So, the scene is set for Shadow State, it takes us back to the gangster days of the 1940s prohibition era for this latest slot by Red7, a subsidiary of Scientific Games.Its night, it’s raining, we are in a dark alley with an old telephone box, it’s light flickering on and off to the sounds of a hissing electrics. In the distance we see gangsters being chased by police cars and hear sirens amidst a sultry soothing jazz sound. The rain continues, we hear thunder in the distance. The play button is the barrel of a six shooter, a nice touch.
The game
This is a 5-reel, 3 row game with 20 paylines. There are 9 icons which include at the lower end, a J, Q, K and an A card. The higher end includes a glass and a whisky bottle, a gun, a case file, a police badge and the slots logo. One scatter and one wild Symbol. The Detective is the highest paying symbol who also acts as the wild symbol. A bar singer in a sexy red dress appears on a bonus symbol. There is a bonus upgrade, 2 random reel modifiers and a bonus pick and click game. The game offers up to 10x free spins multiplier.
Bonus Features
There is an auto play which offers up to 200 spins. Play from 20p to a max of £100. Wins range from 2,5x to 15x your steak for five of a kind. If your lucky you could win from a single spin up to 2,500 times your stake with the 10x multiplierIf you get 2 bonus symbols, this can trigger the Bonus Award Feature, to trigger the Bonus Bar Spins feature, a car appears and shoots a third bonus symbol into the reels. Get 3 bonus symbols in the base game on reels 1,3 and 5 simultaneously and you can gain access to the Bonus Bar free spins feature.8 free spins are yours once your in. Another reel set is then used without the bonus symbol appearing. Scatters are clue symbols and appear during free spins on all reels. Multipliers and Free spins are given, these are collected and saved.You get 3 extra free spins and a 3x multiplier if you get 3 clue symbols. 5 extra free spins and a 5x multiplier if you get 6 clue symbols and 10 extra free spins and a 10x multiplier if you get 9 clue symbols.Then finally we get to the Detective Office Picker feature which is triggered randomly from the base game, you are given a clue when the phone rings. 3 Clues are shown at the bottom of the screen, you are rewarded with cash prizes once you have placed them on the evidence board. You can access the Bonus Bar free spins.
Conclusion
We like it, Shadow State is fun, it transports you back to prohibition, you can really be part of the action, its not just a game it’s a story to be part of. The artistry and graphics are spot on, this makes it even more enjoyable. It has a mid to high variance, with the 10x multiplier on free spins, you can bag yourself 2,500x your stake, the opportunity is here to bag some serious cash. To get those big wins you need the clue symbols from the Bonus Bar Free spins, this is where you grab those extra free spins and big multipliers. This is a high to medium variance game with a, RTP of 96.11. This game is a video slot and will play on any device.
