The Dark Knight has been this years most anticipated online slot release, and we are pleased to announce that the wait is over. The game has finally went live at casinos using Microgaming software and, as everyone expected, is already proving to be a major hit with players.
There was much speculation as to whether The Dark Knight would live up to the standards of The Lord of the Rings slot game (which is sadly being removed by Microgaming), and it certainly doesn’t disappoint. Featuring symbols from the characters of the film, a vast array of exciting bonus features, and the huge life-changing progressive jackpot, The Dark Knight is definately this years biggest and most impressive slot – with fans of the film franchise, and slot games in general, in for a treat.
The structure of The Dark Knight is similar to lots of the other Microgaming slots. It has five reels and is a 243-way game (often referred to as ‘all-ways’), meaning you there are no paylines to worry about, you simply have to land matching symbols and it won’t matter where they are on the reels. The only coin values offered are £0.01 and £0.02, with the maximum bet being £6. This might seem low for high-stakes players who enjoy the thrill of spinning big, but it gives everyone a great chance to land the progressive jackpot which is often worth several million.
What particularly impressed me when I played the game at 32Red Casino was that there are fourteen different prize winning symbols, which is the largest amount I can recall from any slot game. This gives you lots of chances to win, though when you lose it will often feel like there are too many symbols offered! Five of the symbols are standard playing card values from tens through to Aces, and the other nine symbols are characters from the game, with Batman being the most valuable – worth 2,000 credits if you land him five times.
As well as the normal symbols, there is a wild and a scatter symbol to help you win even more. The wild symbol for The Dark Knight is the Batman logo and it substitutes any other winning symbols on the reels, helping you win even more cash. The scatter symbol is the graffiti used on promotional material for the movie, and you need to land two of them anywhere on the screen to win, with 15,000 credits up for grabs if you manage to land five of them!
There are also several exciting bonus features in The Dark Knight slot game. Our favourite when playing the game was random appearances from Batman and the Joker. After any spin you could see Batman or the Joker appear adding some excitement to your gameplay and earning you even more cash along the way. When we played it the Joker threw a bomb at our credits, earning us instant credits, meanwhile Batman turned a whole reel wild for us resulting in a nice win. There is also a free spins feature which is activated by landing three or more of the scatter symbols. This awards you 15 free spins with a 2x multiplier, and the Batman and the Joker also pop up in these, meaning big wins!
Last but not least we have to mention the progressive jackpot on offer in The Dark Knight. This feature is activated completely randomly after a spin, and could appear even after a lost spin. You will then be taken to a different screen showing a wheel with Batman on one side and the Joker on the other, and you then must select which side you want. Once you make your choice the wheel will begin to spin, and will land on one of four jackpots. The jackpots range in value with the lowest being worth at least £10 (Mini), the next being worth at least £100 (Minor), the next £10,000 (Major), and the life-changing one which is always worth at least £1 million (the Mega Progressive Jackpot).
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