Fans of the original Walking Dead slot game by Aristocrat will rejoice with the sequel. Presenting Walking Dead 2! This is a very bright game that can be seen from all around the casino. It is in a very tall cabinet which is the same cabinet as Game of Thrones. It is a very bright green game and is full of free spins, progressives and random features.
Taking a look at the paytables, you will notice that the Rick Grimes symbol is no longer the top character symbol. This game is based around the katana wielding superstar Michonne. Her character symbol is the highest paying symbol. Also included are; Rick, Carol, Daryl, and even Merle! Some of the other symbols are Carls hat, a set of keys, flowers, tanks, and a purple squirrel! All of the favorite images from season 2 and season 3 of the hit television series
Walking Dead 2 is an amazing looking game, but how about the gameplay? This game takes some cues from Can Can, another Aristocrat success. The wild horde random wilds feature is very similar to Can Can’s high kick bonus. This feature adds wild reels that increase the reel height. There is another random feature, the Michonne attack feature. This feature comes out after a spin and does a “symbol upgrade” to all of the character symbols. This feature has a potential for 2 parts, She can drag her walkers across the screen and fill the other symbols to increase the ways to win!
During the base game the 5th reel is a larger reel set that would actually fill 2 reels. This reel is stacked with large symbols, and a wild multiplier up to 25x! Another symbol that also appears on reel 5 is the free spins bonus symbol and a new jackpot bonus symbol. This brings a new excitement to the suspenseful bonus spin.
The bonus is a traditional setup. You must get 3 “free games” symbols on any of the reels. The jackpot bonus only shows up on reel 5. If you manage to trigger the jackpot bonus, you start picking heads in an aquarium. You continue picking until you choose from one of four progressives. The mini begins at $10, the minor starts at $40, the Major starts at $200, and the grand is starting in handpay territory. You can also get multipliers to increase your progressive wins.
Once the jackpot feature is completed, you are then moved to the free games feature, which is the exact same as the original free games feature. You choose from five heads, one of which is a 2x pick again. It is possible to obtain 30 free games. You can rack up some great wins with the last reel multiplier on a five of a kind win. I have already seen photos of a $23,000 win on a 2.25 bet. The potential is there for massive wins. Fans of the show will enjoy the vivid graphics and fun gameplay. I found the game to be less volatile than the original game.
Overall, I very much enjoy this game. It has what i look for in a sequel. It takes the bright spots from the original, and then adds on and improves the bonuses and random features. It has potential for very large wins, and is overall a great game to play. If you see this game, sit down, give it a shot and hit something big.
Here is a video showing the Jackpot bonus. Even on a minimum bet, you can get some nice wins from the progressives and the multipliers.