Play Hockey Heroes for Free

As is so often the case with online slots from PAF, Hockey Heroes is an upbeat and amusing take on the sport. The symbols and artwork of the game have a cartoon-like quality to them meaning it is hard to know whether the symbols are modelled on any real life heroes of the game. The recommended way to play this game would be on desktop even though the game is fully mobile-compatible.

The reason for this is that although the game is very nicely executed and well constructed it is a little older now and isn’t able to take advantage of the full range of recent advancements in game technology. That’s the rub of classic slots; it takes time to become one.

In Hockey Heroes by PAF the number of paylines is completely configurable, with punters being able to select from a range of paylines between 1 to 20. The winning payline paths are displayed above the play area so you know exactly what you are aiming for. To the left of the 5x3 playing board the full range of options is elaborated upon with the player able to select from a range of betting options.

In this particular slot the max bet is 7.5 coins while the minimum is 0.15. It is clear that this game may not appeal to high stakes punters but it does mean you can can play Hockey Heroes for quite some time whether your luck is in or otherwise.

The symbols in this game are an array of broad-shouldered men on ice skates, and a few cartoon faces of ice-hockey players from around the world. One character seems particularly Nordic with a large, bushy ginger beard, while another is wearing a cowboy hat which he presumably only ever removes to play hockey. Yes, he really does wear it when he’s doing everything else.

The most valuable symbol in the game is the game’s logo which seems rather self-indulgent of the game’s creators, but if you land 5 of these on a payline and win 50,000 coins you can probably forgive them their vanity. The least valuable symbol in this game is the airhorn, which you really shouldn’t read anything into. In this game there are no wild symbols nor are there free spins, but instead you will find a frosty bonus game to keep your interest going.

Like a punch from a Batman TV-series villain, the bonus round comes to you in the form of a ‘Pow!’ Land two of these on a payline and you’ll be transported to the bonus game. Here you find yourself on the ice at last, with yourself as a hockey hero facing off against the goalkeeper. You can select to shoot to one of the corners of the goal or between the goalkeeper’s legs with the target being 5 goals. The more you score the more you win. It is so simple even a Hockey player could manage it and if you don’t like the frozen fun on offer here then honestly, let it go!

If you like low to medium variance games you might want to try Nordic Vikings by PAF. Both have 15 paylines and a connection to the cold although the sports which Nordic Vikings liked to play were of an even more visceral nature. A game which plays very similarly to Fun N Games is Reel Crime by rival, yet another 15 payline slot.

Hockey Heroes is not the most complex or taxing of games you will play this year, but it certainly is a fun diversion that really fits the bill for sports fans. If you’re a true Hockey nut you may be disappointed not to see a Wayne Gretzky or a Mario Lemieux amongst the heroes listed, but you will find that Viking looking guy and the one with the cowboy hat. It really is just silly fun.