Monsters Unchained

From the creative labs over at Evolution’s partner Red Tiger Gaming comes the epic Greek myth-themed Monsters Unchained slot. The game is all about creatures from Greek mythology like the Minotaur, Medusa and the guardian hound of the underworld Cerberus. Red Tiger has done an amazing job at tying the theme of the game with the mechanics.

This is because the main features of the game is unchaining these characters for their special extra features. Each one is beautifully designed and has its own special way to affect the reels. From the Minotaur expanding the grid to the Cerberus spawning multipliers, there is a lot of excitement to unlock.

You can win up to 10,500x the bet playing this game with a decent average RTP score of 96.00%. Gameplay is volatile so be ready for high variance. Let us delve into this Monsters Unchained slot review and see what this game is all about.

The base game of the Monsters Unchained slot by Red Tiger has a lot of possibilities thanks to the extra features. That said, let us first cover the basics. Players will need to arrange at least 3 identical symbols on consecutive reels starting from the left. Vertical position does not matter as long as the reels are adjacent.

This creates up to 15,625 possible winning ways to play around with. There are 5 reels and 3 rows at first but this may increase as you unchain the Minotaur, more on that later. Multiplier unique winning way rewards are combined.

As for the regular symbols, there are 9 in total. The 5 low-wins appear as an A, K, Q, J and 10. Furthermore, the 4 high-wins appear as chains, an axe, a lantern and a treasure chest. There are no regular wilds but there are scatter symbols that trigger free spins.

When it comes to betting options and payouts, the game is rather low-stakes as is usual for Red Tiger slots. The most you can bet in the game is $20. This prevents over-investing into a single spin which is healthy. The maximum win for the game is 10,500x the bet with a 96.00% RTP value which is dead centre average.

Regular symbol payouts are quite low which is definitely a flaw of the game. The most you can win for low-win symbols is 0.8x the bet for 6 of them in a winning way when the grid is expanded. The high-wins are not much better at 3x the bet win for the highest-paying symbol. These low payout values can be compensated by extra features but you definitely feel the low stakes low win nature of the game.

Now for the most fun part of the Monsters Unchained slot. The game has a unique system where you collect extra features in a 10-spin cycle. Then, if you managed to collect any during those 9 spins, the 10^th spin of the cycle always triggers those extra features. This is how it works:

• Chain Breaker Scatters – The Minotaur, Medusa and Cerberus have their unique red, green, and blue scatters respectively. In the 10-spin cycle sequence of the game, landing any scatter during the 9 spins breaks one of three chains for each monster. Reds break chains for the Minotaur, greens break chains for the Medusa and so on. If any chains were broken for any monster, that monster’s special feature is activated on the 10^th spin of the cycle.
• Minotaur – Expands the playing grid for each of his chains that were broken.
• Medusa – Spawns random wilds on the board for each of her broken chains.
• Cerberus – Grants winning multipliers that increased based on how many of his chains you broke.
• Monster Spins – Landing 3 monster spin scatters triggers free spins with monster features. If you break all three chains for any monster during free spins you get 3 extra free spins.

The 10-spin cycle is an interesting mechanic that lets you know when you will be getting extra features if any. Cycles are saved for each bet amount so you cannot change your bet to a higher one before the 10^th spin.