Mad 4 Xmas Slots
Everyone loves Christmas, as it’s that special time of year when everyone gets together with their friends and family to enjoy the festivities. Joy is in the air, kids are excitable, and everyone gets a present or two. Espresso has taken the theme of Christmas and put together a great little slot machine dedicated to the most wonderful time of the year as a result.
This new slot game has the fitting name of Mad 4 Xmas, but as most will know it is entering a competitive market, so will it fill you head to toe with Christmas spirit? Keep reading to find out!
Unwrapping the Christmas Season
Mad 4 Xmas lets you change the value of your coins before you even start playing, so you should go into the game knowing how much you can afford to spend in order to get the best out of it. Your coins can be worth between just 0.01, with values skyrocketing up to 2.00. Players can also use the control panel under the reels to choose between 9 pay lines, 18 pay lines, or all of them.
After choosing the value of your coins you can choose your bet of between 1 and 5 coins per line. This gives you a total betting range of between 0.09 and 108.00.
The Perfect Stocking Filler
No matter how much you bet with Mad 4 Xmas, the biggest prize is the non-progressive jackpot of 10,000. While some people prefer a progressive jackpot that builds and builds, there is still a substantial amount of money to be won here. Let’s be honest, 10,000 coins is by no means a top prize to be sneezed at.
From Bells to Baubles
What would a Christmas themed game be if it didn’t bring with it some additional extra goodies that add to the main game experience? Mad 4 Xmas features a wild symbol played by jolly old Saint Nick himself. When Santa shows up he can substitute for the gingerbread man, bells, candy canes, and bauble. He won’t substitute for the bonus icon or the scatter symbol though. This means that the wilds here act pretty much as standard. Saying that, they’ll still give you plenty of extra wins and money even if they aren’t substituting for these special symbols.
Frosty the Snowman
The aforementioned scatter symbol is the snowman. Landing 3, 4, or 5 of the snowmen anywhere on the reels rewards you with 5x, 10x, or 50x your bet. Unlike other slots machines you won’t win free spins or any bonus rounds from scatter symbols here. Even so the prize that you get for your scatter symbols is nothing to take lightly.
The True Spirit of Christmas
Capping off the additional elements within this game is a dedicated bonus round. You can get into the bonus game using the dedicated bonus icon, which is fittingly a Christmas tree. To be brutally honest, this mini-game is hardly going to match what other Espresso slot titles have to offer, but it is fitting for the title and does carry a sprinkling of Christmas charm.
Sitting Atop the Tree
Breaking down the bonus round in further detail, this Christmas tree bonus icon only shows up on the first and fifth reels. If you can get it to show up on both reels at the same time you get your hands on at least 3 free spins where your wins are doubled. The maximum amount of free spins you can earn is 20; with a 10x multiplier attached, but in all honestly this is actually super hard to come by.
It’s Time to Go Mad 4 Xmas!
The special features and gameplay in Mad 4 Xmas might be a little dated and certainly don’t stand out too much against other Christmas themed slots, but let’s not forget that this is by no means a flagship Espresso release. This game has been devised and developed with a basic premise in mind; it is simply there to plug a niche gap in the market during the run up to the festive season. Putting it simply, if you enjoy Christmas then this is a game you’ll enjoy relaxing by the fire with as you wait for the big day to come along.
