Play Detective Black Cat for Free

If you've got a soft spot for classic cartoons with a feline heroes – we're talking about Top Cat and Garfield – then you might just develop a soft spot for this Toptrend Gaming slot machine. The 5-reel game features a crime-fighting kitty known as Mr Black who endeavours to keep the streets free from villainous vermin such as cheese-hoarding mice and scraggy old seagulls. With the help of his sidekick, a helicopter, a pistol and a walkie talkie, this four legged deliverer of justice promises to throw up some p-awesome spinning action.

The game's theme is derived from an old cartoon aired that aired in China from 1984 to 1987. So, it might be a little bit obscure for some spinners out there. Plus, the basic nature of the design might not appeal to those punters who are after eye-catching 3D graphics and realistic animations.

With a medium variance level, players of this slot machine will need to do a bit of detective work themselves before they can find the clues which lead to prizes in the paytable. That is to say that the winning combinations won't just fall into your hands, and you might find that you can go on for a few spins before you come across any wins. That said, when the icons do happen to align, punters could be in store for some top bounty thanks to a top line bet multiplier that is worth 5,000x.

The 40 paylines of the slot are permanently in place, meaning that players won't be able to narrow down their line of investigation and limit their expenditure as the reels are spinning. That doesn't mean that there aren't any cheap spins to be had, however, with a minimum overall wager of just 0.80 credits. On the flip side, punters who want to go into the game all guns blazing can place some big bets worth up to 800.00 credits per spin.

Being such a noble hero, Detective Black Cat offers players with a couple of special gameplay elements which might help them boost their betting balance. There is a “Wild Bonus” icon that acts as a substituting wild as well as a scatter symbol when it appears on reels 2, 3 and 4. This bonus kitty icon appears in stacks and if six or more appear on the reels at any one time, a round of up to 21 free games will be activated. These bonus spins will be played at the same triggering bet with the possibility to be retriggered if more than six wild scatters appear during the free games. Players will be given even more chances to find a winner within the bonus feature thanks to an additional Mr. Black wild that is added to the reels.

We have to admit that we had never heard of the Detective Black Cat cartoon before we came across this Toptrend Gaming slot machine. As such, we imagine that it is more tailored towards Asian punters who grew up watching the Chinese cartoon. If you didn't grow up with the show but would like to tap into some childhood nostalgia then you could always try out some video slots like Top Cat by Blueprint Gaming or one of the many comic book themed games by Amaya featuring superheroes such as Batman, Wonder Woman and Green Lantern.

The internet is full of cute kittens and adorable cats doing daft things on video. Detective Black Cat is far from being a “naww” inducing ball of fluff with his crime-fighting antics and serious kick-ass attitude. The problem with this slot, however, is that it doesn't quite offer the same kick-ass feeling when it comes to the gameplay features. With some relatively conventional free spins and a few wild icons, players might get bored quite easily as the game progresses.