Fire Strike Slot Review

 

Fire Strike is a slot by Pragmatic Play, released in September 2019. For all purposes, it’s an old-school slot easily recognizable by the setup and symbols you see when you first fire up the game in your browser. It doesn’t have ground-breaking bonus features, but it promises fun gameplay.

If you want to see what this slot has to offer apart from old-school gameplay and symbols stick until the end of the review, where go through every single detail in-depth. For lovers of old-fashioned slot Fire Strike is almost a certain hit, but read the review to see for yourself.

 

RTP and Variance

RTP

In terms of being rewarding, Fire Strike will not disappoint. At least not on paper. When it comes to RTP and volatility which are key factors when deciding whether the game is worth playing rewards-wise, the game promises a dynamic interaction and gameplay fitting for an old-school slot.

The RTP is 96.50% which is above the average of 96% for the online slot industry. You can expect to win about  €965.5 for every €100 you spend in-game on Fire Strike. It’s a nice theoretical return-to-player rate, but always keep in mind that these figures aren’t an exact science always.

 

Variance

For volatility, we have medium volatility which means that winning hits in the game will be moderately paced between spins. You won’t have to play too long to start seeing winning combinations, but they won’t come right away either. The amount will also be quite moderate.

When talking about rewards more details will contribute to the overall level of rewards but we will talk more about them later in the review.

 

Featured Symbols

Like other old-fashioned retro slots, you can expect the symbols to be something we’ve already seen in other slots in the past. Fire Strike in terms of its visual approach to the symbols is very reminiscent of the old slot machines in brick-and-mortar casinos.

But for a slot game to look great, it doesn’t need triple A graphics, because Pragmatic Play has a lot of experience in making retro-themed slots and their art style makes Fire Strike work and look very fun and contemporary.

Let’s see how rewarding the individual slots are and how they interact with the winning combinations in the overall gameplay of the slot.

 

Any combinations of 7’s

There are different colored 7’s in the slot. Any combination of differently colored 7’s will reward you 5, 20 or 50 coins for a combination of 3 to 5 winning symbols.

 

Bar Symbol

 

A single Bar symbol will reward you anywhere from 5, 20, or 50 coins for 3 to 5 symbols.

 

Double Bar Symbol

The Double Bar symbol also rewards you as much as the single bar symbol in the paytable.

 

Triple Bar Symbol

A triple Bar symbol will reward you 10, 40, or 100 coins for 3 to 5 symbols and is a little more rewarding than the lowest paying symbols in the paytable.

 

Two Blue Dice

The Two Blue Dice is also a higher paying symbol and it rewards you the same amount of coins as the Tripe Bar symbol in the paytable.

 

Three Playing Cards

This is a more rewarding symbol than the ones we’ve covered so far. For 3 to 5 symbols it would potentially reward you 15, 50 or 125 coins.

 

Poker Chips

A Poker Chips symbol will reward you 20, 60 or 150 coins for 3 to 5 symbols.

 

Stack of Cash

The Stack of Cash symbol will reward you 25, 80 or 200 coins for a winning combination of 3 to 5 winning symbols.

 

Green Diamond

Green Diamond is a relatively high-paying symbol, and it has the potential to reward you with 30, 100 or even 250 coins for 3 to 5 symbols.

 

Blue 7

The Blue 7 will reward you 75, 150 or 300 coins for 3 to 5 symbols in a winning combination.

 

Purple 7

A Purple 7 will reward you with 100, 200 or 500 coins for a winning combination.

 

Red 7

The most rewarding symbol in the game is the Red 7 which can award you 150, 300 or 1000 coins for 3 to 5 symbols in a winning combination.

 

Fire Strike Wild

The Fire Strike Wild awards you 250, 500 or 2000 for 3 to 5 symbols, and it also replaces any symbol on the gameboard to help you create a winning combination.

 

Gameplay

Fire Strike has an old-school vibe to its gameplay dynamics, which works in its favor. This is all the more true if you are a fan of retro-themed slots, which are very popular to this day.

Furthermore, the game is set up on a 5×3 gameboard which is a very common setup for online slots, and it has 10 paylines. The good news for beginners is that the game is very beginner friendly in terms of the minimum wager needed for a player to start playing.

With a 0.10 minimum wager, even a new player who hasn’t played a slot before will not be afraid to dabble in the online slot industry. There is an upper limit of the wager range which sits at 50 coins, allowing for more experienced players to risk more.

 

Bonus Features

As we said before Fire Strike is a very retro-inspired slot, and not only in terms of graphics.

This is a retro slot, and it especially shows when we come to the bonus features section. Don’t expect too much in terms of bonuses, but that doesn’t mean this game has none.

 

Wild Symbol

The Wild Symbol replaces any symbol on the gameboard, and it awards you a certain number of coins for a winning combination of symbols as shown in the paytable above.

 

Fire Strike Bonus

What reminds me most of a classic bonus feature in a game is the Fire Strike symbol. You can also win a jackpot by landing 15 Fire Strike bonus symbols which fill the reels.

• 6 Fire Strike symbols – x1 your stake
• 7 Fire Strike symbols – x2 your stake
• 8 Fire Strike symbols – x8 your stake
• 9 Fire Strike symbols – x25 your stake
• 10 Fire Strike symbols – x50 your stake
• 11 Fire Strike symbols – x150 your stake
• 12 Fire Strike symbols – x500 your stake
• 13 Fire Strike symbols – x1,000 your stake
• 14 Fire Strike symbols – x2,500 your stake
• 15 Fire Strike symbols – x25,000 your stake

 

Graphics and Mobile Compatibility

In terms of graphics even though it’s a retro slot Fire Strike looks great. Pragmatic Play has a very interesting art style and it works great, especially in slots like Fire Strike. Even though the symbols and overall design are a little cartoonish, it looks very sleek and modern.

Like other Pragmatic Play slots the game is fully mobile compatible and can easily be played on a mobile phone.