Wild Hot Chilli Reels 2

Wild Hot Chilli Reels 2: Slot Overview

Sometimes a slot sequel comes along that makes complete sense; Money Train to Money Train 2, for instance, is a logical progression which instantly springs to mind. Others are more puzzling. Red Tiger's Wild Hot Chilli Reels 2 was one of those since the original Wild Hot Chilli Reels slot wasn't exactly wow.

It could be argued the game had a basic, few rules, few features, classic slot simplicity to it that certain gamblers might have warmed to, fair enough. If you happened to be someone who thought Wild Hot Chilli Reels produced a respectable score on the Scoville scale, then brace your taste buds for the sequel.

Visually, meh, Wild Hot Chilli Reels 2 presents the same sorts of things as before. Namely, a sparse, basic environment where embers float upwards. There is funky music this time instead of blues bar tunes, plus loads of fruit and classic items on the board. That's about it for Wild Hot Chilli Reels 2's sights and sounds; what you see in a screenshot is basically what you get.

If more ways to win is an improvement, then Wild Hot Chilli Reels 2's 243 ways to win pay system instantly eclipses the 10 paylines of the previous game, while the action remains on a 5-reel, 3-row gaming grid. Wagers of 10 c to $/€80 may be made on each spin in this medium volatile slot, knocking out an RTP of 95.71%. A titch lower than the original.

From bottom up, Wild Hot Chilli Reels 2's hierarchy of pay symbols has cherries, plums, oranges, lemons, BARs, horseshoes, bells, and sevens. Hitting 5-of-a-kind winning ways with these symbols pays 0.5 to 10 times the bet.

Wild Hot Chilli Reels 2: Slot Features

Wild Hot Chilli Reels 2's one feature is its Hot Chilli Wild with respins. The Hot Chilli Wild symbol lands on reels 2, 3, and 4, expanding to 1x3 in size when it hits. When a Hot Chilli Wild lands it locks and triggers a respin. If a new wild lands on a respin, another respin triggers. Respins end if a new wild does not land on a respin. The Hot Chilli Wild substitutes for all paying symbols.

Wild Hot Chilli Reels 2: Slot Verdict

What to say about Wild Hot Chilli Reels 2? For one thing, as far as sequels go, it feels like a step to the side, or maybe a slight slanting diagonal step, rather than a courageous leap forward. The paylines to ways shift is a modernising factor and actually gels well with the game's one and only feature, that is, the full reel Hot Chilli Wild - with respins. In other words, when breaking Wild Hot Chilli Reels 2 down to its constituent parts, it's essentially Starburst with chilli peppers and a lot more ways to win. A bit more winning potential, too, at 1,164.6x the bet, which, if you are trying to be generous, isn't a horrendous figure for a single spin (plus respins).

So, that number is a chase goal for players who like the look of what Wild Hot Chilli Reels 2 has to offer. It's basic, really basic, and completely unoriginal in both the looks and features departments. When judged from that angle, it's hard to avoid concluding Wild Hot Chilli Reels 2 is a failure as a sequel, offering nothing new or evolved in any way. But that's not really the point with this one. Instead, Wild Hot Chilli Reels 2 delivers a helping of chilli-flavoured wild respin action while sticking up a middle finger at modern slots which are heavy on features, big winning potential and complexity.