Creature from the Black Lagoon Slot Review

Creature from the Black Lagoon is a horror movie-themed slot released by NetEnt on December 3^rd, 2013. The slot shares a storyline of a famous vintage movie from 1954 that goes by the same title. While you assist David, Carl, and Lucas rescue their lovely friend, Kay, you get to win tons of cash prizes. Punters enjoy the thrilling storyline, spreading sticky wilds, and a maximum of 30 free spins. You can stake from as low as $0.20 to $100. With 20 active paylines 5 reels, you sure more winning chances. It’s a high variance slot with a relatively high RTP of 96.47%. Keep reading to get an overview of the slot.

To play Creature from the Black Lagoon, you start by setting your bet and then click on spin.  Here are the buttons that should help you navigate through the game;

Coin Value: Click the selector button to choose a coin denomination. The values include 0.5, 0.2, 0.1, 0.05, 0.02, and 0.01.

Bet: The bar shows your total stake.

Level: Use this button to choose any bet level between 1 and 10.

Autoplay: Use the button to play for several rounds hands-free.

Max Bet: The button will automatically adjust the reels to play at the highest bet when you click on it.

Spin: Click on this button when you get set for real action.

Game Rules

Payouts are the product of your active bet level and the value of the winning combinations from the paytable.

Sticky wilds can appear during both free spin rounds and the base game.

Creature from the Black Lagoon online slot is about four friends on an adventure along the Amazon River. The four are the main characters as well as the highest-paying symbols. The Gill-man or the mysterious half-fish and half-human is also another character that builds up the storyline. Other slot symbols include an oxygen tank, a vintage camera, a hunting knife, wilds with an inscription, ‘wild’ on their surface, and binoculars. Winnings get calculated and paid out using 20 fixed paylines. Let’s have a look at the paytable.

Wilds: The symbol with a wild inscription is the wild. It substitutes all symbols except for the target symbols.

Sticky and spreading wilds: They look the same as the ordinary wilds but with a gold and orange background. The wilds stay in place on the reels until they get used in a win. Landing wilds during a free spin round gives you a re-spin. The additional wilds also stay on the reels.

Re-spins: Triggered when you land wilds during the free spin rounds.

Free spins: Free spins appear from the river, activating the action in the slot. The creature appears giving you a chance to kill it and rescue Kay. You get 10, 15, or 20 free spins when you land 3, 4, or 5 special symbols.

Creature’s Health Meter: Appear during the free spins. Target symbols appear on reel 5 activating a 4-level meter of the creature’s health. Below are more details on each level.

Level 1: requires 2 target symbols with the wild on reel 5 serving as the sticky wild for 1 re-spin.

Level2: requires 3-5 target symbols.

Level 3: Takes 6-8 target symbols to unlock.

Level 4: Takes 9 target symbols and unlocks 10 free spins.

Creature from the Black Lagoon is a vintage slot themed after a movie from 1954. The 5 reels and 3 rows grid is set against a backdrop of a still ship on the Amazon River. You can see trees hanging on the sides of the grid and the black lagoon in the background. The design features 3D graphics and black and white colors that give the slot its vintage feel. The sound is what you’d expect from a typical horror movie, eerie sounds filled with mystery. You also enjoy the film’s theme song and an orchestra sounds upon winning.