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Manda Almondy

do like the Train Heist feature the most to be honest, as it's something completely different from the traditional "12 spins of mystically disappearing wilds" that make up the Old Saloon/High Noon Saloon features.

The potential is awe-inspiring, but will be reserved for the lucky few. And a word of warning: I've done >2000 spins on DoA 2 and only had 4 bonuses, paying between 4x and 100x, For me, this is A LOT harder to bonus than eg. Bonanza, having up to 750 spins between bonuses.

Luckily, DoA 2 doesn't rip hard in my experience, unlike many other high volatility monsters. Base game can have a quite decent RTP (I'd say around 65-75%). But it rips nevertheless, except if you are very, very lucky.

Of course, traditions are there to be kept; I never did good on the original DoA: Never came close to that illusive wild line or anything else worth mentioning. And I have a sinking feeling DoA 2 won't change that, as someone has to pay for those >50.000x wins, that are already circulating various casino media out there.

Legolmer Dolar

Being a fan of Netent, I was definitely interested to see if I would enjoy this release more than the original one.

Dead or Alive 2 is a 5 reel and 9 payline slot and visually it looks like more elevated version of the firs Dead or Alive. But I have to admit, I prefer the design of this release much more than the first one. One thing I have to say though, the game play is still very slow so unless you're up for a grinding, long session, you probably shouldn't be playing this slot.
I can't recall the times I've seen other players hitting big on this game as there's just too many. Without a doubt, this is a very highly volatile slot and yes you can win big on it or it can go bust easily, especially if you're playing with high bets. I rarely play higher than 0.18€ per spin as it usually takes a lot of features to get a good win. My best win so far was a 1000x bet win however it was during a tournament.

The game comparing to the first Dead or Alive features 3 bonus rounds and allows you to pick the bonus based on how volatile feature you want- there's train heist feature, regular bonus round and max volatile free spins. Almost never I go for the old saloon as I never was lucky with it. When I'm playing with a low balance I've sometimes gone for the heist bonus- for every wild symbol you get an additional free spin and the multiplier for free spins can go up to 16x. A few times I've managed to collect enough for the max multiplier but usually I get empty spins then so not much point of it. My favorite, as for most players, is the max volatility free spins. They work the same as old saloon with 5 extra spins for wild on each reel, the difference is that if you get wild on the same reel but different position, the wild will be twice multiplied, or stacked wild reel would mean 3x multiplier.

Except for my tournament win I've yet to chase a big win, but it's definitely possible. I've had a few smaller wins and I have to say this is one spectacular game. Is it the most entertaining during base play? No. But the bonus round always keeps me on my toes and that's what we're here for. I give it 9/10 simply because the gameplay can be very slow even with quickspin option.

Edwarolly Robinsonorty

High Payouts but extremely rare, nice graphics and sound effects. Overall seems like a really well polished slot that is visually pleasing to play and overall a fun experience.

The high volatility of this slot is also attractive with the chance to potentially get a huge payout amount.
Reel payouts can also be quite good because of the low pay lines (but of course rarely hits)

I like how landing 2 scatters anywhere on the reels gives you a small payout. It makes the 1000's of near misses more tolerable.

Titancole

So this slot is fantastic for streamers, however, a person who plays just occassionally and not for a living will probably find this slot dull and boring because base game is boring, bonus rounds are rare and even when you get them, they don't pay much in order for the slot to be able to provide huge wins. I like volatile games, however, this one is bit too much even for me. I ended up playing on autoplay set to maximum spins which is 1000 on my tablet and during that I played a game on my phone, had a chat with friends or surfed the web because the game is so predictive (nothing happens). At least the graphics are not painful for the eyes in long sessions and sounds are not too hard to listen to either. If I could pick the perfect gameplay game, it'd be Jurassic World from Microgaming even though it suffers greatly from bad RTP that rips you off and amateur graphics but the actual game experience is otherwise so nice. DoA 2 is a slot for streamers, not usual players unless you are willing to play in all or nothing style. For me, I will stick with games where I can sometimes win x1000 bet, withdraw and be happy and not feed a slot indefinitely so someone can win x100 000 bet. However if you like small jackpot games, they have a really bad RTP and this slot can compensate that with a nice return of 96.8% and similar big win potential.

