Wicked Tales: Dark Red is a 5 reel, 25 payline slot from Microgaming that can be played from 25p a spin on all devices – it has a fairytale theme with a dark twist. There’s a Wandering Reels feature where 3 reels display the same symbol on every spin. Then it’s all about the Wolf’s Wheel Bonus feature as you spin the wheel to win cash prizes – you can also access the Forest of Fortunes Pick Bonus feature where you make picks to win cash prizes and reveal multipliers. Finally, there’s a Free Spins feature where you get 9 free spins with all high-value symbols replaced by the triggering high-value symbol for wins of up to 5,000 times your stake on every free spin.
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Wicked Tales: Dark Red is a 5 reel, 25 payline slot created by Microgaming’s very own Triple Edge Studios. With a dark fairytale theme, there’s an abundance of bonus features including 4 free spins games and Wandering Reels. Spin away on all devices from 25p to £200 per spin.
Visually, Wicked Tales: Dark Red looks great as there’s a wicked twist of the classic fairytale – you go a quest through the forests of Ravenmire. Symbols on the reels include A, K, Q and J royals as well as red candles, gold coins, pendants, wolves and a flame torch-bearing man.
There’s also a sexy hooded femme fatale who is the most lucrative giving you 80 times your stake for 5 across a payline. The Dark Red logo is the wild symbol and replaces all symbols bar the scatter – it offers the same payouts as the main character!
You’ll notice straight away that it has an unusual reel layout – this is because it uses the Wandering Reels feature. These are groups of 3 reels that spin together – the Wandering Reels stop in 1 of 3 positions (first 3 reels, 3 middle reels or last 3 reels). More importantly, these contain jumbo blocks meaning they display bigger versions of the symbols for higher chances of winning.
When it comes to bonus features, it’s all about the Wolf’s Wheel Bonus feature which is played when 3 full moon scatters appear on the reels – once in, you’re guaranteed to trigger another feature. Anyway, you spin the wheel where you can win cash prizes of up to 20 times your stake.
If you land on the treasure chest, you will play the Forest of Fortunes Pick Bonus feature – here you make picks to win more cash prizes. After each prize, the multiplier increases by 1 – the feature will end once you find all 10 cash prizes or if you find a stopper. You can also uncover immunities to stop the feature ending. All in all, this feature can give you big prizes especially if have a 10x multiplier applied.
If you land on any of the high symbols on the wheel, you will trigger the respective Free Spins feature with 9 free spins. For example, if you landed on the female character, all high value symbols in the Free Spins feature will be replaced by her – this means the likelihood of forming winning combinations increases. Just hope for the female character as she’s the most rewarding.
I really like Wicked Tales: Dark Red – the graphics are superb and it comes with a good range of bonus features. In terms of variance, it’s in the middle with a maximum of 5,000 times your stake to be won from each spin.
