The setting for this Danger Mouse spin off is a cartoon graveyard - the light-hearted feel is maintained on the reels which include A to J playing cards as well as a coat of arms, a cuckoo clock, an organ and a creepy castle. Duckula himself is the most rewarding symbol. 5 on a payline will get you 500 coins. That amount is also on offer from the stake and heart which is the wild - it replaces all other symbols apart from the scatter.
Count Duckula comes with a quartet of base game modifiers that can land at random on any spin:
- Count Duckula Wilds feature - the Count waddles on to the reels and morphs into a wild. Other wilds will then spawn elsewhere on the reels.
- Igor Mystery Potion feature - Igor the butler walks onto the screen carrying a tray of potions. He will trip and fall, dropping an explosion of potion onto the reels. This will transform into the same matching symbol.
- Nanny Colossal Wilds feature - Nanny joins the action, bringing with her a colossal 3x3 wild. This can land on the spin that follows.
- Duckula's Winged Win Spin feature - following any spin, Duckula can summon his bats who will remove standard symbols from the reels which are replaced by jackpot symbols.
Land 3 of the Duckula Portrait Bonus symbol anywhere on the reels and you'll trigger the Duckula Wall of Fame where you'll be awarded 1 of 5 bonus features or the Rapid Fire Cashpot.
- Tombstone Bonus feature - this is a pick me round. Choose tombstones to reveal cash prizes. Keep picking until you find Dr Von Goosewing.
- Ancestor Pick Me Bonus feature - pick from the picture frames in Castle Duckula to win multiplier prizes. Find 3 Duckula heads and you'll go straight to the Super Bonus. Once again, Dr Von Goosewing ends the feature.
- Dr Von Goosewing Free Spins feature - enter the doctor's creepy lair and play out 10 free spins. Any wilds that land will be frozen for the remainder of the feature.
- Wild Heart Free Spins feature - here you'll be awarded 10 free spins. Any wilds that land are collected - after the free spins have played out, you'll be given a single Duckula Wild Spin where are the collected wilds are added to the reels.
- Duckula's Big Money Bonus feature - Dr Von Goosewing has strapped Count Duckula to a money wheel. Spin the wheel to win multiplier prizes. Keep spinning until you land Dr Von Goosewing.
- Rapid Fire Cashpot feature - this can be triggered at any time. Keep an eye on the giant bottle of tomato ketchup above the reels as you will more likely win the jackpot when the meter is full.
There's plenty of stuck into as far as features are concerned in Count Duckula making it very playable if you like plenty of variety in your features. The design is high spec too - the top end, HD visuals are complemented by a suitably creepy cartoon backing track. It all comes together rather nicely.
People of a certain age will have a twinge of nostalgia firing up this slot game - even if the cartoon count was before your time, the range of features make Count Duckula a playable and very enjoyable game. If you want something more volatile, Fortunes of Sparta (also by Blueprint Gaming) offers just that.