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Halloween Jack™, 5-reels, 3-rows, 20-paylines instant slot has just come out of the oven (24/10/2018), and NetEnt provider is playing a spin move by introducing it just before Halloween. The mood is chilling from the start...
The time has arrived... All Hallows Eve... Aurora wonders if she does everything they say if they will leave her in peace... She brings the jewellery box close to her ear and she hears an affirmation coming from inside, was it one voice or was it many?
She couldn't tell, she couldn't remember when she started hearing them, of course it was the voices in the jewellery box. At first it only seemed unreal, impossible, but every day they grew louder and louder. Sometimes they shouted at her and each time it became more senseless.
She had tried to get rid of that famous jewellery box in many ways, she had thrown it in the river, she had sold it to a trader at the village fair. She had even burned it and watched as it turned to ash with her own eyes.
But every morning she found it in the same place on the bedside table as if nothing had happened... Indeed, Aurore had realised that the jewellery box was more than that, it had a life of its own... If one put a hand on it, one could feel a rhythmic beating like a heart caught inside.
And even the reflection in the mirror was playing a nasty trick on her, it had started to pursue her with its black gaze, blacker than the night, it was looking at her, observing her, pursuing her... She didn't have much choice... She had to do it...
Today there was no escape, she had to do it. At midnight Aurore must bury the jewellery box deep in the ground at the foot of the old elm tree and she will finally be free! Yes, freedom at last! The voices had told her... They weren't going to lie... No, they definitely weren't...
As night fell, Aurore prepared the horses. She tried to hide her fear... Her tender hands trembled in the dull moonlight. Had she forgotten something?
To be dressed in a black dress so as not to be noticed by prying eyes, a small bottle of holy water... What else? Ah yes... the Halloween pumpkin to ward off the evil spirits that would be on the earth that day.
Aurora abruptly shook the queens with a shrill whistle and galloped off into the icy darkness, surrounded by this feeling of dread that was impossible to avoid... This poor girl did not know what evil she was about to unleash...
We arrive directly at the interface of the game Halloween Jack™, in the middle of the dark forest illuminated by occasional lightning bolts that put us in the mood... On the sides two pillars rise illuminated by Halloween pumpkins from which fire comes out. Behind the scrolls you can see crows flying by, telling us that something is going to happen, but will it be good or bad?
NetEnt's new 5-reels, 3-rows instant slot Halloween Jack™ immerses us in a world overrun with terror from the start. It has ten symbols, five of which are medium: Aurora, represented in the game by a beautiful brunette with long hair, and on her head a crown of thorns, a distant look and large black lines under her eyes.
The cursed horse, with a bloody gaze full of wounds, against a background of lightning, the enraged bat, ready to devour us or turn us into vampires, the mocking crow looking back as if it wanted to announce a great misfortune, and the horseshoe captured by spider webs.
There are also five weak items represented by the card symbols (A, K, Q, J, 10) caught by scary hands that won't let them escape to help our poor Aurora.
But also the 3D video slot Halloween Jack™ has three special symbols: the Wilds (the fire-lit pumpkin), the Scatters (the famous jewel box decorated with gold borders), and the lantern that each trigger a different feature, which we will list and explain next.
Free spins are triggered if 3 or more scatter symbols appear anywhere on the reels during the main game and reward us with 10 free spins. If 3 or more scatter symbols appear on the reels during the free spins they activate an additional 5 free spins.
The Walking Wild is triggered when a wild symbol (the Halloween pumpkin) appears on the reels and then offers us a re-spin during which the pumpkin moves one reel to the left. This continues until there are no more wild symbols on the reels.
The wild symbol substitutes for all symbols except scatters and lanterns. All wins with the Halloween Jack™ wild symbols will be paid by the x3 bet which won't be bad at all and furthermore the Walking Wild feature can be activated in the main game but also in the free spins.
The Jack-'o'-Lector feature will activate during the free spins, when the jack-o'-lantern symbol will land on reel 5 and trigger 3 subsequent wilds features. Collecting 3 lanterns will trigger the Stacked Hell Hound Wild
If you collect 6 lanterns then you can have the Stacked Jack-'o'-Lantern wild and if you get 9 lanterns then it will be the Expanding Death Reaper Wild that will come into action. On the side of the interface when these features are triggered you can see gauges of the three wild symbols light up as you collect lanterns, and fireballs will light up the two pillars.
This little gem from NetEnt provider has just been released (24/10/2018) and it promises with its 5 reels, 3 rows and 20 paylines! Under the very topical Halloween theme (it's missing a week!) and breathtaking graphics that give the 3D instant slot an incredible realism and mouth-watering special effects.
The moments when the third wild is about to land on the last reel, the jewel boxes move and a green glow comes out of them. The green skeleton that suddenly comes out surrounded by fluorescent green mist is great. When you win free spins, a ghost of the same colour appears on the whole interface! Great! These are surprising effects but totally in line with the theme!
If you like horror slots, NetEnt suggests you try out Mythic Maiden (2011), The Wolf's Bane (2019) and/or Dark King: Forbidden Riches (2020).
As far as bet values are concerned, there is something for everyone, from 0.01 to €200, which means that there is something for every budget. This 3D video slot with a return of 96.28% and a high volatility allows us to enjoy very fast winnings. I was able to try out this machine and it really was a pleasure, as usual NetEnt does not disappoint. Why not give it a try right away and tell us what you think?
