Little Red Riding Hood Slot Machine
It’s time to get fairytale nostalgic with this slot from Bulgaria-based developer Cayetano. This is a 5 reel, 40 payline game based on the classic fairytale Little Red Riding Hood. Besides being a slot game with a maximum payout of 500 coins, the maximum stake here is a very high 1,000 meaning you could potentially win 500,000 if you win the highest payout.
This sort of theme is very popular with real arcade slot machines so we’d expect this to prove just as big a hit with an online audience. Little Red Riding Hood is not a common theme but wolves are something which feature regularly in online gaming, including titles such as Wolf Run from IGT and Cool Wolf from Microgaming. Wolves are the sort of slightly scary, enigmatic creatures which appear regularly in fantasy themes and prove popular with players.
Take on the Big Bad Wolf
We’d be surprised if there’s any player out there unfamiliar with this classic fairytale, whereby a wolf eats an old lady and tries to trick her young granddaughter (wearing a red hooded cloak) so it can eat her too. Cayetano’s game of the same name is more a traditional style slot game in format, with a limited number of features or animations.
Despite this, we really like the design of the theme; the reels are set against a backdrop of Grandma’s little cottage bedroom and the symbols including the wolf as the Wild, granny’s glasses, Red Riding Hood herself and other relevant symbols alongside the traditional characters.
Unfortunately, there is no music here, just traditional slot game sounds when you spin or land a winning combination. There’s also a lack of bonus games here, making this a little flat and unimaginative for a video slot.
Let’s Get Technical
This 5 reel, 40 payline game offers a maximum payout of 500 coins, which is a little on the low side compared to other slot games. The total stake amount ranges from 0.40 to a massive,1000.00 though, so if betting higher amounts you could still win a huge payout.
The only real features here are the Wild, the Free Spin and the Instant Win symbols. The Wild is the black wolf symbol, the ‘baddy’ in this tale and substitutes for all other symbols apart from the Free Spin and Instant Win. If you line up 5 of the wolf wild then you’ll hit the maximum payout of 500 coins.
The Free Spins symbol is a somewhat adult looking Little Red Riding Hood and when you land 3 of this symbol you’ll be awarded 15-22 free spins, with a magic axe feature which acts as a multiplier. Our favourite symbol is the Instant Win, which comes in the form of Red Riding Hood’s basket full of goodies and whenever landed will multiply your stake up to 15x. The full pay table detailing the payouts with all the symbols can be found below.
Few Features
Well, unfortunately we’ve got very little to say in terms of features. Besides the Wild, the Free Spin symbol and the Instant Win there are no other bonus games or features to speak of, which is what makes this more of a traditional style slot game than a modern video slot game.
Don’t Get Bitten by This Wolf
While we like the artwork, the lack of animation or interesting bonus features in this video slot have left us somewhat disappointed. While we could see this proving a hit as a real arcade slot machine, as a video slot it’s just lacking the thrills to really draw a major following.
The maximum payout of 500 coins is also pretty low for games of its type, meaning there is little else to draw players in. If you are going to pay this slot, then it might be worth doing so using higher value stakes to maximise the multiplying opportunities but honestly we’d say your money could be better spent elsewhere. The RTP rate here in the 95% range rather some of the other higher 97% ranges of other games.
