How does the Arcane: Reel Chaos slot machine work?
One novelty is that NetEnt has scrapped the “bet level” out of it on Arcane: Reel Chaos. This saves you from twisting the knobs a bit to set your bet. You simply set the coin value and start spinning. The coin value times 20 is your total bet, because you play Arcane: Reel Chaos with 20 paylines. A small, but fine improvement. You play with a minimum of C$ 0.20 and a maximum of C$ 200.00 per spin.
Deep Pockets is the best paying symbol. You pick up 1,000 times the bet per payline for five times Deep Pockets. Deep Pockets can be recognized as a kind of bald version of Willy Wonka.
Of the four superheroes, Psyop pays the least (up to 150 times the bet per payline) and Flare the most. Five times Flare means you pick up 500 times the bet per payline. Five different playing cards pay out from 5 times the bet per payline (three tens) up to 100 times the bet per payline for five aces.
And then, of course, you have the Wild. This counts as a joker and ensures that you still land that winning combination.
Bonus features
South Park: Reel Chaos was already overflowing with features. Arcane: Reel Chaos is no different. There are four features that can appear randomly while playing. Each feature is linked to one of the four superheroes of the Arcane: Reel Chaos slot:
- Psyop's Stacked Wilds: you get stacked with 3 Wilds on two or three reels. So that means 2 or 3 Wild Reels.
- Zero-X Overlay Wilds: you get 3 to 5 additional Wild symbols on your screen, in random spots.
- Flare's Multiplier: the redheaded Flare doesn't give you Wilds, but she does give you multipliers. You get random x3, x4 or x5 multipliers. The maximum win per payline can be up to 5,000 times the stake.
- Chrono's Respin: you get a re-spin. And you don't win? Then you get another respin. This way you keep on respinning until you do win. Each respin increases the multiplier by 1, up to a maximum of x10. This means you can win up to 10,000 times the stake per payline.
The feature appears randomly during play. This makes the basic game very exciting literally every spin.
Bonus spins
Arcane: Reel Chaos has even more features to offer. You unlock the bonus game with scatter bonus symbols on the first, third and fifth reels.
- In level 1, the villain has 2 health points and there is a x1 multiplier.
- In level 2, the rogue has 4 health points and there is a x2 multiplier.
- In level 3 the rogue has 5 health points and there is a x3 multiplier.
- In level 4 the rogue has 6 health points and there is a x4 multiplier.
The bonus game has two dimensions. You spin, of course, to rack up winning combinations to grab as much money as possible. Each winning combination earns you money.
And it brings you closer to the final goal of the bonus: defeating Deep Pockets. Each winning combination loses Deep Pockets some of its power. But conversely, Deep Pockets inflicts damage on your four superheroes if you don't win anything during a spin.
When you've inflicted enough damage on Deep Pockets, you move on to the next level. Each level Arcane: Reel Chaos increases the multiplier by 1. Up to and including a multiplier of x4 in the fourth level.
In the fourth level, it's time to deal the final blow to Deep Pockets. This will earn you 10 times your stake. You will receive this on top of the prizes you have already collected in the bonus game of Arcane: Reel Chaos.
What is our final verdict on the Arcane: Reel Chaos slot machine?
The design looks a bit gloomy due to the many dark colors, but the gameplay is anything but. Arcane: Reel Chaos is well constructed. In the basic game, you can increase your chances of winning and get bigger profits thanks to all sorts of features. Up to 10,000 times your bet per payline. That's twice as much as recognized high-volatility slots like Book of Dead and Book of Ra.
In the bonus game, you take on Dead Pockets. This is something we expect to see more of in the future. NetEnt also used this extra dimension in the Wild Worlds slot. And thanks to a good number of bonus spins and the x4 multiplier, you can win quite a bit too.
We give the Arcane: Reel Chaos slot machine 4 out of 5 stars.
