Red Hot Ice Demo Slot - Review for Canadians, Demo Play & Payout Info

Introduction

Brought to you by the team at Slot Factory, Red Hot Ice is a retro-themed online slot with a chilly twist. Imagine you are playing a vintage slot machine but instead of being in the desert of Nevada, you are somewhere near the North Pole. This is somewhere near the inspiration for Red Hot Ice.

This online slot has a five-reel, three-row grid and 15 fixed paylines, which are animated when a winning combination is revealed. Also ever-present is a bonus sixth reel, which comes into play when the Red Hot bonus spins are triggered.

As you would expect from a retro-themed slot, the symbols include a range of fruits; an array of single, double and triple bars; and the lucky 7, which is the wild. Keep watch for the jackpot Red Hot symbol and the free spins symbol, which triggers the bonus game. You don't have to remember which is the scatter symbol, as it says what it is!

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Graphics, theme and soundtrack

There is very little in the way of a storyline or even a theme; instead, we have a basic retro slot machine that has been frozen in ice. The cool blue colour scheme helps to give the game a cold look, whilst each symbol having a frozen tinge is a nice touch.

Winning symbols animate in a fairly amusing manner; for example, the grapes bulge in time with each other and the wild 7 symbol and watermelons do a little dance when involved in a winning combination.

The graphics are something of an issue here. Whilst this is a retro slot, there is no excuse for poorly rendered and pixelated graphics. Given that most of the symbols contain curves in some way, these should be smooth without the aliasing - slightly pixelated, stepped effects at the edges of the letters or symbols - that is present here. Some may appreciate the 90s-style graphics, but they look somewhat lazy on screens of all sizes.

The soundtrack is well presented, with a nice background loop under the somewhat loud and ever-present reel effects. There is no option to turn either element off or down, so it is a simple sound on/sound off choice.

Red Hot Ice RTP and variance

Red Hot Ice has a long-term average RTP of 94.07 per cent, which is well below the average of 96 per cent for a game of this type. The low variance means that players should expect to win small amounts fairly regularly, with the big wins much harder to come by.

How to play Red Hot Ice

1. It is always advisable to take a look at the paytable when playing a new game. In Red Hot Ice, the option to open the paytable can be found in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen. The paytable shows how wins can be achieved on the reels and how much they are worth. You can also find information on how to enter the free spin bonus round and some basic game rules.

2. The bet can be changed by clicking the bet button to the bottom-left of the screen. Within this menu is the option to raise or lower your line bet.

3. There is an autoplay feature, which can be switched on via the bet menu. Autoplay spins the reels continually until you stop the feature or have insufficient credits to spin again.

4. If you are happy with the bet settings, click the manual spin button on the right-hand side of the screen to spin the reels once.

5. Make sure you play Red Hot Ice responsibly by setting a budget for each session and sticking to it. Never chase your losses.

Bet sizes and paytable wins

The minimum bet per line is 0.01, making the total stake per spin 0.15.

The maximum bet per line is 30.00, making the total spin stake 450.00. This means Red Hot Ice is a game that will suit players with a wide range of budgets.

- The jackpot symbol in Red Hot Ice is the Red Hot symbol. Five of a kind on a payline will pay 200x the line stake.
- Matching four or three Red Hot symbols pays 60x or 25x respectively.
- The triple bar symbol pays 150x when five are matched.
- The double bar will return 120x when five are matched.
- The single bar will return 90x when five are matched.
- Mixed combinations of bars will also pay out between 3x and 20x the line stake when they are matched on a payline.
- The regular fruit symbols pay between 40x and 70x the line bet when five of a kind are revealed on a payline.

Red Hot Ice bonus features

- Free spins

Revealing three or more free spins symbols enters the free spins mode, which thaws the Red Hot meter on the right-hand side of the reels.

- Hot balls

During the free spins, hot balls can be collected. These enable multipliers to be applied at the end of the free spins. Collect up to 25 hot balls for a 5,000x multiplier.

Red Hot Ice review: our verdict

This is a simple retro-themed slot with retro-themed graphics to match. The low volatility makes the gameplay fairly balanced, but big wins are difficult to come by.

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