Colt Lightning Firestorm

This eye-catching game, packed with a range of bonus features, serves as a compelling sequel to the well-known Colt Lightning Demo release from 2023. In addition to featuring the distinctive Colt symbol, this title stands out thanks to Instant Wins of up to x200 awarded when the Fortune Strike feature activates, along with the Wild Lightning Blaze mechanic, which can deliver up to 20 matching paying symbols in a single round. It also includes Free Spins with an enhanced version of the Wild Lightning Blaze function, complete with sticky Fire Frames. To top it all off, the game offers an impressive x50,000 maximum win. Excited yet? If so, let us walk you through all the highlights of this newly launched premium video slot. 

• 1,024 to 3,125 paylines;
• 5 reels and 4–5 rows;
• High Volatility Slot;
• RTP: 96.2%, 94.2%, 91.2%, 87.2%, 84.2%;
• Bet range: 0.1 EUR - 100 EUR;
• Maximum win multiplier: x50,000;
• Maximum win value: 5,000,000 EUR;
• 9 main symbols;
• Extra symbols: Wild, Firestorm Scatter, Fire Ball Scatter, Horseshoe.

The number of available pay lines changes from 1,024 in the Base game to 3,125 in the Bonus game. Winning ways are counted only from left to right, beginning with the leftmost reel. To land a win, you need at least 2 Colt symbols or 3 of any other paying symbol.

Wild

This special symbol can substitute for any paying symbol in winning combinations. The only exclusions are all Scatter symbols and the Horseshoe symbol. The Wild appears only on reels 2 to 4. One more thing to note is that it is not a paying symbol itself.

Horseshoe

This special symbol appears only on the third reel and has a single purpose: to trigger the Lightning Blaze feature. It can appear in both the Base and Bonus games.

Lightning Blaze

When activated in the Base game, this feature sets fire frames around 3 to 20 randomly selected symbols. These then convert the matching symbols into a random animal symbol. All Fire Frames reveal the same image. Lightning Blaze activates after all wins from the current spin have been paid, giving you a better chance to land extra winnings through additional winning combinations. 

Scatter

Three Firestorm Scatters appearing at the same time trigger the Firestorm feature. These symbols can land only on reels 2 to 4.

Firestorm

This feature gives you the chance to activate either Fortune Strike or Fire Free Spins. The outcome is selected randomly.

Fortune Strike

When Fortune Strike is triggered, the player receives an instant payout, with the amount chosen at random and ranging from x5 to x200 of the current bet (x5, x10, x30, x40, x50, x100, x200).

Fire Free Spins

If Free Spins are triggered, the player receives 8 starting FS. In addition, the grid expands by one extra row. This makes it possible to use the maximum number of pay lines, 3,125.

Fire Colt

During Free Spins, the Fire Colt symbol replaces the standard Colt. This symbol also pays twice as much. As a result, once the Bonus game begins, any horse symbol that appears during Free Spins will always be shown as the Fire Colt.

Horseshoe

This special symbol is also available during the bonus Free Spins game to activate the Lightning Blaze feature.

Lightning Belize

During Free Spins, each activation of this feature awards 1 to 4 Fire Frames placed randomly across the screen. These remain in position until the final Free Spin, when they all reveal the same animal symbol, offering a chance at a big prize and providing a fitting ending to this exciting show.

Fire Ball Scatter

Every special symbol of this type that lands while the Bonus game is active awards one extra Free Spin. The total number of Free Spins is limited to 46 FS.

To get hands-on experience with this game and assess its strengths and weaknesses fairly, we carried out a 300-spin session with a €1 stake. Our starting balance was €200.

During the first 100 spins, we recorded 46 base game wins (€0.1 - €9.6), 24 of which were below the current bet. Wins came regularly, and the longest stretch without a win was only five spins. The Lightning Blaze feature appeared twice, adding just €2.5. Firestorm did not activate at all. By the 100th spin, our balance stood at €183.2.

In the second set of 100 spins, we landed 31 regular wins, 14 of them lower than the stake. The biggest win this time was €9.3. Even though the longest winless run stretched to ten spins, we did much better overall thanks to Free Spins, which triggered twice and paid out €70.1 in total. Unfortunately, Lightning Blaze contributed nothing. After 200 spins, our balance had risen to €209.8.

The final 100 spins brought one Free Spins round and one Fortune Strike activation. Free Spins paid €28.6, while Fortune Strike added €10. Lightning Blaze triggered five times and contributed €26.5. We also had 39 regular wins, including 19 that were below the selected stake. The largest base game win was €11.2. After all 300 spins, our balance reached €220.9.

Here are all the statistics about these 300 spins:

In short, base game wins were common, but nearly half of them paid less than the bet. Lightning Blaze was not especially rewarding, contributing only €29 over the whole session. By contrast, Firestorm, through Free Spins and the Fortune Strike bonus round, added a much stronger €108.7 to the balance. We were pleased with how often the bonus games triggered, as we were able to benefit from 3 Free Spins rounds and one Fortune Strike mini-game. In general, multiple bonus activations can significantly boost the balance. Unfortunately, the Free Spins rounds we triggered never delivered a truly large win, so we did not see any dramatic balance surge.

As you can see, this video slot offers plenty of strengths, including an impressive top prize of x50,000. It also features two bonus games, one of which is the much-loved Free Spins round. Fortunately, Free Spins appear often enough to keep the gameplay enjoyable and potentially rewarding. In addition, the base game gives you access to two profitable features, namely Wild and Lightning Blaze, both of which can add extra winnings.

When it comes to drawbacks, there are only a few. The most noticeable one is the slot’s RTP, which ranges from 96.2% to 84.2%. While the higher figure is above the average for many slots available today, the lower one is far too low by comparison. As you may know, the higher the Return to Player rate, the better your chances of earning something back. So, make sure you select the most rewarding version of this game. Another issue we encountered was the modest size of wins from Free Spins, which did not bring us much more than an extra €20 on top of the original €200. Still, that was probably just bad luck. In all likelihood, you will be able to land a much larger payout while playing this exciting, feature-packed slot.