AZTEC TWIST SLOT REVIEW

Aztec Twist is an adventure-themed slot by Hacksaw Gaming, based on the ancient Aztec Civilization. It features a giant five-by-eight reel slot, with a unique Cluster Pays engine. The reels are designed to twist horizontally instead of vertically like most slot games. In addition to its visually stunning design, this slot offers multiple bonus features including respins, free spins bonus,  and multipliers all of which add up to the slot’s 6,800x win potential. Aztec Twist slot is a high-volatility game, with an RTP of 96.36%. 

ABOUT THE AZTEC TWIST  SLOT 

Set deep in the heart of the Central American Jungle, Aztec Twist slot sends you on an adventure to explore the forgotten Aztec civilization. The slot’s background is a dark and mysterious-looking jungle with trees and other plants as the backdrop. It almost looks like the whole scene is submerged under murky waters, adding to the slot’s intriguing visual effects. 

The most impressive part of the design has to be the reel set itself. It is a giant reel set with five reels arranged in eight rows which takes up a large part of the screen. The reels are designed to rotate from right to left like the Rubik’s Cube, with graphics effects that make it look like they have real weight as they move. 

A percussion-led tribal tune plays in the background, underscoring the game's action with sound effects that add an ominous feel to the game. It sounds like the kind of music you’ll hear if you ever find yourself in an Aztec village. 

GAMEPLAY 

WAGER

Aztec Twist is played on a giant reel set, with five reels and eight rows. This slot does not use paylines. Instead, a winning combination is created by landing between five to 21+ clusters of matching symbols anywhere on the grid. You need to bet at least £0.20 before you hit the play button.  

SYMBOLS

In the Aztec Twist slot, the low-paying symbols consist of five patterns etched into the stone bricks. Each pattern has a unique color of blue, green, purple, red, or yellow. All the lower value shape symbols have the same value, with a maximum payout of 15x your bet amount if you get a cluster of 21 or matching symbols. 

The higher-paying symbols are the Aztec masks. They come in colors blue, green, purple, red, or yellow as well, and pay up to 40x your bet amount for a cluster of 21+ matching symbols. Apart from the regular symbols, Aztec Twist slot has a Wild symbol in the form of a hand pattern. This symbol can replace any of the regular symbols to form winning clusters. The Scatter in this game is the sun symbol. Three or more of these icons will activate the free spins bonus. The slot also has golden mask symbols which are only active during the bonus round.

SPECIAL FEATURES 

The hand symbol is the Wild symbol in the Aztec Twist slot. This Wild symbol has no value on its own but can substitute for any of the other symbols (except the Scatter symbol) to form a winning combination. 

The slot also has a sticky symbol bonus feature. If you manage to fill an entire row with the same symbol in a single spin, all the symbols will stick to the reel while the other blocks will re-spin. During the respins, any new matching symbols stay sticky as well. The winning cluster stops expanding when there are no new matching symbols attached to the cluster. 

This feature also comes with a multiplier. Each time you form a complete row, a bet multiplier between two times to five times will apply to all your winnings, boosting your starting prize value. All your multipliers are added together before multiplying your winnings.

AZTEC TWIST  FREE SPINS FEATURES

Landing three or more Scatter symbols (the sun symbols) will trigger the free spins bonus. In this bonus round, you will get eight free spins for a start. The highlight of this bonus round is the golden mask symbol. If the golden mask symbols land on a single row and fill up the full row, you will be awarded two extra free spins. This feature also comes with a multiplier that can boost your winnings by up to 500x depending on the number of times golden masks trigger.  

The random multiplier that the golden masks trigger will be calculated based on the result of the spin of the large right hand cylinder and smaller left hand cylinder above the reels. It increases from 10x to 20x, 30x, 40x, 50x, 100x, 250x and 500x.

Apart from the in-built free spins feature, you can also get free spins through casino bonuses. Online casinos typically grant free spins as part of their welcome bonus and other bonus packages. For example, as a new player on EnergyCasino, you can get no deposit-free spins courtesy of the casino. Other bonus offers that may include free spins for existing players are loyalty rewards, EnergySpins rewards, reload bonuses, and tournament prizes. 

AZTEC TWIST  FREE PLAY (DEMO)

Aztec Twist is a simple online slot with straightforward gameplay. However, you might still want to try it out first to understand the gameplay and mechanics before wagering with real money. You can do this without risking any money by playing the slot in demo mode. 

In Aztec Twist demo, the casino will give you virtual coins which you can use to wager on games instead of real cash. The virtual funds are unlimited and you can play for fun for as long as you want without spending any money.

To play the free-play version of this slot on EnergyCasino, simply select the play demo option. This will load up the demo game with free virtual funds. Depending on your jurisdiction, you may be able to play demos directly with no registration required. However, players living in certain locations have to register and verify their accounts first to access demos.  

OUR THOUGHTS ON AZTEC TWIST  SLOT

Aztec Twist is an adventure-themed slot with an interesting twist. Hacksaw Gaming was really thinking outside the box with the design of this game, especially with the Rubik’s Cube-inspired design of the reels and the way they twist to reveal new symbols. It’s unlike anything else we have seen in other Aztec-themed slot games. The bonuses are great as well, promising modest wins of up to 6,800x your stake. 

GAME RULES 

Aztec Twist is an adventure-themed online slot by Hacksaw Gaming inspired by the ancient Aztec civilization. The slot has a massive reel that twists like a Rubik's cube instead of spinning like regular reels do. 

The slot has a giant reel setup with five reels arranged in eight rows. It uses a cluster pays mechanism that unlocks wins by forming clusters of five or more matching symbols in adjacent positions. Each spin costs a minimum of £0.20.

• Aztec Twist has 10 regular symbols. It also has a Wild symbol, a Scatter, and a bonus mask symbol that is only active during the free spins round. 
• The hand Wild symbol can substitute for any of the other symbols to create a winning combination. 
• In the base game, filling up a full row with a single symbol will trigger a sticky respin feature. All the matching symbols on the row involved will turn sticky, while the other reels respin. This will continue until no new winning cluster is formed.
• Every new sticky reel created also applies a one times to three times multiplier to your original prize value. 
• Landing three or more Scatter symbols on the reels will trigger the free spins bonus round. In this round, you’ll get eight free spins for a start. You'll also get two additional spins if you manage to create a full row of progressive golden mask symbols. This feature also comes with a multiplier that will boost your winnings by up to 500x. The multiplier depends on the prize cylinders above the reels.
• Aztec Twist has an RTP of 96.36%. This is the current RTP at the time of publishing this review, but it may be subject to changes in the future. 

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