Mad 4 Xmas Slot Review

How to play

This video slot has a common setup of five reels and three rows. There are 18 fixed paylines for you to bet across. Controlling your wager in this game means you have to select both your coin value and your step value. Coins range from €0.01 to €2.00, and steps range from one to five. The minimum stake per spin works out to €0.18. The maximum stake is €180. This range should suit quite a few players, including beginners and veterans.

The control panel is made of colorful presents and holds some additional features available. Autoplay defaults to 10, but you can increase this by clicking on the outer-frame menu. There, you can set up to 500 spins in a row. You can also pick between three game speeds – slow, normal, and fast. Keep in mind that the win animations will still be played in fast mode. Finally, you can turn off Santa’s laughter or the Jingle Bells soundtrack if you wish.

Symbols and payouts

The symbols in this game are everything your inner kid wants to see during Christmas. The lowest-paying symbols are glass baubles to be hung on the tree. These are either red, purple, green, blue, or white in color. Next, there are candy canes, bells, and gingerbread men. Each of these has its own animation – ornaments blink on and on while the gingerbread cookie gets a bite taken out of him. Keep in mind that all payline wins must occur from left to right, beginning on the first reel. The multipliers apply to your chosen step bet.

There are three special symbols as well. First up is the wild, which is Santa himself. You can land five on a payline for the biggest win in the game of 2,000x. Santa can also complete any win line for all the normal symbols mentioned above. Next, there’s a snowman scatter. Three or more scatters will payout in any position, and five scatters awards you 50x your bet. Finally, there the bonus symbol, which is represented by a decorated Christmas tree. There’s no prize for the trees themselves, but it does trigger the bonus feature discussed next.

Best Mad 4 Xmas bonus feature

The best Mad 4 Xmas bonus feature combines free spins and multipliers in the Gift Bonanza Bonus. This feature can be triggered by landing two bonus symbols, which you’ll recall are represented by Christmas trees. These only appear on the first and fifth reels. You’ll need one on each of them to access the round. You’ll first be whisked away to a bonus wheel that’s been labeled with varying numbers of free spins and a collection of multipliers.

Take your turn and spin the wheel to see what you’ll be playing with in the bonus round. The minimum award is three Mad 4 Xmas free spins with a 2x multiplier. The maximum award is 20 free spins with a 10x multiplier applied to all feature wins. If you were to land five wilds with a 10x multiplier, you’ll walk away with 20,000x your step bet – a significant win. Remember that you’ll be playing these free spins with the same bet amount used in your most recent paid spin.

RTP & volatility

The Mad 4 Xmas RTP is 90.92%. If we’re being straightforward here, this RTP is almost shockingly low. The most common RTPs for similar video slots lands squarely in the 95% area, with some slots offering 97% or 98%. This may be a deal-breaker, even for fans of the Espresso Games setup. The volatility for this game has not yet been released.