Aloha!
Aloha! Cluster Pays is a 6 reel, Cluster Pays slot by NetEnt. You can find it on Bonanza Slots collection of new slot games. This tropical themed slot will have you parting with just 10p a spin. The bonus features you get to enjoy include; re-spins, free spins, symbol drops, symbol substitutions, stacked symbols, etc.
You will get to trigger 60 free spins where low value symbols are removed from the reels and you can win up to 2,000x your stake. This slot uses the Cluster Pays mechanism where you will need at least 9 matching symbols to land in a cluster so as to form a winning combination.
Whenever you form these clusters, a Re-Spins feature will start where the symbols that took part in a win remain in place while the reels re-spin. The game has got a Return to Player percentage of 96.42%. Start your stakes from 10p to €200 for each spin on all your iOS and Android PC, tablet, and mobile devices.
About NetEnt - Developers Behind Aloha! Slot
NetEnt is the best online slot developer in the world currently. The company started operating in 1996, right around the time when the online betting revolution was taking shape. What started as humble beginnings for the Swedish developers never had them imagining that they would one day become the best in the business. NetEnt releases an average of 2 new games every month. As you can imagine, their collection of online slot games is vast and it contains a game for every type of punter and occasion.
Playing Aloha! - Expectations vs Reaity
If you’ve been itching for an island getaway, it doesn’t get any better than Aloha! Cluster Pays. Bonanza Slots, the Irish’s home of new slot games, is where you can play this NetEnt slot. The action in the game is set on a tropical island where a happy Tiki oversees all your spins, playing his guitar and cheering you on when you land winning combos. Thick lava also erupts from the volcano when winning combinations are formed.
This game uses the Cluster Pays game engine where instead of paylines, winning combinations are formed when clusters of symbols land. More and more matching symbols appearing will end up increasing the cluster size. You need at least 9 matching symbols to appear in a cluster so as to win.
The symbols need to be adjacent to each other either vertically or horizontally. Stacked symbols can land during the feature too and these end up counting as 2 symbols. Cluster wins are how you end up triggering the bonus features. More on this below.
Aloha! Free Spins & Bonuses
All the new slot games that come out these days on Bonanza Slots are expected to come with bonus features. NetEnt’s Aloha! Cluster Pays isn’t one to be left behind. The two main features in the game are the Sticky Win Re-Spins feature and the Free Spins feature. In the previous, symbols that made up winning clusters will stick in position while all the other symbols spin again. This will continue until you can’t form another winning cluster. The Free Spins feature awards 60 spins in total and if your last free spin doesn’t end with a successful winning combination, you get to keep going until you do.
- Sticky Win Re-Spins Feature -the Sticky Win Re-spins feature is randomly activated during the base game when you get a cluster win. During the feature, winning symbols remain in position while the other symbols spin again. If the size of a winning cluster increases, the symbols part of it also stick in position and an extra re-spin is won.
Re-spins can keep going until it isn’t possible for any other symbol to increase the size of your winning clusters. Alternatively, the re-spins stop when the player manages to fill the screen with matching symbols/symbol clusters). Substitution symbols can land on a reel and transform into the symbols adjacent to it. Of course, the bigger the cluster, the bigger the reward.
- Free Spins Feature – the Free Spins feature starts when 3 or more free spins symbols land on the reels. 3 free spins symbols award 9 free spins, 4 free spins symbols will award 10 free spins, 5 free spins symbols will award 11 free spins and 6 free spins symbols will award 12 free spins. During the free spins feature, the Symbol Drop game mechanism comes into play. It is where the low value symbols are eliminated from the reels. If more free spins symbols land in the feature, you’ll be able to win more free spins. 3 free spins symbols will earn you 1 extra free spin, 4 free spins symbols will earn you 2 extra free spins, 5 free spins symbols will earn you 3 extra free spins and 6 free spins symbols will earn you 4 extra free spins. The feature offers 60 free spins in total. If you don’t end up with a successful winning cluster on your last free spin, you will win an extra free spin until you do.
Our Verdict on Aloha Slot Online
Aloha! Cluster Pays by NetEnt is one of the new slot games that just launched on Bonanza Slots. It is one of the best slots from the developer. The visuals are amazing, gameplay flows easily and the bonus features are action packed. The smiling Tiki keeps your spins cheery with his guitar and joyful demeanour that will also get you cracking a smile.
The RTP of 96.42% is fairly high and the game’s variance sits in the middle. The maximum win in the game is a potential 2,000x your stake on each spin during the free spins feature. The fact that you are given extra chances to keep spinning if you don’t have a win on your last free spin is also a neat addition to the game.
It will definitely keep players sticking around for longer. NetEnt is known for their creativity so it’s no wonder Aloha! Cluster Pays stands out. The theme is superb, but it is really the bonus features that elevate the game. It’s an 8/10 from us.