Lucha Maniacs slot review (Yggdrasil)

Wrestling, which is what Lucha Maniacs is all about, is enormously popular in Mexico

The wrestler heroes, faces hidden behind colourful masks, enjoy superstar status over there.

Thunderkick already produced a very successful slot about Mexican wrestlers before with the Luchadora slot.

And now, Yggdrasil has also attempted to step into the arena and conquer this unique genre. And what an attempt it is: Lucha Maniacs is, as far as we are concerned, one of the best new releases of 2018, and so it’s no wonder that it made it into our top 10 Yggdrasil slots list.

Graphically speaking, this is a small masterpiece: the colours jump off the screen, and the game is full of fun details. The salsa music also complements the Latin American character of the game perfectly.

But of course, the best thing of all is the bonus features. And those are sweeter than sweet.

So, high time for pasadenapinotfest.com to test these Lucha Maniacs in-depth with real money.

How does Lucha Maniacs work?

Lucha Maniacs has 20 paylines and is played on a field of 5 reels with 3 rows of symbols.

You have the option of placing a Golden Bet. This will cost you five coins, which amounts to an extra 25% per spin. By activating this Golden Bet, you get an extra pick in the bonus game, which increases your chances of receiving a hefty payout.  That’s why we always have the Golden bet activated when we play.

With the Golden Bet activated, the betting range is between $€ 0.10 and $€ 125.

What are the RTP and the variance of Lucha Maniacs?

The RTP of Lucha Maniacs is 96.1%. That is quite decent.

The variance of this slot is medium. The maximum payout per spin is 12,000 coins. With a coin value of $€ 5 and a maximum bet, this boils down to $€ 60,000.

Symbols and payouts

The four wrestlers in the game are the most important symbols. There are 2 “good” wrestlers (the red one and the purple one) and 2 “evil” ones ( green and blue). Payouts with the wrestlers range from 175 to 200 coins with five identical ones.

The four card symbols are the low-value symbols in the game, and they pay out between 50 and 70 coins with a 5-of-a-kind on an active payline.

The wild symbol replaces all other symbols except for the scatter symbol.

Free spin bonus

You can win the free spin bonus in two ways. The easiest is to spin 3 or more scatters. Then you win between 7 and 30 free spins, depending on the number of scatters.

The harder way is to spin two scatters. You will next be shown four cards, and behind one of these, the free spins bonus game is hidden, with 7 free spins.

The three other cards have a money prize to offer.

Pick and click

Before you enter into the free spin bonus, you can flip three more cards for bonus boosters. Is the Golden Bet active? Then you have an extra card to flip.

Hidden behind these cards are some very nice bonus boosters:

• extra free spins
• extra multipliers
• stacked wrestlers
• sticky wilds on reels 2, 3 or 4
• extra random wilds
• merged wrestlers: here, two wrestlers count as one symbol

Retriggering during the free spins

If, during the free spins, you get 2 or more scatters, you can do a little (or big) happy dance.

Not only do you win 1 – 4 extra free spins, but on top of that also 1 – 4 extra picks.

And the more picks, the more boosters. And more boosters equals Mucho Dinero!

Our verdict on the Lucha Maniacs video slot

Lucha Maniacs is a top release by Yggdrasil, who shows more and more that they’re becoming a serious competitor to Netent. It won’t surprise us if Yggdrasil becomes as big as Netent in the next five years. That is how good their slots are.

Again with this Lucha Maniacs, the slot is top-notch. Graphically simply gorgeous, and because of the wacky fun theme and the many bonus features, there is always something going on.

4.5 out of 5 stars.

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