Hotline 2

Hotline 2 Review

Hotline 2 Reviewed by Casinogamesonnet.com

Hotline 2 is a five-reel slot that offers 243 ways during the base game. It’s a sequel to the popular Miami Vice inspired Hotline, which launched in 2018.

The original Hotline game has won over many players with its 1980s South Florida vibe. We’ll discuss whether or not Hotline 2 is a worthy sequel below.

Gameplay and Atmosphere

This slot features five reels and opens with 243 ways to win. You can increase the number of ways during free spins (covered in features section).

Winning combinations form when matching symbols land in adjacent reels. All payouts must begin in the first reel and travel left to right.

If you’ve seen or know of the 1980s TV series Miami Vice, you’ll be familiar with the Hotline 2 atmosphere. It presents Miami in all its neon glory along with two police detectives bent on serving justice.

Quinn and Riviera return as the Sonny Crockett and “Rico” Tubbs style characters. Kitty Weiss also makes it back into the sequel as well.

Overall, NetEnt has done an excellent job at retaining the same vibe that made the first Hotline such a hit. They’ve also created a true series by bringing back the original characters.

Payouts, Max Win and Symbols

Symbols include various pieces of jewelry, a helicopter, pink flamingo, Lamborghini, cop wearing a mic, Kitty Weiss, Quinn, and Riviera.

Kitty pays the most among this bunch at 2.66x your stake for five symbols. As you can see, the standard payouts aren’t anything impressive.

The base game only offers a maximum win worth 600x. However, you can win up to 5,184x your stake when including features.

Hotline 2 RTP, Volatility and Betting Options

The betting range runs from €0.30 to €150 per spin. Autoplay lets you keep the reels spinning automatically with your betting preference in place.

The Hotline 2 RTP is 96.05%. Volatility falls in the medium range when considering the average number of features (covered next) and standard top payout (5,184x).

Hotline 2 Slot Special Features

This slot brings back the Hotline mechanic from the original game. However, this mechanic works slightly different in the sequel.

The first three reels feature a Hotline Zone. The special three-reel zone is active on every spin regardless of your bet size. This aspect differs from the first game, which requires you to make a Bonus Bet to activate the mechanic.

Wild symbols that land in the special zone turn into expanding wilds and cover their respective reel. You can also benefit from a random Hotline feature, which automatically changes 1-3 reels in the Hotline Zone into expanding wilds.

You trigger 7 free spins when landing three or more pink flamingos (scatters) within the Hotline Zone. During the bonus, wild symbols that land in the Hotline Zone always expand and add one position/symbol to their respective reel.

You can expand each of the three middle reels as high as six positions. You’ll enjoy 1,944 ways when all of the middle reels are at their maximum height (3x6x6x6x3). You also collect +2 free spins every time that a Hotline reel reaches six positions.

Final Thoughts on Hotline 2 Slot

Hotline 2 isn’t a huge adjustment from the original slot. However, it changes just enough while remaining close to the highly popular Hotline.

NetEnt actually made a good decision to drop the Bonus Bet. Now, you can enjoy the Hotline Zone without needing to bet extra.

The expanding reels in the bonus are another welcome addition. 1,944 ways may not rival the massive winning possibilities available in Megaways slots, but you should still have fun expanding the grid.

If you like the atmosphere and characters from the first game, you’ll appreciate that all of these elements have been brought back. NetEnt wisely decided not to mess with a proven formula.

Overall, Hotline 2 does what any sequel should do—improve the franchise without vacating what made the original so popular. You’ll probably find this game entertaining for at least a session or two.

Release Date

Hotline 2 was released on August 24 2020.