Thunder Shields Slot Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Thunder Shields Review

Thunder Shields is a new Norse-themed slot from iSoftBet, offering players to join the Viking gang on an epic journey towards riches. With high-end graphics and loads of features, Thunder Shields comes with fast-paced intense gameplay to keep punters hooked onto their screens. Let's go on board and find out what's what.

Thunder Shields - Slot Outlook

The slot offers perfect aesthetics when it comes to the game's appearance and dynamic. Loading the game will take players to a Viking longship, floating through the vast waters at sunset. Thanks to iSoftBet's meticulous approach to the design, the graphics are superb and deliver essential epic vibes as soon as you enter the game. A suspenseful orchestral piece of music plays whilst you spin the reels, adding a final touch to the general ambiance.

Thunder Shields Reel Screen

Thunder Shields is played across a 5x4 grid with 40 paylines. Scoring wins requires matching at least 3 symbols on a line starting from the leftmost reel, while full combos are achieved by simultaneously landing 5 instances of the same symbol on a single payline. Playable on any device, the slot offers players to place wagers from 0.4$ to 40$ per spin.

When it comes to the stats, Thunder Shields appears to be a pretty balanced slot, so you should get your returns fairly often. It's powered by a medium-high volatile math model, while the RTP is solid on the average level within the industry of 96%. It's also capable of delivering tasty payouts of up to 4,035x of the bet on a single spin, hence, all high-rollers can hope for a win of 161,400$ when playing with the max bet option available.

The paytable offers a bunch of 10-A royals at the lower end, which is followed by a group of four brutal-looking Vikings, dominating the reels. A fearsome red-eyed man in a horned helmet is a top star here, paying 6.25 times the stake for a full combo. Helping you to form winning combos is a lightning hammer, acting as a substitute for any other regular symbols.

Thunder Shields - Bonus Features

As we head over to the bonus features, we see that Thunder Shields is focused around the Hold and Win feature.

The gameplay here strongly resembles Relax Gaming's hit slot, Money Train 2, though, it offers a great variety of other things to do except for the above-mentioned highlight feature. Here players will benefit from Mystery Spins, Colossal Respins, Hold and Win feature, and Thunderstorm Prizes.

The first extra available during the base game is the Mystery Spins feature. The Mystery Symbols land in stacks and always reveal the same instance of a randomly chosen regular symbol. On any spin, the Mystery Spins feature may trigger at random to add at least 3 full stacks of Mystery Symbols.

The next is the Colossal Respins feature, triggered whenever a Wild symbol lands anywhere in view. The first two reels merge, creating massive symbols, and if a new Wild symbol lands during the Respins, another reel merges to produce larger symbols. Those symbols can cover up to 4 reels, and if the 4th Respin is triggered, a 2x Multiplier comes into play, plus each consecutive Respin increases the Multiplier by 1x.

Should 6 or more Cash Shield symbols appear anywhere in view during the base game or the Colossal Respins feature, players will proceed to the Hold and Win bonus game with 3 Respins to start, and all triggering Cash Shields will get locked in place. During the bonus game, only Cash Shields alongside 5 special shields can land on the reels, and all Cash Shields come with a fixed cash value from 1x to 250x. When a new bonus symbol lands, it gets locked in place and the number of Respins resets back to 3.

If a special shield symbol lands, it awards one of the following modifiers:

• 2x Multiplier - doubles all cash values in view.
• Collector - collects all cash values in view and clears the space for more Cash Shields to land.
• Reel Boost - activates an extra reel. Only 1 extra reel can be added on either side of the grid.
• Cash Boost - increases all cash values in view.
• Respin Boost - increases the number of total Respins by +1.

During the Hold and Win feature, players can hit Thunderstorm Prizes, which are three fixed jackpots, namely Mini, Major, and Mega, worth 10x, 100x, and 1,000x of the bet respectively. Landing 3 Storm Shields in view will randomly award one of the three jackpots. Moreover, their values can also be increased with the help of modifiers.

Thunder Shields - Slot Verdict

Even though you won't find anything new in terms of the gameplay, Thunder Shields still manages to be a fun-filled slot. iSoftBet did a great job of implementing all those features, which work perfectly in pairs and are capable of delivering tasty payouts. Add a fairly balanced math model and a decent potential and you get a winner.

All up, if you love the Hold and Win format, you'll surely enjoy Thunder Shields.

However, in case you look for a better potential, Money Train 2 may become a nice option with its whopping win cap of 50,000x.