Not too long ago, Yggdrasil Gaming, who work in conjunction with NetEnt, devised an exciting new Viking-themed slot called Vikings Go Wild. The game was a surprise success and earned the company a fine reputation for developing fun slots with an innovative twist. Roll on a year or so and now the sequel to that slot is out at the popular Bet365 Vegas casino site. This new games is called Vikings Go Berzerk and there’s a good reason why that particular adjective has been used to describe the norse warriors rage.
That’s because in Viking legend, Berzerkers were soldiers who were amongst the most fierce of all Vikings. They would often run into battle bear-chested, as if in a trance and seemingly impervious to pain. Their fearsome reputation meant that even the threat of unleashing a Berzerker would often cower an enemy into submission or ensure their defeat. And the great news is that this new slot perfectly captures that legendary reputation by the inclusion of a fantastic feature called the Rage Meter, which we will explain in more detail below.
What you have with the Vikings Go Berzerk slot is 5×4 reel set up with a total of 25 fixed paylines which can be played for as little as Ā£0.25 per spin up to a maximum bet of Ā£125 per spin, meaning it is definitely a game all slots gamers can enjoy. There are four lower value symbols on the reels, the coins, while there are four higher value Viking related symbols. All these low and higher value symbols are stacked across the reels, which means that although the jackpot is relatively small (250 coins), you can win that on multiple paylines to radically increase the value of your win.
Key Information
The base game in the Vikings Go Berzerk slot is presented quite beautifully with a film-style introduction of the highest quality (which you can skip if you prefer) and then once the reels have loaded up you are presented with a very eye-catching setting of a Viking longboat being the backdrop to the five reels. Underneath the reels are the four Viking characters on the reels and each has their own Rage Meter above them.
Every time you land a win with one of the Viking symbols on the reels, then you fill up a little of that Viking Rage meter. Fill it up completely and you will trigger the Free Spins bonus round with the Viking now a berzerker, which means that they will always defeat their foe in the free spins round and that you will get an additional Wild on the reels for the Free Spins bonus game much more quickly. Standard Wilds as well as the additional Berzerker Wilds are all Sticky Wilds during free spins, meaning that once they are landed they will stay in place on the reels until the bonus game has been completed.
The other way you can trigger the Free Spins bonus is by landing three or more theĀ Free Spin scatter symbols across the reels. When you do, you can earn 7. 14 or 21 free spins (depending on whether you land 3, 4 or 5 free spins symbols). In this Free Spins bonus however, none of the Vikings are berzerkers and it is only if and when the manage to destroy the sea creature that you gain those extra wilds on the reels, so there tends to be fewer Wilds on the reels when triggering the bonus round in this way.
Having looked at the Free Spins, let’s now take a look at some of the base game features you can trigger. The first of these are the two Treasure Chest bonus features. The first is the standard Treasure Chest bonus, which occurs when you land the Treasure Chest symbol on the fourth reel as when you do, you can win a coin win of between 2x and 40x your stake, or you can also trigger Free Spins in this way (with the number of free spins selected at random).
Land the Golden Treasure Chest on the fifth reel and you achieve higher wins of between 10x to 400x your stake, or free spins, a rage boost, or you can even access the Ragnarok Free Spins feature. This feature can only be accessed through the Golden Treasure Chest and when activated has all four of the Viking symbols as Berzerkers and as such, there will be many more Wilds on the reels for the duration of the Free Spins round.
However that is not all, prior to the free spins round starting, you also receive a Bonus Randomizer, which will reward you with an additional prize of up to three extra free spins, a starting wild on the reels, or 5 treasure chests or 5 Golden treasure chests on the reels. If you land the Golden Treasure Chest this way, then you can access the Ragnarok Free Spins during the feature too.
How to win at the Vikings Go Berzerk Slot
There’s not too many options to consider when selecting your wager for the Vikings go Berzerk slot, so to make the most out of this game and turn a profit when you play then you need to focus on some of the game play elements and to hopefully trigger the ones that offer the better paying options.
Firstly, when it comes to free spins there are three options. Triggering free spins in the standard way is the option that offers the most likely lower value wins, while triggering free spins through triggering a Rage Meter, or via one of the Treasure Chest features of a Bonus Randomizer selection, offers you a greater chance of reward as there will be more Wilds on the reels. The best option is the Ragnarok Free Spins option which has considerably more Wilds available from the start and promises much greater wins.
It is also clear that the bonuses offered by the Golden Treasure Chest are considerably better than the standard Treasure Chest bonuses, but it is worth noting that the payouts on these games can vary and there’s no guarantee that you will land one of the bigger bonuses if you hit the Golden Treasure Chest.
Vikings Go Berzerk is a game that most definitely rewards patient play and hitting multiple paylines on a win, especially during Free Spins is the best way to land a sizeable prize.
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