Aloha! Cluster Pays

A lighthearted NetEnt game, released in February 2016 in both online and mobile version, brings a casual summertime atmosphere and a quite extraordinary gameplay. Aloha! Cluster Pays is one of those games that indicate a lot with its name, but succeed in surprising you nevertheless. And this is a positive surprise, undoubtedly. The overall appearance of this video slot, symbols, side effects and theme in general, spread the famous Hawaii “Aloha Spirit” of friendship and compassion. The other part of the name tells you the essence of the game – symbols always appear in clusters and without a standard payline structure, award according to the number of them within a cluster.

Most NetEnt video slots have similar betting options, and if you are familiar with this provider, you will not have any trouble selecting your preferred betting options. Bet level, coin value, auto play and max bet are at the bottom, as usual, but make sure to check the game info and paytable, since this game is not similar to other video slots around. Even though 5×3 reels seemed to be the standard for video slots, Aloha! Cluster Pays with 6 reels and 5 rows of symbols do not look overcrowded, even if played on mobile phones. In fact, due to clustered symbols, you will feel quite natural with 30 symbols always in your view.

Regardless of a coin value you choose (0.01-2.00), you will start with 10 coins, just like with 10-payline slots. Bet level multiplies your total bet by 1 to 10, and you can adjust it by clicking on arrow buttons. This creates a wide betting area in range of $0.10 to even $200, making the game interesting for all types of players. Max bet button always spins the reels with the highest bet level, but keeps your coin value unchanged. Because Aloha! Cluster Pays awards each time 9 or more identical symbols appear in a cluster (horizontally or vertically adjacent to each other), you can expect frequent, but modest wins. Theoretically, up to 30 identical symbols can show up and the jackpot of 100,000 coins is won for 30 red Tiki symbols with a bet level of 10.

With a flaming volcano, smiling Tiki god and a beach in the backdrop, symbols could not go too far from Hawaii islands, as well. Wooden Tiki god totems, known for their everlasting smiles represent high symbols and here you will find three of them (red, green and blue). Each of them can come up in both, regular (cover just one field) and big version (cover two fields vertically). Low value symbols are pineapple, coconut, shell and orchid. Wild symbol appears rarely and it can transform into adjacent symbol and create the highest possible winnings according to the Pay Table.

This video slot has one in-game feature called Sticky Win Re-spins that can be activated randomly, after any win. Winning symbols are held, while other symbols are re-spun to give you a chance to increase your winnings.

You will need at least 3 Free Spin (Postmark) symbols to trigger the free spins feature. Up to 12 free spins can be won in the main game and up to 4 additional free spins during the feature. During free spins, one by one low value symbol will drop off, until only high symbols remain on the reels. Additionally, if there is no win in your last free spin, you will be given additional free spins until a win occurs.

Released simultaneously with its desktop version, the mobile Aloha! Cluster Pays slot looks pretty much the same. The betting options are removed to the second screen, spin button is located right to the reels and that is the only difference you will notice. The game works perfectly on mobile devices, but we would not expect anything else from NetEnt.