Jekyll and Hyde

The story about Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde came to life in the far 1886 and was written by Robert Louis Stevenson. Since then we have witnessed many movie adaptations and theater plays, but the original concept remains the same. Each man has two different characters inside him battling to prevail.

Whether the good or the bad come to the surface depends on the person himself. With such world fame it is no wonder why these two names have been the theme for many video pokie games. Jekyll and Hyde is a video pokie game with a dark design, gruesome animations and a spine chilling background music.

Developers

Jekyll and Hyde is the latest video pokie game with this theme designed by Ash Gaming. This isn’t some world famous software provider and their video pokie games offer is limited in size. Still they are working hard on expanding their portfolio and creating top of the line video pokie games. If they keep up the same level of quality as with Jekyll and Hyde we are sure to see more of their games in our favorite online casinos.

How to Play

This game has a simple design with 25 active pay lines, 5 reels and 3 rows. The minimum bet to spin the reels is $0.25 or $0.50 while the maximum is set at $125 or $250. The difference in bet size depends whether you are playing with the power up scatter feature or not. The rest of the game play is pretty standard with the spin and auto spin buttons, but there is also a Turbo button installed for a faster game play.

Special Features

Jekyll and Hyde has several features that are available. Since we started with the power up scatters we will explain it in full. This feature requires playing with a doubled bet size, so the minimum bet per spin with this feature on is $0.50. This enables the free spins bonus to be triggered even if 3 of the scatter symbols don’t come in full size on the reel and are even one position below or under the reels. This is a very useful feature and the bonus is triggered much more often.

The second feature in the game is the wild symbol himself. He can land on reels 2, 3 and 4 and if he can help form winning combinations he will expand to cover the entire reel. The classic bonus feature in Jekyll and Hyde is triggered by landing 3 or more scatter symbols on the reels in the form of a potion. Here the player can choose between 2 sets of free spins. There is no fixed number of free spins that can be played and each feature ends when 4 scatter symbols land on the last reel.

The Jekyll Spins award an increasing multiplier from x1, x2, x3 up to x5. The multiplier value is increased with each scatter that lands on the last reel. The Hyde Free spins awards extra wild symbols on the reels. Each scatter that lands on the fourth reel turns one of the high paying symbols wild, but they don’t expand to cover the reel like the standard wild symbol. The number of free spins won in each bonus feature is unlimited.

Maximums Payout

Jekyll and Hyde is designed as a low to mid variance video pokie game. The pay table is weak with a 1,000 coins payout for 5 of the highest paying symbols on an active pay line. The scatters don’t have any payout attached and the wild doesn’t have any extra added multiplier.

This makes base play winnings very small and the only decent wins can come in the bonus round. Despite the low payout the bonus features can provide some great wins because of the extra features in play.

Summary

Jekyll and Hyde has decent visual effects and animations, with a corresponding background music giving it a dark look. The pay table is weak so expect your balance to drop during base play. The power up scatters feature seems like a must while spinning the reels as the bonus round is triggered more often.

The free spins can both produce some decent payouts, but are a real disappointment at times. The 4 scatters can land on the last reel very fast leaving you with minuscule wins at times, but can also award a very big number of spins. If you manage to win 10-15 spins waiting for the last scatter to land and end the bonus round, a big win is almost guaranteed.