Novomatic has really upped its game on the design front in recent times. Tales of Darkness: Full Moon isn’t one of their best-looking games but it’s still a big step up from some of the developer’s very tired looking games. The setting here is a creepy looking graveyard at night.
On the reels you’ll see Gothic-style playing royal values as well as a black cat, an owl and a howling wolf. The best of these standard symbols is the dashing werewolf hunter. Land 3, 4 or 5 of these on a payline for a payout of 1.5, 5 or 25 times your total stake. The wolf eyes symbol is the wild. It can spin in full stacks and land on reels 2, 3 and 4 only.
The full moon is the scatter symbol. Land 3, 4 or 5 of these anywhere on the same spin and you’ll pocket an award of 2, 6 or 20 times your total stake. You’ll also trigger the Free Games feature and with it, 10, 15 or 20 free spins. Boosting your winning opportunities is the Full Moon Bonus feature – when 3 or 4 moon scatters appear, the other reels respin to give you the chance add more high value scatters on the reels. There’s also the presence of a second wild symbol. This also appears on the middle 3 reels only.
Novomatic rarely stray from their usual recipe and Tales of Darkness: Full Moon is no exception. The design is mid-range and the features are relatively simple. It’s not quite as volatile as some slot games in the catalogue but the variance is still in the medium to high range.
Expect lengthy winless spells. Get lucky with the added wilds in the Free Games feature though and the werewolves of Tales of Darkness: Full Moon could leave you howling with delight. If you’re into the theme, Wolf Hunters from Yggdrasil Gaming is worth looking at.