The Spanish Life

One of the fun things about video slots is how developers try to create a story behind the game. Spearhead Studios are experts at this, and one of their newest games - The Spanish Life - transports you to the sunny shores of Spain. It’s a colourful slot with a 5x3 reel setting that makes you feel like you’re in a private villa gambling your money on your own special slot machine. It’s fun-to-play, boasts an intriguing design, has plenty of powerful features, and gives an RTP of 95.96% with medium volatility. 

The Spanish Life Overview

First of all, let’s talk about the background. Usually, the actual slot reels themselves deserve the attention, but the backdrop depicts a lovely Spanish field with blue skies and plenty of greenery. It also makes it look like you’re sitting on a balcony looking out over the field, which really puts you in a good mood. 

Brightness is definitely the key theme in the design, and the reels themselves are super bright and colourful. All of the symbols are big and bold, and it has a thin frame around the game that’s decorated with grapes and vines, further selling the idea of Spanish life. So, in that regard, the game is true to its name! Typical Spanish music plays in the background while you spin, creating a very relaxing atmosphere - it genuinely does feel like you’re in Spain. 

Game Play

The game plays as a 5x3, 10-payline slot with some extra wild symbols and free spins. You stake your bets easily and can choose how many lines you want to play. There is even an option to buy the bonus, which will grant you free spins for 100x your bet. Like most video slots, you win by matching up symbols to generate multipliers, helping you get more money back from your bet. 

The Spanish Life Symbols

Genuinely, The Spanish Life has some of the most unique and appealing symbols you will find. 12 symbols are found on the reels in total: Villa and Farmer are wild symbols., Wine Cask has a max payout of 200x, Farm Dog has a max payout of 100x, Farm Horse has a max payout of 50x, Olive Oil has a max payout of 50x, Wine Bottles have a max payout of 20x, and then Ace, King, Queen, Jack and 10 give a max payout of 10x your bet. 

As you can see from these symbols, most of them stick to the Spanish theme very well. What’s interesting is that the wine bottles actually become more valuable during free spins. They turn into symbols that can pay 5, 10, 20 and 50x your stake!

Features

As with all Spearhead Studios games, you can expect some free spins and bonus gameplay to keep you interested in The Spanish Life. You trigger free spins either by buying them or by getting 3-5 scatter symbols on your reels. The Villa is the scatter symbol and 3 of them give you 10 spins, 4 give you 15 and 5 give you 25 spins. 

Additionally, whenever you win a round, you can opt into the Colour & Suit Gamble mechanic. Here, you guess the colour or suit of a card, and if you’re right, you can double your money. Guess both the colour AND the suit, and you can quadruple your winnings. There is a Ladder Gamble feature as well, which we see in many Spearhead Studios games, basically allowing you to either go up or down a ladder that multiplies your winnings! 

There’s also the added feature of this game being available on both Android and iOS devices without any downloads required. So, it’s something you can play without needing to be glued to your PC. 

Conclusion

Overall, The Spanish Life has the makings of a fun and relaxing video slot. Its medium volatility means you can play this for long periods without ever worrying about losing too much money. Of course, the flip side of this is that you might not win a lot of money either. In fact, the maximum win is 200x your stake, which is nothing compared to some of the other slots out there. 

Still, that doesn’t stop the game from being enjoyable to play, and very relaxing and pleasing to the eye. If you want a high-volatility slot, this definitely isn’t for you. But, if you want something that’s a bit safer and less volatile, it’s right up your street. For a rating, I give this a pretty decent 7/10.