Dynamite Strike

Dynamite Strike Overview

Stakelogic, one of the premium slot designers on the market, is back with a new product. This one takes us deep into the earth in search of precious gems and gold. The aesthetic of mining, as we know, is a popular look for slot games and one that hasn't seemed to have fallen out of fashion in a very long time. Although this is a fresher take on the theme, it still feels traditional and even a touch tired.

Mechanically, this is an unusually formatted game which begins with reels in a 1-3-5-3-1 row format across five reels. These rows then grow as you unlock new combinations. At their maximum size, these reels offer an amazing 3,125 pay lines. This game is available to play across platforms.

The features here start with the expanding reels dynamic. The available icons in the reels grow when you score a win as they cause two stone blocking positions to be removed, which is then followed by a re-spin. Continuing in this fashion, you can unlock all 3,125 pay lines if you manage consecutive successful re-spins. A free spins round also comes into play once you succeed with the fifth re-spin. The free spins have an attached multiplier which grows by 1x for every free spin. The wild symbol here is the TNT icon. It replaces other symbols to help form more wins. All features will be explained in more detail later on in the review.

Theme and Symbols

Dynamite Strike joins a huge catalogue of mining-themed slot games that go back many years now, even as far back as some of the very first brick-and-mortar machines ever created. Although you may feel that mining slots are dull and played out, there is no denying that they work, and slot designers wouldn't use them if they didn't. There is something about the risk and reward experience of mining that shares such a close parallel with slot gaming that the two always seem to work when combined. This game is at least a high-quality example of this theme with top-quality graphics and icons.

The background for this game is a mineshaft illuminated by old-fashioned oil lamps that cast a golden glow around the screen. Overhead are the buttresses and frame of the shaft, their sturdy structure supporting a huge weight of earth and rock. Underfoot are the long steel rails that form the mining cart tracks, which facilitate the transportation of precious ore out of the mine. All around the screen are ropes and mining paraphernalia that fit with the game's tone.

The playing board is a section of the mining wall created from wooden planks and steel girders.
The symbols for this game are the clubs, spades, diamonds and hearts, each paying out at 0.2x the stake for the top combination. Following these are the spade, the lantern, the pickaxe, the helmet and finally, four golden gems. The red gem encased in gold is the most valuable symbol, paying out at 5x the stake for the top combination. The specials for this game are the multiplier cart and the dynamite wild.

Game Play

Dynamite Strike is played on a five-reel gameboard with as many as 3,125 pay lines. To win combinations, players must land three or more matching symbols on pay lines moving from left to right, starting from the leftmost reel.

The betting range for Dynamite Strike is 50p to £50 per spin. To adjust their bet levels, players can toggle their stake up and down using the tool located at the bottom left-hand side of the screen.

Further information, including a short tutorial and a display of the paytable, can be found via the menu button in the right-hand corner of the screen. The spin and auto spin buttons are located in the centre of the screen.
Volatility for this slot is rated in the high range. The return to player percentage of Dynamite Strike is 95.94%, which is below average. The biggest payout that players can win on one spin is 5,468x your stake.

Features

The first feature you'll notice here is the Wild Symbol. This is the dynamite icon. It can replace any other icon barring the scatter to help score more wins.

Next is the re-spin dynamic. Two of the twelve wooden boxes (the blocked positions) will explode whenever you win in this game. After this happens, the reels will spin again. New symbols will then fill these newly vacated positions increasing the number of symbols in play and, therefore, the pay lines. If you continue to find wins with re-spins, then more boxes explode, leading to yet more available icons. If you manage to land six consecutive wins with these re-spins, you'll trigger the free spins game.

Multipliers are at play in both free spins and base games. In the base game, you grow the multiplier by landing bonus cart symbols. Whereas in the free spins, it will grow with every spin you complete. When re-spins or free spins end, however, it rests to 1x.
Bonus carts also have their own modifiers, which are revealed when you blow up new positions on the reels. They come in three types:
Multiplier Cart = Adds +1 to the multiplier.
Coin Cart = Adds an amount up to 100X to the total win that is being accumulated during re-spins and free spins.
Duff Cart = No bonus.

As mentioned above, you'll play on the largest playing board available with five free spins when you enter the free spins. The multiplier will grow by 1x for every spin you complete. It is also possible to add to your spin tally by landing wild symbols. The feature ends when you run out of free spins.

Finally, this game also has gamble and super stake options. The super stake option increases your bet amount for a better chance at triggering features. The gamble option, on the other hand, lets you gamble any win in a 50/50 game of chance for double or nothing odds.

Conclusion

With so many features and an exciting playing experience, Dynamite Strike really offer a lot for players, most of it very advantageous in terms of the winning potential. That being said, considering the relatively high betting range, the top win is not anything to get too excited about. Although after a few spins, we did manage a few tidy wins, and we certainly had a good time playing. Overall this is a solid game from the Stakelogic studio.