New Slot From Stormcraft Studios (Microgaming)

Major gaming content aggregator Microgaming invites their fans to unleash the power of Thor's sword in Thunderstruck Wild Lightning, the new video slot crafted by Stormcraft Studios, their partner gaming studio. Packed with Scatters, Wilds, Link&Win, and free spin features, this Scandinavian saga saw its release on July 27, 2021.

Although Scandinavian mythology is the basis of numerous video slots, many prominent casino game developers return to it again and again as mythical creatures and their powerful attributes always resonate with gambling enthusiasts. Many of us are familiar with Thunderstruck 2, one of Microgaming's most successful games that was released back in 2010. Wanting to prepare a surprise for the fans on the 11th anniversary of the original game, Microgaming turned to Stormcraft Studios' designers to create something special. So, let's find out what they've accomplished.

When you run Thunderstruck Wild Lightning, you'll see a 5x4 playing field featuring 40 paylines to place your bets. Since they are all fixed, you won't be able to change their number before each spin. As the original game has been released 11 years ago, you will see more bright and colorful graphics that are a joy to behold as well as Thor being the main character since Loki and Valkyrie were destroyed. Regarding the technical details of the new slot machine, here's what you should know:

Game mechanics	5x4 playing field featuring 40 fixed paylines
Betting Range	from 0.20 to 16 EUR per spin
Maximum Payout	x15,000 of bet size
RTP	96.1%
Volatility	High
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Available on all devices, Thunderstruck Wild Lightning offers a fairly narrow betting range, but this is offset by the high level of volatility and a large maximum prize worth x15,000 of bet size. Additionally, Stormcraft Studios have set the RTP at 96.1% which is pretty impressive. Considering that the slot's hit rate is 22.92%, you'll get a payout every 4-5 spins.

Since the two gods have been removed from the paytable, you'll have to make winning combinations of the 5 Stones of Worlds as well as the low-paying card symbols. As usual, your combinations must start with a leftmost reel for them to be payable. Fortunately, flavored with Scatters, Wilds and a few bonuses, Thunderstruck Wild Lightning has more to offer than just monotonous reel spins:

• Thor Wilds land at any position on the game grid and can replace simple symbols adding value to combinations using x2 to x5 additional payout multipliers. Thor Wilds that can also be stacked can pay up to x200 the initial bet amount.
• Thunderball Symbols trigger the Link&Win Bonus if you get at least 6 of them. Rewarding you with three respins, these symbols are also the key to unlocking four additional symbol rows.
• The blue and green Thunderball Symbols available during the Link&Win Bonus allow you to collect Mini, Minor or Major Jackpots. Filling all cells of the playing field with these symbols, you will win a Mega Jackpot worth x15,000 of your bet.
• Five varieties of Free Spins Bonus triggered by a combination of 3-5 Scatters. Each of the varieties has its own additional feature, including Wildstorm - the most outstanding in our opinion - turning up to 5 reels Wild. The choice of the free spins bonus affects the amount of FS you get (up to 30 FS) and the maximum payout you can expect (up to x8,000 of total stake).
• Wild Lightning feature accessible during the first four free spins and highlighting the position for Thor able to expand the entire reel.

Although the developers have gone for simplicity in terms of game mechanics, they have provided their game with tons of potentially lucrative bonus features that will surely hold the attention of every gambling enthusiast who decides to play this title.