Hotline 2 Slot Review

Hotline 2

Following the major success of the Hotline slot powered by NetEnt released in 2018, the game’s developer decided to celebrate the 80s the right way with its Hotline 2 slot which appears to be wilder and flashier than the original game. Just like the game which inspired the release, you join Riviera and Quinn on the reels to investigate another jeweler robbery. The two iconic detectives join high-speed car chases across the game’s 5 reels and 243 paylines.

The long-anticipated sequel to Hotline is not short on bonuses either. For your efforts, Hotline 2 delivers super rewarding bonuses including its Hotline mode, wild reels, and expanding wilds. The game is also packed with a Free Spins round during which you benefit from 1,944 paylines. With maximum payouts offered going up to 5,184x your stake, the Hotline 2 slot is rather generous.

Take Me Back to the Glorious 80s

Just as expected, with the superbly crafted NetEnt’s Hotline 2 slot you travel to the glorious 80s. The 1980s was probably one of the most eventful decades and even this is an understatement. The 1980s were also the birthplace of personal computers, cell phones, and many things we cannot imagine living without today. The 1980s decade was at the same time magical and strange and it is perfectly depicted in the Hotline 2 slot.

For everyone feeling a bit nostalgic about the 80s and probably most of us are, the Hotline 2 takes you directly to the flashiest Miami scene where two hard-working detective Riviera and Quinn are working on solving a string of jewelry robbers. In terms of its visuals, the Hotline 2 slot looks almost the same as the original game.

The reel set is set against a Miami backdrop with the ocean and a luxurious building in the distance. The reels are populated by rings and other jewelry which appears alongside a man wearing a mic set and of course, the two main characters here Riviera and Quinn. During your gaming sessions on the Hotline 2 slot, you will also enjoy the game’s retro, super cool 80s-inspired soundtrack.

Riviera, Quinn and Yet Another High-Speed Chase

During your gaming sessions on the Hotline 2 slot, you want to see more of Kitty Weiss as she is the most rewarding symbol featured in the game that delivers payouts up to 2.66x your stake for five of a kind winning combos. Another symbol you want to come across is the game’s cars wild symbol that here lands on the second, third, and fourth reel.

As expected, the game’s wild symbols replace other symbols, while they turn into expanding wild symbols when they are part of your winning combos. The Hotline 2 slot features three bonus rounds including its Hotline mode which triggers when replacing wild symbols land on special hotline zones on the gaming grid. At this point, wilds become expanding wild symbols that cover multiple reel positions as well as bring fully wild reels.

The game’s third reel generally acts a hotline while you can turn more reels into hotline zones with the game’s Triple and Double Bet options. When you activate the Triple Bet, reels two, three, and four are hotline zones that deliver trebled payouts. With the Double Bet activated, reels three and four hotlines, and these deliver instantly doubled payouts.

The game’s Hotline bonus round is even more rewarding when wild symbols make their appearance on the gaming grid since you could end up with three fully wild reels and loads of great winning opportunities.

More Ways to Win, More Epic Winnings

Central to the Hotline 2 slot is definitely the game’s Free Spins round which you trigger by collecting three or more of the game’s scattered neon flamingo symbols in the base game across hotline zones. Once the bonus is triggered, you receive 7 free spins. This is not everything as the game’s wild symbols are more important here than in the base game.

Basically, every wild symbol which lands on hotline zones throughout the Free Spins round increases its respective reel’s height by one symbol which naturally delivers more paylines or more ways to win. Moreover, wild symbols which make their appearance during the bonus round also expand to bring wild reels.

Since the maximum height of the game’s reel is six symbols, during the Free Spins round you benefit from up to 1,944 paylines or ways to win as opposed to 243 paylines featured in the base game. Once the reel set expands to its fullest, you are granted 2 extra free spins which means you have 13 free spins offered up for grabs. Packed with superb graphics, an amazing retro soundtrack, and generous bonus rounds, the Hotline 2 slot is an amazing sequel that appears to be even better than the iconic Hotline release.