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Burdelia

The " two gun" symbol is the scatter symbol and a typical "dead or alive" poster acts as wild symbol.

Talking about the features, this slot offers "free spin feature" which is triggered by getting three or more scatter symbols on the reels which gives you 12 free spins with sticky wilds. Now what is a sticky wild ? Sticky wild is a "dead or alive posters" with different cowboy in it and if you hit a dead or alive poster on a reel then it sticks there itself. More then one sticky wilds will earn you five extra free spins and these free spins can be re triggered if you lucky enough to get three or more scatter symbols. Believe me if you hit this features you can win big. I have won quite huge ( not that huge) on this slot because if free spin feature is triggered then your winning amount doubles.

May be this slot is not very popular among people but believe me this slot can create huge winning opportunities importantly the sticky wild thing can do wonders. From my experience i have learned that play this slot on 9 paylines with coin value of 0.01$ per coin. If you are able to trigger the free spin feature and then get 4 sticky wilds then believe me on low bet even your life will be changed. But triggering it is next to climbing Mt Everest and i have not able to hit more then one sticky wild in my gaming experience. So good luck for your game !

The A

This old school NetEnt video slot has more to offer than the current new releases, which tend to have the habit to disappoint.

But let me warn you first about this slot as well. Dead or Alive is SUPER HIGH VARIANCE, so please take the amazing screenshots you might come across to on many forums with a grain of salt. It might take hundreds of thousands of spins to have that big win. Dead or Alive offers 9 paylines and 5 reels with 3 symbols on each reel. The minimum bet size is only €0.09.

In addition it also features scatters, wilds and a free spins feature which can be activated. I've played this game on several online casino's, and unfortunately never been able to book that great win every player dreams of. Dead or Alive has wild west type of team with sheriffs, gold stars, revolvers, hats and boots etc. as symbols. The best paying symbol is that of the scatters.

Five scatters equal a massive payout of 2500x bet size. Nevertheless, I never got that lucky on this game. I only came close a few times having 4 scatters, which means a win of way less. You need to collect 3, 4 of 5 scatters to activate the free spins feature on this game. You then receive 12 free spins and a 2x multiplier. In addition there are also sticky wilds in play, which tend to stick to the reels once they appear.

As easy the wilds appear during base game, this however is not the case during the free spins. I think NetEnt should inform players that the reels set up is way different from the base game. Right now that's not the case, and it might give players the wrong idea.

The screenshots you see on forums of massive free spins wins are sometimes 2,000x bet size all the way up to 10,000x bet size. Dead or Alive is simply one of those slots with huge potential thanks to the paytable. It's extremely difficult though to achieve even one of these wins.

As I've said before the wilds rarely appear. Most of the time I never get a win that exceeds 10x, 20x bet size after waiting so long to trigger the free spins. On average they trigger every 150 spins. However, if you get lucky you'll have 5 sticky wilds on every reel, because then you get 5 extra added spins with all wilds already active.

This means a guaranteed MASSIVE payout! The art is to have them on one payline, and then it means at least 1000x bet size win. I been able to trigger the extra free spins 3 times now, but never had them on one payline. In other words I'm one of the DOA losers, who fails to get that massive big win lol.

My best win been like 900x bets size on a €0.45 bet and 500x bet size on a €0.90 bet. But most of the time it has just been trash to me. Not sure why I still keep playing it, just hoping for that big win I suppose. Maybe one day, one day….hehe

Remember to keep your bet size modest on this game, since it can really be brutal and destroy your whole bankroll. HIGH HIGH HIGH VARIANCE guys! Don't chase the big win, but just give it a try every now and then and you won't be too disappointed.

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Dreadful John

Ariwis

e video slot also has a 6 six shooter scatter symbol which is by far what the players want! The reason for this is, if you are extremely lucky enough to hit 5 of them you win 2500x total bet! I have never seen such a big return for 5 scatters on any other slot!

