Popeye Slots - Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Introduction 

Join Popeye the sailor, his girlfriend Olive Oyl and his arch enemy Bluto in this charming video slot based on the characters of the 1930s comic strips and cartoons. This traditional style 5x3 video slot comes with some interesting features, including 2 types of sticky wilds which generate respins on both the base game and bonus and a paying scatter. Bluto's wild will duplicate itself across the 3 middle reels and Olive Oyl's wild will grow into a stacked wild across a single reel. Both types of wild will stick and trigger a random number of up to 5 respins. The spinach scatter triggers between 8 and 20 free spins, during which the wilds can trigger random multipliers. 

Theme, Graphics & Soundtrack 

With rolling waves in the background and the sailor's hornpipe playing throughout, as soon as the slot loads you know you're in for some animated craziness on the reels. Most of the famous characters are represented in Popeye Slots; Olive Oyl, Popeye's long standing girlfriend, Bluto, his rival, the hamburger-loving J Wellington Wimpy and little Swee' Pea the foundling baby all feature with their own symbols. Vibra Gaming have kept true to the characters in the way they're animated. Popeye gives his characteristic wink and a puff on his pipe as the game idles. Bluto chases Olive Oyl from one wild to another and a love-struck Popeye drifts after his girlfriend across the reels. Additional symbols include an anchor and life ring, a chest full of treasure and of course Popeye's trademark tobacco pipe. The lower tier symbols are colourful playing card symbols ranging from Ace down to 10. 

Popeye Slots RTP and variance

The RTP for Popeye Slots is 94.99%, a lower than average return, while the volatility is advertised as 5/5, which is considered to be high. It also has a hit rate of 33.95%.

 
How to Play Popeye Slots 

Before you start the game, take a moment to familiarise yourself with the game set-up, controls and functions with our simple guide:

1. While the game is loading, take a moment to scroll through the rules and paytable which are displayed on the splash screen. When it's all loaded, hit the 'continue' button to enter the game.
2. Touch the menu button to expand the various settings and information icons. They include settings for speed and sound, bet level, autoplay settings and the rules and paytable.
3. There are 2 speed settings which you can toggle between the 2. The volume on the sound setting can also be toggled on or off.
4. To adjust your bet, use the up and down arrows to move the bet level to your desired amount. You can also adjust your bet from the main screen.
5. Adjust the number of autoplay spins in the same way, touching the up and down arrows. Autoplay on this version doesn't have any loss or win limits. Please keep an eye on your balance and be ready to stop autoplay if you need to.
6. If you need to refer back to the rules and paytable, you can find them by touching the ? icon.

You're all set to start. Please play responsibly.

Bet Sizes & Paytable Wins 

In Popeye Slots the bet sizes range between 0.25 and 2.50 credits and each bet per spin is split between 25 fixed paylines. Popeye is the highest paying symbol with 400x per single line bet for 5 of a kind with Wellington Wimpy the next highest paying at 300x for 5 of a kind. The scatter is next, paying 250x for 5 of a kind. Paytable wins can be multiplied during the bonus games with the maximum win available at 1950x your bet.

Max-win 1,950x

Volatility High

Top RTP 95.00%

Popeye Slots free spins

To trigger Popeye Slots free spins you'll need to land 3 or more Spinach scatters.

3 scatters = 8 free spins
4 scatters = 12 free spins
5 scatters = 20 free spins

During the bonus game you'll see the Bluto and Olive Oyl wilds land more often. Not only do they generate respins as they do in the base game, they'll also trigger random multipliers up to 7x your win. Multipliers will only last for the current spin.

Popeye Slots Review

Popeye Slots is a great looking slot that stays close to the cartoon's theme. On our test run we found bonus rounds difficult to achieve and the 2 we did get were both for 8 free spins. There's no mention in the game's rules on whether the free spins retrigger but we couldn't see any scatters during the bonus spins. However the multipliers and additional wilds make up for this although there's no guarantee of any big wins on the free spins. Popeye Slots is one of a small portfolio of online video games developed by Vibra Gaming and you can find a selection of these on our dedicated Vibra Gaming demo slots page. Alternatively why not try MGA's Popeye slot with its 3 reel, 1 payline or see what our television themed slot catalogue has to offer.
 

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