Hot Shots slot review (iSoftbet)

iSoftbet has come up with a fun football slot, which loosely revolves around the World Cup

In this game, you won’t see Messi shining for his native Argentina or the Portuguese team, with Cristiano Ronaldo in the lead. This pool has the most eye-catching World Cup participants ever.

The Hot Shots video slot is set in the middle of the forest, where a couple of animals organize a soccer match. While spectators are cheering, you step into the game to score big time. You compete against the bear from Russia, the leopard from Brazil, the bull from Spain, the dog from Switzerland, and France’s chicken.

Could the Russian bear be a (distant) relative from the blockbuster movie Kung Fu Panda’s lead character, Po? The cartoon style certainly looks familiar to the DreamWorks animation style of the movie characters.

Right of the bat, this slot game doesn’t seem all too exciting, although its design is amusing and inviting. For a decent payout, you have to rely on the free spins during the bonus game. There you can collect up to $€ 12,500 for each winning combination. Come and join this extraordinary World Cup.

Hot Shots gameplay and features

The Hot Shots video slot is complete of our time thanks to the 243 ways to win mechanism. It means you can win a prize with a minimum of 3 symbols on the first three reels, regardless of whether the symbols are adjacent to each other or not. This game can be played from a minimum of 25 coins up to a maximum of 125 coins.

The coin size starts at $€ 0.01 per coin and runs up $€ 5 max, per coin.

This leads up to a minimum cost of $€ 0.25 per spin; at most, you pay $€ 125 per spin.

When it comes to the theoretical payout rate, the Hot Shots video slot scores exceptionally well. At 97.15%, it is one of the best-paying online slots around.

We estimate the game’s variance to be medium.

Symbols and payouts

iSoftbet did a great job by choosing these animals as participants of this particular World Cup. These characters also function as the game’s symbols. The highest-value symbol is the bear, representing Russia: 5-of-a-kind rewards you 500 coins for each winning combination.

Five of the same leopards from Brazil on the reels can earn you 200 coins per winning combination. The bull also leads you to an attractive prize of 100 coins per winning combination when you hit five identical symbols.

The dog from Switzerland and the French Chicken are good for 40 coins for each winning combination of 5 identical ones.

The game’s low-value symbols are the well-known card symbols 9, 10, J, Q, K and A. Spinning 5 of the same symbols will award you a maximum of 25 coins per winning combination.

Expanding wilds

You recognize the game’s Wild symbol by the ball with ‘Wild’ written on it. It replaces all other symbols except the scatter symbol. It is a pity the game has no multiplier linked to the Hot Shots Wild Symbol. At least the Hot Shots Wild Symbol does function as Expanding Wild, which can expand upwards and downwards and from left to right.

Hot Shots Bonus Game

The Hot Shots logo also functions as the scatter symbol of the game.

By spinning three or more scatter symbols during the base game, you will earn free spins:

• With 3 scatter symbols, you win 4 x the total bet and 10 free spins.
• With 4 scatter symbols, you win 6 x the total bet and 15 free spins.
• With 5 scatter symbols, you win 10 x the total bet and 20 free spins.

All the profits you make during the free spins are multiplied by 3. For example, five identical Russian bear symbols will earn you 3 x 500 = 1,500 coins per winning combination — plenty of super big win potential during the bonus game.

The Wild symbol, which can also expand during the free spins, plays a crucial role in scoring great prizes.

Our final verdict on Hot Shots

Hot Shots is a decent iSoftbet game with a solid design. However, it is not a super special video slot that stands out from the rest of their game portfolio.

With the Hot Shots video slot, your success rate mainly depends on the free spins. The x3 multipliers combined with the maximum of 20 free spins and Expanded Wild Symbols can boost your score (to stay in soccer/football lingo) tremendously well in this game.

3 out of 5 stars.

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