Ok so you are probably thinking right so the scatters pay loads, I bet the free spins are not so great then!? Wrong! If the player gets 3 or more six shooter scatters they are awarded 12 free rootin tootin spins! Yeehaa! During free spins sticky wilds sometimes randomly land on the reels. The really amazing thing is these wilds stick like glue for entire free spin session! The task every player is trying to achieve is 5 wild cards in a line during free spins! But even if you only land the wilds all over the place but not in one payline you can win big! This is because this magic symbol substitutes for every other symbol!! If you do get 5 wilds on 5 reels you are then awarded 5 extra free spins! Giving you even more opportunities to hit the elusive 5 wilds! So just imagine if you hit lots of wilds within first couple of spins even at say 0.36 or 0.45 bet size the win can be sick! I know just how sick as I hit 5 wilds with 3 free spins remaining this morning and scooped a huge €712 for 0.45 bet!

The great thing about DOA is that this game can be enjoyed on a budget or if you have lots of money to bet with. With bet size ranging from 0.01 all the way up to €/£18 a spin! This means everyone can afford to play it whatever there betting range! I'm not on a high income so I opt to build up a balance on other games then go on Dead or Alive last! This has worked well for me.

Overall I would rate Dead or Alive very highly! It really is an amazing video slot! Well worth playing but play with extreme caution as mentioned before!

Here are my Pros and Cons of Dead or Alive.

ProS

Can win a fortune on small bet sizes!
Sticky wilds in free spins
The award for 5 scatters is outstanding! 2500x!
Fantastic paytable
Graphics look great (especially when all the wilds show up!)
In Summary this game is only for patient players because it does take a very long time to win big on more often than not.
I give Dead or Alive 9/10 It is so high risk and can be cruel I just can’t give it a 10 but I do adore this game!

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Pontibinson

9 lines, and minimum bet of 9 penny make this slot interesting even for low rollers, and also i would like to say about paytable, honestly base game is a bit boring, BUT there is 2500 x total bet for 5 scatters, and of course this is great idea from netent. This force me to play with interest every time, because who know, probably next spin i land 5 scatters, and i can not just miss such opportunity! Like any high variance game, i had mixed runs on this slot, but most times this game just left me dead without money. BUT! Three times i collect 5 wilds in free spins, and won more than 3000 x total bet. 3 times i had unique, amazing feeling of great win, and for such feeling i will keep playing this game.

Conclusion: If you never play this game - this is must try slot. It is a legend, it is popular, and it is simply the best. I love this game, even after big losses on it, but it is really great game from netent, and i never see such slot anything. I am giving to this game 10 stars, if there will be 20 max stars, i will mark them all. I can not give it not max rating, because like you this game or not, it is legendary game, everyone play it, and this is probably perfect example of gambling at all, win all or win nothing. Thanks netent for this game, this is why you the best guys.
P.S. dead or alive 2 in future probably? Come on, we all waiting!

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AitchEyeElEl

To start of i would like to say that this game has really good graphics and sound effects. I play it on bets of €0.09 to €0.27 and having good graphics means a great deal because i can play for a long time. For me personally this game takes a while to kick off but when it does it is very cool.

There is one feature in this game and that is a free spins feature. To get the feature i had to get three or more scatters anywhere on the reels. having a stop button is a big plus because to get the feature the first time i had to double tap. Once you get the feature you are awarded with 12 free spins with sticky wilds. The first time i got one wild on the fifth reel and won around €4 on €0.18 bet. Even though i won little i felt that this game has potential. The best result i had on a feature was €63 on €0.18 and four wilds. It is a bad buzz that they were not on a pay line because that would have been a bigger win.

Over all the game is very cool and can pay huge. Small bets help control loses but could still pay. I would recommend this game to everybody, it is fun and exciting. If i was to rate this game i would give it 8 out of 10.

Pointyhi Reimar

With Dead or Alive, your bankroll either go dry quickly (dead), or you get lucky and the game goes on and on for you (alive). Which is it going to be for you? For me, several times tried, several times dead! 1 star down.

Looking at the paytable, 5 Wilds pay a low 1500x line bet (as against the standard x total bet), but these Wilds are sticky in the free games, giving extended chances at making win after win, so that justifies the low payout to a certain extent. As for the other symbols, they are just as low, with the highest symbol payout of only 1000x line bet. Nonetheless, I’m never in favour of low paytable, so 1 star down.

