Snake Arena Slot Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Snake Arena Review

Most players have a somewhat nostalgic relationship to original snake game, at least if you owned a Nokia phone during the 90’s, where the highly entertaining (and at times frustrating) game came preloaded. Relax Gaming has decided to build a video slot around this concept, and we can see how that sounds like a good idea.

The reels are 5x5 tiles inside a castle, and it all plays out on 30 fixed paylines. You can place bets between 10p and £100 per spin across all platforms, and it centers around the snake wild and the knight wild. You can get a random taste of the action during the base game, as the snake can expand to eat the knight, and thus give you wild reels.

However, it’s really all about the free spins feature here, as this is where you can win the big payouts. This is also where you get to see the snake game feature in action for real, and it can be as entertaining and/or as frustrating as the original snake game was. Snake Arena slot comes with high volatility, so don’t expect to trigger the bonus round too often.

What symbols are there?

The low value symbols are coins minted from different metals, and the highest value symbol here is a crown with jewels. The knight symbols serves as a regular wild, while the snake’s full body also serves as a moving and expanding wild during the game’s bonus features. Before we get into all that, you can check out the paytable for Snake Arena slot below:

• Jeweled crown - Pays 20x for 5 on a payline
• Snake eye gemstone - Pays 10x for 5 on a payline
• Ham with a dagger - Pays 5x for 5 on a payline
• Beer - Pays 4x for 5 on a payline
• 4 different colored coins - they all pay 2x for 5 on a payline

What are the bonus features?

There is a Wild Chase feature that will be triggered randomly as you play the base game, and this is where the Snake and the Knight comes into play. You will see the reels spin, and then the Knight and the Snake will pop up on opposite sides of the reels.

If the snake land on the same reel as the knight, the snake will increase in length to reach and eat the knight. This turns the whole reel into a wild reel, and you get 3 chances to make this happen every time the Wild Chase feature is triggered. You will always get at least 1 full wild reel here, but with a bit of luck you can turn all the reels wild during the feature.

Free spins in Snake Arena

The free spins feature is triggered when you land the snake head anywhere on the reels, as long as there is also a knight present on the reels. As the free spins play out, you will land one new knight for every spin, and the snake will take the shortest way to reach and eat the knight.

Every time the snake is successful in eating the knight, the snake body grows in size.

The feature will only end if the snake crashes into its own body while chasing a knight. This means that the number of free spins you get is not fixed, and there is also a jackpot you can win if the snake becomes big enough. Of course, if you don’t feel like waiting for the feature to trigger organically, you can always opt to buy it. This option depends on your geolocation, and it will cost you 70 times your stake.

What is the jackpot (max win)?

There is a fixed jackpot on Snake Arena slot, and you win it during the free spins feature. You will need to grow the snake so that it covers reels 2, 3, 4 and 5 for this to happen, and you will then win the jackpot of 1,000 times your stake. Other than that the game has a max win of 2,758 times your stake. Play with the highest possible stake, and you can pocket up to £275,800 during the game’s free spins feature.

Where can I play Snake Arena?

You can play Snake Arena for real money at one of the listed casinos below: Where to play Snake Arena.

Don’t want to play for real money. No problem, you can easily play the demo for free here at SlotCatalog: Play Snake Arena for free.

You can also play Snake Arena on your mobile and tablet, and this is a mighty fun game to bring with you on the go.

Relax Gaming has optimized their innovative slot for all platforms, and this means that you can play with ease on your Android, iPhone or iPad.

SlotCatalog verdict

Snake Arena is built around the free spins snake chase feature, and it’s quite an original idea to make video slot that resembles the classic snake game. However, the problem here is that the base game quickly becomes a bit boring, and paying for the all-important free spins feature becomes tempting. The frustration builds up if the snake is “stupid” enough to eat it’s own tail too quickly, and you don’t get any bigger wins during the feature. It’s a good try from Relax Gaming, but we don’t know how long it will last once the initial novelty has worn off.

Pros

• Random wild chase feature
• Free spins with expanding snake wild chasing knight wilds
• Win up to 2,758x your stake

Cons

• Highly volatile and tedious base game

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