Gangsters

During the prohibition of alcohol in the United States, organized crime sprang up in a major way to provide a supply of what was largely in demand at the time. The Gangsters online slot, developed by Habanero, gives players a great experience of moving through this era with great graphics and a smooth, fitting soundtrack. You'll have multiple jackpots available and excellent graphics with a strong cast of different characters and other symbols that reflect the period that the game is based on.

Game Format

The format used in this video slot is fairly standard. There are five reels with 25 paylines spread across three rows of action. This is about as usual as you can get with the format, but that only provides a strong start for a strong game in this case. Coins go from $0.01 to $20 apiece, and you can bet up to 10 coins on each payline. This makes the betting start off at just $0.25 per spin, and you can bet way up into high stakes levels with this selection of betting options.

Wilds and Scatters

Many games have wild symbols on every reel. Gangsters is a little different because you'll only see the wild hitman in a gray suit holding a machine gun on the second, third, fourth and fifth reels. This means that he does not get wild-only winning combinations, but he'll substitute for anything except for the scattered gramophone symbols.

Five of a kind of the scatter is good for 300 times your total wager. You can also score 25x for four or 5x for three, both of which are a multiple of your entire bet. These scatters give you some pretty good payouts, which are up there with the best in the game.

Multiple Bonus Features

There are a total of five different bonus features, which shows that Habanero was very serious about giving players a lot of different options to get paid. To begin with, three or more of the scatter will trigger a feature, which is randomly chosen. If you get the gangster at the poker table, then you'll get a set of 10 free spins. However, if you get one of the other gangsters, then you get a set of cash prizes.

During the free spins feature, you'll get a 3x multiplier on all of your wins. On top of that, the wild becomes an expanding wild, so any hitman will expand to cover the entire reel when he shows up. This obviously adds a bit more value and makes it easier to hit multi-line wins. You cannot re-trigger the free spins bonus round, but it has a tremendous amount of value packed into it regardless.

Progressive Jackpot Wins

Players will see a rotating set of jackpots listed at the top of the game above the reels. During play, you can win one of these jackpots at random, with no particular winning combination required. Your chances of winning are scaled according to the size of your wager, so a bet worth $2.50 will have ten times the chance of winning the jackpot as a bet worth $0.25, which keeps things fair for all players while still allowing those at all different stakes to have a chance to win the largest prize in the game.

Other Important Payouts

There are three main gangsters that all have the same payouts. The one in the yellow scarf, the one standing with a drink and the one in the black suit holding cards in front of him looking to the left are all worth 1,500x for five of a kind. The man sitting with poker chips in front of him, the car and the cards with dice pay 300x each for five on an activated payline. Getting 150x for five of the gun, cash or drink with cigar and ashtray makes up the bottom end of the pay scale.

Our Thoughts

Habanero Systems has done a very good job with both the gameplay and graphics of Gangsters. It's a title that we definitely recommend players check out, especially if you're a fan of any type of older mafia movies like Godfather, Casino, Goodfellas or other similar titles. The Prohibition Era-themed game has a lot to offer players in terms of jackpots, regular pays, hit-rate and five different bonus features, and there's no doubt that this is likely the best game we have ever seen that uses this type of theme.