Warrior Ways

Warrior Ways Review

Warrior Ways Reviewed by Casinogamesonnet.com

Developed by Hacksaw Gaming, Warrior Ways is a 5-reel, 1,024-ways online slot that revolves around warring ninja and samurai clans. Rather than taking place in feudal Japan, though, this game happens in the present day. The theme has sort of a Ninja Gaiden feel to it.

We can tell you right away that this slot is high on atmosphere and cutscenes. You can find out what else Warrior Ways slot offers in the following review.

Gameplay

This game has 5 reels and 4 rows, thus creating a 5x4 grid that allows for 1,024 ways. You accumulate wins by getting matching symbols in adjacent reels, beginning with reel 1.

Warrior Ways’ main setting is a city street that’s bathed in pinkish light. After triggering free spins, you head to a rural setting, complete with statues, cherry blossom trees, and a Japanese castle. The free spins also play an upbeat oriental tune that amplifies the action. This game features Duel cutscenes too, where the warrior clans battle each other. All in all, we’re highly impressed with the Warrior Ways atmosphere.

Payouts and Max Win Potential

Symbols include four clan emblems, a blue ninja, green ninja, orange warrior, and red samurai. A mask serves as the wild symbol and can substitute for any icon mentioned above. The “VS” symbol (reels 2-4), meanwhile, comes into effect with the Duel feature that we’ll cover later.

As for win potential, you can look forward to payouts as high as 10,000x. This is far from Hacksaw Gaming’s highest-paying slot, but it’s decent win potential, nonetheless.

RTP, Volatility and Betting Options

You can bet between €0.10 and €100 per spin. The Warriors Way RTP is 96.33% at the maximum setting. However, online casinos can request lower payout percentages. Hacksaw rates the volatility at 4/5, which is above average. Hit frequency is a reasonable 27%, allowing you to win 1 out of 4 times on average.

Game Features

As mentioned before, these ninja and samurai clans cross swords in duels. These battles are more than just about theatrics, though, because they award win multipliers. Other features include Clash and Conquest Spins.

Duel

You trigger this feature by getting a VS symbol directly in between two opposing warriors. For example, you might land a blue ninja, VS symbol, and orange warrior in adjacent reels. Duel assigns both fighters a random multiplier ranging from 1x to 100x. The warrior symbol who wins the duel takes over all instances of the loser’s symbol positions. The win multiplier applies so long as the winner forms a winning combination.

Clash Feature

3 Clash symbols landing anywhere on the board will launch this bonus. You start with 3 collection spins and will reset the counter anytime that a Clan Multiplier or VS symbol lands.

This bonus also features Clan Multipliers above reels 1, 2, 4, and 5. You increase the relevant reel multiplier whenever landing a Clan Multiplier symbol. Reel 3, meanwhile, has an Epic Clan Multiplier symbol that, when appearing, increases all other reel multipliers by 2x.

Once you’re out of collection spins, you’ll move on the Clash round. You begin with a number of Clash Spins commensurate with how many VS symbols landed in the collection phase. A Duel takes place on every spin, meaning you’ll rack up lots of win multipliers.

Conquest Spins (Free Spins)

You trigger 10 free spins when landing 3 Conquest scatters anywhere on the grid. You’ll also receive +1 free spin for each Conquest symbol that appears during this bonus.

You’ll notice clan banners off to the side of the reels. The banners take a hit whenever one of their warriors loses a fight, and they disappear after two hits. The associated warrior (premium) and clan symbol (low pay) also vanish until the bonus ends. You’ll collect +1 free spins every time that a banner disappears.

Bonus Buy

You can automatically trigger either Clash or Conquest Spins after activating the feature buy option. These options work as follows:

• 100x the stake – Triggers Clash; 96.44% RTP & high volatility
• 400x the stake – Conquest Spins; 96.51% RTP & medium volatility

Similar Slots to Warrior Ways

The idea of four clans dueling in a futuristic environment reminds us of the Nitropolis series (a.k.a. Nitro Reels slots). The three Nitropolis slots feature four animal factions fighting over nitro fuel in a dystopian city.

It also has elements of Yggdrasil’s Vikings Go series thanks to the Duel concept. However, Warrior Ways incorporates more features through its duels than Vikings.

Final Verdict on Warrior Ways Slot

Warrior Ways does a nice job of blending its features in with the gameplay and atmosphere. You’ll feel like you’re playing out the story as Duels take place between these warring clans.

Again, Warrior Ways isn’t quite as explosive as other Hacksaw Gaming slots. Its volatility is 4/5, and there’s no multmillion-euro jackpot involved here. Nevertheless, you should still have a great time playing this atmospheric slot. The 10,000x win potential isn’t bad either in the overall scheme of things.

Release Date

Warrior Ways was released on March 29 2022.