Getting 3, 4 or 5 of the pistols symbols give you 12 free spins with a x2 win multiplier. Every time a Wild symbol appear, it becomes sticky and stay in position for the remaining of the free spins. Getting 5 Wilds in the free spins would trigger another set of 5 free spins, with all the sticky Wilds in position, and this is the whopper payout feature of Dead or Alive, guaranteed to make you alive, unless you are already dead! I couldn’t get all 5 Wilds in my plays, only managed to get 4, and that left me with smoke in my ears! Dang! The only time I got all 5 Wilds on a payline during the free spins was when I was practising! Dang! That hurt real bad! Even though it didn’t pay big, the payout was over 600x total bet. Wish it had come when I was playing with real dimes. 1 star up.

As far as graphics, music and sound goes, there’s nothing to really shout about. Graphics are pleasing enough to the eye, while the music and sound effects suit this good-old Western game. Furthermore, there aren’t any other special or bonus feature games except for the free spins, and when the reels are not paying at all, the tendency to get bored fast is always there. 1 star down.

Nonetheless, Dead or Alive is one infectious game - it can either infect you once and leave you for dead, or it can infect you and make you come back for more, again and again.

Piranhajen

I made 150 spins at a bet of $0.09 and $0.45, although I played the slot for some win but suffered a loss of $24. Disgusting the returns of the slot is just opposite of its looks. The slot has only one feature of free spins and has no other bonus games and I could not even trigger that in 150 spins.

Although the pay table showed that 12 free spins and 2 x multiplier are awarded when 3+ scatter symbols appear on the reels. Along with this it has feature of sticky wilds which looks good but could not witness it. In this sticky wild symbols retain there position in the remaining free spins session. The free spins can also be retriggered and even in the retriggered free spin session the sticky wild symbols feature is valid. The highest paying symbol is the scatter which pays maximum of 2500 coins. The second highest paying symbol is the wild symbol with the maximum of 1500 coins when 5 wilds appear on the reels. Then comes the sheriff logo, belt symbol, hat, boots.

So overall not a good experience for me to play the slot game. The slot has good graphics and soundtrack but the returns are really bad. The free spin feature is very hard to trigger and I did not trigger in my game play. So I am disappointed by the NetEnt production.

I have just played once till date and not even dared to do again since then. I would give the slot 5 on ten.

JeeAitch

The reason why I am not in love with this game as a lot of other people are is because I haven't had a win on it that exceeds £100 but I have seen evidence that this slot is more than capable of doing so by just placing minimum bets such as 18p or 45p.

Dead or Alive is a nine line slot from NetEnt and there aren't many nine slots here by the NetEnt software so if you are looking for a nine liner you will probably end up playing this one. To be completely honest I only play this game when I have a low balance, which may be the reason why I haven't won big on it yet. I never deposit and head straight to this game to place bigger bets, so maybe that is the way to go for this slot.

The slot features a free spins bonus and what you need to try and get is a wild on every reel. Your wilds are in fact sticky wilds and if you can get one to stick to every reel you will be awarded with an additional 5 extra spins, with all the sticky wilds remaining in place for the duration of the free spins. This has only ever happened to me once! And I have no idea how much I won. But for some people this is something that has happened quite a few times and trust me this slot can produce some amazing wins!

I am only giving this slot a six out of ten, but that's only because I am yet to break the bank with it. Do I recommend it? Of course I do!

Owenstinkie

Also it is very hard to get 3 scatters here, but it is also balanced, because 5 scatters here pay very big money.

Usually I am playing this slot with 0.09 bets, it is very low, I know, but even such low bet can pay good, and I prove this to myself once. I had 10 euros left on my account after very unlucky Creature from the black lagoon gaming, and I decide to push Dead or alive a bit. I start playing, and it took about 200 spins to get feature, luckily there was couple of 5 of a kinds while I am spinning, and I did not lost all before hit freespins. In freespins at this slot wilds are sticky, and most positive result, is collect 5 wilds on pay line, and get +5 spins.

