The Dead or Alive Slot Machine Experience

NetEnt’s Dead or Alive is a video slots game that offers an immersive gaming experience. The theme revolves around the Wild West, where outlaws roam free, and lawmen are hot on their heels. Players find themselves in the midst of this action-packed world as they spin the reels to hit the dead or alive big wins.

Design

The game features 5 reels with 9 paylines, providing an old-school slot machine feel. The design is simple yet effective, with bold colors and rustic textures giving it a true Wild West look. Symbols include poker card values (Aces to Eights), as well as some outlaws like Bonnie & Clyde’s counterparts, the Dalton brothers. A sheriff’s badge also makes an appearance on the reels.

Symbols

As mentioned earlier, symbols in Dead or Alive are made up of both standard and special elements:

1. Standard Poker Symbols: These include Ace (A) to Eight ((8)). The highest-paying symbol is Wild West Themed Outlaws Dalton Brothers and Sheriff Badges are also represented.

2. Special Symbols:

• Wilds : Represented by the word «WILD,» these replace all other symbols, except scatters, during regular gameplay.
• Scatters: Displayed as a golden horseshoe with the game’s logo above it, this symbol can appear anywhere on reels 1-5. Scatters pay out when at least two land, regardless of reel position or whether they’re part of a win.

Payouts

To understand Dead or Alive’s payouts, let’s cover some basics:

• The base payout is as follows: A pays (8) to (80), K pays (40) to (160), Q and J pay 10-50 each while the higher paying symbols, namely Dalton Brothers and Sheriff Badges pay between $100-$200.
• For Wilds: They act like substitutes but only land on reels that have one or two positions exposed.
• Scatters : As explained before, scatters appear in multiple places which makes them potentially lucrative due to this combination’s higher payout rate than some other slot games.

Wilds

In Dead or Alive, the Wild symbol has a slightly modified function compared to others from NetEnt:

• During regular gameplay, it behaves exactly like any standard Wild.
• If two identical symbols land together, (both being either A-8, Dalton Brothers or Sheriff Badges) forming two pairs simultaneously with four visible spots on one of each set reel pair position.