Esqueleto Explosivo 3

Esqueleto Explosivo 3: Slot Overview

Day of the Dead slots are pretty common nowadays, lending a colourful, celebratory touch to games from a wide variety of software providers. One studio that got in quite early on the act was Thunderkick, with its popular exploding skulls release Esqueleto Explosivo. The singing skulls, the rising Mucho Multiplier, the culture, it all just worked. It worked again when the studio released Esqueleto Explosivo 2 several years later, and here we are looking down the barrel of Esqueleto Explosivo 3. The singing, the skulls, the partying, they're all back in a cluster paying slot this time, which has seen a significant overhaul made to the Mucho Multiplier system.

If Esqueleto Explosivo 3 was a person, it wouldn't be the type who stands at the back of a club, peering at the exits, ready to make an escape. It'd be out there in the middle of the dance floor, shirtless, letting it all hang out in an expression of joy, not giving a hoot who was watching and judging them. A quaintly traditional town is the location for the festivities, where a 5x5 gaming grid made up of skull symbols rests beneath a sky lit by fireworks. A keen Mariachi band cranks out the tunes, and it's hard to decide whether more waves of goodness are generated by the agreeable visuals or the swinging sounds.

There are a lot of betting opportunities this time around. Players may wager 10 c to $/€100 per game round, activate one of the 3 Bet+ ante bets, or plump for a feature buy. The RTP varies from choice to choice, though the regular betting method has a return value of 94.22%. It's unlikely we need to inform you this is quite a bit less than the previous two slots, and on the math model side, volatility is high.

Just six different pay symbols land in Esqueleto Explosivo 3 - all are skulls in one form or another. Five-of-a-kind combinations award players a payout of 0.2 to 1 times the bet, while a 15+ OAK cluster is worth 20 to 150 times the bet. Both wild types in the game substitute for any pay symbol.

Esqueleto Explosivo 3: Slot Features

Utilising a cluster paying mechanic, Esqueleto Explosivo 3 awards cash when 5 or more identical pay symbols are connected anywhere on the reels horizontally or vertically. The winning symbols are removed, and a wild or an Explosivo Wild is added to each cluster area before the Avalanche feature activates, dropping symbols in a downward direction to fill the remaining empty spaces. Avalanches repeat till no new win appears.

Explosivo Wild

The Explosivo Wild can randomly hit and explode on a drop or on an Avalanche. Or it can be automatically generated and exploded in a cluster pay area. When an Explosivo Wild explodes, all symbols except high pay, wilds or scatters in a 3x3 around it are removed, causing an Avalanche.

Mucho Multiplier

The Mucho Multiplier is an increasing multiplier displayed below the reels. The multiplier doubles each time an Avalanche feature is activated. The maximum value it can reach is x32 in the base game or x1,024 in free spins. The multiplier resets at the end of each base game and free spin.

Free Spins Bonus Game

In the main game, hitting 3 or 4 scatters awards 10 or 12 free spins, respectively, plus 2 free spins are added for each extra triggering scatter. During the bonus game, hitting 2, 3, or 4 scatters awards a further +3, +5, or +7 free spins plus 2 free spins for each extra retriggering scatter. The multiplier is reset when the bonus round begins. Each time a new Explosivo Wild lands, it is collected below the reels on a collection meter. When 3 Explosivo Wilds have been collected, the Mucho Multiplier trail is doubled, displaying higher multipliers (up to x1,024), and +1 free spin is awarded. If the meter is filled 5 times, no more Explosivo Wilds can be collected.

Bet+ & Feature Buy

Esqueleto Explosivo 3's Bet+ has these choices: Bonus Boost - 1.5x the bet, each spin is 2 times more likely to trigger free spins, The Enrico Show - 2x the bet, guarantees an Explosivo Wild on the initial drop, and Bonus Boost Plus - 3x the bet, each spin is 5 times more likely to trigger free spins. Paying 75x the bet gets you a spin that is guaranteed to trigger the free spins bonus round.

Esqueleto Explosivo 3: Slot Verdict

The Esqueleto Explosivo range is turning out a bit like an arms race - make the next ones bigger, make them bangier. Each release has had something different to offer players while cleaving to the vibrant spark that makes the games so lively, and Esqueleto Explosivo 3 is the liveliest of the lot so far. There is something touching about the way winning symbols sing a little ditty before exploding off the grid, and the energetic Mariachi music is as much a feast for the ears as the firework-lit urban space is for the eyes. For sure, if you were drawn into the cultural atmosphere of the previous two slots, Esqueleto Explosivo 3 should have you strumming a guitar and tapping your feet vigorously.

Thunderkick has pushed the gameplay in an exciting direction, as well, while keeping the spirit of the past alive and kicking. Each release has expanded on what preceded it. The second release saw the introduction of a bonus round, which the original lacked, and Esqueleto Explosivo 3 adds fuel to the Mucho Multiplier. A lot of fuel. Where the multiplier trail topped out at x32 in the first and x64 in the second, the x1,024 of the present incarnation should provide an enticing lure. Interestingly, the vastly increased Mucho Multiplier has not made as vast an impact on the max win. At 7,500x, while a juicy target, it's not a monumental increase over Esqueleto Explosivo 2, considering all the extra firepower, though it does make what part one was capable of seem minuscule.

Where the first Esqueleto Explosivo was a jolly low volatile slot that was a hit with gamblers of yesteryear, Esqueleto Explosivo 3 moves with the times to be a more contemporary release, reflecting current gambling tastes while at the same time delivering a white knuckle feature tune-up and a familiar join in the celebration vibe.