Psycho Slot Review
While the Psycho slot machine may not have the ‘fear factor’ that the original movie had (something which is tough to replicate anyway), it is a gorgeous game that pays homage to the classic. If you love your horror movies, then this is a slot machine you are going to want to play.
Psycho Slot Overview
- Provider: NextGen Gaming
- Theme: Thriller, Horror (Alfred Hitchcock)
- Number of Reels: 5
- Number of Paylines: 25
- Minimum Bet: £0.25
- Maximum Bet: £50
- Jackpot Type: Non-progressive
- RTP (Return to Player): 95.57%
- Volatility: High
- Special Features: Psycho Wilds, Free Spins, Multipliers, Gamble Feature
How to Play Psycho Slot
This is a 5-reel, 25 payline slot machine. The minimum bet per spin is 25p. The maximum bet is £50. Good spread of bets, to be honest. It ensures that everybody, no matter the level they are able to gamble at, will be able to have a good go at it.
This game, as you can guess from the name, is based around the Alfred Hitchcock movie that came out in the 60s. You know the one. It is where the lass gets murdered in the shower. Backdrop to the game is the famous Bates Motel.
The atmosphere is awesome. The rain is constantly chucking it down, and a shadowy figure will look out of the window every so often. The reels of then game are based around the shower scene. Again, fabulous, and really pays testament to the movie. The soundtrack helps to complete the game. In fact, we are willing to wager that this is probably one of the best slot machine soundtracks we have heard in years.
The whole game should be simple to play. We know that some of the more recent movie-themed games have a touch of complexity to them e.g. Alien, but there is none of that in the Psycho slot machine. Everything is simple to understand. You spin the reels. A feature may or may not pop, and you are done. If you are new to the world of slots, then this is going to be a great starting point for you!
Bonus Rounds & In Game Features
The feature which you will probably see the most is the Psycho Wild. It can appear on any spin. Now, with a wild in other slot machines, they can be used to replace a symbol and that is it. Great stuff.
Psycho Wilds: If the wild in the Psycho slot forms part of a winning combination, things go a bit beyond that. It multiplys your win. The win will be determined by the value on the wild. It can be 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, or if you are very lucky 20x. Get a couple of wilds in a single combination and you will really be into the money!
Scatter Symbols: If you get 3 or more of the haunted house scatters on the reels, then you will be awarded some free spins (yay, we really love those). The number of free spins that you get will be determined by the number of scatters you had:
- 3 scatters is 10 free spins
- 4 scatters is 15 free spins
- 5 scatters is 20 free spins
Multipliers: The wilds will change too. They will appear more and will have different multipliers attached to them. This means 2x, 4x, 6x, 8x, 10x, 20x, and 40x! The best part is that you will be able to trigger more free spins during this game mode, and that it is something which is going to happen rather frequently too! Not too bad, right?
Psycho Mobile Slot Machine
You would think that a smaller company like NextGen Gaming would not be able to produce an epic slot machine like some of the ‘big boys’ out there. Boy, would you be wrong.
The mobile slots that they create are up there with the best of them. The Psycho mobile slot looks fabulous. We are talking gorgeous graphics and smooth gameplay. Not sure what we else you could really ask for.
Summary – What Do We Think?
If you want a movie themed slot machine that is well-made, then the Psycho slot machine is just the ticket. We have played plenty of licensed slot machines and most of them are cheap cash grabs. Not this one. NextGen gaming put a whole lot of effort into ensuring that it is the best it could possibly be.