Hell’s Kitchen
One of the world’s most renowned TV chefs Gordon Ramsay is set to be the main protagonist in NetEnt’s forthcoming online slot Hell’s Kitchen.
Ramsay who has gained worldwide popularity thanks to his rather colourful language has had an impressive television career globally, so it’s no surprise that NetEnt wanted to create a slot game centred around Ramsay’s famous catchphrases.
As a game, Hell’s Kitchen has all NetEnt’s signature features, including Wilds, free spins, multipliers and a bonus game with an Order Up feature.
The game is peppered with the usual low-paying symbols including A, K, Q and J royals. The highest paying symbols include Gordon’s dishes, including the sticky toffee pudding, a spicy burger, a Beef Wellington and Ramsay’s signature cocktail. The Beef Wellington is by far the most valuable, which can pay you anywhere between 2.25 and 10x your total stake.
The Hell’s Kitchen symbol also acts as a Wild and can pop up anywhere on the reels.
This low volatile slot game comes with an average RTP of 96.07%, but the entertainment factor here is huge.
Your mouth will be watering throughout, but your bankroll might also fatten up.
Hell’s Kitchen jackpots
Hell’s Kitchen comes with no jackpots at this time, perhaps this might change in the future and NetEnt will release a jackpot version of this slot.
Hell’s Kitchen free spins
Who doesn’t want to get their hands on free spins? The Team Challenge Free Spins features can only be activated by landing three or four Gordon Ramsay scatters anywhere on the reels. These, in turn, can reward you between 10 or 15 free spins depending on the amount of scatters on the reels.
When this is triggered, your screen will be split into two play areas, each representing a different team (blue or red). Before you start spinning your Hell’s Kitchen free spins, you will need to pick one of these teams.
Between one and three Order Up features can also be randomly activated during the free spins round.
These include:
- 2x multiplier
- 3x multiplier
- Team Wilds feature: Between 3 and 8 wilds can be randomly added to the reels
All the Order Up features are coloured and will apply to different teams respectively. If two multipliers crop up at the same time, then you’ll get a total multiplier value.
Hell’s Kitchen bonus features
In terms of bonus features, this game is chock-a-block full. The Hell’s Kitchen symbol acts as a Wild and can replace all symbols with the exception of scatters.
However, that’s not the only feature. This game comes with no less than 6 bonus features, including:
Bonus game
Once your free spins round is complete, the biggest total win is declared the winner of the competition. If you pick the winning team or it ends in a tie, you will automatically trigger Gordon’s Bonus Game Feature.
When this happens, you’ll be presented with 15 menus to choose from, with each menu hiding one of three prizes:
- 2x multiplier
- 3x multiplier
- Cash prize: 2, 3 or 5x your total bet
You can keep on picking menus until you uncover 3 ‘x’ symbols.
Ramsay’s Wilds Feature
This feature is randomly triggered and sees Gordon throwing plates or knives at the reels, turning between 5 and 7 symbols into wilds, boosting your chances of landing a winning combination.
Team Challenge Free Spins Feature
Land between 3 and 4 scatters to win between 10 and 15 free spins respectively. During this round, you can trigger multipliers and wilds.
Gordon’s Bonus Game
if your selected team wins, you enter a Pick and Click bonus round, whereby you are presented with 15 menus, 12 of which conceal a prize.
Hell’s Kitchen RTP
Hell’s Kitchen is a low volatile game, so you can expect small yet frequent wins, which is better suited for low rollers with a smaller bankroll.
The game comes with an average RTP rate of 96.07%.
Verdict
NetEnt has not been in their best form as of late, but the Hell’s Kitchen slot game brings them back to the old form.
By using Gordon Ramsay’s voice throughout the game and adopting the TV show franchise, this formula seems to work well for this game provider.
It helps considerably that the game is brimming with top features, including wilds cropping up on any base game spin. However, we think the Team Challenge Free spins feature is where this game’s entertainment valour shines through.
The big wins can come from any of the multipliers available throughout the game. While the best possible win is 200x your stake during any regular spin, with a 5x multiplier your payout will be boosted by a massive 1,000x your take on any free spin.
As a low volatile slot game, it does the job of ensuring that players have plenty of features to bank on. Though Ramsay’s trademark swearing was sadly omitted from this game, we don’t feel they have done this iconic TV chef any justice.
Sure, the slot game is banking on his persona and name, but the elements of what makes Gordon Ramsay don’t come through in this game.