Hells Kitchen

Hells Kitchen Review

Hells Kitchen Reviewed March 25 2021 by Casinogamesonnet.com

Gordon Ramsay Hell’s Kitchen is a 5-reel, 20-payline slot from NetEnt. It’s based on the legendary reality show of the same name, which spans 19 seasons to date.

Hell’s Kitchen is a drama-filled program that sees host Gordon Ramsay screaming at underwhelming contestants. Does NetEnt’s slot pack this same intensity? You can find out through the following review, which covers Hell’s Kitchen’s atmosphere, graphics, features, and more.

Gameplay and Atmosphere

This slot offers five reels and 20 lines across a 5x3 grid. It has a basic gameplay model that sees wins form when matching symbols land in a payline—beginning with the first reel.

The background is fashioned to look like the Hell’s Kitchen set. The left side of the reels has a red background, while the right side has a blue background.

Above the reels, you’ll see heating lamps that are meant to warm the food. This touch helps complete a quality backdrop.

During the bonus round, a small bar appears under the reels. Delicious dishes slide across this bar in typical restaurant kitchen fashion.

Two contestants are also shown in the upper corners of the screen. This aspect gives off the impression that these contestants are competing against each other during the bonus.

The food symbols look scrumptious and may even make you feel hungry. The royals, meanwhile, are too dark and blend in with the background.

Hells Kitchen Max Win, Payouts and Symbols

Low pays consist of royals ranging from A through J. Although fashioned to look like hot grills, these royals look bad due to how they blend in with the backdrop.

High-paying symbols include Beef Wellington, a cocktail, hamburger, and toffee pudding cake. The Beef Wellington pays the most among this group at 10x your stake for five.

No information is currently available on the maximum payout. Based on the features (covered next), we envision a low-to-medium max prize ranging from 2,500x to 5,000x your stake.

An HK symbol serves as the wild icon. It can substitute for regular pays during the base game and bonus to form winning combinations.

Hells Kitchen RTP, Volatility and Betting Options

You can wager between €0.40 and €400 per spin. The Hell’s Kitchen RTP is 96.07%, which is average compared to other online slots.Volatility sits in the low-to-medium range. It doesn’t appear to offer the biggest wins. However, the large maximum bet allows you to chase huge prizes when the mood strikes.

Hells Kitchen Features

This slot offers one base game feature along with a multi-part bonus round. The latter really spices up the action when triggered.

Ramsay’s Wilds

Chef Ramsay is known for his wild temper. Fittingly, this feature sees him throw pots and knives at the reels to deliver random wilds. The reels will then spin with the new wilds in place and prizes are evaluated afterward.

Team Challenge Free Spins

This bonus does a great job of bringing the reality show element into the equation. You trigger Team Challenge Free Spins when landing 3+ scatters anywhere on the reels. You’ll unlock 10 free games for three scatters and 15 for four.

The grid will separate into two sets of 5x3 reels. Team Blue is on the left set, and Team Red is on the right set.

You select one of the teams before the bonus. Assuming you choose the winner, then you’ll earn a spot in Gordon’s Bonus Game.

Order Up

The aforementioned food bar serves as the setting for the Order Up feature. Order Up delivers 1-3 modifiers for each free spin.

Potential modifiers include a 2x multiplier, 3x multiplier, and random wilds (3-8 on each reel set). Both multipliers can appear on the same reel set and will add together for a 5x multiplier.

Gordon’s Bonus Game

As mentioned before, you move on to Gordon’s Bonus Game if your chosen team wins during free spins. This feature presents 15 HK menus on the grid.

You select each menu to reveal a payout worth 2x, 3x, or 5x your stake; multiplier worth 2x or 3x; or an “X” symbol. This pick’em round continues until you reveal three X’s. At this point, all wins and multipliers will be paid out before you return to the main game.

Similar Slots to Hell’s Kitchen

Hell’s Kitchen is far from the first cooking slot. However, it’s quite possibly the most-polished game in the cooking/kitchen genre to date.

Many slots in this category take a cartoonish or Asian angle. Microgaming’s Big Chef is an example of the former. It takes a playful approach to a French kitchen.

Playtech’s Chinese Kitchen is a slot that falls into the Asian cooking genre. It presents very cartoonish graphics along with weird seafood dishes.

There is also lots of BBQ slots out there to play like Nolimit Citys Kitchen Drama BBQ and Sizzling Spins from Play'N Go.

In summary, Hell’s Kitchen stands out from fellow cooking slots due to its realistic appearance and serious approach to the matter.

Final Thoughts

This slot does a nice job of representing one of the most-successful reality shows ever. Hell’s Kitchen nails the atmosphere and has enough features to keep the average slots aficionado entertained.

Regarding the latter, you can look forward to Team Challenge Free Spins, Gordon’s Bonus, and Ramsay’s Wild. These features can combine for some decent wins.

The only thing that Hell’s Kitchen is really missing is huge wins and high volatility. You’ll need to bet high stakes if you want to play for life-changing money.

Assuming you’re fine with the moderate win potential, though, then you should appreciate this slot even if you don’t watch the show. You’ll especially like this game if you are a Hell’s Kitchen fan.

Release Date

Hells Kitchen was released on March 25 2021.