 respins. Symbols are randomly selected to be replaced by the top-tier clown symbol or wilds. Landing new Switch symbols grants more symbol replacements and respins, and an overview of switched symbols appears above the grid.

The Mad Scientist Bonus Round triggers with 3 mad scientist scatters, awarding 10 free spins. It's similar to the base game, but with a higher chance of landing Switch symbols. It's somewhat unpredictable.

3 total takeover scatters trigger the Total Takeover Bonus Round, or from within the Mad Scientist feature. You receive 10 free spins with a higher chance of landing the Switch symbol.

The switched symbols don’t reset per free spin, unlike in the Mad Scientist feature and the base game. This increases the chances of full-screen wins with wilds or the top-tier symbol. You win +4 extra spins from landing 3 total takeover scatters.

The Bonus/Feature Buy feature is available in some regions. If available, it offers these options:

• Bonushunt FeatureSpins (very high volatility and top-tier RTP of 96.26 %) - pay 3x your stake for spins with a 5x higher likelihood of triggering a bonus round.
• Switch FeatureSpins (extreme volatility and top-tier RTP of 96.16 %) - pay 20x your stake for a guaranteed Switch symbol per spin.
• Mad Scientist (high volatility and top-tier RTP of 96.26 %) - pay 110x your stake to get this bonus round.
• Total Takeover (very high volatility and top-tier RTP of 96.26 %) - pay 250x your stake to get this bonus round.

Experience

You'll see some small base game wins before the Mad Scientist bonus round is purchased. The Total Takeover round follows. You can see how it plays out.

Summary

The artwork is impressive. The bizarre clown and zombie add to the tense atmosphere, but the base game is uneventful. There are many dead spins between anything significant. The feature can deliver, especially in the Total Takeover bonus round. Close to or full-screen wins with high-value symbols are fun and potentially lucrative, reaching 10,000x your stake.