Have you ever tried to ‘build’ your own ‘dynasty-theatre’ and ‘constructed’ the stage in your own living room? Start with the sea adventure script, where you can meet mermaids, crocodiles, and buccaneers. All the obvious roles are given to the talented lead performers.
With the infectious enthusiasm for a family play, your sister is appointed to be a girl pirate with a bandana, your goofy, chubby uncle – to be the eye-patch pirate, the curly cousin – will be the wondering pirate with the glasses, your baby brother will be the adorable giant 2 teeth ‘daredevil’, your tween nephews will be the funny crocodiles, appearing just where no one expects them. No grandparents, no siblings, no neighbours will keep a dry eye with this simple inner child story.
The slot is equipped with Medium Volatility, an RTP (return to player percentage) of 96.82% and the possibility to win up to 194 800 coins.
Personal testers’ opinion about Hooks Heroes slot
Hooks Heroes is one straightforward slot, not disguising itself – easy to understand. If you see that you are not getting any winning at the very beginning of your session – move away!
- But if you start winning bonuses one after another – spin additional 30-50 times after all the action because apparently, you caught the slot in a ‘hot’ mood.
- The wagering index is good news for the bonus hunters – to go ahead and play for completing the wagering requirements.
- The probability of triggering the Free Spins is at the middle level – statistically every 119th spin (0.84%).
- One-third of the total prize pool is reserved for the rewards in the features (31%).
- Two-thirds of the prize fund is reserved for winning during the base game (69%).
- The probability of any winning is 29.14%.
- Because of the average volatility, you will need to bet higher if you wish to get a massive win.
- Unfortunately, if the machine is ‘cold,’ with higher bets, it totally fails to recall the existence of lucrative features.
- To recap – try to indicate the slot’s mood and adjust your stakes accordingly.
Alternative testers’ opinion
During the test period of the Hooks Heroes slot, we got the impression that it allows you to win something substantial only at the beginning of the game.
Continuing playing will then start kidding you with ‘almost hit/win’ situations, where you just missed an extra symbol, or you would be having something massive if those same symbols were in different positions. If at this point you react to the slot ‘ridicule’ by increasing the stake, well, then it will just ‘swallow’ your entire bankroll.
It is like the slot is shouting at the players: ‘My big bonus features (from 3-4 Scatters) and mini-features (from 2 Scatters) are meant for fun- not for financial gain!’ And that is the reality – the slot is built to take players’ money without giving chances of a big hit.
Review and recommendations by the testing team
The Hooks Heroes online slot by NetEnt is a game with an adorably executed adventure theme, smoothly flowing gameplay, super high-quality graphics, and lighthearted sound. The developers successfully created an enticing, full of action slot intending to deliver more enjoyment than earnings.
Besides this, NetEnt seemingly didn’t include the opportunity for long gaming sessions, which is to say discouraging at least.
During the usual spins, the game regularly triggers 2 Scatters, producing 1 random (of the 3 different mechanics) Free Spin combination. From this winning formation cannot be awaited any payout over 100x bets. Instead, the usual payout of this bonus feature ‘show-off’ in the base game is less than 15x-30x bets, regardless of the number of winning combinations possible.
Standardly the slot activates a few bonus spins at the beginning of the play session, then follows a long interval without any bonuses. Surely there are exceptions when the game drops 4 Scatters, which generate 2 bonuses at the same time.
Hook’s Heroes slot comes with 3 distinct bonus features, which can be selected:
- 1. Fairy bonus – always comes with 7 Free Spins where the small pink-haired enchantress taps 2 to 5 random symbols with her magic stick and turns them into Wilds. Here you should not anticipate the maximum of 5 Wilds, nor should you hope for one expensive combination resulting in 100 x bets winning. In most cases, the Fairy is rewarding with only 2-3 Wilds, which does not affect – they are coming not on active pay lines. Therefore the regular award from this bonus is only 10x-30x.
- 2. Mermaid bonus – always comes with 10 Free Spins where the ‘toothless’ water nymph is awarding every pay line with multiplayer 2x, except the pay lines with Wilds in it – they are awarded multiplier 4x. One good combination with high-paid symbols + Wild/s is rarely appearing, which makes the payouts with this bonus feature scoring the same: average barely 10x-30x, and super uncommon 100x bets.
- 3. Pirate bonus – always comes with 15 Free Spins, settled against the concept of pay lines. Instead of awarding per the initial 20 winning lines here, Capitan Hook is awarding per any 3+ same symbols no matter where they are on the screen. Hypothetically this could be super lucrative. In reality, the slot drops only 3OAK symbols- often cheap ones, and only rarely 4OAK. This all makes the prospect of a big win (100x) and the average win (10x-30x) remain the same as with the other 2 bonuses.
In comparison with the Wild slot (also with an enabled multiple choice bonus feature), here, what the player will pick doesn’t matter – the outcome will not be seriously influenced. Despite the theoretically more rewarding effect of the 3rd bonus option, all 3 choices are more or less equal in payout, so in case of a disappointing result, you should not regret your pick.
Hidden parameters and settings of the slot (data from testing)
- The frequency of triggering the bonus free spins feature is statistically every 119th spin (0,84%). This number excludes mini-features (one spin) for two scatters.
- The probability of a hit (any winning) is between 29,14% and 30%.
- The winnings (total) distribution is 69% in the usual spins, and 31% is reserved for the bonus free spins feature. These numbers include mini-features for two scatter symbols.
- The maximum winning during the tests was 84x. This is an insufficient number for the slot with a 4,91 volatility rating.
- The average winning from the bonus feature was 36x. This is a low number too.
- The Volatility is 4,91 out of 20 (average). It seems that Hooks Heroes was created for fun play only.
- The Cycle length is average (stretching – increasing with the number of spins).
- The rating of the slot machine for the wagering is 6,40 out of 10.
- RTP of 96.82% allows getting a positive mathematical expectation of winning at the casino.
Settings
- Provider – NetEnt
- Payment lines – 20 (fixed)
- Default range of bets – 0.20 to 200 CAD
- Volatility – Average
- Hit rate – 30%
- Playing field – 5х3
- The maximum winning is – 974x the total bet
- Bonuses – Wilds, Extra Wilds, Coin Win, Multipliers, Modifiers, Scatters, Free Spins
- Free Spins – Yes
- RTP – 96.82%
How to win at the Hook’s Heroes slot machine? (Conclusion)
- Just like with any other game, we will advise you to check the game on our site in DEMO mode before any attempts to invest real money.
- We recommend initial 30-50 spins to define if the machine is in a ‘cold’ or ‘hot’ mood. This should be enough to estimate whether to play further or to leave the game. Because the Hook’s Heroes slot shows its giving or taking tendency straight from the beginning, place your bets accordingly, and you can progress for a few more rounds.
- After identifying the mood:
- We recommend this game to the bonus hunters but only for short sessions (this is a classic slot with a stretched cycle, i.e. it only makes sense to gamble during the first thousand spins).
- We recommend this game for playing with real money as well, the best results will be seen in the beginning, rather than the next 100 spins. We think that unexpected changes like ‘sudden bet hike’ can slightly improve the slot performance. And the best technique is after receiving ‘healthy’ rewards with a few bonuses in a short period, to play some 50 more spins, then leave because the slot will begin cooling and will regain everything that payout before – i.e. hitting 100x total bets is the upper rate showing you to exit the game.
