Mafioso

A river of elegant black limousines is flowing into the parking lot of the fanciest restaurant in the city, and the distinguished guests will even have a red carpet waiting for them at the entrance. There are guards with machine guns either side of the door, this clearly is a special occasion. 

There are rumours in town that it’s the annual meeting of the biggest Mafia families across the nation, but nobody has the courage to confirm this. There is tension in the air but the game developers at Spinmatic have decided to lighten the mood with the help of cartoon-style graphics in Mafioso, a video slot that you can’t refuse. 

Theme

The reels are placed right at the entrance of that restaurant I mentioned earlier, there is a pristine red carpet on the stairs and elegant pillars either side of the door. The symbols are all related to the “family business”, we can see a revolver, piles of cash and even a pack of dynamite set to explode. 

The gameplay in Mafioso is accompanied by a nice jazz tune that seems taken from the 1930’s, but the symbols are all designed as cartoon characters and that brings the whole thriller mood down a notch. 

Betting Options and Functions

This slot has a standard setup with 5 reels and 3 rows, which give you 10 fixed paylines. There is an increased chance of forming winning combinations in this game because these can be made both from left to right and vice versa, all you need is three matching symbols on adjacent reels. 

The betting range is generous enough to suit all categories of players, spanning from a modest 10 cents per spin to a significant 40 euros. This title has high volatility, so you should probably be as patient as a mobster surveilling his next victim. The return to player percentage is above average at 96.44. 

This product has been developed using HTML 5 technology, which means it should work just fine on any type of device. 

Features

Such a meeting between the big mobster families is always risky, because one of the bosses can always decide to start a mafia war right then and there. That’s why all of the big shots have brought “muscle” with them, sturdy guys with long coats that hide ruthless machine guns. 

One of these soldiers has a big role to play in this game: the Triple Stacked Wild. This symbol spans across all three rows and it can only appear on the second and fourth reel, replacing any other icons in the paytable.

There is also a smaller guy that can only appear on the middle reel, he is the Double Stacked Wild and his height only allows him to cover two rows. However, he can also substitute for any of the other symbols in the game. 

Both types of Stacked Wilds will nudge into their designated spots, so if just one fraction of the Wild lands you don’t need to worry because it will then cover its whole span. 

The Double Stacked Wild is a mafia boss, and when a spin puts the two guards either side of him then the real fun begins as the Bonus Game is triggered. 

This is when the boss puts pressure on the other families, requesting a protection fee from the other 8 guys around the table. Those fees can come in the form of piles of coins or Free Spins, but the game will end if you come across a stubborn guy that does not want to pay. 

Conclusion

Mafioso is an entertaining video slot from Spinmatic, it doesn’t have revolutionary mechanics or exquisite graphics but the method of triggering the Bonus Game is quite creative. Moreover, the Stacked Wilds can bring about quite a few wins, considering that the game pays both ways. 

The choice of graphics might not be the best, the cartoon-style symbols and animations can’t really serve this theme well enough. However, if you do like that type of design then this slot is definitely worth your attention.