Imagine Christmas without Santa. Doesn’t sound right, right? But how about spending Christmas with a very revolutionary Santa? Does that sound appealing at all? If you’re at least a bit curious what it would look like to have an alternative Christmas this year, you should go to your favorite Microgaming casino. They have prepared a special treat for all those who are looking for a new, revolutionary spirit in Christmas holidays – a video slot titled “Santa’s Wild Ride.”
Try not to judge this entertaining slot – it’s not aimed at making fun of Christmas, but merely at introducing another formula for cheerful holiday spirit. “Santa’s Wild Ride” is played on five reels and offers 243 ways of winning. This is due to the fact that winning combinations don’t have to appear along a particular payline, but only left to right (except scatters, which pay any). As for its characters, they are traditional, with an unexpected twist: Santa is still the chubby elderly guy, but instead of sleigh, he’ll ride on a Harley; the elves still have pointy ears, but they have replaced gift wrapping with bike repairing; then there’s beer and sandwiches, some traditional cookies, and a hot, blonde, tattooed Santa’s assistant. If all this is not enough to stir the blood down your veins, then pay attention to those special symbols, such as wilds and scatters, and features that include free spins, multipliers and instant credits.
If you want to play this slot to win, you’ll just have to place some money into the machine. The coin selection isn’t all that great: there are only three denominations on offer; however, this is compensated by the fact that you can place multiple coins, up to 5 of them, meaning that bets can reach $7.50 per spin, which still doesn’t satisfy highrollers, but we can’t exactly say it’s a microscopic sum, either.
In terms of special symbols “Santa’s Wild Ride” offers quite a decent variety. Namely, there are wilds, which replace other normal symbols and award a random multiplier of 2x, 3x, or 4x; then there are scattered Blitzin’ Harley keys, three or more of which award 25 free spins. Now, in those free spins, you can select one of three different wild symbol features: Stacked Wild (stacked across all reels), Expanding Wild (spreads to the whole reel), as well as Trailing Wild (when it slides down the reels, it creates a trail of wilds). Also, all prizes won during the free spins will be doubled. But apart from all these, there’s another feature which gives away instant prizes – it’s called Free Gift Bonus, and you will get it whenever Santa’s special gifts appear on reel 2 and/or 4. A nice treat to top the excellent feature offering, don’t you think?
Well, if you’re really that into traditional Christmas slots, then “Santa’s Wild Ride” may seem a bit extreme. But it’s still as cute and adorable as any other festive game. And its great generosity and cheer will definitely make your Christmas holidays complete.
Slot data and features
- 5Reels
- 243Pay lines
- $1,500.00Max cash jackpot
- 96.47Payout Percent
- YesWild Symbol
- YesMultiplier
- $0.3 - $7.5Betting Range
- 0.01 - 0.1Coin bet range
- 5Coins per line
- NoProgressive
- 30000Max coins jackpot
- 1215Max coins
- YesScatter Symbol
- YesFree spins available
- YesBonus Game
- NoBuy feature
- Medium Volatility
