Thunderstruck II

Thunderstruck II is possibly the biggest news for slots players in a long time. The long-awaited follow-up to the massively popular Microgaming video slot, it arrives with dramatic crashes of thunder and bolts of lightning that herald a couple of unique slots innovations. It's without a doubt the most feature-rich slot to hit the market. It has no less than 4 free spins games(with their own bonus features) and a huge bonus award. There is a Player Achievement feature that unlocks higher levels of rewards. But possibly the most arresting feature is the brand new concept - the 243 Ways to win configuration.

The basics of the game are that it's a 5 reel slot with 30 paylines. However, the 243 Ways concept effectively means that there are that many combinations that will pay out. There are both Wild symbols and Expanding Wilds. The WildStorm feature contains held Wild symbols to seriously boost payouts - this is randomly triggered. The Player Achievement structure allows you to unlock progressively richer paytables. Once you've unlocked full Gold Status by winning the range of different payouts at each level, you have access to the very highest payouts - the Gold Paytable.

Thunderstruck II has at its center Great Hall of Spins. These free spins features are controlled by the Valkyries and the Norse gods - Loki, Odin and Thor. In order to gain entry to this hallowed hall, you need to see 3 of the Thor's Hammer symbols on any active paylines. You start off at the lowest level (Valkyrie) where you get 10 free spins. To move on to the next level you have to trigger the Great Hall of Spins 4 more times, when you will graduate to the Loki level, gaining 15 free spins with its Wild Magic feature. And so on, until you've reached the level of Thor, where you'll get 25 free spins with a Rolling Reels feature that increases your multiplier up to 5x if you have consecutive wins. All of the free spins can be retriggered and they all have multipliers. Some of them also have their own Wild symbols that bestow extra payouts or increased multipliers. In normal reel play, the Thunderstruck logo is the Wild symbol, doubling all wins.

This is a slot that has so much to experience it's difficult to quite capture all the magic here. Best thing is to head over and play it for yourself. We can pretty much guarantee that it will exclusively take over your slots playing time for a while as you enjoy all its myriad features and prizes - all wrapped up in a superb graphical depiction of Norse mythology, with wonderful sound effects. And if you're the sort of player who only cares about the bottom line, the top payout will certainly entice you - it's a thundering $121,000.

Thunderstruck II Overview

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