Hook’s Heroes Video Slot Introduction
Video slot Hook’s Heroes shows us a particularly fun slot machine, which has no less than 7 different exciting ‘special game features’ under which Wild symbols, Scatters, Free Spins and Feature Spins.
Hook’s Heroes Video Slot Game Tutorial
Video slot Hook’s Heroes is built out of 5 separate reels, with 3 rows and 20 fixed win lines. The bet level and coin value in this game are adjustable so you can play around with your stake. Choose a bet level from 1 to 10 and coin value from € 0.01 up to € 1.00. Winning combinations are created when identical symbols appear on a payline and on adjacent reels, on this game calculated from left to the right. Video slot Hook’s Heroes has various special game features, including symbol substituting Wilds, Scatter symbols that activate Free Spins and special Feature Spins; the Pirate Feature, the Mermaid Feature and the Fairy Feature.
Wild Symbols
Wild symbols (depicted as Captain Hook himself) substitute for all other symbols (except for Scatter symbols) to help create the highest paying winning combinations. Wilds can appear on any reel, on any position and at any moment in the game (except for during spins with the Pirate Feature activated).
Video slot Hook’s Heroes Features
In video slot Hook’s Heroes 3 different ‘Features’ can be activated, each with their own functions. These features are triggered by Scatter symbols and come as either a ‘Feature Spin’ (= a free re-spin) or as the special game feature applied to a certain amount of Free Spins that are granted (see below). The Features are the following:
- The Pirate Feature: when the Pirate Feature is activated winning combinations are formed by 3 or more identical symbols anywhere on the reels instead of only on the win lines of the game and on adjacent reels. In game rounds with the Pirate Feature mode activated no Wild symbols will appear.
- The Fairy Feature: with the Fairy Feature prompted during the game round(s) 2 to 5 symbol substituting Wild symbols will be randomly placed (as an ‘overlay’) on any reel and on any position.
- The Mermaid Feature: when the Mermaid Feature is turned on all winnings will be paid out double (x 2). If a winning combination is formed with help of one or more Wild symbols the winnings will be paid multiplied by 4 (x 4).
Scatters and Feature Spins
When in the main game 2 Scatter symbols appear anywhere on the reels randomly, either the Pirate, Fairy, or Mermaid Feature as described above is applied on the free ‘Feature Spin’ (= re-spin) that follows.
Scatters and Free Spins
When 3 or more Scatter symbols appear anywhere on the reels the Free Spins mode of video slot Hook’s Heroes is activated. In that case, the player needs to choose which of the 3 Features he wants to activate during the Free Spins game rounds. Each feature will grant a different amount of Free Spins:
- The Pirate Feature rewards 15 Free Spins
- The Mermaid Feature comes with 10 Free Spins
- The Fairy Feature will grant 7 Free Spins
In case during the main game 4 or 5 Scatter symbols simultaneously have appeared the player gets respectively 2 or 3 times to choose a Free Spins Feature. This choice might be 2 or 3 times the same Feature or each time different. Free Spins game rounds are always played with the same coin value and on the same bet level as was played within the spin that activated the Free Spins mode. During Free Spins no new Free Spins can be won.
Hook’s Heroes Video Slot Bet Limits
Hook’s Heroes video slot can be played with varying bet levels, which affect your stake per spin. Choose a bet level from 1 to 10 (20 coins per level), which covers the 20 fixed win lines (or pay lines) and includes 7 different coin values that can be adjusted from € 0.01 up to € 1.00 to create the stake you want.
Bet Level: the number of coins you bet with each spin. Coin Value: the amount of money a single coin is worth. Basically, the bet level will be multiplied by the coin value to determine the total amount of money wagered per spin.
The varying coin values in video slot Hook’s Heroes are: €0.01, €0.02, €0.05, €0.10, €0.20, €0.50 and €1.00.
- Minimum bet: bet level 1 x 20 coins = 20 x coin value € 0.01 = € 0.20
- Maximum bet: bet level 10 x 20 coins = 200 x coin value € 1.00 = € 200
Pay Table / Win Plan
To find out how you can win, and what combinations you need to see on the reels, as well as how much each symbol will bring you, you can view the paytable, which NetEnt attaches to every single one of their games. A winning combination is created when 3 (or more!) identical symbol appear on the set pay lines, of which there are 20. Remember, the pay lines are read from left to right to create wins. In Hook’s Heroes, wins can be created differently during the Pirate Feature, giving you a lot more chances to win! It’s possible to receive more than one winning combination on the reels at any one time and when this happens, all the combinations will be paid!
Video slot Hook’s Heroes Game Settings
All NetEnt games have a number of settings that can be adjusted to make playing more to your liking. Different players have different preferences so see what options there are within Hook’s Heroes to customise the game and make it your own. Find the settings on the bottom left corner of the game. The ? symbol will provide information about the game (rules, features and paytable), whilst “AUTO” will allow you to set the Auto Spin, meaning the reels will spin, at your chosen stake, without you having to click ‘Spin’ each time, and the volume button where you can adjust the volume and turn it on and off. Then, you have the spanner for adjustable settings such as:
- Quick Spin; to switch on or off the quick play mode
- Intro screen; to switch on or off the introduction screen
- Spacebar spin; to make the spacebar the key to spin the reels
- Game history (only available when playing with real money)
Hook’s Heroes Video Slot Manual
Hook’s Heroes video slot has a number of buttons that can be used to control the game.
BET: the coins wagered per game round.
LEVEL: sets the level of the bets (bet level).
AUTOPLAY: activates the automatic play function so the game can spin without your input.
MIDDLE BUTTON: The middle button spins the reels at the chosen stake.
MAX BET: spins automatically on the highest bet level with the set coin value.
COIN VALUE: sets the value of the coins.
COINS: shows the number of coins available.
