With its Art Deco backdrop, 80s design and main characters of one black and one white cop, Hotline owes more than a little to a certain Miami set detective drama! The reels include gem-encrusted bracelets, crowns and necklaces alongside “I can’t believe it’s not” Crockett and Tubbs.
The top payer is the mystery woman holding the chunky mobile phone who will get you 30, 90 or 200 coins if you land 3, 4 or 5 on a payline. The red sports car is the wild - it’s central to the main extras on offer in Hotline.
Hotline Bonus Bet feature - each of the 3 rows is a Hotline which you can activate. When a wild lands on this row, it will expand to fill the whole of that reel and a re-spin is awarded (Re-Spins feature). If another wild lands on the Hotline on that re-spin, another one is awarded. 1 Hotline is always active - you can pay extra and activate 2 or all 3 Hotlines. This will cost you double or treble your stake respectively.
Free Spins feature - the second feature is triggered by landing the scatter (the sunset scene) on reels 1, 3 and 5 on the same spin. You’ll then be awarded 7 free spins. If you land a wild on an active Hotline during the feature, it will fill the whole of the reel and remain locked in place for any free spins you have remaining.
There’s a real retro feel to the design in Hotline which looks terrific. The gameplay here is a little unusual thanks to the Hotline reels. In effect, this allows you to vary the volatility slightly. The recent TV reboot of Miami Vice didn’t quite cut it compared to the original.
This homage to the classic cop show works well and is certainly worth a spin if you’re looking for a well-designed slot game that offers something a little different. You can win up to 400 times your stake on each spin which isn’t bad – saying that, I suggest you try Asgardian Stones (by Net Entertainment) as it’s a better offering.