Hotline 2 slot is 5 reels and 243 pay-lines video slot powered by Net Entertainment software. It is a sequel to the original Hotline slot, and those of you who remember it know that it is vaguely inspired with Miami Vice show from back in the 80s, as the two detectives chase down the Miami streets to solve crimes. Get back to the streets of Miami here for free or visit any of the NetEnt Casinos to play for real.
How to Play Hotline 2 Slot
Before you go out in the streets with Tubbs and Crockett look-alikes once again, you need to set your bets:
- Hit +/- buttons will draw up a panel where you can increase or decrease coins per line and coin value that will constitute the bet, or you can simply increase the total bet value.
- Reels will start moving the moment you hit Spin button
- Autoplay opens up a panel where you can choose Turbo Spin, Quick Spin and the number of automated spins.
Slot Features
Hotline 2 decided to keep things simple in terms of features, but they kept the original Hotline mechanic. Overall, there are 3 bonus rounds including expanding Wilds, Free Spins round and the original Hotline feature.
Hotline feature
Reel 3 is the Hotline when you play at the base bet, however if you choose to play at the Double or Triple bet, more reels can be turned to become hotlines. With Double Bet reels 3 and 4 are Hotlines, and with Triple Bet reels 2, 3, and 4 become Hotlines.
Expanding Wild
The importance of Hotlines comes into the effect with the help of Wilds, because when a Wild lands on a Hotline it will expand to cover the entire reel, and increase your win chances. Wilds, as usual can substitute for all except the special symbols.
Free Spins
Land at least 3 Neon Flamingo Scatter symbols on Hotlines in the Base game will trigger the bonus round and award 7 spins. If a Wild lands on Hotline it will increase the reel’s height by 1 symbol and increase the number of paylines. The max number of paylines can go up to 1944 in total. If a Hotline reaches a max of 6 symbols height, you will get additional 2 spins. With all this, you can reach up to 13 spins in total for the feature.
Summary
Hotline 2 is taking you back to 80s so you can cruise the Miami streets to get them rid of crime. Overall looking, this is a superbly redesigned original with a great balance of design, gameplay and wins. RTP is set to 96.05% which is slightly lower than the original, but Hotline 2 has more features and higher win potential and max payouts that are capped at x5184 your bet. This is almost twice as higher than the original. So if you liked the Hotline slot, we’d definitely recommend you testing out the sequel as well.
