Dead or Alive 2 Slot (NetEnt)

The Dead or Alive 2 slot comes with 5 reels, 3 rows and 9 paylines that are fixed (you cannot play with less than 9 paylines). Winning combinations are formed by landing 3, 4 or 5 identical symbols from left to right, starting from the leftmost reel, and across any of the 9 paylines.

Bets-wise, you can play Dead or Alive 2 from 9p to £9 a spin. With a low minimum bet, you can change your stake by changing the Coin Value (0.01-0.50) and Level (1-2). Players outside the UK can use Autoplay for up to 1,000 auto spins as well as single win, balance and stop limits.

Now, the Dead or Alive 2 RTP rate is 96.8%. It’s the only rate found at UK casino sites too. Much higher than the 96% slots average, 68.6% will come in the base game and 28.2% from the free spins features. Winning combinations will land, on average, every 3.4 spins as the hit frequency rate is 29.8%. Triggering the free spins will occur every 195 spins on average (0.51% feature hit frequency).

The game is very high volatility. Expect smaller wins most of the time if at all. That said, when big wins do hit, they can be huge. The Dead or Alive 2 slot benefits from 111,111.11 times bet max wins to be precise. With the max win probability at 142 million spins, the max win can be won from the High Noon Saloon Free Spins feature as a whole. Per spin or free spin, it delivers 40,500 times bet max payouts.

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Released on the 23^rd of April 2019, the Dead or Alive 2 slot is a sequel from NetEnt. With an obvious Wild West theme, it’s time to saddle up and take down the gunslingers. Superbly designed, you aim to take down outlaws Apache the Kid, Della Rose, Jesse James, Belle Star and Billy the Kid.

Set in a dusty Western town, you can already picture John Wayne riding through on his trusted steed Dollar. With the reels encased by wooden gallows, there isn’t much of a soundtrack per se. You’ll hear clanging bells, guitars and pistols cocking as you spin the reels. Rather serious and quiet, it adds to the epic showdowns that will take place.

On the reels, there are low-value A, K, Q, J and 10 royals as well as whisky, cowboy boots, a Stetson, a revolver and a Sheriff’s badge. The Sheriff’s badge symbol pays the most awarding 111.11 times your total bet for 5 across a payline. A screen full results in a 1,000 times bet payout.

Interestingly, Dead or Alive 2 benefits from 5 wild symbols, based on the 5 outlaws mentioned above. They each appear on their own reel. The Apache the Kid, Della Rose, Jesse James, Belle Star and Billy the Kid wilds appear on reels 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 respectively. Each outlaw looks rather mean with weapons to match. Wilds substitute for all paying symbols and pay up to 166.66 times your total bet for 5 in combination.

Lastly, there is a Crossed Guns and Cattle Skull Scatter symbol. Key to triggering the free spins features, 5 scatters will reward you with a 2,500 times bet payout. Below is all symbol payouts and functions:

• 10: 3, 4 or 5 = 0.22, 1.11 or 2.77 x bet
• J: 3, 4 or 5 = 0.22, 1.11, or 4.44 x bet 
• Q: 3, 4 or 5 = 0.44, 1.33, or 5.55 x bet 
• K: 3, 4 or 5 = 0.55, 1.65 or 8.33 x bet 
• A: 3, 4 or 5 = 1.11, 2.22 or 11.11 x bet 
• Bottle of Whiskey: 3, 4 or 5 = 1.11, 5.55 or 22.22 x bet 
• Cowboy Boots: 3, 4 or 5 = 1.33, 6.66, or 33.33 x bet 
• Stetson: 3, 4 or 5 = 1.66, 8.33 or 44.44 x bet
• Revolver: 3, 4 or 5 = 2.22, 11.11 or 83.33 x bet 
• Sheriff’s Badge: 3, 4 or 5 = 2.22, 13.88 or 111.11 x bet
• Wilds: 3, 4 or 5 = 2.77, 16.66 or 166.66 x bet 
• Scatter: 2, 3, 4 or 5 = 2, 4, 25 or 2,500 x bet 

Dead or Alive 2 Mobile

Created with HTML5 technology, Dead or Alive 2 can be played on laptop, PC, mobile and tablet devices (as you can see from the devices image above) The 5x3 reel setup lends itself well to smartphone devices making it perfect to play on the go. This includes those operating using iOS and Android technology.

The Dead or Alive 2 online slot game benefits from 3 main bonus features. As mentioned above, you’ll trigger them every 195 spins on average. Landing 2, 3, 4 or 5 scatters will also reward you with a 2, 4, 25 or 2,500 times bet payout.

Offering varying levels of volatility, 3 or more scatters anywhere during a base game spin will see you choose from the 3 features below. NetEnt offer a new setting with each feature which has its own soundtrack to match. In the High Noon free spins for example, you head to a saloon bar with a honky-tonk-style soundtrack.

Train Heist Free Spins

In the Train Heist Free Spins feature, you begin with 12 free spins. If a wild symbol lands, the multiplier increases by 1 as well as awarding 1 additional free spin.

With the multiplier rising to 16x, a further 5 free spins will be awarded if you reach the top multiplier limit (16x). It’s the lowest volatility option available of the 3.

Old Saloon Free Spins              

In the Old Saloon Free Spins feature, you’ll be awarded 12 free spins with a 2x starting multiplier. When a wild symbol lands, it becomes a sticky wild symbol meaning it’s fixed in position for the duration of the feature.

If you manage to land 5 sticky wilds, 5 additional free spins will be awarded. Lastly, it’s the medium volatility option of the 3 features.

High Noon Saloon Free Spins

Finally, the High Noon Saloon Free Spins feature begins with 12 free spins. All wild symbols are sticky. If you land 2 or 3 wild symbols on the same reel, they transform into 2x or 3x multiplier wilds.

Multiple multiplier wilds will see the values multiply by each other too. If 1 or more sticky wilds appear on each of the 5 reels, 5 additional free spins will be won. It’s the most volatile of the 3 options but has the potential for the biggest wins.

Buy Free Spins

On the 11^th of May 2020, NetEnt added a Buy Free Spins feature to Dead or Alive 2. This allows players outside the UK to buy their way into the 3 free spins features for 66.66 times your total bet. The RTP rate remains the same as 96.8% too.

The Dead or Alive 2 slot is one of the most popular slot games online. It’s a go-to game for players who love high-volatility slots. The most played Western-themed game around, the graphics and animations are superb. DOA2 as it’s known has earned cult status.

The game is all about the 3 free spins features. You can decide what volatility level you want to play at but it’s the High Noon Saloon Free Spins feature that’s the most popular. With potential payouts of 111,111.11 times your total bet in the feature as a whole, each free spin can pay 40,500 times your total bet. The Old Saloon Free Spins feature can pay up to 333.33 x bet per free spin and up to 3,000 x bet in the feature as a whole in comparison.

The original Dead or Alive game was very popular offering a 96.82% RTP rate and 13,888 x bet max wins. Dead or Alive 2 blows the original out of the water as it’s graphically richer, has more bonus features and, above us, much higher win potential.

It’s one of NetEnt’s most popular slot games and for good reason. Will they ever produce Dead or Alive 3? Time will tell. If you’re a fan of high win potential slots, the following 4 offer bigger wins than Dead or Alive 2:

The Dead or Alive 2 slot review was written by Chris Taylor from our OLBG Expert team who who written over 10,000 slot game reviews in an iGaming career spanning over 2 decades. It was then verified/checked by Jenny Mason, our prime Slot reviewer who has 17+ years working in online gambling, top UK brands. 

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