Narcos review
Theme and Storyline
Narcos is a licenced slot machine adaptation of the
popular Netflix series about the head of the 💯 Medellin cartel, Pablo Escobar, and the
law enforcement officials who eventually caught and killed him.
It is an exciting world
rendered 💯 in rich detail by the artwork which mirrors modern comic books in their
digital painting style.
Although the actual likenesses of 💯 the actors are rather loosely
rendered, they are close enough to be recognisable and the slot does a good job 💯 of
capturing the tone of the show. So if you’re a fan or just enjoy a cross between
neo-noir and 💯 neo-western, dive on in.
Mega win in the Narcos slot
Graphics, Sounds and
Animations
The graphics are one of the strongest features of 💯 the Narcos slot. The
artwork is perfect, capturing the warm South American feel in the colour palette of a
spaghetti 💯 Western. The symbols are detailed without being busy and each of them has
their own animation when they are part 💯 of a win.
The other animations are also varied
and theme-driven. Each feature uses different borders, colours and animations to make
💯 them distinct from each other, while the sound effects match up to the movements
perfectly.
The whole deal is then tied 💯 together with a nicely cinematic and grown-up
version of a mariachi band on the soundtrack.
Drive-by random feature appears in the
💯 base game
Gameplay
Narcos is a five reel by three row slot, with an any way wins
system. This means symbols need 💯 only to appear on consecutive reels starting with reel
one to form a win. This results in 243 ways to 💯 win.
There are also several features of
gameplay that are triggered randomly in the base game. For example, the Drive By
💯 Feature changes some of the high-value symbols into Wilds.
Couple this with the walking
wilds and bonus games (details below) and 💯 you have exciting gameplay that is as varied
and exciting as the lives of drug smugglers and the cops who 💯 hunt them.
Gameplay
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Wilds, Bonuses and Free Spins
The Wild symbol substitutes for all symbols except
the Scatter symbol and the Locked 💯 Up symbol.
A Walking Wild can appear at random during
any spin and will remain on the reels, moving one space 💯 to the left with each spin,
adding a little bit of variety to the everyday spins.
Scatter symbols only appear on
💯 reels one, three and five. One Scatter on each of those reels give the player ten Free
Spins.
Walking Wild feature 💯 win
The big winnings come from the Locked Up symbol
though.
When three or more of these land anywhere on the same 💯 row, they are moved
together and assigned a random value between one and ten times the player’s bet per
spin.
The 💯 player then gets three Locked Up Spins. During Locked Up Spins the symbols
are either blank, Locked Up Symbols, or 💯 Golden symbols. Any non-blank symbols that land
lock in place and when a group of three symbols forms, or a 💯 new symbol lands next to a
group, then the spin number resets to three. Golden symbols add either larger values 💯 or
can increase the value of symbols already in a group.
At the end of the last spin the
value of 💯 all symbols in a group are added up and the amount paid out to the
player.
Best paying bonus of the 💯 game - Locked Up feature
Bet Sizes, RTP and
Variance
The return to player of this game is 96.23%, a little over 💯 our yardstick for
average of roughly 96%.
The range of bets on the site we tested ran from a minimum bet
💯 per spin ofR$/£/€0.20 up to a maximum ofR$/£/€400.00 per spin. This kind of spread
easily covers most players.
The volatility of 💯 this game is on the cusp between medium
and high. As a result, this slot is a pretty good match 💯 for our preferred slot machine
strategies, which target the highest possible volatility.
Full paytable for Narcos slot
machine
Conclusion
Narcos is a beautiful 💯 game with a pitch perfect ear and eye for
setting the tone and style of the TV show from which 💯 it borrows its name. By itself,
the slot’s design could have sold us on this slot.
The RTP (96.23%) and volatility
💯 (medium-high) are also in the zones that we like and would match well with our slot
strategies.
In fact, we have 💯 very little to narc on when it comes to this slot. We give
Narcos a wholehearted recommendation.
