El Mariachi Slots
El Mariachi is an online slot by the geniuses at Dragon Gaming. It's played on five reels, and three rows. There are ten total fixed pay lines, and a variety of special features like free spins, scatters, wilds, and four mini bonus features, which we will go into in more detail further down the review. El Mariachi is fully optimized for smaller screens and mobile devices, so it's usable on smartphones, desktop computers and iPads. It's also available to play for free in demo mode.
Basics
This game seems very much inspired by the blockbuster movie Desperado. This famous Mexico inspired trilogy centers around the sale of mariachi who is seeking revenge, and is played by Antonio Banderas. This grid takes place against a Tabasco bar. The guitar case operates as the wild symbol, while the glass of whisky operates as the scatter. The card suits are the lowest paying symbols. There are four card suits available on the pay table, which pay out up to 150 coins for a match of five. El Mariachi, Carolina and Bucho are the most lucrative symbols of the game, and pay out up to 1000 coins for a match of five. The minimum bet you can place is 0.20 coins per spin, and the maximum bet you can place is 20 coins per spin. The RTP for this game rests around 95.5%. Carolina is the highest paying no special symbol, followed by the other two gentlemen.
The graphics in this game were pretty wonderful. They aren't 3D but they don't lack detail either. The control panel is located at the bottom of the reels. You can adjust the coin value using the arrows, and if you press the + you'll expand a mini menu which will showcase a variety of options. You can enable or disable options like quick spin, or turn on or off the sound effects and ambience.
Special Features
The wild symbols will operate as a substitute for all other regular paying symbols, which will help you form other winning combinations. The wild symbols only appear on reels two, three and four. If you land three or more scatter symbols on the grid, you'll activate the Free Spins bonus. If you land three scatters, you'll receive ten free spins. If you trigger four scatters, you'l receive fifteen free spins, and if you land five symbols you'll receive twenty free spins. During the bonus round, you can collect Extra Bonus Symbols. The additional symbols will enable mini bonus features, such as the multipliers, the Sticky Wild Reel, Win Both Way features or a second or third sticky wild reel. The jackpot you can trigger through this game is 9,000 coins at once.