Castlevania Slots
There are a lot of online slot machines out there that are all about vampires – but how many are about the brave heroes who hunt them? Most video game fans are familiar with the Castlevania series of games, with the original – released in 1986 – becoming most famous for the version that showed up on the Nintendo Entertainment System, where it would become one of the first major hits for the console. Since then, the Konami series has spawned literally dozens of additional titles, making it one of the top selling and most popular video game franchises of all time.
The latest incarnation of this franchise, however, is a bit different. Castlevania by Konami is a nostalgic slot machine that gamblers can play for real money in live casinos. Offering up a mix of traditional gameplay with some new and unique elements, fans of the gaming series will love being able to relive their adventures with the chance to win real cash, while even gamblers who have never heard of the Belmonts will love the engaging and entertaining bonus game features.
Hunting Dracula
The Castlevania video slot machine is a five-reel game that was created by Konami and showed off at the 2016 Global Gaming Expo (or G2E). The game utilizes a large vertical screen that offers room for jackpot prizes to be displayed, along with the bonus track and the reels at the bottom of the screen. As far as we know, there are no plans to immediately bring this game to online casinos, meaning that this is a game for live casino players who want to wager real cash only.
Like most slots, the basic object of the game here is to match symbols from left to right across the reels on your active paylines. Players can earn smaller prizes by matching card ranks (like tens, jacks, and so on, up through aces), or look for a variety of thematic symbols like armor and treasures in order to earn larger prizes. One of the vampire hunters can act as a substitute; these wild symbols can connect with any of the normal icons in order to complete winning paylines.
Choose Your Enemy
Perhaps the most important icons on the reels are the Castlevania scatter symbols. If you hit three of these, you’ll find yourself playing in a free spins mode on some expanded reels that feature nine positions on each reel rather than the normal three.
During this mode, a lot of bonus features can be activated. There are expanding wild symbols that can cover entire reels. In addition, every time any wild hits the screen, it will work towards cracking the gem at the top of the screen. When you finally manage to break through, a fairy will be released, which will take you into the bonus game.
In this mini game, you’ll be tasked with trying to fight your way into Dracula’s castle. While the classic Castlevania theme music plays, you’ll choose from hearts that can give you a range of possible movement points, moving you towards the castle door. As you move towards the keep, you’ll fight bats to earn instant credits or earn more hearts.
Should you make it all the way into Dracula’s palace, you’ll then get to choose from three different opponents to fight: a skeleton, a wyvern, or Dracula himself. Win your battle, and you could earn a progressive jackpot on top of all of the other prizes you’ve earned.
A Classic Franchise enters the Casino
The Castlevania video slot is one that we’re certain will get plenty of attention when it starts to hit the floor. Not only with the famous name get it plenty of attention from fans, but the special features and the video game look and feel will likely make it stand out from other casino slot machines. We were especially impressed by the special feature, as it offered a unique sense of adventure that we rarely get from slots. For gamblers that have fond memories of playing these games as kids (or adults), this new machine is going to be a must play.