On my first 4 freespins I did not get any wilds, and of course it was sad to see this. Luckily, couple of next spins bring me 3 wilds on pay line 1 (at middle of reels). When I had 3 spins left I get 4 wild. And I was just needed wild on reel 1, to get wild line + 5 freespins. And on last spin it land, that was awesome feeling. After additional 5 freespins I had 110 euros in winnings, which I happily withdrew. This was single time I got extra freespins, but I sometimes play this slot, with same 0.09 bet. Not big risk, but winnings can be very big. I think key to secret here is lot of patience, and low bet. Just wait, sometimes it will take very long, but in the end you will get 5 wilds.

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Bavaca

Before I tried this game I saw some really incredible winner screenshots here at AskGamblers with wins of 800 x bet or more. Also I saw on YouTube a few big win videos and saw that you can have some really incredible wins here.

The theme of this game is the wild west. Beside the poker symbols that are common for almost every older video slot games, here you have many other symbols that go along with the theme like Spurs, Revolver, Cowboy hat etc. All of these symbols represent the wild west during the second half of the 19-th century.

I had a chance to try out this game for real money only 2 times. The first time I played here for a very short time. Maybe only 15 minutes and I was very disappointed because I didn't have any descent wins. The second time I tried this game was in Casumo Casino. When my balance went down to only 10 euros I remembered this game. I also remembered the fantastic screenshots and hoped for some big win. I set my bet to 0.09 euros and I started to play. On the first spin I got 3 euros for 5 Spurs symbols on a winning payline. This was a promising start but the big wins in this game come from the free spins. The free spins weren't easy to get. After about half an hour of play when my balance was under 3 euros I got the free spins for the first time. 12 free spins but with a very low cashout. Soon after that I got the free spins again. This time the cashout from them was about 10 euros. That's not so bad considering that my bet was only 0.09 euros per spin but I wanted some really big win. After that I increased my bet to 0.18 and after a short time I lost all of my money.

will definitely come back to this game again hoping for some big win.

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Sanderiona

d I have to say I really love it, the sounds the western theme and the actual game of course. In the game you can find the dead or alive wanted poster which is actually a wild symbol. But in the free spin mode there are sticky wild, basically the stick around for the remaining time of you spins, but if they fill up all the reels you will be blessed with extra 5 free spins. Then there is the 2 gun and three bullets scatter symbol which if 3 or more appear on the reel will activate a 12 free spin feature with 2x multiplier. Also retriggering free spins will keep the sticky wild symbols from the beginning of the spins but it can be triggered only once per free spin. The game has no bonus feature nor it is progressive, but still big payouts can be made. It is a really fun game to play and I really enjoyed playing it. Even though I lost all my money in this gave which was about 10€ , cause in all that time playing I didn't manage to hit those free spins and as I saw from many screenshots and also on YouTube, that is where big wins can be made.

Definitely this is a game that is rising in popularity nowadays and it's for a reason. Overall, great experiences you get have playing this slot and hopefully great wins as well. As far as the ratings go I will give it a solid 7/10.

Sir John Long

It’s an enviable reputation, no doubt, and one that I’m sure every other slot developer would love to challenge, yet, nobody seems up to the task of creating a high variance game that can offer the same excitement and huge payouts that NetEnt built into this game so many years ago. It’s a strange old world sometimes.

So what is so special about it? On first glance, not a lot – its quite basic in that there are only nine paylines and the paytable, whilst reasonable for a nine line game, certainly doesn’t have much in the way of huge wins available during the base game. This is in contrast to other super high variance nine liners such as Microgamings “Break Da Bank Again”, where it is possible to win a very reasonable 800x or so your bet even in regular spins. It’s all about the free spins mode with Dead or Alive.

As ever, the scatter symbols are the key to triggering the all important bonus round, though unlike pretty much every other game out there, Dead or Alive also has another crazy trick up its sleeve – a mammoth 2500x bet payoff just for hitting all five scatter symbols. That means its possible to win an insane £225 for just a £0.09p minimum bet playing this game! And that’s before your bonus round even begins!

During the bonus, every wild that lands on the reels will become sticky and remain in place until the end of the feature. If you catch a sticky wild on all five reels, you win an additional five free spins with all the wilds you have accumulated so far remaining in place for the extra spins. This gives amazingly lucrative win possibilities, and I personally have won a crazy £380 from a £0.09p bet on one lucky occasion. The variance of this game is totally off the scale, that’s for sure!