Theme and storyline
Making an old video arcade game the center of attention is something we haven't seen very often. Net Entertainment has done a great job with the theme and layout of Street Fighter 2: The World Warrior in our opinion. Everything looks good and although the arcade game dates back to 1991, the slot machine still looks pretty fresh.
Game principle where you actually have a fight in a video slot is not entirely new. We saw this before with Yggdrasil's Yokozuna Clash. This one just doesn't stand a chance against Street Fighter 2.
The playing field of Street Fighter 2: The World Warrior consists of 25 symbols that are spread over 5 reels. There are no winning lines between these symbols, but you can form combinations using the formation of clusters. If 4 or more symbols are connected with each other this results in a payout.
How does Street Fighter 2 The World Warrior work?
The playing field consists of a 5×5 grid with the Cluster Pays mechanism. Winning combinations are formed as soon as you manage to land four identical symbols, after which the Avalanche mechanism is activated and the winning symbols disappear to make room for new symbols. Playing for money can start from C$20 cents up to a whopping C$700 per spin which makes this game very interesting for high rollers.
The premium symbols change depending on which fighter you select and deliver a payout of up to 30x the bet for a cluster of 16 identical premium symbols. Fighters that have lost are worth slightly less, a cluster of 16 is then good for 20x the bet. Premium symbols can also fall in a 2×2 block which guarantees a winning combination. After a winning combination with symbols of a high value, the street fighter goes to battle with his opponent until the ‘Health Bar' reaches 0 after which one of the two bonus rounds starts. The symbols with a lower value are the playing cards A, K, Q and J, with which you win an amount of 10 times your bet if you manage to land a cluster of 16 of the same kind.
Selecting a fighter
So before the game starts you will have to select a fighter who all have their own feature and RTP value.
The RTP and features of the street fighters are as follows;
- Blanka: RTP of 96.08% and places 1 to 5 wilds on the same reel
- Chun Li: RTP of 96.08% and places 2 to 7 wilds on random moments
- Zangief: RTP of 96.08% and places 2 horizontal stacks of 2 wilds
- Ken: RTP of 96.06% and places 1 to 5 wilds on the same row
- E.Honda: RTP of 96,05% and places 3 wilds on the same reel
- Dhalsim: RTP of 96.04% and places 3 or 4 wilds on the playing field
- Guile: RTP of 96.04% and places 2 vertical stacks of 2 wilds
- Ryu: RTP of 96.02% and places 3 wilds on the same row
Each street fighter has a wild meter that must be filled by spinning premium symbols. As soon as you have collected seven points the corresponding feature is activated.
If your fighter loses, the Car Smash Bonus starts where the fighter has to smash a car and you win an amount from 5x to a maximum of 15x the bet.
Beat the Boss Free Spins
If your street fighter wins the fight then the Beat the Boss Free spins bonus starts.
You get free spins until your fighter wins or loses the fight. If your street fighter wins the fight then you proceed to the next round.
Your fighter will now engage in a fight with one of four bosses that have their own multipliers, which are:
- Balrog with a 2x multiplier
- Vega with a 3x multiplier
- Saga with a 5x multiplier
- M.Bison with a 10x multiplier
If you manage to beat these four bosses then you win an extra bonus that amounts to 100x the stake. If you lose a round you get a second chance via the Insert Coin Gamble Feature but it will cost you money.
What do we think of the Street Fighter 2 Slot?
NetEnt has pulled out all the stops to make Street Fighter 2 The World Warrior a top slot. Because of all the features, this game can be confusing so it's a good idea to practice for free here for a while first. We suspect that this game will mainly appeal to fans of this arcade game. From tomorrow you can play this game at a NetEnt casino but we already have a demo here for you to play on.