Hercules High & Mighty Slot Review (Barcrest)
Love your wilds? Well, the Hercules High & Mighty slot machine from Barcrest may be just what you are after. Expanding and sticky expanding wilds rule the roost here. A couple of extra features help to round out this Greek-themed game.
How to Play Hercules High & Mighty Slot
There are 5 reels and 100 paylines on this slot machine. The minimum bet is 50p per spin. The maximum bet is £500 per spin. Obviously, it is unlikely that you will be gambling too near the top end all that much, but the ‘lower end’ is still easy to access for newcomers to the world of slot machines.
This game, as you may have guessed from the name, is rooted in Greek mythology. It has a grandiose feel to it. However, one thing that we really admire Barcrest for when it comes to the Hercules High & Mighty slot machine is that they have not gone ‘overboard’ in terms of the aesthetics of the machine. They have kept things simple. There is detail in the images. They have done a brilliant job there, but nothing is needlessly complicated.
This should be simple to understand when you load up the game for the first time. It is a slot machine for new players, after all. Perhaps the biggest issue for us is that it is not immediately obvious how many lines you are betting on. A little ‘indicator’ would have gone a long way. The default setting is not to bet on all games. So, switch up that stake/line to the point that the stake is 50p. This is when you will know that all potential win lines have been covered.
Bonus Rounds & In Game Features
The main feature to be found in this slot machine is the Free Spins feature. This occurs if you get 3 or more gold coins (the scatter) on the reels at any one time. The number of coins you get will dictate how many free spins you will be able to enjoy:
- 3 will give you 8 free spins
- 4 will give you 12 free spins
- 5 will give you 20 free spins
When you get your free spins, you will notice that the reel becomes larger. It becomes what is known as ‘Mighty Reels’. Basically, this means that there is a bigger chance to win.
Expanding Wilds: The other feature you want to be on the lookout for is the Expanding Wild symbol. It is three high. If all three are in view at the same time, then the reel will, again, expanding to Mighty Reels. The symbols will also expand to take up the whole reel. There will now be more chances for scatters to appear.
Big Bet Mode: Barcrest are known for their ‘Big Bet Mode’ feature, and you will be pleased to know that also appears here. It is expensive, but the lower paying symbols will disappear from the reels. This, of course, means that there are more chances to win.
Hercules High & Mighty Mobile Slot Machine
As Barcrest SG online slots are used less across the board at online casinos, you would be given if they did not quite have the resources to develop an amazing mobile game. However, they have managed to do the best that they can, and it turns out that means they have done a decent job! A marvelous job.
This game looks stunning on every single mobile device we have opened it up on. It plays just as smooth as it looks too. As a result, we highly recommend this game!
Summary – What Do We Think?
We won’t lie to you here. At first glance, the slot machine seems a bit tricky to understand. However, as you dive into the nitty gritty of the slot machine, you will see that things are simple.
In most cases, you just need to spin that wheel and hope for the best. While we do not imagine that you will be using the Big Bet mode in the game all that much, it is nice to know that it is there.
Perhaps the biggest problem with the Hercules slot is the fact that it has been developed by Barcrest SG Interactive. This is not a bad thing by any stretch of the imagination. It somewhat reminds us of Zeus Slots by WMS.